Photo by Don Jacobson

Mt Tabor Art Walk returns May 18-19 for the eighth year. The juried event showcases 40 talented neighborhood artists at 25 sites and admission is free! Hours are 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday.

If you need a reason to walk or bike in the beautiful Mt Tabor neighborhood, this is it. As you make the rounds you’ll have the opportunity to see quality visual art and meet the artists in their studios and homes. Artists work in a multitude of media including painting, ceramics, sculpture, metal arts, photography, glass mosaic, printmaking, jewelry, wood-turning and fiber.

Participating artists include:

• Don Jacobson – fine art photography with vibrant landscapes and majestic views from his extensive travels in the Northwest and beyond.

• Watercolorist Sharlane Blaise’s dramatic light, shapes and colors of evocative landscapes found in her travels.

• Diane Russell oil and pencil works are vibrant portraits of musicians and dancers

by Sharlane Blaise

• Todd Samusson sculpts totemic sculptures and iconic masks. Working with salvaged wood and found metal objects, his works are whimsical and mysterious.

•Adrienne Stacey’s high fired ceramics are characterized by their organic forms

•Robin Bown’s Ukrainian egg-painting uses bold colors and patterns both intricate and striking.

People return year after year to the Mt Tabor Art Walk because they enjoy the artwork, the neighborhood and the community experience. Preview the art and download a map at www.mttaborartwalk.com .

With a spirited repertoire of classical, jazz, klezmery folk music and more and composers from ancient times to the present day, they perform Saturday, May 11 at Ford Food + Drink, 2505 SE 11th Ave. #101 beginning at 8 pm,

The duo delves into music from Philip Glass, George Gershwin, Erwin Schulhoff, Phyllis Louke and Jewish folk tunes from all over the world. The concert is open to all ages, family-friendly and free.

Ford Food + Drink features live music Friday and Saturdays. May highlights are 5/10 Nick Peets 5 pm and Drew De Man & Patience Tumblesome 8 pm; 5/17 Lorna Miller 5 pm and 5/31 Whiskey Puppy 5 pm.  www.fordfoodanddrink.com .

This elasticated, dizzying and less linear journey follows a bunch of twenty-somethings in their quest for love and life. A woman moves to Alaska after being dumped by her boyfriend. A writer struggles to write a novel. A businessman misses his flight and ends up in Hawaii. An Incan mummy, a man that transmogrifies into a Komodo dragon, a dog that becomes a man, strangers, friends, lovers and acquaintances traveling the globe from Alaska to New York City and to Inner Borneo, exploring migration, evolution, interconnectivity, babies, hula dancers and ultimately, finding a tribe in a world gone haywire.

Performances are Thursday – Saturday at 8 pm, Monday performance June 3 at 8 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available through www.theatrevertigo.org or by calling 503.306.0870.

Mary Flower’s playing is firmly grounded in the simplicity of early 20th century American music, technically dazzling and renowned for her personal vision of roots music blending rags, blues and spirit. A master of the Piedmont blues guitar voice, her performances include Prairie Home Companion, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Kerrville Folk Fest and many music fests and guitar workshops.

National Fingerstyle Guitar Champ, John Standefer holds a colorful blend of styles and genres in his hands. He’s performed and recorded with Tommy Emmanuel, Guy Van Duser, Doug Smith and regularly writes columns for guitar and music magazines.

Brooks Robertson is way more than two thumbs, eight fingers and six strings on a wooden box and he delivers it all with a punch, panache, and spirit that belies his young 24 years. Like Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Robertson shares his inspirations in his own musical aggregate.

Hear each guitarist solo, then duets from Standefer and Robertson’s new recording, then all three together in an in-the-round string-bending extravaganza.

The concert begins at 7:30 pm in Carvlin Hall, SE 16th and Division. Tickets are $17 general, $14 PFS members, $8 for youth 12-18. Advanced tickets are recommended and available at www.portlandfolkmusic.org/concerts.

I Left You, Still in Love cover

Bacior’s new recording is the impressive 5 song set, I Left You, Still in Love, recorded in one day and streamable at robinbacior.bandcamp.com. On the disc, Dan Bindschedler’s cello can be heard soaring in counterpoint and harmonic percussion and since he’s is relocating here soon too, the two will again be performing together this summer.

Her songs are being noticed at places like Vh l, MTV, Nylon, and L Magazine. Find out more at robinbacior.com.

Dr. Bob Pliny, Water

Gallery hours are Thursday – Sunday 11-5 pm. 503.432.3513/ www.12x16gallery.com .

Collectively with decades of experience playing and singing in harmony and together as a musical force since 2005, the Misty Mamas serve up home-style music filled with piping hot harmonies, tasty instrumentals, traditionals and plenty of originals. When it’s lamplighting time in the Valley, Misty River founder Carol Harley, April Parker, Katherine Nitsch and Eileen Rocci converge and if you haven’t yet heard a polka on a banjo, you owe it to yourself to set a spell and tap yer feet awhile. www.mistymamas.com .

TaborSpace is at 5441 SE Belmont St. and tickets are $9 in advance through Brown Paper Tickets www.brownpapertickets.com, or $12 at the door day of show.

Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts the instore signing with Densmore celebrating his new book, The Doors: Unhinged, Sunday, May 19 at 3 pm.

Along with the telling of the court case between Densmore and the remaining two Doors, there are previously-unreleased photos of Jim Morrison and the band, Morrison’s family and an overview that relates to life everywhere in these 21st century times.

It is a story of standing up for artistic integrity, to stand up for the spirit of world-changingmusic in the face of greed.

Pre-order now for guaranteed admission to the book signing. The hardback limited edtion of the book is only available at independent music stores and  Music Millennium is one of the oldest and most respected in the country.

Note: this is one of only fourteen signings and Densmore will sign one additional item with the purchase of his book.

“Mystery of the Donut Bastards” by PF Martin

Artist reception is Friday May 10 at 6 pm. The gallery is located at 623 NE 23rd Ave. Hours are Thursday-Saturday, noon-6 pm and by appointment. 503.927.4409/ www.23sandy.com .