Want to be in a documentary? If you sold your soul for rock and/or roll, this is your chance! Bigger Than Jesus wants YOU to attend “The Bigger Than Jesus One-Night-Only Marathon Cattle Call Documentary Shoot.”
When: Wednesday, July 27th, 6 to 9 pm.
Where: During Barfly’s Jen Lane’s Dysfunctional Family Feud at the Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash St, Portland
More details available here in the production blog. Other random details available here at Rick Emerson’s web site.
I was really impressed with the Iron Artist Benefit for SCRAP on Saturday. Well organized, whimsical, and a lot of fun. I really hope they were able to reach their fundraising goals.
Their mission is a noble one: keep usable art materials out of the landfills while supporting teachers, classrooms, and artists. Whenever I stop by there for materials, I am continually impressed with the unique stuff that I am able to find. While I think it is terrific that America is undergoing a craft revolution where knitting, scrapbooking, and other DIY activities are cool, I would love to see more communities embrace programs like SCRAP. The box craft marts carry good supplies and encourage folks who wouldn’t ordinarily craft to get creative, but I believe trying to find new uses for recycled items fuels the imagination much more than following instructions from a kit.
Billed as “one part Iron Chef, two parts Junkyard Wars,” the Iron Artist Competition pitted teams against each other to create the ultimate masterpiece from the supplied boxes of materials. Teams (and bystanders) were encouraged to attend in costume, and a great number of people did! Very colorful. A carnival took place inside for the kids, and a raffle was held for a number of snazzy prizes. The emcee continually reminded the teams that the refs and judges were bribable with drinks from the beer garden, and chotchke gals worked the crowd selling temporary tattoos, patches, and other event souvenirs. Overall, a very fun afternoon of hijinks and hilarity.
Saturday, July 23rd, 2005, 3:30 ? 10pm
Wonder Ballroom
128 NE Russell @ MLK
A FUNdraising benefit for SCRAP:
$5-20 sliding scale ? all ages welcome!
Witness creative reuse in action as 10 teams of artists compete for the coveted Cup du SCRAP in this highly anticipated sculpture contest that is one part Iron Chef and two parts Junk Yard Wars
Featuring: 10 teams, Celebrity Judges, Referees,
Carnival Games, Music and Mayhem for all!
Info: www.scrapaction.org/iron.html
ironartist@scrapaction.org
503.294.0769
Mark your calendars.
Tell your friends.
We hope to see you all there.
Celebrate creative reuse in style.
Event Timeline
3:30: Artists arrive and check in. Doors open to the public.
4:00: Theme is announced and competition begins.
7:00 to 7:30: All hands off the sculptures! Teams move sculptures to the judging area.
Clean up of competition area commences.
7:30 to 8:00: Judges critique and score pieces in private.
8:00 to 8:30: General public views and votes for ?People?s Choice?.
8:30-9:00: Awards Ceremony. Silent auction closes.
9:00 to 10:00: Music and dancing.