Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., presents a different sort of harvest show for October – A Sketchbook(ed) Life: by Bridgett Spicer as her sketchbooks…

• October 1, 2020

Portland Folksong Society still holds their Saturday Evening Song Circles. They are via Zoom and virtual like so many things these days. Typically 40-5…

• October 1, 2020

GuignolFest presents the results of its 72-hour Horror Movie Contest, Sunday, October 25 online. The virtual screenfest is a benefit for the cash-strap…

• October 1, 2020

With the Clinton Street Theater still dark, Portland Storytellers Guild takes an answered prayer, a shape shifter seeking justice and two boys wanderin…

• October 1, 2020

The Portland Black Music Expo​, a multi-day entertainment experience and cultural conversation which unifies and reflects the richness of Black peopl…

• October 1, 2020

Teatro Milagro’s virtual touring begins this month with two bilingual plays, and both are presented free. Blast Off, about Ellen Ochoa, the first Lati…

• October 1, 2020

The Hawthorne Theatre and Mike Thrasher Presents hosts the band, Hawthorne Heights for a virtual concert on their Stay Home Virtual Tour, Tuesday, Octo…

• October 1, 2020

• The 2021 Oregon Book Awards submission deadline is Friday, October 23, 5 pm. Finalists will be announced in March 2021, and winners in May 2021 at th…

• October 1, 2020

The More You Glow seminar series presents Business and Intellectual Property Law Basics for Singers and Musicians, Saturday, October 17, 10:30 am-1 pm.…

• October 1, 2020

Oregon-based Delgani String Quartet begins their sixth season of concerts with Beethoven’s Legacy: celebrating a master on his 250th birthday. His quar…

• October 1, 2020

Tidal Wave Comics celebrates the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a new, just released comic book,  Tribute: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg once told an …

• October 1, 2020

Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s (MYS) Fall Term takes place online with two virtual concerts, including their first-ever Holiday Spectacular. Concerts w…

• October 1, 2020

Local artist Charles Erickson painted this diptych called Twin Peaks, a fantastic depiction of William Penn at the historical Treaty of Shackamaxon in …

• October 1, 2020

Performance Works NW’s Happy Hour continues this month with pieces by founder Linda Austin and new work by Maya Vivas, presented Thursday October 15, 5…

• October 1, 2020

Movie Madness is a Portland institution. Known for its vast collection, knowledgeable staff and display cases full of legendary film props, the iconic …

• October 1, 2020

Alberta Rose Theatre offers a brand new season of Portland Music Stream live performance. In October, you can see these performers live and online: S…

• October 1, 2020

The Gentle Revolution presents The Pre-Vinylettes’ Suffragette Centennial; a new critical, commemorative exhibition of handpainted signs made by women,…

• August 27, 2020

Artichoke’s September online classes are open for registration now. There are plenty of instrument options, music styles and several new teachers incl…

• August 27, 2020

Pacific Works North West’s Happy Hour update: Lu Yim is performing via livestream Wednesday, September 2, 5-6 pm. Lu began their current project by co…

• August 27, 2020

triangle! productions returns with a new live onstage, one act play called My Buddy Bill. The show is written by Rick Cleveland (writer for The West Wi…

• August 27, 2020

Normal? Abnormal? Paranormal? When Paradigms Shift, is the theme for an evening of stories kicking off the 2020-21 season of the Portland Storytellers …

• August 27, 2020

Stuart Watson harbors an affinity for his childhood video games of the 80s. Now he’s figured out a fine way to share all those games with his community…

• August 27, 2020

Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., presents new works by printmaker Gail Owen and ceramic artist Sara Swink, through September 27 in their gallery. Ga…

• August 27, 2020

Tuesday night Acrylic Painting Tutorials are held online from 6:30-9 pm starting September 8, taught by Jolyn Fry. This month’s theme will be landscape…

• August 27, 2020

Blast Off!, a new Teatro Milagro production, is partially based on the life of Dr. Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina to go to space. The play is a bilingua…

• August 27, 2020

For the first time in seven years, Montavilla Jazz did not host a late summer neighborhood jazz festival. Instead, the group celebrated Portland jazz b…

• August 27, 2020

Music Together of Portland brings music classes to your child online for the fall session, September 28-December 12. Try a free class the week of Sept…

• August 27, 2020

The 2021 Fertile Ground Festival, presented by Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), will become a free, virtual festival held Thursday, January 28-Su…

• August 27, 2020

PushDot Gallery presents You Were Here – Portland; an exhibit featuring images of long-forgotten icons of Portland’s history. It opens Friday, Septembe…

• August 27, 2020

Alberta Rose Theatre continues its new season of live Portland Music Stream performances in October. In the meanwhile, they are hosting Re-streams of f…

• August 27, 2020

GuignolFest (geen•yôl•fest) presents a 72-hour Horror Movie Contest in October while celebrating its 12th year. Its usual home is at the Clinton Street…

• August 27, 2020

Sidestreet Arts presents the art of Rebecca Arthur and Karrie Kaiyala Amiton for their August show. The gallery is featuring reverse glass paintings,…

• July 31, 2020

From The Laurelthirst Pub: “In the interest of providing musical sustenance for the community, Laurelthirst Pub is now hosting livestream concerts from…

• July 31, 2020

The Oregon Legislative Emergency Board recently approved more than $200 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars to provide further eco…

• July 31, 2020

Powell’s Books author events have gone virtual. Here are a few highlights for August 2020. Use the link at the end of each date to obtain the registrat…

• July 31, 2020

The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) has reopened to the public and this month hosts Darcelle XV at Home, a photo exhibit of the historic interior…

• July 31, 2020

Help one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the country keep going.  Here are a few creative ways to keep the venerable Clinton Street Th…

• July 31, 2020

The Driveway Jazz Series is a new, weekly outdoor concert series hosted by pianist Kerry Politzer. It’s a physically-distanced outdoor jazz series he…

• July 31, 2020

Movie Madness is still closed to the public except for curbside pickup via Movie Madness Express, but now you can rent their Miniplex for an extra spec…

• July 31, 2020

As local businesses reopen, the City of Portland and Multnomah County Health Department have created a video to educate the community on how to stay sa…

• July 31, 2020

From the Portland Playhouse:  “Theatre is storytelling. In order to connect through storytelling during this time, Portland Playhouse’s new Portland P…

• July 31, 2020

Portland artist Remedios Rapoport has big news: “My painting Acro-Thinking, was selected for the Word Exhibition at ShockBoxx Gallery from a pool of …

• July 31, 2020

Performance Works NorthWest (PWNW) continues their first and third Wednesday online Happy Hour events with featured artists maximiliano, claire barrera…

• July 31, 2020

The Oregon Symphony has announced the cancellation of all concerts through December 31, 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19, affecting Portland and Sal…

• July 31, 2020

For our community of musicians, theatre performers, authors, painters, sculptors and many others, the indefinite cancellation of public events means a …

• July 2, 2020

The Alberta Rose Theatre’s Portland Music Stream’s 4th season is underway through mid-July. New shows are presented five nights a week, Wednesdays-Su…

• July 2, 2020

Powell’s Books’ author readings have gone virtual too. This month there are two online reading events especially for kids and families and a young adul…

• July 2, 2020

Experience the joy of making music as a family, right in your own living room! This summer, Music Together brings music class to your home online. MT …

• July 2, 2020

The Pickathon festival is a fragile summer dream; a small, independent, community-driven music fest held annually at Pendarvis Farms in Happy Valley. T…

• July 2, 2020

Sidestreet Arts has re-opened their gallery, and their July show features two wood-centric artists: Minal Mistry and Davis Te Selle. Each artists’ uniq…

• July 2, 2020

Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside St. is now open Monday-Saturday, from 10 am-7 pm, and Sunday, 11 am-7 pm. To make it safe for customers and staff, t…

• July 2, 2020

Parents don’t need to dread an endless summer of kids saying “What can I do?” Confident Voice Studio in SE Portland is live-streaming its summer progra…

• July 2, 2020

Photographer Frank DiMarco lives in SE Portland’s Richmond Neighborhood and his new exhibit From the Archive, Some Favorites Old and New is on the wall…

• July 2, 2020

Tom May has been a folksinger/guitarist/songwriter and performer for nearly 50 years. With 14 albums of original material released, his touring has tak…

• July 2, 2020

Kate Power & Steve Einhorn’s Quality Folk Dojo continues Wednesdays from noon-1 pm live via Zoom online with a 100 participant limit. The duo pres…

• July 2, 2020

Local comic publisher TidalWave Productions’ latest release is the biography comic Infamous: Tiger King, inspired by the popular Netflix documentary se…

• July 2, 2020

Symphony Storytime is an original video series designed for kids seven and under. Each video in the series presents a children’s story narrated by a ma…

• July 2, 2020

First to close, last to reopen, independent venues face permanent closure if there is no direct relief from the government. Unlike other industries, ve…

• July 2, 2020

Ukulele teacher Avery Hill of Song by Song has moved all classes and jams online, offering a variety of music learning opportunities this summer. All l…

• July 2, 2020

Cascadia Composers (CC), presents its 10th annual In Good Hands Concert featuring student musicians, and this year streamed live on their Zoom channel.…

• July 2, 2020

Portland Fiddle Camp, the only day-camp of its kind in the greater Northwest now moves its expertise to a virtual format welcoming kids age 6-16 to joi…

• July 2, 2020

For our community of musicians, theatre performers, authors, painters, sculptors and many others, the indefinite cancellation of public events means a …

• May 29, 2020

The homepage of the venerable Clinton Street Theater website is kept up-to-date, showing a current list of the latest streaming films. When you stream…

• May 29, 2020

Mosaic String Academy has a simmering summer-full of private music lessons planned. This just came in from Mosaic’s owner, Kate O’Brien: “Mosaic Strin…

• May 29, 2020

The 33rd Literary Arts’ Annual Oregon Book Awards ceremony Monday, June 22 will not be held at Portland Center Stage at The Armory as it usually is, bu…

• May 29, 2020

Matt Meighan has traveled the world singing. He has taught his Songwriting as Truth-Telling workshop for many years and has helped many fine songs be b…

• May 29, 2020

The Artslandia Happy Hour premiered March 18 and has been bridging the social distance between artists and arts patrons ever since. It offers artists a…

• May 29, 2020

The only day-camp of its kind in the greater Northwest now moves its expertise to a virtual format welcoming kids age 6-16 to join teachers and profess…

• May 29, 2020

Music Together of Portland offers online classes for families with children ages up to age five. Students experience a high-quality music and movement …

• May 29, 2020

Things are a bit different at Music Millennium now that they’re reopening June 1. Here’s how in store shopping will work: Now open from 10 am-7 pm Mon…

• May 29, 2020

Artichoke Music, Portland’s beloved acoustic music listening room, is weathering the corona storm by relying on the community spirit that has been at i…

• May 29, 2020

Portland’s Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS) is focusing on performances, rehearsals and educational programming online to provide its students and com…

• May 29, 2020

From Portland painter Carol Basch: “I wake up, have an espresso, and take a photo of my fig tree from the front window. I have been doing this every da…

• May 29, 2020

The Alberta Rose Theatre’s Portland Music Stream presents live concerts in your home. The third season is underway, and it’s a fine way to see and hear…

• May 29, 2020

Two days before her death, Jenny Elliot tells her 50-year-old son Phillip that, being half Irish, he should be more careful about his drinking. Phillip…

• May 29, 2020

Need a way to relax while spending time at home? Sound and visual artist and experimental filmmaker Curt Stump has created a new 54 minute film called …

• May 29, 2020

Portland musician and songwriter Anna Fritz has played on many recording projects – her own, Portland Cello Project, The Decemberists, Blue Cranes an…

• May 29, 2020

Sidestreet Arts presents Garden of Hope, their June show, presented online and in their gallery windows. For the entire month, Sidestreet member and ce…

• May 29, 2020

For our community of touring musicians, theatre performers, authors, painters, sculptors and so many others, the indefinite cancellation of public even…

• May 2, 2020

Portland artist Jolyn Fry is offering classes online in May and June through Radius Community Art Studio. Join her Tuesday nights, 6:30 pm for interme…

• May 2, 2020

Each year, the full moon in May (the Buddhist month of Baishakh) brings Buddha’s Birthday, and this year is his 2564th! It’s good to know there’s a sta…

• May 2, 2020

For the month of May, Sidestreet Arts features two artists in multimedia and metal: Amy Ruedinger and encaustic artist Sidestreet member, Michele Sab…

• May 2, 2020

Portland songwriter Anna Tivel wants to email you a newly-made Stayhomepoem every week along with a link to a new weekly song to listen to. “In trying…

• May 2, 2020

Artichoke Music has 10 teachers offering more two than dozen diverse online music classes including: singing, guitar, violin, harp, harmonica, ukulele,…

• May 2, 2020

Dojo is a Japanese word used to describe “a place of the way” in martial arts. The Quality Folk Dojo, created by Kate Power and Steve Einhorn, is a wee…

• May 2, 2020

Greetings from the temporarily shuttered Laurelthirst Pub! We want to let you know that we miss you all. We’re holding high hopes for reopening to ser…

• May 2, 2020

The Portland Music Stream presents live-streamed concerts by national and local talents. In its second season underway now, it’s a way to see, hear and…

• May 2, 2020

Cool Art House is a new online art gallery designed as a destination for art collectors, newbie to pro, on the lookout for new, emerging artists. The …

• May 2, 2020

Books with Pictures is keeping Portland in comic books with free personal shopping, free local delivery and in-store pickups. For a fee, they’ll ship p…

• May 2, 2020

From Lani Jo Leigh, Clinton Street Theater’s owner: “Although closed, the Clinton Street Theater (CST) is more than a building with an auditorium with…

• May 2, 2020

With the mass cancellation of live theater events everywhere, performers of all ages have lost long-awaited performance opportunities. Confident Voice…

• May 2, 2020

Tavé Fascé Drake is the lead singer of Gerle Haggard, the “all girl, all Merle” tribute band. In another identity, she has a podcast called Peace, Love…

• May 2, 2020

FACE THE MUSIC! A live, City Commissioner Candidate Forum is Sunday, May 3, 1-4 pm, hosted by MusicPortland. Four out of five seats on Portland’s City …

• May 2, 2020

From Music Millennium’s owner, Terry Currier: “COVID-19 has forced us to make necessary changes in business. We are for now only open for curbside ser…

• May 2, 2020

For our community of touring musicians, theatre performers, authors, painters, sculptors and so many others, the indefinite cancellation of public even…

• March 28, 2020

Con todo Corazón, the title of Milagro’s current season, means “with all our heart.” That’s the spirit and dedication with which we create live perform…

• March 28, 2020

Portland Storytellers Guild’s decision to move their monthly showcase to the Clinton Street Theater in 2017 proved fortuitous, connecting the area’s ol…

• March 28, 2020

Oregon Koto-Kai, the Japanese harp society of Oregon, meets together regularly in SE Portland and performs live. They made a tough decision cancelling …

• March 28, 2020

Alberta Rose Theatre and Portland musicians are bringing live entertainment to your living rooms in this time of isolation and distancing via the new P…

• March 28, 2020

Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., is a little gallery with a whole lot of heart in the ivy-covered building with a Gary Hirsch BotJoy mural. Formerly …

• March 28, 2020