Join Buckman Elementary for an evening with James Mercer, frontman for The Shins, and Stephen Malkmus, of Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks! These two indie-music luminaries will rock the stylish Jupiter Hotel stage on Friday, April 11, 2008. The evening’s proceeds will benefit the award-winning arts-integrated academic education program of Buckman Elementary School Arts Focus.

Performance artist, writer, and filmmaker Andrew Dickson (whose performance piece Sell Out was a hit at T:BA 2007), and Tara from KNRK 94.7FM, will add a dash of hilarious irreverence as MCs for the evening’s festivities.

A silent art auction featuring work by artists Storm Tharp, Jenene Nagy, Eugenia Pardue, Marlana Stoddard Hayes, Joe Thurston, Scott Wayne Indiana, Curtis Pachunka & Karen Koch, Justin “Scrappers” Morrison, Alicia J. Rose, Jonny Fenix, Bwana Spoons, Brett Superstar, Rob Bardel, Harvest Henderson, and others; video shorts; and a Buckman student art gallery will complete the evening’s festivities. Read what Pitchfork has to say!

AND, we’ll auction an Epiphone Les Paul guitar in a special cherry color
signed by both James Mercer and Stephen Malkmus! No way!

Where: Jupiter Hotel
800 East Burnside

When: Friday, April 11, 2008
Doors open 7pm
21 and over only.

Tickets ($50) on sale now!
Purchase online, or visit Jackpot Records
at 3574 SE Hawthorne and 203 SW Ninth Avenue

Note: Buckman Bash ticket holders will be granted free admission to Buckman Art Show & Sell art festival events on Friday, April 11, 5pm to 9pm, and Saturday, April 12, 10am to 5pm, at Buckman Elementary School, 320 SE 16th Avenue, Portland

We extend our warmest thanks and gratitude to all of the artists and musicians who are participating in this very special evening.

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