...Elroy Artspace at The Original Dinerant presents a September First Thursday opening reception and month-long exhibition of Chris Haberman's fine art in "The Nifty Fifties"
   Chris Haberman is a working writer, painter, muralist, curator and musician - native to Portland, Oregon. Aside from painting, he is an award-winning writer and has published poetry, journalism and fiction - and is a lifetime member to the Academy of American Poets. 
   Almost all of Cris Haberman's artwork is created recycled objects, found material from the streets and alleyways of his hometown - A discarded cabinet door or table top quickly becomes the backdrop for an integrated puzzle-poem of figures and text, focusing on subjects like people, politics, the region, pop-culture, media, music, film and literature.   
   Mayor Sam Adams has said (and EVERYone knows) that “Chris is the hardest working artist in Portland.” Chris' first curatorship was a 2007 show for Adams in Portlands City Hall.  He has also shown with Juxtapoz Magazine and state-wide arts fair “Oregon Art Annual” and is a frequent contributor to local artwalks, school fairs and open studio tours. Chris was a feature artist for Oregon Art Beat on Oregon Public Broadcasting and was awarded “Portland Artist of the Year” for Barfly Magazine.
   Besides making art, Chris is also a fervent freelance curator and arts advocate, coordinating hundreds of Portland art exhibits with regional artists since 2001, founding first a non-profit (Portland City Art) and then Chris Haberman Presents and The People's Art of Portland (with fellow artist/curator Jason Brown).  
   Chris happily lives and works in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, with his very supportive family, and his wonderful Alabamian girlfriend and their two dogs...  

The Original, Portland's downtown destination for all-day dining, renews the spirit of diners and supper clubs from the 1950s and 60s by serving up playful variations on the era's standards of food, art and design.  So come and enjoy an evening of colorful, roadside-history art and that much deserved First Thursday nightcap. Settle into a spacious booth for a night of conversation and a cocktail, or stretch out in our plush retro-luxe banquette for an elegant dinner.  With an innovative and colorful menu of classic favorites in an atmosphere that's stylish, sophisticated and cool, The Original honors the past as it listens in on the pulse of Portland's adventurous and evolving tastes.  

The Original: Eat. Drink. Gather.

300 SW 6th Ave. (at Oak), Portland, OR, 97204