W+K PORTLAND

Author Ken Mercer

 
Dear Blog readers that are in Portland tomorrow, 
You are invited to see writer, Ken Mercer. 

Ken started his career in advertising, but could not shake the urge to be doing " real" writing. Back in the early 90s, he wrote his first book, a private eye novel then later ended up burning it. Years later while on an Independence Day trip with his family to a small town in rural Northern California, he got the idea for another book that would eventually become Slow Fire. He sat down and began to write it that September, and worked on it for almost four years. 

Please join us while Ken talks about his journey.

Friday Lunchbox

Bring your lunches and join us in the atrium tomorrow for Stephanie Schneiderman! This is our final LunchBox for ol' 2008 so make sure you don't miss it.

There is also going to be some great swag you can buy to help benefit Voices For Silent Disasters and Mercy Corp.

Tomorrow @ 12:33pm in the atrium. See you then!

Cor Blimey

Eskimo Joe Lunchbox

Eskimo Joe came to Wieden+Kennedy today to play the 14th edition of WK Lunchbox. During sound check a bomb got dropped. A great big pizza bomb. Pizza for 400 people was brought in courtesy of Eskimo Joe. The following shot is of the early birds arriving at the 12 table to dine on the swine pie. A mass frenzy hit the building shortly afterwards.

With a slice in hand the show got started. Eskimo Joe will be playing at Doug Fir tonight with Stars of Track and Field.

G.Loves Portland

G.Love and Special Sauce came into the Wieden + Kennedy Portland office on Thursday of last week for the 5th installment of the WK Lunchbox series. 12:30 is pretty early for these guys, but it did not take long for them to clear out the cobwebs and get on to songs about food.

After his show in the atrium, G. stuck around to talk to people, sign posters and sling some ad ideas of his own. G. (Garry) started out as a street preformer on the streets of Philly and Boston and wanted to replicate that grit for the setting of a small song he wrote (mostly off the top of his head). So we got his old chair unloaded off the tour bus, found some size 12 Kobe's and took him up the street a couple of blocks.
With J. Lowe from Joint filming, we just let G.Love start slinging it to us right there. Pretty sweet for a cold Thursday morning.

He must have a ton of energy because Later that evening G.Love and Special Sauce played a huge 2 and a half hour set a sold out Crystal ballroom with Matt Costa opening up. A really fun day.

G. Love Lunchbox

The W+K Lunch box series is back with it's 5th installment of G. Love & Special Sauce. This Thursday, January 25th @ 12:30 for lunch, 224 NW 13th Ave.

Lunchbox numero tres

Get ready to welcome Cut Chemist, Lyrics Born, and Pigeon John to our LunchBox Music Series third installment! Monday October 23rd 12:30 to 1 in the Atrium. If you would like to bring a friend, feel free. Make sure you check out the awesome posters Fritz made! And as always big thank you's to Dan, Sudeep, and Marciano for making these happen and as incredible as they are! See you Monday!

WK + Ladytron

Wieden + Kennedy opened it's doors today for the 2nd installment of the WK Lunchbox series with the U.K.'s Ladytron.
The Lunch box series is moving along and getting better each time. A great event to bring your friends over for lunch.

Lunchbox Ladytron

This Thursday 12:30 - 1pm in the Atrium.  Come out and get ready to dance with Ladytron!  They are playing SOLD OUT at Berbatis Pan so this is a special treat to have them here!

Last Week:
The first WK Lunchbox kicked off with Cold War Kids and Art Brut. Breakfast for lunch was served for 350 people and lunchbox was born.

WK lunchbox

Check this out. During the next few months WK will be exposing national, local, and in-house talent. We are taking 15 minute dance parties to the next level, with a chance to dance, listen, and rub elbows with emerging talent.  These 'showcases', sponsored by the Planning Department, will be approximately 20 minutes of amazing music followed by a 10 minute Q & A session.

Our first show, I am pleased to announce, will be Art Brut vs. The Cold War Kids!  Happening this Thursday, October 5th, in the atrium.

Download the full article from rollingstonegermany.pdf