FOCUS page C4 in Il,t ^Jortlanb (©baeruer September 7, 2005 ool & the Gang with Morris Day and The Time Henk Pander's watercolors will be featured in an exhibit on firefighters at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center beginning Thursday, Sept. 8. Exhibit Sheds Light on Firehouses ON SALI NQ.W_ Friday, September 16th at 7pm $35 and $45 tickets available at the Coyote Club desk, www.starticketsplus.com or by phone at S P IM I M O U N T A IN siartuketsp1 V h e r lis c w ith C A S IN O diversity in C all 5O3-2SS 0033 ^ k u tla n b (© bs ads(<? portlandobserver Curious artists around Portland recently spent time among local firehouses, participating in and observing the daily grind of being a firefighter. What resulted is a large collection of artwork to be featured in “ In tersectio n s: A rtists and F ire fig h te rs” at the In terstate Firehouse Cultural Center running Thursday, Sept. 8 through Oct. 27. The show features the work of Jason Greene, Mary Josephson, Cynthia Lahti and Henk Pander in collaboration with the Regional Arts and Culture Council and Portland Fire and Rescue. Observations and impressions were recorded with photographs, sketches, diary entries and a wealth M u lti-in stru m e n ta list and songwriter Jake Armerding will con jure up a contemporary bluegrass performance on Sept. 18a,8p.m .at Mississippi Studios. Armerding has won both re gional and national acclaim for his smart, urbane blend of traditional in stru m en tatio n w ith m elodic songerait playing guitar, fiddle and mandolin. He was also recently nominated for the Best Folk Artist award at the 2004 Boston Music Awards, which celebrate the quality and diversity of the rich Boston music scene. Tickets for the performance are $10. The Mississippi Studios are located at 3939 N. Mississippi St. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , v isit www.mississippistudios.com. of personal memories. The artists then returned to their studios to create unique artworks based on their experiences. Also on exhibit will be a collec tion of historic photographs from the archives of the Portland Bureau of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Ser vices. The photos document the people, places, equipm ent, and teams of horses that represented the public personaof the firefighting force o f a century ago. The IFCC Gallery isopen 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. For m ore inform ation, visit www.ifcc-arts.org, or call 503-823- 4322.