eyes on the black body

TBA Day 3: Christeene Recap + Nora Chipaumire Talk

Christeene sings "African Mayonnaise," and Zimbabwean-born dancer Chipaumire talks about being an African artist, dealing with the black body, and her performance, Miriam, which will have its final showing tonight.

09/08/2012 By Aaron Scott

an epic of ingenuity

TBA Day 2: Big Art Group's The People—Portland Review

Big Art Group transforms Washington High School, inside and out, into a modern retelling of a Greek tragedy that's epic both in scope and imagination. Playing tonight and tomorrow at Washington High School.

09/07/2012 By Aaron Scott

no apologies

Interview with TBA's Gender Terrorist Christeene

Austin performer Paul Soileau talks about his booty-bouncing, trash-rapping, grill-wearing, gender queer alter ego who will shake up the Works tonight at 10:30pm.

09/07/2012 By Aaron Scott

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Time-Based Art Festival Preview

TBA celebrates its 10th birthday with a global lineup, some returning stars, a new curator, and a fancy new late night setup at Washington High School. Here are our picks for Week 1.

09/06/2012 By Aaron Scott

gallery grazing

First Thursday Sampler

Industrial and rural landscapes, masked men, abstract fleshy forms, and more!

09/05/2012 By Anne Adams

ticket giveaway

Win Tickets to Food Guru Mark Bittman

The author and New York Times food visionary is kicking off the new blockbuster foodie fest, Feast, with a talk on Sept. 20. And we've got tickets for you!

09/05/2012 By Aaron Scott

if a war falls on the forest..

Review: Shaking the Tree's Far Away by Caryl Churchill

A biting political dystopia imagines a world where everything is at war, and 'us' versus 'them' has taken on absurd new heights.

09/04/2012 By Aaron Scott

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Slide Show: Bridge Club

09/04/2012

art is about looking at the world differently...

A Tour of PAM's Ellsworth Kelly/Prints Exhibit with Kelly's Partner

Photographer Jack Shear, Kelly's partner since 1970, gives us a tour of the famed abstract artist's print exhibition at the Portland Art Museum—and shares a few stories along the way.

09/04/2012 By Aaron Scott

sliding scale

Trombone Shorty Gives Hospital and Zoo a Show

The Grammy nominee regaled young fans at a new children's hospital before taking the Zoo concert stage.

08/31/2012 By Camille Grigsby-Rocca

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Interview with Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein

In preview of the new season, we talk with the show's co-creater and co-star about the reaction Portlandia's garnered across the country, and about what's new in Season 3.

08/31/2012 By Aaron Scott and Eden Dawn

feast your ears

MusicfestNW Picks & Video Buffet

Overwhelmed by the 165 bands playing Musicfest next week? Here are eight shows you shouldn't miss, along with a delicious video smorgasbord.

08/30/2012 By Aaron Scott, Kit Mauldin, and Stephen Person With Riley Stevenson

Happenings

Portland Undressed: Dinner and Conversation with New York Author Elizabeth Cline

Elizabeth Cline, author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion comes to Portland Tuesday night for a round table discussion on the importance of supporting your local fashion industry.

08/30/2012 By Eden Dawn

murals & monuments

August Arts News

Winners, movers, budgets and boards! Find out which arts orgs did what with whom.

08/29/2012 By Anne Adams

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Beam Us Downriver, Scotty!

08/29/2012

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Slide Show: MusicFest NW

08/29/2012

fall is in the arts

Fall Arts Preview 2012

This fall, we profile six dynamic collaborative partnerships in the arts, and of course share our top picks for the season.

08/29/2012 By Aaron Scott

Climb Ev'ry Mountain

Pink Martini + The Von Trapp Family = The Yam-Hills Are Alive Concert

On September 16, the Portland little orchestra teams up with the great-grandchildren of the Sound of Music to take on a mountain of garbage growing in Oregon's wine country

08/28/2012 By Aaron Scott

Happenings

Fashion's Night Out Guide

Thursday, September 6 is national Fashion's Night Out with nearly every store downtown offering up something ala fashion shows, new fall collections and party time.

08/28/2012 By Eden Dawn

art imitates art

Push Leg Reframes Edward Hopper for the Stage

Push Leg Physical Theater works up a version of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks

08/27/2012 By Anne Adams