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.

things to do

Love and Mushrooms at Literary Arts

Also: All About My Mother, and other things to do in Portland this week.

07/17/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

reading ahead

Book Launches and Author Events in Portland This Summer

A fresh crop of summer reads from Portlanders Jon Raymond, Leni Zumas, and more.

07/17/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Getaway

Where to Stay in Willamette Valley Wine Country

Hotels, inns, and a trailer park for an overnight in the Valley.

07/15/2025 By Alex Frane, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Matthew Trueherz

in the woods

Can’t-Miss Bands Playing Pickathon 2025

The state’s most charmingly idiosyncratic music festival has an expectedly packed lineup. Also: chefs, authors, and sound baths await.

07/10/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Painting with Bob Dylan and Your Best Friend

Also: a former public defender’s crime novel, and other things to do in Portland this week.

07/10/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

The First First Thursday of the Summer

Also: the Blues Fest, and other things to do in Portland this week.

07/03/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Music Preview

The Biggest Concerts in Portland, Summer 2025

It’s festival season. Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus, and the Pixies are coming. Aminé’s festival is back. And there’s more!

06/30/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Jonathan Richman Is Still Telling True Stories

Also: Wu-Tang Clan, and other things to do in Portland this week.

06/26/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

How Portland Celebrates Juneteenth

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

06/18/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

As Seen on TV

Why Is PBS Teaching Me How to Sell Things Online?

The Portland-produced doc Generation: Freedom has a complex relationship to the problems it hopes to solve.

06/18/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

A Bird’s-Eye View of Ourselves in Mako Miyamoto’s Pictures

Also: 8 Seconds Rodeo, and other things to do in Portland this week.

06/12/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Mother Foucault's Grand Reopening

Also: gays eat the rich, and other things to do in Portland this week.

06/05/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Style & Shopping

The Secondhand Store That Feels like a High-End Boutique

Thanks to a community of consignors, thrift shop comforts mix with designer glitter at Deep Lake.

06/04/2025 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Aaron Lee

Interview

Melissa Febos on Her Year Without Sex

‘How do you forge and define a healthy, conscious relationship to something in a society that has a sick relationship to it?’

06/03/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Dining Picks

Budget-Friendly Portland Dishes Under $15

Inflation got you down? These are our go-to filling meals that won’t break the bank.

05/29/2025 By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Alex Frane, and Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Bridgerton Meets Gossip Girl Meets Oscar Wilde at PCS

Also: a Louis Armstrong tribute, and other things to do in Portland this week.

05/29/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Gimme Five

Portland’s Best Free Concert Venues

Parks, pubs, and street corners with live music that don’t cost a thing.

05/27/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Local Legends

All the Things We’ve Done to Joan of Arc

One hundred years ago, the patron saint of France landed in Portland as a Great War monument. What does she mean today?

05/23/2025 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Novak

things to do

A Psychoanalytic Take on the Perils of Techno-Parenting

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

05/22/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Long Story Short

Comedian Susan Rice, Portland’s 73-Year-Old Breakout Star

After a viral YouTube set last year, the local comedy hero is out with a new album and special.

05/21/2025 By Matthew Trueherz