SLIDE SHOW

The World's Best Beards and Mustaches Compete In Portland (and Defy the Laws of Gravity)

The burliest (and daintiest) beards from around the world converged at the Keller Auditorium this weekend. In the end, a 29-year-old Portlander was crowned facial hair king. Check out our slide show of the winners and wonders.

10/27/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

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Slide Show: The 2014 World Beard and Mustache Championships

10/27/2014

SPORTS

Once More Unto the Breach: Timbers at FC Dallas

The odds are long: Portland’s only path to the postseason is a Vancouver loss and a Timbers win or draw.

10/24/2014 By Mike Schwartz

ARTS NEWS

The Decemberists' Colin Meloy Announces New Album from a Brooklyn Street Corner

The Portland indie folk rockers have a new album on the way, or so the lead singer said to an impromptu audience gathered on a Williamsburg corner before playing one of the new songs.

10/24/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

EDITOR'S PICKS

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Oct 23–25

Start your Halloween week with a haunted house or bloody dance show, check out the power of wax at the World Beard and Moustache Championships, and hear 'Wild' author Cheryl Strayed speak about the film adaptation of her life.

10/23/2014 By Portland Monthly Staff

BOOKS & TALKS

Lois Leveen on Rewriting ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in 'Juliet's Nurse'

The historian-author retells the iconic love story from the viewpoint of Juliet’s nurse, which involved learning about the sexual lives of 14th century women and why people were so into fighting. She speaks at Broadway Books Oct 28.

10/23/2014 By Aaron Scott

THEATER

Boom Arts Brings the World to Portland Theaters

The upstart theater producer forges a niche with dynamic presentations of smart international theater (with live piglets!). Its third season kicks off with 'The Golden Dragon' Oct 25–26.

10/22/2014 By Nathan Tucker

HALLOWEEN EVENTS

PoMo Halloween Guide 2014

Haunted houses, theater of the macabre, and freaky dance parties—Portland has it all for this thrilling holiday. We break it down by ghoulish delights.

10/21/2014 By Sarah Ostaszewski

ART

Sage Sohier's Portraits of 1980s Same-Sex Couples At Blue Sky Gallery Catch the Eye of the 'New York Times'

Sage Sohier's series, on display at Blue Sky Gallery, takes us into the homes of same-sex couples during the most defining decades of the gay rights movement. Thru Nov 2

10/21/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

THEATER REVIEW

'Bob: A Life in Five Acts' Offers a Wild Ride through All-American Pit Stops

Theatre Vertigo’s ambitious season opener serves up misfits, mayhem, and a side of melodrama. Thru Nov 15

10/21/2014 By Ramona DeNies

BEST IN SHOW

Relive Content's Design Fun in Photos

The window of Content's design frenzy at the Ace Hotel has closed for the year, but you can relive all the fun with our slide show recap.

10/21/2014 By Eden Dawn

MUSIC

The Rumors Are True: A New Sleater-Kinney Album Is On The Way

After a decade apart, Portland's iconic rock threesome announces it's reuniting for a new album and tour.

10/20/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

SPORTS

The Mountain and the Viper: Timbers vs. RSL

Real Salt Lake once again stand in Portland’s path.

10/16/2014 By Mike Schwartz

MUSIC

I Listened To Seven Sleater-Kinney Albums In Seven Hours

To celebrate the release of Sleater-Kinney's remastered box set, Start Together, we spent a whole day listening to the Northwest punk pioneers' full catalog straight through.

10/16/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

EDITOR's PICKS

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Oct 16-19

'Girls' star Lena Dunham talks with Riot Grrrl Carrie Brownstein, Bjork goes intergalactic, Arlene Schnitzer gets a retrospective, and a flood of female comedians hit town for the All Jane No Dick fest. Ladies rule the weekend.

10/15/2014 By Portland Monthly Staff

HAPPENINGS

Content Unleashes Five Hours of Design Magic at the Ace Hotel

Once a year makers take over the second floor of the Ace Hotel for the best design event of the year.

10/14/2014 By Eden Dawn

THEATER REVIEW

Defunkt’s 'In the Forest, She Grew Fangs' Offers a Surreal Treatise Against Teen Bullying

With charismatic leads, the local theater fearlessly transforms the bloody fairy tale into an allegory for a pressing contemporary problem. Thru Nov 15

10/13/2014 By Nathan Tucker

DANCE REVIEW

Review: Oregon Ballet Theatre Turns 25 with a Stage Extravaganza

OBT kicks off its quarter-century season with Balanchine, tuxes, memories, and a joyous collaboration with Pink Martini. Thru Oct 18

10/13/2014 By Kelly Clarke

BOOKS & TALKS

Carrie Brownstein on Lena Dunham, 'Girls,' and 'Portlandia'

Riot grrrls meets 'Girls" at the Newmark Theatre on Oct 19, as the Portlandia creator/star and former Sleater-Kinney guitarist talks with the creator/star of HBO’s 'Girls' about her new book.

10/13/2014 By Aaron Scott

NORTHWEST EVENTS

Family Friendly Halloween Happenings

Pack up the whole family and head for Portland's spookiest spots this Halloween season.

10/10/2014 By Brooke Sahni