The Portland Dragon Boat Races has become one of my favorite Portland outdoor events. It has shot way pass the Soap Box Derby Races on Mt. Tabor. Why, you ask? Well, on a sunny day there's nothing better than being by the river.
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Showing posts with label Portland Events. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Portland Dragon Boat Races
There really is no bad spot to leisurely watch the races with terrific views of the finish line.
Races occur every 10-15 minutes, as one heat is racing another set of boats are paddling out and getting into position under the Marquam Bridge. So the action keeps coming.
On the second day, after times have been set, and the final brackets are positioned with teams evenly matched, the races get really exciting. Even though I didn't know any of the teams, I found myself cheering during the final races.
One unexpected bonus of having the Dragon Boat Races occurring the weekend of the Grand Floral Parade and the final weekend of the Festival City Fair was that going to brunch at usually busy restaurants was a breeze!
Friday, March 15, 2013
The End and After Art Exhibit at the Bullseye Art Gallery
Bullseye Gallery is a testament to Portland's hippie DYI mentality. In 1974 three hippie glassblowers teaching stained glass courses were challenged to developed a palette of colored glasses specifically designed for fusing in a kiln, something large companies in Europe were unable to do at the time. By the early 1980s they were successful and opened the world to a whole new level of glass artwork.
I have been known to say Portland is a large town, at best, and a prime example of this is the lack of world class galleries and the monetary support needed for artist to survive here. However, Bullseye is the exception to this rule. Housed in an old fish smoking factory in the Pearl District, even the building evoke a sense of its unique history and sense of accomplishment. I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Artist Reception for Michael Endo and Stacey Lynn Smith's "The End and After" Exhibit currently showing at the gallery - "Two Northwest artists look through an apocalyptic lens, meditating on the end of things and what may or may not come after." The show is great, with a mix of Stacey's interactive pieces, such as the reverberating broken glass micro-phoned to give the gallery owners and staff heart attacks; the sound of breaking glass must be horrifying and to have an exhibit where people are encourage to not only allow glass pieces to break, but to magnify the sound throughout the beautiful space was so much fun to participate in. As well as her unnerving draw on glass panel piece.
It was such a fun exhibit that on a sunny Saturday we made a special trip down to the Gallery just to experience the space in the soft sunlight and see Michael Endo's incredible glass paintings up close and personal. If you are in the Pearl District and just finished up a filled cupcake from Cupcake Jones or did a little shopping in Cargo, we would highly encourage you to stroll on down to Bullseye Gallery and catch the exhibit while it lasts. March 6 - April 27, 2013, it truly is a worthwhile exhibit in a world class gallery.
Bullseye Gallery
300 NW 13th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97209
503.227.0222
Monday, February 18, 2013
The One Motorcycle Show
We attended the 4th Annual One Motorcycle Show a few weekends ago. If you are at all a motorcycle enthusiast, this is the show for you. If you like shiny metal things, this is the show for you. If you like cool, creative people surrounded by their love and passion, this is the show for you. And if you like to take photos of interesting shapes, colors in terrific natural light with really nice people who try not to block your shot, this is a show for me! This showcase was a blast. Dubbed as a motorcycle show to "get rare, weird, old, new, and all around amazing bikes together in one spot" it's organized and arranged more like an art gallery showing and was just a showcase full of new shiny expensive motorcycles but metallic works of ride-able art.
So, let's bring on the parade of beautiful motorcycles.
There were frankensteined-road-warriors.
Interesting custom motorcycles.
Cafe Racers, of course, this is Portland after all.
Shop owners showing off their pet projects and do a little advertising.
Shop owners showing off their pet projects and do a little advertising.
But the One Motorcycle Show isn't about advertising, there were lots of pet motorcycles people just wanted to show off.
There were so many interesting motorcycles. So many!
Inside the showroom wasn't the only place people were showing off their motorcycles. Attendees showed up with equally as showcase ready motorcycles.
Of all the motorcycles which one did we dream of owning the most? This Moto-Guzzi. Sleek, minimal and just gorgeous.
See you next year!
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