Sondheim farewell; Grammy parade
November 26, 2021
Stephen Sondheim, who changed the face of Broadway, has died at 91; Esperanza Spalding and five other Oregon-linked artists score Grammy nominations.
Stephen Sondheim, who changed the face of Broadway, has died at 91; Esperanza Spalding and five other Oregon-linked artists score Grammy nominations.
As the holiday season begins, a time to remember, a time for thanks, a time for art and song.
A festival by and for Asian American/Pacific Islanders. Music for the holidays. Lighting the theatrical Fuse. 9,000 years of Oregon art. Wrapping up the Book Fest.
The jazz pianist and writer of such wry and well-loved songs as “My Attorney Bernie” and “I’m Hip” had lived in Portland since 1986.
The Portland painter’s historical revisions at Froelick Gallery upend the view of gender in Western art. Also at Froelick: Michael Schultheis’s explosions of paint.
Theatrical barbecue, skeleton piano, down on the sheep farm, Troubles in Belfast, schools & Congress, bustle of books, a galaxy far far away.
A new month stirs up a storm of cultural activity, from a big book fest to galleries to stage, screen, and sound.
Beyond the haunts, here come “Tosca” & other sounds, book fests, movies & nostalgia, more.
A redesign of the ArtsWatch site brings many more options to the home page. Plus a reawakening performance scene, contemporary Japanese prints, and more.
Longtime Portland sculptor Michihiro Kosuge, philanthropist and friend to artists Debi Coleman, and youth music leader Ian Mouser have died. In their productive lives they helped make Portland a better place.
Fall awakening: Suddenly Oregon’s cultural scene is bustling with art exhibits, theater, music, movies & dance.
What the world needs now is nostalgia, sweet nostalgia. A Neil Simon comedy rises to the task.
A record-setting round of awards will help fund projects by 140 cultural organizations across Oregon.
Wake up. Put on your game face. Ready or not, theater doors are open and a strange revival’s under way.
ArtsWatch Weekly: The doors swing open on live shows, PDX/NYC Tony connection, monthly guides & more.
A new collection of short stories finds loss, love, desperation and humor in the lives of people on the edge.
ArtsWatch Weekly: A building boom for the arts, cryptocurrency & art, Black operas, Latin film fest, aiding Yulia.
ArtsWatch Weekly: Whole lotta talent goin’ on; TBA takes the spotlight; license plates & movie picks & more.
Oregon unveils a new license plate with 127 cultural symbols and an interactive key to decode the design.
ArtsWatch Weekly: Remembering an extraordinary dance after 9/11; Beaverton rising; can’t stop the music.
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