Painter Whitney Nye has a show at Laura Russo. Today she presents an artists talk. Her medium large abstract works have always had a distributed pattern. Earlier it was collage elements. In this work it is paint marks contrasting with the dominant colorfield of the work. At Laura Russo Gallery www.laurarusso.com 805 NW 21st 2PM
Filmed by Bike is this weekend! It's Spring and the bicyclists are feeling it. Meow! It is today through Tuesday at the Clinton Street Theater, beginning with a street fair today at 3PM. More info at filmedbybike.org.
Ragas are written for and performed at specific times of the day. There are morning ragas, day, evening and night ragas. Tonight is an ultra rare opportunity to participate in the night raga phenomena. Michael Stirling will perform Raga Mian Ki Malhar, Raga Malkauns and Raga Lalit. Accompanying will be David Jacob, tabla; Peia Luzzi, tambura and Lucy Stirling on tambura. I would bring a blanket! At Yu Contemporary Art www.yucontemporary.org 900 SE 10th 10PM $10
The Place complex opens their next round of shows and Mark Woolley continues last month's. At Place, placepdx.com a gallery on the 3rd floor of the Pioneer Place Mall along with the People's art of Portland and the Woolley Gallery. If the mall appears closed, enter the film theater building adjacent, travel through the tunnel to the Place mall, and take the elevator to the 3rd floor, sometimes the bridge on the 3rd floor is open too. 700 SW Fifth. 5PM-9 Free
