Antiquarium
...assemblage by Jenifer Renzel Friday April 5 at Gallery6PDX, 131 NE 6th Ave., with a 5 pm opening. See it on the walls through the end of t…
Arts & Entertainment
Alan Rose and John Redman
...through April at 12x16 Gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5. Rose’s cartoon drawings are sharp and crisp-edged and Redman’s painted surfaces swim and pu…
Claudia Schmidt onstage
Claudia Schmidt returns to the Rose City for a much-anticipated musical spin on the hundred year old stage of the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clint…
Joanne Rand in concert
California’s psychedelic-folk-revivalist songwriter Joanne Rand celebrates the release of her 13th CD, “Stories from the Inside Out, The Na…
1,001 Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights continues through April at the new Post5 Black Box Theatre inside Milepost5, 850 NE Oregon St. In this eternal tale, (this versio…
Secrets Outside the Box
The Possessions of la boîte is an ensemble-devised work taken from actual family letters and group improvisation. Presented by The Reformers Collective…
Listen to the Hear of the Now
March Music Moderne 32 events all across the PDX global village multiverse to celebrate the gloriousity of tactile, experimental, classsical and creati…
Baladi Bros at Blue Monk
The Brothers of the Baladi, are performing on the downstairs stage of The Blue Monk on Belmont St. in a special evening of Middle Eastern, World Music …
Duff’s books Doug
Bluesman Doug MacLeod lands in Portland with a new CD and a concert Thursday March 14 at Duff’s Garage, 1635 SE 7th Ave. at 9 pm. The new disc, There’…
Farewell Rose City, Hello again Denver
If you don’t get out and catch Dick Weissman’s Goodbye Portland CD Release show at Café Artichoke, Saturday, March 23, it may be awhile before his boot…
GUAPA opens at Milagro
Milagro Theatre presents the world premiere of Guapa, written by Caridad Svich and directed by Olga Sanchez. The story involves Roly, a single-mom in a…
Portland Squared
...an event focused on bringing together the Portland Photographic Community brought together 49 photographers each documenting their portion of a squa…
Bruce Molsky, Old Time Music Master
Bruce Molsky of Washington, DC is a master of old-time music, a walking encyclopedia of the roots of storytelling folk. He performs live in concert Fri…
Short takes…arts news of note March 2013
HARDLY STRICTLY IRISH is a St. Patrick’s concert at Tabor Space, 5441 SE Belmont, and an intimate evening of songs, stories, tunes and blarney with Lau…
The Velvet SkY
The Velvet Sky by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, is at Theatre Vertigo, 3430 SE Belmont St. through March 16. In this somnambulent tale (not recommended for c…
Psychedelic Appalachian Guitar
Daniel Bachman, 23-year-old guitarist born and raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, comes to town for two concerts of self-described, “psychedelic appal…
Assemblage
Liz Cohn is a Portland collage artist displaying new mixed media assemblages in her first showing at Gallery 6 PDX, 131 NE 6th Ave. Cohn’s works…
Heart of the Matter
Heart of the Matter, the February show at Lane Gallery, 2627 SE Clinton St., is an art benefit for the American Heart Association. Kindra Crick’s “My V…
Tangled Branches ~Stories of Adoption
...A multi media presentation by Kimberli Ransom concerning adoptive families, adopted children and how they adapt. Adoption is a complex…
La Celestina at Milagro
La Celestina, February’s onstage offering at Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark St. is the tragic comedy with Calisto, the young, impulsive nobleman ma…
Short takes…arts news of note for February
MACBETH at Post5 Theatre opens February 15 presented Fri. to Sun. through March 17 at 7 pm at the Black-box Space, 850 NE Oregon St., 4 blocks south of…
Judi Bari documentarie at Clinton Street
Who Bombed Judi Bari?, This documentary about Bari, deep ecology environmentalist screens Wednesday, February 13 at 7 and 9:15 pm. Darryl Cherney will …
A pair of folk duos with heart
February is musical duo month as the Portland FolkSong Society Concert series features Sky in the Road and Doug Smith and Judy Koch Smith, Friday, …
Comp Plan Visualizes Portland’s Future
By Don MacGillivray Today, more than 584,000 people live in Portland which is 200,000 more residents than were here in 1980. By 2035, Portland is …
Sculpting an unusual medium
By Nancy Tannler When you are driving down lower Stark St., a bold sign bearing the name of Carole Murphy might catch your eye. It is a sign for …
Frida, un retablo
In Tehuantepec dress with eyebrows like the wings of a raven, Frida Kahlo is legendary for her numerous self-portraits, affairs, and an independence th…
Music from Mexico and Brazil
from Edna Vasquez and Rio con Brio is Portland Folk Music Society’s Third Friday Concert January 18, at Carvlin Hall next to St Phillip Neri Church, 24…
Fertile Ground Fest includes Ripen at Milepost 5
The Fertile Ground Festival of New Work brings 100+ new works from Portland’s endless array of artists to stages and galleries all over Portland for 10…
Cosy Sheridan at Artichoke
Cosy Sheridan hails from the Western Utah desert these days and she’s coming to Portland for a rare concert Sat. Jan. 26 at Cafe Artichoke, 3130 SE Haw…
The Road to Mecca
is at Profile Theatre, Jan 9 – Feb 3, continuing their 2013 season celebrating the 80th year of South African playwright Athol Fugard. Directed by …
Reel Relics premieres at Clinton Street Theater
The venerable Clinton St. Theater at 2522 SE Clinton St., has new owners, new programming and the new year brings a plethora of hard to find films of m…
Short takes…arts news of note January 2013
JD DAWSON HOSTS BLUESGRASS SESSIONS from 5 to 8 pm, Saturday January 12 at Jade Lounge, 2342 SE Ankeny St. featuring Dawson’s newest unforgettable song…
The Joy Now Arts Project
A new performing arts program for youth taught by members of March Fourth Marching Band begins January 14 and is presented at St David of Wales Church,…
Mt. Tabor pianist’s Dream Garden
By Terri Gautier Mount Tabor resident George Mitchell’s new CD, Dream Garden, is a collection of original songs and swing jazz standards performed b…
In Natali Domini: Christmas In Bohemia
...presented Friday, Dec. 21, 7:30 pm, at St. Philip Neri Church, 2408 SE 16th Ave. In Mulieribus, is an eight member women’s vocal ensemble. With a re…
CelloBop meets ‘The General’
One of Southeast Portland’s own, cellist Gideon Freudmann enjoys an international reputation for innovative compositions and style of playing. Inspired…
Short takes…arts news of note December 2012
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AT ST. ANDREWS CHAPEL, 7617 SE Main St. Two evenings of music each an hour long and free. Ascension Catholic Choir Wednesday, Decemb…
A Christmas Rose in bloom
Patrick Ball’s Celtic Solstice presentation, The Christmas Rose, is an elegant and relaxing way to celebrate this year’s longest night with familiar an…
A new documentary, The Invisible Red Thread
The venerable Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St., hosts a new documentary, The Invisible Red Thread, Sunday Dec 9, at 5 pm. The screening is a…