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Every dog has its day in Jessica Poundstone’s new...

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2025/05/01

Every dog has its day in Jessica Poundstone’s new book, ‘Museum of Dogs’ Lori TobiasThe Portland artist and author will be at Powell’s Books on May 10, followed by visits to Cloud and Leaf in Manzanita, and A Sometimes Gallery in Portland.

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Dance Review: Canada’s Rubberband is a joy to behold

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2025/05/01

Dance Review: Canada’s Rubberband is a joy to behold Amy Leona HavinIn its White Bird performances at The Reser in Beaverton, the company brilliantly blends hip-hop, contemporary and classical elements into a fused whole.

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“Flood the field”: Lessons in organizing from the...

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2025/04/30

“Flood the field”: Lessons in organizing from the American theatre Claire WillettThe battle over federal arts funding is a stark reminder of why the arts matter in a democracy, and how communities can step up to protect them.

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In wake of Madeleine School controversy, 45th...

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2025/04/30

In wake of Madeleine School controversy, 45th Parallel Universe moves Wednesday concert Bob HicksAfter the Catholic school expels a Black fourth-grade student who reported being taunted with a racial slur on the school playground, the musical group moves its concert out of Madeleine and into Polaris Hall.

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‘Kalyana Mitra’: A dance of friendship

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2025/04/30

‘Kalyana Mitra’: A dance of friendship Elizabeth WhelanSubashini Ganesan-Forbes' new work, performed with Angela Mazziotta and Jordan Isadore, embraces Buddhist concepts and blends Bharatanatyam and contemporary movement.

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Side by side: Masses, magnificats, musicking, and...

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2025/04/30

Side by side: Masses, magnificats, musicking, and connections Daryl BrowneA month’s worth of choral music in one weekend, from the multi-choir CONNECTED event and the return of Ēriks Ešenvalds with Oregon Repertory Singers to Festival Chorale Oregon’s Bach-Rutter pairing and Oregon Bach Festival’s “Musicking Festival.”

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LitWatch May: Raymond Carver Writing Festival returns...

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2025/04/30

LitWatch May: Raymond Carver Writing Festival returns to Clatskanie; Viet Than Nguyen’s new book Amy Leona HavinAlso this month: Amanda Knox tells her story, trans nature writing, journalists on Asian Pacific America, mountain rescue, and many poets.

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‘Metropolitan’ at 35: Director Whit Stillman talks...

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2025/04/29

‘Metropolitan’ at 35: Director Whit Stillman talks about his phenomenal debut in advance of Portland visit Marc MohanThe film screens Thursday, May 1, at Cinema 21, with Stillman in attendance for a post-film discussion and Q&A.

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Kimberly King Parsons wins 2025 Oregon Book Award for...

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2025/04/29

Kimberly King Parsons wins 2025 Oregon Book Award for fiction for her ‘filthy and weird’ novel, ‘We Were the Universe’ Amy WangOther winners at Monday night's ceremony include poet Charity E. Yoro, nonfiction authors Rebecca Clarren and Jaclyn Moyer, writers for young readers Anne Broyles and Makiia Lucier, and playwright Brianna Barrett.

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‘Groundhog Day’: Worth repeating

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2025/04/28

‘Groundhog Day’: Worth repeating Linda FergusonThe lively and thoughtful stage musical, based on the 1993 movie, creates its own magic at Lakewood Theatre.

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Where the lightning hits the road: Talking with...

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2025/04/28

Where the lightning hits the road: Talking with Damien Geter and Jessica Murphy Moo about their opera “Loving v. Virginia” James BashThe opera, based on the love story behind the landmark civil rights case, premiered in Virginia last week.

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The war over arts funding

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2025/04/28

The war over arts funding Claire WillettTheaters opposed to new NEA guidelines wait to see where the DOGE axe will fall next.

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Remembering veteran Portland painter William Park

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2025/04/28

Remembering veteran Portland painter William Park Bob HicksThe artist, who has died at 79, "loved all the ways of slathering and glopping and moving paint around on the palette and then onto painting surfaces.”

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No idea is too weird to be developed: A conversation...

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2025/04/27

No idea is too weird to be developed: A conversation with Alex Arnold of !mindparade Matthew Neil AndrewsThe composer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader discusses the history of his ever-morphing band and their cryptic new freak folk album “ekopsuƨqoʞɘ”.

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Star Power: How Rogue Theater found its voice at...

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2025/04/27

Star Power: How Rogue Theater found its voice at Ashland’s Grizzly Peak Winery Jim FlintThe company, which features many current and former Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors, draws a loyal and growing audience for contemporary plays in the heart of Shakespeare territory.

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Filmmaker-exhibitor Matt McCormick: Back at the...

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2025/04/26

Filmmaker-exhibitor Matt McCormick: Back at the Boathouse Brian LibbyThe longtime Portland experimental filmmaker and curator, now mentoring generations of filmmakers in Spokane, returns to the microcinema and studio where he first flourished.

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Catching up: April is the busiest month

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2025/04/25

Catching up: April is the busiest month Bob HicksTennessee Williams at Fertile Ground, immigrant stories and photographs, what Jim Lommasson carries, the Log Lady gets a museum show, Billie Holiday tribute.

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A democratized access to synthesis: Synth Library...

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2025/04/25

A democratized access to synthesis: Synth Library Portland Charles RoseNine years on, the local non-profit benefits the electronic music community with open houses, workshops, jam sessions, and a synthesizer lending program.

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Stage & Studio: Sara Jean Accuardi on launching ‘The...

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2025/04/25

Stage & Studio: Sara Jean Accuardi on launching ‘The Storyteller’ Dmae Lo RobertsIn her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the playwright about her world premiere at Artists Rep and the play's inspiration in Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

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A Grimm ‘Iron Jo’: Send in the puppets

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2025/04/25

A Grimm ‘Iron Jo’: Send in the puppets Caitlin Nolan... and the bucket, and a hero and a villain, and a few good songs and an ode to fairy tales and the Brothers Grimm in Elliot Lorenc's new stage spectacle at Bag&Baggage.

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