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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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