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Ashland treats: Shakespeare Fest’s ‘As You Like It,’...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/26

In review: The festival romps into summer with three fine and funny productions, topped by the musical fairy-tale fantasy of a glorious journey "Into the Woods."

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The mother lode: Fear No Music’s season closer

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/26

Reflecting on the last final concert of FNM’s all-Oregonian season–featuring Nicholas Emerson, Nancy Ives, and Dao Strom–and a look back at the season itself, and what it means for the Oregon School of Composition in these trying times.

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Profile Theatre Playwright Festival: Making new plays...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/25

Playwrights Jen Silverman and Mike Lew come to town to work on tales of Houdini and a fatal hazing, and the festival goes on despite the abrupt loss of NEA funding.

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Make Music Salem: Let the good vibes (and the rain)...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/25

So what if the rain poured in sheets and forced much of the music to go inside? Salem's annual celebration of its hometown music and musicians rang out loud and clear.

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Postcards to the Future asks: ‘What would you want to...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/24

The Lincoln County Historical Society project, to be exhibited over the July 4 holiday in Newport, has drawn correspondence from around the world.

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As Oregon Legislature session nears an end, arts and...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/24

Money could go to groups across the state, from Portland Center Stage to the High Desert Museum to the Coos Art Museum; proposed merger of Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust still waiting.

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Grain and groove: ‘WOODCORE’ at Lake Oswego’s Artspace

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/24

The Pacific Northwest has an abundance of wood. The work in the show at the Arts Council of Lake Oswego's Artspace confirms area artists know how to coax the best out the material.

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A little retro and thoroughly modern: Chamber Music...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/23

This year’s festival, “Echoes of Bach,” features a bevy of familiar performers and composers, including several Protégé Project alums, in five weeks of programs that range from Bach and Bottesini to Kian Ravaei and Ethan Soledad.

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It’s all American history: Vanport Mosaic and...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/23

This year’s memory activism festival at Portland EXPO Center culminated in a day-long event of art exhibits, theater productions, and musical performances commemorating the Japanese Americans incarcerated there in the summer of 1942.

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On Nature – Humanity – Redemption and Love – Mahler...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/22

David Danzmayr and the Oregon Symphony unleashed Mahler’s Third Symphony with gusto.

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‘Neskowin: A Book of Found Photos’: Artist Michael...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/21

The book, due out this summer from the Neskowin Historical Foundation, captures 100 years of life in the small Oregon Coast town.

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Dance Maker Discussion: Tahni Holt’s long-term...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/21

The Portland and global dance artist creates "a landscape in which there is room for glimpses of everyone’s stories."

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Bill prohibiting book bans in Oregon school libraries...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/21

Senate Bill 1098, signed this week by Gov. Tina Kotek, is based in Oregon’s discrimination law related to protected classes.

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Bag&Baggage name...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/20

OSF names Javier Dubon as its interim executive director; B&B announces a four-person artistic leadership team; Center Stage needs $1 million more by Aug. 31.

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Oregon Origins Project: Evoking Oregon’s history and...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/20

A pair of multimedia concerts at Beaverton’s Reser Center presents original visual and musical creations inspired by the state’s natural history.

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Rock & music inspired: ‘Oregon Origins Project’ at...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/19

The gallery show at Stelo Arts is part of the sixth installment of the 'Oregon Origins Project'. The exhibition features works by ten artists inspired by ten geological events that shaped the Oregon landscape.

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FilmWatch Weekly: A week of repertory highlights,...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/19

In an uneventful week for big releases, here's a curated list of offerings from Portland's indie theaters that are sure to sate your cinematic appetite.

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A huge passion project: Hometown boy Cyrus Nabipoor

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/19

The trumpet player and composer is among a cohort of younger artists making a place for themselves.

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Advocating for the arts at the Oregon Legislature

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/19

As the state's budgets tighten, musician and educator Darrell Grant takes a plea for arts funding to Salem — and brings back lessons in arts advocacy for other artists and arts followers to adopt.

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No wrong notes: A conversation with Luke Wyland

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/06/19

The pianist and composer discusses electronic music, his work with AU and Methods Body, the perils of licensing, and why he believes “we will be gathering for live music forever.”

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