Dragons, quests, and a fine fairy tale
Bob Hicks
May 15, 2023
Oregon Children’s Theatre’s “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” spins a visually sumptuous fantasy from Chinese folklore.
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Oregon Children’s Theatre’s “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” spins a visually sumptuous fantasy from Chinese folklore.
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.
The Portland-area visual artist and children’s book author talks about her journey into the world of mouse-making and the importance of nature in her work.
The self-taught McMinnville pyrographer and etcher says creating art is integral to his life. “When it comes to doing what I’m passionate about, it’s close to meditation.”
The Dec. 10 show at the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center features 30 artists who make everything from jewelry to Viking armor.
This month features author readings, book release parties, a festive holiday storytime, the return of The Moth Mainstage, and Patti Smith at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Theater companies in McMinnville, Salem, and Forest Grove stage holiday plays, including a new “Christmas Carol,” and look ahead to their 2023 seasons.
Judge Henry Hughes calls the work in the 29th collection of poetry and prose “exceptionally high quality,” despite a pandemic hit to the budget and fewer contributions from adults.
Aaron Durán, Gale Galligan, Kat Fajardo, and Christina Diaz Gonzalez talk about what drew them to create graphic novels, and who should read them (hint: not just kids).
Literary Arts’ celebration of authors, writing, and books returns to downtown Portland in full force, with headliners Selma Blair and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
The self-guided tour over two weekends includes 49 painters, sculptors, book and jewelry makers, ceramacists, and fabric artists, among others.
The Nov. 5 festival, presented by Literary Arts, is back to full in-person programming with 80 writers and presenters.
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with the creators of Portland Opera To Go’s new opera for young people, about the pioneering Portland Black leader Beatrice Morrow Cannady.
The Corvallis author of “Count On Us!” says she works through plot problems on long walks and has been inspired to activism by her daughter.
Steve Saubert, whose family has been involved since the 1930s, remembers a fire, construction of an elevator with a 208-foot shaft, and discovery of a 400-year-old skeleton.
Coming months also see the return of the Walnut City Music Festival and Art Harvest Studio Tours, as well as Gallery Theater’s season and a Scottish festival.
Students are using non-recyclable debris to create a tidal-rock sculpture that will grace the new Lincoln City Cultural Center Plaza.
The holiday tradition returns Dec. 17 and 18 after the theater company went dark for nearly two years due to COVID.
Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Erdrich will headline the Nov. 13 in-person festival, put on by Literary Arts, preceded by virtual events featuring more than 100 writers.
The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts’ repurposed school bus will bring activities to children in rural areas.
After COVID and wildfires, Yaacov Bergman felt compelled to recognize the pain, as well as the courage.
And in Lincoln City, a stretch of U.S. Highway 101 becomes a gallery for landscape paintings.
The 28th annual anthology features the work of adults and children in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
A momentous podcast conversation with the artistic directors of two leading Portland youth companies.
When Coaster Theatre Playhouse moved shows outdoors, it confronted a new challenge: being heard.
Making magic in Laurelhurst Park with the family-friendly play “Hannah + the Healing Stone.”
Portland writer Kathleen Lane and her smart new novel for middle schoolers turn the table on anxiety and spark creativity.
Niki Price plans to create a series of itineraries for people who like to hike and “tour art and see beautiful things.”
The 10-day festival starts this week, bringing 127 films, none longer than 20 minutes, to the comfort of your home.
Newport Symphony brings a concert to your living room, and the Coaster Theatre gets Shakespearean.
Many events are canceled or scaled back for 2021, as gathering in crowds remains unlikely, but it’s not all bad news.
The Olalla Center’s event and a gallery tour are virtual, but Siletz Bay Music Festival is hoping to be live next summer.
Coaster Theatre will present, virtually, the Dickens classic as radio theater set during the Great Depression.
From pets to the pandemic, a Sitka Center project spurs discussion among second-graders about the year’s events.
COVID has put the kibosh on the popular reindeer room, but the community still has holiday plans.
The Music is Instrumental program pays for mentors to keep music education alive in Lincoln County schools.
Organizers are coming up with two scenarios for February, and a virtual fundraiser this weekend will feature greatest hits.
Coast calendar: Cellists perform for aquarium residents; online talk about Rick Bartow; Andean music.
A pandemic, a wildfire – while the hits keep coming, the Lincoln City Cultural Center responds online.
A musical tale with mules, trolls, a bumblebee, a dog, a cat, a composer, a writer, and a little imagination.
Technology challenges an online drama club, but the tradeoff is lessons in creativity and self-reliance.
Oregon Coast Aquarium partially reopens this week and other news from the art and animal worlds.
Carrie Lewis, CEO of the Oregon Coast Aquarium, says the Newport attraction awaits the governor’s OK to reopen.
The Newport Symphony Orchestra has to forgo its July Fourth concert, but an encore broadcast keeps the spirit alive.
Kids in Newport’s Online Summer Drama Club will learn all about theater — and put on a play — via computer.
The “Invest in Inspiration” campaign will add greenery, paths, and patios around the Delake School.
Limited hours and requests to wear masks are common as galleries start welcoming back visitors.
In Newport, films will be shown outdoors, and the Lincoln City Cultural Center has reopened to the public.
Astoria dials back the 35th-anniversary celebration of the cult classic, but fans will still find ways to fete the film.
McMinnville’s Third Street Books rides out COVID-19 with home deliveries, curbside pickup, and mail order.
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