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Oregon strives to tell full story of America’s 250th anniversary

At a time of increasing strife in the U.S., Oregon prepares to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday by recognizing both the positive and negative aspects of the country's history.

‘Oliver!’: An impoverished orphan finds love amidst rousing music

An iconic gallery reimagined

Nonprofits hurt by GoFundMe scheme can join class action lawsuit

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Oregon strives to tell full story of America’s 250th anniversary

At a time of increasing strife in the U.S., Oregon prepares to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday by recognizing both the positive and negative aspects of the country's history.

Nonprofits hurt by GoFundMe scheme can join class action lawsuit

December 2, 2025Jim Redden

The corporate giant created unauthorized fundraising pages for nonprofit groups in Oregon and across the U.S., keeping some of the money raised. Now, impacted groups are taking legal action.

Oregon poised to cut arts & culture funding as advocates push for more support

November 24, 2025Jim Redden

At least $867,000 in previously approved funding is in danger as the Oregon Legislature grapples with sharp cuts in federal funding and a big state budget shortfall.

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MusicWatch Monthly: In winter enjoy

Holiday tidings, Christmas and otherwise, from ChatterPDX to Portland Baroque Orchestra’s “Messiah” to Christmas on the Oregon Coast and beyond.

An amazing run: Portland State Opera’s production of “The Eleanors”

December 3, 2025Angela Allen

Composer/librettist Jodi Goble and co-librettist Michael Ching’s WWII-era opera celebrates the Greatest Generation.

Local talent gushing excellence: 45th Parallel Universe’s “Caroline Shaw Concert Crawl”

December 3, 2025Matthew Neil Andrews

A photo essay featuring Pyxis Quartet and mousai REMIX, who recently performed Shaw’s complete string quartet music as part of the “Sounds Like Portland” festival.

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VizArts Monthly: Holiday Sales and Temporality

December happenings at Oregon art venues include holiday sales, group shows, and multiple exhibitions that meditate on time. Raylee Heiden pulls together some highlights.

An iconic gallery reimagined

December 3, 2025Beth Sorensen

The future of Guardino Gallery and even the building it inhabits was up in the air for months after the passing of Donna Guardino, a Northeast Portland legend.

Launching lamprey: Sasha Fishman at ILY2

December 2, 2025Hannah Krafcik

With a fish cannon and other sculptural works, Sasha Fishman explores how humans relate to aquatic life and what aquatic life can tell us about fantasy.

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Northwest Theatre Workshop’s Creative Evolution

As its founding leader steps down after a decade, the Portland theatrical innovator celebrates its play development model with a two-play showcase this weekend and next — and a coming new model of artistic leadership. 

‘Oliver!’: An impoverished orphan finds love amidst rousing music

December 4, 2025Linda Ferguson

Stumptown Stages' colorful revival of Lionel Bart's classic 1960 musical version of Charles Dickens' novel of scoundrels and pickpockets is an exuberant delight.

‘Black Nativity’: Let the spirits soar

December 3, 2025Darleen Ortega

Review: PassinArt continues its long tradition with a gorgeous and moving production of Langston Hughes's gospel songplay, this year at Alberta Abbey.

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FilmWatch Weekly: ‘Over the Kitchen Table,’ ‘Fackham Hall,’ ‘100 Nights of Hero,’ and more

This week, an Oregon filmmaker tells the story of how her mother helped build the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and "Downton Abbey" and its ilk get an "Airplane"-style parody in "Fackham Hall."

FilmWatch Weekly: ‘Eternity’ with Miles Teller, ‘Rebuilding’ with Josh O’Connor, and more

November 26, 2025Marc Mohan

Also this week: Benedict Cumberbatch plays a grieving widower in "The Thing with Feathers," and "WTO/99" chronicles the Battle of Seattle.

Best Christmas ever! North Bend’s Liberty Theatre completes 10-year-restoration just in time for holiday shows

November 25, 2025Lori Tobias

The Little Theatre on the Bay presents a double-header of Christmas plays, followed by its ‘Little Ole Christmas Opry,’ in the renovated 1924 theater.

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December DanceWatch: Nutcrackers, NOT-Cracker, Pearl Dive, ZooZoo and more

As holiday season shifts into high gear, Snow Queens and Sugar Plum Fairies trip the light fantastic with dancer/choreographers, costumed critters, and more.

At White Bird, a dance of memory and loss

November 22, 2025Hannah Krafcik

Barcelona's Lali Ayguadé Company performs "Runa," a duet delving into the rubble of the past and a relationship that has undergone melancholic shifts.

Review: NW Dance Project dancers impress in Carmen+, the classic tale with a twist

November 10, 2025Amy Leona Havin

The world premiere of Caroline Finn's "Don't Forget to Panic" and the return of Ihsan Rustem's "Carmen" with original stars Andrea Parson and Franco Nieto create a pleasurably riveting evening.

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LitWatch December: Oregon Historical Society’s Celebration of Oregon Authors, Fishtrap Fireside, and other holiday treats

As the holiday season approaches, some book events arrive with tea and cookies – and one, at Mother Foucault's, with a forum on the nightmares of artificial intelligence.

Frances Fuller Victor’s history of Joe Meek, ‘The River of the West,’ was a ‘barbaric yaup of joy’

November 25, 2025Richard W. Etulain

Victor’s two-part book about the mountain man who helped form Oregon’s provisional government drew national attention.

Portland author Omar El Akkad wins 2025 National Book Award in Nonfiction

November 20, 2025Amy Leona Havin

El Akkad's book, "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This," is a blistering reflection on the Israel-Hamas war.

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Oregon strives to tell full story of America’s 250th anniversary

At a time of increasing strife in the U.S., Oregon prepares to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday by recognizing both the positive and negative aspects of the country's history.

An iconic gallery reimagined

December 3, 2025Beth Sorensen

The future of Guardino Gallery and even the building it inhabits was up in the air for months after the passing of Donna Guardino, a Northeast Portland legend.

Nonprofits hurt by GoFundMe scheme can join class action lawsuit

December 2, 2025Jim Redden

The corporate giant created unauthorized fundraising pages for nonprofit groups in Oregon and across the U.S., keeping some of the money raised. Now, impacted groups are taking legal action.

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LitWatch December: Oregon Historical Society’s Celebration of Oregon Authors, Fishtrap Fireside, and other holiday treats

As the holiday season approaches, some book events arrive with tea and cookies – and one, at Mother Foucault's, with a forum on the nightmares of artificial intelligence.

Best Christmas ever! North Bend’s Liberty Theatre completes 10-year-restoration just in time for holiday shows

November 25, 2025Lori Tobias

The Little Theatre on the Bay presents a double-header of Christmas plays, followed by its ‘Little Ole Christmas Opry,’ in the renovated 1924 theater.

In Newport, ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ at Porthole Players is a community — and family — affair

November 17, 2025Lori Tobias

The extravaganza received help from the Siletz Tribe and Oregon Coast Aquarium. “The county is all-in on this production,” says director Morgan Locklear.

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Nonprofits hurt by GoFundMe scheme can join class action lawsuit

The corporate giant created unauthorized fundraising pages for nonprofit groups in Oregon and across the U.S., keeping some of the money raised. Now, impacted groups are taking legal action.

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Best Christmas ever! North Bend’s Liberty Theatre completes 10-year-restoration just in time for holiday shows

The Little Theatre on the Bay presents a double-header of Christmas plays, followed by its ‘Little Ole Christmas Opry,’ in the renovated 1924 theater.

Future emerging: Four young classical musicians win Young Artists Competition

The teen winners each get a $1,000 scholarship and will perform with professional musicians in the chatterPDX Sunday musical series.

Stage & Studio: A timely ‘Christmas Carol’

Dmae Lo Roberts' new podcast gets the lowdown from director Charles Grant and star La'Tevin Alexander on this year's Dickens classic onstage at Portland Playhouse.

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