Portland, September 1st. An estimated 15-thousand people enjoyed the sounds of the Oregon Symphony at its annual free outdoor concert. The concert was supported by the City of Portland, Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) Work for Art, and NW Natural.
Portland Mayor, Sam Adams makes a pitch for the support of arts education
Closing festivities included the traditional grand finale — Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, complete with military cannons from the Oregon Army National Guard 218th Field Artillery.
Boaters on the Willamette savor the concert while afloat
Northwest Natural President, Gregg Kantor
Bank of America's Richard Brown and his wife, Elise Brown
Carlos Kalmar is in his ninth season as music director of the Oregon Symphony
Sophie and KINK's Sheila Hamilton
Thousands crowd Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park for the concert
In May 2011 Kalmar made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall with the Oregon Symphony as part of the inaugural Spring for Music festival.
The Oregon Symphony produces more than 80 concerts a year, mostly at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. It programs a wide range of music to suit many tastes and preferences. The symphony currently has 76 professional musicians on contract. The free Waterfront Park concert is the kick off to the Oregon Symphony’s 2011-2012 season.
Ron and Jillian Cain, Amber Hinsvark and Henry Hillman
Portland, September 1st. The Elizabeth Leach Gallery is marking 30th years with an Anniversary Exhibition. Gwendolyn Gruetter and Elizabeth Leach in front of a Lee Kelly Sculpture. Ron and Jillian Cain, Amber Hinsvark and Henry Hillman were on hand for the Gallery’s First Thursday event.
Launched in 1981, the gallery has focused on presenting prominent Northwest and internationally established artists working in a wide variety of contemporary media. Leach, “Works to bolster a dynamic dialogue between the local community and the global art world.”
Dorothy Goode, Richard Speer, and Marcia Bizon at First Thursday
Visitors took in Lee Kelly’s sculpture and a host of other works.
Portland, August 28th. Peter’s Party is back in full swing! After a nine year hiatus, Peter Jacobsen’s popular charity tournament is up and running in the form of The Umpqua Bank Challenge. 81-year-old Arnold Palmer was Jasobsen’s partner as he had been during the previous 17 Fred Meyer Challenge events.
Terry Porter, his son Malcolm, and Mike O'Connell from Peter Jacobsen Sports
Steve Elkington and partner Scott McCarron finished the 36-hole total with 24-under to win the Umpqua Bank Challenge. Jacobsen and Palmer finished at 4 under par. It was the first time in over a year that Palmer had played 36 holes in just two days. This year’s summer tournament at the Portland Golf Club drew thousands and had a prize purse of $532,000.
Museum Director Brian Ferriso, Guest Curator Ken Gross, Jay Leno, and Board Chair Gordon Sondland enjoying the cocktail reception at the Westin Hotel on August 13th. Automobile lover and Tonight Show host, Jay Leno, took in a “hoods up” viewing of the Allure of the Automobile exhibit at the Portland Art Museum. The event on August 13th was one of the highlights of the stylish exhibit.
Jay Leno and Museum Director Brian Ferriso look at the cars in the Allure of the Automobile. Photographer: Randy Boverman
Jay Leno and Guest Curator Ken Gross look at the cars in the Allure of the Automobile.
Leno’s love of cars is legendary. He owns one of the largest private collections of automobiles in the country.
Jay Leno and Guest Curator Ken Gross discuss automobile collecting and Leno's collection. Photographer: Randy Boverman
According to Brian Ferriso, “This exhibition is especially meaningful for our city, which has a significant number of graphic and industrial design students, practitioners, and businesses. I am confident that the extraordinary automobile designs in the exhibition will be an inspiration for many.”
With a membership of more than 22,000 households and serving more than 350,000 visitors annually, the Portland Art Museum is a premier venue for education in the visual arts. For information on exhibitions and programs, call 503-226-2811 or visit portlandartmuseum.org.
The Allure of the Automobile exhibit will continue through mid-September.
John Springer and his friend, Mike Rich, Nicole Ewing and Mark Ciardi take center stage in Portland on July 17th on the Nike campus. Screenwriter, Mike Rich and his friends led the fundraising charge for Ronald McDonald House Charities. The non-profit raised over $200,000 during the annual social time and golf tournament. (Photos by Naim Hasan.)
Secretariat Event
Every year at a pre-golf event, Mike Rich–screenwriter and RMHC Board Member–hosts a new guest for a discussion about one of his recent films. This year the film was Secretariat and the guest was Kate Tweedy, daughter of Secretariat’s owner, Penny Chenery. Over 450 guests enjoyed the social time and a chance to hear about the horse and the film.
Social Time at Secretariat Event for Ronald McDonald House
The annual golf tournament at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club attracted 300 supporters.
Golfers warm up at the event for Ronald McDonald House
Pumpkin Ridge Golf
Golf was followed by dinner on the clubhouse patio. Ronald McDonald House Charities program provides a “home-away-from-home” for families so they can stay close to their hospitalized child at little or no cost.
The 2011 Black & White Ball at the Nines was a great success and raised more than
$200,000 for Oregon’s children. The Black & White Ball brings together Portland’s community and business
leaders from diverse backgrounds. The elegant evening featured fine dining,
dancing, and auctions to impact the lives of children in need.
Black & White Ball attendees, Deanna Bitar and Eric Shoemaker.
The 2010-2011 Boys & Girls Aid leaders enjoy the 2011 Black & White Ball.
The Black United Fund supporters enjoyed an evening happy hour at Northwest Natural on June 30th.
Adolph Evans, William Cabine, and Stephen Green
Its mission is to assist in the social and economic development of Oregon’s low-income communities and to contribute to a broader understanding of ethnic and culturally diverse groups.
Artist, Mary Chomenko Hinckley and her dog Mini, Nancy Frisch, and Marilyn Brett.
Featured artist JD Perkins
JD Perkin was the featured artist at the First Thursday event on July 7th. His work on display at The Laura Russo gallery is figurative ceramic and mixed media sculpture, inspired by human and animal forms. A Portland native, J.D. Perkin has exhibited his work since 1982.
Kammie James and Cicely Sullivan
Artist Henk Pander
First Thursday attention to detail
Bridget Wieghart, Richard Brandman, and gallery owner, Martha Lee
Colleen Frederick, Anne Thompson, Dana Coffee
The Laura Russo Gallery on Northwest 21st has featured high quality art since 1986
The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919.
Pittock Mansion members were invited to bring a guest to the Artists After Hours party on Friday, June 17. Members were able to mingle with artists whose items are featured in the Museum Store. They enjoying desserts, wine, live swing/jazz music, and stunning evening views.
Kara Gjesdal, Benjamin Monte Calvo, John and Eliza Brandenburg, Mariesa Bus, Andrew Stern, Corinne Anderson
Artists included Italian jewelry designer Elisabetta Ricciardi; internationally-known, Portland-based fabric designer Deborah Polonoff of Polonova; “purse designer to the stars” Julie Feldman; local historian and archivist Richard Engeman; local vintage jewelry designer Susan Rogers; local multi-media artist Aaron Wilson; local jewelry artist Jane MacLellan of Emily Jane; and local plein air painter Barbara Masterson.
The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919. During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, their lives and work paralleled the growth of Portland from a small Northwest town site to a thriving city with a quarter million population. With its eclectic architectural design and richly decorated interior, including family artifacts, the Pittock Mansion stands today as a living memorial of this family’s contributions to the blossoming of Portland and its people.
Pittock Mansion Executive Director Marta Bones, Pittock Mansion Member and Volunteer Fritz Camp, Pittock Mansion Programs Manager & Curator Patricia Larkin, and Pittock Mansion Docent Barbara Masterson
Downtown boater’s paradise on the Willamette with a
blues serenade
Sponsors and Oregon Food Bank volunteers relax on the shores of
the Willamette River at the Waterfront Blues Festival July 1st – 4th.
Norman Sylvester
Sponsor’s appreciation party
Gary Bauer, Oregon Food Bank Board Member, John Elizalde, Advocacy Committee
Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival is the largest blues festival on the West Coast andthe second largest blues festival
in the nation. It benefits the Oregon Food Bank programs.
Annually it attracts more than 100,000 blues fans from throughout the world. There are more the 125 performances on five stages.
Robbie Laws and his band
Music Millennium owner, Terry Currier
Sponsors support the festival and the food bank.
Janeen Wadsworth, Oregon Food Bank Chief Operations Officer, Laura Golino de Lovato, Director of Development
boaters listen in
Jay Allison, Tillamook County Creamery, Jean Kempe-Ware Oregon Food Bank Public Relations Manager
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