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August 8. 2012
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V ENTERTAINMENT
August Showat Guardino
G uardino Gallery, 2939 N.E.
A lb erta St., giv es special rec-
og n itio n to the w orks o f three
artists during August:
Y u k aH iro ta creates abstract
ceram ic sculpture. H er w orks
FREE CONCERTS
in the Washington Park Rose Garden
SUMMER
FREE
FOR ALL
2012
Washington Park
Summer Festival
August 2-12
Concerts begin
at 6:00 PM
Thu, Aug 2
Presented by
DA 1 M LE R
BodyVox
>4 freewheeling movement troupe whose unique approach
to theater assimilates all possibilities for physicality
Fri, Aug 3
The Strange Tones
Fiery, rootsy. Muddy award-winning tunes on a
surfboard one of Oregon's best rock and blues bands
Sat, Aug 4
Portland SummerFest Opera in the Park
A concert performance of DIE FLEDERMAUS by Johann
Strauss, featuring rising stars on the national opera
scene
Sun, Aug 5
Portland Festival Symphony
Celebrating classical music for over 30 years under the
inspired baton of Maestro Lajos Balogh
Mon, Aug 6
The Shanghai Woolies
Whimsical and mysterious "hot music" of the 1920s and
30s, as envisioned by Pink Martini trumpeter Gavin
Bondy
Tue, Aug 7
Los Pinguos *
Vivacious and award-winning ensemble from Buenos
Aires, presenting a fusion of Latin music traditions
Wed, Aug 8
The House Jacks
A virtuosic a cappella rock band whose harmony and
pioneering vocal percussion has been the soundtrack for
ESPN's “Monday Night Football’’
Thu, Aug 9
Wanderlust Circus
The premiere bohemian circus operation in Portland,
featuring acrobats, aerialists, hand balancers, stilt
dancers, trick ropers, jazz-bos. crooners, and clowns
Fri, Aug 10
The David Gerald Band
Mississippi-born blues man with deeply rooted music
traditions, now based in Detroit and hailed for his gritty,
guitar-driven performances
Sat, Aug 11
Water Tower
Indie fave bluegrass pickers with an old-time spirit that's
harmonious, celebratory, and delivered with a punk soul
Sun, Aug 12 Plan 9 From Outer Space -
Music begins at 7:30 PM, Film begins at 8:13 PM
FILMUSIK's original performance of the 1959 cult classic
- a surreal and hilarious combination of film, live music,
and sound
Find more free activities at www PortlandParks.org
PO RTLAN D
PARKS & R E C R E A T IO N
H e a lth y Parks, H e a lth y P o rtla n d
The Best Park System in the N ation
Yuka Hi rota’s abstract ceramic form.
are hand built using the coil
ing m ethod w ith stonew are
orporcelain clay. She works
w ith form s that are sim ple
yet co m plex in th eir im age
associations; form s that are
calm yet suggest kinetic pos
sibility.
A rtist P aula B lackw ell
creates "m ysterious atm o
spheres" in her en cau stic
paintings o f landscapes. She
uses a co m b in atio n o f e n
caustic and oil on w ood pan
els to create compelling land
scapes that capture an air o f
m ystery and tim elessness.
A n nam arie P eters uses a
surprising m ix o f found ob
je c ts and p ain t to create her
unique m ixed m edia assem
blages. S he adds collaged
vintage details and painted
sections o f ad vertising and
o th e r im ages to a piece to
tell a story about a person, a
relatio n sh ip , o r a p erio d o f
time.
’Cheyenne’ by Annamarie Peters.