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OR 97293 0400 Fax submissions to 503-236-1257 or e-mail justout@justout.com Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone Artifact opens its doors with Micah Moss' stylistic blend of traditional and digital media July 7-31 at 625 NE Everett St #101 The Art Institute of Portland exhibits multicultural artwork and artifacts in The Peace Corps Experience: Bringing the World Home July 7 29 at 1122 NW Davis St. Blackfish Gallery presents the group show Flowers and Floats through July 2 at 420 NW Ninth Ave Next up is its annual Recent Grad Show July 5-30 Bonnie Kahn's Wild West Gallery exhibits Leo Wayman s evocative paintings of locomotives in Painted Iron July 7-31 at 1524 NW 23rd Ave Gay owned Brian Marki Fine Art. 2236 NE Broadway, exhibits fused glass works by Doug Randall and queer artist Richard Glenn through July 30 Opening reception 6-9 pm July 1. Gay-owned Butters Gallery presents large works on panel by Howard Hersh in Learning Curves through July 2 at 520 NW Davis St. Next up are encaustic paintings by Debra Van Tuinen in Washed by Compassion and Light July 7-30 Chambers opens its doors with collage works by Eunice Parsons and Paul Fujita in Cut and Paste July 14 Aug 27 at 207 SW Pine St. #102 Elizabeth Leach Gallery presents legendary abstract expressionist painter Joan Mitchell along with several other artists in Paint as well as Kurt Perschke s RedBall Project through July 2 at 417 NW Ninth Ave Next up is the West Coast premiere of Ouilts from Gee s Bend by Alabama women wno are direct descendants of African slaves July 7-30 Epicure exhibits Daintings and mixed media works by lesbian artist Sierra Lonepine Bnano July 7-31 at 407 NW 17th Ave Gallery 114 exhibits gay photographer Paul Dahlquist along with James O Keefes paintings and sculpture inspired by Buddhist meditation practice July 5-30 at 1100 NW Glisan St. Gallery 500 420 SW Washington St #500 presents Habitat— six artists wno install and live within habitats created in the gallery—through Pacific Northwest College of Art exmbits Scandals Other Side Lounge and Gallery work from the 1930s government programs of the Roosevelt era in Art from the WPA July 7-Aug 13 at 1241 NW Johnson St exhibits black-and-white watercolors by Portland artist Raymond Cornelia through July 31 at 1038 SW Stark St. Gay-owned Paolo in the Pearl exhibits Madoka Ito’s calligraphic drawings through Aug. 3 at 1031 NW 11th Ave * 3D Center of Art and Photography exhibits Lenticular Heaven. Elliott Swanson s images that allow the viewer to see depth without the customary eyewear, and Island Apart: Only in Madagascar, Marlin Peterson s travel slides, through Aug. 14 at ' 928 NW Lovejoy St. PDX Contemporary Art presents a group exhibit of gallery artists through July 2 at 604 NW 12th Ave Next up are Nick Blosser s landscape paintings July 6-Aug. 13. V-Gun. housed inside Veganopolis Cafeteria, exhibits drawings and paintings by David Inkpen in Vortextural Primatory Constraint through July 16 Photographic Image Gallery exhibits Frank Lisciandro's photos of Jim Morrison through July 29 at 79 SW Oak St. Waterstone Gallery exhibits metalwork sculpture by Devin Laurence Field in Cntical Mass The Weight of Civilization July 5-31 at 424 NW 12th Ave. Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave presents selections from The Enchantment of the Artist s Book through Julv 10: Vanished Kingdoms: The Wulsm PhotoqraDns of Tibet China and Mongolia 1921-1925 througn Aug 28: Great Expectations: ^ohn Smoer Sargent Painting Children througn Sept 11: The Mauritshuis Proiect: An Introduction to Dutch 17th Centurv Painting througn Jan 29 2006: and Mysterious Somts. Strange Beasts. Earthly Deliohts Eartv Chinese Art from the Adene and Harold Schmtzer Collection througn Jan. 1,2007. ONSTAGE ArtAttack Theater oresents its last play in Ashland before relocating to Seattle: the world premiere ot Great Highway, a compelling drama that explores what happens wnen cultures collide. July 8-* Aug 8. (8 pm Fnday. Saturday and Monday 2 pm Sunday 310 Oak St $17-$19 from 541 482-6505 or www.asnlandtheater.com.) exhibits portrait painter jim Han through July 1 in the office of Commissioner Sam Adams Next up are David Herbold's sculpture and paintings July 7-29 Opening reception 5-7 pm July 7. July 1 Next up is Portland artist Daniel Kaven s groundbreaking conceptual project Divorce July 6-29. Artists Repertory Theatre oresents Tony Award winner Take Me Out—the first major play to grapple with homosexuality and its uneasy overlap in the world of professional baseball—extended through July 10. (Call for times 1516 SW Alder St. $15-$35 from 503-241-1278 ) Portland Institute of Contemporary Art Genuine Imitation Gallery exhibits experimental animation by Martin Ontiveros in Mestizo The Power of Pink & Brown through July 1 at 328 NW Broadway #116. Next up is French illustrator Fanelie Rosier s postmodern take on the feminist canon July 7-29 Glenn & Viola Waters Cultural Arts Center 219 NW 12th Ave presents the 10th anniversary visual exhibition Landmark throuqn July 16 (free for members S2 for nonmembers). Broadway Rose Theatre Company presents Chicago, the Broadway smash musical and timeless satire on the U S justice system, through July 17 at Tigard's Deb Fennell Auditorium (8 om Wednesday- Saturday. 2 pm Sunday 9000 SW Durham Road $15-$24 from 503-620 5262 or www broadwayrose, com) Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery exhibits David French s sculptures July 5-30 at 522 NW 12th Ave RC Gallery presents the group exhibit Summer Introductions July 7-Aug. 27 at 1314 NW Glisan St. exhibits mixed media sculpture, installation art, ceramics and paintings July 5-Aug. 30 at 527 E Mam St. in Hillsboro. Opening reception 6-8 pm July 5 Couch presents The Last Days of the Day to Day King. Ams Mojgani's one-man show about a young man who creates a machine that will keep the sun from rising, July 15-23. (8:30 pm Friday and Saturday 328 NW Broadway H117 $2.) Guardino Gallery 2939 NE Alberta St., exhibits Loma Nakell's mixed-media paintings and Clark Tuthill's fabricated metal sculptures through July 26. In Other Words Women's Books and Resources exhibits illustrators Julianna Bright. Janovec Studio/Gallery exhibits printmaker Ellen Emerson s monotypes July 14-Aug 22 at 4504 SE Milwaukie Ave Opening reception 5 30-9 pm July 15 1333 NW Glisan St pop musical about a hip Chicago teen who relocates to a Bible Belt farming community where rock music and dancing have been outlawed, July 15-Aug. 7 at Artists Repertory Theatre (8 pm Thursday Saturday. 2 pm Sunday 1516 SW Alder St. $14-$18 from 503-222 4480 or www nwcts.org.) Mark Woolley Gallery presents mixed-media works by Laune Damal and Gmi Chin through July 2 at 120 NW Ninth Ave Next up are gay artist Walt Curtis The LandofCh'i Charles Steeler s New Paintings and Jo Ann Mace s Dreaming of China July 5-30 Multnomah Arts Center Gallery presents Jan Baross Paintings from Mexico through July 13 at *688 SW Capital Highway Old Slocum House Theatre Company presents Over the River and Through the Woods, about a single Italian Amencan whose grandparents scheme to keep him from moving away, through July 3. (Call for times 605 Esther St.. Vancouver. Wash $8 $10 from 360 696-2427) Gav-ownei: Onda Arte Latina 2215 NE Alberta St., presents Victor H. Palertzueias sensual drawings through July 26 and Jason Engelund's Hamenco paintings through July 30 Optic Nerve Arts oresents photoqrapher Lyia Emery Reno s surreal Pink and painter Lola s freakisn Side Show Stepchildren through July 25 at 1829 NE Alberta St. Barnes Road, exhibits selected works from its SCHOOL, r F ollowed HER EAST. Goo, WE LIVED |H THE NASTIEST Portland Actors Ensemble »resents the first of two free summer Shakespeare in the Park productions, Othello, through July 9 at Lovejoy Fountain Park Bnng a lawn chair or seating pad for comfort Gallery 114 exhibits gay photographer Paul Dahlquist July 5-30. Oregon College of Art & Craft 8245 SW ME WERE. LOVER. 5 OUR LAST' Portland Arts & Lectures oresents Love s Labors Lost & Found, the second season of Verb: Literature in Performance, where snort stories by contemporary masters of the form are adapted to the stage as full-fledged dramatic works July 14- Aug. 7 at Theater Theatre (8 pm Thursday-Saturday. 7 pm July 24 and Aug 7. 3430 SE Belmont St. $12- $22 from 503-227-2583 or www literary-arts org ) Portland Center Stage presents Just Add Water/ West, its seventh annual festival for playwrights to develop their work for future professional production. July 15-17 at Portland Center for the Performing Arts. (Call for times and prices. 1111 SW Broadway 503 274 6588 www pcs.org.) Quintessence Language and Imagination Theatre presents William Shakespeare s genaer- bending comedy Much Ado About Nothing July 15- Aug. 13 at University of Portland's Mago Hunt Center (Call for times 5000 N Willamette Blvd $12-$15 from 503-943 7287 ) Radiant Theatre »resents Emergence A Theatncal Celebration of Women its third annual free festival of new play readings. July 15-18 at the Community Music Center. (7.30 om Friday. Saturday and Monday. 2 pm Sunday 3350 SE Francis St. www radianttheatre, org.) Stark Raving Theatre revisits Joseph Fisners contemporary version of a classic dilemma in Faust. Us. (Version 2 0) July 8-Aug 6 (8 pm Thursday- Saturday. 7 pm Sunday 2257 NW Raleigh St. $10- $20 from 503-232- 7072: Thursdays are 'pay what you can.") Theatre Vertigo presents A Lie of the Mind. Sam Shepard's exploration of the extremes of love and the power of creativity, through July 2 at Theater Theatre. (8 pm. 3430 SE Belmont St. $15 at the door. $13 in advance from www theatrevertigo.org.) Triangle Productions presents The Rocky Horror Show, the original gender-bending, glam-rock. B-movie. science-fiction interactive rock show starnng Wade McCollum as Frank-n-Furter and Donald L. Hom as the Narrator, extended through Aug. 20 at Theater Theatre. (Call for times. 3430 SE Belmont St. $35 at the door, $30 in advance from 503-239-5919 or TicketsWest.) BULLETIN BOARD Northwest Children's Theater and School presents Footloose, the 1980s Lux exhibits Michael Brophy s sumi inks July 7-31 at SEMESTER AT SANTA CRUI'THEM WHEN sypwfey WEWTTO GRAD (8 pm Friday and Saturday Southwest Third Avenue and Hamson Street www portlandactors.com.) Lakewood Theatre Company presents Bye Bye Birdie, the Tony-winning musical about a rock n’ roll icon who visits a small town to kiss one adoring fan goodbye before entering the Army, July 15-Aug. 21. (Call for times. 368 S State St.. Lake Oswego $25-$27 from 503-635-3901 or www lakewood center, org.) Nicole J Georges. Shannon Buck and Sarah Oleksyk through July 31 at 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd Opening reception 6-9 pm July 1. Dykes fo Watch Ou/ for The Trouble With Sydney Savage Art Resources exhibits abstract paintings by Jacqueline Ehlis in Vigor through July 9 at 1430 SE Third Ave Portland City Hall '221 SW Fourth Ave Please type your announcements and include full contact information. ON VIEW permanent collection through July 5 Next up is Craft Biennial A Review of Northwest Art & Craft July 14- Aug 28 Opening reception 4-7 pm July 14 Registration has begun for the 36th annual Willamette Writers Conference three days of workshops, panels, pitching and networking featuring more than 100 speakers agents, editors and producers from Los Angeles to New York City. Aug. 5-7. For more information e-mail wilwrite@teleport com or visit wwwwillamettewnters.com. Registration has begun for Portland State University s 36th annual Haystack Program in the Arts weeklong and weekend workshops taught by an all-star lineup of writers and visual artists. July 11 Aug 5 in Cannon Beach Tuition is $175-S415 per workshop plus lodging. For more information call 503-725-4186. e-mail snydere@pdx.edu or visit www haystack pdx edu. The Tom of Finland Foundation is accepting submissions for tne seventh biennial Emerging Erotic Artist Contest through Aug 31 For more information visit www.tomoffinlandfoundation org. Bradley-Angle House is conducting a confidential study explonng domestic violence in lesbian, bi and trans same sex relationships and seeks self identified women who have been victims within the past year of abusive relationships or who are using violence in their relationships. The goal is to improve resource organizations queer sensitivity. 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