Arts & Culture

FILM

Q&A: Kyle Alvarez on Being the First to Direct a David Sedaris Story

Sedaris let the filmmaker direct “C.O.G.," a short story from ‘Naked’ that takes place in Oregon. The film opens Oct 4 at the Hollywood Theater. Jonathan Groff and Denis O’Hare star.

10/01/2013 By Tuck Woodstock

EVENTS

Do This Now: October

Our picks for your calendar this month, from the Portland Zombie Walk and Tattoo Expo to the Wordstock Festival.

10/01/2013 By Katie Gourley

CULTURE

OMSI Recreates Sherlock Holmes's HQ

This month, OMSI debuts a touring exhibition exploring the science and history behind fiction's greatest detective. What goes into the show's full-scale "re-creation" of Sherlock's imaginary headquarters at 221B Baker Street?

10/01/2013 By Zach Dundas

SPOTLIGHT

Mapping Elliott Smith's Portland

With sweetly melancholic songs about everything from the Rose Parade to the sidewalks of Alameda, Elliott Smith remains perhaps the closest thing Portland has to a bard, even 10 years after his death.

10/01/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

NOW READ THIS

Book Review: Cari Luna's 'The Revolution of Every Day'

The recent New York transplant's debut novel explores questions of home and homelessness in the mid-1990s.

10/01/2013 By Katie Gourley

ON THE TOWN

PoMo Picks: October 2013

Macklemore vs. Martin, Twelfth Night of the Living Dead, and the rest of the month's best bets for things to see or do

10/01/2013

CULTUREPHILE

Tending Tradition at the Portland Japanese Garden

The world-class garden's CEO Steve Bloom and curator Sadafumi Uchiyama seek to reinvent an exquisite, endangered art.

10/01/2013 By Randy Gragg Photography by Ashley Anderson

WEB EXCLUSIVE

Q&A: Singer-Songwriter Laura Veirs

Veirs talks about her new album, parenthood, and how living here is a lot like a 'Portlandia' sketch. She plays Doug Fir Oct 5.

09/30/2013 By John Chandler

Comedy

Review: Bob Odenkirk and David Cross

Despite the revelation that there’ll be no ‘Breaking Bad’ spinoff, the night careened through hilarious ‘Mr. Show’–style sketches.

09/30/2013 Photography by Robert Ham

THEATER

Review: Wonderhead’s ‘Grim and Fischer’

An award-winning local theater company you’ve never heard of creates a tale both charming and somewhat predictable. Thru Oct 5

09/27/2013 By Aaron Scott

Time-Based Art Festival 2012

TBA:13 in Reviews

We pick the best (and, ahem, worst) of the festival, plus a recap of all the shows you missed.

09/26/2013 Photography by Aaron Scott

CONCERTS

Q&A: Zedd

The DJ-producer talks about his new tour, learning to play the piano, and the future of electronic dance music. He plays the Roseland on Oct 2.

09/26/2013 Photography by Marty Patail

TICKET GIVEAWAY

Win Tickets to Pet Shop Boys

The wildly successful UK pop duo bring their catchy brand of dance music to the Schnitz on Oct 4, and we've got two tickets to give away.

09/26/2013 By Nathan Tucker

WEEKEND PICKS

Top Things To Do This Weekend: Sept 26-29

A granny takes on death, a theater producer takes on Mid-East militants, Kahane takes on Beethoven, and you take on the weekend.

09/25/2013 By Portland Monthly Staff Edited by Nathan Tucker

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA Review: Boy Band Audition

Day 9: Unquenchable audience participation transformed a meager performance into one for the history books.

09/23/2013 By Ally Bordas

Time-Based Art Festival 2013

TBA Review: Ieva Miseviciute at the Works

The former Lithuanian clown pokes fun at heady conceptual art—and then gets stuck in it.

09/23/2013 Photography by Caitlin Feldman

THEATER

Review: PCS's "Fiddler on the Roof"

Portland Center Stage does justice to the multi-Tony-winning musical with its tasteful new production.

09/23/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

BOOKS

Q&A: Karen Karbo on Julia Child

The Portland writer dishes on her new book about the French-cooking queen. She reads a Powell's on Oct 1.

09/23/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

Time-Based Art 2013

TBA Review: Karen Sherman

Despite hints of promise, “One with Others” might have been better left in the rehearsal studio. Sun at 4:30

09/22/2013 By Randy Gragg

TBA 2013

TBA Review: Natasha Kmeto at the Works

Natasha Kmeto played both pop diva and DJ at the Works, winning converts from the edge of the dance floor, if not a full-throttle dance party itself.

09/22/2013 By Nathan Tucker

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