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McMinnville’s out-of-this-world parade

In 1950 a photo of a possible UFO hovering in the Yamhill County sky swept the nation. In the 21st century, space-visitor wannabes strut their stuff once a year in celebration.

Michelle Grabner: Elevating the familiar

In Yamhill County, poetry and prose bloom in annual ‘Paper Gardens’ anthology

Oregon Humanities sues over federal funding cuts

Trail’s End Art Association: In Gearhart, a fellowship of artists

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RACC names its next executive director

Patricia Rojas, chosen after a national search by the Regional Arts & Culture Council as it transitions from a string of setbacks, will begin her new job August 1.

Oregon Humanities sues over federal funding cuts

May 16, 2025Claire Willett

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

MusicPortland and the potential closure of Portland Community College’s Music and Sonic Arts program

May 8, 2025Charles Rose

The 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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Cascadia Composers: Looking for sounds in all the strange places

In the concert "Found Sounds," composers and players discover percussive possibilities by whacking and smacking all sorts of everyday non-instruments.

Ripples on the surface of the water: Deena T. Grossman and Yuko Uèbayashi with 45th Parallel Universe

May 17, 2025Charles Rose

Flutists Zach Galatis and Alicia DiDontano Paulsen took center stage in a concert of impressionist music by the two composers, one Oregonian and one Japanese-French.

International guitar sounds heat up Siskiyou Music Project’s jazz series

May 17, 2025Jim Flint

The Jazz in the Vineyard series brings guitarists Mimi Fox and Derek Gripper, plus the Marcos Silva Quintet, to Ashland's Grizzly Peak Winery stage beginning May 25.

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Michelle Grabner: Elevating the familiar

In 'Underdone Potato', an expansive exhibition at the Schneider Museum of Art in Ashland, Grabner continues her meditations on craft and daily life. Ham tins, jam jars, and cereal boxes all make an appearance.

Trail’s End Art Association: In Gearhart, a fellowship of artists

May 16, 2025Lori Tobias

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

‘Solito’ author Javier Zamora will speak Wednesday at Linfield University on migration, identity, and memory

May 5, 2025David Bates

The appearance by the poet and memoirist is part of the school's “Learning Across Boundaries” program, which also includes a literary and visual art display.

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Despite funding cuts, vibrant stories are busting out all over, from "The Book of Mormon" to Ten Fifteen’s "Again! The Art of Perfection" to "Assassins" and other continuing shows.

The making of: Two groundbreaking Portland artists, Carol Triffle and Damaris Webb, talk about the process of creating their new shows opening this weekend

May 16, 2025Linda Ferguson

A look inside the making of Triffle's "Happyness (The Wrecking Ball)" and Webb's "Precipice: re-remembering, forgetting, and claiming home."

Stage & Studio: Vanport Mosaic turns 10!

May 12, 2025Dmae Lo Roberts

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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FilmWatch Weekly: Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd form a ‘Friendship,’ James Earl Jones in the rediscovered ‘The Annihilation of Fish,’ and more

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.

FilmWatch Weekly: Under-the-radar action in ‘Fight or Flight’ and ‘Sharp Corner,’ plus ‘Secret Mall Apartment,’ Log Lady doc, and more

May 8, 2025Marc Mohan

Two modest releases from Vertical Entertainment offer a welcome break from the standard big-budget studio fare.

Ashland Independent Film Festival roars back

May 4, 2025Jim Flint

With robust audiences and several hit films, this year's lively festival climbed out of the pandemic-years slump. Coming in 2026: AIFF's 25th anniversary celebration.

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Preview: Eugene Ballet’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘Silk & Steel’

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.

Dance Review: Grupo Corpo thrills with precise and dizzying energy

May 7, 2025Beth Sorensen

The Brazilian dance company, renowned for its precise synchronized dancing and Afro-Brazilian movement, provided a joyful night that transfixed and transported its Portland audience.

May DanceWatch: Springing into action

May 1, 2025Jamuna Chiarini

Oregon's busy May dance calendar ranges from world premieres to personal solo work, rock operas, Indian dance, African dance, Shakespearean remixes and more.

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Nearly a century ago, Oregon writer Sheba Hargreaves crafted three historically sound tales of pioneer life

The author of ‘The Cabin at the Trail’s End’ strove to convey a more authentic West than that depicted by popular novelists Owen Wister, Zane Grey, and Max Brand.

In Yamhill County, poetry and prose bloom in annual ‘Paper Gardens’ anthology

May 17, 2025David Bates

More than 200 people gathered at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg to hear writers read their work appearing in the 32nd annual anthology.

Booknotes: McGregor times two; Brian Doyle’s ‘Mink River’ takes to the stage

May 15, 2025Bob Hicks

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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Nearly a century ago, Oregon writer Sheba Hargreaves crafted three historically sound tales of pioneer life

The author of ‘The Cabin at the Trail’s End’ strove to convey a more authentic West than that depicted by popular novelists Owen Wister, Zane Grey, and Max Brand.

McMinnville’s out-of-this-world parade

May 20, 2025Dee Moore

In 1950 a photo of a possible UFO hovering in the Yamhill County sky swept the nation. In the 21st century, space-visitor wannabes strut their stuff once a year in celebration.

RACC names its next executive director

May 17, 2025Bob Hicks

Patricia Rojas, chosen after a national search by the Regional Arts & Culture Council as it transitions from a string of setbacks, will begin her new job August 1.

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McMinnville’s out-of-this-world parade

In 1950 a photo of a possible UFO hovering in the Yamhill County sky swept the nation. In the 21st century, space-visitor wannabes strut their stuff once a year in celebration.

Michelle Grabner: Elevating the familiar

May 19, 2025Prudence Roberts

In 'Underdone Potato', an expansive exhibition at the Schneider Museum of Art in Ashland, Grabner continues her meditations on craft and daily life. Ham tins, jam jars, and cereal boxes all make an appearance.

In Yamhill County, poetry and prose bloom in annual ‘Paper Gardens’ anthology

May 17, 2025David Bates

More than 200 people gathered at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg to hear writers read their work appearing in the 32nd annual anthology.

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