Arts & Culture

Interview

James Patterson Talks His New, Portland-Set Thriller

The 74-year-old discusses his latest book, The Noise, plus his relationships with Bill Clinton, Stephen King, Dolly Parton, and the works of James Joyce.

08/13/2021 By Conner Reed

Pomo Picks

Top Things to Do in Portland This Week: Aug 12–18

A music festival, a documentary film fest, a Missy Elliott bike ride, and more.

08/12/2021 By Conner Reed, Cami Hughes, and Nick Campigli

Coronavirus

Portland Arts Venues Consider Vaccine Mandates

As the delta variant surges, Portland's entertainment venues juggle questions of equity and community safety as they navigate vaccine policies.

08/11/2021 By Conner Reed and Nick Campigli

Film

Inside the Clinton Street Theater’s Agnès Varda Festival

Inspired by a public art project that took off this spring, the festival will feature five of Varda's films and host a number of Varda-centric events.

08/10/2021 By Conner Reed

Visual Art

Building Five Offers Large-Scale, Low-Stress Artist Residencies

The project, in the works since 2019, gives artists a several-thousand square foot canvas to let their imaginations run wild.

08/09/2021 By Andrew Jankowski

Film

Is That ... a Decemberists Needle Drop in the New Suicide Squad?

James Gunn’s flashy DC reboot may be the first superhero flick to ever feature the lyric “like a Rimbaud to Baudelaire before.”

08/06/2021 By Conner Reed

Events

Live Wire Radio Returns This Fall with a Stacked Lineup

Guests range from bigtime poets, podcasters, and comedians to some of the Northwest’s finest indie rockers.

08/06/2021 By Nick Campigli

Beer Festivals

PickleFest Brings Beer & Baseball Together

Do you feel summer slipping away? Maybe a doubleheader at a beer fest will help.

08/06/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Local Artists

ILY2 Hosts Monthlong Retail Residencies in Portland’s West End

As the space approaches its first year of operation, founder Allie Furlotti has her sights set on expansion.

08/06/2021 By Conner Reed

Pomo Picks

Top Things to Do in Portland This Week: Aug 5–11

An open-air Stand by Me screening, a Paula Vogel play in a shipyard, the return of the Vanport Jazz Festival, and more

08/05/2021 By Conner Reed, Cami Hughes, and Nick Campigli

Interview

Got a Message? Bellagram Telegrams Will Sing It for You.

‘If [people] start crying, I feel like I’ve done a good job of the mission…. Tears are like gold in this business.’

08/04/2021 By Marty Patail

Arts News

The NW Film Center Launches Lab for Mid-Career Filmmakers

Applications are now open for a new 'Sustainability Lab', which will focus on helping filmmakers avoid burnout.

08/04/2021 By Conner Reed

Music

4 Takeaways from Swiggle Mandela’s New Album

Movie Money is a confident windows-down summer set from the longtime Portland rapper.

07/30/2021 By Conner Reed

Pomo Picks

Top Things to Do in Portland This Week: July 29–Aug 4

Knives Out on a rooftop, contemporary dance at a shipyard, an Indigenous maker market, and more

07/29/2021 By Conner Reed and Nick Campigli

Performance

Old Moody Stages Brings the Performing Arts to Portland's South Waterfront

A new collaboration between Portland dance, music, and theater orgs will feature a month of programming on the grounds where Zidell Companies used to construct ships.

07/27/2021 By Conner Reed