Portland – May 7–17
Wild: Portland is 11 days of ass-kicking events that celebrate the city’s do-it-yourself, take-no-prisoners creative mentality. On what other planet can you race tiny wooden cars at a sports bar (it’s like the Boy Scouts, but with beer) and hit up Portland’s famous “creative conference for the Web” all in the same day? And that’s just day one. See the full Wild schedule below.
Wed May 7
WebVisions
Location: Oregon Convention Center
Explore the future of web and mobile design, user experience and technology with an all-star lineup of speakers that includes Tomer Sharon (Google), Maria Giudice (Facebook), author and visionary Tim Bray, Brian David Johnson (Intel’s resident futurist) and more. It’s a badass event that’s Portland’s “the creative conference for the Web.”
Stumptown 40
Location: Spirit of 77, 500 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
It starts with a block of wood, four wheels and four axles, and ends Wednesday, May 7th in a 80-car, gravity- and alcohol-fueled single-elimination race. It’s the 5th annual charity event dedicated to fast cars and loose livers.
Thur May 8
WebVisions
Location: Oregon Convention Center
Explore the future of web and mobile design, user experience and technology in a badass event that’s Portland’s “the creative conference for the Web.”
Play/Interact
Location: OMSI
WebVisions, Oregon Storyboard and OMSI host a day of game and digital media demos from Pipeworks, Chroma, Hinge, Danger&Play, and other leading studios throughout the region. Meet the people behind award-winning games and digital media. This event is free to OMSI attendees with the cost of admission.
Friday May 9
WebVisions
Location: Oregon Convention Center
Explore the future of web and mobile design, user experience and technology in a badass event that’s Portland’s “the creative conference for the Web.”
Fashioning Cascadia
Location: Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis Street
How does fashion and clothing engage craft, technically, materially, and conceptually in the design, production, circulation, use, and reuse of garments? Leveraging craft as a framework, Fashioning Cascadia collapses clothing and fashion, bringing together the tangible utility of clothing with the creativity and cultural import of fashion in the Cascadian region.
Sat May 10
Crafty Wonderland
Location: Oregon Convention Center
With a rotating line up of talented vendors, Crafty Wonderland is the place to go to find the best handmade goods in the NW, as well as affordable work from talented visual artists. It’s an event meant to bring together crafty people with those who appreciate cool handmade items, to support artists, and to spread the joy of craft throughout our community.
Wild Films: Moog
Location: Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Dr. Robert Moog shaped musical culture with some of the most inspiring electronic instruments ever created. This “compelling documentary portrait of a provocative, thoughtful and deeply sympathetic figure” (New York Times) peeks into the inventor’s mind and the worldwide phenomenon he fomented.
Sun May 11
Wild Films: Interstella 5555
Location: Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is an animated musical fantasy film based on the Daft Punk album “Discovery.” Supervised by Leiji Matsumoto, the legendary anime/manga creator, the film follows the the plight of talented musicians from a neighboring galaxy who are brought to earth by an evil corporation. Stripped of their immense talents, they are turned into a band of emotionless, hit-churning automatons named The Crescendolls. Jeremy Heilman of MovieMartyr.com calls the film “a futurist Fantasia that incidentally beats the pants off of Disney’s own Fantasia 2000.”
Mon May 12
Open Season: Alexa Stark & Crazy Wind
Location: Doug Fir
Now in its 10th year, the Portland Mercury’s Open Season mini-series of fashion shows is joining forces with the Museum of Contemporary Craft to celebrate the exciting local culture of apparel design and manufacturing. In concert with the summer-long “Fashioning Cascadia” exhibit, we are proud to feature some of the designers who continue to make Portland a leader in the independent fashion industry. In conjunction with the exhibit opening, take advantage of this opportunity to get to know the designers and their work in an intimate, not-to-be-missed live format, and declare Open Season on mainstream corporate fashion!
Tue May 13
Open Season: MAG-BIG
Location: Mississippi Studios
Celebrate Portland’s wicked-ass style at Open Season—the most anticipated fashion show of the year! The brightest and most creative designers will be sending their newest work down the runway.
Wed May 14
The Victory Condition Arcade
Location: Art Institute
Join local Portland game designers and programmers for the first installment of The Victory Condition Arcade and see what’s on the horizon in the way tabletop and digital offerings. Game Lab Oregon will run tabletop playtesting throughout the event and PIGSquad will showcase a collection of indie games in various stages of development to play. Admission to the arcade is free.
Open Season: Portland Garment Factory
Location: Rontoms
Celebrate Portland’s wicked-ass style at Open Season—the most anticipated fashion show of the year! The brightest and most creative designers will be sending their newest work down the runway.
Stay Wild
Location: UnionPine
Justin “Scrappers” Morrison may be the most all-encompassing designer around – his work traverses everything from magazine covers to product design to ads. We’re lucky to peek into the place where those good ads and great ideas begin. In this conversation, Scrappers will talk about how he sets out on each new creative project like a journey into uncharted territory.
Thur May 15
The Victory Condition Arcade
Location: Art Institute
Join local Portland game designers and programmers for the first installment of The Victory Condition Arcade and see what’s on the horizon in the way tabletop and digital offerings. Game Lab Oregon will run tabletop play testing throughout the event and PIGSquad will showcase a collection of indie games in various stages of development to play. Admission to the arcade is free.
NW Animation Festival
Location: Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
The NW Animation Fest is a variety show that celebrates the best new work from independent animators around the globe. The week-long festival showcases the breadth of this art form, screening films that are in turn hilarious, dramatic, strange and inspiring.
Fri May 16
CreativeMornings
Location: Ziba Design
CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative community. Attendees gather in cities around the world to enjoy fresh coffee, friendly people, and an international array of breakfast foods. Volunteer hosts and their team members organize local chapters that not only celebrate a city’s creative talent, but also promote an open space to connect with like-minded individuals.
Keep Portland Wired 2.0
Location: Departs from Ziba Design
Take a walking and public transit tour through Portland’s technology industry, including some of the major institutions our city is known for, as well as some of our emerging start ups. Get a behind-the-scenes view of leading tech innovators, and meet some of the leaders who are shaping Portland’s tech future…you’d be crazy to miss it! Tour stops include Puppet Labs, Portland Incubator Experiment, Esri PDX and more.
The Victory Condition Workshop
Location: Art Institute
A crash course in the essentials of game design. Learn the core game design concepts, mathematical considerations, motivational strategies to engage players, and how user experience techniques may be applied to successfully playtest products. Cost is $50 general admission or $30 for students. Limited to 30 participants.
NW Animation Festival
Location: Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
A variety show that celebrates the best new work from independent animators around the globe. The week-long festival showcases the breadth of this art form, screening films that are in turn hilarious, dramatic, strange and inspiring.
Sat May 17
NW Animation Festival
Location: Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd
A variety show that celebrates the best new work from independent animators around the globe. The week-long festival showcases the breadth of this art form, screening films that are in turn hilarious, dramatic, strange and inspiring.
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