Hollywood’s switch to digital imperils Academy Theater
By Kristin Schuchman “We very much wanted to honor the history and unique style of this building by creating a 1940s feel, but we also wanted the …
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By the Sea …
features pieces by Eric Leonard, Gila Lane, Carol Bietsch, Karen Lewis, Susan Schenk, Kerri Evonuk, Joanne Kollman, Jo Lundberg, Joanne Licardo, Whitne…
Romani documentary
Latcho Drom, (“Safe Journey”) a musical documentary which takes viewers on a lyrical, thought-provoking, visually stunning journey along the paths of …
ANAHATA FESTIVAL
June 15 • Bossanova Ballroom • 722 East Burnside 21+ Classical and World Fusion Music, Dance and Song Workshops, Ceremonial Circles, Community Yoga,…
No Exit: A Benefit for Danielle Ross Dance
Saturday, June 29th 7pm at Performance Works Northwest, 4625 SE 67th Ave. French-bred and San Francisco-based Choreographer Christine Bonansea will …
Sidestreet Gallery June
Will feature the work of Portland artists Darla Murray, Michael Rausch, and Tucker Leverton. The event opener will be from 6 to 9 pm, and will run …
James McMurtry
James McMurtry will be premiering new material on this road trip giving a preview of the songs for his new album scheduled to come out later in the yea…
Chris Kokesh & LJ Booth
… will perform at ARTICHOKE MUSIC, 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Saturday, June 30, at 7 pm Two stellar Portland songwriters, LJ Booth and Chris Kok…
Short Takes – Art News of Note June
ROLLING STONES SOME GIRLS at the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St., Thursday, June 6 @ 7 pm, 503.897.0744. The Rolling Stones: Some Girls, Li…
Scrapped, fragmented, glued
gallery 6 pdx 131 NE 6th Avenue First Friday Reception • June 7 5pm-8pm Audrey Smith from Towson, Maryland is a collage artist who began ex…
Catherine Haley Epstein an artist, curator and writer.
In her projects the medium matters only as a vehicle for meaning, whether it be the written word, drawings, oil paint, or books. “In the myth of so…
Ladies Only! Come feel the heat!
June 20 • 7:30 pm The Foundation • 4831 SE Division Nikki Schulak will read from her literary adventure, “My Mid-life Thong Crisi…
Reigning Cats and Dogs
The fourlegged companions in our lives are celebrated at the May show Reigning Cats And Dogs at Lane Gallery. Featuring works by Pat Berman (pictured),…
Spring means Mt. Tabor Art Walk
Eric Von Beck, seen here creating new wooden bowls, is one of the more than 40 artists who will open their studios to display their work during the 8th…
Guitars Galore
Mary Flower, John Standefer, Brooks Robertson – three award-winning, hard-working and unforgettable guitarists and ALL on the same stage at once! Guita…
Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls
Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls by Naomi Iizuka is presented May 10 through June 8 by Theatre Vertigo at Theatre Theatre!, 3430 SE Belmont St. This elas…
No Hava Negilah: 106 Keys
The Everything But Havah Negilah Concert is the debut of 106 Keys; the duo of pianist Beth Karp and flutist/Fulbright fellow Amalia Etedgee. With a …
Bacior’s Meticulous Music
Robin Bacior’s songs are startling pieces of music theatre. Her percussive impressionistic piano sounds ancient and her voice is a majestic river of me…
A Taxonomy Of Things
contains Dr. Bob Pliny’s piece Water, pictured here from his latest collection. His recycled painted book pages and painting, collage are featured alon…
The Doors’ John Densmore at Music Millennium
John Densmore is a founder and drummer of The Doors and author of Riders On the Storm, his acclaimed tale told from his time in this still-influential …
Misty Mama Mother’s Day
It’s a Misty Mama Mother’s Day Early Evening Concert at TaborSpace on Saturday, May 11. At 7 pm, the Mamas will fill the air with harmonious song and s…
23 Sandy Gallery in May
23 Sandy Gallery presents FEAST! Celebrating Food and Book Art May 10 through June 15. Mix up generous servings of food and art and you have a sumptuou…
The Art of Healing
Sunnyside Holistic Group hosts their third annual open house, Art and the Art of Healing, May 17 from 5 to 8 pm, 2450 SE Belmont St. A showcase …
Short takes…arts news of note for May
CHEATERS, SCOUNDRELS, HEROES & ORDINARY PEOPLE at the monthly Portland Storytellers Guild show, Friday, May 10 at Hipbone Studio, 1847 E. Burnside,…
Levon, EC, XRay Spex onscreen at CST
Clinton Street Theater screens a new series from Gathr Previews including the Portland premiere of Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm. …
Gallery 6 PDX
‘Urban Walls’ Joyce Hill’s mixed media paintings are featured at Gallery 6 PDX, 131 NE 6th Ave. through June 2 Hill’s collages are layered with phot…
Bridge for Blankets
To mark the Centennial of the Broadway Bridge, artist Tyler Mackie has initiated Bridge for Blankets, the largest yarn installation ever in Portland an…
10¢ A Dance
A new musical radio play written by Dennis Nyback, Ten Cents A Dance, will be performed live onstage Thursday, April 11 at the Clinton Street Theater a…
Kris Deelane Sundays at Laurelthirst
Kris Deelane (of Sweetjuice, Berthaline, Adam + Kris and Jesus Presley) brings two other groups to the stage for her Laurelthirst Sundays series in Apr…
Turkish Gypsy Dance at Live Roman
The Roman (ro-MAHN) are the Gypsy people of Trakya in Northern Turkey, Eastern Greece and Southern Bulgaria. Live Roman presents authentic Gypsy cultur…
The Lion, Wesa and the Bantus
Loveness Wesa grew up listening to Thomas Mapfumo, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Ladysmith Black Mambazo to name a few. Friday, April 5, Wesa’s energet…
Nicholson and Soper play for Ceili
Elizabeth Nicholson (harp, vocals, guitar) and Bob Soper (fiddle, vocals, bouzouki) will be featured musicians at Portland Ceili Society’s gathering, F…
Weber, Hill and Waggoner: Wild Geese at Artichoke
“Wild Geese: A Celebration of the Return of Spring” is a concert featuring Dan Weber, Avery Hill and Rich Waggoner, Saturday April 20 at Artichoke Mus…
Tomorrow questions today
Tomorrow! Action Adventure Theatre’s April presentation by Ashley Hollingshead asks crucial questions: Do you know where you’ll be in five years? Ten…
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…
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…