Artists & politicians get down and party
Bob Hicks
February 28, 2023
Legislators and cultural figures gather at Salem’s Elsinore Theatre to launch the Legislature’s new Oregon Arts and Culture Caucus.
Legislators and cultural figures gather at Salem’s Elsinore Theatre to launch the Legislature’s new Oregon Arts and Culture Caucus.
The Portland artist’s nearly half-century of work is informed by her travels and curiosity about subjects ranging from ecology to Asian art.
Remembering Chapman, the legendary Portland theater costume designer, and Holden, who was a cofounder of CoHo Theatre.
From the Latin themes of Ballet Hispánico’s “Doña Perón” to a bounty of Indian dance performances to world premieres by international women choreographers at NW Dance Project, there is an abundance of dance riches to enjoy in March.
Fuse’s “Ronald Reagan Murdered My Mentors” explores the loss of a gay generation; Corrib’s “Trade” tells a sensitive personal queer tale; Henry Higgins hits the road.
Snow? Yes, that event might be canceled. A new future for a troubled public square. Converge 45 names ’23 artists. Mattaliano on the operatic life.
Oregon choirs present light shows, pops concerts, pianistic Byzantine chant, music by women and by Sir Arthur Sullivan, and an evening of “frostivities.”
A drug-addled black bear begins its box office rampage this weekend, but a few alternatives exist for those of us who’d prefer a light smack to a smash hit.
The violist-comedian joined Kenji Bunch at The Old Church for a concert of music and jokes.
Center Stage’s premiere of Lauren Yee’s time-tripping “Young Americans” follows three people into the heart and soul of the immigrant experience.
The former Oregon resident says the festival, which starts Thursday, is unusual in its focus on celebrating filmmakers and making connections.
Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of portraits with singer & actor Susannah Mars, violinist Tomás Cotik, Native arts leader Lulani Arquette, sculptor Ben Buswell, and multidisciplinary artist Fuchsia Lin.
Remembering the late star’s filmed-in-Portland roller derby movie “Kansas City Bomber,” and the key role a North Portland dive bar played.
The Reser hosted a nearly sold-out multimedia Valentine’s Day presentation with scientist Larry Sherman, singer Naomi LaViolette, and Portland Chamber Orchestra.
Lauren Yee’s “Young Americans” at Center Stage takes on the issues of immigration and belonging. Plus: Corrib’s Irish “Trade,” openings and closings.
Quilter Ruth Bass is curating the show, her last local production.
The company dives into the lasting challenges of Bournonville’s 1830s Romantic ballet, re-creating a classic for contemporary audiences.
Hip hop and graffiti drive the action in Profile’s production of Kristoffer Diaz’s play about Puerto Rican identity in New York’s gentrifying Lower East Side.
The festival’s 20th anniversary edition mixes jazz legends with new generation beats drawn from electronic dance music, hip hop, and global rhythms.
Portland Playhouse’s joyously entertaining production of Pearl Cleage’s play offers a feast of great performances by Black artists.
Most of this year’s Oscar-nominated short films are available for streaming, but starting this weekend you can catch all of them in theaters.
Marisa Cohen and Peter Issac Alexander’s ten-episode series reimagines hundred-year-old science fiction stories in hand-drawn 2D animation.
For decades Jim Kingwell and friends have been firing up the 2,400-degree furnace at Icefire Glassworks in Cannon Beach and transforming nature.
“A Conversation with the World” on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene features Graham’s portraits and interviews with individuals from around the world.
As several cultural measures seek passage, for the first time Oregon’s Legislature has a caucus to push for cultural funding in the state budget. Also, for nonprofits: statewide conversations with funders.
Choreographer Danielle Rowe is named Oregon Ballet Theatre’s new artistic director; interim leader Peter Franc stays as artistic consultant.
At Pacific University’s gallery, an exhibition whispers its materials and speaks to the giving and taking of the land.
For roughly a century, Portland Art Museum has been one of the city’s most prominent landmarks. But how much of its history do you really know?
The chateau-style building with breathtaking views has to overcome issues with accessibility and identity. The Feb. 19 Crab Krack is an opportunity to visit.
Vietnamese American Portland musician Julian Saporiti’s expansive multimedia project combines historical research and interviews with personal stories, original music, and evocative images
The Portland new-works festival is at a crossroads, seeking to ensure its future. Plus: a new/old face at Center Stage, hip-hop from Profile, “Mad” teens and more.
In Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District, a gallery features “graphic, color-drenched work by artists who have neither their fists nor their noses up in the air.”
Also screening this week: films for Black History Month, the stoner comedy ‘How High,’ and the new found-footage horror film ‘The Outwaters.’
The star cellist enraptured a crowded church performing Bach’s complete cello suite cycle for CMNW.
Clatsop Community College’s Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, named for the artist and teacher, is a hub for students and showcase for exhibits that draw visitors from throughout the Northwest.
The final weekend in February offers two grand choral works with orchestra, a contemporary Mass collaboration, and a dozen guys whose visits audiences cherish each year.
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with director Paul Daisuke Goodman and actor Chris Tashima about their film on the fraught legacy of FDR’s Executive Order 9066.
Barbara Sellers-Young’s book “Artists Activating Sustainability: The Oregon Story” tells a tale of the state’s artists as leaders in environmental awareness.
After years of searching for a new home, Northwest Children’s Theater is on the brink of a spring move to expansive digs in the heart of downtown Portland.
NPR’s Nina Totenberg tells an Oregon Historical Society audience about her book “Dinner with Ruth” and her long friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The Portland poet and psychotherapist will discuss her latest collection Monday evening at Broadway Books.
Cappella Romana hooks up with Gesualdo 6; Trinity Cathedral hosts St. Olaf College Choir; Paul Winter and Consort perform his “Missa Gaia” with Eugene Concert Choir; Bach Cantata Choir’s “SuperBach Sunday” returns.
PETE’s “The Americans” is as contradictory as the nation itself. Plus Pearl Cleage, the Temptations, Tammy Wynette, giant beavers, Ronald Reagan and AIDS, Lava Alapai and more.
As the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud” rolls into town, Misha Berson revels in memories of sweet sounds from the transistor radio as she was growing up near Detroit.
Don’t miss Lindsay Costello’s gathering of February’s most enticing art exhibitions and events. There’s augmented reality, calligraphy, and monsters.
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest high-concept horror flick hits theaters on Friday, and an Oscar nominee finally gets its Portland premiere.
Featuring KayelaJ, Donte Thomas, PDXJazz, Darrell Grant, and the latest edition of long-running hip-hop showcase The Thesis.
February brings world premieres, creative collaborations, and a fond farewell to a beloved classical dancer.
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