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FilmWatch Weekly: ‘Sovereign’ and Ari Aster’s...

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2025/07/17

Also this week: memories of the Rhodesian Bush War in "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight," the struggles of Palestinian refugees in "To a Land Unknown," and a hot spring shark attack in "Hot Spring Shark Attack."

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Jam the sound that light makes: ‘Passion for Bach and...

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2025/07/17

Imani Winds, Harlem Quartet, A.B. Spellman, and a jazz trio joined forces to bring Jeff Scott's award-winning homage to Bach and Coltrane back to Oregon.

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Hearkening back: Joseph Marcell narrates ‘Markus...

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2025/07/17

The actor, along with four singers and the OBF Baroque Orchestra directed by Julian Perkins, performed the Malcolm Bruno reconstruction of Bach's "pocket passion."

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‘Near Flesh’ showcases short stories by Katherine...

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2025/07/17

The 19 stories in the collection, coming out in October, explore motherhood, desire, violence, and celebration of the misfit -- themes found in other work by the late Portland author.

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In the 1970s, The Impossibilists nurtured both...

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2025/07/17

Before "Geek Love," Dunn was active in an avant-garde group of writers and performers known for rowdy readings and a publication that challenged authority and reality.

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Newport muralist Casey McEneny applies his talent —...

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2025/07/16

The Astoria Column, a Chinook salmon, and a pilot’s wheel are among coastal images gracing what is becoming a signature gateway to downtown Astoria.

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At the table with Adelina Ruvalcaba at One Grand Gallery

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2025/07/16

The artist's show "I Am de Mis Antepasadas" celebrates heritage, memory, and cuisine through meticulously crafted food and tablewares.

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Just like home: A ‘Merchant of Venice’ that feels...

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2025/07/15

Portland Shakespeare Project’s "Merchant" uses a new modern-verse translation by Elise Thoron to mirror contemporary American othering.

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In Ashland, the voice of Hulk and Thor revels in...

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2025/07/15

"It’s always fun to play the amoral baddie": Veteran stage, TV, and voiceover actor Rick Wasserman relishes playing the villain in Oregon Cabaret Theatre's campy summer musical.

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Sheer, trembling majesty: Oswald Huỳnh’s Bach ode,...

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2025/07/15

Mezzo Fleur Barron and baritone Elliot Madore joined the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus and Modern Orchestra for a concert of stellar performances.

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Jordan Markus moon walks into Portland

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2025/07/15

Humanizing "this untouchable figure": Markus steps into the giant shoes of pop star Michael Jackson in the touring Broadway musical "MJ," playing in Portland July 15-20.

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Music chose me: Kit Armstrong at CMNW and OBF

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2025/07/14

The keyboardist, composer, and mathematician discusses his storied background; his performances of Bach and his own music at this year’s summer festivals; the church he bought in France; and why he never practices.

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Never stop exploring: Stephanie Mulligan reminisces...

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2025/07/13

Clackamas Rep's "Sherlock Holmes" is her last turn as a sought-after stage manager for more than 30 years, Mulligan says. But she'll still be busy in the director's chair.

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‘Girl in the Creek’: Oh, the horror!

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2025/07/12

Oregon author and editor Wendy N. Wagner talks with Bobby Bermea about her new novel, a "true crime/climate horror phantasmagoria" that The Library Journal calls "a tightly written master class in horror."

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Birdsongs of Opera—The Second Flocking

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2025/07/12

Renegade Opera returns with another series of costumed, avian-themed, outdoor performances of operatic classics.

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Niki Price, who led the transformation of an old...

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2025/07/11

After 14 years as the innovative executive director of the Lincoln City Cultural Center on the Oregon coast, Price will step down Aug. 31. A search is on for her successor.

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Grace Art Camps: A legacy of creating multicultural...

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2025/07/11

The longtime NE Portland art education center explores art as a language for learning about others and ourselves

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FilmWatch Weekly: Eva Victor’s ‘Sorry, Baby’ is the...

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2025/07/10

Plus: John Malkovich in "Mr. Blake at Your Service!," life after Dracula in "Abraham's Boys," and a weekend of noir at the Hollywood Theatre.

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Hand in hand in hand in hand: The Lullaby Project’s...

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2025/07/10

The Oregon Symphony project–which pairs mothers with composers, songwriters, arrangers, and musicians–released new recordings of this year's songs.

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Duo Calisto enchants the audience with cello and...

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2025/07/09

Chatter PDX on the verge of its one-year anniversary.

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