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In ‘Closer,’ Eugene author Miriam Gershow creates a...

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2025/08/03

The compelling new novel by the two-time Oregon Book Award finalist tackles racism, social media, and teenage isolation.

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A roar of sound: Chamber Music Northwest Top 5 of 2025

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2025/08/03

Highlights from this year’s summer festival, with a postscript.

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A running start on an illustrious career: Bassist...

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2025/08/03

The Protégé Project alum returns for another year of solo and chamber music at CMNW 2025.

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Contributing to the ecosystem on a broader spectrum:...

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2025/08/03

Now in its fifteenth year, the program nurtures performers and composers already in the midst of their professional careers.

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The flight of the clouds and the veil of mist:...

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2025/08/03

Current and former CMNW protégés Alistair Coleman, Nina Bernat, Viano Quartet, Opus13 performed Bach-inspired music of the 19th and 21st centuries.

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Photo First: Sellwood Moreland’s Summerville Street Fair

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2025/08/03

The Southeast Portland neighborhood celebrated summer in party mode on Saturday, and photographer K.B. Dixon wandered the streets capturing the mood of the festivities.

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Franck, Ravaei, Schiff and Schubert at Chamber Music...

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2025/08/02

From lieder and David Schiff’s evergreen “Gimpel” music to new music inspired by Kian Ravaei’s shuffling iPod.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting declares it must...

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2025/08/02

The shutdown, pushed by the Trump Administration and Congress, cuts funding to National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System, and threatens regional affliates including OPB and All Classical Radio.

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Oregon Humanities to square off against the Trump...

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2025/08/01

The Oregon council's suit, which goes to federal court in Portland beginning Aug. 4, comes as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, also targeted by Trump, announces it will be forced to shut down next year.

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MusicWatch Monthly: The odd uneven time

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2025/08/01

From Oregon Hall of Fame inductees YOB and Quasi through Abronia and Agolloch to Montavilla Jazz Festival.

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OrpheusPDX’s ‘Scipio’s Dream’ and ‘Jacqueline’ make...

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2025/08/01

Chamber operas include an early Mozart rarity and the story of cellist Jacqueline du Pre.

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LitWatch August: Jon Raymond, Willy Vlautin, and The...

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2025/08/01

Raymond will make two appearances in Portland, discussing his new novel and talking with Mark Roberts about crafting stories for screen and stage.

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FilmWatch Weekly: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud,’ plus...

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2025/07/31

Also this week: Francis Ford Coppola comes to town, plus the Clinton Street Theater's Queer Screams Festival and more.

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The Golden Age: William Byrd Festival returns

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2025/07/31

The long-running early music festival focuses on its namesake’s successor, Orlando Gibbons, alongside masses by Byrd and Victoria, lectures from scholar Kerry McCarthy, and a tribute to recently departed WBF lecturer William Mahrt.

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My blood flows downhill: Ross Garlow’s “Big Water”

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2025/07/31

Bass player’s new album advocates for preservation of Oregon’s Great Rivers.

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Paul Safar & Marc Egea: Bridging Musical Cultures

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2025/07/30

Performing in concerts in Portland, Eugene and Springfield, a pair of musical masters from Barcelona and Eugene find common inspiration in a singular instrument

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Renee Fleming, more stars highlight Vancouver Arts &...

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2025/07/30

The four-day festival in Esther Short Park July 31-Aug. 3 features three outdoor performance stages, pop-up galleries, a Family Day on Friday, and much more.

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Toledo Art Walk: Hello and farewell

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2025/07/30

The art-savvy town's 30th and final Art Walk will feature the work of the late Cherokee artist Joseph Calhoun, plus Newport artist Marion Moir and others.

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21ten Theatre’s 2025 Summer Residency Program: Brand...

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2025/07/29

This year’s shows have been a tapestry of storytelling forms, including Andrea Parson’s “The One,” Sofia Leonila Marks and Isabel Strongheart McTighe’s “La Mariposa,” erin rachel’s “un/seen,” and Ajai Tripathi’s “The Rainbow Passage.”

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‘In Her Wake’: Rebecca Hooper finds artistic renewal...

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2025/07/29

A trip to Europe and a timely request inspire the fiber artist to dump the doormats and work large.

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