
In Beaverton, the Reser takes a bow
A Tuesday ribbon-cutting sets the stage for art and performance at the new, $55 million Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
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A Tuesday ribbon-cutting sets the stage for art and performance at the new, $55 million Patricia Reser Center for the Arts.
Pat Boas’ abstract wallpaper and painting installation for the “Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts 2017-2019” exhibition at Oregon Contemporary captures Patrick Collier’s attention.
Photo essay: Portland’s iconic video store and memorabilia museum has kept the film lights flickering through the pandemic.
Musician, writer, and ecdysiast Viva Las Vegas, who’ll talk at a screening at the Hollywood Theatre, declares the artistry of the naked body.
The Cookers at PDX Jazz Fest; Old Time Relijun at Holocene; Dinosaur Jr. at Wonder Ballroom
Linfield Gallery opens a window on the remarkable life and work of an Oregon artist who traveled the world restlessly and created beautiful, disquieting art.
K.B. Dixon continues his photo series with portraits of ten more people who help define the shape of Portland’s culture.
Students are using non-recyclable debris to create a tidal-rock sculpture that will grace the new Lincoln City Cultural Center Plaza.
A smart, engaging, crowd-pleasing winner from Norway; a probing of race in America with righteous resolve and firm facts.
February highlights: White Bird plans a changing of the guard; a wild rumpus erupts; women choreographers in Eugene; more.
Dmae Lo Roberts and Patti Duncan talk in this podcast about the rise in anti-AAPI hate crimes and growing up mixed race in the United States.
Eugene Ballet’s “Uncommon Woman” brings to the forefront dances by five contemporary woman choreographers.
Eleanor O’Brien talks about how the new-works festival has sparked her sex-positive shows. Plus the festival’s Week 2 and the “Anastasia” tour.
The Film Center honors a “Portlandia” progenitor and other trailblazers; the Cascade Festival of African Films begins, Tim Roth quietly shines.
Change in the weather, change in the sound: The Oregon music scene begins to thaw and stretch its muscles.
February brings us the love poems of Pablo Neruda, a celebration of Black History Month, and numerous virtual readings.
Lindsay Costello highlights February’s not-to-be-missed art offerings. Possibilities include visual explorations of identity construction, the potentials of cast-off materials, and imagined worlds.
The story of a long-lost Tony Award and how, with a little Oregon help, it finally got replaced. Plus big grants, awards, leadership shifts, and some “Slow Looking” at art.
Also this week: An extra-noirish “Nightmare Alley” and a host of good revivals strut their stuff.
The daughter of Stanley Kramer has a film, “NAKUSA,” in next month’s festival.
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