Matthew Trueherz is a former Portland Monthly associate editor.

seeing things

Fat Ham, a Queer Black Take on Hamlet

Also: a Pickles documentary, and shows in Portland this week.

04/16/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Laura Burke’s Surrealist Flowers and Oil-Painted Gemstones

Also: Maya Hawke, Pauly Shore, and other shows in town this week.

04/09/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Princess and the Pea

Also: Springsteen, FKA Twigs, and other shows in town this week.

04/02/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson and Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

The Best Shows and Events in Portland This Week, March 2026

Ira Glass has a Portland story, and other things to do in town.

03/26/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

How to Be an Antiracist Author Ibram X. Kendi Is in Town

Also: Jacqueline Novak, and other Portland shows and events this week.

03/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Bookshelf

Why Can’t a 5-Year-Old Write a Memoir?

Kevin Sampsell’s novel Baby in the Night is as sweetly hilarious and poignant as baby talk gets.

03/13/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

A David Hockney Blockbuster at PAM

The Portland Art Museum show runs through July 26.

03/12/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

music preview

The Biggest Portland Concerts of Spring 2026

Yungblud, FKA Twigs, Peaches, Springsteen, the Black Keys, and Florence and the Machine make for a heavy-hitting musical season.

03/05/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Punk Progenitor Richard Hell’s Book Tour Comes to Powell’s

A St. Vincent show at the Schnitz, and other things to do.

03/05/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Photo Essay

Welcome to the Lloyd Center’s Hangout Era

Its retail days are numbered. But for the moment, the half-empty mall is a great hang.

03/03/2026 Photography by Michael Raines By Matthew Trueherz

Local Legends

A Big Whoop-Whoop for the Portlandia Statue

Who? How the belle of 1985 fell out of favor.

03/02/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

The Best Shows and Events in Portland This Week, February 2026

A word from Sister Corita Kent, a Spanish-language play, and a breakdancing benefit.

02/26/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Words with Friends

How to Make Book-Loving Friends IRL in Portland

Recite poems from memory. Share a work in progress. Read to Clive the dog. Nerd out on graphic novels.

02/20/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

festival season

The Waterfront Blues Festival Drops Its 2026 Lineup

Tank and the Bangas headline. But plenty of Portland bangers fill out the Fourth of July weekend fest’s lineup.

02/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

A Salon for Peter Hujar’s Day at the Tomorrow Theater

Cardi B is at the Moda Center, and other events in town.

02/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

Let’s Drink

NA Bubbles and Grilled Cheese at L’Orange’s Sibling Wine Bar

The tiny not-just-champagne bar recalls co-owner Jeff Vejr’s former digs, Les Caves.

02/16/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Imani Perry and Keisha N. Blain Celebrate Black History at the Schnitz

The Sleeping Beauty, and other events in town.

02/12/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

The Big Screen

The Movies We’re Actually Going To

Inventive and personal one-off screenings are bringing Portland back to the theater.

02/09/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

An Exhibition Rehumanizing Portland’s Unhoused Population

Dance company Urban Bush Women, and other events in town.

02/05/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Things to Do in Portland This Week, January 2026

Author Sara Jaffe chases guitar noise at PICA, and other events in town.

01/29/2026 By Matthew Trueherz