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Jun 10

Happy Pride All Day Everyday!

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Jun 1

The 16th Annual Dolly Parton Hoot Night
Saturday, June 4, 2022
The Alberta Rose Theatre
Doors at 7 pm. Show at 8 pm.

Emcee: Tave Fasce Drake
Featuring:
Alexa Wiley
Gerle Haggard Band
Lindsie Feathers
Miss Iris
Tara Velarde
The Apricots
White Bike

Portland's best musicians pay tribute to Dolly Parton, the Queen of country music, musical icon, and one of country music's most prolific songwriters. Dolly Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time.

It's time again for Siren Nation’s annual Dolly Parton Hoot Night at the Alberta Rose Theatre! This show always proves to be a fun night of local ladies singing their hearts out for the love of Dolly!

Siren Nation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Sponsored by Music Millennium.

May 9

Siren Nation Presents The 16th Annual Dolly Parton Hoot Night
The Alberta Rose Theatre @albertarosepdx
Saturday, June 4, 2022. $20.
Minors are OK when accompanied by a parent or guardian
Doors open at 7:00 PM - Show at 8:00

TICKET LINK IN BIO

Emcee: Tave Fasce Drake

Featuring:
Alexa Wiley @alexawileymusic
Gerle Haggard Band @gerlehaggardband
Lindsie Feathers
Miss Iris
Tara Velarde @tara_velarde_music
The Apricots @apricotstheband
White Bike @whitebikeband

Portland's best musicians pay tribute to Dolly Parton, the Queen of country music, musical icon, and one of country music's most prolific songwriters. Dolly Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time.

It's time again for Siren Nation’s annual Dolly Parton Hoot Night at the Alberta Rose Theatre! This show always proves to be a fun night of local ladies singing their hearts out for the love of Dolly!

Siren Nation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Siren Nation is a Portland-based nonprofit whose mission is to inspire and empower women and people of all marginalized genders to create art, and to highlight their many achievements in the arts. Founded in 2005, Siren Nation is a nonprofit arts organization that fulfills our mission by creating year-round performance, exhibition, and educational opportunities in multiple art forms. Siren Nation strives to be inclusive and build community. We welcome women and people of all marginalized genders to apply to and participate in Siren Nation events. We are committed to advancing gender, racial, and economic equity through our work, our practices, and our policies.

Sponsored by Music Millennium @musicmillennium

May 5

Repost from @apricotstheband
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official music video for “you” is out in the world 🎉🍾✨ it’s been a long, cold, wet, sticky road to get to the end of this project but wouldn’t have had it any other way.
find the whole video at the link in our bio 🧡
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co-directors: @_ikanani_ @janieface
producers: @filbertgoddex @_travisbaron
DP: @jazzycine
camera team: Jerry Turner and Patrick Lavalley
art team: @brauchtfilm80 @erinlyon
PA: @chriselkinspdx @mattymillerphotography
thank you for the support: @halfcourtstudio @opensignalpdx @lensmonger @gearheadgrip

May 1

Please support this short film!

Repost from @night.shift.short
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"Because no matter what decade it is, every girl can relate to the feeling of wanting to bite someone's head off." 🐺 Our lead actor Marlowe Lee (@12311998_) chats about their character, "Cheryl," and the horrifying inspiration behind "NIGHT SHIFT." 🩸

The horror genre is a visceral story-telling medium that allows filmmakers to explore an array of social issues in a digestible, entertaining and cathartic way. NIGHT SHIFT is not only the story of female friendship and empowerment, but also works as a criticism of misogyny, sexual harassment, and small-town conservatism.

In this way, the true horror within the film is not the monstrous transformation experienced by Cheryl, but rather the lack of male accountability and the persecution she experiences. While set nearly 40 years in the past, Cheryl’s struggles throughout the film speak upon many of the issues & inequalities young women still face today.

The NIGHT SHIFT @seedandspark is live NOW! Follow the link in our bio or visit https://seedandspark.com/fund/night-shift-pdx to support our diverse team in making our film come to life

#seedandspark #crowdfunding #fundraise #gingersnaps #fasttimes #twinpeaks #waitress #diner #werewolf #horrorshort #shortfilm #pdxfilmmaker #womeninfilm #screamqueen #womeninhorror #comingofage #80s #retrohorror #feministhorror #oregonmade #madeinoregon #filmmaking #indiefilm #supportindiefilm #NightShiftPDX #FeralCheryl

Apr 27

Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday to celebrate with @sirennationpdx
at Lady Sings the Blues - A Tribute to Billie Holiday

The 15th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night⁠
At the @albertarosepdx
Sponsored by @eartrumpetlabs⁠

And thank you to those who watched the show via live stream online!
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A special very special thank you to the performers!
LaRhonda Steele @larhondasteele⁠
Danielle M. Barker⁠ @danidangerzone
Arietta Ward @mz.ettasworld⁠
Anandi
Emily Wilder⁠
Marcia Hocker @marciakhocker

Apr 15

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LADY SINGS THE BLUES – A TRIBUTE TO BILLIE HOLIDAY – 4/23, SAT ⁠
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This event brings together musicians of many genres to pay tribute to one of the greatest jazz singers and songwriters of our time. Billie Holiday, also known as “Lady Day,” was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Holiday was a hugely formative influence on jazz and pop singing. Sponsored by Ear Trumpet Labs. ⁠
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TICKET LINK IN BIO! ⁠
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#billieholiday #ladyday #jazzpdx #albertarosetheatre #supportlocalmusicvenues #supportlocalmusicians #supporteachotheronpurpose #supporttherose #pdxentertainment #pdxlivemusic #pdxlivemusicscene #pdxlivemusictonight #pdxlivemusicisthebest #keepmakingmusic #continueforward #portlandlivemusic #musicportland #livestreamingvideo #livestreaminghost #feelgreatbegreat #supportlocal503 #portlandmusicvenue #portlandmusicians #keepdoingwhatyoulove #portlandmusicmoment #portlandmusicevents #portlandmusicstudio #portlandmusicspace #albertastreetpdx

Apr 8

@sirennationpdx presents:⁠
Lady Sings the Blues - A Tribute to Billie Holiday⁠
The 15th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night⁠
At the @albertarosepdx
Sponsored by @eartrumpetlabs⁠

Saturday, April 23rd. Doors at 7 pm. Show at 8 pm.⁠
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Featuring:⁠
LaRhonda Steele @larhondasteele⁠
Danielle M. Barker⁠ @danidangerzone
Arietta Ward @mz.ettasworld⁠
Anandi @anadimusic⁠
Emily Wilder⁠
Marcia Hocker @marciakhocker⁠
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TICKET LINK IN BIO!⁠
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This year’s Billie Holiday Tribute night is curated and emceed by Jazz Journalist Association - Jazz Hero Award winner Marcia Hocker.⁠
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This event brings together musicians of many genres to pay tribute to one of the greatest jazz singers and songwriters of our time. Billie Holiday, also known as “Lady Day,” was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Holiday was a hugely formative influence on jazz and pop singing.⁠
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Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired all over the world for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing.⁠
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The 15th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night is a celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Billie Holiday’s birthday month, and her 107th Birthday.⁠
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Siren Nation promotes and showcases the original work of women artists by creating year-round performance, exhibition, and educational opportunities.⁠
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A portion of each ticket sale will also be donated to Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center and Rosemary Anderson High School, which provide services in education, mentoring, family outreach, employment training, and placement to underserved communities, primarily people of color. https://www.portlandoic.org/⁠
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Siren Nation is a Portland-based nonprofit whose 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.⁠
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Siren Nation welcomes individuals who self-identify as female, trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming to apply to and participate in all Siren Nation events.⁠

Thank you for supporting Siren Nation.

Apr 5

@sirennationpdx presents:⁠
Lady Sings the Blues - A Tribute to Billie Holiday⁠
The 15th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night⁠
At the @albertarosepdx
Sponsored by @eartrumpetlabs⁠

Saturday, April 23rd. Doors at 7 pm. Show at 8 pm.⁠
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Featuring:⁠
LaRhonda Steele @larhondasteele⁠
Danielle M. Barker⁠ @danidangerzone
Arietta Ward @mz.ettasworld⁠
Anandi @anadimusic⁠
Emily Wilder⁠
Marcia Hocker @marciakhocker⁠
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TICKET LINK IN BIO!⁠
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This year’s Billie Holiday Tribute night is curated and emceed by Jazz Journalist Association - Jazz Hero Award winner Marcia Hocker.⁠
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This event brings together musicians of many genres to pay tribute to one of the greatest jazz singers and songwriters of our time. Billie Holiday, also known as “Lady Day,” was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Holiday was a hugely formative influence on jazz and pop singing.⁠
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Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired all over the world for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing.⁠
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The 15th Annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night is a celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Billie Holiday’s birthday month, and her 107th Birthday.⁠
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Siren Nation promotes and showcases the original work of women artists by creating year-round performance, exhibition, and educational opportunities.⁠
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A portion of each ticket sale will also be donated to Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center and Rosemary Anderson High School, which provide services in education, mentoring, family outreach, employment training, and placement to underserved communities, primarily people of color. https://www.portlandoic.org/⁠
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Siren Nation is a Portland-based nonprofit whose 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.⁠
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Siren Nation welcomes individuals who self-identify as female, trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming to apply to and participate in all Siren Nation events.⁠

Thank you for supporting Siren Nation.

Dec 31

As the end of another extraordinary year draws to a close, we at Siren Nation want to share with you what we’ve been up to behind the scenes―and ask for your support.⠀
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We hope to inspire you to take part in our special online giving campaign. This campaign will help us fund our programming for 2022, including Siren Nation Speaks, the annual Billie Holiday Tribute Night, and our yearly Dolly Parton Hoot Night.⠀
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Siren Nation has been amplifying the voices of women in the arts for the last 16 years. We can hardly believe it’s been that long! As COVID shook the art world in 2020, Siren Nation took a big hit, but we were able to adapt and survive. Because of the pandemic’s ongoing effect, museums, art fairs, galleries, and many art institutions―including Siren Nation―were forced to cancel or alter their programming. For organizations like Siren Nation that rely on live events, this changed the way we operate.⠀
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Looking back, the pandemic accelerated changes that were already in progress for Siren Nation―it inspired us to innovate, create new programming, and evolve our mission. We’re grateful that access to relief funding and grants was streamlined for small nonprofits like us.⠀
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In 2021 Siren Nation launched Siren Nation Speaks! A new online series of workshops, talks, and performances. Siren Nation Speaks is a new part of Siren Nation’s mission: to inspire and empower women and people of all marginalized genders to create art, and to highlight their many achievements in the arts. These events are free, online, and open to all. With your support, we hope to be able to offer hybrid events in 2022, with additional limited in-person attendance.⠀
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After postponing our signature Billie Holiday Tribute Night and Dolly Parton Hoot Night in 2020, we brought them back this year. We were able to showcase local performers and broadcast their wonderful tributes online and on the airwaves thanks to partnerships with the Alberta Rose Theatre and KBOO Community Radio.⠀
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Two years into the pandemic, Siren Nation continues to adapt and evolve. We invite you to come along on our journey. ⠀
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Click the link in our bio to read more and donate!

Dec 7

She Who Has No Master(s) is a program and collective art project that seeks to bring together the “multi-voices" of womxn and nonbinary writers of the Vietnamese diaspora. Can you help the DVAN reach their fundraising goal and sponsor a 1-on-1 creative mentorship for emerging writers by 2022? Find more details below + in our bio to learn how you can help foster community, broaden visibility, and engage meaningfully across diasporic divides!
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@herandthesea In 2022, She Who Has No Master(s) will initiate a creative writing mentorship program led by and designed for Vietnamese and SE Asian diasporic women and nonbinary writers. The centering of this perspective is important because in most educational settings the focus on subject matter and perspectives of women/nonbinary SE Asian diasporic women is marginal, if not totally unaddressed. In creating educational spaces that center those viewpoints, we create a nourishing space in which aspiring writers can see themselves, explore, and embrace their own particularities, and create more expansively. We believe these offerings will fulfill a dire contemporary need in our nation’s current environment for creative writing education. Our hope is to turn this into an annual offering.
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The mentors for our inaugural 2022 mentorship program will be: Diana Khoi Nguyen, Hoa Nguyen, Lily Hoang, Vi Khi Nao. // @fitproblems @hn2626 @lilypad326 @vikhinao
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Please help @weare_dvan fund this amazing program by visiting our #givingtuesday campaign, open now (link in bio) 🙏🏽 @shewhohasnomasters #vietnamesewomen #writers #womenpoets #diaspora #poetry #teaching #creativewriting #shewhohasnomasters

Dec 5

Introducing our guest speakers for tomorrow's #SirenNationSpeaks event “Poetry Reading & Process Talk” (link in our bio to register!) 📚✨

Finally we have Michele Glazer, an author and MFA/BFA professor from Portland Oregon.
Michele is the author of four books, most recently "fretwork" (Iowa 2021).
She says of these poems, “I try to place myself in the presence of damage—fragmentation, disruption, gap—where language ‘fails,’ and where the natural world, if looked at closely, might offer a way to get at, get in, gather soundings. In this, my work is inspired by language, by feeling at a loss for language, and trying, in language, to give shape to a silence that gets at loss.”
Her previous books are "It Is Hard to Look at What We Came to Think We’d Come to See" (Pittsburgh), "Aggregate of Disturbances" (Iowa), and "On Tact, & the Made Up World" (Iowa). Glazer teaches in the MFA and BFA programs at Portland State University.

#sirennation #poetry #artsevent #literaryevent #literature #pnwauthor #poets #poetryreading #pdx

Dec 3

Introducing our guest speakers for this Sunday’s #SirenNationSpeaks event “Poetry Reading & Process Talk” (link in our bio to register!) 📚

Next up is Endi Bogue-Hartigan, an award-winning author & poet based in Portland, Oregon. Endi’s third book of poetry, “oh orchid o’clock,” is forthcoming from Omnidawn Publishing in Spring, 2023. Her chapbook “the seaweed sd treble clef,” a sequence of poems and photographs, was published this year by Oxeye Press. Endi is author of “Pool [5 choruses]”(Omnidawn Publishing), which was selected for the Omnidawn Open prize; and “One Sun Storm” (Center for Literary Publishing), which won the Colorado Prize for Poetry, and both books were finalists for the Oregon Book Award.
Her work has appeared in numerous journals, and she has contributed to collaborative projects with writers and artists in the Pacific Northwest. You can learn more about Endi’s work on her website: www.endiboguehartigan.com

#sirennation #poetry #artsevent #literaryevent #literature #pnwauthor #poets #poetryreading #pdx

Dec 2

Introducing our guest speakers for this Sunday’s #SirenNationSpeaks event “Poetry Reading & Process Talk" (link in bio to register!)📚

First up is Dao Strom, an artist who works with three “voices”—written, sung, visual—to explore hybridity and the intersection of personal and collective histories.
The author of five books and two song-cycles, most recently the poetry collection “Instrument” (Fonograf Editions) and its companion album, “Traveler’s Ode” (Antiquated Future Records), Strom was born in Vietnam and grew up in the Sierra Nevadas of California. Her bilingual poetry-art book, “You Will Always Be Someone From Somewhere Else” (AJAR Press), was a finalist for the 2019 Firecracker Award for Poetry.
Dao is the co-founder and director of two collective art projects, She Who Has No Master(s), and De-Canon. You can learn more about her work on her website: www.daostrom.com

#sirennation #poetry #artsevent #literaryevent #literature #pnwauthor #poets #poetryreading #pdx

Nov 30

Whether your passion is music, film, comics, painting, dance or poetry, you’ve found a kindred spirit in Siren Nation. This #GivingTuesday, help us further our mission of celebrating the creative spirit and diversity of women in the arts by donating today.⠀
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Your financial support allow us to continue our free online #SirenNationSpeaks series, annual Siren Nation Festival & other events showcasing creative women. A gift supporting Siren Nation is an investment in inspiration, motivation, and dedication - it’s even tax-deductible!⠀
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See the link in our bio (https://buff.ly/3lmtJDK) to make an impact today. ⠀
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#sirennation #oregonnonprofit #donate #giveback #community #womeninthearts #nonprofit #oregonarts

Nov 21

Hope you can join us on Sunday, December 5 for our final installment of Siren Nation Speaks in 2021, "Poetry Reading & Process Talk"! This free online event features PNW authors Endi Bogue Hartigan (@ebhartigan), Dao Strom (@herandthesea) and Michele Glazer, who will read from their work, talk about their creative processes, and answer your questions. See the link in our bio for more details & how to register!
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#sirennation #poetry #artsevent #literaryevent #literature #pnwauthor #sirennationspeaks #poets #poetryreading #pdx

Oct 8

It's almost time for our October workshop, "Collage Explorations," led by PDX-based multimedia artist Peggy Pfenninger! ✂️ Dust off those craft supplies and create with us this Sunday, October 10 at 1 PM PT.

See our Eventbrite page (LINK IN BIO!) for more details and a list of supplies you'll need to participate. Registration is free and open to all ages. https://buff.ly/3ALpkA6

#onlineworkshop #collageart #sirennationspeaks #collage #collageexplorations #collageworkshop #pdxartist #pdxnonprofit

Oct 5

We are so excited to welcome Peggy Pfenninger as our October #SirenNationSpeaks workshop leader!
Peggy (@pfun.haus.art , @collagewithpegguin) spends her time running a graphic design/print business, P-Town Prints (@ptown.prints.designs), and creating unique pieces of art. Because she loves to work in many different media, the title “multimedia artist” suits her best. Whether dreaming up a new collage, painting, or snapping photos, she is always exploring color, texture, and energy.

Peggy is a joyous, dedicated member of the Oregon art community and looks forward to again hosting collage workshops in her NE Portland home. SWIPE 👉🏻 to see some of her creations! 🎨🖌

And don't forget to register for this month's FREE workshop, happening this Sunday, October 10th at 1 PM PT (link in bio!)

#sirennationspeaks #onlineworkshop #collage #collageexplorations #collageworkshop #pdxartist #pdxnonprofit

Sep 27

Do you love collage but aren’t sure how to get started? Then join us on October 10 for our next installment of #SirenNationSpeaks - "Collage Explorations" ✂️ In this online workshop, multimedia artist and designer Peggy Pfenninger (@collagewithpegguin) will teach you several different ways to approach collage - from spontaneous assemblage to planned-out “linear” collages. No experience is needed, and the workshop is open to all ages. ⠀
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Register for FREE on Eventbrite now (link in our bio!) ✨⠀
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#sirennationspeaks #onlineworkshop #collage #collageexplorations #collageworkshop #pdxartist #pdxnonprofit

Sep 17

Don't miss an evening with The Billie Holiday Project! ✨ TONIGHT at the historic concert hall @oldchurchpdx , jazz group @billieholidayproject led by Stella Heath (@stellasingsjazz) celebrates the music of Lady Day.

Doors at 7 PM, show starts at 8. Admission is $20 and the venue is open to all ages. More info & tickets available on Eventbrite - link in our bio!

#sirennation #billieholiday #oldchurchpdx #liveperformance #billieholidayproject #oregonnonprofit