gallery grazing

First Thursday Sampler

07/05/2012 By Aaron Scott

in the pocket

5 Waterfront Blues Picks

The annual Blues Fest kicked off on Independence Day, but there’s still plenty of action to catch! We checked out the program and flagged a few sure things.

07/05/2012 By Kit Mauldin

all the world’s a stage

Shakespeare, via Iraq

Iraq’s only Shakespeare troupe will perform in Portland on July 9.

07/03/2012 By Aaron Scott

music mania

14 Upcoming Music Festivals

Tent, water bottle, picnic blanket, lighter. We can’t help you pack, but here’s an updated list of music festivals you could plan to catch this summer!

07/02/2012 By Anne Adams

Local Album

Review: Hungry Ghost

Don’t be scared: These spirits rock!

06/28/2012 By John Chandler

ticket giveaway

K.D. Lang to Perform Her First ‘Home’ Show on Sunday

Win tickets to lang’s zoo concert!

06/27/2012 By Aaron Scott

culture cheat-sheet

Art Headlines: June 2012

A huge month of season announcements, staffing changes, awards and solicitations—summarized for a quick study.

06/27/2012 By Anne Adams

had to be there

Risk/Reward 2012 Leaves Indelible Impressions

Last weekend, Hand2Mouth Theatre presented its fifth—and most ambitious—Risk/Reward performance art showcase. In case you missed it, here’s the play-by-play, from Shmooquan’s prosthetic parts, to H2M’s hold on our heart.

06/25/2012 By Anne Adams

why not?

Win Tickets to "What The Festival!"

06/22/2012 By Anne Adams

pan arts express

Portlandia Mayor Supports Arts Education in Portland

06/22/2012 By Aaron Scott

Back Page

Vox Populi: We Asked 100 People at Cartlandia…

06/22/2012

Now Hear This

Music Review: Let’s Make Love Come True by Monarques

06/22/2012 By John Chandler

Culturephile

Riffing on the Bard

Director Scott Palmer reinvents Shakespeare and other theater classics from the avant-garde hotbed of … Hillsboro.

06/22/2012 By AP Kryza

Mudroom

Five Questions With… Meghan McCain

The ex-GOP nominee’s daughter (and right-wing TV persona) trots out a new book, America, You Sexy Bitch.

06/22/2012 By Kit Mauldin

Mudroom

Word on the Street: a Portland Glossary, July 2012

The Greshamptons (n)

06/22/2012

Mudroom

PDX Index: Waterfront Blues Fest

06/22/2012 By Sara Gates

Mudroom

The Perfect Party: July 2012

The guests we’d most like at our dinner table this month.

06/22/2012

in defense of electronica

Before there was Dubstep

An electronica veteran finds redemption in this weekend’s Closer PDX festival

06/21/2012 By Martin Patail

the creative itch

Art Gets Sloppy at PICA’s Weekend Symposium

PICA brings award-winning choreographer and performer Keith Hennessy for a packed weekend of open rehearsals, discussions about the economy, screenings of lesbian erotica, and drinking and dishing. It’s happy hour fueled art!

06/20/2012 By Aaron Scott

carpe deim/caveat emptor

Risk/Reward This Weekend

The director reports (and the roster corroborates) ever-improving odds for Hand2Mouth’s high-stakes performance festival. by Jerry Tischleder, as told to Anne Adams

06/20/2012 By Anne Adams