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Andrea Parson’s ‘You Can’t Be Serious’

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2025/06/03

In her hometown of Hillsboro, the dancer and choreographer's evolving one-woman show about her younger sister's death from cancer goes through grief and pain and "the mess of loving."

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DramaWatch: A confluence of talent

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2025/06/03

illioo Native Theatre’s workshop performance of ‘BlueJay’s Canoe’; Profile Theatre’s upcoming ‘Mother Russia’ and its scenic designer Alex Meyer. Plus other openings, an extended run for Portland Playhouse’s ‘Joe Turner,’ new season announcements, and Nik Whitcomb’s departure from Bag&Baggage Productions.

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Photo First: Old Portland Hardware

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2025/06/02

In Sellwood, a hidden museum of a store displays a wealth of oddities, antiques, and historically significant salvage, meticulously restored and artfully curated.

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‘Assassins’: Packing heat, lighting a Fuse

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2025/06/01

Fuse Theatre Ensemble lights up Reed College’s Black Box Theatre with a sizzling production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical about presidential assassins.

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It is all one: Joe Cantrell and Nancy Ives’s “Celilo...

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2025/05/31

The multimedia project – now in an expanded form with fresh orchestration, new photographs, and a plethora of Native American art and artifacts – comes to The Schnitz the first weekend of June.

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‘Nostalgia Is So Yesterday’: David Hume Kennerly and...

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2025/05/31

Cygnet Salon presents a one-night performance by Bruce Burkhartsmeier, David Meyers, Vana O’Brien, and Kathleen Worley on the work and friendship of the two men.

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Mariachi Tradición: Cultural education through music

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2025/05/30

Forest Grove High School music program’s 10th anniversary concert Saturday celebrates mariachi’s growing presence in Oregon schools.

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival unveils its 10-show 2026...

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2025/05/30

While the current season continues through October, the Ashland festival announces a sweeping 2026 lineup of magic, music, and the messiness of being human.

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LitWatch June: Portland Book Week, Oregon Book Award...

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2025/05/29

Summer arrives with a week of bookstore events and appearances by Karen Russell, Bill Ayers, Jane Kirkpatrick, and queer storytellers.

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‘Beth + Jeremy and Steve’: Portland director Daniel...

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2025/05/29

Set in Portland and shot at a number of local landmarks, the film has its Portland theatrical premiere Friday, May 30, at PSU's 5th Avenue Cinema.

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FilmWatch Weekly: ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,’...

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2025/05/29

Plus: Samurai action in "Tornado," Charles Burnett's "Killer of Sheep" restored in 4K, and more.

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Alive and awake fully in this life: Considering...

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2025/05/29

From Craig Hella Johnson’s “Considering Matthew Shepard” to a reconstruction of Bach’s “St. Markus Passion” to a balletic “Carmina Burana,” and plenty more.

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In the garden of sound: Camerata PYP premieres...

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2025/05/29

Portland Youth Philharmonic’s advanced chamber group closed the season in collaboration with Iranian musicians.

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June DanceWatch: Griot, Riverdance, OBT and a chat...

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2025/05/29

Plus: Shining the Light at The Reser, NW Dance Project's student showcase, OIBA's 10th anniversary show, Alembic Artists' new work, a Ballet Folklorico debut.

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Transformations: Talking story and life with the...

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2025/05/29

Trans actors Juliet Mylan and Ethan Feider talk about the risks and rewards of queer theater and their roles for Salt & Sage in Gillette's "Tears and Glitter" and "Mimetic Desire."

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In Emma Pattee’s ‘Tilt,’ a mother-to-be navigates the...

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2025/05/28

The Portland writer’s debut novel is a journey into the unimaginable, told in relentless, scathing prose.

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Remembering Bob Dozono

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2025/05/28

The beloved artist, professor, and Blackfish Gallery member passed away in April. Fellow artist Rick True celebrates Dozono's artistic talent, community contributions, and generous heart.

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‘I Am an American Live’: Telling tales from many...

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2025/05/28

In vibrant music and compelling stories of immigration, The Reser hosts an evening of blending cultural traditions and finding fresh starts in Oregon.

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Singing out loud and proud: From Carmina Burana to...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/27

A favorite choral/orchestral work is performed without the orchestra. A favorite literary work set to music trips up the tongue. One choir stages opera, another surfs the radio waves in search of their voice. Portland’s oldest community choir ends their season by offering space to the some local choral creatives.

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‘The Curious Savage’: Making kindness cool again

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2025/05/27

Twilight Theater Company turns the witty 1950 play into a charming antidote to contemporary American meanness.

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