13 July – 30 August
Olympic Mills Commerce Center
107 Se Washington

First American (Native American, Christine Dupres) by Gwenn Seemel 2008

Raha The Riveter (German-Iranian-American, Kristina Alayan) by Gwenn Seemel 2008

Barge Workers 1, Vancouver, Washington by Christopher B Mooney 48x36

Barge Workers II, Vancouver, Washington by Christopher B Mooney 30x38

Look for Susan Schenk’s collages and Tony Lazorko’s prints.

guest curator Lora R Fisher

portlandcityart.org/2009/06/26/art-labor-the-labor-of-art

6–9 Thursday 6 August
500 Nw 9th @ Glisan

blog.stepchangegroup.com/2009/07/the-first-first-thursday

bikeportland.org/2009/07/30/first-thursday-event-will-feature-up-and-coming-bike-builders

Superb urban photographs

Blue Sky Gallery: 122 Nw 8th, Tuesday–Sunday 12–5

www.feritkuyas.com/city_of_ambition/
www.blueskygallery.org/2009/july_01.html

What I liked best at Last Thursday

advoracek.etsy.com

modern-peregrinations.blogspot.com/2009/05/andy-dvoracek.html

A guy told me about this place.

The Pedalpalooza No CRC ride didn’t stop at the park on the way back as planned. So I peeled off to meet a friend as planned. We never found the No CRC party. But we did get to Saraveza. I hope they had a nice party.

This blog usually only has art. This place should get art. In the meantime, enjoy the food and beer.
The pickled apples and peaches were outstanding. I’m getting a jar and starting some experiments.
The pickles accompanied the pasty of the day, a reuben with excellent filling, and an outstanding shell.
Then they have beer. A nice selection on tap and a great bottle list.

Eat. Drink. Be merry.

They need bike parking. Do what you can to motivate the city to get some staples here. And this part of Killingsworth needs a bike corral.

And you might want to go to this benefit for Ride-On by Lagunitas & Saraveza on 25 June.

1004 N Killingsworth, just east of I-5

Some of Sarah Cruse’s paintings hang at Three Friends Coffee: 201 Se 12th.
One of her paintings hangs on my wall.

Some of Nathaniel Praska’s en plein aire paintings hang at the p:ear gallery: Nw 6th and Flanders,
Tuesday through Thursday 10 to 1.

The Virtuoso Studios: 323 Nw 6th

portlandartmuseum.org/visit/rsg/artists/Stephan-Ferreira/

Joe Wirtheim’s Victory Garden of Tomorrow showing at the Independent Publishing Resource Center

victorygardenoftomorrow.com/about.html

joeseppi.etsy.com

I first saw Brenda Dunn’s work a couple of years ago at the Matchbox Lounge on Division while listening to Sneakin’ Out. I happily ran into her again on Alberta tonight.