Arts & Culture

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Slide Show: Perfect Party 2011

11/23/2011

Mudroom

Perfect Party 2011

It’s time for a holiday rager with the year’s most festive newsmakers.

11/23/2011

Mudroom

Vox Populi: We Take the Masses’ Pulse on Crucial Topics at Facebook.Com/Portland Monthly.

Which local holiday cultural event are you most looking forward to?

11/23/2011

Mudroom

Do This Now! December 2011

We've got traditional happenings, like the Holiday Ale Fest, and nontraditional distractions like Rumble at the Roseland. Beers and brawls!

11/23/2011

sleuthful indiscretion

Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol

Artists Rep replaces Scrooge with Sherlock. But are they forcing a fit?

11/22/2011 By Anne Adams

Read This

Milk Bar, By (Buy) the Book

An irreverent yet exacting new baking bible reveals how to make your own Crack Pie (and other secrets).

11/22/2011 By Kristin Belz

humor hunting

Portland Comedy-Goer’s Guide

Let Portland’s burgeoning comedy scene put a little mirth into your work-week. Culturephile wrangles together a short list of the best recurring showcases. Intro: Anne Adams Listings: Rebecca Waits

11/21/2011 By Anne Adams

Desirables

Seasonal Countdowns

Exquisitely rendered illustrations of winter’s bounty offer solace ‘til Solstice. They’re also great gift-giving ideas.

11/20/2011 By Kristin Belz

Bright Lights

Portland’s Future

Mayoral candidates sit down with Portland Monthly to discuss their visions for Portland’s future

11/18/2011

Culturephile

Stage Cure

Modern troubadour Holcombe Waller finds catharsis in a new multimedia production.

11/18/2011 By Aaron Scott

talent exposed

"The Villain’s" Burly Burlesque

11/17/2011 By Anne Adams

feelgood flick

Portland Nights Time-Lapse

11/15/2011 By Anne Adams

the wet sprocket

Edward Pack Davee’s NW Filmmaker Faves

It’s hard to make movies under gray skies. OAC’s sole Oregon Media Fellowship grant-winner drums up excitement for this year’s Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival, and support for his fellow indie filmmakers’ uphill climb. by Edw

11/14/2011 By Anne Adams

tres más

Edna Vazquez Plays An Encore

This weekend, enjoy a three-song serenade from our favorite Mariachi Mujer.

11/11/2011 By Anne Adams

brass belles

Glengarry with Gals?

David Mamet’s Glengarry, Glen Ross has been restaged to include women. Do they sell it?

11/10/2011 By Anne Adams

among friends

Tender Loving Empire’s 2011 Comp

Today, the local music and craft house releases its favorite local and not-so-local indie rock of 2011.

11/08/2011 By Max Gelber

pdx-pocalypse

John Hodgman on Portland

The Daily Show’s "resident expert" shared his unique perspective on Portland at a Bagdad Theatre book signing. by Virginia Jones

11/08/2011 By Anne Adams

an upnote

Oregon Symphony’s In The Black

The Symphony releases a new recording and encouraging financial news.

11/07/2011 By Anne Adams

delicious dance

OBT’s Nutcracker Recipe Contest

Oregon Ballet Theatre’s holiday dessert recipes hope to whet your appetite for their performance of the sugary ballet classic.

11/07/2011 By Anne Adams