Party & Multidisciplinary Art Event June 20th
This
year, Yoga Shala of Portland's extravagant bash will benefit the New Oregon
Interview Series. Come by their gorgeous, huge space on North Williams
for music, film, readings, performance, and installations on the
longest day of the year, June 20.
A Night of Light & Shadows
Saturday, June 20, 7 pm–midnight
Yoga Shala of Portland
3808 N. Williams Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Admission: $5–20 sliding scale donation
All ages. 21+: Beer & wine available.
Music
Meaghan Gannett + Michael Stirling : mystery/beauty
Grey Anne: independent songmaking
Amorée Lovell: smoky-voiced dark lounge with a dollop of Tom Waits
Pancake Breakfast: adorable weirdness from the fabled Columbia Gorge
Sweethome: harmonium + chanting
DJ Try My Cabbage: unerring surprises
Installation & Performance
Lena Munday: video/interaction straight from London
JC Schlechter: video installation
Vanessa DeWolf: original new performance from Seattle's finest
Jason Bahling: video installation
Grace Constantine: belly dance
Meg McHutchison: installation & performance
Linda Austin: video/performance
with yogis from Yoga Shala of Portland
Video & Film
Vanessa Renwick: work in progress
Andy Blubaugh: work in progress + producers on-hand to answer questions
e*rock: new work in progress + discussion
Karl Lind: curating short films + experimental work
Literary Readings
Jon Raymond: new work in progress
Lidia Yuknavitch: mysterious beauty
Pecos B.: sweet spoken word
Kristy Athens: has something up her sleeve
Light & Shadows: behind the scenes
Hosted by Jody Kurilla & Yoga Shala of Portland
Curated by Tiffany Lee Brown
Media/design sponsorship courtesy of Plazm
Beer sponsor: Stone Brewing
Room of Shadows (and Flickering Films) technical manager: Jason Bahling
Pictured above: Lena Munday/Optic Noodle
Special
thanks to Nora Robertson, Gary Wiseman, Karl Lind, Jody Kurilla, Joshua
Berger, Meg McHutchison, Llewyn Máire, and all the
artists and volunteers who make Portland's freakin' great stuff happen.
New Oregon Interview Series: details
Producer and host: Nora Robertson
First live public event: June 24 at Urban Grind East
Read the first online interview: Seaplane
Learn more about the series
