Arts & Entertainment

The Next Waltz is a tribute concert and a benefit for both the Jeremy Wilson Foundation and the Oregon Food Bank. An all-star lineup of Portland musicians and singers recreate […]

Swansea is an imaginative musical amalgamation born when Portland keyboardist/singer Rebecca Sanborn and drummer Ji Tanzer recruited Kansas City multi-instrumentalist/singer Kyleen King to expand their sound. Their first recording is

is part of New-Found Scapes and Shapes, the November 12×16 Gallery show featuring Basch and Raymond Keller. carolbaschart.blogspot.com First Friday reception is November 7, 6 pm. An artists’ reception is

is presented again this year by Cantores In Ecclesia at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 1112 SE 41St Ave. Sunday November 30, at 7:30 pm. Directed by Blake Applegate, the concert

The Late Now, the “thinking mammal’s avant-variety-talk show” presents its twenty-fifth spectaculous installment, The Dream Argument, Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 pm live at Vie de Bohème, 1530 SE 7th

Field + Frame: Contemporary Landscapes a show of new work from Katherine Mead at Gallery 6 PDX, 131 NE 6th Ave. opens November 7 and is up through the month’s

This year’s Siren Nation Festival presents nearly two weeks of music, theatre, comedy, visual art from more than 40 artists, an art and craft sale and free workshops. The event

EDITOR’S NOTE: Cheryl Brock recently attended a screening of Resistance at The Academy Theater. Here is her review. Antibiotics, the wonder drugs developed in the late 1920’s, changed the world

Abbie Weisenbloom Presents is an inner SE houseconcert series averaging two concerts a month. If you can’t get to the venue or a show has sold out, you can still

CAPTURING THE WILD STORM is Claudia F. Savage’s beginning poetry class. Share the work of poets you love, make your own poems, collaborate and focus on writing to capture a

Down Among The Dead Men is a presentation of three bone-chilling stories and songs by storyteller Anne Penfound and singers Diana Tracy and Kathleen Wilkins (Duo Artimesia) just in time

Day of the Dead meets Creature Features at Sidestreet Gallery’s October Show as Portland artists explore the holiday season in this fun filled exhibition of handmade creations. Sidestreet Gallery, 140

Action/Adventure Theatre opens a new serial comedy based upon the Mars One Mission that boasts the goal of establishing permanent human settlements on Mars. A new episode premieres weekly and

Nothing says Harvest Time better than the Portland Sacred Harp Convention. This gathering is in its 23rd year and takes place Saturday and Sunday, October 18 and 19 at The

Café Artichoke behind Artichoke Music is humming with a new season of musical performance. Saturday October 11 is a rare treat double- bill featuring Curtis and Loretta from Minnesota and

Visually-rich animation comes to life at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in a special presentation through January 11. From concept to finished product, the new exhibit is

Portland Open Studios Tour is two weekends, October 11, 12 and 18, 19, 10 am to 5 pm. Art studios are open both weekends and this annual event allows the

Bob:  A Life in 5 Acts by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb is the Vertigo Theatre presentation October 17 – November 15 at Shoebox Theater, 2110 SE 10th Ave. Born in the

It’s a new season of Portland FolkSong Society concerts and this month, the dynamic duo of Kate Power and Steve Einhorn share the evening with Sarah McQuaid. The concert is

Come together for John Lennon’s birthday with KBOO twice this month. The 2006 documentary, “The U.S. vs John Lennon”, screens Thursday, October 9 at Clinton St Theatre, and is a

World Music bands Brothers of the Baladi and Padam Padam perform to support the 12th annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days at Vie de Boheme, 1530 SE 7th Ave., Sunday

Shakespeare is alive but not at all well. As his time draws near, friends from the “other side” come to visit! Hamlet, Ophelia, Titania and others circle his deathbed while

Peggy the Rug Lady has created over 1200 hand-braided rugs. She’ll be on hand with her area rugs to show as part of the Handcrafted Art Traditions show at Unfold

by Stephen Spotswood runs Thursdays – Sundays, October 10-November 15 at 7:30 pm at Back Door Theater, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd.(enter through Common Grounds Coffee Shop) and presented by Defunkt

By Nancy Tannler   Little did I know of the very interesting, courageous and observant life my neighbor Elizabeth Enslin (aka Liz) led before we met here in Montavilla over

HOW TO SING WITH CONFIDENCE – Oregon Music Hall of Famer Mark Bosnian in a workshop Saturday, October 11, 9 am – 5 pm at TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St.

On Second Saturday, September 13, 11 am to 7 pm, a different kind of art show and a dozen or more artists will circle their mobile galleries at the Eastside

The fantastic visions of Portland artist Amelia Opie are featured in a collection of new work at Sidestreet Gallery throughout September. Opie’s paintings depict a reality “with an increasingly tenuous

Out of many Taborspace events this month, here are a few. All are held at 5441 SE Belmont St. Friday Sept. 12, LIVE IN CONCERT: THOLLEM MCDONAS, ANDRE ST. JAMES

…painted by SE artist Jolyn Fry who teaches painting classes beginning this month at Radius Studio, 322 SE Morrison St. including Mixed Level Painting, Wednesdays, 10 am, for beginning students;

Anaïs Mitchell has a voice and writer perspective like no one else’s. She’s as interested in the world around her as the one inside her and her songwriting is vivid

A new book to celebrate Poet William Stafford’s centennial birth year has been released by Portland’s ACS Publishing. Everyone Out Here Knows: A Big Foot Tale, is a delightful  and

The beginning of a new theatre season brings the return of the annual La Luna Nueva, Portland’s only Latino arts and culture festival. This is the sixth year and it

is Dan Pillers’ sculptural installation this month in the Denizen Gallery at Milepost 5, 850 NE 81 Ave., Working with salvaged wood, stone, glass and metal Dan Pillers creates sculptures

The 8th Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) Induction Ceremony and Concert goes live at Aladdin Theater, Saturday October 4 at 7 pm. The event honors Oregonians who’ve significantly influenced

By J. Michael Kearsey   In 1841, Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone in Paris. In 1961, Stan Wood invented the Vibraband in Portland. Wood, whose music and visual art was

SHAKING THE TREE THEATRE, formerly at 14th and SE Stark St. has signed a five year lease on a large warehouse space at 823 SE Grant St. two blocks west

Montavilla Jazz Festival premieres a two-day new music extravaganza Saturday and Sunday August 16 and 17. Thirteen Portland-based jazz groups and their very original music are featured in this continuous

Clinton Street Theater is the oldest continuously-operating movie theater in the northwest and one of the longest-running theaters in the country. Offering truly independent film and championing a variety of

After years of art shows, traveling and street performing, SE resident and now world traveler Karla Mi Lugo celebrates her last west coast performance before heading to Europe with an

This piece is by Jenifer Renzel. Art made with matches, matchbooks and matchboxes is the theme of a new group show with eight artists at Gallery 6 PDX through August

Bud Breithaupt is 75 years young and his densely-layered hats and jackets are his art and part of his everyday wardrobe. A self-taught artist, and a man of research, warmth,

St. Francis Church in inner SE has been a part of the city since 1876. The first Catholic church on the east side of the Willamette River, its present day

Two SE Portland artists are a part of an exhibit in the spirit of rejuvenation, rebirth and environmental conservation with “palpable artworks” at two shows next door to each other

When My Bluebird Sings is Mary Flower’s 10th recording, the first released on her own label, Bluesette Records and this time out, it’s a solo project. The press release says

CREACIÓN DEL PERSONAJE – Acting techniques workshop; 8-sessions over 2-week with Nelda Reyes, for aspiring and experienced actors. Mon-Thurs. Aug. 4 – 15, 6 to 9 pm. Designed for adults,

The Attic’s Summer Writing Workshop series begins in July held at the Attic Institute, 4232 SE Hawthorne Blvd. • July 16 – Aug 13: Dao Strom’s Writing Fiction Workshop Writing

Every month, Clinton Street Theatre presents movies you may never get to see on a big screen. The theatre opened with The Exploits of Elaine in 1915 and, built in

Life.Art.Being is an integrative arts festival celebrating expressive and contemplative practices. The festival runs July 7 through 12 and is co-hosted by Be Space: movement arts studio and Shambhala Meditation

Milepost 5’s all-resident show runs July 9 – 26, opening one week later than usual Friday, July 11, 6 pm to 9 pm in the Denizen Room, Lofts Gallery and

The Portland chapter of Soldier Songs and Voices is part of a national group whose mission is to provide Veterans with free music lessons and songwriting workshops. SSV is an

Revival Drum Shop is dedicated to vintage and custom drums. The store, originally on NE Prescott St., was founded in 2009 by Jose Medeles, who has toured the world as

  includes cast bronze sculptures from Jennifer Lanphier, resin and photography work from artist Julia Gardner, and paintings and cast iron sculptures from Matt Weiers of Columbia Foundry. The exhibit

An adult summer camp and hands-on summer creative workshop program for adults? Led by Milagro and guest artists? Yep and it’s happening Tuesday through Saturday July 8 – 17 at

Yamhill Press, at Powell’s Books, 3723 SE Hawthorne, Thursday, June 12th at 7:30 p.m. This is the fourth Sage Adair historical mystery, set in the Pacific Northwest in 1903. Sage

Saturday June 28 • 8 pm Artichoke  Music 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd. $10 – All ages welcome   Colorado instrumentalist, music legend and songwriter Dick Weissman began his career with

With the theme of animals ranging from realistic to fantastic, this group show is a yearly favorite of all Portland artists and art lovers.   The artwork featured, “ Small

Celebrate 100 years of the Clinton Street Theater and 100 Years of “The Little Tramp” when Dan Kamin, who trained Robert Downey Jr. for his Oscar-nominated performance as Chaplin, joins

Adapted From The Novel by Daniel Defoe May 29 – June 22, Thursday* – Sunday at 8 pm Action/Adventure Theater  • 1050 SE Clinton St. Tickets: $10 online, $15 at

An Exhibition curated by  Gathering Crows Opening Reception June 6 6 pm to 9 pm Milepost 5 Denizen Gallery 850 NE 81st Ave Gallery Hours: 8 – 3 pm Tuesday

First Friday opening reception June 6th, 5-8pm Puls creates non-representational art – paintings, drawings and objects. She uses a provisional approach and expressive combinations of repurposed materials and substrates – pencil, paints

… the thinking mammal’s avant-variety talk show. Saturday, June 14, live at Vie de Bohème,1530 SE 7th Ave., 7:30 pm opening set by Three For Silver, 8 pm showtime, $10-20.

23 Sandy Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition titled Book Power Redux, an international juried exhibition of book art focusing on social and political issues. This show focuses on the

TUE, June 24, 7 pm doors Aladdin Theatre 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, (503) 234-9694; $30 www.aladdin-theater.com   Eliza Gilkyson is a politically minded, poetically gifted singer-songwriter who has become one

…located at 2615 SE Clinton, featuring local art, jewelry, vintage/home decor, will have a First Friday reception on June 6 at 6 pm. Featuring internationally known artist, Oscar Fior Flores.

will perform Friday, June 20, for the PFS concert series. At St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison. $15 PFS members, $18 non-members, $9 ages 12-18 (under 12

is the name of local writer Estela Bernal’s new novel.      There will be a book  launch Monday, June 30, 7 pm at Powell’s Books, 3415 SW Cedar Hills

Tabor Space (SE Belmont & 55th) Saturday, June 21 at 7:30 pm.   The Trio is noted for its mix of styles, which includes modern, Latin, classical, klezmer, tango, jazz

Two different plays performed alternately at Back Door Theater, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd. by Defunkt Theatre May 9 – June 14. Fewer Emergencies by Martin Crimp is a trilogy of

The 3rd annual Improvisational Summit of Portland brings the city’s musicians, dancers and film organizations together with touring musicians excelling in spontaneous musical improvisation. This year a vast number of

paints acrylic paintings of various forms of the human figure. This one is called “Spilt” from May’s show at Milepost 5’s Gallery 5. Also opening in the Denizen Gallery is

St. Andrews Chapel has two events planned for this year’s Spring Concert Series. • Wednesday, May 13 – Music from the 4th and 5th grade choirs from Beverly Cleary School

What would you do if you were told that you need to stop being what you are, looking how you like to look, loving how you love? That your style

Healing Art, a new gallery housed in the historic Peterson building at 3530 SE Hawthorne Blvd., is a 100-year-old apartment. The gallery opens May 10, with an artist reception for

The Western Hummingbird, Lorna Miller presents a special Mother’s Day edition of the Little Kids’ Jamboree at The Landmark Saloon at SE 40th and Division St. Sunday May 11th and

Songwriter Chris Kokesh returns to town with a very full spinning performance plate in early May. The fiddle-swinging songwriting storyteller and Misty River alumni hosts two workshops and two concerts

REVOLUTION EMPATHIQUE STORYTELLING, follows in the footsteps of the Salons of Paris where the private met the public in a Theatre of Conversation. Comfortable seating, champagne and noshes set an

Portland Peace Choir celebrates its fifth anniversary with “Be the Light: Five Years of Music for Peace”, an evening concert of favorites from its first four years. The Choir will

first solo show is at Yale Union, 1010 SE Morrison St. through June 29. Agematsu was born in Japan in 1956. He collects small discarded objects from the streets, pinning

This foxy picture is “Je Ne Sais Quoi” and it certainly does exude that certain elusive something. Featured this month at Sidestreet Gallery along with other works from Jahna Vashti, whose paintings are populated by

is an all-new original theatre story honoring Oregon’s own expressive and innovative saxophonist who brought together Native American chants and tales from his family into jazz music. A multimedia melding

The ninth Annual Mt Tabor Art Walk returns May 17-18. This juried event showcases 40 diverse artists at 25 sites. This is an exciting opportunity to see high-quality visual art

is a semi-improvised comedy about less-than-super heroes in an ongoing comic book version of Portland. When the world is in peril, Sidekicks are the ones that get the coffee and

FILMED BY BIKE, returns to Clinton Street Theater, 2516 SE Clinton St. April 19-22. 45 very short films in documentary, animation, drama and comedy. Saturday, April 19 is New Belgium

Minnesota’s Claudia Schmidt returns to Portland’s hallowed Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE Clinton St. Saturday April 12 beginning at 7 pm. Her just released album, New Whirled Order, reunites Schmidt

Because She Cares is a new art exhibit portraying twenty-four Oregon Non-Profits and their leaders. Portland artist Theresa Weil’s twenty-four cut-paper portraits are intriguing and informative. Her collages of textures,

is a semi-improvised comedy about less-than-super heroes in an ongoing comic book version of Portland. When the world is in peril, Sidekicks are the ones that get the coffee and

An intimate evening of expansive music is planned for Saturday, April 5 at  the Information Warehouse, 411 SE Sixth Ave. beginning at 8:30 pm. The concert features “Downtown” NYC Clarinetist,

is one of the pictures on the wall at Lane Gallery, 2627 SE Clinton St. and part of the SE First Friday Artwalk, April 4, 6 pm. www.gilalanestudio.com

Brian Oberlin, internationally-acclaimed mandolinist, has performed with award-winning bands throughout the US. He’s founder/director of River of the West Mandolin Camp and the Oregon Mandolin Orchestra. Oberlin plays ragtime and

Myron Filene, Palouse Spring Rising, is the April/May exhibit at Pushdot Studio, 2505 SE 11th Ave. Suite 104. Filene has photographed The Palouse, an area encompassing parts of southeastern Washington

Small Sculptures is the new group show at Gallery 6 PDX and this one at right was created by Judy Vogland.Also featured are Jason Berlin, Liz Cohn, Bill Dean, Greg

The annual Inner City Blues Festival is Healing the Healthcare Blues, Saturday, April 5 with a superb lineup of All Stars including The Norman Sylvester Band (pictured) with LaRhonda Steele

Joanne Rand and Jim Page team up for a concert Tuesday Apr 8, at The Alberta Rose Theatre: 3000 NE Alberta St. These two stalwarts of the Cascadia folk movement

Anna Fritz (Portland Cello Project) is a dynamic cellist and thoughtful folksinger. Justice, human spirit, gender and the natural world are her musical and lyrical themes. She accompanies her songwriting

The 24th Buckman Art Show and Sell is March 8 and 9 and held at 320 SE 16th Ave. 140 artists benefit Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School which includes a