things to do

Love and Mushrooms at Literary Arts

Also: All About My Mother, and other things to do in Portland this week.

07/17/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

in the woods

Can’t-Miss Bands Playing Pickathon 2025

The state’s most charmingly idiosyncratic music festival has an expectedly packed lineup. Also: chefs, authors, and sound baths await.

07/10/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Painting with Bob Dylan and Your Best Friend

Also: a former public defender’s crime novel, and other things to do in Portland this week.

07/10/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

The First First Thursday of the Summer

Also: the Blues Fest, and other things to do in Portland this week.

07/03/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Music Preview

The Biggest Concerts in Portland, Summer 2025

It’s festival season. Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus, and the Pixies are coming. Aminé’s festival is back. And there’s more!

06/30/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

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