March 29 German Jazz

German Jazz is a show of bright, alternately geometric and bulbous, paintings by David Wien, along with some wood sculptures. Opening tonight at Ampersand Gallery www.ampersandgallerypdx.com 2916 NE Alberta, Ste B. Map 6PM-8 Free



Jason Borders, wood carvings by Laura Buchan and paintings by Wendy Matenga At Antler Gallery www.antlerpdx.com 2728 NE Alberta 6pm-9 Free

March 24 Eye Within I; Caldera Within Caldera

In her eye you see another small eye is a show including Cristine Brache, Sally Jerome and Sarah Smiley with painting, ceramic, sculpture and poetry. It's curated by Rose Dickson. The closing reception is this afternoon. At Melanie Flood Projects, www.melaniefloodprojects.com 420 SW Washington St #301 2PM Free



Caldera Arts is a Summer arts immersion for at-risk youth. In Winter/Spring, guest artists visit for an uninterrupted residency in a beautiful setting. Today is an open house to see the work and meet the artists in the cycle.

Full artist bios: www.calderaarts.org/caldera/arts-in-residence/current-roster/.

Arrive for the 1PM sharp presentations by the artists, then visit the studios.

Camp Caldera is itself within the Blue Lake caldera, as well as being a metaphor for the artistic work there: volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=322030.

At Camp Caldera www.calderaarts.org, 31500 Blue Lake Drive, Sisters, OR Map 12:30PM-3:30 Free

March 23 Six

SIX is 12. 12 performances since 2008 of electronic music performed live in 6 surround channels. This performance's artists include Reese Bowes, Sage Fisher + Chloe Alexandra, Marcus Fischer and France Jobin. It has usually been at PNCA where the audience brought blankets and pillows to listen on the floor. This SIX is at 15 NE Hancock 6PM-9 Free

March 18 Space Retriever

Nationale has Jake Manning with paintings Guests of Space, https://www.nationale.us/jake-manning-guests-of-space-2018/.
At Nationale www.nationale.us 3360 SE Division Map 3PM-5 Free



The First Congregational Church is a great place to hear acoustic music. And they have an organ. So Veriform Gallery has teamed with them to present Golden Retriever, Hair and Space Museum and WL. Preview: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgQJnRQDyzl/?taken-by=variformgallery Veriform at the First Congregational Church 1126 SW Park 7:30PM $10

March 17 Saturation+

Daipan wraps their Butoh+ season tonight. Its butoh +visual art and maybe even comedy. Performers are Trio De Femme: Lela Besom, Sheri Brown and Marina White Raven; Dhyana Garcia-Snyder and Emily Batlan with live painter Carol Rashawnna Williams and musician Edelmar Obenza interpreting the Rite of Spring; Brittle Sisters dance: Helen Thorsen; and Erica Akiko Howard; Ari Rudenko’s experimental Prehistoric Body Theater; and more by Alan Sutherland, Brooklyn Dicent and Jeffrey Robert. At Youngstown Cultural Arts Center 4408 Delridge Way SW, West Seattle Doors 6:30PM $15-20 cash only



Sondra Perry opens digital works Chromatic Saturation. At Disjecta, in the shadow of Paul Bunyan www.disjecta.org 8371 N. Interstate Map 6PM-9 Free

March 16 Hope For the Flowers

Dust to Dust opens The Way of Flowers, flower themed work by Emily Counts, Laurel Hill, Hilary Horvath, Emma Lou Weber, Erica Prince and Anya Roberts-Toney. Normally we don't do flowers here, but it's Spring. They also are doing an olfactory workshop next week for Design Week Portland. At Dust to Dust http://dusttodust.space 3636B N Mississippi - inside Beacon Sound Map 6PM-8 Free

March 13 Weird Shiftiness

Weird Shift Microtalks have a new location. It is an open source platform for short talks ranging from obscure to faux. Since it is a larger location, you simply must come to fill the space. You can even give a talk - they have a projector, so bring it on a laptop or on a flash drive or have it online somewhere. At Open Signal www.opensignalpdx.org 2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 7PM Free

March 12 Bansuri Flower Fodder

Flower(s) in Concrete is a show by Léonie Guyer, Wayne Smith and Lynne Woods Turner opening at the first of two members in Portland of the New Art Dealers Alliance www.newartdealers.org, Fourteen30 Gallery www.fourteen30.com 1501 SW Market Street Map 11AM-1PM Free



Fodder by Renee Petropoulos is a show by a late career artist from LA. They are normally in commercial galleries and have a body of public art. The show is a great example of the network of this small alternative space. At Chicken Coop Contemporary www.chickencoopcontemporary.com 12400 SE Knapp Noon-3 Free



Ustad Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia perform classical Indian music on tabla and bamboo flute. Both have a strong lineage and a lifetime of study. You can find their performances on YouTube. This hall is perfect for the music too. Recommended. Presented by Kalekendra www.kalakendra.org/events/zakir-hussain-and-rakesh-chaurasia/ at the First Congregational Church 1126 SW Park. 6PM $50

March 10 Raining Volts

Volt Divers is a night of analog synth performers. This month they are Terror Apart, Science Patrol, Darcy Neal, Erin April Cooper, Plea, Mountain on the Moon and an octet of jam performers. 100% of the modest cover, $5, goes to the rainn.org. Volt Divers at Lovecraft Bar 421 SE Grand 7PM Sharp-10 $5

March 9 Parallel Fantasy

Fantasies in Parallel is a portrait show in color by 13 female & non-binary Portland photographers: Alexis Paschal / @bigsaddumby, Danni Ordoñez / @synethetes, Haley Jensen / @thebonegoddess, Jenny Olsen / @jennyolsenphoto, Jess Garten / @flashbodies, Jordan Raye / @jordan_x_raye, Krystyna Solodenko / @_softpetals_, Miss Prys / @miss_prys, Rachel Lily (Kiki LeMiau) / @rachellilyphoto, Sevin Mundo / @no1mundo, Sofija Olson / @sofija.olson, Williejane Dent / @williejane and Yvette Aispuro / @yvettepet. At Grapefruits, www.grapefruitjuiceartists.org/www.grapefruitsartspace.org 2119 N Kerby, STE D. 6PM-10 Free