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How are we already on to the second First Friday Art Walk of 2011? These things come up quick (seriously, it starts in about ten minutes)!  SPACE Gallery at January 2011 First Friday Art Walk Anyway, here are some recommendations for those of you planning to head out on the icy streets tonight for gallery openings and other fun!
They may not have a featured art show this month, but this analog-loving photography store will have their doors open for one last FFAW before they close next week. Stop in and pay your respects. SPACE Gallery [538 Congress] ICA at MECA [522 Congress] O2 Salon and Spa [605 Congress] Sanctuary Tattoo [31 Forest Ave] Trinket And Fern [172 Middle St] (current Portland Pins location!) Arthur Fink Photography [145 Newbury St] When you’re done walking, head down to 41 Wharf St. in the Old Port for tonight’s installment in Rogues Gallery‘s First Friday Film Series: A Bell In The Yard by Jeffrey Griecci plus Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil. Of course you can always cap your night off with a rock show. Tonight the frontrunner for big local concerts is the dual Lucid/Space Vs. Speed release at Port City. Looking for something a bit cozier? Down in Biddeford, Boston’s excellent David Wax Museum (who are kinda blowing up all over the place this week) are also celebrating a new release, with a sure-to-be-packed (and lively!) show at The Oak + The Ax. It’s First Friday in Portland again! Lots of fun happening around town to be enjoyed. Let’s start with two unique movie experiences: 1. The Apohadion hosts the Portland premier of Harmony Korine’s weirdo film, Trash Humpers. That’s $6, starts at 8:30pm, 107 Hanover Street in Bayside. 2. Rogues Gallery gets in on the film screening action with a free “Bike-In Movie Series” showing of Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man along with the animated short Bonefeather. Refreshments will be available (including a popcorn cart, for those of us who know that food served on wheels is always better) and it also starts at 8:30pm. There’s plenty of art to be found – as always a complete guide can be found here. I’m (not surprisingly) particularly excited about the opening of Some. Things. Curious. at SPACE Gallery. If you like a little music with your art, head to Sanctuary at at 31 Forest Ave around 6pm for a rare performance by Hi Tiger, the Portland-based band led by Derek Jackson, whose show “BEFORE THE DAYS WHEN NEGRO MUSICIANS WERE THE FASHION IN MONTMARTRE” will be on display. The work is described as “exploring themes of obsession, denial and regret. Lyrics from the song ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart‘ by the post-punk band Joy Division are combined with actual text messages between estranged lovers and juxtaposed with self portraits of the artist performing deconstructed rituals of romantic obsession.” Yeah, check that one out. First order of business: you still have about 5 hours to get your entry in for the KahBang tickets giveaway! Do it now! The contest will end and winners will be picked at about 4pm today. After that you’ll have to purchase tickets here. In other festival news, the full Nateva schedule has been announced. The Port City Music Hall Stage looks to be the hangout spot, starting early on Thursday July 1 (before the rest of the festival) and going very late every night. For those of you looking for all that amazing indie rock happening, you’ll want to shuffle between the two main stages on Friday and Saturday to catch (in order) Magic Magic, The Felice Brothers, Passion Pit, Ghostland Observatory, Brenda, Drive-By Truckers, She & Him, Grizzly Bear, and The Flaming Lips. I might suggest capping Saturday night off (if you’re left with any energy) by partying with the excellent Toubab Krewe on the Barn Stage. Get your weekend and day passes ($89 each) here. Now, on to tonight’s Art Walk and happenings! Most events happen between 5-8pm:
For music there’s Jakob Battick performing solo at Slainte and the interesting combination of Over A Cardboard Sea, Hessian, and Batshelter at Geno’s. Looking to dance? Hit Port City for a free party with Atomik and The Filth at 9pm! Did I miss anything that you’re excited about? Tell everybody in the comments! Last but not at all least, Happy Doughnut Day! I know, I’m usually so good about providing a heaping list of First Friday Art Walk recommendations. This week, however, with such an overwhelming number of great options for your eyes and ears, to do it any justice would require a full day of link-gathering and writing, which I just didn’t have! This is partially due to my own participation – I’ll have 4 new photos from South By Southwest up at Mayo Street Arts tonight (as well as other work and open studios!). My suggestion is to just pick one end of town and work your way through, with great happenings on both ends, it’s hard to pick just one event/exhibit. Have fun! Psst. Wolf Parade show at Port City was announced this morning! Tickets on sale April 9th at 10 am! I’m on my way out the door, but there’s so much going on today that I’d hate to just not mention anything… of course you know it’s First Friday, which means that just about every store front and gallery in town will be open and exhibit some sort of art. Here are some hilights:
When you’ve had your fill of wine, cheese, and visual art, come by SPACE Gallery for Drum Swamp (sponsored by the Drum Shop), a 20+ drummer collaboration. Should be pretty epic. That starts at 8pm, will last about an hour, and is free. Also, the Portland Phoenix Best ’10 nominations are in, and now it’s time to vote for your favorites! HillyTown was nominated in the category of Best Blog, so vote for us! (note: Food blogs have their own, separate category). Sure, there are lots of galleries and art spaces in Portland, but for tonight’s First Friday Art Walk, why not head off the Congress Street path a bit and check out a couple less-conventional spots? The DoorYard (108 High Street, at Spring) will be celebrating its first Open Studio/Art Walk exhibit in way too long. It’s a multimedia installation and from what I’ve heard from a few of the artists/collective members, it sounds pretty interesting. Plus, there will apparently be cookies. Down at The Apohadion (107 Hanover Street), Your Future Landlords (Justin Woollard, Doug Milliken, and SK Green) will be showing “nearly 200 drunken, obscene, often offensive but always ridiculous cartoons.” There will also be some sort of musical/art/ridiculous performance. For more wine-and-cheese types of art happenings tonight (and everything in between), peruse the FFAW listings. Bundle up. The weekend is full of great events around town (and outside Portland as well) so find something fun. For Saturday night, I highly recommend helping our friend Knaughty Sarah celebrate her birthday at Geno’s (though the other options for the night are really awesome as well)! |
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