My Submission for the CAP Auction This Year

ART EVENING & AUCTION­

23rd Annual Art Auction: April 28, 2012!

"Our Lady of Equine Hope"

Join us at Portland’s Memorial Coliseum for the Annual CAP Art Auction! Every year since 1990, CAP has hosted an art auction and party to raise money to prevent the spread ofHIV/AIDS and provide service to those infected or affected by HIV in the Northwest. Portland’s art community first organized this iconic event, and they remain the backbone of the Art Auction today. The event has grown over the past two decades, now encompassing 250 works of art and over 1,000 guests.

Guest Curator for 2012 is Bonnie Laing-Malcomson, Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum.

Decemberville Sale at Stars

Decemberville Sale at Stars Holiday Shopping at its Best! Decemberville has returned to Sellwood/Westmoreland & that means the holidays have arrived.   Shop Stars Decemberville Sale this coming weekend. While the neighborhood sales start at 4pm on Saturday, Stars Sale  starts at 11am & runs for both Saturday & Sunday. Saturday, December 3rd  11am to 8pm & Sunday, December 4th with our  *NEW Sunday hours 11am until 6pm*  Shop Smart  Shop Stars  Stars Antiques Malls 7027 SE Milwaukie Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202

Little Boxes Shopping Black Friday Local Pays Off!

Black Friday Shopping at Stars

Promotion Title Don't feel like waiting in a long line outside a big box store at 3am the day after Thanksgiving to get your Christmas shopping done? We don't blame you! That's why this year Stars is partnering up with these other great Portland stores for LITTLE BOXES, a city wide shopping event, to reward you for shopping with us!    On Friday, November 25th starting at10am (yes, you read that right, 10am, not3:15am) until 8pm, come on in and get your raffle ticket for a chance to win big. Prizes include an iPad, tickets to OVO by Cirque du Soleil, $200 toWildwood Restaurant, $100 Stars Gift Certificate and so many more.     Not only do you get the chance to win some of these fantastic prizes, but after you shop with us, you'll get 10% off at any other Little Box when you show your receipt from any participating Little Box on Friday.    See you then!

Stars Antiques Malls 7027 SE Milwaukie Avenue Portland, Oregon 97202 503.235.5990

Plucky Maidens Junk Fest

Plucky Maidens Junk Fest at The Grand Lodge Darlene Schaper's Relica Vintage collections offer an eclectic mix of vintage, steampunk, industrial chic, beautifully aged and delicately fierce objects.  She does the hunting for you and selects only the most soulful pieces.  Her taste is impeccable, and her own creative work is a bonus discovery. Featured Reading Saturday, November 19 11 a.m.-5 p.m. |  $5 per person |  All ages welcome 3505 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove, OR 97116                                      Local: (503) 992-9533 Article Headline Dozens of vendors offering piles of vintage treasures. All restaurants and pubs will be open for this event. Come for food, drink, junk and merriment!                 We will be in the Children's Cottage. Free giveaway to the first 100 customers at the booth   Contact Info www.relicavintage.com Darlene Schaper 5038666253

Day of the Dead Celebration at Cannibals Gallery

Día de los Muertos       From the beginning of time, man has felt the  need to explain the mystery of life and death.  Many  civilizations and cultures have created rituals to try and give meaning to  human existence. From pre- Columbian times, El Día de los Muertos, the Day of  the Dead, has been celebrated in Mexico and other  Latin countries. This is a very special ritual, as it is  the day in which the living remember their departed relatives.  At Cannibals Gallery on NW 21st Avenue, local  artists Tabor Porter, Darlene Schaper, and Greg  Carrigan will guest curate their interpretation of this  celebration through art on first Thursday, October 7th, 2011.  The curators will create an interactive alter where visitors can leave copied pictures, poems, or remembrances of loved  ones who have passed.

1st Thursday Celebration Opening: 5 to 9pm Cannibals Gallery 518 Northwest 21st Avenue Portland, OR 97209-1106 (503) 224-2663 Open Wed-Sun 12pm-5pm

Embellished Prints Hopping Out to my Stores

Couldn't find the room for a larger painting? These little beauty's are around 3 inches and $18.00 each.

Find them at Cannibals Gallery, The Dusty Tiger, or Stars and Splendid

Shipping is $3.00 if you would like one mailed.

My favorite way to spend a lazy afternoon lunch

If you thought it was creepy to keep a Ouija board in your attic, then you’re really not going to be crazy about carrying one around with you at all times. The Ouija Board Lunch Box in theory could be used as a Ouija board, except instead of using it on a stormy night at the campground, you can use it on a sunny afternoon in the cafeteria.