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Andy Batt's Portraits Of The World Famous March Fourth Marching Band.

Nemo Design presents Andy Batt's Portraits of The World Famous March Fourth Marching Band photography exhibit opening on Friday, April 04, 2008. Please join us on April 4th from 6PM – 10PM for the opening. Beer and wine will be available. The show will then run through Tuesday, April 28, 2008 at Nemo Design: 1875 SE Belmont Street in Portland, OR.

Andy Batt first photographed the March Fourth Marching Band for Portland Monthly in 2006. Over the past couple years, Batt has done portraiture work of the band, emphasizing their unique personalities and graphic qualities. Batt has chosen 70 of his black and white portraits to display for the show.Andy Batt is a commercial photographer whose work centers around people photography – quirky lifestyle work and moody action photography of athletes and dancers. Andy graduated from the Rochester Instituted of Technology with a BFA in photography, and has been in the commercial photography world ever since. Andy has been featured in Communication Arts and STEP Inside Design Magazines, awarded for his photography by PDN and the International Photography Awards competition, has been interviewed for articles for Rangefinder Magazine, Photo Media, & the National ASMP Bulletin. Andy is currently Co-President of the ASMP Oregon chapter, and is a member of EP.

March Fourth will be doing a three-month run at the newly refurbished Bossanova Ballroom on the first Friday of April, May, and June. They will appear with special guest bands, performers, and DJs to create an unforgettable bonanza of fun. March Fourth will be donating the proceeds of each show to benefit some of their favorite organizations, projects, and bands.

Brought to you by Social Cash and Pampelmoose

Me and Juliette Lewis in Japan with a photo-shopped DJ Izm muscling in….

DJ Izm and me spent Wednesday night in the Nemo shed working out a cool set that we'll road test at East in Chinatown tonight and then next week we'll really be rocking the house at a private party somewhere in downtown Portland, [more on this after the event, sorry folks.] Occasionally Izm has sent me his mixes and mash ups – there's a cool 50 minute set here – and here he channels the Big Lebowski. In this one he mashes Leonard Cohen. All good stuff. Yesterday he surprised me by sending over a MP3 of a track that he and I laid down in 2002 I believe [Izm correct me if I'm wrong.] Not sure who put down the female vocals but I'm loving the huge fat bottom end so crank up the sub woofer for this one. It's clearly a work in progress but there's something very sublime about it inna a dub style. It sits real nice alongside the 4 Hero/J Dilla cut too…

Dave Allen and DJ Izm aka The Beardsy Boys – Take It Away (demo)

4 Hero and J Dilla – Over The Breaks

Brought to you by Pampelmoose and Social Cash.

East Chinatown Lounge
322 NW Everett St
Portland, OR 97209

TIME 9pm COST $7.00 day of show

Caves The Cops DJ Pretty Please DJ Hanukkah Miracle

It appears that is also Jake's (Caves) birthday, so even the former Mayor of Belmont is visiting/playing. Message from Jake:

If you want be my special friend, you gotta come. If you want to stay my special friends, go. You will only be sorry when it's over. That is of course if it ever ends…

Love, Jacob I Carey, Esq.

I was at the opening day of the Faux Film Festival last year. Luckily, a friend made it there thirty minutes earlier than I or we might not have gotten a seat. Yes, it was packed.

I'm not going to say I was terribly impressed with the majority of what I saw, but the crowd was enjoying it thoroughly and I'm sure it will be packed again.

FauxFilm.com has the rundown of info…and is up for the ugliest website I have seen in weeks (other than this one).

Hollywood Theater
4122 Ne Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97212

It's time for that monthly Meetin Mingler, where 100+ people go to a bar and…well, mingle. With over one thousand views and all those RSVPs, this one should be packed as well.

Plus, unintentional or not–tonight is the kickoff of the Sweet 16–meaning there will be a lot more people at The City to watch March Madness on their many (many, many) televisions.

Lastly, is the blood flowing to easily through your arteries? The City has the answer for only $17: one pound of ground beef, a pound of hot wings, and a pound of fries! Apparently, something happens (death?) if you finish it all in under 15 minutes.

More on Meetin Portland (MiPL)
The City Sports Bar and Restaurant
424 SW 4th Ave.
7:30 – 11:00 p.m.

From Melissa Delzio:

PDXpo 2008 Brings Portland's Design Community Together.
Annual AIGA Portland Event Showcases Creative Industry.

Alicia Johnson and Hal Wolverton are Executive Creative Directors at Euro RSCG in New York. Yes, we know what you're thinking. PDXpo is about the Portland design community. And no, Johnson + Wolverton, the seminal studio founded by our presenters, no longer keeps a Portland address. But there is no question that the studio's footprint has sustained, the work endures, and the community of designers with whom the couple has worked flourishes. Right here in Portland.

Creatives are invited to join AIGA Portland Thursday, March 27 at Portland Center for the Performing Arts (Winningstad Theater) as Alicia and Hal reflect on Portland, and present the creative work their firm created for Amnesty International, the Sundance Channel and Miller Genuine Draft, among others. Experience the work of their notable collaborators; the designers, artists, agencies, directors, animators, photographers, writers and musicians who call Portland home. Plus, you'll get a peek at how their next chapter in New York, shaping Jaguar and the world's most memorable luxury brands, is playing out for two of our city's most formative design icons. Keynote begins at 8:10 p.m., Winningstad Theater, PCPA.

About the Expo
PDXpo means many things to many people. In its third year under the banner of PDXpo, AIGA Portland is excited to provide this showcase to the creative community. The Expo is an opportunity to stay connected with Portland's most notable graphic arts vendors and service providers and get real-world answers to design questions; from education, to ink and interface. Join AIGA's Portland chapter for hors d'oeuvres and a beverage (or two) during the Expo and mingle with the local design community. The Portland Design Expo starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA),

Thursday, March 27, 2008
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Portland Center for Performing Arts: The Winningstad Theater
1111 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97205
Event Website

I just saw this message from Beulahland that a sign-up date has been announced. Really, what better event is there in August than the Adult Soap Box Derby? There were at least a thousand people up on Mount Tabor last year for this event, and there will likely be more this year. This picture is from the after party at Plan B Bar (where there were 200+ people as well). From Beulahland:

Mark it on yer calendars boys-n-girls……

Sigh ups for this years PDX ADULT SOAPBOX DERBY will be…..ON Thursday April 10th at 7 A.M.
They will be held at Beulahland 118 NE 28th Ave.

You must be present to sign up.
You must pay the 100$ fee.
AND
You must complete the application!!

THANKS and GOOD LUCK!
Love Beulah!!!

Click here for more August events in Portland, Oregon

Official Time of Event: Saturday August 16, 2008 from 10:00am – 4:00pm

From Allison and Melanie:

Our last two events at Basement and B-side were really busy. We had much more turnout than expected and registered a lot of people. How exciting. Some people just even wanted to talk politics and eat cupcakes with us, which was great.

So anyway, we just found out we'll be going to Ash St. Saloon tomorrow and drinking and registering alongside the Grand Theft Pizza Party. We could all use some comedy.

If you're interested in what we're doing this week:

Wed. March 26: Ash St./alongside Grand Theft Pizza Party
Sat. March 29: Back at B-side by popular demand

More info on the Thirsty Voter PDX Myspace

Is it too early to look forward to Friday? (NO!)

On Friday, there is a book release, reading, and party at the Opposable Thumb Gallery. Many people probably don't know this place yet, but it was Kaiju (sp?), and it is between St. Cupcake and Laughing Planet on SE Belmont. I saw somewhere that there will be a free keg O' Beer there, and that works for me…Details sent over from Jaret Ferratusco:

Synopsis from back cover of the book:

With these twelve stories, Jaret Ferratusco presents unsettling vignettes of people existing at the very fringes of self, society, and reality. Through investigations of the psychology of seemingly ordinary individuals —from the haunted confines of childhood to the void of isolation in adult life—these stories offer harrowing glimpses of a hidden world around us—a world that for some becomes inescapably and horribly real. In the tradition of the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME presents the reader with narratives that pit the conceits of the everyday and tactile world against an encroaching and undefined menace of horror and the macabre in a struggle for sanity, identity, and survival.

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'Please Don't Leave Me'
by JARET FERRATUSCO

Friday, March 28
8pm (reading at 8:30pm)
Cafe setting, so ALL AGES.
Opposable Thumb Gallery & Cafe
3312 SE Belmont Street

From Sarah Jane:

Pyrate Punx is a 100% volunteer, DIY musicians network with 26 chapters World Wide. Each chapter brings together musicians, bands, music lovers, shows, & bbq's in their area to have a good time. Every year Pyrate Punx puts together several Pyrate Punx bands for The Crewz Cruize tour. The Crewz Cruize gives the bands a chance to play for our friends in various cities, all set up by the local Pyrate Punx chapter.

This year we have 4 bands on the line up:
Cyanide Destruct (Seattle) http://www. myspace. com/cyanidedestruct
Fistifuks (Santa Rosa) http://www. myspace. com/11419555
$hort Changed (Oakland/Wagon Town) http://www. myspace. com/shortchanged
Zabaleen (Chico) http://www. myspace. com/zabaleen

For more info on Pyrate Punx find us @ http://www.myspace.com/pyratepunxoaklandcrue.

Look forward to seeing you there!
Smooches
SarahJane

Tuesday March 25th
Plan B Bar
1305 S.E. 8th Ave Portland, OR
9pm 21+ $5.00