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ARTS NEWS

The NY Times Discovers PDX Has Karaoke!

The Grey Lady won’t stop believing in Portlandia’s free bird.

01/17/2013 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

Oregon Humanities Executive Director Steps Down

Cara Ungar departs the organization after overseeing six years of transformation.

01/16/2013 By Aaron Scott

THEATER

Reviews: "A Noble Failure" & "The Lost Boy"

Two world premieres by the same playwright travel from the classroom to the big top in their journey of opposites.

01/15/2013 By Aaron Scott

THEATER

Review: Portland Center Stage's "I Love to Eat"

The one-man show about famed Portland-born chef James Beard is well-staged and excellently acted—if not fully satisfying.

01/15/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

CONCERT

Gotham A-Go-Go

Fans of the original Batman TV series are going to a go-go on Saturday night.

01/11/2013 By John Chandler

VISUAL ART

Exclusive Q&A: Behind the Calligram Foundation

A year ago, a mysterious foundation gave $110,000 to five PDX artists. On Saturday, they show their work. We introduce the faces behind Oregon's biggest new philanthropic organization, which so far has flown completely under the radar.

01/10/2013 By Aaron Scott

COMEDY

Laughing All The Way

January comedy happenings in Portland will try to buoy our spirits.

01/10/2013 By John Chandler

FILM

Review: Promised Land

Despite the dreamy reunion of Oscar winners Gus Van Sant and Matt Damon, this story of redemption is one we've all seen before.

01/09/2013 By Sam Coggeshall

CHARITY EVENTS

Ticket Alert: John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders

An all-star fundraiser for Children's Cancer Association with k.d. lang, Colin Meloy, Carrie Brownstein, Ben Gibbard, Peter Buck, and more!

01/09/2013 By John Chandler

ARTS NEWS

Local Arts Orgs Win Big from National Foundations

Santa was kind to PDX arts orgs, including YU's announcement today of a major grant from the Warhol Foundation.

01/08/2013 By Aaron Scott

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BOOKS

Expanded Q&A: Jonathan Franzen

The Time-ordained “Great American Novelist” and author of 2010 sensation Freedom and National Book Award winner The Corrections discusses fame, David Foster Wallace, and his recent essay collection, Farther Away.

01/08/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

BOOKS

2013 Oregon Book Awards Finalists Announced

Nominees include Cheryl Strayed, Storm Large, and Brian Doyle—twice. Ceremony takes place April 8.

01/07/2013 By Aaron Scott

THEATER

Review: The Book of Mormon

The award-winning musical skewers religion and musicals with hilarious glee. There's still ways to get tickets to its sold out run thru Jan. 6.

01/03/2013 By Aaron Scott

MUSIC

Portland Cello Project Releases Beck-Interpretations Record

The local cello collective puts out an album of material from Beck's new sheet-music-only "record."

01/03/2013 By Jonathan Frochtzwajg

VISUAL ARTS

January First Thursday Picks

Father/son super duo Robert and Christopher Rauschenberg at Leach, Hillerbrand+Magsamen make their mundane home life mythological at Blue Sky, and a gaggle of local stars unveil prints at PDX Contemporary.

01/02/2013 By Aaron Scott and Jonathan Frochtzwajg

TICKET GIVEAWAY

Win Tickets: Robin Williams and David Steinberg

Two comic giants appear for a night of 'sit down,' with Steinberg interviewing Williams. Everything's game. Jan 11

12/27/2012 By Aaron Scott

MUSIC

12 Albums for 2012

Remembering this year's must-hear local records

12/26/2012 By Portland Monthly Staff

BACKPAGE

Vox Populi: Doctors vs. Nurses

364 Portland doctors and nurses weigh in about their jobs

12/20/2012

BOOKS

2012's Best Books

Local lit we gave our stamp of approval to this year.

12/20/2012 By Portland Monthly Staff

TELEVISION

Download the Portlandia Winter Special for Free

Portlandia chases away the gray with its “non-denominational, optionally religious winter holiday celebration timed around the solstice." Plus, SNL’s Bobby Moynihan.

12/20/2012 By Aaron Scott

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