Arts & Entertainment

This is Jeni Lee’s Evening Pass. Lee is one of the artists who welcomes the public into her workspace during the 21st Portland Open Studios. This free event takes place

Opening their thirty-sixth season, Milagro Theatre premieres a bilingual Dia de Muertos tale, Amor Añejo, conceived and directed by Elizabeth Huffman. The story of aging, loss and love opens October

The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children’s Theatre present DNA, a psychological thriller by British playwright Dennis Kelly and directed by YP Alumni Zoë Rudman. In the thought-provoking story, a

No Think Time: New Paintings by Gary Hirsch and Vases from Outer Space: New Works by Scot Cameron-Bell illuminate the walls of Sidestreet Arts opening First Friday October 4, 6-9

The live music streams forth in thirds, fifths and minor sevenths at Café Artichoke this month and it’s not online – it’s onstage. There are two upcoming concerts to raise

After a long, slumber the Holy Goats! Sunday Afternoon Improvisations return for the first of a new quarterly series. It’s a day of dance and music by area and visiting

Sail2Change and The Clinton Street Theater team up to screen Terry Gilliam’s cult classic Brazil, a film on many greatest-of-all-time movie lists. Bring your viewing pleasure and friends and see

Portland FolkSong Society next two shows coming up are for discerning listeners of  fine acoustic music and songwriting. Both shows are presented at the Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele

MICHAEL HURLEY AND THE CROAKERS play every third Friday at Laurelthirst Pub’s happy hour from 6-8 pm. Hurley is a true original and his songs, guitar playing and psychedelic soul

Creative Music Guild’s Improvisation Summit of Portland takes place for six big nights of live music at six different venues showcasing the many sides of CMG and visiting and local

Tis the season for Portland Sacred Harp’s Pacific NW Sacred Harp Singing Convention. This free event, is in its 28th year and open to all ages. A two hundred year

Bluesy tunesmith and former local Del Goldfarb plays a rare set at the Montavilla Farmers Market October 27, from noon- 2 pm. Goldfarb is in Portland once again and will

San Francisco comedian Nina G mashes up her standup with a reading from her new book, Stutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn’t Happen, Saturday, October 26 at 4 pm

Union PDX, presented by push/FOLD dance company, takes place September 26-29 at the Hampton Opera Center, 211 SE Caruthers St. each night at 7:30 pm. Festival:19 consists of four public

Portland Folk Music Society presents venerable blues crooner Jim Kweskin with Meredith Axelrod for their season opener. Friday, September 27, live at the Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele St.

Any intention can lead to unintended consequences, and Portland Storytellers Guild’s September show features members exploring what it is to find themselves out on a limb when things didn’t turn

Much Ado, new from Enso Theatre Ensemble, was adapted from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The new version is written by Helena Fisher-Welsh, Caitlin Lushington and Madeline Shier. A streamlined,

Triangle Productions kicks off its big three-O Life Is A Ball season with the world premiere of That’s No Lady, a celebration of the life of Darcelle XV. The book

Sidestreet Arts features Flesh and Stone, a new collection of work by oil painter Brooke Walker-Knoblich and jewelry artist Kathleen Mistry through September 29. The collaboration is unusual with Walker

MOSAIC STRING ACADEMY, 5120 SE 28th Ave., has openings for a new season of private lessons in violin, viola, cello and bass for people of all ages. Monthly group classes

The Portlandia Brass Ensemble is a group of professional musicians dedicated to spreading the joy of music and promoting music education while maintaining the highest standard of musical excellence. The

to celebrate a new album and book. A Denver resident these days, Weissman appears with guitarist Thad Beckman at The Vault at Gastromania, 7840 SW Capitol Hwy., Monday September 30

Sidestreet Arts’ August show features new works from ceramicist, Nicole M. Curcio and mixed media artist, Bridgett Spicer. Both artists share a whimsical point of view. The show, Closer to

The 48 Hour Film Project screens at Clinton Street Theatre, Friday and Saturday, August 9-10. Filmmakers from the Portland area show films they’ve created in forty-eight hours. The evening’s winner

Dirty Cello, the high energy down home blues and stompin’ bluegrass quartet makes their Portland debut Wednesday, August 7 at TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St. in a 7 pm show.

Seattle’s Heather Thomas sings compelling originals while keeping the drums rock solid. Her instantly recognizeable voice is clear, powerful and sounds like her own. Her tunes are energetic, catchy, and

Geraldine Murray, Mikey Beglan and Nancy Conescu join together for a fun, family-friendly Irish Hooley Saturday, August 10 at SE Portland’s newest establishment, Culture, 2422 SE Hawthorne Blvd. from 6-9

is at Bohio Studio, 5108 SE Powell Blvd. through August 15. It opened in July at the intersection of Foster and Powell adjacent to multiple distribution points for written press

Paraguay is a country with a distinguished tradition of harp music so Nicolas Carter took himself there to learn to play. Now he’s performing for Portland audiences with the sounds

Portland Adult Soapbox Derby is Saturday, August 17 from 10 am – 4 pm at Mt. Tabor Park. The Derby continues to be a summertime tradition at Mt. Tabor Park;

Sure is hard to believe it was fifty-two years ago today Sargeant Pepper taught the band to play, but it’s true, and the unforgettable music still proceeds forth for each

CORRIB THEATRE in its seventh year, offers plays by contemporary Irish playwrights. Their three-show 2019-2020 season features Eclipsed by Patricia Burke Brogan (September 20–October 13); James X by Gerard Mannix

These striped vases were thrown and heartily hand-shaped by Rosemary J. Herr. They are part of Sidestreet Arts’ July show which features more than thirty ceramicists  from the Oregon Potters

ArcoPDX, the Amplified Repertory Chamber Orchestra, celebrates its fifth anniversary with a new program of original music by Arco founder Mike Hsu. The concert is Friday, July 26 at Holocene,

Austin Texas’ “psychotropic folk” band, The Deer, ride into Portland to headline a show at Mississippi Studio, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Friday July 20. The quintet are Oregon Country Fair,

Following a two-year hiatus, Red Molly is touring the country and Thursday July 11, they appear at the Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St. in an 8 pm show.

Live author readings this month at SE Hawthorne Blvd. All readings begin at 7:30 pm. Monday July 8 – Above the Ether, by Eric Barnes A prequel to The City

In honor of their 50th anniversary, the Oregon Country Fair’s history will be on display at an exhibit in Portland. Drawing heavily from OCF Archives with items from other collections

Local author Bettie Lennett Denny has re-published her novel Angel Unfolding giving story lovers another opportunity to enjoy the unusual twists and turns of her mind. The book is a

Fans of Willie the Shake! Is your copy of the Bard’s collected works collecting dust in your attic? All ages are invited to “eat, drink and be merry” at Enso

Three locally produced KBOO radio shows are Finalists at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF2019). From the Grassroots, broadcast every other Friday includes The Professor Soul, The Profit of

Clinton Street Theatre is a cool place to relax and beat the summer heat with great entertainment. It’s air-conditioned, and alter-abled accessible too. They feature movies, music and live theatre

The 32nd annual Waterfront Blues Festival takes place July 4-7, in Tom McCall Waterfront Park. This weekend celebration of music, art and culture is a summer staple of The Rose

ARTICHOKE MUSIC, JULY HIGHLIGHTS – Saturday July 13, Artichoke Gone Electric, 8 pm. Three local songwriters Shane Brown, William Stafford and Adam Sweeney. Sunday July 14, Yankl Falk’s Carpathian-Pacific Express,

Secret Society Ballroom 116 NE Russell St Sunday, June 23rd, 7:00 PM PortlandguitaristandsingerMaryFlowerreleaseshertwelfthCD“Livin’WithTheBluesAgain.”ItwasrecordedinCaliforniaontheLittleVillageFoundationlabelandco-producedbypianistJimPugh.MarywasfortunatetocollaboratewithsomegreatplayersonthisprojectincludingSuzyThompsononvocalsandfiddleaswellasvocalsfromtheSonsoftheSoulRevivers,3gospelsingingbrothers.(TheSonswillbeattheWaterfrontBluesFestivalinJuly). The recording features mostly original songs,some solo, some instrumental and many with a ragtime or blues groove,

Wednesday, June 12, 7pm Taborspace 5441 SE Belmont Family Friendly    Donations accepted Over 40 early instrumentalists and voices perform works by  Michael Praetorius, Hans Leo Hassler, Antonio Vivaldi, and

2007 SE Powell Blvd. Anna Fritz and Mirabai Pearl June 16 • 7 pm Anna Fritz is a cello-wielding activist folksinger. She creates a musical alchemy of cello and voice,

Thur – Sat 7:00 Sunday matinee 2:00 Until June 14 Funhouse Lounge 2432 SE 11th. Triassic Parq is a raucous musical retelling of that famous dinosaur-themed film, this time seen from the dinos’

June 20 at The Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta Tickets at albertarosetheatre.com & 503-764-4131 Doors open at 7:00 Tommy Tutone is a power pop band, best known for its

Jun 13 • 7:30 PM The Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta Street Tickets $20 in advance albertarosetheatre.com  503-764-4131 Join Emmy award-winning host Luke Burbank for the taping of Live

Artist and Craftsman Supply celebration of local artists and makers! We’ll be hosting free activities on June 23, noon-5 pm at Artist and Craftsman Supply 3393 SE 21st Ave. Enter

… Played from beginning to end performed by Merideth Kaye Clark with pianist Mont Chris Hubbard, one of Joni Mitchell’s most iconic albums of all time. Sunday, June 23, 7pm

Southeast Portlanders likely recognize a petite, Welsh redhead with a hefty passion for lilting Celtic tunes and sing-alongs at venues from The Ladd Taphouse, Jade Lounge, the now-closed but beloved

In the month of June, Sidestreet Arts will be displaying the work of three local artists, Kevin Poest, Michele Sabatier, and Minal Mistry. There will be a warm woodsy feeling

Support Franklin High School’s music department at Tabor Jam ’19, May 31 at the Eagles Lodge at SE 50th and Hawthorne Blvd. Student musicians play live along with two bands,

By Paula Manley special correspondent Time for the 2019 Mt. Tabor Art Walk. Now in its fourteenth year, this juried art show and sale returns May 18-19 with more than

Pebble is an outsider, an artist; a mystery who yearns to be touched by another, though she spends most of her days with jigsaw puzzles and a deck of cards.

Support Franklin High School’s music department at Tabor Jam ’19, May 31 at the Eagles Lodge at SE 50th and Hawthorne Blvd. Student musicians play live along with two bands,

Got a teen or tween interested in playing pop music with people their own age?  See Portland Youth Pop Orchestra’s next performance and see if it’s a good fit. PYPO’s

Saturday May 11 at 8 pm – Galloway and Luckett perform a rare concert  Acclaimed and adept finger-picker Barb Galloway plays lyrical guitar and mandolin like no one else and

TapWater, Portland’s World Twang band, overflows with musical inspirations from around the world. Their original repertoire is seasoned with global influences, smart songwriting, adept musicianship, and energetic performance. Now they 

The Reunion Tour of Teresa Trull, Barbara Higbie, and Cris Williamson, is a glorious joining together and an evening of beloved songs featuring three remarkable singers and songwriters in concert with

ART HEADS FRAME CO. 5000 SE Hawthorne Blvd., hosts a Community Party, Saturday May 25 from 5-9 pm to celebrate Art Heads 21st year on Hawthorne Blvd. in their new

hosts a show of new art at the Olympic Mills Building. 107 SE Washington St. featuring paintings by more than two dozen Radius artists. The show is up through the

May’s group show at Sidestreet Arts, has festooned the gallery’s walls and pedestals with floral and botanical artworks to delight nature lovers and artists alike as visual images burst forth.

Korean American artist and freelance illustrator Conner Choi lives and paints in SE Portland. Around Town is a new show of his work up all month at High Low Art

The 53rd annual ARSC Conference takes place in Portland this year, May 8-11, at the Benson Hotel at 309 SW Broadway. ARSC is the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, a

Love, Loss, and What I Wore is the new Triangle Theatre play written by Nora and Delia Ephron. Five acclaimed Portland actresses act in ensemble pieces about women, clothes, and

Roll-Up Gallery presents Leaves of Resistance from The Secret Society of Book Artists, with work ranging from handmade books and boxes to installations; incorporating calligraphy, marbling and natural impression dyeing.

A blizzard rages outside a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska. Rosannah, a distraught young woman still dressed for her wedding, bursts into the cabin where a man lay

The Dawg Trio, featuring David Grisman, Danny Barnes, and Samson Grisman is releasing a debut album and bringing acoustic fireworks to our own Alberta Rose Theatre, Friday, April 19, for

The members of 3 Leg Torso met Tabor Wind Ensemble conductor Gene Burton while rehearsing with the North Coast Symphonic Band in 2018, and Burton’s extraordinary skills on clarinet sparked

Books With Pictures celebrates Portland Comic Book Month with live in-store events. Saturday, April 13: Michelle Nguyen and Ben Fisher sign The Underfoot: The Mighty Deep at 5 pm; Wednesday,

Monday April 8 – Amy Stanton reads from The Feminine Revolution, cowritten with Catherine Connors. The book makes the case that feminine traits have been mischaracterized as weak, fragile, diminutive,

Wolf at the Door is a new play by Marisela Treviño Orta, directed by Rebecca Martinez. Milagro Theatre is producing it as part of the National New Play Network Rolling

The 8th Inner City Blues Festival’s Healing the Healthcare Blues takes place Saturday, April 27 at the North Portland Eagle’s Lodge, 7611 N. Exeter Ave. (at Lombard). It’s five hours

Artichoke Music hosts a rare afternoon record release concert with two award winning songwriters, Claudia Nygaard and Cowboy Poet Tom Swearingen on Saturday, May 4 beginning at 3 pm. With