Matthew Trueherz is the senior associate editor at Portland Monthly, where he oversees arts and culture coverage and writes criticism and reported stories on art and restaurants. Matthew has also written for Taste and Epicurious.

Performing Arts

Portland Spring and Summer Plays and Dance Performances

Twists on Shakespeare, The Lion King on Broadway, classics updated with pop stars, and more fill out the season.

04/29/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

the art world

Jess Ackerman: Between Making Art and ‘Making It’

Despite their ecstatically bright still lifes, the Portland painter is happiest lurking in the shadows.

04/28/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

The Broadway Pop Stars of Tudor England in Six

Also: dialoguing with PETE, and other things to do in Portland this week.

04/24/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Style & Shopping

What Does Sustainable Fashion Mean to Portland in 2025?

DIY runway shows devoted to upcycling set a tone in the aughts that today’s students and designers are bringing back around.

04/22/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

onstage

5 Standouts from the TEDxPortland 2025 Lineup

Soccer star Christine Sinclair, a psychedelic psychotherapist, and a Laika animator are billed for the local TED offshoot.

04/21/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Robert Crumb, America’s Pervert

Also: Jimmy O. Yang, and other things to do in Portland this week.

04/17/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Collages of Assimilation, 50 Years After the Vietnam War

Also: a new film festival, and other things to do in Portland this week.

04/10/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Dining Picks

Portland’s Top Sushi Spots for Any Occasion

Look no further for the best casual, splurge, and takeout options around town, from straightforward nigiri to complex specialty rolls.

04/09/2025 By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Alex Frane, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Matthew Trueherz

reading ahead

Portland’s Spring Book Calendar Is Wonderfully Overbooked

With readings from Maggie Nelson and Viet Thanh Nguyen, and local authors Jonathan Hill, Ling Ling Huang, and Cathy Whims.

04/03/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Behind a World-Premiere Ballet About Marilyn Monroe, a Team of Women

Also: a play set at the height of #MeToo, and other things to do in Portland this week.

04/03/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson and Matthew Trueherz

Gimme Five

5 Portland Record Labels to Know

Local music publishers with sharp taste and inspiring missions.

04/01/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

What, Exactly, Will Happen to Portland When the Big One Hits?

Also: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert, and other things to do in Portland this week.

03/27/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Music Preview

Jack White, Beabadoobee, Pink Martini, and Other Spring Concerts

Also: J Balvin, Leon Bridges, and more in our seasonal roundup of major concerts.

03/25/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

So You Think You ‘Get’ Robert Frost?

Also: Tootsie, Danzig, and other things to do in Portland this week.

03/20/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Is Still Changing

Also: Hamilton, and other things to do in Portland this week.

03/13/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Bookshelf

Karen Russell on Her Witchy Dust Bowl Epic, The Antidote

The Portland author and Pulitzer finalist follows Swamplandia! with a magical realist test of wills.

03/11/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

On and Off Broadway

The Theater Designer Who Designed a Theater

After The Lion King on Broadway, Olympic ceremonies, Taylor Swift stages, and Super Bowl halftime shows, Michael Curry wants a bigger stage.

03/03/2025 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Jason Hill Illustrations by Michael Byers

things to do

We’re All Still Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Also: The Office’s Craig Robinson, and other things to do in Portland this week.

02/27/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Festival Preview

Who’s Coming to Project Pabst This Summer?

Japanese Breakfast, Death Cab for Cutie, Devo, and Iggy Pop headline the waterfront festival in 2025.

02/25/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

keeping time

Revisiting Yo La Tengo’s Oh So Portland Old Joy Score

Kelly Reichardt’s deft portrait of the city from 2006 stands outside of time—so do its songs.

02/25/2025 By Matthew Trueherz