EDITOR's PICKS

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Oct 16-19

'Girls' star Lena Dunham talks with Riot Grrrl Carrie Brownstein, Bjork goes intergalactic, Arlene Schnitzer gets a retrospective, and a flood of female comedians hit town for the All Jane No Dick fest. Ladies rule the weekend.

10/15/2014 By Portland Monthly Staff

HAPPENINGS

Content Unleashes Five Hours of Design Magic at the Ace Hotel

Once a year makers take over the second floor of the Ace Hotel for the best design event of the year.

10/14/2014 By Eden Dawn

THEATER REVIEW

Defunkt’s 'In the Forest, She Grew Fangs' Offers a Surreal Treatise Against Teen Bullying

With charismatic leads, the local theater fearlessly transforms the bloody fairy tale into an allegory for a pressing contemporary problem. Thru Nov 15

10/13/2014 By Nathan Tucker

DANCE REVIEW

Review: Oregon Ballet Theatre Turns 25 with a Stage Extravaganza

OBT kicks off its quarter-century season with Balanchine, tuxes, memories, and a joyous collaboration with Pink Martini. Thru Oct 18

10/13/2014 By Kelly Clarke

BOOKS & TALKS

Carrie Brownstein on Lena Dunham, 'Girls,' and 'Portlandia'

Riot grrrls meets 'Girls" at the Newmark Theatre on Oct 19, as the Portlandia creator/star and former Sleater-Kinney guitarist talks with the creator/star of HBO’s 'Girls' about her new book.

10/13/2014 By Aaron Scott

NORTHWEST EVENTS

Family Friendly Halloween Happenings

Pack up the whole family and head for Portland's spookiest spots this Halloween season.

10/10/2014 By Brooke Sahni

BOOKS & TALKS

Literary Arts to Host a New OPB Show and Wordstock

The local nonprofit will broadcast its audio archives on OPB beginning Oct 15 and take over the city’s annual literary festival.

10/10/2014 By Catalina Gaitán

DANCE

Diavolo Dance Theater Will Blow Your Mind. Don’t Miss It.

The LA-based company presents two works that are more jaw dropping than Cirque du Soleil and cooler than anything at Design Week. Thru Oct 11

10/10/2014 By Aaron Scott

Books & Talks

Guide to Portland Storytelling Events

There's an event for every taste: comic, nostalgic, raunchy. Find the stories you want to hear—or the stage you want to brave. Up this weekend: Urban Tellers and Mystery Box

10/10/2014 By Danielle Klenak

EDITOR'S PICKS

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Oct 9-12

Design Week rocks on with a Ziggy Stardust party, Reel Music opens with a new Elliott Smith doc, White Bird brings the cosmic Diavolo, artists break out the rubber chickens, and musicians rage against GMOs.

10/09/2014 By Portland Monthly Staff

ARCHITECTURE

Exclusive First Look: Inside PNCA's Stunning New Building by Allied Works

We get a tour of the college's new central hub—set to open in January—and are the first to see the atrium lit by the incredible skylight.

10/09/2014 By Aaron Scott

BOOKS & TALKS

Taxidermy Like You've Never Seen It Before

Artist Robert Marbury picks the wildest work from his definitive guide to rogue taxidermy art, which includes PDX artist Peter Gronquist. Oct 13.

10/09/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

Slideshow

Slide Show: PNCA's 511 Building: Exclusive First Look

10/07/2014

THEATER REVIEW

Third Rail Rep’s ‘Middletown’: Tackling the Big Questions

With dexterous language and humor, Will Eno’s riff on ‘Our Town’ takes on deep existential questions—but to what end? Thru Oct 19

10/07/2014 By Nathan Tucker

DESIGN WEEK 2014

#DWPDX: Discover the Chic, Witty Portland Design of the 'Mad Men' Era

A retrospective reveals the roots of Portland's modern design sensibility. (Hint: it predates 'Portlandia'.)

10/07/2014 By Zach Dundas

REEL MUSIC

Critic's Picks for the Reel Music Film Festival

Elliott Smith, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, and Nas are just four of the must see movies at this year's Reel Music. Oct 10–22

10/06/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

COMEDY

Comedian Shane Torres, The Exit Interview

Funnyman Shane Torres is heading for New York. We took a moment to say goodbye—and ask what his worst Portland moment was.

10/06/2014 By Marty Patail

SPORTS

After Shock: Timbers at San Jose

The Captain is gone for the year. What now?

10/03/2014 By Mike Schwartz

FILM

Laika and Focus Features to Partner For Three More Movies

Based on the success of Coraline, ParaNorman, and now The Boxtrolls, the local animation studio has inked a deal for three more movies with the first to likely come out in summer 2016.

10/03/2014 By Aaron Scott

VISUAL ARTS

Beginner's Guide to the First Thursday Gallery Walk

Our guide to downtown’s galleries and the monthly First Thursday arts walk for arts scene newbies and veterans alike. Take a self-guided tour with our map.

10/02/2014 By Sarah Ostaszewski