DJ set from Milton Campbell aka Ohmega Watts:
Producing since 1997 and MCing since 1993 the Ohmega Watts resume includes two solo records on Ubiquity Records, The Find (2005) and Watts Happening (2007). MC/producer of the group Lightheaded (Tres Records) and a 7" under the name M64, which was comprised of Ohmega on production and Ragen Fykes on the vocals, released on Record Breakin (2009.) Ohmega is also an avid DJ who has toured extensively in the U.S. and abroad including Australia, the E.U. and Japan all the while expanding his record collection, and musical influences. He's performed, DJ'd alongside and supported artists/bands including: Galactic, Lifesavas, The Breakestra, De La Soul, Quantic, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Waajeed, Ge-Ology, Kon & Amir, DJ Spinna, Bobbito Garcia, Rich Medina, Cosmo Baker, and the list goes on. He's also a freelance Graphic Designer/Photographer making him a full-time creative.
Brookfield Duece:
Brookfield Duece arrived on the hip-hop scene in the early 2000's as Duece, a 20 year old rapper whose style provided a chilled, lyrical, storytelling alternative to the rising street dance influenced sound controlling the Bay Area. With soul samples, 808 drums, and funk strings under detailed lyrical ability taught to him by his late cousin Eugene Vasquez from Rochester, NY, Duece brought a message in every song while having both a west and east coast feel. Being the best of both worlds in style put Duece on the frontline in re building an underground hip-hop subculture for the Bay Area.
In 2016, Duece moved from Oakland to Portland to engage with his heaviest fanbase area while continuing to record and build for a debut mainstream release. Continue to look for new things from this artist in 2016
MATTY:
Considered one of the most consistent and talented artists in the Northwest region, MATTY has solidified his reputation through 7 albums and 10 projects total over 7 years. Following his debut album in 2009, MATTY has had an incredible streak of releases, tours and content. A dominant force on stage, his cleaver lyrics, smooth flow and raw talent has allowed him to share the stage with some of the industries best. E-40, Twista, Kid Ink, Too Short, Tech N9ne and a plethora of others, it's easy to say that MATTY has a consistent track record in the studio and on stage.
His networking ability is one of his strongest traits working with producers and other artists from all over the world including Portland heavy hitter's Illmaculate, HANiF, Mic Capes and Tope along with out of state artists such as Mistah F.A.B, Marv Won and Chase Moore.
Beat set by the one and only TROX Diesel:
Samuel Troxel, bka Trox, is a Portland bred and based producer and DJ. His introduction to music started with taking drum lessons during the 2nd grade and eventually graduating to downloading an early version of Fruity Loops in middle school. In addition to working with almost every Northwest heavyweight, he has also crafted tracks for 50 Cent, Ab-Soul, Royce 5'9" and more. He currently is in the process of releasing his collaborative project with Ty Farris titled Room 39.
FNBEATSGALORE, O.G. Productions Inc. and McMenamins present
Portland Black Music Fest
Mission Theater | Sunday, September 11, 2016
3 p.m. doors, 4 p.m. show
$25 advance, $30 day of show
21 and over
featuring
Andre St. James
Mic Capes
Kimberly Monique
Cool Nutz
Saeeda Wright
Rasheed Jamal
Madgesdiq
Rochell D. Hart
Tyrone Hendrix
Patrick Seraya
The Portland Black Music Festival celebrates the immense variety of local Black contributions to music in genres including, but not limited to, jazz, soul, and R & B. Encouraging appreciation for Black culture and heritage, the festivities will highlight high quality, live musical performances from homegrown talent and will emphasize community empowerment.
Over the course of a year, trumpeter/educator Farnell Newton and musician/producer Tony Ozier began to grow the festival idea in conversations, during rehearsals, on road trips, and at family gatherings. These conversations grew, and the festival was publicly announced on an April 2016 segment of OPB's "State of Wonder" hosted by April Baer. Baer's interview with Ozier and Newton led them to announce the festival and speak it into reality. Once plans were made public, Newton reached out to DJ and community activist DJ O.G.One to partner and develop the festival.
This trio of artists and active community members has used their music connections and community resources to secure support from media partners (including KMHD, Oregon Music News, KBOO, 107.5, Portland Radio Project, and XRAY.FM) and to establish the festival in its first year. They are also planning for the festival's growth and possible impact in years to come. Over time, Newton, Ozier, and DJ O.G. One hope to cultivate a stronger music community and to give participating Portland musicians increased exposure. Ultimately, the goal is to empower Black artists and to bring people together to celebrate and work together on musical and social issues.
XRAY.FM joins PICA in presenting TBA: 16. Here is a calendar with all of the upcoming events.
From September 08–18, 2016, PICA’s Time-Based Art Festival activates the city of Portland, Oregon, with contemporary art projects that bring artists and audiences together, creating a vibrant community through live performances, music, screenings, workshops, talks, and visual art installations.
TBA is resolutely interdisciplinary, and champions those artists who are challenging forms and working across mediums, from dance to performance to visual art. TBA's spectacular 14th year features artists from near and far that urgently reflect our current cultural moment. TBA is a global festival, exposing audiences to artists from regions not normally presented in the US, with projects this year hailing from Lebanon, Bulgaria, South Korea, France, and beyond.
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
15 NE Hancock St
Before the Festival (Aug 16-Sept 02): Tue-Fri, Noon-6 PM
Through the Festival (Sept 06-18): Every day, Noon-6 PM and late night
PASSES AND TICKETS
TRAVELING TO TBA
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
SMOOTH PSYCHEDELIC ROCK WITH 2016 ALBUM COMING OUT ON STONES THROW RECORDS
MILD HIGH CLUB
PSYCHOMAGIC, REPTALIENS
THU, OCTOBER 6, 2016
DOORS: 8:00 PM / SHOW: 9:00 PM
GET TICKETSTHIS EVENT IS 21 AND OVER
MOSTLY STANDING / LIMITED BALCONY SEATS
As long time, active participants in the Portland music scene, Bambi and Cole call on a number of talented musicians to guest on songs throughout the entirety of Reptaliens recordings.
Inspired by sci-fi art, cult mentality and deep connections, Reptaliens create low fidelity chameleon dreamscapes somewhere between abstract expressionism and surrealism. Reptaliens is a project of exploration. Reptaliens' first full length album "Recordings" will be available summer 2016.
1st Annual SUPERFAB YARD SALE
Featuring 15 designers/ XRAY.fm DJs/ Food Trucks & Beer!
Saturday, Sept 3rd
10am - 7pm
2524 SE Division St
Superfab is a design lab and fabrication house driven by craftsmen who think fluently in the languages of Architecture and Design. Wielding tools both new and old, we produce exceptional custom work in production level scales and orders of one, alike.
Over the last 30 months, we’ve produced both an exceptional amount of good work and a considerable lot of off-cuts, rejects and goof-ups in the process - materials which most of the time end up at a landfill somewhere far, far off-camera. Not being big fans of waste, we’ve saved piles and piles of these materials and this summer, the time has come to turn them into good things instead.
With the help of a select group of our favorite designers and makers we’re going to do just that and sell these good things at a late-summer Saturday parking lot party at our shop on SE 26th & Division Street. Proceeds from all sales will be split between the makers and our chosen charity, the one and only XRAY.FM. So come Saturday, Sept. 3rd, join us to collect a cool thing or two and take in some tasty food, cold drinks and good vibes from XRAY DJs in the process.
Featuring Designers: Nicholas Musso, Jason Rens, OMFGco, Mike McCoy, Brian Pietrowski, Nate Shapiro, Travis Edgar, Liam Drain; upstarts Conor Davidson, Sam Tucker & Cole Lendrum; plus Andy Powell, Dave Collins and the rest of team Superfab..
More info at www.SuperfabYardSale.org
X-ile On Ray Street - A Benefit for XRAYfm!
Lola Buzzkill
Psychomagic
Reptaliens
SECRET HEADLINER TBA!
XRAY DJs Chancie Chance & Theo Craig
Monday, August 22nd @ 7PM
$5 suggested entry, all proceeds go to XRAYfm
21+
Reptaliens has teamed up with Dig A Pony to raise funds for XRAYfm by throwing an amazing party stacked with some of Portland's most esteemed acts including: outer-space freakaholics of soul Lola Buzzkill; garage punk wizards Psychomagic; the smooth grooves of Reptaliens; and a secret headliner you likely won't be able to see for only 5 bucks ever again. Between sets, XRAY DJ's Theo Craig and Chancie Chance will keep the dance floor full and the party moving until close. Come enjoy great drinks and music all while supporting your favorite local radio station, XRAYfm.
This show has been curated by Reptaliens and will also act as their tour kickoff in support of their new album "Recordings"
Check out the 12th annual program of cinema under the stars. Doors open at 7 pm with food and beverages available for purchase from Gracie’s, Aladdin’s Café, Brass Tacks Sandwiches, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Music begins at 8 pm and films begin around dusk. Entry for advance ticket holders is guaranteed until 8:30 pm. Advance tickets ensure that you will not have to wait in the ticket purchase line but do not guarantee entry after 8:30 pm. A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so feel free to bring a chair, pillow, or blanket, along with a light sweater or jacket. Advance ticket holders who arrive after 8:30 pm but are not admitted to the screening (in the case of a sell-out) may exchange their tickets for another Top Down screening. There are no refunds or exchanges for arrivals after the film begins (c. 9 pm) or for entirely missed screenings. Please, no pets or outside food or drink.
Advance tickets are available at nwfilm.org: $10 general; $9 student/senior/PAM member; $7 Silver Screen Club Friend. Tickets at the door are $12 general; $11 student/senior/PAM member; $9 Silver Screen Club Friend.
Download a printable PDF of the Top Down schedule
Want a series pass to Top Down? Join the Silver Screen Club at the Supporter level or above before June 30th and bring along a guest for free! Learn more
Films:
Check out the 12th annual program of cinema under the stars. Doors open at 7 pm with food and beverages available for purchase from Gracie’s, Aladdin’s Café, Brass Tacks Sandwiches, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Music begins at 8 pm and films begin around dusk. Entry for advance ticket holders is guaranteed until 8:30 pm. Advance tickets ensure that you will not have to wait in the ticket purchase line but do not guarantee entry after 8:30 pm. A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so feel free to bring a chair, pillow, or blanket, along with a light sweater or jacket. Advance ticket holders who arrive after 8:30 pm but are not admitted to the screening (in the case of a sell-out) may exchange their tickets for another Top Down screening. There are no refunds or exchanges for arrivals after the film begins (c. 9 pm) or for entirely missed screenings. Please, no pets or outside food or drink.
Advance tickets are available at nwfilm.org: $10 general; $9 student/senior/PAM member; $7 Silver Screen Club Friend. Tickets at the door are $12 general; $11 student/senior/PAM member; $9 Silver Screen Club Friend.
Download a printable PDF of the Top Down schedule
Want a series pass to Top Down? Join the Silver Screen Club at the Supporter level or above before June 30th and bring along a guest for free! Learn more
Films:
Breaking A Monster chronicles the break-out year of the band Unlocking The Truth, following 13-year-old members Alec Atkins, Malcolm Brickhouse and Jarad Dawkins as they first encounter stardom and the music industry, transcending childhood to become the heavy metal rock stars they always dreamed of being.
Watch trailer here
Presented by Sonic Cinema
$9
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored History of Punk 20th Anniversary Book Tour at Ace Hotel featuring writers Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil.
"We figured the best way to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Please Kill Me; The Uncensored Oral History of Punk and the 40th Anniversary of the Ramones playing CBGB's for the first time, would be to take the show on the road, touring the Ace Hotels throughout the summer, reading from the 20th Anniversary Edition, as well as telling stories, playing great tunes as guest DJ's, and partying up a storm!" – Gillian McCain
"The raw humanity and free spirit of artists such as Patti Smith, The Ramones and Iggy Pop have always been an inspiration for Ace. Please Kill Me was one of Alex's favorite books, so to host the 20th anniversary tour with Legs and Gillian is an immense honor." – Kelly Sawdon, Partner and Chief Brand Officer, Ace Hotel.
A Time Out and New York Daily News Best Book of the Year when it came out in 1996, PleaseKill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk has now become a contemporary American classic, giving a complete analysis of the punk phenomenon from its origins in Andy Warhol's New York to its last gasps in the 1980s. The book features reports from famous and infamous punks who lent their voices to chronicle a musical and social revolution, including lggy Pop, Richard Hell, Patti Smith, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Malcolm McLaren, Jim Carroll, Debbie Harry, Lou Reed and many more.
As 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of Please Kill Me, Grove Press is issuing a special edition of the book complete with new photos, interviews and an afterword by authors Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain. When Please Kill Me came out in 1996 it was revolutionary, not just because it unabashedly chronicled America's punk movement through first-hand accounts, but because it helped to popularize the oral history style, later perfected in Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein and George Plimpton. McNeil and McCain sum up the beauty of the form: “The narrative oral history is such an incredible format because it draws from every art form,” they write, “the chapters have the rhythm of song, the cuts are cinematic, newspaper headlines can punctuate incidents, slang is celebrated, and first-hand accounts bring the poetry of the spoken word.”
In celebration of the anniversary, Ace Hotel – who cites punk amongst its influences – is honored to host a series of events across six properties, which will combine readings by the authors along with DJ parties and festivities to mark the occasion.
Free, All Ages
It's time for the Stumptown Improv Festival! A full list of performers can be found here.
Lineup
THURSDAY AUG. 4
7:30PM SHOW
BANG + BURN
Bang + Burn is a two-man improvised show that creates an original spy-action thriller on the spot. Caution is thrown to the wind, nobody escapes unscathed, and two guys play a whole cast of wild characters. Read more
SUMMERLAND
Summerland is the feeling of the sun on your face and warmth in your heart, the feeling of freedom when driving a vintage 1962 MG Midget down the Pacific Coast Highway with nothing but possibilities ahead. Also, it’s a premier duo improv group based in Los Angeles. Read more
BRODY THEATER
Brody Theater has over 20 years under its improv belt. With a duel focus on entertainment and experiment, The Brody creates both audience pleasing performances and cutting edge theatrical presentations. Read more
9:30PM SHOW
TEDX RFT
With slides they’ve never seen and topics from the audience, TEDxRFT presents completely improvised TED Talks right before your eyes. Read more
TBD
It’ll be amazing. Trust us.
THE KNOCKOUTS
The Knockouts are a talented trio of improvisers from Portland Oregon. They blend characters, wit, and wonder into a charming and hilarious tapestry. All three are masters of the craft, whose smart and honest play enchants as it entertains. Read more
FRIDAY AUG. 5
7:00PM SHOW
DEATH AND TAXES
Death and Taxes is Chris Allen and Graham Downing, who met at Jet City Improv in Seattle and have been performing together for nearly a decade. Their format is completely open and nothing is pre-set. Read more
Death and Taxes is Chris Allen and Graham Downing, who met at Jet City Improv in Seattle and have been performing together for nearly a decade. Their format is completely open and nothing is pre-set. Read more
BROKE GRAVY
Recipe for Portland-style “Broke Gravy”: One part Leon Anderson, one part Eric Simons, one part Chris Williams, a pinch of chaos, season with audience inspiration to taste. Bring to a boil. Enjoy. Read more
8:30PM SHOW
SUNDAY SERVICE
With over 20 Canadian Comedy Award Nominations, a CCA Best improve Troupe Award in 2012, and international recognition, The Sunday Service present to audiences across North America a fast paced and singular take on traditional long form. Read more
TUNNEL
TUNNEL is an improv six-pack comprised of friends based in Portland, OR. TUNNEL features transplants from the New York, Chicago and Austin comedy scenes, plus some authentic native Portlanders (a rare treat indeed). TUNNEL performs regularly at Kickstand Comedy Space’s Tuesday night improv showcase, The Velodrome. Read more
10:00PM SHOW
MAGNET THEATER
The best and the brightest from The Magnet Theater in NYC come together for an unbelievable showcase of long-form improvisation. Read more
JULIET & JULIET
Juliet & Juliet perform improvised plays in the style of William Shakespeare. Our two Juliets are drawn together by a mutual love of theater, classic literature, and convoluted sentences. Read more
SATURDAY AUG. 6
7:00PM SHOW
VIRGINIA JACK
Inspired by art house cinema and a penchant for the fantastically bizarre, a Virginia Jack show is brash and compelling. Taking place in one location, this narrative long form piece begins with layered, co-created characters shared by two mischievous performers who don’t even know where the beaten path is. Read more
CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER
Curious Comedy Theater presents our main stage team Hood performing their fast paced, super playful, highly entertaining brand of improv. Curious Comedy Theater is located in Portland’s Alberta Arts district and produces improv, sketch and stand up shows every Thursday through Sunday. Read more
8:30PM SHOW
NORTH COAST
North Coast is New York City’s premier hip hop improv comedy team. “If you can’t decide between going to a comedy show and going to a party, these guys have you covered both ways.” –TimeOut NY Read more
J NAMES
If you were to make a top-ten list of the best Improvisors in Portland, coincidentally (or not so coincidentally) most of the names on that list are J Names. Read more
10:00PM SHOW
ORANGE TUXEDO
Two person improv from Los Angeles improvisers and married couple, Carla and Craig Cackowski. Read more
THE LIBERATORS
The Liberators have been dubbed “Portland’s best improv troupe” (Willamette Week), and “improv ninjas” (Portland Theatre Scene) and they have been bringing their signature brand of improv since 2006. Read more
About
“The Stumptown Improv Festival is officially a thing now, and word’s getting out!”
–The Portland Mercury
The Stumptown Improv Festival’s first two years have been bonkers (or, as Jed likes to say, “bonkerz”). We’ve sold out shows and forced audience members to sign up for obscenely long waiting lists. We’ve attracted some of the most well-regarded improv groups performing today from LA, NYC, San Franscisco, Vancouver, BC, Minneapolis, and, of course, Portland. Performers who are vets on the festival scene have raved that “this is one of the best festivals we’ve ever been a part of”. We’ve offered huge gift bags to our comedians and gave people leather coasters embossed with our logo. We are OUT OF CONTROL.
Will we “rock steady” again in 2016? Answer: will will “steady rock all night long”. We’re going to alleviate those aforementioned waiting lists because we’re heading across the river to Artists Repertory Theatre! More seats = more comedy. So if you don’t get in to see a show this year, you’re just plain lazy. We’re already reaching out to some of the best groups around the country to help us christen our new venue. We might even smash a champagne bottle on the side of the building, if they let us! Stay tuned for more exciting news. We. Cannot. Wait. For. Summer.
Check out the 12th annual program of cinema under the stars. Doors open at 7 pm with food and beverages available for purchase from Gracie’s, Aladdin’s Café, Brass Tacks Sandwiches, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Music begins at 8 pm and films begin around dusk. Entry for advance ticket holders is guaranteed until 8:30 pm. Advance tickets ensure that you will not have to wait in the ticket purchase line but do not guarantee entry after 8:30 pm. A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so feel free to bring a chair, pillow, or blanket, along with a light sweater or jacket. Advance ticket holders who arrive after 8:30 pm but are not admitted to the screening (in the case of a sell-out) may exchange their tickets for another Top Down screening. There are no refunds or exchanges for arrivals after the film begins (c. 9 pm) or for entirely missed screenings. Please, no pets or outside food or drink.
Advance tickets are available at nwfilm.org: $10 general; $9 student/senior/PAM member; $7 Silver Screen Club Friend. Tickets at the door are $12 general; $11 student/senior/PAM member; $9 Silver Screen Club Friend.
Download a printable PDF of the Top Down schedule
Want a series pass to Top Down? Join the Silver Screen Club at the Supporter level or above before June 30th and bring along a guest for free! Learn more
Films:
A diverse trend setting lineup unfolds across six unique performance venues that feel more like alternate reality musical rides than stages. Pickathon makes a range of choices that sets it apart from today’s mainstream festival culture; purposely maintaining a low crowd density, enabling families to thrive, recruiting the finest food and drink purveyors in Oregon, free and abundant water, eliminating plastic and minimizing single-use items, no sponsor vinyl banners, and an unrelenting focus on eliminating festival hassles in general.
Full Pickathon lineup:
Jeff Tweedy, Wolf Parade, Beach House, Mac DeMarco, Yo La Tengo, Ty Segall &The Muggers, Black Mountain, The Oh Hellos, King Sunny Ade, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Patrick Watson, Thee Oh Sees, Alvvays, The James Hunter Six, Ibeyi, Fruit Bats, Dan Deacon, Julia Holter, BADBADNOTGOOD, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Protomartyr, Joseph, Yemen Blues, La Luz, KEVIN MORBY, Cory Henry, Ultimate Painting, Daniel Norgren, Boulevards, Mount Moriah, The Deslondes, Golden Rules, RY X, Moon Duo, Margo Price, FUTUREBIRDS, Cw stoneking, Ezra Furman, Adia Victoria, VHOL, The Cairo Gang, Lindi Ortega, Open Mike Eagle, My bubba, 10 String Symphony, Palehound, Kacy & Clayton, Foghorn Stringband, The Easy Leaves, The Wild Reeds, Sir Richard Bishop, I Draw Slow, The Woolen Men, Promised Land Sound, Town Mountain, Myke Bogan, Blossom, Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms, Chanti Darling, and Western Centuries.
Portland Psych movement/festival presents the 2nd Annual Portland Psychfest. From Chicago to Los Angeles, representing the most nascent and newly borne sounds conjured by those Stateside, fearlessly blazing the path struck upon by those in the Sixties, that self-same sindero luminoso tread also by Sixties of Other Pasts, but connected indeed with the Sixties of All Futures.
Performing Artists //
SPINDRIFT (http://spindriftwest.com/)
The Asteroid #4 (http://www.asteroid4.com/)
LSD and the Search for God (https://lsdandthesearchforgod.bandcamp.com/)
The Veldt (https://theveldtmusic.bandcamp.com/)
Cambrian Explosion (https://cepdx.bandcamp.com/)
Zodiac Death Valley (https://www.reverbnation.com/zodiacdeathvalley)
Plastic Crimewave Syndicate (https://pcwsyndicate.bandcamp.com/)
Howler
The Spiral Electric (https://thespiralelectric.bandcamp.com/)
The Young Elders (https://theyoungelders.bandcamp.com/)
Zozma (https://zozma.bandcamp.com/)
HAWKEYE (www.reverbnation.com/Hawkeye)
Down Dirty Shake (https://downdirtyshake.bandcamp.com/)
Lemat (https://sirlemat.bandcamp.com/)
Mosquitto (http://www.mosquittoband.com/)
HiHazel (www.hihazel1.bandcamp.com)
San DBabes
Jackson Boone (https://jacksonboone.bandcamp.com/)
Featuring DJ Sets
Entertaining for the 2nd year running, Portland's forever original and fantastically colorful dance troupe Bacchus' Boogiers dancing non-stop every minute to each of the bands performing...
In the meantime, avail yourself on the patio of the provocative and dumbfounding divinatory avenues of local tarot artist Holly Cole, of Crystal Seed Tarot, who will be issuing readings throughout the weekend on a donation basis.
$20 each day/$35 weekend pass/No weekend pass available days-of
Tickets for Day One:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=6772705&pl=dantes&dispatch=loadSelectionData
Tickets for Day Two:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=6772765&pl=dantes&dispatch=loadSelectionData
Light show by Trey Schultz
Poster art by Noritsugu Lockhart
Check out the 12th annual program of cinema under the stars. Doors open at 7 pm with food and beverages available for purchase from Gracie’s, Aladdin’s Café, Brass Tacks Sandwiches, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Music begins at 8 pm and films begin around dusk. Entry for advance ticket holders is guaranteed until 8:30 pm. Advance tickets ensure that you will not have to wait in the ticket purchase line but do not guarantee entry after 8:30 pm. A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so feel free to bring a chair, pillow, or blanket, along with a light sweater or jacket. Advance ticket holders who arrive after 8:30 pm but are not admitted to the screening (in the case of a sell-out) may exchange their tickets for another Top Down screening. There are no refunds or exchanges for arrivals after the film begins (c. 9 pm) or for entirely missed screenings. Please, no pets or outside food or drink.
Advance tickets are available at nwfilm.org: $10 general; $9 student/senior/PAM member; $7 Silver Screen Club Friend. Tickets at the door are $12 general; $11 student/senior/PAM member; $9 Silver Screen Club Friend.
Download a printable PDF of the Top Down schedule
Want a series pass to Top Down? Join the Silver Screen Club at the Supporter level or above before June 30th and bring along a guest for free! Learn more
Films:
Check out the 12th annual program of cinema under the stars. Doors open at 7 pm with food and beverages available for purchase from Gracie’s, Aladdin’s Café, Brass Tacks Sandwiches, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Music begins at 8 pm and films begin around dusk. Entry for advance ticket holders is guaranteed until 8:30 pm. Advance tickets ensure that you will not have to wait in the ticket purchase line but do not guarantee entry after 8:30 pm. A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so feel free to bring a chair, pillow, or blanket, along with a light sweater or jacket. Advance ticket holders who arrive after 8:30 pm but are not admitted to the screening (in the case of a sell-out) may exchange their tickets for another Top Down screening. There are no refunds or exchanges for arrivals after the film begins (c. 9 pm) or for entirely missed screenings. Please, no pets or outside food or drink.
Advance tickets are available at nwfilm.org: $10 general; $9 student/senior/PAM member; $7 Silver Screen Club Friend. Tickets at the door are $12 general; $11 student/senior/PAM member; $9 Silver Screen Club Friend.
Download a printable PDF of the Top Down schedule
Want a series pass to Top Down? Join the Silver Screen Club at the Supporter level or above before June 30th and bring along a guest for free! Learn more
Films:
The 13th Annual PDX Pop Now! Festival July 22-24 at AudioCinema with performances from 44 Portland bands!
Taking place under the Hawthorne bridge at AudioCinema, the festival will feature two outdoor stages, a record fair, street fair, food carts, and the annual band on band basketball tournament Rigsketball—carrying on the tradition of being one of the most interactive and community focused festival experiences.
w/
1939 ensemble
A Volcano
Ali Muhareb's Mujahedeen
Andrew Endres Collective
Antecessor
Arlo Indigo
Blow Out
Bobby Peru
Cat Hoch - band
Cilantro
Consumer
Coronation
Dead Cult
Disemballerina
Dragging an Ox through Water
Eyelids
Force Publique
Fossa Club
Fur Coats
Gold Casio
Jenny Don't And The Spurs
Landlines (Portland)
Lithics
Little Star
Loch Lomond
Lola Buzzkill
Love Cop
Maze Koroma
Mic Capes Music
Mr. Bones
Old Grape God
Sabonis
SAOLA
Sleeping Beauties
Snowblind Traveler
Speaker Minds
Summer Cannibals
The Tamed West
Tender Age
The Living Skins
The Scribes
Tiny Knives
Wooden Indian Burial Ground.
Festival artwork by Glenn Henrickson
LAST SUNDAYS: Join XRAY DJs as we create the soundrack at the Portland Flea. April 24 / May 29 / June 26 / July 31 / August 28 / September 25 / October 30 / November 27
Portland Flea + Food is a gathering place for the best of Portland’s makers, food purveyors and curators of vintage to sell their wares and grow their businesses. The monthly event takes place on last Sundays of the month from 11-4pm at Rejuvenation and Jacobsen Salt Co. The market consists of 4 sections:
Decor + Furniture: Rejuvenation’s back lot will play host to home wares both new and vintage. You’ll find ceramicists, re-furbishers, re-upholsterers, woodworkers, letterpress and some good old junk.
Apparel + Accessories: In the lot across 6th Ave. you will find everything you’ll need for your wardrobe & body. Show stopping vintage pieces and new handmade digs from designers in town.
Collaborators + Showcase: Inside Rejuvenation’s store you can find a collection of top local designers who have inspired collaborations on exclusive product lines with the store. There is also a guest showcase featuring artisans and workshops dedicated to progressing creative business.
Food + Drink: In Jacobsen Salt Co’s lot you will experience the best of our local food and beverage scene. Dine on a select group of rotating food trucks and pick up artisan food/drink stuffs from local producers.
The 15th annual Portland Zine Symposium is happening on Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th at the Ambridge Event Center. Both days run from 11am-5pm and are free to attend!
There will also be a kick-off event Friday, July 17th and a Saturday night after-party, both happening at the Independent Publishing Resource Center.
About: The Portland Zine Symposium is a free conference and zine social exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. It consists of two days of workshops, panels, discussions, games, and over 150 tablers from around the world selling their zines and handmade wares.
*****EVENTS*****
Friday, July 17th @ IPRC, 7pm, Free
PZS Kick-Off with guest speaker Cindy Crabb!
www.facebook.com/events/604803356289303/
Saturday, July 18th @ Ambridge Event Center, 11am-5pm, Free
All day tabling and workshops!
Saturday, July 18th @ IPRC, 7-11pm, $3-5 Suggested Donation
PZS Saturday Afterparty w/ readings from Dave Roche, Blair Bogin, Vicky Lim, and Jim Joyce and music from Golden Hour and Freeform Portland DJs.
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Sunday, July 19th @ Ambridge Event Center, 11am-5pm, Free
All day tabling and workshops!
Sunday, July 19th @ Turn! Turn! Turn!, 5pm-7pm
Cool Down Cocktail Hour
Chill out after a long weekend of zine trading with some cold beverages, an in-house zine collection, and record shopping at this eclectic spot. And stick around after for a free show from Grand Style Orchestra.
*****WORKSHOP SCHEDULE*****
SATURDAY
12-1pm: How to Write a Novel in a Month
Jayna Ostler
Come learn the basics of hashing out bare-bone outlines and character building for writing your book ideas out in the span of a month. We’ll discuss different tactics for planning and different ways to pace yourself in order to accomplish this challenge.
2-3pm: Making QPOC Space in Zine-ing and Art (and Life)
Anna Vo, Nia King
Where certain identities are de-legitimized in mainstream media and alternative media; how do we make spaces for QUEER PEOPLE OF COLOR to survive and thrive, and be supported in their craft? Hosted by Anna Vo of Fix My Head zine and Nia King of Queer and Trans Artists of Color.
3-4pm: Creative Nonfiction for Zinesters
Joshua James Amberson
Looking to take your writing further? Join us as we play with techniques from personal essay, hybrid nonfiction, and experimental memoir to find new ways to tell our stories. Led by zinester and Portland Community College writing instructor Joshua James Amberson.
3-4:30pm: Podcasting 101
Julie Sabatier
Julie Sabatier, host of Rendered (formerly Destination DIY) and author of the How to Make Radio zine series talks about what it takes to start and sustain your own podcast, plays some clips, and takes your questions!
4-5pm: Mending Your Dress:Coping with Trauma through Writing
Neelybat Chestnut
Presentation on sharing, oversharing, and not sharing. Host NeelyBat Chestnut (Mend My Dress Press) will offer her insights on the formidable task of writing about deeply personal and vulnerable topics, such as physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as the balance between sharing and oversharing.
SUNDAY
12-1pm: Writing as a Tool to Strengthen Critical Consciousness
Cindy Crabb
Cindy Crabb, the author of long-running Doris zine, and editor of Support, Learning Good Consent, Filling the Void, and Masculinities, will be hosting a writing workshop led by on using personal/autobiographical writing as a tool for strengthening critical consciousness.
1-2pm: Art and Trauma Through Exploration of 90’s Riot Grrrl Zine Movement
Amber Dawn
Art and Trauma: An examination of the Riot Grrrl ’90s confessional zine movement. This panel discussion offers a rare glimpse at marginalized zine makers addressing issues of race, transgendered identity, and parental violence.
2-3pm: Essential Tools for Coping with Sadness, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression
Sage Liskey
The Rad Cat Press and Sage Liskey, author of The Happiest Choice: Essential Tools for Everyone’s Brain Feelings will present the best techniques for coping with and preventing mental forms of suffering such as anxiety, sadness, stress, and depression… With pictures of cats!
2-3pm: Books: Publishing and Self Publishing
Alex Wrekk, Martha Grover, Adam Gnade, Sage Adderley, moderated by Joshua James Amberson
Join a panel of publishers talking about publishing books from zinester perspectives. Representatives from Pioneers Press and Sweet Candy Press plus zinesters that have self published and had their work published by others. What does the process look like? What does the press expect from you and what does the author expect from the publisher are only a few of the topics that will be covered.
3-4pm: Comic Jam 101
Katy O’Brien
Cartoonists of any age and skill level are invited to join us for an exploration of jam comics – improvisational comics made in collaboration with multiple artists. We will take a look at some finished jam comics, discuss different approaches to collaborating and then break out the pens & pencils and make some jam comics on the spot!
4-5pm: ZOE (Zine Event Organizers) Support Group
Alex Wrekk
Do you work on a zine event? Do you sometimes struggle with things like fundraising and promotion? Do you have questions to ask or great ideas to share? Come to this workshop and share you joys and woes of event organizing whether you host zine readings, teach zine workshops, or organize a zine fest. Let’s talk!
Every even year, Disjecta Contemporary Art Center presents the Portland Biennial, a major survey of Oregon visual artists who are defining and advancing the state’s contemporary arts landscape.
Thirty-four artists and artist teams have been selected by Curator Michelle Grabner for Disjecta Contemporary Art Center’s Portland2016 Biennial exhibition.
Michelle Grabner, co-curator of the 2014 Whitney Biennial, reviewed over 400 artist submissions and conducted more than 100 studio visits across the state—perhaps the most extensive outreach to Oregon contemporary artists to date—prior to finalizing her choices. As a result, Portland2016 includes 13 artists from outside the Portland metro area, more than all previous biennials combined.
“From La Grande to Ashland, I was looking for work that addressed global realities as much as it embraced radical regionalism. By listening attentively to the language that frames artists’ imaginations while witnessing the space of making, my 105 studio visits yielded a treasure of exhilarating work. It was a privilege to transverse the state of Oregon and to meet with artists and arts professionals who are enthusiastically committed to fostering a spirited culture in the region,” Portland2016 curator Michelle Grabner says.
The thirty-four artists selected range from emerging to mid-career and work in a variety of media from installation, film/video, painting, craft and social-based practices, to site-specific works that challenge the viewer’s contemplation of space. They include:
Avantika Bawa, Portland
Carla Bengston, Eugene
David Bithell, Ashland
Pat Boas, Portland
Mike Bray, Springfield
Bruce Burris, Corvallis
Julia Calabrese & Emily Bernstein, Portland
Cherry / Lucic, Portland
David Eckard, Portland
Tannaz Farsi, Eugene
Jack Featherly, Beaverton
Howard Fonda, Portland
Julie Green, Corvallis
Midori Hirose, Portland
Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Portland
Colin Kippen, Portland
Anya Kivarkis, Eugene
Michael Lazarus, Portland
Charlene Liu, Eugene
Giles Lyon, Portland
Ellen McFadden, Portland
Whitney Minthorn, Pendleton
Donald Morgan, Eugene
Brenna Murphy, Portland
Julia Oldham, Eugene
Rebecca Peel, Portland
Lisa Radon, Portland
Jon Raymond, Portland
Jack Ryan & Chi Wang, Eugene
Heidi Schwegler, Portland
Rick Silva, Eugene
Storm Tharp, Portland
Weird Fiction, Portland
Ryan Woodring, Portland
“Michelle is an artist advocate. She places preeminent value on the studio practice—and conversations in, and about, the studio inform her curatorial interest,” says Disjecta Director Bryan Suereth. “Portland2016 will undoubtedly reflect the candid and engaging process Michelle favors.”
In addition to those artists selected for the Biennial, the 71 artists who also received a studio visit have been invited to participate in Salon: Portland2016 Biennial, The Studio Visits, a curatorial index that celebrates the broad spectrum of art-making in Oregon and illuminates the research and selection process of the curator.
Portland2016 is the fourth Biennial presented by Disjecta, and, for the first time, the exhibition will extend beyond Portland, activating locations around the state and making the exhibition available to a larger and more diverse audience. Confirmed sites are in Pendleton, La Grande, the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Bend, Madras, McMinnville, Astoria, Roseburg, and Ashland, with more venues planned.
Portland2016 is supported by the Oregon Cultural Trust, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Robert Lehman Foundation, as well as our partnering venues.
ABOUT MICHELLE GRABNER
Incorporating writing, curating and teaching with a studio practice grounded in process and productivity, Grabner has created a multi-faceted and dynamic career. She is founder and co-director, along with her husband Brad Killiam, of three artist spaces that embody new models for facilitating and presenting artists’ projects: The Suburban, in both Riverwest and Walker’s Point, WI; and The Poor Farm, a year-long exhibition space at the former Waupaca County Poor Farm in Little Wolf, WI. Her criticism and essays are published in Artforum, Modern Painters, Frieze, Art Press, and Art-Agenda, among others. In 2014 Grabner was one of three curators for the prestigious Whitney Biennial.
As an artist, Grabner works in variety of mediums including drawing, painting, video and sculpture. Over four dozen solo exhibitions of her work have been organized by galleries and institutions including the Indianapolis Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland; INOVA, The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ulrich Museum, Wichita, KS; and University Galleries, Illinois State University. Her work is in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Milwaukee Art Museum; DaimlerChrysler Collection, Berlin; Musee d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg; Mudam Museum, Luxembourg; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Grabner joined the faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1996, becoming Chair of its Painting and Drawing department in 2009. She has taught at Yale University, Bard College, The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the University of Wisconsin, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the University of Pennsylvania. Grabner holds an MA in Art History and a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and an MFA in Art Theory and Practice from Northwestern University.
As David Norr writes in the introduction to her solo exhibition at MoCA, Cleveland, “All of Grabner’s activities are driven by distinctive values and ideas: working outside of dominant systems, working tirelessly, working across platforms and towards community.”
ABOUT THE PORTLAND BIENNIAL
A major survey of work by artists who are defining and advancing contemporary art practices, Portland2016 will include exhibitions, events and performances in multiple locations from July 9 through September 18, 2016. Disjecta’s 6,000-square-foot exhibition space in north Portland’s diverse Kenton neighborhood will be the central venue for Portland2016. And for the first time, Portland2016 will include venues across Oregon in addition to satellite locations in all five “quadrants” of Portland. A full list of partner locations and the artists exhibiting at each will be released in April.
Portland2016 continues the tradition of the Oregon Biennial, begun by the Portland Art Museum in 1949. With the end of the Museum’s Biennial in 2006, Oregon artists lost a longstanding platform for career advancement. In 2010, Disjecta reintroduced the Biennial, curated by then-Linfield College Gallery Director Cris Moss. The exhibition spanned nine venues throughout Portland and included 19 Oregon artists. Portland2012 presented the work of 24 artists at five venues and was curated by Prudence F. Roberts, former curator of American Art at the Portland Art Museum. Portland2014 was curated by Amanda Hunt, Associate Curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, and included 15 artists.
For Biennial artists, Portland2016 offers opportunities for critical response from media and peers, and exposure to new and national audiences and patrons. This use of multiple venues will allow artists the space and flexibility to develop work specifically for this opportunity. A catalog with essays by visiting and local writers will support the exhibition.
ABOUT MICHELLE GRABNER
Incorporating writing, curating and teaching with a studio practice grounded in process and productivity, Grabner has created a multi-faceted and dynamic career. She is founder and co-director, along with her husband Brad Killiam, of three artist spaces that embody new models for facilitating and presenting artists’ projects: The Suburban, in both Riverwest and Walker’s Point, WI; and The Poor Farm, a year-long exhibition space at the former Waupaca County Poor Farm in Little Wolf, WI. Her criticism and essays are published in Artforum, Modern Painters, Frieze, Art Press, and Art-Agenda, among others. In 2014 Grabner was one of three curators for the prestigious Whitney Biennial.
As an artist, Grabner works in variety of mediums including drawing, painting, video and sculpture. Over four dozen solo exhibitions of her work have been organized by galleries and institutions including the Indianapolis Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland; INOVA, The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ulrich Museum, Wichita, KS; and University Galleries, Illinois State University. Her work is in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Milwaukee Art Museum; DaimlerChrysler Collection, Berlin; Musee d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg; Mudam Museum, Luxembourg; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Grabner joined the faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1996, becoming Chair of its Painting and Drawing department in 2009. She has taught at Yale University, Bard College, The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the University of Wisconsin, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the University of Pennsylvania. Grabner holds an MA in Art History and a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and an MFA in Art Theory and Practice from Northwestern University.
As David Norr writes in the introduction to her solo exhibition at MoCA, Cleveland, “All of Grabner’s activities are driven by distinctive values and ideas: working outside of dominant systems, working tirelessly, working across platforms and towards community.”
ABOUT DISJECTA
Disjecta Contemporary Art Center builds ambitious programs that promote artists and engage communities.
These programs present forward-thinking work from visual and performing artists, provide crucial resources so that artists can realize their best work, and fuel collaborations between artists, curators, and viewers. Disjecta exacts equal rigor from local and national artists, while keenly recognizing and supporting the talent of the region.
Press List
- March 9th, 2016 | Writer Jon Raymond’s 20-Year Portrait of the Portland Art Scene, Willamette Week
- February 3rd, 2016 | Disjecta Announces Artists For 2016 Biennial, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- February 3rd, 2016 | Artist List Announced for Portland2016 Biennial, Artforum
- November 30th, 2015 | Michelle Grabner at PNCA, Temporary Art Review
- November 19th, 2015 | Michelle Grabner gave a talk at PNCA. Here is a recording.
- June 15th, 2015 | Michelle Grabner Named Curator of Portland’s Contemporary Art Biennial, Artforum
- June 15th, 2015 | Michelle Grabner Announced as Portland2016 Biennial Curator, Artnews
- June 15th, 2015 | Disjecta Recruits a Distinctive National Curator for its Biennial, Oregon Artswatch
- June 15th, 2015 | Disjecta Announces Big Deal Curator for Portland2016 Biennial, Portland Mercury