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NEW OREGON LAUNCHES INTERVIEW SERIES

 AN EVENING OF CONVERSATION WITH THREE PORTLAND MUSIC-MAKERS
TONIGHT AT URBAN GRIND EAST, 2214 NE OREGON, 7-8:30PM, $5 ADMISSION

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NOISwebbanner The New Oregon Interview Series brings three influential Portland music-makers together for an evening of intimate conversation. Kill Rock Stars founder Slim Moon, Mississippi Studios co-owner Alicia Rose, and rap artist Mic Crenshaw sit down to discuss their work and how our music culture is evolving. Said interviewee DJ Anjali, “It’s still like the Wild West here. People are coming from other parts of the country to live here because they might be able to do what they want to do.”


An influential punk musician, Moon has toured with Kathleen Hanna and Bikini Kill, and under his direction, Kill Rock Stars released such artists as Elliott Smith, the Decemberists, and Sleater-Kinney. Dubbed “one of the best hiphop artists in PDX” by the Portland Mercury, Crenshaw has shared stages with the Fugees and the Wu-Tang Clan and his recent release hit number four on the college radio hiphop charts. Rose was the talent buyer for the Doug Fir before she partnered with Jim Brunberg to transform Mississippi Studios into a driving music venue, and is well-known for photographing local performers.

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LIGHT & SHADOWS: Party & Multidisciplinary Art Event June 20th

LIGHT & SHADOWS PARTY KICKS OFF "NEW OREGON" WITH MUSIC, ART, & FILM
June 20 event at Yoga Shala of Portland features over two dozen artists, writers, and performers

Portland, Ore.---On the longest day of the year, Portlanders will celebrate Yoga Shala of Portland's birthday at a benefit event for New Oregon Arts & Letters. Featuring music from the likes of Grey Anne and Meaghan Gannet with Michael Stirling, and films by Vanessa Renwick and Andy Blubaugh, the Light and Shadows party brings together talent in many artistic disciplines.
  

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Screenwriter ("Wendy and Lucy") Jon Raymond and author Lidia Yuknavitch are among the evening's readers. New installations, performances, and videos were commissioned for the show from Seattle's Vanessa DeWolf, London transplant Lena Munday, and local artists including Linda Austin, JC Schlecter, and Meg McHutchison. Please keep reading for the incredible full list of participating artists.

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THIS WEEKEND: THE EASTER ISLAND PROJECT IN PORTLAND

Performance Works NorthWest and New Oregon Arts & Letters present:
MAKE, PLAY, BE: THE EASTER ISLAND PROJECT IN PORTLAND

Tif-NYC-squat1 Tiffany Lee Brown & Eric Hausmann
with help from Gary Wiseman

June 6, Saturday, 7 pm
    Bring wine for post-show free reception
June 7, Sunday, 2 pm w/ Tastebud Bagels

Performance Works NW:4625 SE 67th Ave, half block north of Foster Road

Featuring live music, video installation, and the option to participate and make your own DIY writing, music, sound, or artwork, each creation a "seed" that Tiffany will take to the South Pacific isle of Easter Island next year. AGES 15+ only please.

Tiffany is director of New Oregon Arts & Letters and an editor of Plazm magazine. She has performed at PICA, Enteractive Language Festival, Dark Arts Festival, and Performance Works NW, among others. The Easter Island Project has been to New York, Oakland, Arizona, and various other spots. This is its first appearance in Portland. Tiffany is online at magdalen.com

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MAY-JUNE CALENDAR: packed with nougaty goodness

We have way too much going on in the next few weeks, and we hope you'll join us... and tell your friends... and facebook us... and keep reading the "continue" button below for details.

Lilbluekeys May 23: RADIO: THE 6,480-HOUR SOUNDTRACK ON KPSU
Previews from Eric Hausmann & Tiffany Lee Brown's soundtrack to the Easter Island Project.

June 6 & 7: EASTER ISLAND PROJECT
Installation, performance, video, & music—and your optional participation—at Performance Works NW, with Tiffany Lee Brown & Eric Hausmann.

June 20: LIGHT & SHADOWS Benefit Party
At Yoga Shala of Portland on N. Williams—art, film, music, & more, benefiting the New Oregon Interview Noisbug-tempwebSeries.

June 24: LIVE INTERVIEWS: Portland Music
New Oregon Interview Series: Nora Robertson interviews Slim Moon and others about shaping Portland's music scene. 

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WE'RE ALL MAD HERE...

Wonderland-aliceposter The latest installment of spectacle, tea, and music from Noah Mickens* and the Wanderlust Circus looks to be absolutely amazing. Buy tickets here --- some levels and dates are sold out, so you might wanna get on it.

* New Oregon Advisory Board member! 2 Gyrlz rock star! 2GQ collab a zillion years ago! In short (though he's tall), a person whose work you wanna see!

Let's just turn the rest of this over to our special, patented Press Release Duplication Service:

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INDEPENDENT FASHION: The Seaplane Interview

Holly-short1 The New Oregon Interview Series kicks off with Holly Stalder and Kathryn Towers, founders of Seaplane. Join host and interviewer Nora Robertson for live events and public conversations starting April 22 at Blackbird Wine Shop.

I first walked into the original Seaplane shop in 2001.  It was located on then-gritty SE Belmont street.  Intense walls were hung with band posters and local art.  Dresses made from fabrics, photographs and papers were strewn on vintage furniture.  I loved it.

Founded in 2000 by house designers Holly Stalder and Kathryn Towers, Seaplane is Portland's most celebrated clothing boutique.  In addition to showcasing their own lines, Stalder and Towers provided a regular platform for more than 60 designers and became the epicenter of local independent fashion talent since launching their first fashion show.

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NEW OREGON PARTY APRIL 22ND AT BLACKBIRD

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WITH JULIAN TULIP AND BABIES GOT RABIES, WEDNESDAY 6-9PM, BLACKBIRD WINE SHOP, ADMISSION FREE


M_b18e742e02cef1e7f9fbf87aab7b89b6 2GQ's New Oregon Interview Series brings artists, chefs, and other instigators of creative culture into conversation.  The new series celebrates Portland's evolving creative culture with a fundraising party at Blackbird Wine Shop featuring wine, music, and chocolate----and limited edition letterpressed artifacts. 

Lounge impresario Julian Tulip (left) and electropop imports Babies Got Rabies will play special sets. Guests will nibble chocolates from Pix Patisserie and sample regional wines by the glass or in flights. Letterpress artist and book maker Clare Carpenter of Tiger Food Press will be on hand to discuss her work. Admission is free. Donations and sponsorships will be accepted; wine and limited edition prints and artist-bound books will be available for sale.

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OREGON LOONY BIN! PSYCHEDELIC MOLD!

2GQ/New Oregon advisory board guy and general swell fellow Andrew in Brooklyn sends news of this very intriguing show: "thought you might be interested in hearing about this (oregon loony bin! psychedelic mold!)..."

The New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU presents LIBRARY OF DUST, an evening of talks, readings, and a short film in response to David Maisel's remarkable photographic excavation of a warehouse of ashes (of the Oregon dead) otherwise lost to time. April 13 in NYC.

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PRIVACY POLICY, COPYRIGHT POLICY, ETC.

P8220005 At the behest of our host, TypePad, we now present the one, the only, the amazing and incredible: PRIVACY POLICY AND FINE PRINT of 2GQ/New Oregon Arts & Letters! Wa-hoo!

AHEM. This site and the artists/writers who post on this site may use your email address for purposes of contacting you. We may send you newsletters or invitations to attend events. We might even, in one of our more somber moods, send you one of those online greeting cards with the little smiley faces and dancing frogs.

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IS WRITING EXPLOITATION?

Small_peter-rock-oregon Writers write about the world around them. Does that make them abusive?

And do they owe royalties to everything and everyone who sparks their creative work?

These were among the questions explored during author Peter Rock's appearance at Powell's City of Books in downtown Portland this week. His new book, My Abandonment, was loosely inspired by a local news story. And some of the resulting conversation pissed off 2GQ's roving reporter, Kristy Athens.

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MAKE THE MOST OF THE TANKING ECONOMY...

...by remembering that the arts are here to lift your spirits, make sense of your world, and weird you out. Stockbrokers may fail you, your job might lay you off, but we'll still be here, working no matter what.

So send us a five, a hundred, or whatever moves you via Network for Good
. New Oregon Arts & Letters, the non-profit organization formerly known as 2GQ, will give you a charity receipt for tax purposes. In the "DESIGNATION" box, type the name of the project you'd like to support: New Oregon Arts & Letters organization, Tiffany Lee Brown's Easter Island Project, or the upcoming New Oregon Interview Series with Nora Robertson.

TIF'S EASTER ISLAND PROJECT IN NYC, MARCH 27

DSC03542 Thursday, March 26th, 7pm - Portland writer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist Tiffany Lee Brown brings the Easter Island Project: Participation Tour to the Synthetic Zero Art Space in the South Bronx (a mere twenty minute train ride from Union Square, for those who might be averse to leaving the confines of Manhattan).

We are compelled to create-to make, write, act, and give birth. How do we manifest this deep desire? How do our creations---novels, babies, and atom bombs---affect our lives, our culture, and our planet?

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2GQ'S NORA ROBERTSON & TIFFANY LEE BROWN AT PANIC IN NYC

Nora-tt-coast-714375 Charlie Vázquez hosts SHE-PANIC! *multicultural meditations on female desire*, a sensual evening of readings centered on the desire of creation, female desire, at Nowhere, NYC. Come grab a seat and listen to the lusty, multicultural exploits of erotica divas Martha Garvey, Mure Vyn, Rosalind Christine Lloyd, Llivia Llewellyn, Tiffany Lee Brown and Nora Robertson. I'll be happy to be hosting these ladies, who hail from the Pacific Northwest to Trinidad and beyond, and hope you will too...bring a friend and a smile. --Charlie



March 25 2009, 8PM sharp, 21+, FREE
Nowhere
322 E 14th St, NYC (btwn 1st/2nd Aves)

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••• JUNE 20 •••
LIGHT & SHADOWS
New Oregon and Yoga Shala of Portland throw a party at 3808 N. Williams Avenue, with film, art, music, and performance. Over two dozen artists, filmmakers, musicians, and writers: read about 'em here. This year's annual shala birthday event benefits New Oregon Interview Series. Yay!

••• JUNE 24 •••
INTERVIEW SERIES: MUSIC
Join us for coffee and conversation. Nora Robertson interviews the folks who make the music scene happen, with Slim Moon, Mic Crenshaw, and Alicia Rose. Join the discussion at Urban Grind East, a fabulous coffeeshop at 2214 NE Oregon Street, 7 pm to 8:30. The very first installment of the New Oregon Interview Series live discussions.

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