Arts & Culture

Bookshelf

A Novel of an Anarchist Nursing Home Run by 1970s Punks

Leni Zumas’s Wolf Bells is a spirited, hilarious, and tender study of intergenerational living.

09/15/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

What Sets Sleater-Kinney Apart

Also: AIDS Walk Northwest, and other events in town this week.

09/11/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Activism

With Slashed Budgets, AIDS Walk Is as Relevant as Ever

As cuts to HIV prevention and care programs loom, Cascade AIDS Project leans into its 40th annual waterfront march.

09/11/2025 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

Big Brains

Your Ultimate Portland Bar Trivia Guide

Where to get your brain workout (almost) every night of the week.

09/09/2025 By Margaret Seiler

Dead Air

Musicians Loved PCC’s Sonic Arts Program. The College Killed It Anyway.

As enrollment dwindles and federal decisions loom, community colleges are axing programs to cut costs.

09/08/2025 By Karly Quadros

Movies

In Twinless, Dylan O’Brien Finds Himself in Portland, Twice

Director James Sweeney’s twisty new film casts the Maze Runner star as twin brothers, one dead and the other grieving his loss.

09/02/2025 By Chase Hutchinson

things to do

The Power of Queer Portraiture

Also: Jordan Klepper, and other shows in town this week.

08/28/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Get Out

What to Do in Oregon in September

Dahlias are in bloom, Crater Lake goes car-free, the Pendleton Round-Up kicks off, and Oktoberfest has us raising our steins.

08/27/2025 By Portland Monthly Staff

Movies

Night Always Comes Is a Netflix Caricature of Portland

Even Vanessa Kirby can’t save the thin adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s novel. Julia Fox is great in it, though.

08/22/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Taylor Tomlinson’s Stand-Up

Also: Original Practice Shakespeare Fest, and other things to do in Portland this week.

08/21/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Long Story Short

A Tiny Travel Bookstore That Takes You Places

Tucked inside Cargo, Patrick Leonard’s Postcard Bookshop is an argument for armchair travel.

08/20/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson

RCCC

4 Can’t-Miss Events at Rose City Comic Con 2025

On the docket: cast reunions for Battlestar Galactica, The Goonies, and Doctor Who.

08/20/2025 By Alex Frane

things to do

Jon Raymond’s ‘God and Sex’

Also: a new Jeff Buckley doc, and other things to do in Portland this week.

08/14/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Broadway

With Oh, Mary!, Gay Oregon Theater Kids Take Over Broadway

Cole Escola’s Mary Todd Lincoln comedy is a runaway hit, and Jinkx Monsoon is its latest star.

08/14/2025 By Conner Reed

Book Club

The Bike Library Connecting Portland’s Housed and Unhoused Residents

Street Books has made a lot of friends in its 15 years—and divined a uniquely effective form of mutual aid.

08/12/2025 By Jaydra Johnson Photography by Michael Novak

Requiem

Michael Hurley Was the Folk Hero of Portland

Novelist Justin Taylor remembers the cherished songwriter, who named Sweedeedee, was a LaurelThirst regular, and filled out Mississippi Records’ catalog.

08/11/2025 By Justin Taylor

things to do

Waxahatchee is in “The Square”

Also: Lucy Dacus is at Edgefield, and more things to do in Portland this week.

08/07/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Arts Preview

Art Gallery and Museum Shows to See in Portland This Fall

An Ursula K. Le Guin exhibition, TBA, hagfish slime sculptures, and several very punk-rock women of hybrid identity.

08/06/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

I♥NY

What Portland’s First New York Art Gallery Means for the City

Is ILY2’s Manhattan outpost a local pipeline to the international art world?

08/01/2025 By Justin Duyao

things to do

Jessica Pratt’s timeless songs at Rev Hall

Also: Street Books’ Pedalpalooza ride, and more.

07/31/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Portland Monthly

Arts & Culture

A Novel of an Anarchist Nursing Home Run by 1970s Punks

What Sets Sleater-Kinney Apart

With Slashed Budgets, AIDS Walk Is as Relevant as Ever

Your Ultimate Portland Bar Trivia Guide

Musicians Loved PCC’s Sonic Arts Program. The College Killed It Anyway.

In Twinless, Dylan O’Brien Finds Himself in Portland, Twice

The Power of Queer Portraiture

What to Do in Oregon in September

Night Always Comes Is a Netflix Caricature of Portland

Taylor Tomlinson’s Stand-Up

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