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The Best Shows and Events in Portland This Week

The concerts, readings, plays, art exhibits, movies, stand-up sets, drag performances, and block parties we’re catching around town.

05/05/2026 By Matthew Trueherz, Rebecca Jacobson, and Margaret Seiler

Seeing Things

A Gilded Lounge Singer’s Many Day Jobs

Plus: Phantom of the Opera, and other events in town this week.

04/30/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Gimme Five

5 Artists to See at Converge 45

Curator Lumi Tan on standout artists coming to Portland for the citywide triennial.

04/29/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

London Falling Author Patrick Radden Keefe at the Schnitz

Plus: the annual Ceramic Showcase at the Convention Center.

04/23/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Art News

Portland Arts Week Isn’t Playing Around

The new citywide festival launches this July with a sports theme, rallying on the Fire’s comeback and World Cup excitement.

04/21/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

At the Gallery

Umico Niwa Is Mother

At Portland gallery ILY2, the artist’s diaristic installation offers a transgender perspective on the riddle of artistic creation versus procreation.

04/20/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Fat Ham, a Queer Black Take on Hamlet

Also: a Pickles documentary, and shows in Portland this week.

04/16/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Laura Burke’s Surrealist Flowers and Oil-Painted Gemstones

Also: Maya Hawke, Pauly Shore, and other shows in town this week.

04/09/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

From the Archive

There’s Something About Mary’s

Portland claims more strip clubs than Vegas, so what makes this one so special? Look inside and see for yourself.

04/03/2026 By Jason Cohen Photography by Marne Lucas

seeing things

Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Princess and the Pea

Also: Springsteen, FKA Twigs, and other shows in town this week.

04/02/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson and Matthew Trueherz

movies

The Hollywood Theatre at 100, with Kurt Russell and The Thing

Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the storied movie house hosts a Q&A with the beloved actor.

04/01/2026 By Alex Frane

seeing things

The Best Shows and Events in Portland This Week, March 2026

Ira Glass has a Portland story, and other things to do in town.

03/26/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Month Ahead

What to Do in Oregon in April

Stroll among tulips and trilliums, marvel at migratory birds, party with the van lifers, and gorge yourself on cheese and seafood.

03/26/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson and Portland Monthly Staff

seeing things

How to Be an Antiracist Author Ibram X. Kendi Is in Town

Also: Jacqueline Novak, and other Portland shows and events this week.

03/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Bookshelf

Why Can’t a 5-Year-Old Write a Memoir?

Kevin Sampsell’s novel Baby in the Night is as sweetly hilarious and poignant as baby talk gets.

03/13/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

A David Hockney Blockbuster at PAM

Also: Peaches is in town, and other shows in Portland this week.

03/12/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Q&A

Ripping the City with Bocha

From Red Grapes: Volume 1 to major brand collaborations, Bocha is shaping Portland’s hip-hop scene with intention, visuals, and West Coast energy.

03/11/2026 By Dalila Brent Illustrations by Betty Turbo

from the archive

The Wet: Brian Doyle’s Rain Journal

From 2007, the celebrated Oregon author’s “Waterlogged notes from rainy seasons present and past.”

03/10/2026 By Brian Doyle

Roll the Dice

The Best Portland Venues for Tabletop Role-Playing Games

These bars and breweries host sessions for players of all levels.

03/09/2026 By Alex Frane

Branching Out

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

A $387 million bond, designs informed by hundreds of patrons, and a radical shift in what libraries are for.

03/09/2026 By Brian Libby

Portland Monthly

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