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]]> http://sirennation.org/2011/11/2011-sn-festival-a-total-success/feed/ 0 http://sirennation.org/2011/08/2011-paint-your-art-out-august-18th/ http://sirennation.org/2011/08/2011-paint-your-art-out-august-18th/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:17:13 +0000 siren nation http://sirennation.org/?p=919 PAINT YOUR ART OUT

Live Art Demos | Silent Auction | Art from 50+ artists, all under $100

Location: Secret Society, 116 NE Russell Street, Portland, Oregon, 97202
When: August 18th, 6-9 pm
6-8:30 pm — Silent Auction and Art Demos.
Free Admission – Event is all ages

Paint Your Art Out is Siren Nation’s annual celebration of visual art, including live painting demos, silent art auction and a showcase of art by over 50 Northwest artists which all wall art is under $100. Other activities include free swag bags for the first 50 attendees, DJ, and cash bar.

Siren Nation’s mission is to inspire and empower women of all ages to create their own art and to highlight the many achievements of women in the arts. Siren Nation promotes and showcases the original work of women artists by creating year round performance, exhibition, and educational opportunities.

Participating Artists:
Alison Gayne
Ameila Opie
Amy Grennel
Angel Roman
Anita Spaeth
Anna Magruder
Anne Price Yates
April O’conner
Boni Beldon
Brett Superstar*
Cheryl Eugenia Barnes
Chris Haberman*
Christine Ortez
Christine Swanson
Colleen Patricia Williams
Donivee Finnell
Emily Bludworth
Enaya Jane
Erika Lee Sears
Jenna Genio
Jennifer Cox
Jennifer Feeney*
Jennifer Kapneck
Jessica Van Stappen
Joan McGinnis
Joanne Licardo*
Kayenne Garofalo
Kelly Williams*
Kristina King
Laura Hippensteel
Lavonne Russel
Lea Peace
Lisa Valle
Lisa Wilde
Liv Rainey-Smith
Mitsuko
Molly Gochenour
Nathalie Equall
Nina Divine
Nina Frayne
Robin Ator
Robin Phillips
Robin Urton
Roxanne Patruznick
Sara Fagan
Sarah Hessigner
Stacie Howard
Suzanne Elizabeth
Suzy LaRuffa
Theresa Weil
Vicki Stone
Viktoria LaPaz
Zeretha Young

*artists are demoing artists participating in the silent auction.

Check out the images from the show (which are still rolling in from community members all over the city!)

Alley 33 Flickr Pool

images by Beth Olson Design

images by Greenup Images

images by Travis Tanner

and some of the lovely things being posted about the show online:

Portland Mercury recap

Portland Mercury Street Style

EcoFashion World

Jitterbuggin Blog

Radish Underground Blog

Little Paper Cities Blog

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
33rd Ave. Alley/ SE Hawthorne Blvd
doors at 4pm- show at 6pm
Tickets are $10. Available online or at the door.

Emceed by Alicia Wood

Featuring: R.A.W. Textiles, Make It Good Clothing, Una Rose Clothing, J. Calderon, Amai Unmai, Hello Amelia Designs, Carolyn Hart, Clair Vintage Inspired, Layers Squared, Lazy Lolita Designs, Michelle Is Well, Celeste Sipes, Sylvania, Moonwoods Eyewear, Jitterbuggin’ Designs, She-She Designs, Dress Up Alice Designs, and Sweet Cycle Clothing.

This is an all ages event with a separate Beer Garden provided by Gold Dust Meridian.

Music provided by DiscJockey Gregarious.

Please come join us as we re-shape the alley of 33rd Ave. into an urban runway, bringing high fashion to public space.

Purchase tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/180803

Featuring performances by:

Trolly Jane
Ruth Oliver
Annie Bethancourt
Heather Perkins
Lauren Sheehan
Dolly Partners
Huck Notari
Flash Flood
Calico Rose
Mary Flower
Sara Jackson-Holman
Audie Darling
Laura Ivancie
Ashia Grzesik

8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. Show. 21 and over
$10 advance, $12 day of show.
Come on out for a wild night of Dolly Parton Songs, in support of the Siren Nation Women’s Music and Arts Festival, taking place in November.

http://www.mcmenamins.com/events/search/Movie?location_id=63

Fri, June 3rd, 7pm
All screenings take place at the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street.

Director P. David Ebersole and Producer Todd Hughes in attendance

From rock star to rock bottom, Patty Schemel has experienced both the highs and the lows of the music world. After picking up her first pair of drumsticks at age 11, she went on to join the predominantly female rock band Hole, whose 1994 album Live Through This is considered among the greatest of all time. But she also had her first drink at age 12, leading to years of substance abuse.

With a warm sense of humor and remarkable candor, Schemel shares her survivor story in Hit So Hard, which made headlines in March when its New York premiere brought together the members of Hole for the first time in 13 years. The film recounts Schemel’s childhood outside Seattle, conflicts with Hole singer Courtney Love and how she turned to drugs to cope with the deaths of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff. Hit So Hard features fly-on-the-wall footage of the Cobain family and interviews with a who’s who of women rockers from The Go-Go’s, The Bangles, Luscious Jackson and Veruca Salt.

Schemel, who came out in a 1995 interview with Rolling Stone, also explains how music helped her cope with feeling like an outsider: “I found other freakish people through music…androgynous icons like Klaus Nomi, David Bowie and Patti Smith who were playing with gender. That was interesting to me.”     —Jimmy Radosta

https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?ticketing=qdoc

Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel: Dir P. David Ebersole 2011 USA 101 min.

Community Partners:
Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls
Siren Nation Women’s Music and Arts Festival
Outside In
MusicfestNW

]]> http://sirennation.org/2011/06/hit-so-hard-the-life-near-death-story-of-patty-schemel/feed/ 0 http://sirennation.org/2011/05/clothing-swap-fundraiser-the-secret-society/ http://sirennation.org/2011/05/clothing-swap-fundraiser-the-secret-society/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 21:33:45 +0000 siren nation http://sirennation.org/?p=821 Siren Nation and Mag Big Present:
The Alley 33 Recycled Fashion Swap!
Sunday, May 15 · 12:00pm – 4:00pm

The Secret Society
116 NE Russell St.
Portland, OR 97212

This is a SECOND clothes swap for the NE contingent of fashion lovers!
This is possibly the BIGGEST, most abundant clothes swap you will ever attend!!!
$5 and a small bag of clothes gets you a WHOLE NEW WARDROBE!

–this is an ALL AGES event–

Plus – for those over 21 – grab a glass of wine while you’re grabbing up your new duds!
Invite ALL your friends! The more attending, the more awesome clothes to choose from!

Don’t be shy! Come on down!
Both clothes swaps directly contribute to the first annual Alley 33 Fashion Event; bringing local production to public space!

http://thesecretsocietylounge.com/
www.sirennation.com

If you would like to volunteer at this or any other Siren Nation event please email december@sirennation.org

Featuring: Miss Michael Jodell, Audie Darling, Wendy Pate, Laura Ivancie, Sara Jackson Holman, Poeina Suddarth, Acoustic Minds, Carri Bella, Jean McGowan and Felicia Campbell.

Thursday, January 13th @ 7pm
Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan

RADICAL ACT
DIRECTOR: TEX CLARK
US, 1995

In the summer of 1995, Clark traveled around the country to interview female musicians, journalists, and historians about how their sexual and gender identity impacted their lives and informed their work. RADICAL ACT captures a moment in indie rock history and speaks to the universal experience of finding your voice in an indifferent and occasionally hostile world. Among the many interviewees: Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre), Toshi Reagon, Gretchen Phillips, Melissa York (Team Dresch, Vitapup, The Butchies), Kim Coletta (Jawbox, co-founder of DeSoto Records), Shirlé Hale (Mary Lou Lord, Gerty, Womyn of Destruction), and Sharon Topper (God is My Co-Pilot). (55 mins.)

Director Tex Clark in attendance.

Join us after RADICAL ACT for a no-host after-party at Touche Restaurant.

http://www.nwfilm.org/screenings/32/287/

Buy weekend tickets here: (or individual event tickets below)

Download the 2010 Siren Nation Festival program here

Thursday, November 4

“Sometimes a Great Notion” – Siren Nation Group art show by women artists from the Pacific Northwest.

Featuring new works by: Anna Magruder, Seann McKeel, Joy Leising & Molly McDavitt, Jennifer Finn, Emily Katz, Robyn Williams, Carrie Hardison, Nicole Linde, Jess Bronk, Sarah Morrigan, Elissa Tree, April Coppini, Luna Littleleaf, Karen Joy Campbell, Beth Ann Short, Jessica M. Breedlove, kerosene rose, Seaworthy PDX, S.I.D Need, Katie Veeninga, Aimee Fahey, Shawn Demarest, Anne Mavor, Heidi Elise Wirz, December Carson, Noell Boucher and more…

Music by DJ Anjali

The Albina Press. 7-10pm. All ages. Free.
5012 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97215

Friday, November 5

Siren Nation Presents: Anomie Belle, Sara Jackson Holman, Tara Jane O’Neil and Katie Sawicki

The Someday Lounge
125 Northwest 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209-3811
7pm doors. 8pm show. 21+ only. $15.
www.somedaylounge.com
Get your tickets here!

Saturday, November 6

Siren Nation Presents: Annie Bethancourt, Erin McKeown, Shelley Short and Zoe Muth

The Someday Lounge
125 Northwest 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209-3811
7pm doors. 8pm show. 21
Get your tickets here!

Sunday, November 7

Siren Nation Art and Craft Sale. Featuring 40 art and craft sellers from the Pacific Northwest.
Also, Free Workshops. 11am-5pm

The McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 Northeast 33rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
www.mcmenamins.com