Arts & Culture

BREAKING NEWS

PAM to Get Major Fashion Exhibit

The Portland Art Museum gets into the fashion game with an upcoming exhibit dedicated to the Italian greats. That means up close with Versace, Prada, and more.

12/06/2013 By Eden Dawn

MUSIC

New Broken Bells Music Video

Spacemen have discovered a gaseous form of ecstasy that not only kills your serotonin but apparently makes you old.

12/06/2013 By Aaron Scott

WEEKEND PICKS

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Dec 5-8

Holiday shows continue to launch, First Thursday ignores the chill, and three veteran bands show rock isn't just for the kids.

12/05/2013 By Portland Monthly Staff Edited by Nathan Tucker

THEATER

Review: ART’s ‘Xmas Unplugged’

Two one acts skewer the dark reality that Christmas is often more about spending money on presents than spending time with each other. Who knew Santa fight scenes could go on too long? Thru Dec. 28

12/05/2013 By Haley Martin

FILM

December's Festive Films

Portland movie theaters have got holiday movies to make even the Scroogiest among us smile.

12/04/2013 By Roxanne Davis

NEWS

Music Video Filmed at 185 Oregon State Parks

The Weather Machine's releases video for “Back O’er Oregon”—gloriously filmed at 185 of our state parks

12/03/2013 By Caitlin Feldman

Post

December Literary Lineup

Our top picks for December book events

12/03/2013 By Kristin Leigh

INSIDE THE MAGAZINE

Arts in the December Issue

All the arts and culture-centric stories from Portland Monthly's December issue in one handy place

12/03/2013 By Tuck Woodstock

TICKET GIVEAWAY

Win Tickets To the Portland Cello Project

Fill your yearly string & sweater quota with PCP's 'Winter Sweater Spectacular' at the Schnitz on December 20. Holidaze!

12/03/2013 By Nathan Tucker

CULTURE

The Cruciverbalist

Portland's global crossword puzzle star is deeply tied to the world of wordcraft.

12/02/2013 By Angela Sanders

THEATER

Taking On Michael Frayn's 'Noises Off'

Mapping 20 seconds of craziness from a famous farce

12/02/2013 By Zach Dundas

INTERVIEW

Q&A: Jeff Hylton Simmons & Jenny Logan

The founders of XRAY.fm—a new low-power radio station—on the past, present, and future of local radio.

12/02/2013 By Katie Gourley

NOD TO NOSTALGIA

10 Unforgettable Moments from 2013

We look back on a year of Portland theater, books, music, and comedy—plus a naked bike ride to remember.

12/02/2013

ON THE TOWN

PoMo Picks: December 2013

Remembering Drake's Degrassi roots, Oregon Ballet Theatre's Nutcracker by the numbers, and the rest of the month's best bets for things to see or do

12/02/2013

ROUNDUP

Cooklandia

From books revealing the secret recipes of Portland's top chefs to essential DIY guides from local cooks, editors from New York to San Francisco are working the 503 area code.

12/02/2013 By Karen Brooks

THEATER

Review: PCS’s ‘Twist Your Dickens’

We review PCS’s new spin on the Christmas classic from the viewpoints of both Tiny Tim and Scrooge. Thru Dec 22

11/27/2013 By Cari Johnson and Haley Martin

ARTS NEWS

Christmas Comes Early for Yale Union

Breaking: The contemporary art center rents one of the most beautiful arts spaces in town. Now it owns it.

11/26/2013 By Aaron Scott

WEEKEND PICKS

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Nov 28-Dec 1

Christmas explodes across the city in a flurry of shows and lights, three leading local bands rock the weekend, and dance companies give thanks. Also, Village People!

11/25/2013 By Aaron Scott, Portland Monthly Staff, and Nathan Tucker

EVENTS

Do This Now: December

What's going on this month, from the 23rd annual Tuba Christmas Concert to the 26th annual SantaCon

11/21/2013 By Haley Martin

THEATER

Review: Liminal’s “Our Town”

The avant-garde theater transforms the American classic into something searingly modern in one of the most thought-provoking shows of the season. Thru Dec 1

11/21/2013 By Aaron Scott