Riva Wolf: Under a black cloud, a bright palette emerges
David Bates
January 26, 2021
A McMinnville retrospective shows the late artist’s range, from echoes of the Holocaust to Fauvism.
A McMinnville retrospective shows the late artist’s range, from echoes of the Holocaust to Fauvism.
A conversation about the difference between America’s ideals and its reality leads to a Newberg fiber arts show.
ArtsWatch Weekly: Portland’s festival of new performance goes online, finding the people in the picture, more.
From a Penelope Cruz and Antonia Banderas showbiz satire with a dark twist to a toothless take on an Austen-esque romcom.
Looking at sports and theater and the meanings of rituals, new and old. Plus “The Great Leap,” Portland Panthers and more.
ArtsWatch Weekly: A different kind of orchestra, weekend of horrors, board moves, statues, farewells & flicks.
Allow me to get personal for a moment. You, my dear readers, know that I’m involved in this vibrant local music scene I’ve been writing about every week for the last three years. As a student at Portland State University, I walk
Every culture needs at least one Lyndee Mah—an indomitably positive source of energy, compassion and commitment to art, a connector and facilitator, an advisor and advocate, someone to console us when that is necessary. Fortunately for Portland, we had Lyndee Mah herself.
“And spring arose on the garden fair, Like the spirit of love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on earth’s dark breast Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Sensitive Plant Welcome to DanceWatch for
Abigail Sperling is everywhere. That’s the impression one gets from her official biography. At Linfield College in McMinnville, she’s a flute professor. She is also coordinator for winds and percussion and flute instructor at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. In Corvallis, she’s
Portland’s 2018-’19 theater season kicks into gear at Artists Rep, CoHo and elsewhere; and it’s time to experiment with TBA.
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