August 23, 2017
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
A scene from Standing Rock in North Dakota from Portland story teller and visual artist Carolyn Campbell from her exhibit ‘Majestic Ground of North Dakota Moon,’ now
showing at Destino Café, 1520 N.E. Alberta St.
Majestic Ground of North Dakota Moon
Most have seen the images of Standing
Rock’s protests and standoffs of last winter
in North Dakota when Native Americans and
supporters were driven from land by military
force. What you couldn’t see, though, was the
magnificent strength of earth and the gentle
truths of the people and the spirits that reside
in this sacred and mostly forgotten land.
Portland story teller and visual artist Car-
olyn Campbell presents the landscapes of
Standing Rock besieged by winter that will
take your breath away in her photo exhibit
which will be on display through Aug. 31 at
Destino Café, 1520 N.E. Alberta St.
In this showing, Campbell honors the
Gallery’s August Shows
Contemporary designs, geo-
metric elements and an artist’s
investigation of borders to explore
boundaries are some of the con-
cepts used in art works featured
this month at Guardino Gallery,
Shanon Weber makes 3D sculpture designs from reclaimed
2939 N.E. Alberta St.
Showing in the Guardino’s materials.
main gallery are works in 3D fiber
sculpture by Shannon Weber and
abstract paintings by Chi Mere-
dith. Weber uses reclaimed mate-
rials and found objects to create
contemporary designs. Meredith’s
paintings contrast between organ-
ic and geometric elements.
In the gallery’s feature area,
Michael Kurz has titled his work,
Borders. He investigates boundar-
ies and markings that divide one
Michael Kurz explores borders to illuminate physical barriers and lines.
space from another.
legacy of wisdom, the power of place, and
the unending grief of those who were here
first to capture the untold stories of places
and people who are often disregarded or dis-
missed.
Grammy
nominee
and 8-time
Blues Music
Award Winner
Shemekia
Copeland will
perform this
weekend at
the Vancouver
Wine & Jazz
Festival.
Hot Jazz, Wines
and Fine Art
With its focus on world-class jazz musicians, fine art and crafts,
and great Northwest wines, the 20th annual Vancouver Wine & Jazz
Festival is coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25-27, to Es-
ther Short Park in downtown Vancouver.
The concert lineup features internationally acclaimed Gram-
my-nominated jazz and blues legends, as well as up-and-coming
musicians who are breaking onto the national scene. Local and re-
gional bands, as well the 56th US Army Jazz Band from Joint Base
Lewis-McCord will be performing. More than 20 concerts will be
staged during the three-day festival.
For a complete lineup and more details, visit vancouverwinejazz.
com