MUSIC NEWS

Modest Mouse Releases a New Single and Announces the Album Is On The Way

The Portland-based band teased its first single in eight years via Instagram. Listen to "Lampshades On Fire" now. Album out March 3.

12/15/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

TICKET GIVEAWAY

Win Tickets to Mark O'Connor & Friends at the Schnitz

The Grammy Award-winning violinist brings friends and family for An Appalachian Christmas on December 22.

12/11/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

EDITOR'S PICKS

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec 11–14

'The Nutcracker' opens, Cheryl Strayed talks 'Wild,' Sleater-Kinney tickets go on sale, China Forbes sings opera, and Rudolph gets a live adaptation. Don't let the rain keep you in!

12/10/2014 With Portland Monthly Staff

SLIDE SHOW

The ‘Wild’ Movie Premiere Transformed NW Portland into a Little Hollywood

Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Cheryl Strayed, director Jean-Marc Vallée, and many more from the movie turned out for a premiere like Portland has never seen. We have a recap and slide show.

12/09/2014 By Aaron Scott With Eden Dawn Photography by Arthur Hitchcock

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Slide Show: 'Wild' Premiere: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern and Cheryl Strayed on the Red Carpet

12/09/2014

SPORTS

The Portland Timbers Offseason: Who's Staying, Who's Leaving, and Who's Coming?

Monday was a busy day for the Timbers, and they surely aren’t done yet.

12/09/2014 By Mike Schwartz

Dance Review

BodyVox’s 'Firewall' Aims to Burn the Disco Down. Say What?

The theatrical dance company skims the surface of technology with little data but lots of crowd-pleasing razzle-dazzle. Thru Dec 20

12/09/2014 By Ramona DeNies

EDITOR'S PICKS

The Complete Guide to Portland's Holiday Shows

The lights are up, the trees are out, and the holiday arts are running all December long. Help plan your month with our list of the best events from the classics to the quirky—and everything in between.

12/04/2014 By Portland Monthly Staff and Matthew Schonfeld

Editor's Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Dec 4–7

Ring in the season with our Holiday Guide! Also: warm toast to Rufus Wainwright, Rubber Chickens, the ticklings of Andre Watts, and very Late Nights with Alex Falcone.

12/04/2014 By Portland Monthly Staff

TELEVISION

Jerry Seinfeld and Fred Armisen Grab Coffee in Portland

The Portland episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee premiered today. It's awkward, it's funny, and it's worth a watch.

12/04/2014 By Marty Patail

SLIDE SHOW SNEAK PEAK

Tender Loving Empire Opens New Hawthorne Store and Launches Innovative E-Commerce Site

Big growth for the local record label/store/e-commerce maven, including a new store, new office, new Christmas compilation, and a new online sales site with a charity twist. The opening celebration featuring local musicians is December 4.

12/03/2014 By Nathan Tucker

DANCE

A Collage of Young Movers Wants to Bring Dance to a Millennial Audience

The new dance company Elevate invited 11 choreographers to each make a work based on a distinct human emotion for an immersive performance. Dec 4, 6, and 7.

12/03/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

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Slide Show: Tender Loving Empire's New Hawthorne Store

12/03/2014

TELEVISION

New Portland TV Show Starring Rainn Wilson Slated for January 22

Fox announced that its new darkly comic police procedural set in Portland and starring 'The Office' actor will air after American Idol on Jan 22.

12/03/2014 By Aaron Scott and Peter Holmstrom

BOOKS & TALKS

Insider Secrets on The Princess Bride as Told to Us by Westley Himself

Iconic actor Cary Elwes tells us insider secrets about what it was like making one of the most beloved films of all time. Hear from Elwes yourself at his upcoming Dec. 17 reading from his new book, 'As You Wish'.

12/02/2014 By Eden Dawn and Margaret Seiler

THEATER REVIEW

Artists Rep’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ Haunts the Holidays with Humor

The Noël Coward classic about a remarried man who accidentally summons the ghost of his manipulative first wife offers a comedic alternative to Scrooges and elves. Thru Jan 4

12/02/2014 By Nathan Tucker

WINTER BUCKET LIST

50 Things Every Portlander Must Do This Winter

However you want to play it, Portland winter is a wonderland.

12/01/2014

SHOPPING LIST

Gift Guide: 5 Intellectual Books for Your Bibliophile Bestie

Dark mahogany, spindly chairs, and a cell-phone-free zone make Mother Foucault’s Bookshop on SE Morrison Street a heady hub for global literature and philosophy. Owner Craig Florence picks his favorites to stoke the intellectual Yule fire.

12/01/2014 By Kate Goodling

DISPATCH

Leveraging the Success of 'Leverage' for Future Portland-Based TV Hits

The crew behind the TNT hit reunites to tell new tales of the weird with 'The Librarians.' Debuts Dec 7

12/01/2014 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

WINTER BUCKET LIST

How to Hibernate Like a True Portlander

From oddball home deliveries to streaming videos and board games, we've got plenty of reasons to pray for a snow day.

12/01/2014 By Aaron Scott, Allison Jones, Win Goodbody, and Sarah Ostaszewski Edited by Kelly Clarke