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THE HIDDEN LIFE OF BRIDGES
WHERE: Kenton Masonic Lodge, 8130 N. Denver Ave., Portland
WHEN: Tuesday, August 2nd at 6pm
Learn how Ed Purver and Tim DuRoche will transform two Portland bridges into a radio and a cinema, as the hidden lives of the Hawthorne and Morrison Bridges are revealed through large-scale video projection and sound. Created in collaboration with Multnomah County Bridge Section and the Intersections program of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. For more information on The Hidden Life of Bridges project, please visit their website.
Join us for this evening panel discussion about the hidden lives of bridges, with RACC Intersections artist Tim DuRoche, retired Bridge Supervisor Tony Lester, PDX Bridge Festival’s Creative Director Tucker Teutsch, and RACC’s Public Art Manager Peggy Kendellen.
THE SHARON & ED SHOW
DEVELOPMENTS ON HISTORIC BRIDGES IN THE PORTLAND-VANCOUVER AREA — A SLIDE SHOW
WHERE: Kenton Masonic Lodge, 8130 N. Denver Ave., Portland
WHEN: Friday, August 5th at 6pm
Sharon Wood Wortman (aka “The Bridge Lady”) and engineer Ed Wortman talk about why some bridges get rehabilitated and others get replaced. With the Columbia River Crossing project in the works (50 new bridges along 5.5 miles of highway!), a new Sellwood Bridge, and the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge, big river bridges still command our attention!
BLOCK PARTY!
WHEN: Friday, July 29th, 6pm -12am
WHERE: theSlate, 2001 NW 19th Ave., Portland
What better way to kick off this year’s PDX Bridge Festival than a FREE BLOCK PARTY with an awesome view of the Fremont Bridge?! The event—hosted by Scion at TheSlate—features live music on two stages, $3 pints from Lagunitas Brewing Company, food and craft vendors, and live art. Open to all ages!
Music abounds, as the indoor stage features Willamette Week’s Best New Band of 2011, And And And, joined by local favorites, Wax Fingers, Housefire, Boy Eats Drum Machine and Solovox. In addition, the Block Party will host an outside performance area featuring local multi-cultural acts and Portland’s favorite buskers, including Joy Now!, Nuestro, Worth + Bondy, All the Apparatus, Acoustic Minds, Andrew Gorny, Farafina Foly, the Amazin’ Jerks, and belly dancers! All are invited to join the PDX Bridge Festival as it launches the 2011 Festival with music, art, food and beer — some of Portland’s favorite pleasures.
Event Schedule:
theSlate Stage (indoor)
- 6pm – Boy Eats Drum Machine
- 7:30pm – Housefire
- 8:30pm – Wax Fingers
- 9:30pm – And And And (Willamette Week’s Best New Band of 2011!)
- 10:30pm – Solovox
Busker’s Corner Stage (Outdoor)
- 6pm – Andrew Gorny (classical guitar)
- 6:30pm – Amazin Jerks
- 7pm - Joy Now! (MarchFourth Marching Band Kid’s Summer Camp Parade)
- 7:30pm – Shalyn (belly dancing)
- 8pm - Nuestro (Latin American groove)
- 8:30pm – Farafina Foly (African drums)
- 9pm – Acoustic Minds
- 10pm – Worth + Bondy, featuring Melody Kay
- 11pm – All the Apparatus
Presented by:
JOY NOW!
PDX Bridge Festival is happy to partner with JOY NOW Summer Performance Arts Workshop, a week-long day camp for youth age 12-18.
In its first year, JOY NOW hopes to empower, excite and engage youth through music and performance arts-centered programs that value diversity, positive collaboration, self-awareness, and social change. The inaugural summer camp with members of March Fourth Marching Band begins July 25th. Youth will spend the week working with members of the band and other talented friends to create their very own performance. Come witness brave stiltwalkers, young percussionists, singers, horn players and circus acrobats as they take the songs and dances they learn to the streets of Portland, classic M4 style.
PARADE, Last Thursday on Alberta, July 28th
Join us at 6:30, starting from Binks – 2715 NE Alberta Street.
We’ll march down Alberta Street to the corner of 20th for a small performance in front of the Rose City Vaudeville bus. This event will be the very first parade and performance of the new Joy Now Arts Project.
FINAL PERFORMANCE & CLOSING RECEPTION, Laurelhurst Whole Foods Market, July 29th
Join us at 3 pm on Friday at the Laurelhurst Whole Foods, 2825 E. Burnside St.
This event will be the very final parade and performance of the new Joy Now Arts Project. Come cheer on the newly minted performers as they put on a fabulous show.
JOY NOW is still accepting students in the following focus areas: saxophone*, trombone*, percussion, voice & circus arts. To register, visit www.joynowproject.org. A limited amount of scholarships are still available!
* For saxophone and trombone students, we are encouraging at least one year of experience playing the instrument.
WINTER EXHIBITION: The Bridges That Built Portland
The Learning Center exhibit “The Bridges That Built Portland” is on display this December at AIA in northwest Portland.
We invite you to join us at AIA as we open our winter exhibition of Portland’s early bridge history on the eve of the Hawthorne Bridge Centennial. The event includes speakers, actors, interactive installations, and projected media from this summer’s festival. Were you there? Is your picture in our gallery? Come find out! This is your chance to relax with a glass of wine, sample new vintages by Seven Bridges Winery, and enjoy some tasty snacks courtesy of Whole Foods. You can engage with festival planners and learn about our plans for the 2011 PDX Bridge Festival. We hope to see you there!
December 2-16
American Institute of Architects
403 NW 11th Avenue, Portland
First Thursday, December 2nd Opening Reception, 5-7pm
Building New Bridges: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Tucker Teutsch 3.0, PDX Bridge Festival Creative Director
The Hawthorne Centennial: A Community Celebration – Deborah Kafoury, Multnomah County Commissioner
Plus a special appearance by Waddell & Harrington, the original engineers of the Hawthorne Bridge!
If you plan on coming to the reception, we would love it if you would RSVP on our Facebook page
SOD GIVEAWAY SIGN-UP
PDX Bridge Festival is giving away 28,000 square feet of free sod on Saturday August 6th.
Interested recipients (individuals and organizations) should sign-up here! Please fill out the form below to tell us the quantity you need, and how you plan to use the sod.
NOTE: We can only accommodate projects that need 10,000 square feet or more.
Be aware that installing sod takes time in preparation and installation. There are some costs involved, even though the sod itself is free. For more information on preparation and installation please visit JB Instant Lawn’s helpful website.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
BOHEMIAN STORYTELLING TOURS
The esoteric, endlessly entertaining, and highly imaginative Bohemian Storytelling Tours weave together theater, storytelling, and lively bits of audience interaction–with a live musical soundtrack throughout! The talented troupe of Nathan Hoover and Jay Twenge offers two themes to celebrate this year’s PDX Bridge Festival, and we suggest trying to catch both! These guys are one of the newly discovered treasures of our city, and we cannot recommend them enough! For more information visit Bohemian Storytelling Tours website, or follow the links below to register for the tours.
Happy Birthday Hawthorne!
Presented specifically for the PDX Bridge Festival, this tour explores our favorite piece of infrastructure, sometimes referred to as Portland’s “living room bridge.” The tour starts at the base base of the Hawthorne at the fire station on the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, travels west over the span, then leads south under the bridge on the esplanade to loop up again onto the ramp and back onto the bridge eastbound—ending back on the Esplanade.
WHEN: July 31st from 2-4pm (Pay what you will) and August 7th from 2-4pm ($15)
WHERE: This tour begins and ends on the Eastbank Esplanade, next to the Hawthorne Bridge fire station.
Tickets: $15 Available Here!
Deep Water
This tour is a two-act performance exploring humankind’s relationship with water. Specifically, this tour considers whether a river is held captive by her bridges, and examines the life of a raindrop and its journey from sky to sea, via Portland. The performers draw from literary sources that include Rudyard Kipling, David Foster Wallace, and Billy Collins. The tour runs approximately two hours, and covers about a mile and half along the downtown waterfront. Engaging and entertaining for audiences of all ages!
WHEN: August 5th from 6-8pm($15)
WHERE: Meet at the north end of Tom McCall Waterfront Park (near Steel Bridge)
Tickets: $15 Available Here!
THE BRIDGES THAT BUILT PORTLAND: A Learning Center
As one of the world’s great bridge cities, Portland is often defined and identified by her bridges. Each span is unique; each distinct in its design, function, engineering, history, and character. This year, PDX Bridge Festival took its first step toward a long-term plan to provide a permanent educational center dedicated to the bridges that make Portland such a compelling urban space. “The Bridges That Built Portland” goes beyond providing basic information to ask the question: what kind of city would Portland be if not for her bridges? Large printed photographs accompany engaging text, interactive models, and multimedia displays that explore the past, present, and future of our downtown bridges. The goal of this interactive exhibition and educational center is to demonstrate the history and value of Portland’s Willamette River Bridges.
Upcoming Exhibit:
No current exhibit scheduled.
If you are interested in hosting this exhibit in your gallery, school, or reception area, please contact Jessica Klinke.
Previous Exhibits:
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) -Portland, Oregon: December 1 – December 19, 2010
The Commons at the White Stag Building, University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts – Portland, Oregon: July 21 — September 17, 2010