On a 100-degree day in July, nine teenagers rolled up Field Day Family Farm’s gravel road in a van coming from Neighborhood House in Portland. It was harvest day. The carrots, beets, yellow warty squash, one lingering strawberry, basil, garlic, … Continue reading
How did you get started as a maker? It was a very gradual process. As a child, I enjoyed drawing. And I pursued that through my high school and college years in fits and starts. While I was in grad … Continue reading
Are you as excited as I am to go to Forecastle? My Morning Jacket, Neko Case, Wilco – I’m doing a little dance just thinking about it. But wait. Are you hiring a sitter? No need. Take your kids to … Continue reading
As an apartment dweller, I don’t have much available space to work on my tan. Is it inappropriate for me to take my folding lounge chair to the apartment building’s front lawn?
Perception is a strange thing. In many ways we (the universal “we”) want to think that we come to the table wide open, ready for the world to present us its reality. We want to believe that we are merely … Continue reading
Summertime in this city is hot. A day outside will leave you covered in a shiny, salty sweat that not even a shady spot under a tree will help. One way to cool down is with food and drink. An … Continue reading
…is a visual artist, filmmaker, composer, writer, and musician – what you might call a heavy-hitter. Noble is a positive and naturally thoughtful creator whose aesthetics include and effortlessly integrate classical artistic concepts and pop culture, the sacred and the profane. … Continue reading
Imagine your first week of college. Far away from parents, old friends, and all things familiar, you saunter around campus and stir up conversations with new classmates. Jokes are shared, people laugh, and before you know it, you’ve got friends. … Continue reading