the staring game

Review: Defunkt Theatre's The Homecoming

Defunkt plays up the humor of Pinter's dark masterpiece, but overplays the drama. Thru Nov. 17.

10/31/2012 By Aaron Scott

sexy sopranos & bawdy basses

Preview: Portland Opera's Don Giovanni, in Tweets

A sneak peak of the opera's sexed-up show in 140-character glimpses (with annotation).

10/30/2012 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

Concert Preview

Six Questions With Wooden Indian Burial Ground

The Portland quartet gets major love from the New York Times and NPR—and from us! The band plays a record release show on Friday at Doug Fir.

10/29/2012 By John Chandler

have cello, will travel

Q&A: Cellist Alban Gerhardt Brings Classical Music to the People

The master German musician will perform with the Oregon Symphony on Saturday and Monday, but he'll also play free shows at Pioneer Square, OHSU, and other unlikely spots.

10/25/2012 By Aaron Scott

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Halloweekend Roundup

13 spooky shows and dance parties that will have you shaking.

10/25/2012 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

Dr. Record & Mr. Live

Preview: Weinland Plays Record-Release Shows This Weekend

With their new album, the Portland folk-rock mainstays successfully capture their livelier live sound. Hear it at Mississippi Studios Friday and Saturday.

10/24/2012 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

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The Portland Mercury Aspires to Be Portland Monthly

The darling little paper for snarky teens hopes one day to grow up to be the refined trendsetter that is Portland Monthly.

10/24/2012 By Nigel Figgens Hawthorne

go east, young man

The New York Times Discovers "East" Portland!

The newspaper of record puts East Portland on the map. Again.

10/22/2012 By Aaron Scott

cranes and champagne

PNCA Dedicates New Building Site with Lee Kelly's Memory 99

The Pacific Northwest College of Art chose a mammoth steel sculpture by the seminal NW artist (and alumnus) to anchor its new campus.

10/19/2012 By Aaron Scott

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Symphony Cancels Return to Carnegie Hall

Amid other changes to keep the organization solvent (and please the Tea Party paradigm).

10/18/2012 By Aaron Scott

forget champagne

Ticket-Sale Alert: Pink Martini on New Year's Eve

The Portland favorites ring in 2013 at the Schnitz. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

10/18/2012 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

the british are coming!

Win Tickets to Snow Patrol + Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

The chart topping Brit/Scot/Irish bands perform on Tuesday at the Schnitzer.

10/17/2012 By Aaron Scott

Interview

Portland Opera's Globe-trotting Guest Diva

An interview with Stefania Dovhan

10/16/2012 By Zach Dundas

Television

Grimm Obits

A look at how Portland thespians meet their ends on the NBC hit series.

10/16/2012 By Anne Adams

Television

Animal Planet Pursues Bigfoot All Over the World

A Portland cable star's quest for Sasquatch-like beasts

10/16/2012 By Danielle Strom

Book Review

Eight Girls Taking Pictures by Whitney Otto

10/16/2012 By Corey Fawcett

Music Review

Heat Waves by Brainstorm

10/16/2012 By John Murray

Culturephile

Portland Film Family Tree

Mapping the connections that make Portland one of the country’s greatest indie film towns

10/16/2012 By Anne Richardson

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Review: Portland Center Stage's Body of an American

With a masterly script and commanding performances, Portland Center Stage's new, world-premiere production brilliantly casts a light into humanity's shadowy psychic spaces.

10/15/2012 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

moving in the right direction

Review: Gossip Changes Lives with its Live Show

The local band-made-big returned home for an infectious show that ended in profound transformation. Banging new local standout Magic Mouth opened.

10/11/2012 By Aaron Scott