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Coronavirus
As the delta variant surges, Portland's entertainment venues juggle questions of equity and community safety as they navigate vaccine policies.
08/11/2021 By Conner Reed and Nick Campigli
Film
Inspired by a public art project that took off this spring, the festival will feature five of Varda's films and host a number of Varda-centric events.
08/10/2021 By Conner Reed
Visual Art
The project, in the works since 2019, gives artists a several-thousand square foot canvas to let their imaginations run wild.
08/09/2021 By Andrew Jankowski
James Gunn’s flashy DC reboot may be the first superhero flick to ever feature the lyric “like a Rimbaud to Baudelaire before.”
08/06/2021 By Conner Reed
Events
Guests range from bigtime poets, podcasters, and comedians to some of the Northwest’s finest indie rockers.
08/06/2021 By Nick Campigli
Arts News
Applications are now open for a new 'Sustainability Lab', which will focus on helping filmmakers avoid burnout.
08/04/2021 By Conner Reed
Music
Movie Money is a confident windows-down summer set from the longtime Portland rapper.
07/30/2021 By Conner Reed
Pomo Picks
Knives Out on a rooftop, contemporary dance at a shipyard, an Indigenous maker market, and more
07/29/2021 By Conner Reed and Nick Campigli
Books
Kelly Williams Brown had a terrible 700 days. In a new memoir, she talks about how paper folding helped her through it.
07/23/2021 By Conner Reed
07/22/2021 By Conner Reed and Nick Campigli
In Spite of... officially dropped July 20, and the response has been warm.
07/21/2021 By Nick Campigli
Review
It's also surprisingly tender.
07/16/2021 By Conner Reed
A Prince-themed bike ride, Clueless on a rooftop, suburban Shakesepare, and more.
07/15/2021 By Conner Reed, Nick Campigli, and Cami Hughes
Television
Aidy Bryant has landed some long-deserved recognition for her work in the show's final season.
07/13/2021 By Conner Reed
The Thesis returns, the Waterfront Blues Festival relocates, and the NW Film Center launches its rooftop screening series.
07/01/2021 By Conner Reed and Nick Campigli
The popular event will resume its regular monthly schedule at Kelly’s Olympian.
06/30/2021 By Nick Campigli
Footnotes
We chat with past and present Portland creative laureates about the gig, the arts, and more.
06/25/2021 By Gabriel Granillo and Nick Campigli
Pomo PIcks
A performance from PETE, the Vanport Mosaic Festival winds down, and Brown Calculus hits Zidell Yards.
06/24/2021 By Conner Reed and Nick Campigli
Arts & Culture
This is the first time the city has appointed two artists to serve as the official ambassadors to the broader creative community.
06/24/2021 By Gabriel Granillo
Entertainment
Storm Large stormed. Now Jimmie Herrod makes us actually believe in tomorrow.
06/23/2021 By Fiona McCann