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Oregon Humanities sues over federal funding cuts

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/16

The war against DOGE comes to Portland as state humanities councils join forces in court to challenge attacks on their funding and programming.

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Trail’s End Art Association: In Gearhart, a...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/16

The club, which offers an egalitarian welcome to artists ranging from painters to needleworkers to gourd-crafters, is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

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FilmWatch Weekly: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd form a...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/15

Plus: the documentary "Deaf President Now!" on Apple TV+, Portland's 22nd annual Filmed by Bike festival, and battling Bigfeet in "The Siege of Ape Canyon" at the Kiggins Theatre.

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Booknotes: McGregor times two; Brian Doyle’s ‘Mink...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/15

Michael N. McGregor doubles up with his novel "The Last Grand Tour" and memoir "An Island to Myself," and Doyle's lavish Oregon Coast novel goes to the theater. Plus: Willie Vlautin's big prize; an Oregon Book Awards finalist stages a musical.

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Historian Hampton Sides’ exciting account of Captain...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/15

Sides closes the Oregon Historical Society's Hatfield Lectures season with tales of Cook's adventures in the 1770s among the people and places of the Pacific.

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Portland Youth Philharmonic embraces music of...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/15

PYP performed music by Robert Schumann, Valerie Coleman, Ruth Gipps, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s "Piano Concerto No. 2" with pianist Hansen Berrett.

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Camerata PYP Goes Global — and Local

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/15

The Portland Youth Philharmonic’s chamber orchestra performs new music by composers from around the world — and in Portland.

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Wanderings and discoveries: Oregon choirs wrap up...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/14

Music about pilgrimages, codices, bells, peace, and love abound at concerts throughout May.

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Preview: Eugene Ballet’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/13

The two dances, both choreographed by Toni Pimble, mark the end of Pimble's almost half-century as the Eugene company's co-founder, artistic director, and creative force.

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Ada Limón closes her tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/13

The poet, a MacArthur “genius” grant and National Book Award winner, has made her signature project to connect poetry to the natural world via installations in national parks.

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Stage & Studio: Vanport Mosaic turns 10!

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/12

The "memory activism" festival, established to tell stories of the lasting cultural effects of the 1948 Vanport Flood, continues with a rich tapestry of music and theater. Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the Mosaic's leaders and co-founders.

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Grand entrance: Rogue Valley Symphony brings home The...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/12

The symphony needed a truly grand piano. A stunning Steinway D in a New York high-rise needed to spread its wings. Now in Oregon, the big bird prepares for its debut at Medford’s Craterian Theater in a week-long "Pianopalooza."

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‘Kauaʻi Storm,’ Tori Eldridge’s new mystery, is also...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/11

‘Kauaʻi Storm,’ Tori Eldridge’s new mystery, is also a story about Hawaiian culture and family Amy WangThe Portland author says she hopes readers will come away with an appreciation of what Native Hawaiians — the Kanaka Maoli — are facing today.

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PuzzleWatch: Mother-Inspired Art

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/11

PuzzleWatch: Mother-Inspired Art Daryl BrowneIn honor of Mother's Day, here's a crossword puzzle that celebrates the theme of motherhood in the arts.

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Oregon Writing Festival: Nurturing the voices of...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/10

Oregon Writing Festival: Nurturing the voices of young writers for 40 years David BatesThe pandemic put the daylong workshop into rebuilding mode, but students at this year’s event at Woodburn High School emerged jazzed by the power of story.

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Believe the HYPE: Bag&Baggage’s new youth performance...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/09

Believe the HYPE: Bag&Baggage’s new youth performance group exemplifies a company that looks to theater’s future Brett CampbellThe Hillsboro Youth Performance Ensemble offers youth hands-on experience in theater craft and management through a paid workforce development program.

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FilmWatch Weekly: Under-the-radar action in ‘Fight or...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/08

FilmWatch Weekly: Under-the-radar action in ‘Fight or Flight’ and ‘Sharp Corner,’ plus ‘Secret Mall Apartment,’ Log Lady doc, and more Marc MohanTwo modest releases from Vertical Entertainment offer a welcome break from the standard big-budget studio fare.

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MusicPortland and the potential closure of Portland...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/08

MusicPortland and the potential closure of Portland Community College’s Music and Sonic Arts program Charles RoseThe local musicians advocacy group has started a survey to help with students and instructors opposing PCC's proposal to end their MSA program.

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A brilliant ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at Portland...

Oregon ArtsWatch ·

2025/05/08

A brilliant ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at Portland Playhouse (even with its NEA grant pulled) Darleen OrtegaAs its grant goes on the chopping block, August Wilson's American classic gets a transcendent performance in a tale of people wrestling with profound human questions.

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Love and joy to the little ones: The Lullaby Project...

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2025/05/08

Love and joy to the little ones: The Lullaby Project continues Daryl BrowneThe long-running program connects new mothers with local songwriters, Oregon Symphony musicians, and social service organizations.

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