New Oregon Arts & Letters (formerly 2GQ)

DINNER SERIES: EAT, TALK, ART.

Whaddowe love as much as making art? Talkin' about it! Oh, and drinking. And food. All at once.

Thus, Linda Austin and Tahni Holt present the 2010 Artist Dinner Series: six dinners featuring conversations with twelve different artists. At each supper, you'll find under twenty guests, along with food, wine, and dessert. Dietary restrictions are accommodated. 

Reserve a spot early for July 24, when New Oregon Executive Imperatrix Tiffany Lee Brown and Plazm magazine Art Director Joshua Berger (pictured left) are the guests. Expect a knock-down, drag-out sparring match as these two artists—who may or may not also be, uhh, shall we say, intimately involved with each other—discuss the creative process. Watch out for shrapnel!

Get your reservations (and the secret location of your dinner) by emailing hello@tahniholt.com.

February 27: Angelle Hebert + Angela Fair  •  March 20: Linda Austin + Kristan Kennedy
April 24: Tahni Holt + Ethan Rose  •  May 22: Cydney Wilkes + Lisa Radon
June 26: David Eckard + Linda K. Johnson  •  July 24: Tiffany Lee Brown + Joshua Berger

New Oregon Interview Series on Portland's Urban Space

Nora Robertson sits down with Mayor Sam Adams, Portland Monthly editor Randy Gragg and prominent architect Brad Cloepfil together to discuss their work in shaping urban space and how our built environment is evolving. Listen in or float a question in our final conversation in the series.

Coming up on Monday the 22nd, 7-8:30 PM, Urban Grind East, 2214 NE Oregon St., doors open at 6:30, beer and wine, $5.

Read on for more info.

"THE GIFT" AUTHOR LEWIS HYDE AT PNCA

Creativity and the common good are the theme of Hyde's talk at the PNCA commons this Thursday. Known and adored for his book The Gift, Hyde appears in Portland courtesy of PNCA and Lewis & Clark College.