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Shakespeare Fest’s interim executive director takes...

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2025/08/10

Javier "Javi" Dubon, in his new role at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival less than two months, is leading with a collaborative approach, bent toward understanding audiences — "what makes them tick, what ticks them off."

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A love triangle, a wildfire and a miracle: Q&A with...

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2025/08/10

Two decades after his first book, and following several acclaimed movies with director Kelly Reichardt, the Portland writer probes fundamental motivations and questions in his new novel "God and Sex."

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Tall and visible among turbulent water: OrpheusPDX’s...

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2025/08/08

The Portland opera company presented one of Mozart’s youthful – and, until recently, unstaged – operas.

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At Bush Barn, a Black Archive of art redefines...

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2025/08/08

Artist Nikesha Breeze's dual exhibition brings the faces and lives of Black history out of the shadows and into the light.

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Music is there to provide comfort for us: A...

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2025/08/07

The pianist, now in his first official year as AD, discussed this year’s festival, his history with the festival and with his predecessor Yaki Bergman, and why music is all about “sharing and enjoying.”

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‘Eclectic Abstraction’: Artistic freedom in times of...

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2025/08/07

The group show at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene includes modernist icons and emerging artists. It frames abstraction in terms of political concerns.

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Oregon Humanities wins against Trump Administration...

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2025/08/07

A federal judge rules that DOGE and the administration did not have a right to claw back money from the National Endowment for the Humanities that had already been approved by Congress.

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‘Anything Goes’: So easy to love

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2025/08/07

Review: With sparkly costumes and snazzy performances, Broadway Rose stages a de-lovely production of the classic Cole Porter musical.

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Two homes for Broadway shows? Portland aims for a double

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2025/08/06

The city advances toward a pair of 3,000-seat auditoriums: a renovated Keller Auditorium, and a new large hall, paired with a 1,200-seater, at PSU. But many questions remain.

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VizArts Monthly: Shared summer walls

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2025/08/06

Celebrate summer's abundance (and tomato season!) with a smattering of group and collaborative exhibitions.

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A paradise of aesthetic abundance: Jennifer Wright’s...

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2025/08/06

An innovative Portland composer and friends make fresh music from discarded industrial heavy metal, a little brawn, and tales from the Greek gods.

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FilmWatch Weekly: The Portland Festival of Cinema,...

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2025/08/06

The horror film "Weapons," a Jeff Buckley documentary, and the bizarre comedy "Ebony & Ivory" also screen.

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DramaWatch: Portand’s loss, Astoria’s gain

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2025/08/05

Danyelle Tinker, a co-founder of North Portland’s Twilight Theater Company, is bringing innovative and accessible shows to Oregon’s North Coast. Plus: Fresh openings, holdover shows.

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Cantores in Ecclesia finds cohesion and inspiration...

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2025/08/05

Traveling to Prague, Krakow and Budapest, the polyphonic vocal ensemble performed Byrd, Palestrina and Gregorian chant.

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‘Damn Yankees’: The Devil made ’em do it

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2025/08/05

Who's on first? Clackamas Rep's bright and sassy revival of the 1950s musical-comedy hit about a phenom who comes out of nowhere beats the Devil at his own nefarious game.

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Prismid Sanctuary: esperanza spalding creates a...

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2025/08/05

The Grammy-winning musician’s long-gestating BIPoC artists retreat in Portland comes together through collaboration with artists, development firm Adre, Allied Works architects, and listening to the land.

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Oregon Humanities’ suit against Trump funding...

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2025/08/04

The lawsuit, arguing that the canceling of federal grants previously approved by Congress is illegal, is heard in a Portland U.S. court. A decision might come next week.

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The sensuous incarnation: Makrokosmos 11

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2025/08/04

For this year’s one-day microfestival, a cadre of pianists led by DUO Stephanie and Saar paired Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I” with the complete “Etudes for Solo Piano” of Philip Glass.

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Poet Q&A: Charity E. Yoro, winner of a 2025 Oregon...

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2025/08/04

Between working, teaching, and caretaking, Yoro says she finds herself writing in "small, stolen moments during the day."

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Shaking up Shakespeare: A happy ending for ‘Romeo and...

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2025/08/03

The pop-filled, frisky touring musical "& Juliet," which gives Juliet a new lease on life, plays Portland Aug. 5-10. Plus: Broadway in Portland's 2025-26 season.

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