Classical Up Close 8: Emergency
Joe Cantrell
June 13, 2021
Pianist Cary Lewis has a “critical heart incident” in mid-concert, and undergoes emergency surgery.
Pianist Cary Lewis has a “critical heart incident” in mid-concert, and undergoes emergency surgery.
As the festival enters the home stretch, the brasses come out to play and the tango music does an encore.
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Oh, the horror (and more): As movie houses begin to reopen, a mini-flood of fresh new films arrives.
Charles Rose talks with the Oregon Symphony’s new music director about what’s to come.
“We’re back to where poetry has escaped the book. It’s not in the zoo of the library where it’s looking out through the bars of its cage.”
Tualatin Valley Creates’ Arts & Leadership Incubator helps artists connect their work to the community.
Cygnet presents “Xingu,” an Edith Wharton radio play adaptation full of literature, lies, and laughter.
Bonnie Vorenberg and ArtAge have helped spur a flourishing national scene of theater for older people.
The festival soars past its halfway point with a pair of shows – and violist Charles Noble’s in the middle of the mix.
As this year’s Pride Festival and Parade go (mostly) virtual, we take a pictorial stroll down memory lane.
Portland photographer Richard Brown’s new memoir depicts a colorful life of art and activism.
Saturday concerts draw the committed and curious with brass in the park and woodwinds in Beaverton.
As vaccination rates rise and infection rates fall, Oregon’s music world starts to take to the great outdoors.
An open-air concert lifts spirits with the sounds of Brahms and Strauss and contemporary percussionist Andy Akiho.
The series of free outdoor concerts spotlights Black and contemporary woman composers, and tango, too.
Amy Leona Havin kicks off a new interview series with poet, teacher, illustrator, and long-time poetry activist Leanne Grabel.
Sam Briseño’s welcoming sculpture is undergoing restoration to repair the toll of time and the elements.
Shu-Ju Wang’s art combines her interests in mathematics, her Chinese heritage, and the climate crisis.
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In a free outdoor show, classical bassist Colin Corner and friends have young fans dancing in a parking lot.
At the movies: A tale of liberation in Saudi Arabia; sizzling on the Riviera; extreme BASE jumping.
Now Hear This scours Bandcamp for new work from local artists. This time around, that includes surprisingly polished folk demos, “rock music?”, propulsive punk for smashing stuff, and plenty more–just in time for Bandcamp’s next Fee Free First Friday.
Oregon Ballet Theatre unveils two world premieres in its first concert since the pandemic. And there’s lots more live performance to cheer on, too.
As the world opens up, a group of elite Oregon musicians kicks off a series of intimate outdoor concerts.
Dawn Cerny’s “Weeping Willow Folding Chair” pairs intricate tabletop mobiles and gouache paintings of faces in tears.
Original Practice Shakespeare dives into the “Henry” trio of plays for three straight nights – online.
The festival’s in full swing through June 30. Dmae Roberts talks with founders Laura Lo Forti and Damaris Webb.
June is still a Zoom month for readings and lectures, and there are lots of them. Tune in, turn on.
Lindsay Costello’s monthly roundup of not-to-miss shows and events for June.
Art of the stovetop, art of the camera: a daily gift of fried eggs becomes a portfolio of variations on a theme.
Diana Burbano’s audio play “The Vertical City” is a tragic (and triumphant) vision of a futuristic PDX.
The new executive director of the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is excited by his new job and his new home.
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Suzanne Lindon’s “Spring Blossom” is a surprise in many ways; Disney’s “Cruella” rings in the summer season.
Steph Littlebird’s series “Indigenous Resilience in Oregon” continues with a feature on the Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center.
The Portland Art Museum has had a European collection since its founding. What does it mean to exhibit European art in Portland in 2021?
The McMinnville theater reopens with Lance Nuttman in a one-man show about the nature of inspiration.
Portland’s All Classical Radio moves to bring more diverse music to more diverse audiences.
As the scaled-back Rose Fest readies its Porch Parade, a tribute to the canceled Rose City Classic Dog Show.
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Lizzy Ellison moved to L.A. and then came home to Portland. Now, with Cardioid, she’s making her mark again.
Jovencio de la Paz’s new exhibition at Holding Contemporary probes the space between the digital and the analog. Lindsay Costello reviews.
Crystal Meneses brings art, words, and music together in an effort to put death back in the community’s hands.
As audiences emerge tentatively from Covid, Portland Opera roars out of seclusion with big changes.
What’s the most revolutionary “new” movie in town? A Melvin Van Peebles filmed-in-France flick from 1968.
Stage & Studio: A gay Taiwanese-American filmmaker documents LGBTQ+ climbers’ quest to climb Mt. Hood.
Artists emerge from the shutdown with work created in isolation, and live theater returns to the Yamhill County stage.
Photographer Rich Bergeman talks with Blake Andrews about abandoned places and the pull of the past.
On an April evening in 1944, a young dancer from Portland made history in Jerome Robbins’ first ballet.
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