Connie Cohen: Capturing Light
Northwest artist Connie Cohen’s new watercolors are on display at TaborSpace Coffeehouse, 5441 SE Belmont St. from September 4 – 29. The show is ca…
Northwest artist Connie Cohen’s new watercolors are on display at TaborSpace Coffeehouse, 5441 SE Belmont St. from September 4 – 29. The show is ca…
Due to an overwhelming popular demand, the production of ANN by Holland Taylor featuring Margie Boule’ as Texas Governor Ann Richards has been extended…
...features many artists who have previously shown there and their new works. The show includes Amelia Opie and her whimsical anthropomorphosized an…
Concerts resume in September at Artichoke Community Music. Saturday concerts begin at 8 pm and Sunday at 7 pm. Tickets are $15 and available at Brown P…
Madeleine Peyroux is on tour with her eighth album, Anthem, and is in concert at Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark Street Sunday, September 16 at 8 pm. …
Portland FolkMusic Society opens a new season of acoustic concerts with the duo of Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore, September 21 in the Society’s new loc…
Want to sing for Vox Academy’s Fall term? The group hosts its annual Sing-a-Thon, September 29 at The Community Church for Joy, 8051 SE 16th Ave., in S…
Walter Salas-Humara, frontman of 80s band The Silos celebrates the release of a new solo recording, Walterio, with an instore appearance Wednesday, Sep…
, is a book by Portland author Elaine Cogan, and it’s perfect for those who suffer from dry mouth or sweaty hands when faced with public speaking. W…
Songs for my Child, Songs for Myself is a new series of paintings by Jolyn Fry. It opens Saturday, September 29 at Ford Gallery, 2505 SE 11th Ave. at 6…
Raga & Tala is a rare performance of Indian classical music offered by vocalist Michael Stirling, Tabla artist Joss Jaffe and Tambura accompaniment…
ESPACIO FLAMENCO’S 2ND ANNUAL EMERGING ARTISTS SHOWCASE is a family friendly event. Five artists will perform solo works. The show is an opportunity fo…
S.L. Stoner’s Sage Adair books are set in the era of America’s first progressive revolution, the early 1900’s. Her new book, Slow Burn, is the seventh …
Entertainer Tony Starlight celebrates the fourth anniversary of The Tony Starlight Showroom, 1125 SE Madison St. with a one-night only show, Saturday, …
3 Leg Torso performs with the sixty piece Portland Festival Symphony at Laurelhurst Park, 3756 SE Oak St., Saturday August 11 at 6 pm. The concert is f…
Between the Seasons is a new CD by Oregon composer, J. Michael Kearsey; a vital participant in Oregon’s music scene for many years. His first LP, Suite…
at 2007 SE Powell Blvd. presents Celtic Community Night, a recent addition to Cafe Artichoke’s monthly performances – a format with a feature performan…
The August show at Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., features works by member Cathi Newlin and guest artist Don Hall, who share a love of irreverent h…
A benefit for a new production of The Tempest, presented by Speculative Drama at The Steep And Thorny Way To Heaven, SE 2nd & Hawthorne Blvd., take…
August means Montavilla Jazz Festival time. This nonprofit, neighborhood festival features local artists on the forefront of creative expression perfor…
– Celebrate the Trolley Trail, a 6 mile bike and pedestrian path, at the 2nd Annual Trail Fest, Saturday, August 18. Bike, drive, or hop on the Orange …
Portland Storyteller’s Guild opens its 33rd season, Saturday, September 1 at the historic Clinton Street Theater with Journeys, a program of stories by…
Jump on your motor-sickle and ride over to the Aladdin Theatre, Friday July 13 as Arlo Guthrie brings his Re: Generation Tour to town. Guthrie attai…
Books with Pictures, an all-inclusive, kid-friendly. intersectional, feminist comic graphic novel store, has big fun comic book related events this mon…
Gustafer Yellowgold is a bright yellow, friendly alien conehead visitor who came from the sun and now lives in a cottage in a slightly psychedelic vers…
Here’s a few of the highlights from this month’s pickings at Artichoke Music’s Café Artichoke at 2007 SE Powell Blvd. Saturday July 7, 8 pm – The Re…
will be announced in a press conference Tuesday, July 10, at Tony Starlight’s, 1125 SE Madison St. from 5 to 7 pm. OMHOF will present scholarships and…
a Portland-based classic bossa nova and Brazilian jazz band plays at the new Lents International Farmers Market, Sunday July 8 from 11 am to 2 pm at SE…
Sidestreet Arts celebrates the summer with Natural/Supernatural, a showcase of works by artist Dawn Panttaja and Benz & Chang. Panttaja, a sculp…
Portland Parks & Recreation’s popular Summer Free For All series is back, with outdoor citywide events all summer long. The series consists of thir…
Portland musicians will join together to celebrate the life of bassist André St. James on Saturday, July 21 at Corkscrew Wine Bar, 1665 SE Bybee Blvd. …
The Artist & Craftsman Supply’s Art Fair returns Sunday, July 22 celebrating the store’s second anniversary. SE businesses and local artists will b…
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church is happy to be hosting a local Art teacher for a series of summer camps. This summer the Richmond neighborhood …
2007 SE Powell Blvd. Sunday July 1, 7 pm. $15 via Brown Paper Tickets Banjo virtuoso Danny Barnes’ blending of different sounds defies labeling. A f…
…at the Alladin Theater ~ 3017 SE Milwaukie Friday June 8 ~ 8 pm Tickets: $35 / Call: 877-435-9849 ticketfly.com/purchase/event Visit: paul…
Write Around Portland readings promote respect for diverse groups and provide an opportunity to hear the powerful stories of gifted writers in our work…
June 22 & 23 Friday & Saturday at 8pm Performance Works NW 4625 SE 67th Ave. $12 – $25 in advance ladrecipe.brownpapertickets.co…
…and nothings off Limits A Satori Men’s Chorus Concert and Fundraising Event One Performance Only: Saturday, June 9, 7:30 pm Central Lutheran…
Amy Siskind author of The List will make an appearance in Portland on June 13 at 7 pm at the Alberta Rose Theater, 3000 NE Alberta St. with Sarah Kendz…
Artichoke Community Music 2007 SE Powell Blvd. will be one of several venues throughout the Portland metropolitan region hosting “Make Music Day PDX” p…
Instructor Jolyn Fry is offering 3 weeks, 3 sessions, 7.5 instr. hours + open studio access through the month of June. Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, …
The Sanctuary @ Sandy Plaza ~ 1785 NE Sandy Blvd. June 7 – 30 ~ Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 pm For tickets/information: 503-239-5919 or trianglep…
Come hear Juliana Person tell her stories at the annual Sarah Hauser Festival, the culmination of the Portland Storytellers Guild season. Person’s …
a play by Carol Triffle JUNE 1, 2, 3, 8 & 9 • Friday and Saturdays - 7:30, Sunday - 2 Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Avenue $10 – $20 or pay wha…
Alexa Wiley & The Wilderness InStore performance for the new album “Planted” Music Millennium • 3158 E. Burnside June 6 • 6pm Portland…
By Nancy Tannler Portland residents interested in theatre arts are familiar with the names and work of Jerry Mouawad, Carol Triffle and Imago Theatr…
The state of the nation is a polarizing one, punctuated by hotly debated topics, not the least of which is anti-immigrant legislation and policies rega…
presents Corrupted by Kerry Davis and Enfolded by Anna Daedalus; a new dual photo-based exhibition presented in conjunction with Portland photo month …
Absolute Brightness is James Lecesne’s story about the disappearance of Leonard Pelkey, a 14-year-old boy who dared to be different. It is also about l…
THE GIRL IN THE RED CORNER written by Stephen Spotswood and presented by Defunkt Theatre through June 2, Thursdays through Sundays at 7:30 pm at The Ba…
is Saturday/Sunday, May 5/6 at The Little Church, 5138 NE 23rd Ave, from 9 am to 3 pm. A free community event, open to all ages, no singing experience …
The Pete Seeger Celebration is an annual event benefitting the Columbia Riverkeepers. This year it’s Sunday, May 6 at the Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 …
Antero Alli’s ParaTheatrical ReSearch PDX presents Fallen Monsters, an intermedia performance ritual featuring William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence and …
hosts an in-school music seminar by rock violinist, Aaron Meyer involving K-8 classes. Meyer’s musical presentation to the Portland Arthur Academy, 137…
• Paul Edward Sanchez and Andy Anderson perform songs and tall tales Saturday, May 12 at Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd. at 8 pm. A native of …
The Misty Mamas celebrate the release of their new CD, Come On Home, Saturday May 12 at TaborSpace (inside the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church), 5441 SE …
By Paula Manley The Mt Tabor Art Walk is Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20. Now in its 13th year, this juried art show and sale features forty talented…
This month’s Portland FolkSong concert features Cabin Fever NW, on Friday, May 18, 7:30 pm, at the Reedwood Friends Church, 2910 SE Steele St. What …
DELGANI STRING QUARTET COLLABORATES WITH ORATOR RICKIE BIRRAN IN SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF LITERATURE AND MUSIC ENTITLED “MURDER AND MADNESS” The Delga…
LaBelle, Lost in the World of the Automaton is Imago Theatre‘s April show. It’s the return of a giant artwork of a play presented to amaze and delight …
Robot Revolution, the new exhibit at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry), takes a look at AI (Artificial Intelligence). Since all the little A…
launched in 2001 by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington DC to celebrate and encourage people of all backgrounds to lear…
AFRU Gallery presents their second annual Kids Show with works by young artists. First Friday April 6, begins at 6 pm, and the gallery will shake with…
Local Folk hero Tom May is the founder of Portland’s annual Winterfolk benefit concert. He’s also just released his 14th CD, A Road Worth Driving Down.…
Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd., is SE Portland’s oldest home for music lessons, workshops and live acoustic music. Registration for a seven-w…
David Valdes Greenwood’s play The Mermaid Hour continues through April 14 at Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark St. See the story of Violet, an impulsive an…
Powells On Hawthorne hosts a number of author events every month. There are readings, meet and greets and fascinating talks here in our SE backyard boo…
Jaryn Lasentia plays Violet (pictured) in Milagro’s premiere of The Mermaid Hour, a new comedy about a family’s real life challenges. The story’…
This Portland Kimono was designed by Tiffany Kirkpatrick. It’s part of the 28th Buckman Show and Sell, Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11 at Buckman …
Douglas Detrick’s ensemble Little One and cellist Anna Fritz perform live at The Firkin Tavern, 1937 SE 11th Ave. Sunday, March 4 at 8 pm. There is no …
• On Saturday March 3, Three Pound Note, the only traditional Welsh folk band on the West Coast.It marks the celebration of St. David’s Day, the patron…
perform Irish traditional music and American roots music at Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St. on Wednesday, March 7, beginning at 7 pm. Blending genr…
Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE Clinton St. bubbles over every month with movies, music and community involvement. The hundred year old theatre house k…
The Pagan Jug Band has been performing around the Northwest Territories for a quarter of a century and they celebrate often, playing everything from bl…
On Friday March 16, the Reedwood Friends Church stage comes to life with the energy, talent, and enthusiasm of the young Western Artists Lisa, Theresa,…
The March show at AFRU Gallery, 534 SE Oak St, is Connection Through Art & Movement, an immersive, multidimensional show of vivid paintings whose i…
This year’s March Music Moderne, the annual classical music extravaganza, is all about Claude Debussy. Portland composer, fest founder and impresario B…
is an evolving archive featuring 2D and 3D works in drawing, painting and collage by Karen McAlister Shimoda on view through March 31 at Roll-Up Studio…
Portland’s oldest independent music venue, The Laurelthirst Public House, is raising money to purchase and preserve the 107 year old building it reside…
Portland filmmaker David Mayne teaches history with a cocktail in hand. His community of America’s top bartenders, historians and film artists have cre…
Multnomah County Library’s Music Project is now accepting submissions of local music of any genre for a new online music collection. Submissions are op…
Teatro Milagro stages the once banned, long-lost comedy Astucias por heredar un sobrino a un tío, written by Fermín de Reygadas in the 18th century. It…
Welcome Sidestreet Arts! A Grand Opening in the space known as the former Sidestreet Gallery at 140 SE 28th Ave. opens Wednesday, February 14, at 7 pm …
Living jazz legends celebrate those who came before alongside a heaping helping of emerging exploratory improvisationaries. All these treats await the …
Enjoy Valentine’s Day with a concert and dinner at Teutonic Wine Company, 3303 SE 20th Ave. Wednesday, February 14, from 6:30 to 9 pm. Latin Cuban …
This is Velvet Love, a new work by Portland Remedios Rapaport (remediosrapoport.com). It’s a part of the Portland Love Show at The Ford Gallery, 2505 S…
Galway Ireland exports We Banjo 3 cross the US on their Earth and Sky tour with a stop at the venerable Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, Sunday,…
An evening of Western and Cowboy Music and Poetry with Tom Swearingen and the Notable Exceptions is presented at Artichoke Music Sunday February 25 at …
A familiar sight these days bursting out all over town, these Camellia blooms are depicted by Anna Daedalus. Her botanical images are homages to imperm…
Songwriting as Truth-Telling is a seven week group class for adults and teens taught by songwriter/performer Matt Meighan. How does the songwriter …
The 28th Cascade Festival of African Films (CFAF) offers Portland audiences a rare opportunity to see Africa through its people’s eyes. It is free and …
Jean is a girl who believes she can invent something to change worries into wonderful ideas, so she enters it in the school science fair. In Washington…
written by Don Horn. In 1947, after leaving the military, Jorgenson stepped onto a ship and headed to Copenhagen to begin the process of transitioning …
is Defunkt Theatre’s latest onstage February 9-March 17. The Olivier award-winning play cuts back and forth between two eras challenging notions of lov…
by Avantika Shankar. Chitra tells the story of a warrior princess who struggles to stay true to herself while balancing her responsibility to her peopl…
Oregon Children’s Theatre and Oregon Humanities host a community conversation about the ways we may be supporting oppression in What Does It Mean to be…
Mountain Writers presents two poets, Maggie Anderson and Judith Barrington (left)reading Monday, February 12 at Ford Food & Drink, 2505 SE 11th Ave…
You’ll have to wait until next September 19 to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but our own Portland FolkMusic Society hosts an evening …
Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya is presented in a new translation from the original Russian by Štĕpán Šimek January 6-21 at Divers Studio in the Reed Colle…
Portland FolkMusic Society kicks off 2018 with a double header concert featuring The Misty Mamas and Fadin’ by 9, Friday, January 19 at the Colonial He…