Arts & Culture

Mudroom

The Perfect Party: July 2011

People we’d most like at our dinner table this month.

06/29/2011

Mudroom

Press Play

While some mourn the “death of print,” e-publishing gives innovative Portland writers, publishers, and even booksellers new hope.

06/29/2011 By Martin Patail

concert tip

Shook Twins

06/28/2011 By Anne Adams

Read This

Poetry in Place

Forget the workaday functionality of ordinary maps; in this book, author Denis Wood redraws and redefines his neighborhood based on everything from radio waves to sidewalk graffiti.

06/27/2011 By Amara Holstein

the hive mind

PAM Awards John Grade

A Seattle sculptor wins the Schnitzer prize for pieces that weather in the elements.

06/21/2011 By Anne Adams

tune in

Viva Voce’s New Album

Perk up your ears for a few sounds from The Future Will Destroy You, the latest from Portland psych-pop maestros Viva Voce.

06/21/2011 By Anne Adams

black & white thinking

How The Fire Fell: A Literal "Cult Film"

Edward Pack Davee’s locally-made movie revives a religious offshoot’s tawdry tale.

06/20/2011 By Anne Adams

Article

Happy Pride!

This weekend is Portland Pride. Culturephile submits a few celebratory winks and links.

06/17/2011 By Anne Adams

cirque du critique

Review: Dralion

Cirque du Soleil delivers a technical stunner, sans some of the brand’s signature moods.

06/16/2011 By Anne Adams

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Handcrafted Images and Words on Modernism

This book is eye candy for anyone who loves modern domesticity. Leslie Williamson captures the intimate interiors of well-known designers in her book: Handcrafted Modern.

06/14/2011 By Teri Gelber

trip the light plastic fantastic

Augen’s Handmade Holograms

James Minden’s Light Drawings scratch the surfaceof the mind’s eye.

06/13/2011 By Anne Adams

gallery

Slideshow: Allure of the Automobile

Feast your eyes on Portland Art Museum’s coveted custom cars—then go see the real deal.

06/09/2011 By Anne Adams

theater

Review: One Night With Janis Joplin

PCS’s tribute show will—intentionally—give you the blues.

06/08/2011

summer theater

Cirque vs. Quirk

As famed Québécois troupe Cirque du Soleil sends in its clowns, PDX provocateurs brew "a dark fairytale."

06/07/2011 By Anne Adams

Slideshow

Slide Show: Cirque vs. Quirk

06/07/2011