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Several gay and lesbian artists and business
owners are involved in North Portland’s third
annual St. Johns Window Project.
Each participating store adds an element
of creativity by exhibiting a “Transformed
Chair” by one of 24 artists, or a print by stu
dents of Pacific Northwest College of Art,
inspired by St. Johns’ history. Local sculptors
also have collaborated to create a sculpture
garden.
“Primarily, my interest has always been pro
moting artists and building that bridge between
people who generally don’t care about art and
artists in North Portland,” says Rhoda London,
a queer artist who is organizing the print por
tion of the project. She says the art will bring
in those who may be unfamiliar with this dis
tinctive neighborhcxxl
Andy Stout, owner of Four Comers Frame
Studio, 7238 N. Burlington Ave., is hosting
four chairs and prints at his business and has
created a chair that’s on display at an office
furniture shop.
His chair is painted to match the St. Johns
Bridge and gives concentration to light and
angles with fishing line. “It’s a metaphysical
example of thought,” says Stout, who is also a
painter.
Artist Courtney Frisse, a first-time contrib
utor to the project, injected her chair with a
dose of humor by creating a structure that sup
ports nothing—not even itself. The chair will
be displayed in the window of St. Johns
Btxiksellers, a new independent store at
8622 N. Lombard St.
“I love projects like this in which art leaves
the galleries and studios and is incorporated
into the everyday life of a community,” says
Frisse. “I think the conversations and inter
actions between the artists, residents and busi
ness owners are as much a part of the project
as the artwork itself.”
The St. Johns Window Project is on display
through Aug. 30.
“This event will help out all the local busi
nesses in town with exposure and let people
know that these resources—in St. Johns, in
North Portland—do exist,” says Stout.
—Jaymee R. Cutí
Ladies, are you lookin'
fore a good time?
Then go hit the Links!
For singles and couples who enjoy a good
game of golf, Ladies on the Links Golf
Tournament is sure to be a hit. The women-
only golf tournament will take place Oct. 2 at
Heron Lakes Golf Club followed by a party at
the stylish wine and martini bar Crush.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to meet
other women, singles as well as couples who
share similar interests while raising money for
two great causes,” says tournament organizer Ellie
Heller. “I want people to enjoy themselves.”
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit
the Doembecher Pediatric Foundation and the
Hambleton Project.
The foundation supports many services that
are made available to children not only in the
Portland area but nationwide, from heart
defects to cancer treatment. “As an employee
of Doembecher,” Heller says, “I personally
have seen firsthand the tremendous work done
there and the smiles of those kids who benefit
from the services provided.”
Hambleton, a support group for lesbians
with cancer and other life-threatening condi
tions, is run by volunteers and solely functions
on the donations it receives. “The Hambleton
The NW Professional Dance Project gives young dancers a chance to study under choreographers
from a wide range of backgrounds
Project is a godsend,” Heller says.
The idea for the benefit golf tourna
ment and mixer came about when Heller
was talking to a friend about ways to meet
other singles in Portland. “There are a lot
of women that play golf, and so I thought
that somebcxly should put together a golf
tournament,” she says.
After her friend suggested Heller
should organize the event, she rose to the
occasion. The end result is a fabulous day
long event full of fun, friends and golf.
Tickets cost $100 a person and include
18 holes of scramble-style golf, a tee prize,
cart service, catered lunch and access to the
after-party, which will feature T-Dance drink
specials, hors d’oeuvres, awards and prizes.
Applications for the tournament can be
found online at www.cruisecontrolpdx.com. For
more information contact Heller at
hellere@ohsu.edu.
—Courtney Perkins
Portland
project fosters
young dancers
Not only does the
project give dancers a
chance to study under
choreographers from a
wide range of back
grounds, but it also pro
vides an important
opportunity for making
connections.
“It’s all about mentor
ing these dancers, who
are so hungry,” says
Slipper.
Last year, for
instance, several of the dancers received con
tracts with professional companies as a result of
their time at the project, and others received
recommendations. After all, as Slipper points
out, a dancer can make a big impression on a
choreographer during the project.
“You leam an incredible amount about a
dancer: how they work with others, how they
respond to you, how creative they are,” she
explains.
It’s a dream arrangement for the choreogra-
For the second year, the
NW Professional Dance
Project brings together the
wisdom of experience and
the exuberance of youth.
Big-name choreogra
phers and artistic directors
from companies like
Nederlands Dans
Theater III and Hubbard
Street Dance Chicago fly to
Portland and join local
dance artists in working
with a “company" of 36
professional and preprofes
sional dancers, ages 16 to
25. For three full weeks,
nearly 10 hours a day, the
young dancers leam from
these choreographers by
way of classes, workshops
and choreographic sessions.
The dancers will be
“pushed, torqued, twisted,
manipulated, challenged,”
says Sarah Slipper, who is
one of the project’s artistic
directors, along with Steve
Gonzales, artistic director
of the Jefferson Dancers.
Queer artist Courtney Frisse injected her chair with a dose of humor.