Creating a Myth in the Tin Pan Theatre

back in the day

The Tin Pan Theatre is one of my favorite spaces.   Four years ago, it was Rise Up's Headquarters and  my first studio space in Bend.  Then, it became a Matə́ Bar.  Now it is a sweet little boutique theatre.

I'm working on a fun mural for the wall, with the idea of creating a bit of myth around the many businesses that have held shop in the building.  Before Rise Up, it was a tattoo parlor.  Before that, who knows.  With the bit of painting, I am doing, the proprietors of the theatre are harkening back to Bend's more rustic roots.  

in progress

My friends Jonathan and Sofie have been hanging out with me while I teeter on the ladder, and we make up stories about the logistics of having an actual taxidermist in the space.  Which leads to conversations of what Old Bend was actually like, and how the TBD Loft used to be a restaurant and antique store.  I'm not quite sure if I believe that entirely.  Maybe while I have the ladder out I should write gullible on the ceiling in tiny letters.  

Richter

Next door to Lone Pine is the Tin Pan Theatre.  It is in the same space as that Rise Up inhabited three, no four, years ago... my first studio space in downtown Bend.  It's an amazing space, and the Tin Pan Folks have transformed it into a lovely boutique that shows art house films, documentaries about dance and art and bikes, and hosts live music and storytelling, (and serves popcorn with Real Butter).

This week, I am so excited, because a documentary about one of my favorite painters is playing... and here's the trailer!