HAPPENINGS

April Is Here: Top Style and Design Things to Do

From springtime sales to screen-printing to some of Portland’s most fashionable ladies riffing on Warhol, consider this your guide to stylish entertainment for the next two weeks.

03/31/2016 By Claire Colby

HEALTHY EVENTS

Have a Healthy, Happy April with These Local Wellness Events

Take a sunset paddleboard tour, pair yoga with private beer service, score free health screenings, and polish your penny-farthing for the Portland Tweed Ride.

03/31/2016 By Tuck Woodstock

MUSIC

Portland Opera's Christopher Mattaliano on How He Met Stephen Sondheim through a Fan Letter

And why he’s putting on a Sondheim celebration at the Alberta Rose.

03/31/2016 By Jack Rushall

BOOKS & TALKS

Tin House's Rob Spillman Talks East and West Berlin, and the Trials of Communist Laundromats

Spillman’s new memoir, All Tomorrow’s Parties, recounts his early years in bohemian West Berlin and his return to the post-Soviet-era city at age 25.

03/31/2016 By Rebecca Jacobson

POMO PICKS

Top Things to Do This Weekend: March 31–Apr 3

Psych rock sisters, maniacal dance-theater, ninja acrobaticalists, and a loopy stage adaptation of cult classic Road House—hiya, weekend.

03/31/2016 By Rebecca Jacobson, Ramona DeNies, and Sylvia Randall-Muñoz

PHOTOGRAPHY

Shooting Time: An Exhibition of Photos from US Prisons Opens in Portland

Pete Brook’s Prison Obscura turns a lens on incarceration in America.

03/31/2016 By Fiona McCann

Savings You Can See (Through)

Upgrading your windows can increase comfort, boost curb appeal and save energy.

03/30/2016

HOME DÉCOR

You Need One of These Free Refurbished MAX Signs

Don't fight it.

03/30/2016 By Marty Patail

BODY TALK

Smash the Gender Binary at Babe Wax

Why Portland needs a gender-affirming, body-positive waxing salon.

03/30/2016 By Tuck Woodstock

WOMEN'S ISSUES

The Women's Foundation Is Coming to Town and They Want Your Stories

On a 12-stop tour of Oregon to hear about the challenges and struggles of women and girls, the Women's Foundation's 1987 RV is hitting the road.

03/30/2016 By Fiona McCann

EAT THIS NOW

Where to Eat This Week: Mar 30–Apr 4

From Thai tea ice cream at Pok Pok to French onion soup at Bible Club, these are the things you must eat this week.

03/30/2016 By Eat Beat Team

MUSIC

April: A Month of Portland Concerts in 20 Songs

From Prince Rama’s ’80s inspired psych rock to Elgar’s 1908 classic Symphony no. 1, the concert scene in Portland this month runs the musical gamut.

03/29/2016 By Claire Colby

BREAKING NEWS

New Spot Tusk to Remix Middle Eastern Food for Farm-Centric Portland

Ava Gene’s chef Joshua McFadden gathers a talented team to rethink the world of couscous and cocktails. Rhubarb and parsnip baklava, anyone? Eat Beat has all the details.

03/29/2016 By Karen Brooks

SHOPPING

New Market "Flea + Food" Merges Vintage Finds and Local Eats

A craft market, now with 100 percent more food pod.

03/29/2016 By Claire Colby

HOME DESIGN

You Can Buy the ‘Hobbit House’ Built by Oregon’s Most Famous Mime

Yes, you read that right.

03/29/2016 By Caitlin Collins

READ 'EM AND EAT

April Cookbook Events at Powell’s

Two heavy-hitting Portland restaurants and one alt-sugar food writer round out the month’s foodie must-reads.

03/29/2016 By Sarah Hopwood

Four Items To Own For Spring

Spring trends are hitting the retail floor while rain and chilly temperatures greet us at the door. Here are some wardrobe must-haves to help you look your most spring stylish but still be weather appropriate.

03/29/2016

OPENING WATCH

First Look inside Americano, a New Coffee and Vermouth Bar on East Burnside

A new watering hole from Hale Pele’s Blair Reynolds embraces Italy’s greatest exports.

03/28/2016 By Benjamin Tepler

Can an Earth-Friendly Fertilizer Grow the Best Plants? Eli is Putting it to the Test!

I’ve always had the dream that I could someday overcome my lack of green thumb and grow my own food, but figured it was wishful thinking. That is, until a trusted friend introduced me to Clean Water Grow.

03/28/2016

REVIEW

Granola Power Ranking

Presenting Portland’s best morning bowls, oats to nuts.

03/25/2016 By Karen Brooks

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