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[calendar archive]
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| 01.08.04 | Thurs |
The Dresden Dolls
8:30p, $5, 18+ |
Combine the smoky cellars of a Weimar-era cabaret with the rock n' roll fury of Joan Jett, PJ Harvey, and The Violent Femmes and you have a remote idea of what to expect from The Dresden Dolls. Their dark burlesque attire and awe-striking live energy have cemented to Dolls' growing cult following. |
| 01.09.04 | Fri |
TOUCH
5p-8p, free, all ages. |
TOUCH, the latest exhibit in the Artists Curating Artists series, is a multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary group exhibit/event exploring various aspects of contact. TOUCH features 15 New England creatives. |
| 01.10.04 | Sat |
The Lunchbox Series: Ruth Freeman Swain
1p, $3 suggested donation, all ages. |
SPACE'S newest kids series features authors and illustrators of children's books who will come and share their work. This month, come meet Ruth Freeman Swain and hear her tell the history of every candy from chewing gum to candy corn. Kids will get to create candy art with the help of the Lunchbox crew. |
| 01.10.04 | Sat |
sole
9p, $6, 18+ |
Anitcon artist sole has big ambitions and a working man's wallet. By age 14 he was a young don of the Portland, Maine rap game. He has since traded in his battle rhymes for heartfelt words and an unmistakable hoarse voice, sometimes cloaked in the goth-hop darkness of alias productions or riding the rhythmic intensity of jel beats. |
| 01.14.04 | Wed |
Artist talk with Amy Stacey Curtis
6p, free, all ages. |
Amy Stacy Curtis is our guest curator for TOUCH. |
| 01.15.04 | Thurs |
Doc. Film: Gibtown
7:30, $5 suggested donation, all ages |
Gibtown is an atmospheric documentary film about the residents and community of Gibsonton, Floriday - the retirement and off-season home of thousands of carnival and circus show people, past and present. The film presents a multifaceted portrait of a unique town and its remarkable inhabitants. |
| 01.16.04 | Fri |
Sara Cox
8:30p, $5, 18+ |
Sara Cox's beautiful voice and songwriting talent have earned her a place among the pantheon of Portland music gods. Come hear why Phoenix editor Sam Pfeifle picked Sara's 2003 album "Arrive" as the best local release of the year. |
| 01.20.04 | Tues |
Free Movie Tuesday
7:30p, free, 18+ |
It's the middle of winter, you hvaen't seen the sun since the last time you called in sick, and you're itching to get out of the house. Why stay at home and watch crappy TV when you can come to SPACE and watch movies for free? Our crackpot lawyers won't let us tell you what's playing, but come anyway and be surprised. |
| 01.22.04 | Thurs |
Coaxial V: Mayhem
Mark Schwaber, The Water Section, and Jose Ayerve
8p, $5, 18+ |
The fifth annual Coaxial Festival will consist of two evenings of uncontrollable performance art; artists of all sorts converge upon SPACE and work to command, distract, and trample your attention. The musicians and the audience will be subjected to performance art executed in the name of spontaneity. Admission itself will be worth the price of admission.
Thursday's performance features Mark Schwaber, formerly of the Northampton outfit Hospital, combing guitar with his haunting voice; The Water Section, whose melancholic experiments focus on atmosphere and infection, accompanied by brash and clever sounds; Jose Ayerve, from Spouse, combines atypical vocal stylings with the Mexican "rock en Espanol" movement. |
| 01.23.04 | Fri |
Coaxial V: Mayhem
Hot Tarts, School for Dead, S&M
8p, $5, 18+ |
Friday's performance features the Hot Tarts, a Portland band that sounds out of control without actually being out of control; School for the Dead, a catchy Northampton indie-rock band; S&M, Jonathan Spottiswoode and Ricky McMahon play their wild Cabaret-Rock. |
| 01.28.04 | Wed |
My Morning Jacket
8p, $10, 21+ |
My Morning Jacket is a four-piece band from Louisville, KY, built solidly around the vocal and songwriting talent of group leader Jim James. Their songs consist of hauntingly beautiful melodies all drenched in a familiar reverb and the unique and emotive voice of Jim James. My Morning Jacket lives in a world that is not alt-country, not indie rock, but just beautiful classic American music. |
| 01.30.04 | Fri |
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
9p, $10, 18+ |
Antibalas is the sprit of Afrobeat reincarnated as a hard-hitting collective of musicians in New York City. Antibalas unites highlife, jazz, funk, and traditional African elements with unabashed political messages. |
| 01.31.04 | Sat |
SPACE for KIDS: Puppets!
1p, $5 suggested donation, all ages. |
Kick off Space for Kids 204 with "Puppets!", an interactive workshop for kids of all ages. Presented in connection with People's Free Space, we are proud to host special guest Ben T. Matchstik of Vermont's Bread and Puppet Theater. Learn and have fun with Ben and other local and visiting artists for a great afternoon of puppetry and performance. |
| 01.31.04 | Sat |
Longfellow Books Presents: Lynne Cox
7p, $5 suggested donation, all ages |
Lynne Cox is one of the world's leading long distance swimmers, having swum in such unlikely places as Alaska's Glacier Bay, the English Channel, and the Cape of Good Hope. Tonight she reads from her new book Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of Long-Distance Swimmer.
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