Fiona is a former arts and culture editor and editor in chief for Portland Monthly.

BOOKS

Lewis and Clark 2.0? Oregon Author Benjamin Percy Reimagines Discovering the West

Benjamin Percy's latest project? A post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Here, he talks Oregon, the environment, and counting Stephen King among his fans.

07/10/2015 By Fiona McCann

CULTURE CALL SHEET

The Latest in Portland Arts News—Tender Loving Empire's Expansion

Plus, a Portland play opens Off-Broadway, a Gus Van Sant-related time machine, and the Mississippi Street Fair's musical extras

07/09/2015 By Fiona McCann

MUSIC

Heather Woods Broderick's Top Ten Portland Spots

Heather Woods Broderick's new album, Glider, may be informed by her life on the road but she hasn't lost her ties to Portland.

07/09/2015 By Fiona McCann

DANCE / THEATER

Everything You Need to Know About the Risk/Reward Festival

A chamber play, a “Butch Queen,” an attack on the self-help industry, and a line of naked butts? You may be wondering what in the world the Risk/Reward Festival is all about, so we've put together a quick primer for you.

07/07/2015 By Fiona McCann

VIDEO

'Wild' Author Cheryl Strayed Calls on Millennials to Step Up on Climate Change

Portland's own Queen of Letters Cheryl Strayed has lent her voice to a new video on climate change, an environmental call to arms for millennials .

07/07/2015 By Fiona McCann

CULTURE CALL SHEET

The Latest in Portland Arts News—Modest Mouse's Mad New Video

Plus new digs for OBT and maybe for Bag&Baggage, PAM's new curator, and the countdown to TBA

07/01/2015 By Fiona McCann

MUSIC

Road Trip! One Portlander's Musical Journey Across America

Take one Portlander, one playlist, one continent and one Mini Cooper Clubman van and what do you get? Cover of America, is what...

07/01/2015 By Fiona McCann

FILM

Portland Comedy Series 'The Benefits of Gusbandry' Headed to a Small Screen Near You

A new comedy web series about the friendship between a straight woman and her gay friend is in the Portland pipeline—and it's looking for backers!

06/29/2015 By Fiona McCann

CULTURE CALL SHEET

The Latest in Portland Arts News—Tove Lo and Jen Kirkman Ahoy!

Plus a Forest for the Trees fundraiser, the PDX carpet as fine art, and the last chance to see Gordon Parks's very timely exhibit on segregation.

06/25/2015 By Fiona McCann

MUSIC

Third Angle Tunes Up on Irvington's Porches

Fresh from their New York City debut, Portland's own contemporary music outfit Third Angle is bringing it home— to homes in Northeast Portland's Irvington neighborhood

06/24/2015 By Fiona McCann

REPORT

Under Armour is Coming to Portland to Challenge Nike, Adidas, and Columbia

How a Baltimore upstart is taking on Portland's sportswear titans with a new Northwest hub.

06/22/2015 By Fiona McCann

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Bach to the Future? The Oregon Symphony Looks for New Horizons

Can CEO Scott Showalter drive the symphony into a new era?

06/22/2015 By Fiona McCann

MUSIC

Pink Martini Welcomes Portland's New Citizens

They were in the courthouse to become full citizens of the United States of America; what better ovation than being serenaded by Portland's own ambassadors of sound?

06/19/2015 By Fiona McCann

CULTURE CALL SHEET

The Latest In Portland Arts News—Awards, Galas and Fellowships, Oh My!

Plus $1 million worth of pianos taking to a Portland stage near you

06/18/2015 By Fiona McCann

COMICS

Our Top Five Jean-Luc Memes For Captain Picard Day

Saturday is Captain Picard day, and Floating World Comics is running an art contest to celebrate. Need some inspiration? Check out our top five Jean-Luc memes and engage!

06/17/2015 By Fiona McCann

THEATER

Our Guide to Portland Summer Theater

Your summer is packed and so is the theater schedule. Don't sweat it, Portland: We pick the shows we're most excited about this summer so you don't have to. Here's this season's playbill...

06/16/2015 By Ramona DeNies and Fiona McCann

FILM

Portlander's Dog Film Breaks the Internet's Heart

What happens when you make a personal film about you and your dog, and the whole world falls in love with it? We found out from Portlander Ben Moon, whose short film Denali is now a viral phenomenon.

06/16/2015 By Fiona McCann

Portland's Unipiper On America's Got Talent

When he's not busy keeping Portland weird, our resident unipiper Brian Kidd is showing off his multitasking skills to the judges of America's Got Talent, with his audition set to hit the small screen tomorrow night

06/15/2015 By Fiona McCann

CULTURE CALL SHEET

The Latest In Portland Arts News—Eat Pray Love Author Comes to PDX

Plus Hawthorne Books, a reality TV casting call, and what Brad Pitt has to do with one Portland author.

06/11/2015 By Fiona McCann

BOOKS

Vendela Vida On Writing, Lying, and Living with Dave Eggers

Author, founding editor of The Believer magazine and wife to writer Dave Eggers Vendela Vida tells us why all fiction writers are liars ahead of her Powell's talk next Wednesday, June 17.

06/11/2015 By Fiona McCann