POMO PICKS

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Aug 27–30

Y La Bamba's triumphant rooftop return! A cross-city bike tour of Portland's sweet new murals! Norwegian electropop and Pink Martini! James Franco's nose hairs (ok, maybe)! All this weekend.

08/27/2015 By Ramona DeNies

CULTURE CALL SHEET

The Latest in Portland Arts News—Toby Froud In New Gallery Show

Plus a Portland musician's five-year court battle, last call for Oregon Book Award submissions, Post5's team change and new shows of Disney on Ice Presents Frozen added to the October run.

08/27/2015 By Fiona McCann

FILM FESTIVAL

Out Is Very In At The Portland Film Festival

Our quirky, crazy, super-cool film fest takes over town next week. Start with these seven picks.

08/27/2015 By Ramona DeNies

THEATER

NT Live Encore Festival Brings London Theatre to Portland—in High Definition

Some of the biggest stars in theater are bringing their acclaimed live performances to Portland—on video. It’s the NT live Encore Festival, and it's coming in high definition to a theatre near you.

08/27/2015 By Alex Madison

FILM

This Is Indeed the Article You're Looking For. It's May 4th—Star Wars Day.

Local writers talk the influence of Star Wars. Plus: a recipe for Wookiee cookies.

04/29/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

OUT AND ABOUT

Consider the Bowl

Forget bowling alone: the MoCC gathers bowls to reveal the beauty of one of the necessities of home life.

08/15/2013 By Kristin Belz

DESIRABLES

Japanese Garden Moon & More

The Behind the Shoji art show and sale is a summertime rite of passage.

08/02/2013 By Kristin Belz

Gift Giving

Prints of the City

Indulge in affordable art as graduation and wedding gifts this spring.

04/22/2012 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

Artists Show and Sell

It’s time for Buckman-ia, the 22nd annual Buckman arts magnet school’s fundraiser and festival of artists young and old.

04/08/2012 By Kristin Belz

Culturephile

Avant Bard

Portland Center Stage’s Chris Coleman reinvents a little-known Shakespeare work

12/23/2011 By Martin Patail

Out and About

Eames: the Architect and the Painter

Charles and Ray Eames – and their innovative designs – star in this vivid new documentary.

12/03/2011 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

Documentation of Home Life

Nikki McClure is a DIY maven, but her art is museum-worthy; see it at the Museum of Contemporary Craft.

10/14/2011 By Kristin Belz

Out and About

October Orchids and the Essence of Tea

As the leaves begin to fall, Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden spotlights the beauty of orchids and the healing properties of tea.

09/30/2011 By Kristin Belz

DIY

Photos Go From Digital to Plywerk

Plywerk will print and mount your digital photo files onto elegant eco-friendly "frames."

09/02/2011 By Kristin Belz

Out & About

Think It, Design It, Build It

ADX, a community design space, will have its grand opening June 3rd. The giant studio-meets-thinktank-meets factory is a new, shall we say, prototype, for designers of every ilk to share space, tools, ideas, and inspiration.

05/26/2011 By Teri Gelber