Jamuna Chiarini spotlights leading dance events coming up in January and looks back on highlights, changes, and significant events in the Oregon dance world in 2025.
January 1, 2026Bob Hicks
It's been a year of highs and lows, from the Oregon Symphony jamming with the Dandy Warhols and the Portland Art Museum reinvigorating itself to the closing of the Five Oaks Museum and the federal administration's fiscal war on arts. Time for 2026 to step up and take over!
December 31, 2025Matthew Neil Andrews
In a long, sometimes stressful, and often beautifully sounding year, the most important thing we do is talk to each other.
December 31, 2025
From novelist Todd Grimson to actor Denis Arndt, painter Isaka Shamsud-Din, gallerist Donna Guardino, jazz vocalist Nancy King, singer/songwriter Jack McMahon and more, remembering Oregon artists who died in 2025.
December 30, 2025
Major shifts in leadership at All Classical Radio, Portland Art Museum, the state's arts & cultural agencies, Eugene Ballet and many other groups made 2025 a year of realignment.
December 29, 2025Jim Redden
The Trump Administration's war on culture, DEI, and federal arts agencies has slashed money for arts groups across the nation, including Oregon, and is likely to continue.
December 28, 2025Linda Ferguson
A year on the boards: Even costumed characters protesting in front of an ICE facility couldn’t upstage the stellar performances from Oregon’s theater community this year.
December 27, 2025Karen Pate
It was generally a good year for books and readers in Oregon, with local writers winning honors and drawing crowds.
December 26, 2025
From the Portland Art Museum's $116 million reinvigoration to a bevy of innovative exhibitions, it's been a good art year in Oregon despite the Trump Administration's war on arts and culture.
December 24, 2025Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan shares his picks for this year's best movies.
