Dinner by Simpatica, Live Auction, and Entertainment by TBA:08 Artists Big Art Group. Honorary Co-Chairs Laura & Nawzad Othman Co-Chairs Stephanie Kjar & Adam Roth, Kelly Coller & Tony SecoloTickets $150 ($100 Tax-Deductible)Call 503.242.1419 x221Big Art Group is a New York City performance company founded in 1999. The company uses the language of media and blended states of performance in a unique form to build culturally more...

San Francisco based artist Keegan McHargue (Born in Portland in 1982) has been depicted as “a magnificent maker of intense, busily illustrated drawings and paintings that warp perspective and combine imagery more as if in a dream than in reality”. (Sarah Valdez, 2006).McHargue has shown at Jack Hanley in SF, Metro Pictures in NYC, Max Wigram in London, Galerie Emmaunel Perrotin in Paris, and Hiromi Yoshii in Tokyo. His new book Mauve more...

"PNCA is a place modeled by the kinds of artists and thinkers that we bring to be a part of a PNCA education."Tom Manley, president of PNCA, has an interesting view of how creative organizations fit into a community. As posted on the PNCA blog, "President Manley defines the creative grid as a “map or a way of picturing the overlay of the creative organizations in the city and state and how they’re positioned to support the development more...

Not too long ago, we mentioned the opening of Tupai, Andina's new event space on the second floor of the historic Pennington Building (right over Andina). We thought you might like to see a photo of the space...A Gathering SpaceTupai, borrowed from the Quechua word for “gathering space,” will accommodate up to 60 guests for a seated dinner and 100 guests for a stand-up reception or cocktail party. The menu will feature Andina’s more...

From The Oregonian:Front PorchSaturday, March 29, 2008Who's up, down, and upside down in real estatePDC's Post Office estimate on targetThe Portland Development Commission paid for an appraisal of the U.S. Postal Service's Pearl District office in 2007 with hopes of buying the prime 13-acre property.The review by Integra Realty Resources put the value at $45.5 million.So why then does the county assessor's figures on more...

We love it when our friends follow their passions and make their dreams a reality. Andrea Schneider is one of those people. Her new social networking site for pets is really taking off and even got a mention in Pets with Deb Wood at the O...PDXDog is sort of like a Portland version of Face Book for dog-lovers. (I guess that makes it DogFace?)This newly-launched Internet community is a fabulous, fun site with real potential to grow into more...

The Sauvie Bridge item will be heard by Council sometime in the morning of April 2nd. The best estimate of the start time is 11:00 a.m.Why this is being done:Sustainability. Rather than scrapping the old bridge we are recycling it to a new location and a new use. This saves natural resources and makes a strong statement about Portland's commitment to sustainability.Historic preservation. Although not a designated historic structure, the more...

This is it—your chance to rank 25 of America's hottest cities on dining, shopping, culture, nightlife, people, and more. How will your favorites stack up in 2008? Will new must-see spots emerge? Weigh in and be heard...VOTE NOW! Travel and Leisure Magazine more...

From the Daily Journal of Commerce:As land-use liaison for the city’s most powerful neighborhood association, Pearl District’s Patricia Gardner has watched her neighborhood evolvePatricia Gardener isn’t from Portland. In fact, she’s not really from anywhere. But 15 years ago, the former “Army brat” set her roots in the fledgling Pearl District and helped sprout a community for herself.Now, as the land-use liaison for the Pearl District more...

The following letter was published today in the Portland Tribune."We wish to correct a misstatement in the geographic focus of letters that families throughout Portland have sent to city leaders advocating for funding a school, community center and child care in the River District — not just the Pearl District.If funded by River District urban renewal area funds, they would support families who live, learn, work and play throughout the more...