Carrie Iverson is presenting an installation of prints on paper and “prints in fused glass” at the Bullseye Gallery on NW 13th Ave in downtown Portland until February 16th. Fused glass? Sounds interesting, but web images are making the installation confusing. Read the rest of this entry »

McMenamin’s White Eagle Saloon on N Russell St (off N Interstate Ave under the I-5/I-405 interchange bridges) is having an open mic and songwriter showcase on February 10th at 7:30pm. Tired of whiny pop wanna-bes on American Idol? See live ones! And actual singers too, by the way. If you’re one of those, I have some ideas to make the most of this free-admission showcase. Read the rest of this entry »

TravelPortland.com posted an event notice for the Independent Publishing Resource Center’s one-day contest during their open house on February 7th that pits escritor al escritor, or writer against writer, for the prize of best rat-writer. Read the rest of this entry »

For my normal readers:

In an effort to prepare for some upcoming professional changes, as well as clarifying the intent of this blog, I am separating my posts into two specific blogs. My ThoughtRyder blog (here) will review the creative industry, including marketing, art, music, media, business management in the field and the creative community at large. Joe’s MySpace blog (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog&pop=1&ping=1&indicate=1) will cover personal news, political views, social issues and other musings. Please refer to the appropriate blog for your preference. Please note that both blogs will be updated as much as possible but the MySpace blog may have more frequent posts.

Thank you,

Management