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Art on the Boulevard
Holiday weekend
festival at
McCoy Academy
T he first annual A rt on the B o u
levard F estival, presented by T he
O pen D oor G allery at the M cC oy
A cadem y, 3802 N .E. M artin L uther
K ing Jr. B lvd., w ill be held ov er the
L abor D ay w eekend, Friday, Aug.
31 through M onday, Sept. 3, from
noon to 6 p.m .
T he festival is a fundraiser for a
free S aturday arts program based in
the com m unity.
H ighlights o f the event include
perform ances by local artists and
the unveiling o f B obby F o u th e r’s
co m m issio n ed paintings for the R e
gional A rts and C ulture C ouncils
perm anent w orks collection. T he
perform ing artists w ill include Janice
S croggins and guests, Toni H ill,
G auri R aj, B lue A zul, C am ero n
W hitten, L ady R ose, B lacque But-
terfly and many more. Brenda Phillips
w ill also p erform via skype from
A tlanta, G a„ and T eressa R aiford
w ill host the S unday T ea@ T hree
program.
F outher has dedicated his career
to inspiring youth in the greater
Portland area and b e
yond to discover and
cultivate their natural
artistic ability. He is a
second- generation vi
sual and perform ing art
ist and native O reg o
nian know n for his dedi
cation to arts ed u ca
tion.
His goal is to recre
ate a centrally located
place for m aking art in
o u r c o m m u n ity . He
hopes the festival will
inspire those w ithin the
com m unity to jo in him
in creating an en v iro n
m ent that supports and
prom otes artistic talent.
For m ore inform a
tion on the A rt O n The B oulevard
Festival, o r how you can support
the “O pen D oor G allery ,” contact
B obby F outher at 503-422-3076 or
b o b b y fo u th e r@ y a h o o .co m .
Classical Music for All Ages
Free waterfront
concert set for
Thursday
O ne o f P o rtla n d ’s favorite a n
nual
e v e n t s — th e
O re g o n
S y m p h o n y ’s free W aterfront C o n
cert— is set for T hursday, A ug. 30.
E ach y ear thousands o f people
o f all ages pick their spots on the
grass beside the W illam ette R iver at
T om M cC all W aterfront Park, bring
their blankets, their fam ilies and their
picnics to help M usic D irector Carlos
K alm ar and the O regon Sym phony
kick o ff the sym phony season in
spectacular P ortland fashion.
T h is y e a r th e S y m p h o n y is
p le a se d to sh are th e s u m m e r s p o t
lig h t o n c e a g a in w ith the P o rtla n d
Y o u th P h ilh a rm o n ic , led by M u
sic D ire c to r D a v id H a ttn e r, w h o
ta k e s th e sta g e at 5 p .m ., an d the
O re g o n B allet T h e a tre w h ich w ill
p e rfo rm the B la ck S w an pas de
d e u x fro m S w an L ak e (fe a tu rin g
d a n c e rs Y u k a lin o a n d B ria n
S im c o e ) d u rin g th e sy m p h o n y 's 7
p.m . c o n c e rt.
T he festivities conclude w ith the
tr a d i t i o n a l g r a n d f in a le —
T chaikovsky's 1812 O verture c o m
plete w ith m ilitary cannons from the
O regon A rm y N ational G uard 218th
Field A rtillery. Im m ediately follow
ing the 1812 O verture w e ’ll light up
the skies w ith an elaborate firew orks
Bridgeport Goes for
Something Wicked
Portland’s BridgePort Brewing
has released its new est fall seasonal
brew.
The aptly titled, “W itch H unt,” is
a spiced harvest ale with an intense
dry hop character that is finished off
with hints o f cinnam on and nutmeg.
“W ith all o f the pum pkin ales
that com e out in the fall, w e w anted
to try som ething a little d ifferent,”
said B ridgeport B rew m aster Je ff
E dgerton. “T his is still a beer that
you can enjoy alongside the c o m
fort foods o f fall but the spice
flavors are subtle e n o u g h that you
can have m ore than ju s t one in a
s ittin g w ith o u t b e in g o v e r
w helm ed.”
C a n n o n ’s R ib Express p re s e n ts :
REGGIE HOUSTON’S C’EX ALL STARS
Sundays 5-8pm
at Cannon’s
Rib Express
5410 NE 33rd Ave
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(Next to .New Seasons)
Sunshine, BBQ and a FREE,
all-ages, outdoor show by a New
Orleans’ sax legend, Grammy
nominated pianist JANICE
SCROGGINS, bass virtuoso
BEN JONES & a rotating cast
of Portland’s hottest percuss
ionists each week.
What could be better?
... Well, you never know what amazing
surprise guest musician will sit in!
Classical music takes center stage for a free concert by the
Oregon Symphony on Thursday, Aug. 30 at Tom McCall Water-
front Park, downtown.
d isplay, a signal to ev ery o n e in
P ortland that the season has begun.
Special thanks go to the W ater
front C o n c e rt’s g en ero u s sponsors:
the C ity o f P ortland, the R egional
A rts and C ulture C ouncil, N W N atu
ral, Boeing, K O IN TV and KINK fm.
P atrons w ho bring law n chairs
are urged to bring only chairs that
sit low to the ground in order to
preserve sightlines for those p a
trons behind them . T he ev en in g ’s
co n cert program will once again be
av ailab le v ia sm artp h o n es, w ith
each piece o f m usic announced from
the stage.
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