3 Chords & The Truth
Ernest Whaley presents the weekly “3 Chords and the Truth Songwriters Showcase” most Thursdays at Art Haus Theater, 850 NE 81st Ave. Each week three sets of songwriters present their […]
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Ernest Whaley presents the weekly “3 Chords and the Truth Songwriters Showcase” most Thursdays at Art Haus Theater, 850 NE 81st Ave. Each week three sets of songwriters present their […]
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The Audubon Society of Portland 35th Annual Wild Arts Festival celebrates the work of regional and national artists and authors Saturday, November 21, from 10 am to 6 pm and
Audubon Wild Arts Fest with SE artists Read More
Oregon Koto-kai (Japanese Koto Society of Oregon) presents their 4th annual concert Sunday November 15, at Epworth United Methodist Church, 1333 SE 28th St. Instructor Mitsuki Dazai leads this group
begins a monthly residency at The Landmark Saloon, 4847 SE Division St. November 2 and continuing each first Monday of the month at 6 pm. Miller plays guitar and slide
Lorna Miller, The Western Hummingbird Read More
The Haunted House presented by The Reformers is a new take on a scary, old school thrill. The house is open Thursdays through Saturdays, October 22 – 31 from 7:30
Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark St. continues its long tradition of DĂa de los Muertos celebrations, with an original production: LA MUERTE BAILA. The play blends traditional dance, song and
Portland radio hero Per Fagereng’s first book, Jack Moloney’s Century has just been published. It’s the story of young Moloney beginning at the turn of the 21st century and following
The first Eastside Music Showcase is at the Clinton Street Theater is Friday, October 16 and the musical line up is exciting withAlexander’s Real Time Band, Hunter Paye and the
New Eastside Music Showcase Read More
Portland Folkmusic Society presents folk legend Bill Staines in an October 16 concert at St. David of Wales, 2800 SE Harrison. Staines is an intimate performer, blending story and song
Bill Staines in concert: a River of Song Read More
Jenny Conlee, (keyboard and accordionist for The Decemberists, Black Prairie and many others) has released her first full-length album of instrumental music. It’s a collaboration with her producer/husband Steve Drizos.
Jenny Conlee’s French Kayaking Music Read More
Oregon author D. Wallace Peach set her new fantasy novel, The Sorcerer’s Garden, in the west hills of Portland. It’s a tangled tale where urban and medieval fantasy collide stretches
The Sorcerer’s Garden, Read More
with MARSÂ TWO, directed by Nick Fenster and the opener of their new season. A sci-fi serial comedy, and the 2nd of four episodes presented this season, the story follows the
The folks at Action/Adventure are back Read More
The Clinton Street Stomp is an evening of unamplified performances presented on 3rd Saturdays of each month through December. The Stomp is a variety show of sorts featuring top roots
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Yep! The Zymoglyphic Museum and Bathtub Art Museum are two different museums together at the same location: 211 SE Madison St. #20. Each First Friday is a different theme. The
A Zymoglyphic Bathtub Art Museum?! Read More
The 9th annual Oregon Music Hall Of Fame Induction concert rocks the Aladdin Theater, October 10 at 7 pm. Nine Oregonians who’ve influenced the music world will be honored in
9th OMHOF Induction Concert Read More
OCTOBER READINGS AT MILEPOST 5 feature three writers and an Open Mic. Writers are Brittney Corrigan, Eleanor Berry, Elizabeth Harlan-Ferlo, Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30 pm in the Art Haus
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Milagro Theatre presents their 7th La Luna Nueva, the festival of Hispanic arts and culture in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This year, the diversity of this region is illuminated
La Luna Neuva Expands and Dazzles Read More
Portland’s weirdness is celebrated and examined in Pieces of Portland: An Inside Look at America’s Weirdest City. The 250 page book is authored by native Oregonian and 40 yer Buckman
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Mary Garvey is featured artist in the September exhibit, Conjuring Peace, at Karuna Contemplative Living, 1725 SE Hawthorne Blvd. The new show opens Wednesday, September 2 at 6:30 pm and
20-year old photographer Andrew Studer creates time-lapse videos. His latest, Restless, is a backpacker’s vicarious dream. The Oregon native, inspired by the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest throughout his life.created
A local fundraiser for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign takes place Monday, September 7, at Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St. The thought-provoking 2003 film The Corporation will be screened
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Tracy Grammer returns to her Portland stomping grounds for a late summer concert, Saturday, September 5, at Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St. Grammer lived in Portland for many
Tracy Grammer concert Read More
…a new large scale public art project in the SE Industrial District this month. RACC sponsored the installation that features 20 custom audio players emitting wild animal sounds. The public
Film archivist and historian Dennis Nyback continues his third Monday of the month screenings at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. and September’s offering is The Birth of Betty
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This is Bishop’s House from Gary Buhler’s September exhibit at the Architectural Heritage Center. The show is called Urban PDX, and is an all-Buhler exhibit up through September 29 Buhler’s
Triangle Theatre kicks off its new season with Looped!, the story of a recording session with diva Tallulah Bankhead that took place in the mid 60’s when everyone already knew
drawn and painted by distinguished cartoonist Bill Papas whose work was once syndicated worldwide and internationally known. My Passport to People at NE Portland’s Hellenic-American Cultural Center Museum presents a
Vacilando began as a solo vehicle for guitarist John Shepski. He wanted to create an environment where a song could live and breathe in a space of its own, expanding
 is from her “Water Garden”series. She and Linda Olson-Osterlund show their new work at the 12×16 Gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5 through August 30. First Friday reception is
Mary Jo Cook’s new painting Read More
Astromusik is a new book exploring the mystery of musical communication itself. SE author Ezra Sandzer-Bell attempts to name and describe a psychic technology operating beneath the threshold of awareness,
1725 SE Hawthorne Blvd. hosts a monthly art exhibit featuring the works of Portland’s meditation and yoga practitioners. The work of Jay Stewart opens August 6 with an opening reception
Karuna Contemplative Living, Read More
is a-rambling around the wild west this summer, writing a song a week along the way. Home schooled on a farm, young Daisy O’Connor saved money to buy her first
(the Amplified Repertory Chamber Orchestra of Portland), presents classical orchestral and chamber music with a 21st century attitude Sunday, August 9 at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St. The show is
Saturday August 8 11 am to 6 pm That means live music from JT Wise, The Earnest Lovers, The Cool Whips, The Dischords, Hilldogs and the Mc Fadden Project. Listen
Music Millennium’s Customer Appreciation BarBQue Read More
Buzz Holland began a professional musician life forty years ago as Frank Goodman of The Goodman Brothers; a 70’s Philly quintet with his brother Billy Goodman of Berlin, and guitarist
Buzz and Duck Holland Read More
Ever wanted to design and make your own books? You need a unique Book-making Workshop to show you how and conveniently, there’s a two-day course offered September 11 and 18,
Get an advance preview of the fall season’s Portland Open Studios event at Muse Art and Design, 4220 SE Hawthorne Blvd. every Saturday and Sunday in August between noon and
Portland Open Studio Artist Preview at MUSE ART Read More
There’s always plenty going on each First Friday at Milepost 5 Open Studios. The public is invited to visit dozens of artists’ studios for an interactive experience throughout the Milepost
First Friday at Milepost 5’s ArtHaus Read More
1000 Canaries Intergenerational Women’s Singing and Creativity Camp takes place at Camp Collins in Gresham, September 18 – 20. This is the third year for this gathering of women and
1000 Canaries Calling You To Singing Camp Read More
LOUIS ARMSTRONG NIGHT IN HOLLADAY PARK is Saturday, August 15 5:30 – 9:30 pm The one and only Louis Armstrong performed at Lloyd Center 50 years ago. This tribute evening
Short takes …arts news of note August Read More
Exhibition of the Buddha’s Ancient & Sacred Relics Comes to Portland July 24-26, 2015 (Portland) Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour, a free to attend public exhibition of ancient and sacred relics
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Sidestreet Gallery, 140 SE 28th, is very pleased to present the work of sculptor and mixed media artist Allyson Clark.  Allyson studied at Southern Oregon University and now lives in
Magical environments of plants and people Read More
Echo Theater Company, adult professional ensemble including former Cirque du Soleil performer – Russ Stark. The first weekend will feature guest artists Trash Man and the Noise Band. just play
just play at Echo Theater Company Read More
Learn the art of raga in this series of singing lessons with one of India’s outstanding classical vocalists, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan. Group Lessons: Friday June 12th, 7-8pm & Sun-Wed June
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On Friday, June 19, 2015, Eugene’s Low Tide Drifters will bring their unique style of “underdog folk music” to Artichoke Music’s Friday Night Coffeehouse, followed by a house-concert performance on
Did you know that your body is home to trillions and trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microbes? Zoo In You is a brand-new 2,000 square foot bilingual (English
Reed College Kaul Auditorium, Sunday, June 7 • 1:00 p.m. 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. Free event parking in any of Reed’s three lots on campus. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R)’s
Community Music Center’s 60th Anniversary & Galactic Twinkle Read More
June 26 • 7:30 pm • 5441 SE Belmont A Spring Music Evening at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church, proceeds to benefit our blossoming music program. Tickets can be purchased in advance
Connecting the Heart to the Music of the Ages Read More
The Denizen Yotam Zohar presents the UnderÂground Series at Milepost 5. The opening reception is OpenÂing RecepÂtion, FriÂday, June 5th, 6 pm to 10Â pm 850 NE 81st Ave. In autumn
Arthouse Galleries–Milepost 5 Read More
Third Rail Repertory Theatre presents the American Premiere of STATIC by Dan Rebellato at Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. You
Third Rail Repertory Theatre Presents STATIC Read More
Cygnet Productions presents selections from literature around the theme of identity. The once-in-a-blue moon event is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 at 7:30 pm at Tabor Bread, 5051 SE Hawthorne
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from the Times Square: Cathedral & Choir, is part of Myron Filene’s show. He’s the May artist at 12×16 Gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5. Filene presents portfolios of
Artichoke Music, 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd. features many live music offerings each month along with a full schedule of music classes during the day. The concert space in the back
CD release soiree for Carl Solomon Read More
David Tiller and Enion Pelta-Tiller are the musical creative couple behind the Lyons, Colorado band Taarka. They perform in concert Wednesday, May 6 at The Goodfoot, 2845 SE Stark St.
Commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2010 and acclaimed nationwide, American Night: The Ballad of Juan José, directed by Elizabeth Huffman, follows a Mexican ex-policeman feverishly preparing to take
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A bona fide Do Not Miss evening of acoustic music. It’s your chance to spend an up-close intimate evening with legendary bluegrass songwritin’ picker Peter Rowan, Friday May 8 at
Peter Rowan Rides Into Town Read More
The Incredibly Short Film Festival is a digital festival of looping animated GIF’s (graphic interchage format). Curated and commissioned from around the world, the fest will showcase and celebrate the
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As a four year old, Jaime Leopold moved with his family to what is now in the middle of Portland’s I-405 interchange (what used to be SW 13th and Mill).
Jamie Leopold and the Short Stories Live CD Read More
The inaugural concert of the Harrison Hill Chamber Players is Saturday, May 23 at 7:30 pm at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison St. The evening program
Modern Music: Mostly Winds Read More
A unique evening of unamplified acoustic performance by five of Portland’s roots music groups, all playing au naturel without a PA. Even better: it’s taking place in one of Portland’s
The Clinton Street Stomp! Read More
Portland Peace Choir’s annual concert is Saturday, May 16 at Unity of Portland, 4525 SE Stark St. The concert begins at 7 pm and is a free, family-friendly event. The
Portland Peace Choir ~ A Lasting Peace Read More
Triangle Productions’ last show of the season is entitled Storefront Revue: The Babes are BACK! – a delightful look at a successful Portland theatre from another age, the Storefront Actors
Storefront Revue: The Babes are BACK! Read More
Guitar whiz David Torn appears in concert on May 16, at Holocene. 1001 SE Morrison St. It’s his first Portland performance since 1986 when he last appeared with saxophonist Jan
David Torn’s ‘splattercell’ Soundscapes Read More
The premiere of this new play by DC Copeland runs May 8 – June 20 at the Back Door Theater, 4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd. A trio of woven tales of
THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY Read More
DOUBLE ALL-DAY SHAPENOTE SINGING is Saturday and Sunday, May 2 – 3, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at The Little Church, 5138 NE 23rd Ave. Sing Early American shape-note music.
Short takes …arts news of note May 2015 Read More
Tears of Joy Theatre’s new puppet play pairs folktales from Mexico and Argentina for a new show, When Animals Were People and The Lazy Bee. To the right are Tortuga
When Animals Were People Read More
Sing Portland! is a non-audition community choir with over a hundred members. Music is taught by ear, through call and response and weekly rehearsals are offered all over town. New
A new book, a history of SE Belmont St.’s Horse Brass Pub has recently been published and it’s appropriately titled The Brass. The pub is a bit of England where
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Minnesota’s Claudia Schmidt has been writing wry, intelligent and very entertaining songs for nearly four decades. A powerhouse in concert, an evening of Schmidt is filled with a quirky amalgamation
The delightful musical mindheart of Claudia Schmidt Read More
is coming up again on Saturday April 18, the annual celebration of the stores that persevere and continue to make recordings of life-changing music available and special, all the while
Healing the Healthcare Blues is the fourth annual Inner City Blues Festival. Northwest blues stars return for a night of music to benefit the work of the state-wide coalition Health
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Classical Up Close presents a dinner show featuring members of the Oregon Symphony, Monday April 20, 7:30 pm at the Tony Starlight Showroom 1125 SE Madison St. All Classical morning
Clinton Street Theatre celebrates April with a vast assortment of informative films to ponder and enjoy. See cstpdx.com for more. • OCCUPY THE FARM – Wednesday and Thursday April 2,
Triangle Productions’ last show of the season is entitled Storefront Revue: The Babes are BACK! The backstory: In 1967, Portland State University sponsored a full-time Equity theatre; the American Theatre
The History of Storefront Actors’ Theatre onstage Read More
Banjo instrumentalist extrordinaire and legendary musician/author Dick Weissman returns from the wilds of Denver to play a special Spring concert at Café Artichoke, 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Saturday, April 18,
Weissman Workshop and Concert Read More
the April show at 12×16 Gallery features Winter Solstice on the Moon by Raymond Keller along with works by Lee Ann Slawson, Richard E. Enger and Carol Basch. First Friday
Four Artists, Four Visions Read More
is virtually equivalent to a Las Vegas night of entertainment. They’re bringing Liberace back from the dead, his live music director, Liza (with a J), gambling and special guests. It
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New York guitarist with more than fifty albums on his own label since the late 1970s. He appears live in a solo concert Friday April 10 at Yale Union, 800
LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS Read More
is a workshop about “listening to your chakras via voices of the animals who show up in each one during a series of guided visualizations”. There’s two Saturdays of workshops,
by David Ives is a tasty, tarty update on MoliĂ©re’s The Misanthrope presented at Shoebox Theater, 2110 SE 10th Ave. April 10 – May 9 by Theatre Vertigo. Set inÂ
by J. Michael Kearsey In the haste of traffic on the south end of SE Seventh Ave., the word Marmoset, in purple script, floats on a building shared with Islabikes,
Marmoset of the Musical World Read More
a play by Madeleine George, continues through March 21 at Back Door Theater, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd. (entrance through Common Grounds) presented by Defunkt. Brodie, a Doctor of Linguistics in
is a series of absurd one act parodies by Christopher Durang skewering well-known plays by Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard and others. Durang twists up American classics and culture in this
1050 SE Clinton St., put out a public call to writers and directors to submit ideas for the company’s next great show. Four Pilots were chosen and will premiere over
ACTION/ADVENTURE THEATRE Read More
– Imago Theatre’s adaptation of Beauty and the Beast is in production but has been postponed to open later than planned in December 2015. The play incorporates puppetry (“120 little
LA BELLE THE LOST ART OF THE AUTOMATON Read More
by The Ensemble, is Sunday, March 22 at Saint Stephen’s Catholic Church, 1112 SE 41st Ave. at 4 pm. The concert consists of a cycle of 20 Italian spiritual madrigals
LAGRIME DI SAN PIETRO Read More
with Michael Stirling, Saturday, March 21 from 8 – 10 pm. An offering of Indian classical music with Michael Stirling, vocalist and disciple of Pandit Pran Nath and student of
SPRINGTIME RAGAS: GATEWAY TO SPRING CONCERT Read More
Recent paintings from Alan Rose’s Wiseguy Narratives are on the walls of the Eastbank Commerce Center, 1001 SE Water Ave. for the month of March. Rose’s images of ordinary people
Alan Rose’s at Eastbank Commerce Center Read More
This is Spreading Feathers, fashioned from acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal, graphite, paper and wax on wood-board from Jenny Siegel’s new show Sowing Seeds at 12×16 Gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave.
New show at Sowing Seeds Read More
The Young Professionals Company at Oregon’s Children Theatre present columbinus, a play directed by Lava Alapai, opening April 10 at the YP Studio Theater, 1939 NE Sandy Blvd. Sparked by
Eugene musical ensemble Mood Area 52 performs a new soundtrack to Buster Keaton’s astonishing comedy Our Hospitality live at The Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. Thursday, March 26. Our
Mood Area 52 Meets Buster Keaton Read More
Music Millennium continues to make it happen live for Portland this month scheduling an upclose and personal Meet and Greet with Funkadelic founder George Clinton, March 18 at 4 pm
Meet the Master of P-Funk Read More
Over 140 artists and craftspersons come together again to benefit Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School for the Silver 25th Anniversary year of the Art Show and Sell Saturday and Sunday
25 Years of Buckman Art Read More
The Northwest Classical Theatre Company and Cygnet Productions have collaborated for the first time for the Portland premiere of Mary Stuart. The play runs through March 29 at Shoebox Theatre,
Mary Stuart Queen of Scots’ Portland Premiere Read More
Annalisa Tornfelt is a Portland musician whose violin, guitar and beautiful Swedish Nyckelharpa are a part of the sound of the city. Best known as the singer and fiddle player
Annalisa Tornfelt’s Number 8 Wins One Heart at a Time Read More
Tunnel Six, are Canadian-American musical storytellers. Their new compositions share this year’s theme of journeys :: spaces :: stories in concert at Michelle’s Pianos, 600 SE Stark St. Tuesday March
Tunnel Six :: journeys :: spaces :: stories Read More
This mask was created by Betsy Soifer and is part of the 12th Annual SE Area ARTWalk, a free art walking tour held Saturday and Sunday, February 28 – March 1
Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few know the incredible journey that her life has been. She’s even been a
The Good Medicine of Dr. Ruth Read More
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry presents “Mazes” beginning February 7. Get lost and get your hands on brain-bending science in this exhibit with 13 interactive mazes to bring you
OMSI’s Maze-ing Puzzles Read More
Born is Portland songwriter Ara Lee’s just-released 5 song CD. Lee’s roots in the old hymnal spirituals of her youth in Appalachia are obvious and engaging, and her performance energy