Portland artist Amy Ruppel, opens her studio for a sale this evening. She shows many spots around town, but is well known as the champion of the online sale, so get on her mailing list. It's in the Ford Building, one of Southeast Portland's creative hubs, with Gallery Homeland programming the lobby, and Pushdot Studios taking a first floor space. At Ruppel World Headquarters in the Ford Building, 2505 SE 11thxDivision Studio #254. 6PM-10
Lewis and Clark College's ethnomusicology program has a gamelan, an orchestra of cast bronze percussion and supplemental instruments from Indonesia. They are tuned together in their making, making each gamelan, and this one numbers over 60 instruments, unique. It's been part of the music program at the college since 1980. Tonight is a public concert marking the 30th anniversary of the gamelan ensemble the Venerable Showers of Beauty.
The performance will be led by noted shadow puppet performer from UC Berkeley, Ki Midiyanto, with guest musicians from Gamelan Pacifica at Cornish and Lewis & Clark’s Friends of Rain New Music Ensemble.
The program will include traditional music and modern gamelan music by composer Lou Harrison, famous for incorporating world music elements into 20th Century composition.
The concert will be in Evans Auditorium, toward the back of the campus, leave time for parking and navigation. At Evans Auditorim, Lewis & Clark College. 8PM $15, $10 students and seniors.
Disjecta holds its annual auction of great Portland artists this evening. It's an impressive list, and the sale supports the operation of the art center which does an amazing amount of programming on a very thrifty budget. The list of artists is here. Guest auctioneers are the always entertaining Dave Allen and Andrew Dickson. Live music by Church No. 9. These events are great fun, lively, packed with Portland creatives and conversation. At Disjecta www.disjecta.org 8371 N Interstate 7-11PM $20
