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New Oregon Interview Series, Feb. 22nd

The New Oregon Interview Series will pick up again February 22nd! This month they'll be sitting down Mayor Sam Adams, Portland Monthly editor Randy Gragg and architect Brad Cloepfil to discuss how our urban spaces are evolving.

The host and creator, Nora Robertson has done eight previous interview installments so far with a diverse group of artists, chefs, designers and politicians bringing unique perspective to urban growth.

Monday, February 22nd, at Urban Grind East, 2214 NE Oregon St., from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., doors open at 6:30 pm. Beer, wine, coffee, and light snacks will be available for purchase. Admission is $5 at the door.

Interview with Forrest Martin of Death Magazine

February 04, 2010:

In anticipation for Death Magazine's Feb. 17th release party here in our shop, I chatted with the man propelling it all, Forrest Martin, about the origins of the magazine, steering clear of Edgar Allen Poe, and his own personal relationship with death.

You might have cornered the magazine market on death, what led you to this project?

5 years ago I was living in rural Tennessee and discovered that an old friend I'd lost touch with from Olympia was going to school in Nashville, getting his Masters in Education from Peabody College at Vanderbilt (Nathan Cearley; he wrote an awesome Holden Caulfield-esque essay about 9-11 for this issue). Soon after we realized we were both sort of randomly in TN, he contacted me and asked if I would contribute something to this magazine he was thinking of starting, called Death: a magazine for the enthusiast and non-enthusiast alike. I gave him an earlier version of the cover that the magazine has now and a really bad piece of writing, but nothing ever came of the project. Fast forward to Fall of 2009 when I asked him if I could revive the project and turn it into something. He hadn't planned to pick it up again and agreed.

I emailed him about what initially led HIM to the project, and he said this, "...the question of death was an educational question...what can we learn from it? I am inspired to write about death because I feel like the whole artifice of our delusional and superficial society is built around our rejection of deaths finality and our ultimate mortality. Being unable to grasp our end in death means being unable to really live. So, ultimately, a magazine on death was somehow going to be a magazine about life...about learning how to live."

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Disjecta Announces Portland2010 Biennial!

Disjecta has announced the artists for this year's Portland2010 Biennial! Out of over 300 visual and performance artists considered, only 18 will show, including 5 artists who have previously donned the walls of Reading Frenzy! John Brodie, Marne Lucas, Sean Healy, Melody Owen, and Stephen Slappe have all graced our shop, and we look forward to seeing new work!

Set to open March 13th, it looks to be a great Biennial, with shows going up, not only in Disjecta, but across the city, at the Art Gym, Rock's Box, Alpern Gallery and The Elizabeth Leach Gallery.

To find out more about the upcoming exhibition, click here!

Kevin Sampsell reads from new memoir, Feb. 2nd!

Our good friend over at Future Tense Books and keeper of Powell's Small Press section, Kevin Sampsell, will be giving a reading there tonight, Feb. 2nd, at 7:30! He promises an entertaining show complete with a powerpoint presentation. Sampsell's book A Common Pornography recently hit the streets via Harper Perennial. He has also launched a new website chock full of videos, reviews and upcoming tour dates, conveniently, kevinsampsell.com!

Museums by Bike, Feb. 6th

The illustrious Carye Bye, author and printmaker over at Red Bat Press, will be hosting another Museum by Bikes tour! Bye is the author of Hidden Portland and is a great expert to pedal around town with.

Starting with the ol' stand-by Voodoo Donut, you'll traverse a vast array of historic restaurants, breweries and even the Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum where they'll be celebrating their exhibition 'Savor the Flavors of Greece" with free samples!

Voodoo Doughnuts Too, 1501 NE Davis St (Right off Sandy Blvd at Davis) 12:45pm, Aprox 4 hours

New Magazine: Prism Index, Now Here!

For those of you brave enough to bare the cold this past Sunday to see the launch of a brand new magazine, Prism Index, we commend you! For those who missed the opening, fear not! Reading Frenzy is now carrying the first issue boasting over 50 artists. A true multi-media collaboration the handmade book is straight up brimming with art, comics, short fiction, non-fiction, interviews, you name it; and includes a dvd and cd!

Check 'em out at their website!

Stumptown Comics Fest Announced!

The next Stumptown Comics Fest has been announced! The shindig will go down on April 24th and 25th for a full weekend of parties, panels and workshops. Begun in 2004, the Stumptown Comic folks have been successfully shifting the focus from dealers and publishers to the artists themselves. Visit their website for more updates and registration information as it comes in!

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th

Death Magazine Launch Party!

A Magazine for Enthusiasts and Nonenthusiasts Alike

Fresh from his Portland Stock victory, Forrest Martin will launch his new magazine tonight at Reading Frenzy!

Death: what is it?

At first thought, the word may inspire dark associations. Closer investigation reveals a spectrum of colors and considerations, all the layers of sorrow and humor and ordinariness that might be expected from the other side of life.

Death magazine isn't simply reports of human mortality, but perspectives on how death arranges, enhances or obfuscates life - at times metaphorically, at times not. In a bed, on the train, at a computer, at the mall; we all have daily relationships with it. Alongside every overlooked gesture, death is the shadow reality reminding us, "this isn't going to last forever."

To be as accessible as possible, Death is not designed to generate a profit, and will also be available for free online.

Issue 1 Contributors:

  • Tom Spanbauer
  • Scott Barry
  • Liz Haley
  • Khaela Maricich
  • James Boyda
  • Jesse Lee Stout
  • Donal Mosher
  • Erika Somogyi
  • Maya Hayuk
  • John Wilmot
  • Forrest Martin
  • Phil Elverum
  • Ariana Jacob
  • Chris Browning
  • Shawn Records
  • Michael Sage Ricci
  • Nathan Cearley
  • Jennie Hayes
  • David Scherer
  • Dana Bruington
  • Roren Stowell
  • Marco Kaye
  • Blair Mastbaum

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THURSDAY, MARCH 4th, 7PM

Honorable Mention!

Installation and Prints by Brittany Powell

Brittany Powell is coming to work her contact paper cutting magic on the walls of Reading Frenzy! She will install a life size parade of dogs on the upper portion of the walls and prints based on the cut-outs will be on display below.

About Brittany Powell:  What I see around me daily is my main influence.  In alphabetical order, the things that interest me are domestic items, the everyday, food, humor, Oregon, and products.  When I create my work, I look for the place where the mass-produced meets the personalized through the methods of inventorying, making products, and setting up environments.  Each piece also contains an element of humor or sarcasm.  My ways of working thus far range from rendering a Mexican restaurant in contact paper to recreating buildings in my hometown in cut-and-fold models to organizing a week-long, authentic childhood-style summer camp for adults.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14th, 7PM

Pie Talk #1

Presented by Random Order, 1000 Words & Reading Frenzy!

Come enjoy a quartet of writers, a flight of pies, some sparkling wine and other goodies! Details coming soon...

SUNDAY, MARCH 21st, 7PM

Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge

with Gordon "Zola" Edgar

More info coming soon...

Free beer from Ninkasi!

   
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