Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience Returns this October

Join more than 60 local artists at the Pacific Northwest’s annual festival celebrating creative uses of glass.

08/23/2021

Oregon Ballet Theatre returns to the stage for the 2021/22 Season—LIVE and IN PERSON!

Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) is thrilled to announce its 2021/22 Season programming that will bring more premieres to Portland, more dancers, and more performances with the OBT Orchestra.

08/23/2021

Travel & Outdoors

As National Park Service Turns 105, Entrance to These PNW National Parks Is Free

Crater Lake National Park, Lewis and Clark Historical Park, Fort Vancouver Historical Site, and more are free this Wednesday.

08/23/2021 By Portland Monthly Staff

Real Estate

Property Watch: An Elegantly Remodeled Montavilla Ranch

A well-appointed home with a standout kitchen on a large corner lot.

08/23/2021 By Melissa Dalton

Music

Song of the Week: ‘Phases’ by Quickly, Quickly ft. Sharrif Simmons

The rising Portland lo-fi producer delivers a vibrant opener to his debut album.

08/20/2021 By Conner Reed

Visual Art

A New Exhibition Wrestles with the Meaning of Monuments

Converge 45's Prototypes, which opens August 25, attempts to chart a path forward after last summer’s statue-toppling.

08/20/2021 By Conner Reed

Soccer

Portland Thorns' Bella Bixby Talks Home Teams and Representation

The team's most tenured keeper only made her Providence Park home debut this summer, but she's been around these parts, oh, a good quarter-century.

08/20/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Your Gambling Doesn’t Just Impact You. Take a Step to Regain Control. Do it for Yourself. Do it for Them.

It might just be the first step to moving forward in a positive direction.

08/20/2021

Bars & Nightlife

3 Outdoor Pop-Up Bars to Try Before Summer Ends

Drink in a parking lot, a driveway, or a hop field.

08/20/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Eat This Now

11 Breakfast Sandwiches to Get You out of Bed

Start your day off with one of these delights between bread.

08/20/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Conner Reed, Julia Silverman, and Margaret Seiler

Pomo Picks

Top Things to Do in Portland This Week: Aug 19–25

Outdoor comedy, porcine cinema, a rumination on public monuments, and more.

08/19/2021 By Conner Reed

Music

Young Rappers Join the Oregon Symphony for a New Protest Anthem

A new music video unites the Oregon Symphony, nonprofits Outside the Frame and Friends of Noise, local rapper Mic Crenshaw, and two rising young stars.

08/19/2021 By Nick Campigli