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Dark Bohemian Carnival wants to ring in the New Year with you!

Hello Friends and Fellow Revelers!

I am pleased to announce The Dark Bohemian Carnival is opening first Friday January 2nd 2009. This event will be held at Vino Vixens, a wine bar on SE Powell in Portland, and will run through April 2nd 2009.

The Dark Bohemian Carnival, is a multi-media show with 20 artists contributing original works of art, is revelry in mesmerizing art and music that fosters the spirit of community and creativity. Participants are predominately from the Portland metro area but some of the contributors such are also sending their work from abroad, such as Zach Bohenkamp (Seattle, WA), Jesse Schafer (Vancouver, WA), and Kristen Katz (Las Vegas, NV) especially for our celebration.

We are all coming together for The Dark Bohemian Carnival, to ring in the New Year with open hearts and foster lasting ties among our community at large. Come join us for the opening festivities that will reflect the mission of this salon style exhibition: showcase works of art by established and emerging artists that exhibit a dark romantic aesthetic.

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, January 2nd, 2009
6pm to 12am
Wine and Live music! No cover. Ages +21

SHOW DATES: January 2- April 2 ‘09

Vino Vixens
2929 SE Powell Portland, OR 97202
(across the street from Hopwerks)
Portland, OR 97209
Hours of operation: Tues-Wed 4-9pm, Thur-Sat 4pm -12am

Dark Bohemian Carnival

Multi-Media Works and Music by 20 Artists:
Lisa Albinger, Ellis Bernhardt, Zach Bohenkamp, Ammar Changezi, Kat Dyer, Cory Hanson, Marc Jordan, Kristen Katz, Sean McCullum, Heather McLaughlin, Carolina Medina-Dupaix, Abraham Mong, Circle 23, David Rolin, Jesse Schafer, Travis Truman, Martha Wallulis, Julianna Weir, Jenn Woodward

Curated by Carolina Medina-Dupaix

About our Musical guests:

Ambient Awakenings

The Ambient Awakenings night has existed in Portland for a few stretches over the last four years. It has hosted a monthly showcase of local NW acts at the wine bar since this summer. The lineup builds from an ambient drift early in the eve to down/mid-tempo beats later night. This month brings sounds on a darker tip to accompany the art.
We start out with a series of short, live ambient sets from Devon, Panegyric Delay, and Show & Tell. Straddling the transition from ambient gltich to downbeat is Ben Milstein, better known for his up tempo releases on Andrea Parker's Touchin' Bass. DJ Waatermark wraps it IDM/glitch style.

David Rolin

David Rolin is veteran percussionist. Rolin’s fifty years of experience has created a wellspring of influences and musical nuances that have shaped his unique style. His arrival to the Portland music community 20 years ago marked the beginning of his hard-hitting tribal rock sound. He draws heavily from afro-funk influences which result in a greasy, voodoo sound that you can cut with a knife. Rolin was one of Gypsy Caravan’s original members and has gone on to play with diverse musical acts such as Sumo, The Rotating Leslies, Munkitung, Full Brazil, and Dhomba, to name but a few. He has played countless local venues from Satyricon to “The Schnitz”. His choice of visceral ethnic beats experienced with a decided urban attitude create a rhythmic foundation for any setting. His music has been described as consistently stimulating, evocative, and decisively original.

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