—I didn't go to the first Portland edition of the Urban Air Market last summer because Pickathon, and from what I heard, you probably didn't go either—blame a saturated market, an out of the way location... or Pickathon, but the SF-founded operation is giving it another shot, this time with a late-summer date that gives it breathing room around competing events, and a more foot-trafficked location. Registration is now open for prospective vendors. Urban Air Market, NW 13th & Hoyt, Sun Aug 30, 11 am-6 pm
—A programming update on the Up/NXT emerging designer showcase/competition that's one of the best parts about the FashioNXT series of fall fashion shows (and for which I'm one of the judges since forever): Thanks to an influx of sponsorship money from Wells Fargo, the competition is re-branding as an "acceleration program," in which the chosen designer will receive a cash prize—in addition to "year-long support in promoting your business, along with professional consulting"—which is the best prize of all when trying to start a new company of any kind. Interested designers should step forward—auditions are August 9.
- Yin Yi Photography
- A look from last year's brilliant winner Myriam Marcela, whose clothes I plan to wear to the next three weddings I attend.
—Another item for your calendar function of choice: Upper Playground's August art show will be curated by Brooklyn graphic arts studio Morning Breath, with work from Aesthetic Apparatus, Ryan Duggan, and The Decoder Ring. Fall down the Instagram rabbit hole with those links in advance of the show's debut on August 6 (at 6 pm).
