Arts & Entertainment

Oregon songwriter/poet/guitarist Brian Cutean appears in concert celebrating his just-released CD, The Sound of Photosynthesis at The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave. Friday, August 26 in an 8 pm,

Sidestreet Gallery presents Untamed Stories, a show of new visually thrilling work by Amelia Opie (“Ice Cream”, right), Thomas Webb and Nation (“Portrait of A Lady”, left). The show opens

The Portland premiere of Jean Genet’s The Maids, is presented at Shaking The Tree Theatre and Studio, 823 SE Grant St. August 4 – 21 by Public Citizen Theatre. The

Portland’s PROmotion Queen Lisa Lepine, stepped off the planet unexpectedly, and headed off to her next journey in the cosmos on July 5, surrounded by music friends and family singing

Jorie’s World: Current exhibit at The Fernie Brae Gallery 4035 SE Hawthorne Blvd Explore and enjoy the Earth-centric paintings, writings, illustrations, sculptures and music of Portland artist Jorie Jenkins. Opening

Brooklyn’s beloved kid music band, Rolie Polie Guacamole, brings their Chips and Salsa Summertime Tour to Portland, Friday, August 5 with a show at 10 am at Seahorses PDX, 4029

Addicted to Heroines is a comedic late night talk show and podcast with a strong nerdy, feminist slant hosted by Barbara Holm. The free show features clever stand up, live

is a new juried exhibition show of contemporary book art held at 23 Sandy Gallery 623 NE 23rd Ave. through July 30. The show explores the desire to travel and

Obonfest is a summertime Japanese festival commemorating ancestors and family members who have recently passed. In their honor, lanterns are hung, Bon Odori (Obon dance) is performed, memorial visits are

Brothers And Sister, Portland’s Allman Brothers Tribute Band returns July 14 to the Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St. This group is not a cover bar band playing the

Eunice Parsons at 100; is an exhibition celebrating her birthday at 12×16 gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5  through the end of August. It’s a selection spanning 70 years

is a new Dennis Nyback film presentation, Monday July 18 at 7:30 at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. This collection of short films features circuses and includes A

OMSI, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is taking guests through an out-of-this-world experience with an exciting exhibit, Journey to Space: The Exhibition. The 10,000 square-foot exhibit features a

This year’s lineup: July 5: World’s Finest (Americana, ska, and jam) July 12: The Strange Tones (Surf-tinged with a side of James Bond) July 19: Ken DeRouchie Band (The blues)

Kick up your heels, square dance and enjoy a picnic-style dinner at Zenger Farm’s old-fashioned Hoedown at the Urban Grange, 11741 SE Foster Road on August 6 from 5 pm

…a showing of Beate Scheller Physical work on a lithography stone and etching a metal plate is pleasing to Beate Scheller who experiments with combinations of both techniques in creating new points

Saturday, June 18 • 11 am – 4 pm Taborspace Garden • 5441 SE Belmont St. Suggested Donation $10 Adults, $5 Kids You’re invited to celebrate ten years of Circus

Anna Fritz performs at Artichoke Music, 3130 SE Hawthorne Sunday, June 5th,  7pm (doors at  6:30pm). Luca & Il Violino, on tour from Italy, will open. Tickets are $15 and

Robert Schlegel and Rob Schlegel, artist father and poet son, create a site-specific collaboration and celebrate the release of their limited edition portfolio. Each portfolio consists of eight mixed media and

A Low/No Budget Guide to the Rose City by Shawn Granton The Zinester’s Guide to Portland breaks down the PDX grid by neighborhood with descriptions of good restaurants, thrift stores,

Yale Union, 800 SE 10th Ave. Through July 10,  Thursday–Sunday, 3–6pm. (503) 236-7996 Susan Cianciolo (b. 1969) is a multimedia artist and designer who has been working for almost two

An Imago World Premiere IMAGO THEATRE  17 SE 8th Ave Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 and  Sundays at 2 pm through June 19  Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th  In

This is Mark Brody’s Mosaic Fountain. Brody is one of forty artists featured at this year’s Mount Tabor ArtWalk. The 11th annual event takes place Saturday and Sunday May 21

The US premiere of Liza! Liza! Liza! is presented by triangle! productions. Three versions of Liza Minnelli cleverly converge and compare notes about all the successes and misfortunes of Minnelli’s

Into the Beautiful North is a heroic comedy mashing together The Magnificent Seven, American pop culture and modern Mexican experiences. In a nod to the film, Nayeli and two friends

Ballet Noir is a new book penned by Portland author Caroline Miller and just published by Black Rose Writing. A tribute to dancers, it’s the story of Tara Bentley, a

Washington folksinger Hank Cramer, “the singing soldier” is known for his booming bass voice, smooth flat-top guitar picking and his wry sense of humor. Portland FolkMusic Society hosts Cramer in

A poetry reading featuring Margaret Chula and dan raphael takes place Tuesday May 17 at Art Haus Theater, 850 NE 81st Ave, at 7:30 pm. The entrance is on Oregon

Portand physician Scott Brown is director of Oregon Anesthesia Group Interventional Pain Consultants. He’s lived in his Hawthorne home for 17 years and at night after the anaesthesia wears off,

Beltaine has birthed their fifth album, Tilly’s Jig and they have two big release celebrations planned. Saturday April 30, they’ll be at the Clan Donald of Oregon Ceilidh at the

Oddville is a 21st century take on early 20th century Vaudeville; part old time variety-show, part comedy showcase and presented the second sunday of each month from 7 to 11

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is the new production from Shaking The Tree Theatre presented April 8 – May 7. Nora Helmer is a young housewife with a crippling dependency

Inclusive Arts Vibe Dance Company presents The Journey, a performance “leading us to a future of possibilities”. A bright yellow background and light green jagged lines surround four female dancers

Songwriter and now Oregon Book Award finalist, Nick Jaina has penned Get It While You Can and is celebrating its release in a “novel” way – by reading it out

It’s time again for Record Store Day on Saturday, April 16, and more than a thousand independently-owned stores across the country will celebrate for the 9th year in a row.

Design Week Open House takes place Wednesday, April 20 from 4 to 7 pm featuring Pacific Northwest artists working on and with paper, The exhibit is spotlighting handmade paper lanterns

The Brothers of the Baladi celebrate the release of a new CD, Gravity of Love, Sunday April 10 at 7 pm at Vie de Boheme, 1530 SE 7th Ave. This

Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St. has a busy April planned with film, music and community. • Shakespeare In The Afternoon is a free series of films from the

The bar and live music venue previously known as Biddy McGraw’s (or Biddy’s) at 6000 NE Glisan St., has a hot new handle: The O’Neill Public House. “The only thing

April 12 is Beverly Cleary’s 100th birthday. The unforgettable author of more than 40 different highly-acclaimed children’s books Cleary is the force behind all things Ramona and Beezus, Henry Huggins

Lesly Verduin, long-time SE resident, began taking gypsy jazz guitar classes at Artichoke Music in 2014. She grew up listening to swing music, big bands and jazz, These days she

Portland artist Wynde Dyer has a new show of her work, Sharing the Scraps featured through April 26 at Division Stumptown, 4525 SE Division St. Dyer’s collection of tarp quilts

DAVITA’S HARP, is presented by the Jewish Theatre Collaborative through April 9 at Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark. In the stormy melting pot of 1930s’ New York City, a young

Where: Action/Adventure Theater, 1050 SE Clinton How Much: Tickets are $12 online and $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased right now at ActionAdventure.org Thursdays are always pay-what-you-will More on

70+ artists will participate in the 2016 SE Area ARTWalkSaturday and Sunday March 5 and 6. The artwalk is a free, self-guided walking tour visiting the studios, home workspaces and

The nine short stories in Jan Underwood’s new book The Bell Lap, morph sci-fi into “cli-fi” – fiction about climate change. In these pages, a German couple becomes trapped in

An rare and anticipated evening, the Takoma Records Guitar Masters on their “Spirit of John Fahey” tour comes to Artichoke Music, 3130 Hawthrone Blvd. Saturday. March 12 in an 8

By Jean Baker   Bridget Bayer’s Street Fairs for Community and Profit provides the tools to plan and stage at least 312 different profitable street fairs, based on a dozen

After four years, 32 shows, and 900 metric tons of hard work, The Late Now – “the thinking mammal’s live surreal dada talk show debuts as a new web series.

I Want to Destroy You, is presented by Theatre Vertigo, Thursday through Sundays through February 20 at Shoebox Theater, 2110 SE 10th Ave. The story was inspired by the career

Winterfolk, Portland’s largest annual folk music event, is a benefit for Sisters of the Road and 2016 is its 28th year. Saturday, February 20, the music begins at the Aladdin

Vocalist songwriter Anandi is releasing her sixth album with a concert Friday February 19 at Classic Pianos, 3003 SE Milwaukie Ave. She has performed at Rose Festival, PDX Jazz Fest,

From Don Zerr: “It’s not often we can count someone as both a hero and a friend, but for me and thousands of others, Portland musician Jimmy Boyer was just