Arts & Culture

Arts

Return to Sender: The Next ‘Dear Stranger’ Swaps Letters on Memory

Memory is the theme of Oregon Humanities’ current Dear Stranger letter exchange. They’re accepting submissions through October 31.

10/04/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Feature

Remembering Vampira and Tarantula Ghoul, Oregon’s Scream Queens

Inside the legacies of two locally grown horror hosts

10/03/2022 By Conner Reed Illustrations by Patrick Leger

Fall Arts

Preview: Jeffrey Gibson’s ‘They Come From Fire’ at Portland Art Museum

The artist’s photography project is a sprawling celebration of Oregon’s Indigenous communities, past and present.

09/28/2022 By Rebecca Jacobson

Visual Art

The Coolest Gallery Shows in Portland Right Now

Food by way of Warhol and Hockney, a dizzying look at German history, autumnal brushes with the occult, and more

09/27/2022 By Conner Reed

Books

5 Takeaways from Colin Meloy’s Eerie New Middle-Grade Thriller

The Stars Did Wander Darkling, an ’80s adventure set on the Oregon Coast, is on shelves now.

09/23/2022 By Conner Reed

TBA

Radio III Closed TBA 2022 with Silliness and Subversion

Featuring songs in Cherokee and Mvskoke alongside contemporary dance, the neon-soaked collaboration is the fest at its best.

09/23/2022 By Rebecca Jacobson

Theater

Northwest Children’s Theater Finds a New Home in Downtown Portland

For nearly three decades, NWCT has operated in a former Christian Science church in Nob Hill. In January, it’s moving to Broadway.

09/21/2022 By Conner Reed

Festeja!

How to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Portland

Check out a monthlong festival in Old Town, Latin American film screenings at the Hollywood Theatre, and more.

09/21/2022 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Theater

Artists Repertory Theatre Announces New Artistic Director

Jeanette Harrison will be just the third person in the company's 41-year history to hold the role.

09/20/2022 By Conner Reed

Visual Art

Lisa Congdon Is Cataloging Herself

The prolific Portland artist’s quarterly “monograph” collects her gallery work, commercial art, iPhone photos, and everything in between.

09/19/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Books

Portland Book Festival Announces 2022 Lineup

More than 80 authors, including Selma Blair and George Saunders, will convene on the South Park Blocks for the first fully in-person festival since 2019.

09/15/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

TBA

At TBA 2022, NOTHINGBEING Brings Relief from All the Talking

Portland choreographer Takahiro Yamamoto’s project unites vulnerability, rigor, and play.

09/14/2022 By Rebecca Jacobson

Pop Culture Deep Dive

What Is Going On with Our Relationship to Don’t Worry Darling?

As a movie, the Olivia Wilde–helmed thriller is drawing unflattering comparisons to Black Mirror. As tabloid fodder, it might mark a cultural inflection point.

09/12/2022 By Conner Reed