good week all across the west this first week of oct 2008. here are a few things that were i not working in california i would definitely consider.

pdx – the grassy knoll gallery in old town (right around the corner from the old cal’s skate shop) is hosting an eye-catching reception for first thursday – 10.2.08 – ward jenkins will be presenting his exhibtion “b-boy”. and to really add to the authenticity of the event a slew of pdx’ best breakdancers will be on site performing including Randm-1, Impulse, Skywalker of Moon Patrol Crew and guest DJ Computer Fam. ward dabbles in a bit of everything and is the brains behind The Ward-o-Matic blog about in his words “art, animation and anything aesthetically pleasing to the eye”.

seattle – killer photographer charles peterson, himself a b-boy and rock n roll fan, spits out a brilliant new book entitled cypher. it chronicles petersons adventures with breakdancing across 6 years and events in pdx, seattle, la and nyc. and to add to the fun he did it mostly in medium format – superb touch charles. i wish there was an actual event for this, maybe in the near future. here’s the blurb from the publisher;

Acclaimed rock photographer Charles Peterson is back with a new subject