Kickstand Comedy, the folks behind Comedy in the Park at Laurelhurst Park, present Broke Gravy and Friends, a one-night-only throwdown from Portland’s dopest improv team Saturday, September 10, 8 pm […]
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Milagro Theatre’s latest production, Mijita Friedita, takes the stage Saturday, September 17, 2 pm for one performance only. The play looks at the life of young Frida, a child during
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This month, Movie Madness University (MMU) is excited to announce that a new instructor has joined their team. Jeff Oliver is a filmmaker and teacher who makes his MMU debut
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The 4th Wall PDX, Hawthorne Blvd.’s cinema-themed cafe and lounge, has a month filled with trivia, game nights, weekend cartoons and more. Trivia has become a staple of their business
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Adam Levy takes the Cafe Artichoke stage with Christopher Benson and Dan Phelps Friday, September 9. The rootsy singer-songwriter/guitarist is not strictly jazz or blues or Americana; his music comprises
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The 33rd season at triangle Productions! kicks off with “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong,” Thursday, September 8-Saturday, September 24. The comedy-farce is a 1920s whodunit with “everything you never
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Saturday, September 10 LaRhonda Steele (above) sings the timeless songs of Nina Simone as a member of the nimble sextet led by guitarist Adrian Martin in “I Put a Spell
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In “Shark Tank” style, the grand finale of the Oregon Angel Food 2022 (OregonAF) event will reveal which one of the final four food and beverage makers will receive an
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The Portland FolkMusic Society is proud to present Tim Grimm Saturday, September 17 at Reedwood Friends Church, 2901 SE Steele St. A bit of a Renaissance man in the performing
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Artists and performers interested in being part of the 2023 Portland Winter Light Festival (PDXWLF) are invited to attend a virtual information session Tuesday, September 13, 6:30-7:30 pm. The Zoom
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Portland filmmaker Antero Alli premieres his newest flick, “Tracer,” a cat and mouse yarn unraveling through a maze of underworld drug culture, quantum nonlocality and a fractured family trying to
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Organist Matthew O’Sullivan will put Saints Peter & Paul Episcopal Church’s 1959 Wicks pipe organ through its paces Sunday, September 25, 5 pm. O’Sullivan’s performance will feature music by musicians
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The DOC-O-RAMA series screens five documentaries celebrating those who were bold enough to call for change–through personal growth, style, community, social justice or culture. The series is presented by PAM
Adventurers! Are you a 3rd level Halfling bard? A 5th level half-Orc paladin? A Dragonborn druid? Do you seek fame, glory, and treasure? Are you willing to test your might
Wednesday nights in August are Montavilla Movie Nights with classic films shown in the plaza at the corner of SE 79th Ave. and Stark St. Wednesday nights tend to be
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Hollywood Theatre’s Movie Madness University (MMU) is “where movie lovers go to learn stuff.” In August, learn stuff about Everything Everywhere, New Zealand cinema, and director Ken Russell, in two
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The Gallery at the Oregon Society of Artists (OSA) presents Of the Moment: Plein Air & Alla Prima Showcase Thursday, August 4-Wednesday, August 24. Plein Air painting and Alla Prima
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The Oregon Children’s Theater (OCT) kicks off its 2022-23 performance season with Be the Hero of Your Story. The season will offer five Mainstage productions and three shows–Pestilence:Wow!, The Mad
After a two-year pause, Cantores in Ecclesia is bringing back the William Byrd Festival with a celebration of the music of Thomas Tallis and William Byrd with a focus on
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The Lose Yr Mind Fest has announced the full line up for the 8th annual independent music festival celebrating some of the best artists in rock, psychedelic, post-punk and garage.
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August 2022 marks Pushdot Studio Gallery’s 20th anniversary and to celebrate, they’re excited to show works from all the gallery’s 20 years. The retrospective of artists they’ve had the honor
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Celebrating their recently released album, Spectre, hardcore band Stick to Your Guns is playing at the Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E. Burnside St., Friday, September 2. The show is the second
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After creating spaces for jazz around the city throughout the pandemic—on the big screen, in parks, on the playground and in driveways—Portland’s Montavilla Jazz Festival 2022 returns for its ninth
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Experience 10 immersive virtual reality worlds preloaded onto an Oculus GO headset, including The Dawn of Art, a glimpse into the Chauvet Cave 36,000 years ago where ancestors drew masterpieces,
Lumen Odyssey, an intergalactic trip to the inner mind, runs at the Imago Theatre Friday, August 26-Saturday, September 17, 7:30 pm with a 2 pm matinee Sunday, August 28. In
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The Portland-based new wave pop duo consisting of singer/songwriter Jen Deale and husband/drummer Chris Spicer has released their new EP Always? After meeting in 2010, they discovered their shared love
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Following her successful performances at On the Boards’ Fragmented Flow Festival in June, Allie Hankins brings By My Own Hand, Part 1: GHOSTING to Performance Works NorthWest Friday, August 5-Sunday,
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Change up being a member of the audience at a show to being part of what the audience is coming to enjoy by joining Satori Men’s Chorus for their 2022-23
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The lineup of shows at Cafe Artichoke in August include a benefit for Ukraine and Mary Flower with special guest Adam Scramstad. Friday, August 13, 8-10 pm award-winning songwriter Ron
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The Granny Crawl comes to Portland! Put on your best grandma attire and get ready to crawl to five different participating bars/breweries, including Threshold Brewing & Blending and Montavilla Station,
Gary Hirsch and Roberta Lampert are the featured artists at Sidestreet Arts for the month of August. Hirsch is a prolific painter, street artist, improviser and presenter on the magic
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August performances at Alberta Rose Theatre include Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius (above) Thursday, August 11, Darrell Scott Saturday, August 20 and Paula Fuga, Friday, August 26. O’Brien started touring
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Spanning multiple days this month, the Clinton Street Theater screens Bruce Lee’s greatest films, shown in curated order, rather than by release date, in order to celebrate his impact on
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Running through September 24 at The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) is the exhibit “Black Domain” featuring photographs by Portland-based artist Intisar Abioto that examine the lived history of Black place.
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The Driveway Jazz Series is featuring four concerts in August and now there’s even more music to enjoy with their sister series at the Lincoln Street United Methodist Church, 5145
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Ceramicist Denise Krueger’s work is on display at Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., through July 31. Her hand-built earthenware sculptures, inspired by natural forms and landscapes, use bright and
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Composer Deena T. Grossman releases her newest album Becoming Durga with a benefit concert and part at the magical Leach Botanical Garden. The night will feature performances by flutist Camila
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Artichoke Community Music’s July events take place most Wednesdays-Sundays, starting the Friday after the holiday weekend with Woodlander + Gary Furlow & the Loafers at 7 pm. The trio of
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The Driveway Jazz Series returns for its third year, courtesy of funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Held on the lawn in front of a Mt. Tabor bungalow,
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Singer-songwriter Eric John Kaiser has been reimagining French music through an American lens for over a decade and has recently released a new mini album, “Brassens 101.” The six-song album
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The Concerts at Lincoln Street offers two Saturday afternoon concerts in July at Lincoln Street United Methodist Church, SE 52nd Ave and Lincoln St., funded by the PDX Events Action
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July shows at Alberta Rose Theatre include a multi-faced queer experience, Jesse Colin Young and Waipuna, among others. “Afterglow: A Post-Pride Extravaganza” from Fused Creative will feature art, film, live
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The last week of July is Mermaid Week at the Clinton Street Theater (CST), coinciding with the Portlandia Mermaid Parade that takes place on July 30. The week’s lineup of
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Enjoy evenings of movie magic under the stars with the Cinema Unbound Outdoor Movies series, offering 16 beloved cult movies, classic and cinema and family favorites Thursday, July 7-Sunday, July
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Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) brings their 52nd annual festival, entitled Inspirations & Influences, to multiple venues across the Portland metro area for five weeks of programming. With 28 mainstage concerts
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Local theatre collective, The Reformers, is hosting a game night Saturday, July 16, 7-9 pm to help raise funds for the fall production of The Landlord’s Game. The intimate night,
Performance Works NW (PWNW) presents Linda Austin’s 3 miles of possible, a durational work in which Austin animates and travels along a series of spatial paths envisioned as giant drawings,
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The 20th Annual Filmed by Bike comes to the Hollywood Theater Thursday, June 9-Sunday, June 12 with 50 films, 47 filmmakers, 14 events, six film programs, four bike rides and
Away Days Brewing, 1516 SE 10th Ave., hosts their third Cask Beer Festival Saturday, June 11. Enjoy cask ales they’ve made, plus others from Level, Gigantic, Upright, Foreland, Porter, Machine
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After a two year hiatus, the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade is excited to be back in person Saturday, June 18, 12-6 pm and Sunday, June 19, 11:30 am-6
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Outside the Frame and Open Signal present Full Circle: 360° Films by Houseless Youth at OMSI’s Kendall Planetarium, 1945 SE Water Ave., Thursday, June 2, 6:15 and 7 pm. Immerse
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TidalWave Comics’ latest addition to its popular comic book series featuring political movers and shakers is “Political Power: Volodymyr Zelensky.” Written by Michael Frizell and drawn by Pablo Martinena, this
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This month Pushdot Studio welcomes Natalie Jenks’ Domestic Dreamscapes of the Mundane and Sensual Under the Watchful Eye of a Broken Clock. The visual artist’s work has been featured in
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Join the Rose City Rollers (RCR) for skating on the rooftop of Lloyd Center’s West End Parking Structure Friday, June 10, 6:30 pm. DJ Sappho will be spinning danceable tunes
Artist and teacher Avery Hill invites all levels of ukulele players to join in Saturday ukulele jams on Zoom June 4 and June 18, 1-2:30 pm. The jams are a
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Music Together brings music into families’ lives, helping children thrive throughout their early years. This summer they are introducing an all new offering: Rhythm Kids Camp. The drop-off program offers
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Imago Theatre’s Julia’s Place is a riff off Ionesco’s absurd classic, Rhinoceros, about a populace devolving into horned beasts. A cast of five comedic Imago knockabouts display puppetry, song and
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Satori Men’s Chorus is closing the 2021-2022 season with their Annual June Fun Event on Saturday, June 11, 7:30 pm. This is the event where the music comes out of
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Portland’s award-winning and acclaimed family band, Triple Rainbow, will celebrate the release of their 15-song, debut album You Are Magic Sunday, May 15, 2-4 pm. The all ages concert will
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Powell’s hosts a free virtual event with award-winning journalist and author Kathryn Miles and her new true crime book,“TRAILED: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders” Thursday, May 5,
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Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble presents “From Maxville to Vanport,” a multimedia concert of songs and short films with live music featuring vocalist Marilyn Keller as part of the 2022 Vanport
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After two years of virtual activities, the Portland Rose Festival returns to the waterfront, kicking off with the Rose City Reunion Concert Thursday, May 26, 6-7:30 pm. The Oregon Symphony,
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Pop-Up Magazine is the acclaimed live magazine show, featuring original and unforgettable true stories, art, music and performances from the world’s great and emerging storytellers and journalists. The show is
The history of Portland is fascinating and triangle productions! loves historical figures. Past plays and musicals have been produced about Tonya Harding, Gracie Hansen, Divine, Billie Holiday, Darcelle and more.
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The evening-length dance performance conceived and directed by claire barrera, Grammar of the Imagination, takes place Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21, 7 pm and Sunday, May 22, 2
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The Portland Ballet’s spring concert, Current/Classic, is a mixed-repertoire program of contemporary and classical pieces that showcase the academy’s advanced company dancers. Two concerts will take place Friday, May 13
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The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children’s Theater (OCT) presents Twelfth Night as the third and final production of their 2021-22 season. The 90-minute adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy features
As Season 38 comes to a close, Milagro is proud to produce, in collaboration with Teatro Luna West and Urban Theater Company, a new play by Dominican-American playwright, Jasminne Mendez.
IDEAL PDX, a collaborative group of Latino artists established in 2010, has partnered with the Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., on a mural in the Schnitzer Sculpture Court
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May brings another full schedule of performances at Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St. A couple of highlights are Stephanie Schneiderman and John Gorka. Stephanie Schneiderman, with her full
Cascadia Composers proudly presents their spring concert Saturday, May 14, 7:30 pm at Lincoln Hall, Room 75 on the Portland State University Campus. The performance showcases the variety and depth
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Montavilla’s Vestal Elementary expands their annual Social Justice Night this year in partnership with PSU’s Artist as Citizen Initiative and Montavilla Jazz Thursday, May 26 starting at 4:30 pm. The
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Now in its 15th year, the Mt. Tabor Art Walk, a juried show and sale, returns Friday, May 20-Saturday, May 21, 10 am-5 pm. 36 Talented neighborhood artists will present
Released into the wild after months cooped up on the Zoom stage, Portland Storytellers’ Guild members Mike Devenney and Chuck McConnell step onto the Café Artichoke stage with stories reflecting
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On May 9, Fear No Music continues its landmark 30th Anniversary Season with Asian Resilience & Joy, an exuberant celebration of new work by composers from the vast Asian diaspora.
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The featured group show at Sidestreet Arts for May celebrates the majesty of whales, the sly canniness of crows and much more. Feathers, Fins & Fur runs Thursday, May 5-Sunday,
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Gigantic Brewing kicked off their first free “First Thursday” comedy show in April and the laughs continue the first Thursday of each month. Seth Allen’s Live Comedy Extravaganza offers brings
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Movie Madness University at the Miniplex, 4320 SE Belmont, offers both multi-week and single week options for “movie lovers to learn stuff” in May. For those who can only commit
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Oregon Children’s Theatre is wrapping up its 2021-22 season with Last Stop on Market Street, a musical story about CJ and his grandmother taking a journey through their neighborhood on
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The Portland Folk Music Society welcomes The Texicana Mamas with their songs of love and desperation, family and celebration, borders and walls and the yearning for a new life to
The featured show in May at Artichoke Music is the LIT Youth Jazz Jam, taking place Saturdays May 14, 21 and 28, 3-5 pm. The structured jam session is designed
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April’s featured artists at Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., are Ha Austin and Michael Lam. Their works will be on display and available for purchase Thursdays-Sundays, 12-5 pm through
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Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) has recently welcomed a new Executive Director succeeding Douglas Detrick, who served the organization 2013-2022. Meg Marrow, also known as Meg Samples when DJ-ing on
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Ruth Ross’ exhibit, “August 6, 1945 • 8:15 a.m.” kicks off with an opening reception at Pushdot Studio Friday, April 8, 6-8 pm. The works in the exhibit were inspired
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Comic book and graphic novel publisher TidalWave Comics has released an all new, 24-page comic book sequel to the best-selling “Female Force: Dolly Parton,” the latest entry in the comic
The Espacio Flamenco student show “Los Caminos del Flamenco” will be performed at Imago Theater for one night only, Saturday, April 16. The performance is an opportunity for the professional
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Cantores in Ecclesia, conducted by David Hill, performs James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross Wednesday, April 13, 7:30 pm at St. Philip Neri Church, 2408 SE 16th Ave.
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The Buckman Art Show and Sell returns to Buckman Elementary (SE Stark St. and 16th Ave.) in person for its 32nd year Saturday, April 9, 10 am-5 pm. The event
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Alberta Rose has a full slate of shows in April and is no longer requiring masks or proof of vaccination, although both are highly recommended and encouraged. Seattle band Rise
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Antigone At The Border is the new onstage production at Milagro Theatre. The story is based on Sophocles’ epic about a headstrong girl who speaks truth to power in a
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The Festival of Migrating Crows wants to combine your poetry, theater, dance, film and visual art into a celebration of Portland’s migrating wonders, to honor these flying trickster friends. Portland
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Books with Pictures presents Melissa Meszaros reading from her new book, Heavy Metal Headbang. It’s in the store at 1401 SE Division St., Friday, March 11, 5 pm. Meszaros was
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A Walk In The Woods is the March group show at Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., opening First Friday and up through March 27. The exhibit pays tribute to
Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St., presents live performance of many flavors each month. Here’s a taste of March’s music shows: Friday, March 4, 8 pm – Pert Near
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The Laurelthirst Pub’s live music calendar for March looks a lot like it did in the Before Times. Shows are free unless a cover is listed. This month’s highlights: •
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Minneapolis based indie folk artists Humbird fly into Portland, celebrating the release of their sophomore album, Still Life. The tour goes through 10 states, landing here Saturday, March 26 in
SALT – A story of the land and landscape is a new show of photos by Sandra Marill Chandler, up on the walls of Pushdot Studio through March 31. The
Raising Hazel perform in concert, Saturday, March 5 at Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd. It’s an 8 pm live in-person show simulcast on Artichoke’s YouTube and Facebook channels. Tickets
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Robots Don’t Tell Jokes is the third album of fun songs for families by children’s songwriter, Kelli Welli. Welli (aka Kelli Caldwell) performs for kids and has released two award-winning
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Music Millennium’s In-Store Series returns to 3158 E. Burnside St. this month featuring: Friday, March 11, 6 pm, Portland Punk Band Glacier Veins, in performance and signing their new album,
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