June 12 Shock and Aw

Not all of our notes are for art events. This would fall into the keep Portland weired category. Tonight is a Tesla coil demonstration. Don Anderson talks about Tesla, Edison and electricity. Then he flips the switch on his homebuilt Tesla coil to make some lightning. Meanwhile there will be steampunk art and crafts on display in the parlor in a show entitled Through the Aetherscope by Don Anderson, Valentine Barker, Andy Clapp, Louis Delegato, Steven J. Elliott, Victoria Hammond, Kit Kerkvliet, Josh W. Kinsey, J Kovach, Richard Moore III and Jessica R. Van Hulle. Later in the month there will be a reception for the artists accompanied by a DJ playing 'steampunk inspired music'. In July there is a steampunk conference, pdxgearcon.com. I am not making this up. (And actually this is not weird at all, it is just one of many specialized subcultures that thrive in Portland) At Catalyst Art & Cultural Space www.catalystculturalspace.com 4810 NE Garfield 7:30PM $3