Amy Speace Concert
The Portland FolkMusic Society is proud to present Amy Speace in a Saturday, December 9 concert. Speace is a Nashville-based folk/Americana singer-songwriter with a voice described as “velvety and achy.” […]
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Documentary: Oregon’s County Poor Farms
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) has premiered a new documentary that examines the history of government-funded relief institutions in Oregon—known as poor farms—that helped care for the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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ZooZoo Returns to Imago
Imago Theatre (17 SE 8th Ave.) is bringing back its globe-trotting production ZooZoo to Portland this holiday season. Bugeyes, hippos with insomnia, arrogant anteaters, introverted frogs, paradoxical polar bears, acrobatic
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Mt. Tabor Art Walk Call For Artists
The 17th annual Mt. Tabor Art Walk will be held May 18 and 19, 2024 and they are currently accepting applications from artists interested in participating. The juried event promotes
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Music Together Winter Session
Music Together of Portland invites you to light up your family’s life with music this winter. They’re now enrolling for the winter session, running January 8-March 16. Create memories that
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Julie Forbes Exhibit
Julie Forbes: Future of the Past is on exhibit through Friday, January 26 at Pushdot Studio, open Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm; free admission. In this exhibit, Forbes both celebrates and
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Potters & Friends: Out of the Box
The November show at Sidestreet Arts features work by potters that also happen to be friends—Julie Asbury, Ha Austin, Terri Axness, Becky Clark, Sheryl Riley, Jean Teitelman and Jenny Watson.
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Tomorrow Theater Opens on SE Division St.
World-class artists bring the curtain up on Tomorrow Theater, a new space devoted to expanding what constitutes cinema, art and multimedia storytelling, opening Friday, November 3. The 250-seat theater’s programming
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Two Nights of OMSI Science Pub
The month of November offers two nights of Science Pub at OMSI. The first, A Savory and Unsavory History of Canned Food, takes place Wednesday, November 8, 7-9 pm. While
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push/FOLD’s Annual Festival
push/FOLD proudly celebrates the fifth anniversary of Union PDX, its annual festival of contemporary dance that brings cutting-edge choreography from around the world to Portland. The work of local dance
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Portland Book Festival Events Cover PDX
Cover to Cover, a part of the Portland Book Festival, features events taking place throughout Portland Monday, October 30-Sunday, November 5. These Books are Bananas: A Pajama Party Story Time
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Legendary Makers Market
Asian American Town, in partnership with the Portland Night Market (PDXNM), is proud to present the inaugural Legendary Makers Market: An Asian American Night Market. The event is a celebration
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Sarah Heckles Art Exhibit
Sarah Heckles’ Audacious Onions solo art exhibition is currently running through Thursday, November 30 at Eastside Coffee Bar & Workspace, 1315 SE 20th Ave. The exhibition is Heckles’ Portland debut,
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FNM’s Ustvolskaya Concert
Fear No Music (FNM) presents De-Mystifying New Music: Concert 2 Sunday, November 12, 11 am at Reed College. Kenji Bunch, FNM artistic director, and Jeff Payne, co-founder and piano, de-mystify
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Milagro Muertos Celebration
The Milagro Theatre’s 3rd Annual Central Eastside Muertos celebration takes place Sunday, October 1-Saturday, November 5 at the theater (525 SE Stark St.) and at various locations around the Central
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Cabaret, Halloween Party and More at Alberta Rose
Get spooky this month at Alberta Rose Theatre with a creepy burlesque show at the beginning of the month, a Halloween party at the end of the month and plenty
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Portland Open Studios
Visit artists at work during the 25th annual Portland Open Studios Tour Saturday and Sunday, October 14-15 and October 21-22. Explore the artists are in your neighborhood (and beyond) during
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Imago’s October Production
“My Bedroom is an Installation” is Imago Theatre’s October production, running Friday, October 6-Sunday, October 22. For Imago’s artistic co-director Jerry Mouawad and his collaborator-playwright, Drew Pisarra, life isn’t a
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The Reformers’ Interactive Play
With over a decade of original works, The Reformers return to the season of scares with their newest production, /SLASH/, a homage to 80’s cult slasher films. Performers will take
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Tour of Untimely Departures
The Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery’s much-loved holiday tradition is back. Ghostly guides escort groups of guests on one of two candle-lit routes Saturday, October 28, 5-9 pm in the
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New Mikki Gillette Play
Fuse Theatre Ensemble is proud to present the world premiere of playwright Mikki Gillette’s They Them Their through Sunday, October 15 at Grinds and Vines, 3520 SE Yamhill St. Shows
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Portland FolkMusic Concert and Annual FallSong
The Portland FolkMusic Society presents Nina Gerber and Chris Webster, two extremely skilled and artful musical talents, in a Saturday, October 14 performance at Reedwood Friends Church. Webster’s voice is
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Avery Hill Classes
Local singer-songwriter and music teacher Avery Hill offers two weekly ukulele classes and monthly songwriting workshops this fall. Beginning Thursday, October 5, there is The Music of Hawaii for Ukulele
Jerome Sloan Show at Pushdot
Jerome Sloan’s 50 Years of Hip the Process of Change comes to Pushdot Studio for October and November, starting with an opening reception and artist talk Friday, October 6, 6-8
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Clinton Street Fair Returns
After a three-year hiatus, the Clinton Street Fair returns with a live music stage, DJs, vendors, sidewalk sales and more Saturday, September 16, 10 am-5 pm. The fair will be
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Sidestreet Arts Features the Pratts
This September Sidestreet Arts is delighted to feature the artwork of father and daughter duo Michael and Bethany Pratt. The Pratts have been a mainstay of the Portland scene, both
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Two Local Choruses Seek Singers
Fall may mean back to school for some, while for two local choruses it means time to get back to work and they are both looking for new voices to
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Anne Weiss Offers Music Classes
Anne Weiss is known for her enormous bluesy voice, great guitar chops and striking stage performance. As a teacher, she offers everything from private lessons in guitar and voice to
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PDX Jazz Festival Performance
A new date for the Charlie Musselwhite + Curtis Salgado show from the Portland Jazz Festival has been announced and tickets are on sale at pdxjazz.org. Thursday, September 14, 8
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BLUE FIRE World Premiere
“BLUE FIRE” by Antero Alli makes its world premiere Thursday, September 21, 7 pm at the Clinton Street Theater (CST), 2522 SE Clinton St. The film follows an elite A.I.
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PJCE Album Release From Chris Lee
Portland-based jazz drummer and composer Chris Lee, a long-standing veteran of the local jazz scene known for his creativity and musicality, releases his debut album, Quintet Music, Friday, September 15.
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PDX Recovery Film Festival
Bridges to Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the community access critical mental health, addiction treatment and housing services, hosts their third annual PDX Recovery Film Festival Sunday, October
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SoundsTruck NW at Mt. Tabor
SoundsTruck NW, the region’s premiere mobile venue, is set to revolutionize the concert landscape in Portland and beyond with its custom-designed and built, state of the art mobile stage. With
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William Byrd Festival
Cantores in Ecclesia presents the 24th William Byrd Festival Friday, August 4-Sunday, August 20 at locations across Portland. The annual festival features services sung by Cantores in Ecclesia, directed by
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Fat Joy Summer Celebration
Chub Hub provides a central place for the fat community to find and create size inclusive events, cultivate social connection and provide support for more empowered lives. Started in 2019,
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Imposter/Switch
Performance Works Northwest holds their quarterly interdisciplinary arts showcase, Imposter/Switch, Friday, August 11. Celebrating the imposter syndrome living in each of us, the show pokes a little fun at the
Sangria, Wine and Charcuterie at Hip Chicks Do Wine
Hip Chicks Do Wine has multiple events taking place in August. Saturday, August 5 is a double-header with Sangria Saturday 12-6 pm, as well as their weekly Summer Saturday Sipping
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Milagro Season 40
Teatro Milagro has crafted their upcoming Season 40: Hope, Courage, Resilience around social justice and mental health education outreach to Latino communities, with a focus on the youth engaged at
AHC Free Movies
Attention: film buffs and architecture/design buffs: During the month of August, the Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) offers two free matinee showings of classic films that prominently feature architecture and design.
Concerts and Classes at Leach Botanical
August at Leach Botanical Garden offers art classes with Melissa Gannon and concerts for the whole family, along with their recurring monthly garden tours.There are two opportunities to take an
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Tomorrow Theater Coming to SE Division St.
PAM CUT, the Portland Art Museum’s film and new media center, will open Tomorrow Theater at 3530 SE Division St. this fall. The theater will offer robust, participatory programming, serving
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Taste of Latin America
Celebrate Latin heritage at the Portland Mercado, 7238 SE Foster Rd., Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13, 12-6 pm for a free immersive experience into Latin American culture and
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August at Artichoke
Enjoy great music at Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd. this month. Sunday, August 13, 7:30 pm Curtis Salado and Alan Hager take the stage. Since 2003 they’ve been making
Erinn Kathryn’s Postcard Show
Postcards are talismans of tourism. They memorialize one’s experience in a place. They idealize the place itself. But what if they revealed truths? In her show, Lands of Enchantment (2019-present),
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Allie Hankins By My Own Hand
Allie Hankins’ performance series, By My Own Hand, threads together ideas of manipulation, suicide, slight of hand, self-reliance and queer notions of autobiography and self-reflection. In 2022 she debuted Part
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Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology
Thursday, August 3-Sunday, August 6, OMSI hosts the 2023 Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology (PFCAT) featuring 119 films from 22 countries with 110 world or regional premieres. The
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Citywide Art Exhibition
Nonprofit arts organization Converge 45 presents their Contemporary Art Biennial “Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship,” a free citywide art exhibition that has over 50 local and global artists. The
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BBQ & Brews Returns
Portland BBQ & Brews is back and better than ever Friday, August 18-Sunday, August 20 with three days of summer bliss, celebrating the best beer and BBQ in Portland. Along
Find Zen at Sidestreet Arts
July’s featured show at Sidestreet Arts, “Zen Instead,” is a two-person show that runs Thursday, July 6-Sunday, July 30, with Portland artists Karrie Amiton and Denise Krueger. “Zen Instead” is
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PP&R July Cultural Events and Movies
Summer is prime time for Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) free entertainment. There are events nearly every day in July somewhere in Portland and here is a look at just
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Thursdays on the Plaza
The Montavilla Farmers Market brings back their “bite-sized” summer evening farmers market for a second season starting July 6 and running through September 28. Each Thursday night, 4-7 pm, there
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5k Fun Run and Walk
The Oregon Brewery Running Series returns to Montavilla Saturday, July 8 at Threshold Brewing and Blending. The 5k-ish fun run/walk is an untimed event for all levels of walkers, runners,
Dan Lam’s Cosmic Shake
In her fourth solo exhibition, Cosmic Shake, Dan Lam proudly showcases another stunning collection of new works at Portland gallery Chefas Projects. This time around, she’s elevated the bar to
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CMNW Summer Festival
Chamber Music Northwest’s (CMNW) five-week 2023 Summer Festival “Poetry in Music” kicked off at the end of June and continues through Saturday, July 29. More than 70 of the finest
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July Shows at Alberta Rose
Alberta Rose is a Portland staple for offering a regular line up full of shows. Here’s a look at just a few of those happening in July.Hawaiian singer-songwriter John Cruze
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Learn, Look and Listen at Leach Botanical Garden
June is a busy month at Leach Botanical Garden, filled with classes, garden tours and music. Melissa Gannon will lead Exploring Watercolor, Monday, June 19, 9:30 am-12 pm. Suitable for
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PLC Concert Kicks Off Pride
The Portland Lesbian Choir (PLC) performs Draw the Circle Wide Saturday, June 10, 7 pm and Sunday, June 11, 3 pm at the Parkrose High School’s Performing Arts Center. The
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Cider Summit at The Redd
The region’s longest running cider tasting event, Cider Summit Portland, features 150 selections from more than 40 producers. Previously held in the Pearl District, the event comes to SE at
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Kelli Welli Album Release
John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize Winner Kelli Welli releases her fourth album Friday, June 16. Baby Ninja is suitable for all ages, but especially geared toward the eight and
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Phil Harris at Pushdot
Portland photographer Phil Harris is currently exhibiting images from his Duration series of large-scale, time-based inkjet prints through Friday, July 28 at Pushdot Studio Gallery, 2505 SE 11th Ave., Suite
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The Inheritance, Part Two
Triangle Productions! presents “The Inheritance, Part Two,” Thursday, June 1-Saturday, June 17. Picking up where Part One ended, this epic two part play continues as the characters take roller-coaster journeys
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Ecology Based and Upbeat STEM Album
Bringing a funky flair to dynamic music that celebrates the rich biodiversity of the forest, Forest Flow, the second album for families from Parents’ Choice Award-winning Jessa Campbell & the
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Author Antero Alli Talk
Portland author/director/filmmaker Antero Alli will be at PerformanceWorks NW, 4625 SE 67th Ave., Sunday, June 11, 7-9 pm for a free public presentation outlining the principles and methods of a
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Carol Triffle’s Newest Musical Premieres
Where’s Bruno? is a paranormal musical from Imago Theatre’s genre-breaking resident playwright Carol Triffle, running Friday, May 12-Saturday, May 27. Collaborating with Kyle Delamarter on original music, Triffle once again
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Alberta Rose May Highlights
The first weekend of May brings Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Tribute to the Alberta Rose stage for Saturday and Sunday night shows. Portland’s finest musicians,
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The Play You Want
Milagro Theatre debuts their final show of Season 39, The Play You Want, a gritty comedy exploring the divide between exploitation and acceptance, on Cinco de Mayo, Friday, May 5,
16th Annual Mt. Tabor Art Walk
The much-anticipated Mt. Tabor Art Walk draws visitors from throughout Portland and beyond to enjoy quality visual art and meet artists in their studios, homes and community spaces Saturday, May
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Blooms, Birds & Bugs
Sidestreet Arts is going to the birds with their May feature show, “Blooms, Birds, & Bugs,” which opens Thursday, May 4 and runs through Sunday, May 28. As the cold
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House of Hamill Performs
Portland FolkMusic Society presents Allentown, PA-based House of Hamill Saturday, May 20. The trio consists of husband and wife Brian Buchanan (guitar), Rose Baldino (fiddle) and Caroline Browning (bass). Whether
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Deb Stoner Exhibit
Deb Stoner’s show, A Closer Look, comes to Pushdot Studio Friday, April 7-Friday, May 26 with a 6-8 pm reception on opening night. People may be familiar with Stoner’s work
Peace Pole Dedication
This Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, join the Sustainable Southeast Community Coalition (S2C2) for a dedication ceremony installing two new, multi-lingual peace poles. The new poles, displaying 12 languages, will
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Rent Party Telethon
Artichoke Music is holding their first ever “Rent Party Telethon” Saturday, April 15, 2-10 pm in the Artichoke Cafe event space, 2007 SE Powell Blvd. Admission is free and there
John Savage New Album
Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) Records veteran, John C. Savage, is releasing a new album Sunday, April 16, centered on the climate crisis. Along with a band of creative visionaries,
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American Girl at Backdoor Theatre
Mikki Gillette’s newest play, “American Girl,” tells the tragic, true story of Nikki Kuhnhausen, a trans teen killed in a hate crime in Vancouver, WA in 2019. Based on extensive
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A Busy April at MMU
Movie Madness University (MMU), a film appreciation program from the Hollywood Theatre and Movie Madness, has a jam-packed month with multiple one-night only classes as well as a four-week class.
Billy Goat Gruff Re-telling
This month Echo Theater (ETC) presents a modern re-telling of an age-old fairy tale about greed, bridge ownership, and, in this case, aerial arts, original music and tap-dancing billy goats
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Florence + The Machine Tribute Drag Show
Friday, April 7 brings a local group of queer and trans performance artists to the historic Clinton Street Theater for a tribute to English indie rock group Florence + The
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Triangle Presents The Inheritance
13 actors take part in an epic two-part play (performed in different months) by Matthew Lopez at triangle productions!, 1785 NE Sandy Blvd. “The Inheritance” tells the story of three
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Buckman Art Show & Sell
The 33rd annual event takes place Saturday, March 11, 10 am-5 pm at Buckman Elementary School, 320 SE 16th Ave., and will have over 90 artists, student art for sale,
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Frolic in the Forest
Sidestreet Arts’ March feature show, Frolic in the Forest, will bring out the nature-lover in every viewer. Three local artists–Davis Te Selle, Laura Dufala and Jennifer Foran–bring their interpretations of
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SheBrew Beer Festival
SheBrew, the national premiere female-identified professional and amateur beer and cider festival, returns to Portland for its eighth year, Sunday, March 5, 12-7 pm. Presented by the Oregon Brew Crew
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Views of an Urban Volcano
As Montavilla Jazz and the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) look forward to their 10th festival, they are opening up their community-guided creative process to the public as new music
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Folk, Blues and More at Alberta Rose
March shows at Alberta Rose Theatre (albertarosetheatre.com) include Grammy winner Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and multi-instrumentalist Vanessa Collier, among many others that span a variety of genres. Both of these shows
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Imago Theater Season Opener
Conor McPherson’s mid-career masterpiece, The Seafarer, is the 2023 season opener for Imago Theatre. It’s a Christmas fable with holiday drinks, high stakes poker and the Devil that never goes
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Milagro’s Spanish-Language Play
The Northwest’s premiere Latino arts and culture organization, Milagro Theatre, is once again bringing the Spanish-language play with English subtitles, Ardiente Paciencia, to the stage, Friday, March 3-Saturday, March 18.
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Bluegrass Performance
The Portland FolkMusic Society is proud to present John Reischman and the Jaybirds, Saturday, March 18, 7:30 pm at Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele St. Together for over 20
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Jessie Marquez in Montavilla
Latin vocalist Jessie Marquez headlines Montavilla’s Vino Veritas Wine Bar and Bottle Shop’s First Friday concerts this spring, bringing her blend of Cuban, Brazilian, jazz and pop sound to the
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Shamrock Cruise
Join the annual Shamrock Cruise aboard the Portland Spirit for a three-hour cruise on the Willamette with the music and dance of Ireland Sunday, March 12. Each deck will have
Happy Hour History Series
Portland filmmaker David S. Mayne has released a five-episode documentary series connecting cocktails to important historical events with “Happy Hour History.” Bringing together America’s top bartenders, historians and film artists,
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Winter Waters Culinary Series
Veganizer PDX presents two vegan and gluten-free seaweed-centric dinners as part of Winter Waters, a brand new culinary series from Blue Evolution and Oregon Seaweed. The series celebrates regenerative seafoods,
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Rose City Rollers Bouts
The Rose City Rollers, a member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, have three bouts in February where their home teams will play each other. All the bouts take
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Mikki Gillette’s Feminist Comedy
My Perfectly Valid Objections is Mikki Gillette’s comedy about “dating while trans.” The play depicts a group of trans women navigating the minefield of heterosexual dating. The tart, queer comedy
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Meditations at Pushdot Studio
Todd Johnson is in the Pushdot Studio gallery for February and March, starting with an opening reception Friday, February 3, 6-8 pm. His Meditations is a series of pictures about
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Me and Tammy
After four years of development, triangle productions! is ready to shine a light on Tammy Wynette’s life with Me and Tammy. Directed by Donald Horn, this one-act play (no intermission)
Imposter/Switch at PWNW
The one day only show, Saturday, February 18, celebrates the imposter syndrome living in each of us by poking a little fun at the idea that mastery is necessary for
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Wine and Chocolate Pairings
Portland’s oldest urban winery, Hip Chicks Do Wine, hosts pre-Valentine’s Day wine and chocolate pairings the first two weekends of February for a total of six opportunities to enjoy the
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Malcolm X Screening
Clinton Street Theater is screening Spike Lee’s celebrated 1992 film Malcolm X Saturday, February 18 and Sunday, February 19, both at 5 pm. Anchored by a career-best performance from Denzel
Strum Welcomes The Waysiders
Head over to Strum, 1415 SE Stark St., for some dancing or just listen to The Waysiders’ great classic and original country music Friday, February 24, 7 pm ($5). Sisters
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Ukrainian Festival
The John Daniel Teply Gallery, as part of the International Mural by Mail Project, has curated two Saturdays full of Ukrainian art and heritage–January 21 and 28–at Lloyd Center. The
David Francey in Concert
The Portland FolkMusic Society is proud to present authentic folk singer David Francey Saturday, January 21 at Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele St. Francey is a winner of multiple
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