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.

9:00am By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Brooklyn Author Colm Tóibín Is at the Schnitz

An elegant art of numbers, and other events in town this week.

01/15/2026 By Matthew Trueherz and Alex Frane

seeing things

Mickalene Thomas’s Love Letter to Her Mother

4 Palestinian Poets, and other events in town this week.

01/08/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

arts & crafts

The Old-School Japanese Printer Bringing Portland Artists Offline

How an ’80s office printer called the Risograph became a zeitgeisty, analog tool for art prints.

12/23/2025 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen

At the Gallery

Christmas Special: The Gay Folk Art of Jeffry Mitchell

With a Tannenbaum and fireplace, the Portland artist leverages folk art’s autobiographical traces to celebrate queer home life.

12/11/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

at the gallery

At 50, Blue Sky Gallery Still Believes in Photography

Portland’s international photo gallery has been one of the art form’s biggest players since day one.

12/04/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Portland Authors Present Norwegian Film Dreams at the Tomorrow Theater

Plus the history of Portland concert posters at Mint Gallery Records, and more.

11/13/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Profile

Ralph Pugay Is Troubling Paradise

The Portland artist’s collages capture the fractured beauty of his own queer, immigrant experience.

11/13/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Institutions

10 Must-Visit Museums in Portland

Museum-hopping without leaving city limits, from OMSI to the Zymoglyphic Museum.

11/11/2025 By Conner Reed and Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

Craig Thompson at the Portland Book Festival

Also: the Decemberists with the symphony, and other events in town this week.

11/06/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

With Barry Bostwick, Rocky Horror Takes Over the Schnitz

The Clinton Street Cabaret celebrates 50 years, and other events in town.

10/23/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

At the Museum

A Bike Path Now Runs Through the Portland Art Museum

PAM’s $111 million expansion is named for Mark Rothko instead of a benefactor and designed for Portlanders over tourists.

10/20/2025 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Novak

things to do

Tom Toro and Dracula Both Come to Town

Also: Louise Bourgeois and Isabelle Albuquerque at the Lumber Room.

10/09/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

The Power of Queer Portraiture

Also: Jordan Klepper, and other shows in town this week.

08/28/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Get Out

What to Do in Oregon in September

Dahlias are in bloom, Crater Lake goes car-free, the Pendleton Round-Up kicks off, and Oktoberfest has us raising our steins.

08/27/2025 By Portland Monthly Staff

things to do

Taylor Tomlinson’s Stand-Up

Also: Original Practice Shakespeare Fest, and other things to do in Portland this week.

08/21/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Jon Raymond’s ‘God and Sex’

Also: a new Jeff Buckley doc, and other things to do in Portland this week.

08/14/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Dish Exploder

Som Tum Thai Kitchen’s Pork and Papaya Platter Is the Perfect Starter

At the sensationally spicy Thai restaurant, the eponymous salad centers a sausage-laden platter.

08/08/2025 By Alex Frane Illustrations by Amber Day

things to do

Waxahatchee is in “The Square”

Also: Lucy Dacus is at Edgefield, and more things to do in Portland this week.

08/07/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Arts Preview

Art Gallery and Museum Shows to See in Portland This Fall

An Ursula K. Le Guin exhibition, TBA, hagfish slime sculptures, and several very punk-rock women of hybrid identity.

08/06/2025 By Matthew Trueherz