Category Archives: arts + fashion

i’m awesome because. a social art experiment?

I found this sticker, conveniently placed next to a pen on a string, on a street sign pole outside the Red Flag in Portland OR. Yes, I took advantage of this social art experiment. If you can track down the sticker, can you guess which answer is mine? Any idea who’s collating these? Have you …

May 30, 2010 – 11:29 am | By Jewel | Posted in arts + fashion | Comments (0)

Portland Rock History. Get Into It.

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of indulging in a double-header of Portland rock history. To kick it off, I went to another stellar Northwest Passage dinner lecture put on by the Dill Pickle Club. (If you haven’t checked them out yet and are local to Portland- you need to.) Eric Isaacson, of Mississippi Records, …

April 16, 2010 – 8:32 pm | By Jewel | Posted in ! Check It, arts + fashion, music | Comments (0)

Storytellers Share Portland’s Musical History

Chances are you didn’t grow up in Portland. I didn’t either. That’s why the Dill Pickle Club’s dinner lecture series exploring and sharing Portland’s independent musical history is so fascinating. A must check-out for anyone in the current PDX music scene or lover of the evolutions of independent music culture.

March 16, 2010 – 11:11 am | By Jewel | Posted in ! Check It, arts + fashion, music, travel + places | Tagged , , | Comments (3)

When We Come Alive

Mind blowing and somewhat creepy street art animation.

February 4, 2009 – 7:36 pm | By Jewel | Posted in ! Check It, arts + fashion | Comments (0)

Ray LaMontagne

Last night’s Ray LaMontagne show leads me on a hilarious and exciting adventure of the “yesman” variety. With my date canceling only an hour before the show, as I’m enjoying happy hour with my friend, John, I have limited time and resources to line up a new concert mate. Unfortunately, my drinking buddy has serious …

November 6, 2008 – 8:00 pm | By Jewel | Posted in arts + fashion, music | Comments (0)

When was the last time you felt ALIVE?

After watching a breathtaking, tear-jerking and passionate performance of Antony and the Johnsons with the Oregon Symphony, I quip to my friend, Joe: If you like DRUGS, you’ll LOVE the symphony! We walk out of the Shnitz with an extra hop in our steps and I have passion bubbling inside and I think I may …

September 7, 2008 – 5:13 pm | By Jewel | Posted in arts + fashion, My Life, Philosophies | Comments (0)