Uncle Vanya
Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya is presented in a new translation from the original Russian by Štĕpán Šimek January 6-21 at Divers Studio in the Reed College Performing Arts Building at […]
Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya is presented in a new translation from the original Russian by Štĕpán Šimek January 6-21 at Divers Studio in the Reed College Performing Arts Building at […]
Portland FolkMusic Society kicks off 2018 with a double header concert featuring The Misty Mamas and Fadin’ by 9, Friday, January 19 at the Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, 2828 SE
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ArcoPDX (Amplified Repertory Chamber Orchestra). presents classical orchestral and chamber music with a contemporary attitude. Saturday, January 27, the group presents an evening of music by Dmitri Shostakovich, Arvo Pärt,
New York City’s go-to organist, Brian Charette, makes his Portland debut with an electronic trio featuring George Colligan on keyboard and Micah Hummel on drums Thursday February 1, at The
Artichoke Community Music’s live music series in their new concert space is packed each week. A few highlights this month include: • Saturday January 13, 8 pm – Larry Pattis
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The Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative returns to stage a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters. Adapted and directed by Patrick Walsh, and presented at the Shoebox Theatre, the production
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Oregon Children’s Theatre’s Young Professionals presents a production of Eurydice, written by Sarah Ruhl, January 26 through February 11 at the YP Studio Theater, 1939 NE Sandy Blvd. This new
Stefano Iaboni is a recent Portland transplant from Rome, Italy who has performed comedy in theatre companies, movies, commercials and festivals around the world. Every first Sunday of the month,
Storyteller Gretchen Peterson performs original stories in fully-staged world premiere of her intricate and poignant one-woman show, Persephone Xoa Iris in three parts : A Myth, A Memoir and A
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The world premiere of Bi– opens the 2018 season at Teatro Milagro, the Miracle Theatre, from January 12 – 20 (a preview will be held January 11). Set in a
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Celebrating nine years of innovative presentation, the 2018 Portland-grown Fertile Ground City-Wide Festival of New Works involves prolific playwrights, actors, dancers, designers and producers and presents eleven days with more
Triangle Productions! celebrates it’s 28th season with Trans-formation, a brand new play about George/Christine Jorgensen, written by Don Horn. It’s the first play to be written and produced about Jorgenson
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The Better Halves are an Austin, Texas-based husband-wife musical duo. Jimmy Joe and Chrissie Natoli write Texas swing, bluegrass and Brazilian flavored tunes, sing sweet vocal harmonies and tour from
CLINTON ST. THEATRE’S RESISTANCE SERIES continues this month with a special screening of 1933’s The Invisible Man, Monday, Oct 23 at 7 pm. The film stars Claude Rains and Gloria
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in their Resistance Series are hilarious, wondrous and manifold. Born on the Fourth of July, July 3; National Lampoon’s European Vacation, July 10; Stop Making Sense, July 17; Stripes, July
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The World Premiere of Rebecca Martinez’ Óye Oyá Milagro opens this month at Milagro Theatre April 27 through May 27. This original Spanish-language musical is inspired by the Cuban Zarzuela
triangle productions is joining other theatres around the US presenting a new rolling World Premiere play. There are 45 theatres that have rearranged their schedules to add this show. On
There are two kinds of mazes. There’s the kind you try to get through and out the other side, and the kind where you try to get to the center.
Imago Theatre presents a new version of Euripides’ Medea, written by Ben Power of the National Theatre of London. Performances are April 21 to May 20 at Imago’s home, 17
Indexing and Interference is a new show from Kerry Davis and Anna Daedalus at Roll-Up Photo Studio + Gallery, 1715 SE Spokane St. In conjunction with Portland Photo Month, the
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Mister Theater is a new performing arts venue located at 1847 E. Burnside St. #101. This 78 seat theater hosts a variety of dramatic and comedic performances and has two
The Portland Underground Film Festival (PUFF) returns for the 13th year, April 7, 8, 9 at Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE Clinton St. Founded in 2004, PUFF finds films and
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Kris Deelane and The Hurt are a Portland Old School/New School Soul showband extravaganza gracing Oregon stages in recent years. In a monthly residency at the venerable Laurelthirst Public House
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Bassist Dave Holland has been a composer and bandleader with the dedication to create consistently innovative ensembles for more than 50 years. His passion for musical expression of all styles
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April brings a steady shower of top-notch acoustic music to Portland’s beloved Artichoke Music Café at 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Highlights for the month include: • Concerts with songwriters from
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Austin, Texas ensemble The Deer have become Northwest favorites due to their non-stop touring and their appearances at Oregon Country Fair the last several years. Their rich sound is filled
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Portland Sings! is a community sing-along and a casual, fun group-singing opportunity for anyone wanting more singing in their lives The next event is Sunday, April 16 from 3 –
The Kings of Mongrel Folk, Orville Johnson and Mark Graham are Northwest favorites and they are in town for a Portland FolkMusic Society Concert, Friday April 21 at 7:30 pm.
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OJOS FEOS’ ORIGINAL AFRO-LATIN BLUES are featured at the fourth annual benefit for Surg+Restore/Africa in Sierra Leone, Saturday April 29 at Carvlin Hall, St. Philip Neri Parish at 6 pm.
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The 6th Annual Inner City Blues Festival, “Healing the Healthcare Blues,” returns April 22 to the North Portland Eagles Lodge, 7611 N. Exeter. (at Lombard). The event is a fundraiser
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The Extradition Series is a quarterly concert series presenting composed and improvised New Music and works from the 20th-century experimental tradition. The series is directed by Matt Hannafin and presented
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Portland’s Claudia F. Savage has a new poetry collection, Bruising Continents has been named a finalist for the New Issues Poetry Prize and The Hudson Poetry Prize. She is celebrating
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The 27th annual Buckman Art Show & Sell is Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12. It’s a major fundraiser for the award-winning arts-integrated academic program at Buckman Arts Focus
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Golda’s Balcony opens in Portland via Triangle Productions, presented Thursday March 9 through Saturday April 1 at The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza, 1785 NE Sandy Blvd. The book was written
Parting Shots: Minor White’s Images of Portland, 1938-1942 is a new exhibit at the Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Ave. opening March 3 and up for viewing through December
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Lydia, a play set in the 1970s on the Texas border between the United States and Mexico, is a lyrical story of Ceci Flores, disabled by a tragic accident on
More than ever, these are important times to recognize the strength and creativity of women in the arts. WOMEN MARCH ON this month at 12×16 Gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave.
Third Rail Repertory Theatre presents The Angry Brigade written by James Graham and directed by Isaac Lamb and Rebecca Lingafelter. Based on real events in 1970s Britain, The Angry Brigade
PassinArt: A Theatre Company presents the Gospel of Lovingkindness by award-winning poet and playwright, Marcus Gardley. Inspired by the death of 15-year old Hadiya Pendleton, shot in her Chicago neighborhood
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Celebrate this St Patrick’s Day with KMRIA, the Pogues tribute band reuniting for their 10th anniversary show. The supergroup includes members of the Decemberists, R.E.M, Eels and The Norway Rats.
Rad Dad Tomas Moniz and local parents/writers Scott Winn, Zach Ellis, Chelsea Bieker, Stephanie Wong Ken, and Joshua James Amberson present an hour of storytelling honoring the messy, painful, playful
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at Classic Pianos. The daughter of Rachel Faro and Portland Latin jazz drummer Nick Gefroh, Anandi began singing in clubs and concert halls at the age of 12. Her band
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Two new works are presented this month by Performance Works NorthWest’s Alembic Resident Artists, Friday and Saturday March 24 and 25. The Residency is one of PWNW’s core programs that
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The World After Us, paintings of Lloyd Lindley II, is up at Karuna Contemplative Living, 1725 SE Hawthorne Blvd. through the end of February. The works are inspired by Alan
Forever Dusty is the story of pop singer Dusty Springfield, the voice of blue-eyed soul and the face of Swinging London in the 1960’s who had 21 hits in 21
. Lofstrom’s series is called Septych and he’s worked in music, film, painting, mosaic, glass, and collage exploring composition and the collision of past, present and future. McDonald’s series of acrylic paintings
12×16 gallery features new work from Kurtiss Lofstrom and Liz McDonald this month. Read More
Mother Foucault’s Bookshop at 523 SE Morrison St. hosts all kinds of events for readers, writers and book lovers of every kind. . Literary events readings, talks, panels, and performances.are
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Oregon Koto-Kai (the Japanese Koto Society of Oregon) presents an Early Spring (So-Shun) concert Sunday, February 19 at the Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis St. at 2:30 pm. The
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OMHOF College scholarships are available and the application deadline is February 14, 2017. Each applicant should be a student studying music with the talent of instrument or voice graduating spring
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Swimming While Drowning is a new play written by Emilio Rodriguez. It’s having its World Premiere this month at Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark St. Rodriguez intertwines the everyday language
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On the Edge: Trifles by Susan Glaspell and Dutchman by Amiri Baraka, two tales directed by Sarah Armitage are presented by Defunkt Theatre February 10- March 18 At The Back
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The first-ever festival in North America dedicated to the music of Estonian Orthodox composer Arvo Pärt takes place February 5 – 12 at various venues around town and presented by
Cabaret Boris & Natasha, presented by Performance Works NorthWest promises “an assemblage of imaginative, unruly, unconventional entertainment, presented salon-style, by some of the most inventive performing artists from the region.”
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Valentine’s Day gifts often consist of sweets or landfill-bound kitsch, but, handcrafted art can serve as a talisman or symbol of a much needed message of hope, acceptance, patience, strength,
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The Winterfolk concert has for nearly 30 years presented live acoustic music to the community and supported a very good cause. This year, Winterfolk is Saturday February 18 at 7
Third Rail Repertory Theatre presents shadow puppetry masters Night Shade for the Portland debut of Secret of the Spider, February 16 to February 19. A psychedelic allegory from a world
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Saturday, February 18, from 10 am – 4 pm at 3158 E. Burnside St. is the 6th annual Bring Your Kids to Music Millennium Day at the oldest record store
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Attention fans of resonator guitar, ukulele, blues oldtime and fiddletunes! Guitar goddess Del Rey and blues fiddler Suzy Thompson are coming to Portland Friday February 17 to explore the upbeat,
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Portland composers and classical musicians unite on President’s Day, February 20, for a common cause: a concert entitled Music of Hope and Empowerment. It’s a benefit concert to fight hate
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It’s time to break out your finest Mardi Gras accoutrement and celebrate Fat Tuesday right here in Portland with a night of film, music and great southern food. Clinton Street
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It’s nearly time for the West Coast premiere of Forever Dusty, the story of how Dusty Springfield, a shy Irish Catholic school girl from West London transformed herself into the
The Wild Woods takes place January 7 and it’s a creepy winter wonderland-meets-glam downtown soiree celebrating Theatre Vertigo by kicking off 2017 with a benefit for its new season. The
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The new Vaudevillian Tradition called Oddville rises anew with Sunday January 8 at 8 pm on the stage at The Steep And Thorny Way To Heaven, SE 2nd & Hawthorne
Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara’s exotic music mosaic All-Night Vigil will be presented Sunday January 29 at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, 1112 SE 41st Ave.at 3 pm. Conducted by Timo Nuoranne,
Cappella Romana sings the All-Night Vigil Read More
The Amplified Repertory Chamber Orchestra of Portland, ARCO-PDX, takes the stage with a new mash-up of music, taking on George Frediric Handel, Philip Glass, Jacob TV, and Portland’s Scott Anthony
ARCO PDX: Handel with Glass Read More
The venerable Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE Clinton St. opens the year with the new indie movie, Hunter Gatherer January 6-8. After a three-year prison stretch, an unreasonably optimistic middle-aged
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Here is one of the twenty five glorious photos from the 2017 Mount Tabor Park Calendar, celebrating SE Portland’s beloved park and historic structures. The portraits of this beautiful garden
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Third Rail Repertory Theatre, 17 SE 8th Ave presents The Flick by Annie Baker, Thursday through Sundays, January 20 – February 11. A run-down movie theater in Massachusetts is home
Roll Up Gallery, 1715 SE Spokane St. presents a new show, Bas- Relief. The First Friday reception is January 6 beginning at 6 pm. Photography, found objects and concrete become
12x16gallery features founding members Cary Doucette and Eunice Parsons January 5 – 29 at the gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5 Doucette’s exhibit, Foureen by Fourteen is a selection
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Divided We Stand – Portland Artists React to Post-Election America is a new group show curated by Sara A. McCormick at The Ford Gallery, 2525 SE 11th Ave., opening Saturday
Above: Sam Stoker (Jim Vadala) and Lady Rose (Justine Davis) La Belle is a giant artwork of a play with a hundred moving parts. It premieres at Imago Theatre, 17
Mister Theater, is a new 80-seat black box performance space at 1847 E. Burnside St. It opened its doors November 17, with a new stage adaptation of The Room, an
Photo by Gary Norman brings summer back to this chilly time of year with Shakespeare’s most famous narrative poem, presented by Shaking the Tree Theatre and directed by Samantha Van Der
Portland’s World Twang sextet TapWater present an evening of spicy music with guests The Hill Dogs and a screening of a new kayaking film, Chasing Niagara, December 8 at Doug
perform Saturday, December 10, 8 pm in an intimate concert at Café Artichoke, 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd. The duo of Chris Baron and Dors Ward count the Avett Brothers, Pearl
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Photo above The characters of Liminal MAGNOLIAS CORNER, 4075 NE Sandy Blvd. features live music from 7 to 9 pm each Friday/Saturday. Dec. 2 is Friday Jazz with Elena Welch; Saturday
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A Mesmeric Victorian Wonderland featuring the Art of J.W. Kinsey and David Delamare is at The Fernie Brae, 4033 E Hawthorne Blvd. Friday, December 16 from 6 to 9 pm.
An evening of Vintage Beauty & Wonder Read More
Posada Milagro 2016 is a family celebration of Christmas at Milagro Theatre, 537 SE Stark St. held Sunday, December 18 from 1 pm to 5 pm. The entrance is through
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The Welsh Society of Oregon’s annual concert celebrating Christmas is at Saint David of Wales Episcopal Church, 2800 SE Harrison St., Saturday December 17 at 7 pm. Suggested donation is
photo © by Miriphoto For more than thirty years, Louis Pearl has been playing with bubbles and joyously mastering its many forms. He also has traveled the world delighting humans
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WORLD OF IDEAS: MODERN WORKS FOR SOLO PIANO – a studio series by Third Angle ensemble member Susan DeWitt Smith who performs new piano music by David Lang, Timo Andres,
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Photo: Thelonious Monk in The Loft Clinton Street Theatre and KBOO Community radio present a much-anticipated and rare treasure for its Reel Cool Jazz Series: The Jazz Loft According to W.
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This double bill of dance and sound by Dora Gaskill and Stephanie Lavon Trotter is presented at Performance Works Northwest, November 4 – 6, at 8 pm. The twofold results
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Post5 Theatre Company presents Coyote on a Fence by Bruce Graham and directed by Paul Angelo, Thursdays – Sundays, November 4 – 20. Set on death row, the story is
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paintings (pictured) are part of 12×16 gallery’s November show along with the art of Raymond Keller, Basch’s companion in both life and art. The First Friday show opens November 4
Carol Basch’s series of Where’s the Vase? Read More
Warner Pacific College Drama Program presents Kindertransport, by Diane Samuels, the program’s fall production at the college’s, McGuire Theatre, 2219 SE 68th Ave. (the cross street is SE Division). The
has just released his “first honest record” , called Mickelson Flickering. He appears in a solo concert at Café Artichoke, Saturday November 9 accompanied by his banjo and acoustic guitar.
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Arrows In Orbit is a four piece hometown band whose members hail from Portland, London, Jerusalem and Vermont. ThesediversemusicalbackgroundsandupbringingscoalescearoundaformidablesetofveryoriginalsongswrittenbyguitaristandsingerHunterPayeandsupportedbythedynamicsofBrianHainesonbass,DanRosenondrumsandGilAssayasonkeyboardsandvocals. The new recording is Blueprints For Flightandthesongshaveahugeengagingsoundwithanenergyandstylealltheirown. Active in Portland music
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– a collaboration between The Ensemble of Oregon and Cascadia Composers presents new vocal works paired with Carlo Gesualdo’s 16th century works. Nobleman Gesualdo wrote harmonically-complex madrigals that sound contemporary
Buyer & Cellar is a new comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things, and the oddest of odd jobs. Imagine working in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu basement selling
Radius Studio is a community art space for anyone serious (or curious) about art. Professional facilities and instruction are offered for beginning and experienced artists in a supportive, creative environment.
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The August Wilson Red Door Project is proud to bring back our flagship program, the August Wilson Monologue Competition, a free national competition celebrating the work of an African-American playwright,
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Two big weekends of musical fun with real live music to bring the Harvest in right at Portland Nursery, 5050 SE Stark St./503.231.5050 On Saturday October 8, see Cascade Crescendo
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Pictured above 3 Leg Torso By J. Michael Kearsey The Aladdin Theater welcomes Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) on October 8 to celebrate 10 years of music advocacy, career recognition
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Pictured above: Laura Kemp Eugene songwriter Laura Kemp and Utah-based folk duo Otter Creek (Peter and Mary Danzig) come to town to share the news of their journeys through American
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Pianist McCoy Tyner has appered on so many legendary albums as bandleader, sideman (early on as a member of John Coltrane’s illustrious Quartet playing on A Love Supreme, My Favorite
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Milagro Theatre‘s 21st Annual Day of the Dead celebration begins with the world premiere of El Muerto Vagabundo, a story inspired by the obituary of a homeless “muertos” without friends
The creators of Hot Flashes and Charles Brown’s Mid-Life Christmas, Kate Finn and Rick Weiss, are back with Geezerpalooza! a new musical comedy opening Saturday, October 22 at Portland Metro
Photo above Fritz’ On a High Hill The bountiful harvest is in, the light is changing fast and in an ode to the change of the season, two Portland musicians
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