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Visual Art
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
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
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
Do you feel summer slipping away? Maybe a doubleheader at a beer fest will help.
08/06/2021 By Margaret Seiler
Local Artists
As the space approaches its first year of operation, founder Allie Furlotti has her sights set on expansion.
Pomo Picks
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
‘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
Applications are now open for a new 'Sustainability Lab', which will focus on helping filmmakers avoid burnout.
08/04/2021 By Conner Reed
Music
Movie Money is a confident windows-down summer set from the longtime Portland rapper.
07/30/2021 By Conner Reed
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
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
We Recommend
Dissect Black Lives Matter, the Blazers, and your daddy issues.
07/23/2021 By Julia Silverman
Books
Kelly Williams Brown had a terrible 700 days. In a new memoir, she talks about how paper folding helped her through it.
07/23/2021 By Conner Reed
From drag queens to movies to music to art installations to a Pink Martini singalong, it’s all finally happening
07/22/2021 By Cami Hughes
07/22/2021 By Conner Reed and Nick Campigli
In Spite of... officially dropped July 20, and the response has been warm.
07/21/2021 By Nick Campigli
Review
It's also surprisingly tender.
07/16/2021 By Conner Reed
Footnotes
Portland Monthly news editor Julia Silverman talks with Gary Herd about filming the show during COVID and how Oregon inspires his craft.
07/16/2021 By Gabriel Granillo With Julia Silverman
Reality TV
Gary Herd, known as the Bearded Woodworker, is one of eight makers left in the crafting competition
07/15/2021 By Julia Silverman
A Prince-themed bike ride, Clueless on a rooftop, suburban Shakesepare, and more.
07/15/2021 By Conner Reed, Nick Campigli, and Cami Hughes
Spring 2026
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