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Deschutes tasting at Fireside Cafe

Jessica — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:04:49 +0000

The new Fireside Cafe has been keeping patrons busy with its weekly special events. Coming up this Wednesday, Sept. 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., is a brew tasting with a rep from Bend, Oregon’s, best known craft brewer, Deschutes Brewery.

Fireside Cafe is located at 6709 N.E. 63rd Ave. in Vancouver. Check out their menu online or follow them on Facebook.

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Coop du Jour: tomorrow!!!

Jessica — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:06:33 +0000

(This post is taken from the beautiful and well written Coop du Jour website.)

The inaugural uptown tour of chicken coops in downtown Vancouver neighborhoods, organized by community members that believe in the positive impact local sustainable food sources have on our health, community, and environment, is an opportunity for participants to gain valuable insight and inspiration from experienced coop owners.

The first ever self-guided tour of urban poultry coops in the downtown Vancouver area is set to kick off Saturday afternoon on the 17th of July from 12 to 4 p.m.

This is a fun and affordable event for you, your family and all your friends! This tour enables you the flexibility to determine your own route as you get to know your neighbors and peck their brains on raising urban fowl.

The $10 tickets are on sale at Mint Tea (2014 Main St) and Arnada Naturals (1705 Broadway). A map of coop locations and wristband passes will be available for pickup the day of the event at ticket locations. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Hough Foundation.

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Don’t get it? Learn more

Jessica — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:43:20 +0000

Join Windows into Art co-curators artist K.C. Madsen and Dr. Dene Grigar, director of the Creative Media and Digital Culture Program at WSU Vancouver, on a free curatorial walk-and-talk through downtown Vancouver. The walk, which features a discussion of regional contemporary artists displayed in the windows of DT businesses, begins at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 30 at North Bank Artists Gallery, 1005 Main St., Vancouver.

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windows into art

Jessica — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:06:51 +0000

Windows into Art has an interactive map online now. What a great project, bringing to life downtown Vancouver storefronts: http://www.windowsintoart.org/vanusatourist.html

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Lincoln’s Gallery is fresh and laid back

Jessica — Sun, 23 May 2010 22:16:56 +0000

By Jessica Swanson
Photo by Todd Gunderson

Last September, an art gallery Vancouver was looking for opened on West Ninth Street. Lincoln’s Gallery, born by local alternative folk band Lincoln’s Beard, is fresh and laid back. You won’t find framing or art supplies here – you may not even find the doors open, but when they are, feel free to sit on the couch, nurse a bottle of water and soak up the Renaissance aesthetic of its owners, Tyler Morgan, Kris Chrisopulos and Dwayne Spence.

Kris is an art teacher at Prairie High School, while Tyler teaches history in Camas. Dwayne is long a music promoter in the Vancouver area and an artist who has shown in other venues. In the band, Tyler plays trumpet, keys, glockenspiel, mandolin and sings; Kris plays guitar and sings; and Dwayne plays bass, banjo and sings back-up. The band has one full-length record, Our American Cousin, and will soon be releasing another.

“There aren’t too many relationships you have where you can do something like this,” said Tyler.

Tyler and Kris have no experience running a gallery and say they had no loftier intentions than creating a space where they could play, practice and hang friends’ art, as well as their own. But they are already booking months out and have shown local artists such as Reid Trevarthen, Selfless Creations, Anni Becker, Mitch Tarbutton and James Jacob. While Tyler said most of the off-the-street inquiries are about the coin shop next door, the first opening was shoulder-to-shoulder people. The band plays at each opening and uses the space primarily to practice.

Kris said the concept for the gallery came together organically, and stays together because people keep supporting them. He said it was something “I’d like to see in the place where I live.”

Artists and friends sometimes volunteer to keep open hours for the gallery – otherwise it’s open on First Fridays, other Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and by appointment.

The gallery fronts a space leased by fellow artist Brian Ripp, owner of Divergent Clothing.

“Brian has been a great influence,” said Kris, who collaborates with him on artwork. Kris said running a gallery and working with other artists inspires him to stay in the studio.

“From the art standpoint, I have produced more art than I ever have,” said Kris. And he added, “if somebody backs out, it’s up to you to fill the wall.”

Lincoln’s Gallery
106/108 W. Ninth St., Vancouver
lincolnsgallerymail@gmail.com

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Whoa. First Friday madness

Jessica — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:49:13 +0000

05.05.2010 The West Vancouver Art situation has never been more enticing. This Friday, May 7, marks the grand opening of The Space Art Collective and Tryckpress Galleri, Guerrilla Gallery’s first First Friday and the opening of the second season of Craft in the Village. Check out Lincoln’s Beard at Lincoln’s Gallery; The Shivas, We Play Quiet, Padraic Finbar Hagerty Hammond and Oigen at Guerrilla; Auxillary, Glitter Zombie, Briz and This Infernal Machine at The Space, plus drum circle and poetry. Downtown, find Angst Gallery, Gallery 21, Art on the Boulevard, Firehouse Glass (which is now doing their open houses on Saturday afternoons, but will still be open on First Fridays), Sixth Street Gallery and North Bank Gallery. And on 4th Plain and Esther, The Stray.

And I know, the art shouldn’t take a backseat to the action. But the action? Well, that’s what’s new.

Find it all, obviously, on your friendly local social networking system.

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Live Music Sundays at Paper Tiger

Jessica — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:47:16 +0000

On Sunday, May 2, roots duo River Twain and “Classidelica” guitarist and singer Alan Bennett of OCDlove will play at Paper Tiger Coffee Roasters at 703 Grand Ave. in Vancouver. Live Music Sundays are from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Check it-

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Guerrilla art opening

Jessica — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:30:34 +0000

Guerrilla Gallery is opening to the public with an evening of art and music in the space over Rosemary Cafe (1001 Main Street) in Vancouver. Check out abstract, neo-contemporary and graf-inspired art by voidc, drop, ecru and atoms. Julio Appling opens with a set of solo upright bass at 8 p.m., and North Next Entertainment crew features DJ Wels, Level Headed, Skeptikal and Mac Smiff from 9 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. Drinks available with ID.

So many new art spaces, so much awesomeness.

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Muffin’s Meals

Jessica — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:24:47 +0000

Local chef Muffin Batiste has started the new venture Muffin’s Meals. There are several entrees and salads to choose from each week, which Muffin prepares and delivers — you cook or microwave the dinner and unwrap the salad. The menus feature a variety of meats and vegetarian options, and frankly, look delicious.

The meals will cost you about what you’d pay in a restaurant — but quantity deals are available.

Also, Muffin is rocking Valentine’s Day for $35 a person. One of the lover’s eve dinners, for example, is mustard crusted rack of lamb with Kalamata olive risotto and seasonal vegetables. All entrees are served with artisan bread, sweet butter, chocolate mousse and cookies.

PS- I’ve had Muffin’s food, and it is delish. So email her at lesouschef@msn.com for full details on menus, prices and availability.

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Northwest Shirts opens retail space

Jessica — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:35:23 +0000

Maker of iconic Northwest-and-other themed t-shirts Chris Stevens is celebrating the grand opening of his new retail store and printshop at 807 Grand Blvd. in Vancouver on Dec. 5. Northwest Shirts will be open from 11-6 on Saturday for shopping and free coffee from local roasters Paper Tiger and in the evening from 7-10 for beers and music.

Help Chris end shirtlessness (and support other local artists and crafters, too!)-

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