Mudroom

Stage Might

Three power players give the Oregon Shakespeare Festival some muscle.

07/20/2012 By Camille Grigsby-Rocca

Culturephile

Portland's Big Time Broadway Producer

Lake Oswego native Brisa Trinchero transforms her family’s Mount Adams lodge into a nationally renowned incubator for musical theater—and herself into a rising Broadway producer.

07/19/2012 By Michael McGregor

Power Ranking

The Greatest Portland Summers of All Time!

The most exciting summer memories in Portland history: starring Elvis Presley, Pelé, and a bunch of stoned hippies.

07/19/2012 By Martin Patail

double whammy ticket giveaway

Win Tickets to The Head and the Heart and to Ziggy Marley

The Head and the Heart performs Friday. Ziggy Marley performs Sunday. Both shows are at the Zoo and sold out.

07/18/2012 By Aaron Scott

Mudroom

The Perfect Party: August 2012

The guests we’d most like at our dinner table this month

07/18/2012 Edited by Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Do This Now! August 2012

Get an earful of offbeat Oregon history every Tuesday night at Jack London Bar.

07/18/2012 By Sara Gates

Mudroom

Five Questions With Celeste Brash

Portland-based travel writer Celeste Brash has written more than 30 Lonely Planet guidebooks. Her new title, Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, appeared this summer.

07/18/2012 By Heather Strang

pyramid scheme

Local Author talks Egypt + Evel Knievel

Lewis & Clark professor and Red Weather author Pauls Toutonghi has given a lot of thought to heritage, labels, and the larger-than life.

07/16/2012 By Anne Adams

read up/listen in

Love Rock Revolution: The Soundtrack

07/16/2012 By Anne Adams

Mudroom

Instant Cool (Just Add Tools)

Three grassroots products show the workshop/clubhouse ADX at its best.

07/14/2012 By Bill Lascher Videography by Stephen Person

We Are There

Uncapped Concert Captivates

Best Coast and Kendrick Lamar perform for lucky fans

07/13/2012 By Monica Down & Hannah Doyle

blast from the past

Slash, Ringo, Beach Boys in Town?!

Where are they now, you ask? Well—here, believe it or not, playing shows this week. Catch up on these long-timers’ latest stylings.

07/12/2012 By Anne Adams

Article

Interview: Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang

The Sierra Leonean brings his futuristic electronic update of traditional bubu style music to Holocene on Wednesday, July 18

07/12/2012 By Kit Mauldin

ticket giveaway

Win Tickets to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Performing at the Zoo on Thursday, July 19

07/10/2012 By Aaron Scott

music appreciation

Portland Piano Brings Beethoven Sonatas

Portland Piano International’s Summer Festival begins tomorrow, but our own Thomas Cobb already knows his number-one pick: Beth Levin’s All Beethoven show, featuring sonatas 30-32. by Thomas Cobb

07/09/2012 By Anne Adams

gallery grazing

First Thursday Sampler

07/05/2012 By Aaron Scott

in the pocket

5 Waterfront Blues Picks

The annual Blues Fest kicked off on Independence Day, but there’s still plenty of action to catch! We checked out the program and flagged a few sure things.

07/05/2012 By Kit Mauldin

all the world’s a stage

Shakespeare, via Iraq

Iraq’s only Shakespeare troupe will perform in Portland on July 9.

07/03/2012 By Aaron Scott

music mania

14 Upcoming Music Festivals

Tent, water bottle, picnic blanket, lighter. We can’t help you pack, but here’s an updated list of music festivals you could plan to catch this summer!

07/02/2012 By Anne Adams

Local Album

Review: Hungry Ghost

Don’t be scared: These spirits rock!

06/28/2012 By John Chandler