The Research Club, you, present brunch. Today's instance will be held at the mall! Research Club is collaborator with a group of artists who have taken over a closed Pottery Barn store in the Pioneer Square mall, an epic example of poetic justice. Presenters include Lisa Hoashi, public information officer for Mercy Corps projects in Haiti; Ben Popp, on matte printer compositing on 16mm film, how it was done before electronic compositing became possible in the 1980's; UO White Box Gallery curator Elizabeth Lamb on the collaborative gallery opening in the Mall in February; and artist writer Elizabeth Danger Gardner. Food is involved, but the Research Club is serious about sustainability: you must bring your own cup, plate-bowl and utensils, and take them with you when you leave. Or you may eat off lettuce leaves or recycled cardboard sheets they provide! Bring vegan or vegetarian-friendly brunch food, arrive early, stay to talk. A project of research-club.org At the Pioneer Place Mall, bounded by SW Morrison, Yamhill, 5th and 6th. Third floor. Noon-3PM Free
Portland Stock is a nanogranting project. Awards are running around $5-600. This puts them at less than government efforts such as RAAC at about $1-2K and Kickstarter in the low thousands. Kickstarter is based on large online social networks. Stock is based on about 100 interested, in person, peer artists and friends. Reservations for this simple $10 meal are required. BYOB. The proceeds of those $10's pooled are awarded to one of the usually about half dozen proposals in a two stage voting process.
RSVP by email, portlandstock at gmail dot com, the meal reservations, limited by logistics, fill quickly. Details: www.portlandstock.blogspot.com At PNCA 1241 NW Johnson 6PM-8 $10 cash only
With a name like Huun Huur Tu, you can't go wrong. Portland is a small town operating on a world stage. An example of gems hidden in plain sight is local artist shaman and throat singer Soriah. Soriah has studied Tuvan throat singing in Tuva for several years. As a result he placed third in the world in a competition for throat singing in Tuva, the only Westerner to have done so, ever. Cultural ambassador Soriah arranges Portland performances by traveling Tuvan perfomers in little Portland.
Huun Huur Tu is a world famous performing ensemble in the khöömei style. They have collaborated with Western musicians Ry Cooder, The Kronos Quartet, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Frank Zappa and their samples are being remixed into electronic tracks. In Tuvan, Huun Huur Tu is translated as “Sun Propeller” - beams of sunlight cast through clouds in the golden hour or through tree leaves by overhead sun. Soriah performs himself as well. Highly recommended for the musically adventurous.
At the Alberta Rose Theater 3000 NE Alberta. Doors 6:30PM, show 7:30. $18 advance, $20 door
