WEEKEND PICKS

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Sept 26-29

A granny takes on death, a theater producer takes on Mid-East militants, Kahane takes on Beethoven, and you take on the weekend.

09/25/2013 By Portland Monthly Staff Edited by Nathan Tucker

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA Review: Boy Band Audition

Day 9: Unquenchable audience participation transformed a meager performance into one for the history books.

09/23/2013 By Ally Bordas

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA Review: Ieva Miseviciute at the Works

The former Lithuanian clown pokes fun at heady conceptual art—and then gets stuck in it.

09/23/2013 Photography by Caitlin Feldman

THEATER

Review: PCS's "Fiddler on the Roof"

Portland Center Stage does justice to the multi-Tony-winning musical with its tasteful new production.

09/23/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

BOOKS

Q&A: Karen Karbo on Julia Child

The Portland writer dishes on her new book about the French-cooking queen. She reads a Powell's on Oct 1.

09/23/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

Time-Based Art 2013

TBA Review: Karen Sherman

Despite hints of promise, “One with Others” might have been better left in the rehearsal studio. Sun at 4:30

09/22/2013 By Randy Gragg

TBA 2013

TBA Review: Natasha Kmeto at the Works

Natasha Kmeto played both pop diva and DJ at the Works, winning converts from the edge of the dance floor, if not a full-throttle dance party itself.

09/22/2013 By Nathan Tucker

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA Review: Bouchra Ouizguen

The Moroccan choreographer conjures a world unto itself. Sat at 8:30

09/21/2013 By Randy Gragg

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA Review: Daniel Barrow

Barrow is a magician, using naught but an overhead projector and tricks of the eye to create lush animated fairy tales. Sat at 8:30

09/21/2013 By Aaron Scott

Time-Based Art 2013

TBA Review: Mariano Pensotti

Day 9: The Argentinian's public work is an extreme act of people watching and observation. Thru Sept 22

09/20/2013 By Caitlin Feldman

TECH

XOXO 2013: Chris Anderson on Drones and Farming

Former Wired editor Chris Anderson talks about how he went from building a model airplane on his kitchen table to changing the future of agriculture

09/20/2013 By Marty Patail

Time Based Art Festival 2013

TBA: Body/Head at the Works

Day 8: Kim Gordon's new band built a lot of tension, but it wasn't clear what they were building towards.

09/20/2013 By Nathan Tucker

TECH

XOXO 2013: Why This Fest is Different

This morning, organizers Andy Baio and Andy McMillan told us why XOXO is like no festival you've been to before

09/20/2013 By Marty Patail

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA: Itai Erdal/Chop Theatre

Day 8: Erdal’s heart-warming, heart-breaking, and hilarious show is the discovery of the fest. See it. Thru Sept 21

09/20/2013 By Aaron Scott

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA: Campagnie Nacera Belaza

Day 8: The French-Algerian choreographer's dance asks a lot of the audience, but rewards with its rigorous trance. Thru Sept 22

09/20/2013 Photography by Randy Gragg

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA: Mid-Fest Field Notes

TBA is like a mack truck of art barreling through the city with no breaks. We recap what's happened and look forward to the best still to come. Thru Sept. 22

09/19/2013 By Aaron Scott

TIME-BASED ART FESTIVAL 2013

TBA Slide Show: Critical Mascara: A Post-Realness Drag Ball

Day 3: Portland turned it out for a runway battle of fierceness and glamour. Here were there looks.

09/19/2013

THEATER

Review: Artists Rep's "The Big Meal"

Dámaso Rodriguez's first show as ART's artistic director, a saga of five generations in one archetypal American family, bites off more than it can chew.

09/19/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

Slideshow

TBA: Critical Mascara: A Post-Realness Drag Ball

09/19/2013

WEEKEND PICKS

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Sept 19-22

The National hits Edgefield, TBA barrels through the weekend, and Todd Barry banters with the audience in another September weekend of sizzling events.

09/19/2013 By Portland Monthly Staff Edited by Nathan Tucker