INTERVIEW

Tales of a Late-Blooming Novelist

We sit down with local writer Polly Dugan, whose debut book So Much a Part of You appears this month.

06/02/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

SPECIAL EVENTS

Pick Your Perfect Pride Experience

Our fab LGBT celebration is here. Want to thrive, not just survive? Answer these questions to choose your own Pride adventure.

06/02/2014 By Aaron Scott

PDX INDEX

Pedalpalooza, By the Numbers

The annual bike event offers way more than the World Naked Bike Ride, no butts about it.

06/02/2014 By Greg Young

INTERVIEW

Jesse Eisenberg Gets In Touch With His Inner Oregonian

The Social Network star on filming Night Moves in Southern Oregon.

06/02/2014 By Aaron Scott

ON THE TOWN

PoMo Picks: June 2014

Sarah McLachlan talks Portlandia, Jawz: The Musical in 3-D, Cher and Cyndi Lauper take over the Moda Center, and the rest of the month's best bets for things to see or do

06/02/2014

SPORTS

The Turning Point: Timbers vs. Whitecaps

The Timbers look to make it three-in-a-row during Sunday's Cascadia clash against a dangerous Vancouver side.

05/30/2014 By Mike Schwartz

EDITOR'S PICKS

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 28-31

Tickets go on sale for Tom Petty, Beck, and the Avett Brothers; the Decemberists play Castaways and Cutouts in its entirety, Artists Rep Playboy is a theatrical delight, and skeletons sing opera.

05/29/2014 Edited by Aaron Scott By Portland Monthly Staff and Danielle Klenak

THEATER

Brisa Trinchero: The Biggest Name in Portland Theater

The Portland native turned bigtime Broadway producer is wracking up the Tony’s and will see the west coast premiere of her newest play, Lizzie: The Musical, open in her hometown this weekend at Portland Center Stage.

05/29/2014 By Michael McGregor

CULTUREPHILE

Local Author's Robot Apocalypse Takes Over the World

Author Daniel H. Wilson has won legions of fans—including Steven Spielberg—with his provocative tales of robot uprisings.

05/29/2014 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

THEATER

Review: Artists Rep’s ‘The Playboy of the Western World’

ART’s staging of the controversial Irish classic is a true theatrical treat; you’d be a fool not to see it. Thru June 22

05/28/2014 By Aaron Scott

MUSIC FESTIVALS

Sasquatch 2014: A Photo Journey

Words fail to describe the Sasquatch Music Festival experience; luckily, we’ve got a slew of photos documenting the tunes and trends of this year’s three-day jamboree at the Gorge.

05/28/2014 By Tuck Woodstock

Slideshow

Slide Show: Sasquatch Music Festival 2014

05/27/2014

100 REASONS TO LOVE PORTLAND

Reason to Love Portland: Shelley McLendon

The sketch comic brains behind Road House: The Play, Rudolph: On Stage!, and the Aces loves Portland because, eventually, the rain stops, and we all come together.

05/27/2014 By Aaron Scott

Sports

Quick Turnaround: Timbers at Chivas USA

On the heels of a weekend win in New York, the Timbers travel to LA in search of another victory this Wednesday.

05/27/2014 By Mike Schwartz

WEEKEND PICKS

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 22-25

Hugh Laurie serenades you, Lizzy: The Musical and Macbeth cover you in blood, and James Broughton incites you to "follow your own weird" (long before it was a Portland tagline), plus plenty more to fill a Memorial Weekend spent in town.

05/22/2014 Edited by Aaron Scott By Portland Monthly Staff and Danielle Klenak

COMEDY

Dave Chappelle: Still Killing It

Last night, the legendary comedian gave the first two of eight sold-out surprise shows at the Helium Comedy Club.

05/22/2014 By Marty Patail

100 REASONS TO LOVE PORTLAND

Reason to Love Portland: Christine McKinley

The writer, musician, and host of Brad Meltzer's Decoded and Under New York shares why a physics lover loves PDX.

05/22/2014 By Aaron Scott

SPORTS

Running With the Bulls: Timbers vs. RBNY

A cross-country trip to play the New York Red Bulls on Saturday will test the Timbers' depth and speed.

05/22/2014 By Mike Schwartz

CONCERTS

Win Tickets to Sarah Brightman at Edgefield

The earth’s most famous soprano sets her eyes on the stars—literally—to become the first singer to record in space. First, she visits PDX on August 1.

05/21/2014 By Greg Young

THEATER

PDX Theater's Irish Spring

Four Irish plays open in the next month. Here’s what you need to know to make sense of all the craic.

05/20/2014 By Nathan Tucker