January 15, 2026Marc Mohan
Plus: "Night Patrol," Ralph Fiennes in "The Choral," and the documentary "Rainier: A Beer Odyssey."
January 15, 2026Matthew Neil Andrews
NSO’s late September concerts featured a hearing-themed program revolving around Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Elegia Andina,” two by Ludwig van Beethoven – Oregon-born pianist Ben Kim performing the “Emperor” concerto and Willamette Master Chorus joining in for the “Choral Fantasy” – plus Jake Runestad and Todd Bass’s interpretation of LvB’s chilling and heroic “Heiligenstad Testament.”
January 15, 2026Jim Redden
The Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Humanities, Oregon Contemporary and The Immigrant Project are looking beyond 4th of July fireworks to the nation's and state's histories of inequities – and toward a brighter future.
January 13, 2026Ellen Clarke
The museum is one of many events in the community reading program, this year focusing on Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s memoir, “Lovely One.”
January 13, 2026Bob Hicks
The awards go to a quartet of artists who "spark hope, inspiration and connection, and ... raise voices that aren’t always heard." Eight finalists receive $10,000 each.
January 12, 2026Charles Rose
The aptly-named “ensemble” (a loose collective) of Eugene musicians making “difficult” (or “experimental”) music hosted their fourth annual gathering in October.
January 12, 2026Susan Grace Banyas
The lasting impact of the photographer, writer and environmental advocate who died in October 2025, and whose work and life are honored in an exhibit at Astoria's RiverSea Gallery through February 10.
January 11, 2026William C. Stack
The essay collection explores the migration of a "mystery people" from Europe to the American West, as well as providing thumbnail sketches of novels in which they feature.
January 10, 2026Friderike Heuer
Sam Marroquin's vivid paintings at Alexander Gallery of the ongoing horror experienced by Palestinians in Gaza go straight to the heart of both shame and action.
January 9, 2026Jim Redden
The bill to fund the national arts and humanities endowments is headed for the Senate, and then must be signed by the president to take effect. But the House approval is a promising first step.
January 9, 2026Amanda Waldroupe
The 61-year-old building is structurally unsound and the library may soon move. But after two failed bond measures, supporters ask where and how.
January 8, 2026Matthew Neil Andrews
ChatterPDX shows us how it’s done; Jennifer Wright echolocates; Pyxis Quartet takes Portland to school; New Wave Opera previews Caroline Louise Miller; Orchestra Nova Northwest revives Giancarlo Castro D’Addona’s flute concerto for Adam Eccleston; Jimmie Herrod dominates the Oregon Symphony.
January 8, 2026Marc Mohan
Also this week: Lucy Liu in "Rosemead," and the Portland Art Museum's Whitsell Auditorium reopens after a lengthy renovation.
January 8, 2026Charles Rose
Chatter’s ever-changing string quartet, with co-artistic director and clarinetist James Shields, premiered a new work by Osberg, one of three composers in Chatter’s unique residency program.
January 8, 2026Sydney Seymour
Amy Bowers Cordalis will talk in Ashland about her memoir "The Water Remembers" and her family’s efforts behind the largest river restoration project in history.
January 7, 2026Daryl Browne
From A Notion, A Scream’s all Rosephanye Powell concert to Sweet Honey in the Rock with Resonance Ensemble to the return of Super Bach Sunday.
January 7, 2026Amanda Waldroupe
The Portland writer's new biography tells the story of an important leader of the early gay rights movement.
January 7, 2026Jim Redden
As federal support for the nation's public broadcasting stations disappears, Oregon public radio and TV outlets bank on increased donations from individuals and private funders.
January 6, 2026Lori Tobias
The 94-year-old was a fixture in the coastal community, a “bridge to the past” famous for his Bloomsday Celebrations, outrageous outfits, and storytelling.
January 6, 2026Linda Ferguson
As a new year rolls out, shows are opening at Experience Theatre Project, Portland Center Stage and many more. Plus: Twilight Theater is 12 years old and as edgy as ever; Ten Fifteen Productions offers free classes.
January 6, 2026Laura Grimes
The power of community truly delivered to help ArtsWatch surpass its end-of-year target, raising $27,827. Ding ding ding!
January 5, 2026Jim Redden
The three performance halls, which bring 800,000 people to downtown each year, have begun a management transition that will be completed by July 1, 2027.
Oregon Public Broadcasting, KBOO-FM, All Classical Radio and many other stations across Oregon and the nation lose a vital funding partner whose main money source had been cut off by Congress.
January 5, 2026Raylee Heiden
Light, patterns, and reflection thread through January art exhibitions. Raylee Heiden features some highlights.
January 4, 2026Jim Flint
Inside the Talent warehouse in Southern Oregon, thousands of festival costumes are preserved and reused, then sent to stages across the country, including "Saturday Night Live."
January 2, 2026Jason Vondersmith
Robert Westenberg, who plays Diamond as his older self in the Broadway touring musical that performs Jan. 6-11 in Portland's Keller Auditorium, talks about the pleasures of playing the great pop star onstage.
January 2, 2026Jamuna Chiarini
Jamuna Chiarini spotlights leading dance events coming up in January and looks back on highlights, changes, and significant events in the Oregon dance world in 2025.
January 1, 2026Marc Mohan
2026 starts off strong with new films from Park Chan-wook and Chinese director Bi Gan.
January 1, 2026Bob Hicks
It's been a year of highs and lows, from the Oregon Symphony jamming with the Dandy Warhols and the Portland Art Museum reinvigorating itself to the closing of the Five Oaks Museum and the federal administration's fiscal war on arts. Time for 2026 to step up and take over!
December 31, 2025Amy Leona Havin
Community reading events include Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's memoir "Lovely One" in Multnomah County.
