things to do

Jonathan Richman Is Still Telling True Stories

Also: Wu-Tang Clan, and other things to do in Portland this week.

06/26/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

How Portland Celebrates Juneteenth

Also: Valerie June, and other things to do in Portland this week.

06/18/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

A Bird’s-Eye View of Ourselves in Mako Miyamoto’s Pictures

Also: 8 Seconds Rodeo, and other things to do in Portland this week.

06/12/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

LGBTQ+

Portland Pride Guide 2025

Our annual roundup of LGBTQ+ parades, pageants, concerts, drag shows, and festivals.

06/11/2025 By Portland Monthly Staff

things to do

Mother Foucault's Grand Reopening

Also: gays eat the rich, and other things to do in Portland this week.

06/05/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Bridgerton Meets Gossip Girl Meets Oscar Wilde at PCS

Also: a Louis Armstrong tribute, and other things to do in Portland this week.

05/29/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Month Ahead

What to Do in Oregon in June

Goonies Weekend takes Astoria, the rodeo ropes Sisters, and a Sasquatch fest stomps through Glide.

05/28/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson and Portland Monthly Staff

Gimme Five

Portland’s Best Free Concert Venues

Parks, pubs, and street corners with live music that don’t cost a thing.

05/27/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

A Psychoanalytic Take on the Perils of Techno-Parenting

Also: a new tattoo festival, and other things to do in Portland this week.

05/22/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Ceramicist Ginny Sims’s Pottery Dreamworld Come to Life

Also: a Bon Appétit editor’s memoir, and other things to do in Portland this week.

05/15/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Fighting Trump’s NEA Cuts One Theater Ticket at a Time

Also: Rahill’s Iranian American tunes, and other things to do in Portland this week.

05/08/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Maggie Nelson’s Follow-Up to Bluets and The Argonauts

Also: painting the internet, and other things to do in Portland this week.

05/01/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

The Broadway Pop Stars of Tudor England in Six

Also: dialoguing with PETE, and other things to do in Portland this week.

04/24/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

onstage

5 Standouts from the TEDxPortland 2025 Lineup

Soccer star Christine Sinclair, a psychedelic psychotherapist, and a Laika animator are billed for the local TED offshoot.

04/21/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Robert Crumb, America’s Pervert

Also: Jimmy O. Yang, and other things to do in Portland this week.

04/17/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Collages of Assimilation, 50 Years After the Vietnam War

Also: a new film festival, and other things to do in Portland this week.

04/10/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Behind a World-Premiere Ballet About Marilyn Monroe, a Team of Women

Also: a play set at the height of #MeToo, and other things to do in Portland this week.

04/03/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson and Matthew Trueherz

Teen Spirit

In a Former Strip Club, Portland’s All-Ages Music Scene Finds New Life

With the Off Beat, nonprofit Friends of Noise is set to open the city’s first dedicated underage concert venue in over a decade.

03/31/2025 By Shannon Daehnke Illustrations by Amanda Lanzone

things to do

What, Exactly, Will Happen to Portland When the Big One Hits?

Also: Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert, and other things to do in Portland this week.

03/27/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Music Preview

Jack White, Beabadoobee, Pink Martini, and Other Spring Concerts

Also: J Balvin, Leon Bridges, and more in our seasonal roundup of major concerts.

03/25/2025 By Matthew Trueherz