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Arts News
Salomée Souag and Anna Barlow are creating a sliding-scale residency space on NW Glisan to fill a community gap.
03/30/2022 By Julia Silverman
In the past year, a stunning number of Portland’s arts organizations have shuffled leadership at the highest levels. What now?
03/17/2022 By Conner Reed Illustrations by Álvaro Bernis
Inside the 51-year-old institution’s rebrand to the Center for an Untold Tomorrow.
03/09/2022 By Conner Reed
The just-opened Patricia Reser Center for the Arts is a game-changer for the western suburbs, and Portland’s arts ecosystem as a whole.
03/05/2022 By Grace Moen
News
The Portland-born media company announced the move on February 4.
02/04/2022 By Conner Reed
Canceled performances, postponed productions, ever-evolving protocols: how live events are weathering the latest COVID surge.
01/12/2022 By Conner Reed
Pop Culture Deep Dive
Lorde’s Solar Power and Sally Rooney's Beautiful World, Where Are You are polarizing explorations of a major 2021 theme: processing devastation by turning away from absolutes.
12/31/2021 By Conner Reed
Holidays
From the comedy nights to a glam gala to a Haitian cooking class, here are some Portland events where you can say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022.
12/27/2021 By Cami Hughes and Karly Quadros
Visual Art
DJ Ambush of the Numberz has transformed part of PAM’s fourth floor into a platform for BIPOC artists.
12/20/2021 By Conner Reed
Art
Choreographer Faye Driscoll’s intimate audio-based exhibition turns visitors into private performers.
12/10/2021 By Rebecca Jacobson
Year in Review
From Shrill’s finale to Third Angle's Sanctuaries to Nicolas Cage's Pig, it was quite a year.
12/08/2021 By Conner Reed, Julia Silverman, and Fiona McCann
Interview
Ginger Minj's Winter Wonderland comes to the Aladdin on December 9.
12/07/2021 By Conner Reed
In Memoriam
The business owner, actor, and community figure was an early figurehead of Portland secondhand and vintage shopping.
12/01/2021 By Andrew Jankowski
Profile
This funny lady's been shaking up Portland's comedy and gay scenes for years—now she's headed to Los Angeles.
11/19/2021 By Karly Quadros
Drag
The legendary Portland drag queen’s 52-year-old nightclub first joined the National Register of Historic Places last year.
11/16/2021 By Conner Reed
Labor
The organized labor movement is coming for the land of superheroes and ink-stained wretches
11/11/2021 By Karly Quadros
Books
After a five-day virtual fest, PBF will gather downtown for the first time in two years on November 13. Expect nerdy bacchanalia.
11/11/2021 By Conner Reed
Design
Catch her latest work on a Coop, a building just north of the Moda Center, or at two different spots in the Big Apple.
11/10/2021 By Cami Hughes
From Brandon Taylor to Maggie Nelson, these are the must-hit items you can stream from the comfort of your home.
11/08/2021 By Conner Reed
After eight years and thousands of events, the org is closing its doors to make way for a new generation of thinkers.
11/04/2021 By Cami Hughes
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