New Classes Coming Up: Hula Hoop Dance, & Chen Style Tai Chi!

Happy new year, and we're ringing it in with new classes for you to get involved in!

HulaHoopla will be offering winter Hula Hoop Dance classes ever Tuesday from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. There will be an intensive beginner series from Jan. 4th to Feb. 8th, no experience necessary! The intensive intermediate series will be from Feb. 15th to Mar. 22nd, to take it to the next level. The cost is $60 for each 6-week series, or $15 drop-in. Email hoopanista@hulahoopla.com for more information!

Want a relaxing workout? Yan Li, through The Wellspring School, will be leading Chen-style Tai Chi on Fridays from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, from Jan. 14th to May 6th. Call 503-752-4840 for more information.

We offer a range of classes for you to stay busy and healthy in the new year - check them out on our website!

Current Art Exhibit at the Bamboo Grove: Sanna-Lisa Gesang-Gottowt

Sanna-Lisa Gesang-Gottowt grew up in a commune outside of Stockholm, Sweden, in a very creative and politically aware environment. In 2003, Gesang-Gottowt moved to Portland, Oregon, where she studied art at Marylhurst University. In 2009, she completed the Bachelor of Fine Arts program. This is her third solo-show since graduating; her work has also been included in group shows at Blackfish Gallery, GalleryHomeland and Worksound. Her thesis was a combination of photography, painting, sculpture and installation that used imagery of, among other objects, walls and fences to explore connections between the personal and up close with world politics. The paintings in the current exhibition are a continuation of this exploration of signs of inclusion, exclusion, belonging and the idea of identity that can come with it.

Come by the Bamboo Grove Salon soon, SE Taylor and 2nd Ave, to catch her work before it leaves!

Beautiful Rental Space in Southeast Portland

Over 3500 square feet of beautiful rental available for your next big event!

We have hosted everything from huge parties to small workshops, gallery openings to kung fu classes. If you are at all interested in using our space, call Gabriel Weiss at 971-207-8476, or email bamboogrovesalon@gmail.com, for more details and a walk through.

This is an extremely unique venue, so give us a call and run your event by us; we will most likely be able to accommodate anything you wish to throw, be it a karaoke night or an acupuncture clinic.

Back on the Map

Hello to all!

We are back on the map, with a new website. Check us out at: www.bamboogrovesalon.com, and keep checking back because there are more classes being offered, more teas being served, and more ways to use this beautiful space we have.

Thanks, and hope to see you soon!

Figure Drawing by James King

Ridiculously talented Portland artist James King is going to be holding small group workshops on the art of figure drawing. Details are still being worked out, but expect classes to begin in mid January. For more information, shoot us an email at bamboogrovesalon@gmail.com.

Music at the Grove

Some of our favorite indie poppers are coming to the Bamboo Grove. Shelby Sifers, Joel Kraft and Purrbot (that earring is hard to read right?) will woo you this Saturday October 24th. Donations very welcome... Show starts at 8 pm. The teahouse will be open, with loose leaf tea, beer and wine available for purchase.

New Menu!

Painting by Gabriel Weiss

The Bamboo Grove Salon Teahouse is still open Monday - Thursday, 4 - 9 pm ...but now we have much larger selection of teas, and they're all $2 a pot. Here are just a few new favorites:

Green Tea:
Jiao Gu Lan
Meng Shan Mao Feng

Wulong Tea:
Tie Guan Yin

Black Tea:
Tippy South Cloud
Pu'er

Mate Tea:
Yerba
Chimarrao
Brazilian

Other Teas:
Jasmine
Chrysanthemum
Salter Plum
Ku Ding (Bitter Stalk)

Other beverages...aka BOOZE
Beer (Oregon IPA) $3 a can
Wine (2008 Pinot Grigio) $3 a glass
Lemonade (non alcoholic but it's pink, so you can pretend) $1.50 a glass