Stark Street Studios & Gallery, 2809 SE Stark St,. is Portland’s longest running ceramic studio collective comprised of a dozen accomplished local artisans. Each year, the Studio hosts their legendary […]
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Elizabeth Wocasek and Amelia Opie are featured artists for the November show at Sidestreet Arts, and the animal spirit is alive and well. The art is up through November 29.
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In this suddenly shifted world, our prevailing life patterns have significantly altered and many transformations are at hand. How do we find our way in this challenging landscape and still
To Thine Own Self Be True Read More
A new exhibit at the Architectural Heritage Center examines the rise, fall, redevelopment and future of South Portland looking at the logic and motivations of city leaders, beginning in the
AHC’s Long Shadow of Urban Renewal Read More
Every November, the Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, brings thousands of readers together to hear from more than 100 writers across all genres in an intergenerational celebration
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Missing 1980s new wave synth-pop in these strangest of days? Need a buoyant new dance track with all the hallmarks of those early days of the Reagan era? Portland duo
Camp Crush’s Fangirl Read More
TidalWave Comics has added a new comic to its popular Female Force series focused on female empowerment. “Female Force: Kamala Harris” was released October 21 in time for the Vice
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How can songwriters listen for stories that want to be sung and stay true to the song’s heart? Artichoke Music presents Songwriting As Truthtelling, a live online workshop. The six
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¡Viva Milagro! is the festive annual event that brings together friends of Milagro, artists and supporters for an unforgettable evening to celebrate Día de los Muertos. This year’s celebration is
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Artichoke Music hosts its first virtual meeting of the Cascade Blues Association (CBA) Thursday, November 4 at 8 pm. The livestream will be on Artichoke’s Facebook page and you don’t
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The Northwest Film Center and Portland Art Museum continue to bring new films to audiences online. See the list of films at nwfilm.org/virtual-programming. It is updated often. This month PAM
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Portland artist Christa Grimm has a new series of small pandemic-inspired plein air studies of acrylics on wood. This painting is called “First Day of COVID Spring.” Grimm has a
Special to the Southeast Examiner By Robert Ham & Bobby Smith The Albina Music Trust has released another album treasure from out of Portland’s past. This time around, it’s a
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Alberta Rose Theatre’s new season of Portland Music Stream live sets online are intimate, up-close performances featuring an array of artists in a variety of genres. Sunday, November 1: Tony
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Confident Voice Studio and Portland Musical Theater Company have joined forces to offer online classes, workshops and private lessons for kids and adults in voice, piano, ukulele, musical theater, preschool
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Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., presents a different sort of harvest show for October – A Sketchbook(ed) Life: by Bridgett Spicer as her sketchbooks and art fill the gallery
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Portland Folksong Society still holds their Saturday Evening Song Circles. They are via Zoom and virtual like so many things these days. Typically 40-50 folks meet each week online to
Virtual Saturday Song Circle Read More
GuignolFest presents the results of its 72-hour Horror Movie Contest, Sunday, October 25 online. The virtual screenfest is a benefit for the cash-strapped Clinton Street Theater, the Fest’s usual home.
GuignolFest Benefits Clinton Theater Read More
With the Clinton Street Theater still dark, Portland Storytellers Guild takes an answered prayer, a shape shifter seeking justice and two boys wandering in an ancient temple at night. It’s
The Portland Black Music Expo, a multi-day entertainment experience and cultural conversation which unifies and reflects the richness of Black people and their culture, takes place Saturday, October 17, 6
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Teatro Milagro’s virtual touring begins this month with two bilingual plays, and both are presented free. Blast Off, about Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina Astronaut (spotlighted in these pages last
A Milagro Double-Header Read More
The Hawthorne Theatre and Mike Thrasher Presents hosts the band, Hawthorne Heights for a virtual concert on their Stay Home Virtual Tour, Tuesday, October 6, 6:45 pm PST. An Emo
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• The 2021 Oregon Book Awards submission deadline is Friday, October 23, 5 pm. Finalists will be announced in March 2021, and winners in May 2021 at the Oregon Book
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The More You Glow seminar series presents Business and Intellectual Property Law Basics for Singers and Musicians, Saturday, October 17, 10:30 am-1 pm. All musicians are invited to this conference
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Oregon-based Delgani String Quartet begins their sixth season of concerts with Beethoven’s Legacy: celebrating a master on his 250th birthday. His quartets respected tradition as much as they influenced the
Delgani String Quartet – Live in your Home! Read More
Tidal Wave Comics celebrates the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a new, just released comic book, Tribute: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg once told an interviewer, “My mother told me
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Metropolitan Youth Symphony’s (MYS) Fall Term takes place online with two virtual concerts, including their first-ever Holiday Spectacular. Concerts will be streamed on the MYS YouTube channel. The Fall Concert
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Local artist Charles Erickson painted this diptych called Twin Peaks, a fantastic depiction of William Penn at the historical Treaty of Shackamaxon in 1683 with the Lenape Indians where Kensington,
Performance Works NW’s Happy Hour continues this month with pieces by founder Linda Austin and new work by Maya Vivas, presented Thursday October 15, 5 pm. In Three Miles of
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Movie Madness is a Portland institution. Known for its vast collection, knowledgeable staff and display cases full of legendary film props, the iconic Belmont store has a well-earned reputation as
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Alberta Rose Theatre offers a brand new season of Portland Music Stream live performance. In October, you can see these performers live and online: Saturday, October 3: Shelly Rudolph with
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The Gentle Revolution presents The Pre-Vinylettes’ Suffragette Centennial; a new critical, commemorative exhibition of handpainted signs made by women, trans and post-binary sign painters displayed at the Ford Gallery, September
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Artichoke’s September online classes are open for registration now. There are plenty of instrument options, music styles and several new teachers including Beth Wood, Haley Johnson and Baba Wague Diakite.
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Pacific Works North West’s Happy Hour update: Lu Yim is performing via livestream Wednesday, September 2, 5-6 pm. Lu began their current project by conjuring in their own body an
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triangle! productions returns with a new live onstage, one act play called My Buddy Bill. The show is written by Rick Cleveland (writer for The West Wing, Six Feet Under)
Normal? Abnormal? Paranormal? When Paradigms Shift, is the theme for an evening of stories kicking off the 2020-21 season of the Portland Storytellers Guild (PSG) via Zoom, Saturday, September 5,
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Stuart Watson harbors an affinity for his childhood video games of the 80s. Now he’s figured out a fine way to share all those games with his community here. “I
80s Arcade Games for a Good Cause Read More
Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., presents new works by printmaker Gail Owen and ceramic artist Sara Swink, through September 27 in their gallery. Gail Owen’s hand-stitched linoleum-cut prints dazzle
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Tuesday night Acrylic Painting Tutorials are held online from 6:30-9 pm starting September 8, taught by Jolyn Fry. This month’s theme will be landscape painting. Class begins each week with
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Blast Off!, a new Teatro Milagro production, is partially based on the life of Dr. Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina to go to space. The play is a bilingual touring
For the first time in seven years, Montavilla Jazz did not host a late summer neighborhood jazz festival. Instead, the group celebrated Portland jazz by hosting two live-streamed concerts as
Music Together of Portland brings music classes to your child online for the fall session, September 28-December 12. Try a free class the week of September 16-22 or during the
The 2021 Fertile Ground Festival, presented by Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), will become a free, virtual festival held Thursday, January 28-Sunday, February 7, 2021. In order to serve a
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PushDot Gallery presents You Were Here – Portland; an exhibit featuring images of long-forgotten icons of Portland’s history. It opens Friday, September 4 and runs through Friday, October 30, at
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Alberta Rose Theatre continues its new season of live Portland Music Stream performances in October. In the meanwhile, they are hosting Re-streams of favorite performances from its previous seasons on
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GuignolFest (geen•yôl•fest) presents a 72-hour Horror Movie Contest in October while celebrating its 12th year. Its usual home is at the Clinton Street Theater, but this year being this year,
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Sidestreet Arts presents the art of Rebecca Arthur and Karrie Kaiyala Amiton for their August show. The gallery is featuring reverse glass paintings, mixed media and ceramic sculpture that feels
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From The Laurelthirst Pub: “In the interest of providing musical sustenance for the community, Laurelthirst Pub is now hosting livestream concerts from the stage of our empty pub. We’re streaming
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The Oregon Legislative Emergency Board recently approved more than $200 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars to provide further economic support for Oregonians and small businesses impacted by
Venue Relief Approved by Emergency Board Read More
Powell’s Books author events have gone virtual. Here are a few highlights for August 2020. Use the link at the end of each date to obtain the registration information. Be
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The Architectural Heritage Center (AHC) has reopened to the public and this month hosts Darcelle XV at Home, a photo exhibit of the historic interior of the Elmer and Linnie
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Help one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in the country keep going. Here are a few creative ways to keep the venerable Clinton Street Theater afloat at this time.
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The Driveway Jazz Series is a new, weekly outdoor concert series hosted by pianist Kerry Politzer. It’s a physically-distanced outdoor jazz series held in front of a SE Portland bungalow
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Movie Madness is still closed to the public except for curbside pickup via Movie Madness Express, but now you can rent their Miniplex for an extra special movie-going experience. The
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As local businesses reopen, the City of Portland and Multnomah County Health Department have created a video to educate the community on how to stay safe and slow the spread
Multnomah County Health Video Read More
From the Portland Playhouse: “Theatre is storytelling. In order to connect through storytelling during this time, Portland Playhouse’s new Portland Playphone is a way to celebrate the complexities of our
Portland artist Remedios Rapoport has big news: “My painting Acro-Thinking, was selected for the Word Exhibition at ShockBoxx Gallery from a pool of over 700 works.” The gallery is not
Performance Works NorthWest (PWNW) continues their first and third Wednesday online Happy Hour events with featured artists maximiliano, claire barrera, and Maura Campbell-Balkits, all PWNW’s Alembic Artists. The shows stream
The Oregon Symphony has announced the cancellation of all concerts through December 31, 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19, affecting Portland and Salem performances. The Symphony plans to resume
Symphony Season Canceled for 2020 Read More
For our community of musicians, theatre performers, authors, painters, sculptors and many others, the indefinite cancellation of public events means a complete loss of income and with no clear end
From the A & E Editor Read More
The Alberta Rose Theatre’s Portland Music Stream’s 4th season is underway through mid-July. New shows are presented five nights a week, Wednesdays-Sundays at 7 pm, with all shows available afterward
Portland Music Stream and an OCF Tribute Read More
Powell’s Books’ author readings have gone virtual too. This month there are two online reading events especially for kids and families and a young adult book interview Saturday July 11,
Powell’s Reads to Kids Read More
Experience the joy of making music as a family, right in your own living room! This summer, Music Together brings music class to your home online. MT classes give children
The Pickathon festival is a fragile summer dream; a small, independent, community-driven music fest held annually at Pendarvis Farms in Happy Valley. This year, the virus has had a devastating
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Sidestreet Arts has re-opened their gallery, and their July show features two wood-centric artists: Minal Mistry and Davis Te Selle. Each artists’ unique voice uses natural wood as medium and
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Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside St. is now open Monday-Saturday, from 10 am-7 pm, and Sunday, 11 am-7 pm. To make it safe for customers and staff, there is a
Millennium Benefits Music Venues With Private Shopping Read More
Parents don’t need to dread an endless summer of kids saying “What can I do?” Confident Voice Studio in SE Portland is live-streaming its summer programs online and all are
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Photographer Frank DiMarco lives in SE Portland’s Richmond Neighborhood and his new exhibit From the Archive, Some Favorites Old and New is on the walls through the month of July
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Tom May has been a folksinger/guitarist/songwriter and performer for nearly 50 years. With 14 albums of original material released, his touring has taken him to every state in the US,
Confessions of an Unlikely Folksinger Read More
Kate Power & Steve Einhorn’s Quality Folk Dojo continues Wednesdays from noon-1 pm live via Zoom online with a 100 participant limit. The duo presents an entertaining and educational way
Local comic publisher TidalWave Productions’ latest release is the biography comic Infamous: Tiger King, inspired by the popular Netflix documentary series. The 24-page comic book flip-book biography was written by
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Symphony Storytime is an original video series designed for kids seven and under. Each video in the series presents a children’s story narrated by a master storyteller and accompanied by
First to close, last to reopen, independent venues face permanent closure if there is no direct relief from the government. Unlike other industries, venues aren’t receiving any assistance to assure
Oregon Arts Venues Need Our Help Now Read More
Ukulele teacher Avery Hill of Song by Song has moved all classes and jams online, offering a variety of music learning opportunities this summer. All levels are welcome to join
Cascadia Composers (CC), presents its 10th annual In Good Hands Concert featuring student musicians, and this year streamed live on their Zoom channel. The 2020 recital is Saturday, July 11,
Cascadia Composers: In Good Hands Concert Read More
Portland Fiddle Camp, the only day-camp of its kind in the greater Northwest now moves its expertise to a virtual format welcoming kids age 6-16 to join teachers and professional
Portland Fiddle Camp Read More
For our community of musicians, theatre performers, authors, painters, sculptors and many others, the indefinite cancellation of public events means a complete loss of income and with no clear end
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The homepage of the venerable Clinton Street Theater website is kept up-to-date, showing a current list of the latest streaming films. When you stream a movie in your home, the
Virtual Screenings Benefit CST Read More
Mosaic String Academy has a simmering summer-full of private music lessons planned. This just came in from Mosaic’s owner, Kate O’Brien: “Mosaic String Academy is open and thriving, keeping hope
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The 33rd Literary Arts’ Annual Oregon Book Awards ceremony Monday, June 22 will not be held at Portland Center Stage at The Armory as it usually is, but in a
2020 Oregon Book Awards via Radio Read More
Matt Meighan has traveled the world singing. He has taught his Songwriting as Truth-Telling workshop for many years and has helped many fine songs be born. The next session begins
Songwriting as Truth-Telling Read More
The Artslandia Happy Hour premiered March 18 and has been bridging the social distance between artists and arts patrons ever since. It offers artists an opportunity to perform and connect
Artslandia Happy Hour Read More
The only day-camp of its kind in the greater Northwest now moves its expertise to a virtual format welcoming kids age 6-16 to join teachers and professional fiddlers for a
Portland Fiddle Camp for Kids Read More
Music Together of Portland offers online classes for families with children ages up to age five. Students experience a high-quality music and movement curriculum from home. Each class is interactive
Things are a bit different at Music Millennium now that they’re reopening June 1. Here’s how in store shopping will work: Now open from 10 am-7 pm Monday-Saturday, 11 am-7
Music Millennium Reopens Read More
Artichoke Music, Portland’s beloved acoustic music listening room, is weathering the corona storm by relying on the community spirit that has been at its core for its nearly half-century existence.
New Classes at Artichoke Read More
Portland’s Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS) is focusing on performances, rehearsals and educational programming online to provide its students and community with a musical and educational outlet. “We are allowing their
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From Portland painter Carol Basch: “I wake up, have an espresso, and take a photo of my fig tree from the front window. I have been doing this every day
The Alberta Rose Theatre’s Portland Music Stream presents live concerts in your home. The third season is underway, and it’s a fine way to see and hear beloved artists perform
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Two days before her death, Jenny Elliot tells her 50-year-old son Phillip that, being half Irish, he should be more careful about his drinking. Phillip and his brother Spencer grew
Need a way to relax while spending time at home? Sound and visual artist and experimental filmmaker Curt Stump has created a new 54 minute film called Tribute to a
Tribute to a Conscious World Read More
Portland musician and songwriter Anna Fritz has played on many recording projects – her own, Portland Cello Project, The Decemberists, Blue Cranes and many others. She has a new song
Sidestreet Arts presents Garden of Hope, their June show, presented online and in their gallery windows. For the entire month, Sidestreet member and ceramicist, Denise Krueger and mixed-media artist, Dona
June at Sidestreet Gallery Read More
For our community of touring musicians, theatre performers, authors, painters, sculptors and so many others, the indefinite cancellation of public events means a complete loss of income and the anxiety
From The Southeast Examiner’s A & E Editor: Read More
Portland artist Jolyn Fry is offering classes online in May and June through Radius Community Art Studio. Join her Tuesday nights, 6:30 pm for intermediate level painting demos and tutorials.
Each year, the full moon in May (the Buddhist month of Baishakh) brings Buddha’s Birthday, and this year is his 2564th! It’s good to know there’s a stay at home,
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For the month of May, Sidestreet Arts features two artists in multimedia and metal: Amy Ruedinger and encaustic artist Sidestreet member, Michele Sabatier. The gallery itself may or may not
Portland songwriter Anna Tivel wants to email you a newly-made Stayhomepoem every week along with a link to a new weekly song to listen to. “In trying to dream up
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Artichoke Music has 10 teachers offering more two than dozen diverse online music classes including: singing, guitar, violin, harp, harmonica, ukulele, banjo and songwriting. Some classes focus on specific musical
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Dojo is a Japanese word used to describe “a place of the way” in martial arts. The Quality Folk Dojo, created by Kate Power and Steve Einhorn, is a weekly
