For its 12th year, the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), is thrilled to offer 40 projects, …

• December 31, 2020

The Delgani String Quartet continues their sixth season with Gesture and Journey, a concert of extremes, livestreaming Sunday, January 24, 3 pm and Tue…

• December 31, 2020

Sidestreet Arts’ annual Fine-Art Print Show, The Inked Image, features work by more than 30 guest artists from across the US.  All the works in the …

• December 31, 2020

Portland musician Steve Drizos celebrates the new year by popping the cork on his first solo release, Axiom – a stalwart collection of dreamy, moving…

• December 31, 2020

Born and raised in the PNW, Kiazora’s art explores interactions between life and death, form and the formless.  Her paintings convey the interaction o…

• December 31, 2020

The Reformers are an experimental performing arts collective with a simple goal: to tell stories not commonly seen on local stages. Now they’re fusing …

• December 31, 2020

A special fundraising concert for Classical Revolution PDX livestreams from the Holocene stage, Saturday, January 16, 7:30 pm. The concert features Mi…

• December 31, 2020

Alberta Rose Theatre hosts their new season of the Portland Music Stream to ring in the "New Ear of 2021". All shows begin at 7 pm. Saturday, Januar…

• December 31, 2020

Celebrate Joan Baez’ birthday with her. In commemoration of the her 80th birthday, a reception will be streamed at 5:30 pm (PST) Saturday, January 9 th…

• December 31, 2020

Square dancers, musicians and other fans of traditional Appalachian music have come together for the Portland Old Time Music Gathering for more than …

• December 31, 2020

How can you help the Clinton Street Theater survive? Watch SHAZOOM!, an interactive eye-popping, mind-bending online magic show by Master Magician Dan …

• December 31, 2020

Dingo Dizmal and Olive Rootbeer are well known clowns about town. Together, they collaborate in performance as well as in paint and have shared tunes, …

• December 31, 2020

Music gives us a way to express emotions and it naturally relieves stress. Music makes us feel human. It is multi-sensory and supports children’s learn…

• December 31, 2020

Felting artist LeBrie Rich pivoted her business from teaching in-person workshops to creating needle felting kits and how-to videos. Her PenFelt Studio…

• November 25, 2020

Artichoke Music is open during the freeze at 2007 SE Powell Blvd. They are a retail store, a live-stream studio and a virtual music school. All music…

• November 25, 2020

Portland State University and jazz piano faculty member Kerry Politzer present The Music of Brazilian Piano Masters 2, streaming Friday, December 18, 5…

• November 25, 2020

Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble's PJCE Online Series presents songwriter and pianist Kathleen Hollingsworth with Mad Love, her trio that features drum…

• November 25, 2020

One of SE’s annual art galas is Sidestreet Arts’ Very Merry Cash & Carry Show. This year it runs from December 2-January 3. Each year Sidestreet…

• November 25, 2020

The Studio has innovative ways to celebrate students, no matter what instrument, age or skill level. All lessons are virtual to support the safety of s…

• November 25, 2020

In Mulieribus (Latin for amongst women) is Portland’s female vocal ensemble dedicated to the promotion and enrichment of community through the art of m…

• November 25, 2020

PSG, The Portland Storytellers’ Guild, streams a new show Saturday, December 5 via Zoom called Dig Deep, Stories of Hope and Perseverance. The evening’…

• November 25, 2020

Alberta Rose Theatre’s special December Portland Music Stream features music to warm the coldest nights. All shows begin at 7 pm. Thursday, December 1…

• November 25, 2020

Outside the Frame trains homeless and marginalized youth to be directors of their own films and lives. The organization teaches our most underestimated…

• November 25, 2020

Stark Street Studios & Gallery, 2809 SE Stark St,. is Portland’s longest running ceramic studio collective comprised of a dozen accomplished loca…

• November 25, 2020

Elizabeth Wocasek and Amelia Opie are featured artists for the November show at Sidestreet Arts, and the animal spirit is alive and well. The art is …

• October 29, 2020

In this suddenly shifted world, our prevailing life patterns have significantly altered and many transformations are at hand. How do we find our way in…

• October 29, 2020

A new exhibit at the Architectural Heritage Center examines the rise, fall, redevelopment and future of South Portland looking at the logic and motiv…

• October 29, 2020

Every November, the Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, brings thousands of readers together to hear from more than 100 writers acros…

• October 29, 2020

Missing 1980s new wave synth-pop in these strangest of days? Need a buoyant new dance track with all the hallmarks of those early days of the Reagan er…

• October 29, 2020

TidalWave Comics has added a new comic to its popular Female Force series focused on female empowerment. “Female Force: Kamala Harris” was released Oct…

• October 29, 2020

How can songwriters listen for stories that want to be sung and stay true to the song’s heart? Artichoke Music presents Songwriting As Truthtelling, a…

• October 29, 2020

¡Viva Milagro! is the festive annual event that brings together friends of Milagro, artists and supporters for an unforgettable evening to celebrate Dí…

• October 29, 2020

Artichoke Music hosts its first virtual meeting of the Cascade Blues Association (CBA) Thursday, November 4 at 8 pm. The livestream will be on Artichok…

• October 29, 2020

The Northwest Film Center and Portland Art Museum continue to bring new films to audiences online. See the list of films at nwfilm.org/virtual-programm…

• October 29, 2020

Portland artist Christa Grimm has a new series of small pandemic-inspired plein air studies of acrylics on wood. This painting is called “First Day of…

• October 29, 2020

Special to the Southeast Examiner By Robert Ham & Bobby Smith The Albina Music Trust has released another album treasure from out of Portland’s …

• October 29, 2020

Alberta Rose Theatre’s new season of Portland Music Stream live sets online are intimate, up-close performances featuring an array of artists in a vari…

• October 29, 2020

Confident Voice Studio and Portland Musical Theater Company have joined forces to offer online classes, workshops and private lessons for kids and adul…

• October 29, 2020

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