November 2009
November 5th - 8th , 2009: Siren Nation Music, Art & Film Festival
Siren Nation's mission is to inspire and empower women of all ages to create their own art and to highlight the many achievements of women in the arts through performance and exhibition opportunities for women throughout the year. This year's annual festival includes an art and craft sale showcasing women artisans from the Northwest, 4 women-directed films, and 2 nights of music and performance art.
More info at: Siren Nation
November 7th , 2009: Oregon Food Bank's Oregon Harvest Dinner: Under the Big Top
Join us "Under the Big Top" for OFB's annual Oregon Harvest Dinner, a fun-filled, gala event. Marvel at carnival performers, savor a fabulous meal prepared by Portland's top chefs and dance the night away to the eclectic sounds of Three Leg Torso, all while helping Oregon Food Bank fight hunger in your community. Your contributions benefit Oregon Food Bank, one of Oregon's most respected and trusted nonprofit organizations, during this time of critical time of skyrocketing need for emergency food.
Enjoy a New Deal cocktail reception with carnival games, roaming musicians, a juggler, Michael Curry puppets and hors d'oeuvres prepared by New Seasons Market chefs. Dinner will be prepared by two of Portland's top chefs: David Machado (Nel Centro, Lauro Kitchen, Vindalho) and Ben Dyer (Simpatica Catering and Dining Hall, Laurelhurst Market). Dessert from Cupcake Jones, Two Tarts Bakery and Julie Richardson (Baker and Spice). Chris Coleman, artistic director of Portland Center Stage, will emcee the inspirational and uplifting program.
More info at Oregon Food Bank
Tickets at Tickets Oregon
November 7th, 2009: Hand2Mouth Theater's Everyone Who Looks Like You Opening Night Party
Help Hand2Mouth Theater celebrate the opening of their newest production, Everyone Who Looks Like You, at the opening night party at Theater! Theater!. Hand2Mouth is a theatre ensemble committed to creating original work. Drawing from dance, music, theatre and design, Hand2Mouth strives to connect honestly with audiences and collaborators, blurring the line between performance and reality.
Moving through meditative dances and raging fights, fractured confessions and awkward reconciliations, Hand2Mouth’s company of performers builds a hallucinatory canvass of family experience -- when the people who once breathed the same air, the people who shared a bathroom and fought over the remote control, are now separated by time zones, culture wars, and divorce. Late-night snacks, sex talks, tantrums and tai-chi unfold around the kitchen table punctuated by live video and song. Drawing from experiences of the performers and creators, Everyone Who Looks Like You is a family drama exploded for the 21st century. Join Hand2Mouth for the full premiere of this hilarious, emotional, and viscerally stunning journey that the Oregonian calls "a small masterpiece . . . ultimately accessible, tender and liberating . . . the re-creation of theater for our time, and of our time." Come immerse yourself in Everyone Who Looks Like You.
More info at Hand2Mouth Theater
Tickets at Box Office Tickets
November 12th, 2009: Film Action Oregon's Casino Night at the Hollywood Theater
Join lady luck for a spirited night of gambling and carousing at one of Portland’s most beloved, historic movie palaces. Participants are encouraged to dress in Vegas inspired attire, with the best costumes of the evening winning prizes galore. Guests that win big will earn a shot at unbelievable prizes including world-class travel packages, an autographed Blazer’s basketball and so much more. Compete in our Vegas Crooners karaoke battle and rub elbows with the highest rollers in town - the Rose City Rollers. A full no-host bar will be available, complete with absinthe from Portland’s own Integrity Spirits and vodka from New Deal Distillery.
More info & tickets at Box Office Tickets
November 13th, 2009: Native American Youth and Family Center Annual Gala: Uniting Our Children & Families, Supporting Our Native Foster Children
Join NAYA at their annual fundraising gala to savor a one of a kind traditional Native Alaskan dinner and bid on original native art work from all over the nation including fine antique baskets, carvings from master artists, original paintings, prints and hand created jewelry in silent and live auctions. Enjoy a native dance performance and have an amazing night!
Key note speaker, Terry Cross, of Seneca Nation, Bear Clan, is the director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association. Honored by Al Gore with an award for improving government, Cross was one of the few non-federal employees to receive such an award. He is the author of numerous seminal texts on child welfare and family well-being, and is widely recognized and respected as a national leader and powerful speaker.
More info at NAYA PDX
Tickets at AuctionPay
November 14th, 2009: Portland Youth Development Coalition's 1st Annual Glass Ball
The Portland Youth Development Coalition (PYDC) is a consortium of Portland based non profits committed to putting youth first. The PYDC works to connect youth with Portland Organizations that offer resources that help youth to develop strong educational, artistic, emotional and professional growth. PYDC members include Artist Mentorship Program (AMP) and Urban Opportunities. These programs are dedicated to offering Portland’s youth free opportunities to develop their emotional, educational, artistic and employment skills.
Find your glass slippers and your checkbook ladies and gents, this is a night to remember. It will be a dress up affair: a great date for a great cause. Just in time for your favorite holiday purchases, the gala event of the season will feature performances by Last Regiment Marching Band, members of the Dandy Warhols, Viva Voce, and Aerial Acrobats from AWOL. Open bar provided by New Deal Vodka, Amnesia Brewing, & local wineries, and catering by Birdie Yum Yum! Support PYDC at the silent auction and bid for your favorite PYDC Glass Balls at a live auction emceed by Tres Shannon of Voodoo Donuts.
More info at PYDC
Tickets at AuctionPay
November 14th, 2009: Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest
Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest is an annual production aimed to educate it's audiences about waste reduction, recycling issues and to inspire creative re-use. We do this in a most unique way: through showcasing wearable art and couture fashion based on the creative use of “trash” in an eclectic and often humorous production.
Join Mayor Sam Adams and the Mercury's Marjorie Skinner at the Crystal Ballroom for the Junk to Funk Fashion Show Contest presided over by the Junk Jury: Local Designer Adam Arnold, Kelley Carmichael-Casey from SCRAP, Kristen Calhoun from the Regional Arts and Culture Council, Prasenjit Tito Chowdhury from Portland Fashion Week and Ronda Chapman-Duer from the Oregon Association of Recyclers. Enjoy musical performances by Junquestra. Audience costumes are encouraged! But don't worry, if you don't get to it before hand, SCRAP will be on site with a DIY Scrappy Accessories Table.
More info & tickets at Junk to Funk
November 14th, 2009: Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership's Reach for the Columbia Annual Dinner, Art Show & Sale
The Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership works to protect and restore the nationally significant lower Columbia River estuary with on-the-ground improvements and education and information programs. To augment existing efforts, the Estuary Partnership focuses on bringing together the whole picture; building capacity of partners and leverage resources and providing information; and removing barriers to better management of the lower Columbia River through collaboration, convening and coordination.
Join them for their annual fundraiser held at the Portland Art Museum. The evening will include an art showing and sale featuring artists of the lower Columbia River region. We’ll also showcase children’s art from our Kids from the Columbia education program. Join us for the evening to celebrate the partnerships that make our work to protect, restore and educate possible!
More info & tickets at Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
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