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August 2019
Closer To Home
Sidestreet Arts’ August show features new works from ceramicist, Nicole M. Curcio and mixed media artist, Bridgett Spicer. Both artists share a whimsical point of view. The show, Closer to Home, examines their changing relationships to this amazing and swiftly changing city of Portland. Both artists flirt with personal iconography and symbolism in their work and capture easily recognizable places that are part of the city’s mythos and memory. Curcio’s “Watching the Chapman Swifts” Curcio’s inspiration comes from “the places…
Find out more »Awakening Wisdom through Movement & Empowerment
View this email in your browser Gunla Month: Chanting the Namasangiti, Names of Manjushri Friday, August 2 began Gunla, a holy month for Newar Buddhists. During this month they recite the scriptures particularly the Namasamgiti, observe fasts and visit places of worship playing devotional music. It is one of the most important times in Newar Buddhism. Every morning for one month during the Nitya Puja morning ritual at the temple there will be chanting of the Namasamgiti, Singing the Names of Manjushri for…
Find out more »July Performances at Artichoke Music
July Performances at Artichoke MusicArtichoke Music, Portland’s beloved roots music institution at 2007 SE Powell Blvd., offers respite from the summer heat with a variety of cool concerts in its air-conditioned Café Artichoke performance space. Café Artichoke offers live music at least four nights a week, with featured concerts on Saturday and Sunday, open mics on Thursday and a lively Friday Night Coffeehouse. Here are some highlights for July: Tremoloco Saturday July 27 2:30 pm Tickets $15 via…
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