World Music Stage Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

Marcy Baker 503 775-2038, bakerstudio@comcast.net

Raquel Edwards 541-292-2229, raquel@raqueledwards.com

FREE live music and entertainment take stage at the Art In The Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival on September 5-7, 2009 in downtown Portland’s Northwest Park blocks.

The World Music Stage located in the Northwest Park blocks between W Burnside and NW Glisan at NW 8th Avenue will feature music from around the globe and will host 19 local acts including the Al-Andalus Ensemble (a nominee for the 2009 World Music song of the year), Café Cowboys and the largest traditional Irish session on the West Coast.

Remember, admission to the Festival and all live music and entertainment is FREE! See below for a complete schedule of music and entertainment.

Saturday. Sept. 5

10:30 – 12:00 Negara (middle Eastern)

12:00 – 1:00 Fools in Paradise (Marimba/mbira/sax)

1:00 – 2:00 Connie Bieberach & Armonia Latina Quartet (Latin Harmony)

2:00 – 3:00 Al-Andalus Ensemble(world chamber music)

3:00 – 4:00 Shabava (Middle Eastern)

4:00 – 5:00 Reggie Houston (Jazz)

5:00 – 6:00 TooLoose (Cajun)

Sunday, Sept. 6

11:00 – 1:00 Traditional Irish Session with Mickey Beglan & Nancy Conescu and

the Tir Eoghain Ceili Dancers (Irish)

1:00 – 2:00 Andrew Oliver Kora Band (West African)

2:00 – 3:00 Masumi Timson with Fumino Ando and Noriko Dozono (Japanese

koto and violin)

3:00 – 4:00 Clave 2/3 Cuban Jazz Trio (Cuban)

4:00 – 5:00 Venerable Showers of Beauty (Javanese Gamelan)

5:00 – 6:00 Coleen Raney With Hanz Araki and Cary Novotny (Irish)

Monday, Sept. 7

11:00 – 12:00 Sir James McDonald Pipe Band (Scottish)

12:00 – 1:00 Nupur Dance Academy Kala Bharathi Dancers (Indian)

1:00 – 2:00 Mariano DeOrbegoso and Toshi Onizuka (Brazilian)

2:00 – 3:00 Café Cowboys (Americana)

3:00 – 4:00 Nuestro Cantro (Mexican)

4:00 – 5:00 Sam Bam Boo (Cribbean)

Art Education Schedule for 2009

Our website now is dressed with an update of our Art Education schedule for the 2009 show.
Take a look here.

Oregonian Article: ART IN THE PEARL features furniture artists.

Art in the Pearl features furniture artists

by The Oregonian

Friday August 07, 2009, 8:28 AM

Art in the PearlJeff O'Brien's side chair is fashioned from Santos mahogany, steam-bent ash and Danish cord.

The 13th annual Art in the Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival will feature the work of more than a hundred artists from across the U.S. and Canada, including some talented furniture artists.

Scott Stewart, who works with bubinga, maple and bamboo, and Jeff O'Brien, whose pieces include reclaimed Douglas fir and walnut, will be among the artists showing off their wares at Oregon's premiere art festival.

The jury-selected work of 130 artists, chosen from among 800 applicants, will be available for sale and includes painting, woodwork, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and handmade jewelry.

The annual Labor Day Weekend event, Sept. 5-7 in Portland's North Park Blocks between Burnside and Glisan will also feature music, dance, food carts and hands-on activities for all ages.

Art in the PearlJeff O'Brien's table is made from reclaimed Douglas fir and walnut.

Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday.

An art education pavilion and demonstration area will also be available for children and adults to experiment with a variety of craft projects, and also listen to artists who will be on hand to demonstrate and explain their creative processes.