Arts & Entertainment

BELTAINE, NORTHWEST’S CELTIC FUSION BAND features hammered dulcimer, guitar, accordion, marimbula, flute, and more. The quintet offers a blend of Scottish, Irish and originals with many musical influences and perform

Stark Street Studios, 2809 SE Stark St., the oldest working clay studio in Portland opens the doors for their annual Holiday Show and Sale Dec. 7 and 8, 11 am

TapWater, Portland’s World Twang Orchestra, consists of Steve Moore, Timmy Jones, Rudy Slizewski, Ravi Laird, Arcellus Sykes and Simon Lucas – musicians curious about how different cultures produce music. They

Portland’s CJ Hurley has spent this year in his small studio creating paintings. His primary theme is balance. Spiritual traditions speak of balance as the underlying principle of the universe.

Posada Milagro is a Christmas celebration with theatre, music, dance and traditional foods for the whole family. On Sunday December 15, El Zócalo of Milagro Theatre, 537 SE Stark St.,

This coming year’s annual Mt. Tabor Art Walk will be held May 17 and 18,  2014. This juried event showcases the many artists who live in the Mt. Tabor neighborhood, and

Structure, the Portland Photographers’ Forum fall group show is on display at The Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Ave. featuring work by 25 artists through January. There’s a great selection

Ornaments can commemorate places, events, ideas, moments in time, and memories. Not just for Christmas anymore, they are fun and functional year round. This Robot in a wreath was made

Richard Enger’s Stark Noir: Murder & Mayhem and Richard Thompson’s Fog/ Rain/ Snow & Night are the November exhibit at  12×16 Gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5. www.12x16gallery.com/503.432.3513.  

Steven Tomlinson’s 2004 play American Fiesta premieres in the Northwest Wednesday November 27, presented by Triangle Productions. Gary Wayne Cash portrays Steven, an obsessive-compulsive collector on a quest for the

Rootsy singer/songwriter Thad Beckman has been recording, entertaining and traveling for more than 30 years. His originals ring with the blues of the South no matter where he is and

Authors Natalie Serber and Stevan Allred  read from their linked short story collections Thursday, Nov. 7, at Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway beginning at 7 pm. Serber is an inner

Portland’s singing and songwriting wonder Diane Birch traveled the globe touring her first CD, Bible Belt from 2009. The just released follow-up album is Speak A Little Louder. After a concert at Doug

This painting by TJ Ravenwolf is part of Gathering Crows November exhibit, Unnatural Acts: Crimes Against Mother Nature in the Denizen Gallery at Milepost 5, 850 NE 81st Ave. The

I Ain’t Got No Home is a play about the Great Depression presented by the students and staff at daVinci Arts Middle School, 2508 NE Everett and written by Ruth Jenkins,

Founding member of 60s group The Hollies and best-known for his musical activism with Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young), Graham Nash appears live speaking about his new memoir Wild Tales:

Oregon Children’s Theatre’s Young Professionals Company presents a new version of A World War II Radio Christmas: 1943 Edition. Join the audience of a live radio show broadcast from Portland

  KRIS DEELANE AND MARK BOWDEN perform rocking duo-licious tunes of energy, observation and combustion at Eugenios, 3584 SE Division St. Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 pm. Hear a preview

For the third year. The Next Waltz will recreate The Band’s legendary farewell concert originally held at the Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving weekend 37 years ago. More than a mere

The Pacific Northwest propagates creative people who make the time to express themselves for personal or public enjoyment as well as for scrutiny. Most recently, local Rich Riegel has made

Ghostlight, a new film by Seattle’s Jeff Ferrell, screens at Clinton Street Theater for two nights October 24 and 25, as part of CST’s October Surprise. Ghostlight was made in

is a collection celebrating the imagery of Halloween and the Day of the Dead‭, ‬featuring work by Thomas Webb‭, ‬Reta Larson‭, ‬Michael Pratt‭, ‬Amelia Opie‭, ‬Brita Gould‭. ‬The show runs

The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde are being staged in a live presentation October 11 through November 9 at Shaking The Tree Theatre, 1407 SE Stark St. Wilde was born

River Without End is an exhibit of Sarah Hall and Gesine Krätzner’s latest works, on the walls of Albina Press, 5012 SE Hawthorne Blvd throughout October. The scenic sculptures populate

The turn of the season brings the singing of the annual Sacred Harp Festival, October 19 and 20 Laurelhurst Club, 3721 SE Ankeny. The walls will ring again with wild

A narrative stage performance with acoustic music is the tale of two roommates, Wesley K. Andrews and Ilvs Strauss (pronounced “Elvis”), whose shared passion for the same woman threatens their

The Blue Monk is hosting a Mixed Bag Benefit to raise money for a sound-system upgrade and they are hosting a rollicking all day benefit show. There will be music

Milagro Theatre’s bilingual celebration of the Day of the Dead celebrates another year at 525 SE Stark St. Thursday through Sunday October 18 to November 10. It’s the Rose City’s

Dance pioneer Simone Forti presents a rare workshop, lecture, and performance of News Animations, a form she first developed in the 1980s. All presentations are held at Ship Gallery Studio,

MUSIC MILLENNIUM OCTOBER IN-STORES features Community Day/Songwriters Circle, Mon.Oct. 7, 7 pm with Ezza Rose, Dan Haley and Jack McMahon; Weds, Oct. 23, 6 pm, Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott,

The new CD from Ron Rogers and the Wailing Wind is familiar even on first listen. It’s not that the band sounds like anyone else, it’s more that they are

The Original 1925 Phantom of The Opera stars Lon Chaney and screens with live organ accompaniment by Donna Parker, First Lady of the Theatre Organ, Sat, Oct. 19, at Tabor

Destination DIY is an locally-produced radio show with stories about creativity. It returns to the airwaves Oct. 19 and 26 on OPB radio at noon. Hosted by Julie Sabatier, this

a collection of ocean and beach-scapes by Judith Babbit is showing in two locations during October. Muse Art + Design, 4220 Hawthorne Ave. will host her large-scale, 3 x 9’

Sara Grey is a folksinger and balladeer with a powerful voice and sweet distinctive tremolo well-suited to Native American ballads as well as ballads of Ireland and Scotland. She headlines

    October theme: Masks &/or Dia de los Muertos art due: Sunday, SEPTEMBER 29th art pick up:  NOVEMBER 2nd – 3rd November / December theme: ‘The Holidays’ … Tree

Sidestreet Gallery‭, ‬140‭ ‬SE 28th Ave‭. ‬presents the work of‭ ‬Dennis Biasi‭.‬‭ ‬Biasi travels the world with his wife Nancy as employees of the US State Department‭. ‬Working in small

River City Folk is a nationally-syndicated radio show that explores the connection between songwriters and their musical influences through interview and live performance. Hosted by songwriter Tom May for the

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each September and for the fifth year in a row, Milagro Theatre celebrates with La Luna Nueva arts festival. Presenting more than two weeks

The Early Music Guild of Oregon and Musica Maestrale present The Consort of Six: A Concert of Music of Elizabethan England, Saturday, September 14 at Community Music Center, 3350 SE

In 1963, five young Portland men went into a studio at 13th and Burnside and recorded their version of Richard Berry’s Louie Louie in two hours for $50. The City

Tillers Folly is an internationally-appreciated musical trio with extreme guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass and banjo tendencies. Hailing from British Columbia, the band plays Portland, Friday September 20 opening the 2013

JD’S BLUES/GRASS SESSIONS are the third Saturday of each month at Jade Lounge, 2342 SE Ankeny St., 5:30 to 10 pm. A family-friendly event hosted by guitarist/songwriter Jeff Dawson, with

Fine arts street photographer Lee Ann Slawson’s current body of work is the result of a year’s worth of observation. Pictures rich in texture seek the overlooked, discovering hidden and

John Reynolds is a musician, producer, mixer, composer and behind-the-scene sound artists who makes live and recorded music listenable. Since 1990 he has operated Reynolds Audio Production. Recently diagnosed with

The Late Now begins its new monthly show Thursday September 5 at Din Din Supper Club, 920 NE Glisan St. The evening’s festivities begin at 8:30 pm. This variety-talk vehicle

Festival Romani is an exuberant event designed to circumnavigate the globe with Gypsy music and dance. It’s a one of a kind glimpse into an often misunderstood and stereotyped culture

…is the story of a river and a community coming together and refocusing. This forty-foot long quilted fiber masterpiece is made of seventeen quilt panels. It’s on exhibit through September

MUSIC MILLENNIUM’s CUSTOMER APPRECIATION BARBECUE is Saturday, August 10, from 11 am – 6 pm. Free food, the Millennium Magic Wheel and live music all day:  Shoebox Letters –11 am;

are featured in a joint exhibit at 12×16 Gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5. through the end of the month. Nechak’s residency in Caylus, France and the Whiteley Center

 is the watchword at Lane Gallery through September 1 as five artists contemplate the songmoodhue and flatted third of the tried and true medicinal and very human expression of these

 is Sidestreet Gallery’s August show through September 1 and features the smallest works of a group of Portland artists. Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12 to 5 pm, Fridays until 6. Address

…a mail art collaboration by over 230 artists joining forces  making 2000 playing cards into small works of art – that’s this month’s Gallery 6 PDX show at 131 NE

Imagine singing in a beautiful setting with women of all generations, surrounded by towering trees along the Sandy River. Imagine lodging in clean, heated camp cabins with half baths, bunk

If you love music and want to do something constructive and fun to help clean up cemetery vandalism, you can dance to the live music of DJ HWY7, Sean Croghan,

Koto musician Mitsuki Dazai moved to Oregon in 2002 bringing along her reknowned skill on koto and 17 string bass koto. A graduate of Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo,

is a new photography studio drawing inspiration from images and stories of past famous pinups. They open for First Friday Artwalk, July 5, at their new location, 211 SE Madison

The White Salmon Jazz Ensemble performs in concert Sunday, July 21, 4 pm, a part of Tabor Heights Concert Series. The 17-piece big band plays a mix of swing tunes,

First Friday at Milepost 5 features multiple exhibits and live music too. Festivities begin at 6 pm Friday, July 5. Gallery 5 presents the current work of ODIR (pictured right).

Hot Stuff is the summery July show at Lane Gallery, 2627 SE Clinton St. Fireworks, spice and summer: Hot Stuff brings us peppery still-lifes by Susan Thomas, sculptural glass vessels

Powell’s Books is calling all aspiring and established artists to show off their skills for the 2013 Powell’s First Ever Design Contest. Three winning designs will be selected and featured

The Grandmothers of Invention consists of Mothers of Invention and Zappa alumni including keyboardist Don Preston (1967 through 1971), bassist Tom Fowler (1973 to 1976), vocalist Napoleon Murphy Brock (1974

are live at the Landmark Saloon, 4847 SE Division St. Friday July 5 and each First Friday of the month from 6 pm to 8 pm, The band will also 

Gallery 6 PDX, 131 NE 6th Ave., presents Night Lands, an exhibit of drawings by Wilder Schmaltz. The show‘s opening reception is First Friday, July 5 at 5 pm. Schmaltz

Reel Relics at Clinton Street Theatre screens Can You See The Real Me?, a BBC documentary on The Who’s Quadrophenia for two nights Friday and Saturday, July 12  and 13

Friday July 5 Baby Gramps is a high energy performance conduit of humorous and comprehensive musical history equipped with an endless repertoire of sounds and styles. His acoustic antique resonator

LATCHO DROM, the unforgettable film by Tony Gatlif tells of the migration of the Rom people westward across Europe with music, dance and virtually no dialogue. It screens Wed. July

features pieces by Eric Leonard, Gila Lane, Carol Bietsch, Karen Lewis, Susan Schenk, Kerri Evonuk, Joanne Kollman, Jo Lundberg, Joanne Licardo, Whitney Hall, Terri Axness, Bhavani Krishnan, Sarah Fagan and

Latcho Drom, (“Safe Journey”)  a musical documentary which takes viewers on a lyrical, thought-provoking, visually stunning journey along the paths of the Romani (Gypsy) diaspora, told through musicians and dancers

June 15 • Bossanova Ballroom • 722 East Burnside 21+ Classical and World Fusion Music, Dance and Song Workshops, Ceremonial Circles, Community Yoga, Conscious Vending, Healing Practitioners; Showcase This transformational

Saturday, June 29th 7pm at Performance Works Northwest, 4625 SE 67th Ave. French-bred and San Francisco-based Choreographer Christine Bonansea will be bringing her latest work, No Exit, to Portland as

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 through the month

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 year. His

… will perform at ARTICHOKE MUSIC, 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd.,   Saturday, June 30, at 7 pm Two stellar Portland songwriters, LJ Booth and Chris Kokesh, will be joining forces to

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, Live in Texas is a

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 experimenting with collage in 1990 after discovering the

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 sorting the seeds,

June 20 • 7:30 pm The Foundation • 4831 SE Division   Nikki Schulak will read from her literary adventure, “My Mid-life Thong Crisis”. Also featuring comedy from Bri Pruett

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), Joanne Kollman, Carol Bietsch, Gila

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 annual

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 spirited repertoire of classical, jazz,

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 elasticated, dizzying and less

Mary Flower, John Standefer, Brooks Robertson – three award-winning, hard-working and unforgettable guitarists and ALL on the same stage at once! Guitars Galore! is presented Friday May 17 by PortlandFolkMusicSociety

Robin Bacior’s songs are startling pieces of music theatre. Her percussive impressionistic piano sounds ancient and her voice is a majestic river of melody keening with a rolling narrative of

contains Dr. Bob Pliny’s piece Water, pictured here from his latest collection. His recycled painted book pages and painting, collage are featured along with assemblages by Israel Hughes in the

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 sparkle. Collectively

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 rock group. Music

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 sumptuous feast called

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 for local

CHEATERS, SCOUNDRELS, HEROES & ORDINARY PEOPLE at the monthly Portland Storytellers Guild show, Friday, May 10 at Hipbone Studio, 1847 E. Burnside, beginning at 7:30 pm. Adults, $10, Members and

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. This portrait of The

‘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 photographs, texts, acrylic paint and

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 and simulcast by remote

Kris Deelane (of Sweetjuice, Berthaline, Adam + Kris and Jesus Presley) brings two other groups to the stage for her Laurelthirst Sundays series in April. Deelane’s songs are pointed, purposeful

The Roman (ro-MAHN) are the Gypsy people of Trakya in Northern Turkey, Eastern Greece and Southern Bulgaria. Live Roman presents authentic Gypsy culture in an engaging and educational way, Sunday