Arts & Culture

Private Collection

A Halloween Art Show Opens in an Unlikely Place

A Shriek of Color draws inspiration from Edvard Munch and opens in the lobby of a luxury retirement residence.

10/19/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

No Boys Allowed

Black Girls Brunch Club Creates a Safe Space for Connection

"There’s not many places where Black women can show up 100 percent ourselves."

10/19/2023 By Dalila Brent

New Word Order

3 Newish Portland Bookstores to Know About

Because one city can never have too many bookshops, we say.

10/17/2023 By Dalila Brent

Unrated

In a Former Porn Cinema, PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater Will Screen Everything But

Like live programming from the Talking Heads’ David Byrne, for starters.

10/11/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Bar Week 2023

6 Very Different Karaoke Experiences around Portland

You can book a private room, share the stage with a stripper or a live band, bask in the glow of a tiki bar, and more.

10/11/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton and Margaret Seiler

Q&A

PhD in Pop? No-No Boy Weaves Asian American Tales on Postdoc Album

Singer-songwriter Julian Saporiti started No-No Boy as part of his dissertation at Brown University.

09/29/2023 By Matthew Trueherz Illustrations by Max-O-Matic

Culture

Want to Support the Arts? 7 Steps to Becoming an Arts Benefactor (Yes, You)

Prolific arts donor Ronni Lacroute tells us how to become a rookie arts benefactor.

09/25/2023 By Arianne Cohen Illustrations by Lars Leetaru

Cookbook

Kombucha Recipe from the New Fermenter Cookbook

A DIY guide to fermentation for all levels, from burgers and bowls to tempeh and miso, by chef Aaron Adams and food writer Liz Crain. Plus, try your hand at making botanical kombucha.

09/21/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Sway

New Photo Book Excerpts: NBA Fashion Decoded, Blazers and All

Portland-born Mitchell S. Jackson leads a swashbuckling tour of NBA fashion.

09/18/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Arts

Arts Insiders Share Their Culture Picks for Fall 2023

No need to guess. We cribbed the must-see arts and music plans of Portlanders in the know.

09/07/2023 Illustrations by Lars Leetaru By Arianne Cohen

Movers & Shakers

Perfect Portland Party: Fall 2023

From Love Is Blind’s Brett and Tiffany to a Succession star, here’s who’s invited to our fantasy dinner table.

08/29/2023 By Margaret Seiler

It's Madness

Why Are Portland Fall Arts Festivals So Unusual This Year?

This year's programming looks very different—yet the city is slated for its biggest arts autumn ever. We dove in to untangle the chaos.

08/25/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

National Cinema Day

These Portland Indie Cinemas Offer $4 Movies on Sunday

It’s National Cinema Day on August 27, when theaters nationwide will offer steeply discounted tickets, including these local chains and indie theaters.

08/24/2023 By Dalila Brent

Cheat Sheet

Where to Go and What to See at the Converge 45 Biennial

Your guide to the free citywide arts biennial, with events across Portland.

08/23/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Got it bad and that ain't good

The 1905 Is in Trouble: Portland Jazz Musicians Rally

Portland's "home for jazz" has fallen on financial hard times, but the community around club owner Aaron Barnes isn't letting it go down without a fight.

08/18/2023 By Sam Stites