October gets in the swing of things
Bob Hicks
September 30, 2021
ArtsWatch Weekly: The doors swing open on live shows, PDX/NYC Tony connection, monthly guides & more.
ArtsWatch Weekly: The doors swing open on live shows, PDX/NYC Tony connection, monthly guides & more.
If this is (almost) October, it must be horror and Halloween and Lovecraft time. Plus, a Breathless bit of history.
A new collection of short stories finds loss, love, desperation and humor in the lives of people on the edge.
After a long layoff, dance is getting back in performance halls. Celebrate its return – if you’ve been vaccinated.
Symphonies, concerti, chamber collabs, extra-curricular improv, progressive jazz, and Zoomer B.S.
Ethan Sperry prepares Oregon Repertory Singers and Portland State Chamber Choir for season-opener with Maestro Danzmayr
New this month from local artists: darkwave, splashy psych-pop, mental cinematheque, jazz for fly fishing, a griot tape & more–just in time for Bandcamp’s Fee Free First Friday.
October is ripe with virtual readings, workshops, and Lan Su Chinese Garden’s Autumn Poetry Series.
Out of the Covid crisis rises the captivating specter of François Villon, a wild 15th century poet for our times.
Local choral ensemble returns to Cerimon house, with continued commitment to performance with purpose
It has been a year and a half since monuments started coming down in Portland. Should replacements be permanent?
Lindsay Costello’s monthly roundup of shows and events in October.
Jeffrey Silverstein gets a drummer; Negativland brings Sue-C to Holocene; Mdou Moctar apologizes for being SO LOUD
The Waldport cartoonist has been a cartographer, written a book about an Oregon cult, and traveled the world.
A cup of coffee, someplace to sit, a great book: A dive into the books that Portlanders are reading on the town.
Imago director brings his offbeat imagination to Eugene Opera’s “Lucy” and his own “Satie’s Journey.”
Covid clipped the new company’s wings as it was taking flight. Now it’s back, with a set of six filmed shows.
ArtsWatch Weekly: A building boom for the arts, cryptocurrency & art, Black operas, Latin film fest, aiding Yulia.
The new musical drama from Third Angle delves into gentrification and its cost to Black communities.
The project combines condos and a home for Eugene Ballet, plus office space for seven other arts groups.
A charming “Los Lobos” at the Latin fest; an Argentine apocalypse; CineMagic scares; Schrader’s new deal.
New work by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori reflects Black experience in America.
Featuring Arooj Aftab, María Isabel, and Shahzad Ismaily
Lindsay Costello reviews Thunderstruck Collective’s exhibition of works made after a group pilgrimage to Nancy Holt’s “Sun Tunnels.”
A little bit of architecture and a little bit of Dr. Seuss mix it up in the Oregon artist’s Hallie Ford Museum show.
Blake Andrews interviews Shawn Records about photography, Joseph Campbell, becoming an adult, and his new book “Hero.”
After nine years as the company’s artistic director, Dámaso Rodríguez explains why he’s stepping down.
NFTs are typically associated with digital content. What happens when they’re tied to physical objects? Jennifer Rabin explores “New Ownership” at Eutectic Gallery.
ArtsWatch Weekly: Whole lotta talent goin’ on; TBA takes the spotlight; license plates & movie picks & more.
In a trio of noteworthy new movies, the eyes (and the people behind them) have it.
Cantores in Ecclesia and Cappella Romana share faith in the transcendent power of exquisite choral literature
Oregon unveils a new license plate with 127 cultural symbols and an interactive key to decode the design.
Judy Fleagle, co-founder of the Florence Festival of Books, which begins Friday, says organization is key to the event.
Mon Laferte, Milk Carton Kids, Marisa Anderson & William Tyler
Local galleries and theaters share common themes this fall.
At Triangle, the author of “The Vagina Monologues” takes on her own journey into the trials of cancer.
Leanne Grabel’s poem, written two days after the terrorist attacks, captures the trauma and grief.
ArtsWatch Weekly: Remembering an extraordinary dance after 9/11; Beaverton rising; can’t stop the music.
An appreciation of two great actors, plus a catfishing Juliette Binoche, a Hong Kong thriller, and more.
Exploring the Canadian composer’s contributions to acoustic ecology and the politics of noise
The center’s director talks about programming, inclusiveness, flexibility, and the rise of “surban” identity.
Chor Anno initiates the return to live choral singing
The virtual-reality extravaganza has bright moments, but is often brought down by … technology.
The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, due to open in March 2022, gives Beaverton a stage and sense of place.
Mat Randol on a sharp level, Doug Martsch at Sou’Wester, Megadeth and Lamb of God at Moda
Stage & Studio: A conversation with founder Sankar Raman, plus a father’s talk with his daughter 20 years ago on 9/11.
Kate Nason’s memoir traces an emergence from bad marriages and the shadow of a president and a White House intern.
Third Angle premieres an opera inspired by gentrification’s damage to Portland’s Black community.
The director and composer discuss their new opera “Sanctuaries” and staging it outside Memorial Coliseum.
Theater founder and executive director Donald Horn explains how he’s waging war on COVID-19.
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