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How many words contain the letters L-O-V-E? Quite a few, as it turns out. See how many you can guess in this Valentine's Day crossword puzzle.
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February 12, 2025Bob Hicks
Far from creating a flourishing new culture, the new administration's upheaval of norms could visibly weaken Oregon’s and the rest of the nation’s arts and cultural life.
February 12, 2025Lori Tobias
Based in a school designed by A.E. Doyle, the 30-year-old NCRD is home to concerts, lectures, an art gallery, and soon, a new $16.4 million aquatics center.
February 10, 2025YachatsNews.com
Local art appreciator Dan Stein brings a five-decade retrospective of his friend's work to Yachats Commons on Feb. 15 and 16.
February 8, 2025K.B. Dixon
Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of theater director Brian Weaver, writer & filmmaker Perrin Kerns, writer & editor Rajesh K. Reddy, visual artist Jo Hamilton, and architectural preservationist William (Bill) Hawkins III.
February 7, 2025Marc Mohan
The nonprofit center serves a 10-county swath of the state with exhibitions, classes, and annual events, often engaging with the past in ways that speak to the present.
February 6, 2025William C. Stack
The celebrated journalist, historian, activist and onetime Portlander gives a revealing and triumphant talk in the Oregon Historical Society's Hatfield Lecture Series.
February 4, 2025Amy Leona Havin
The celebrated dance maker and co-founder of Portland’s Performance Works Northwest is celebrating 25 years of the studio and roughly 40 years of making work.
February 2, 2025Richard W. Etulain
Some literary historians consider the book the most important novel of the Pacific Northwest written during the 19th century.
February 2, 2025Laura Grimes
If the court system is a foundation for a civil society, it seems fitting to explore the building blocks and high-rise vistas of a city while serving as a juror.
February 1, 2025Bob Hicks
A $35,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant is still stalled, but private donations have helped fill the gap, and a crucial concert will go on. Meanwhile, nonprofits across the nation aren't sure what comes next.
February 1, 2025Dmae Lo Roberts
In her new podcast, Stage & Studio's Dmae Lo Roberts talks with The Slants' cofounder about the band's battle to trademark its name, the Portland Chinatown Museum's exhibit on the band's history, and more.
January 30, 2025Amy Wang
Patrons designed promotional logos for the library and, during a “Library Love-In,” wrote postcards about what the library means to them.
January 28, 2025Karen Pate
The awards, to be given April 28, will recognize authors in seven categories, as well as two Portlanders who have improved the state's literary landscape.
January 28, 2025Bob Hicks
The two state agencies are asking the Legislature to OK creating a new united agency, with the hope of more efficiency, creative thinking, independence, and impact on Oregon's art and culture.
January 27, 2025Amanda Waldroupe
The short-term program has helped chart the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center’s future as a thriving home for Portland Black arts and culture.
January 26, 2025Hailey Cook
The exhibit, which opens Jan. 27, spotlights “the held and felt and experienced stories of our neighbors” through live performances, discussion, and photography.
January 25, 2025Beth Sorensen
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the acclaimed company showcased classic works by Graham alongside newly commissioned works by contemporary choreographers.
January 22, 2025Lori Tobias
The Jan. 24-25 festival aims to raise awareness about challenges facing the ocean while fostering hope in viewers.
January 21, 2025David Bates
Roughly 300 people gathered at Monday’s event in Newberg for a multi-media production by Denver’s Mizel Museum.
January 20, 2025Brian Libby
In the wake of his death, remembering a 2001 interview at the Los Angeles home of the iconic filmmaker of "Twin Peaks" and "Mulholland Drive," and its ongoing inspiration.
January 19, 2025Daryl Browne
Inspired by discussions of a new concert hall in Portland, Daryl Browne's latest crossword puzzle is a monument to performance venues around the world.
January 9, 2025Lynn Darroch
The singer-violist-composer, a longtime touring musician, is currently studying to be a mental health professional.
January 8, 2025Lorin Wilkerson
This year’s Revels production featured a smorgasbord of Northern music and traditions.
January 6, 2025K.B. Dixon
Photographer K.B. Dixon continues his series of cultural profiles with portraits of poet and memoirist Judith Barrington, theater leader Harrison Butler, painter Phyllis Trowbridge, jazz musician Ryan Meagher, and Literary Arts leader Amanda Bullock.
January 1, 2025Matthew Neil Andrews
Digging the Society of Oregon Composers; toasting the Miller Foundation’s Spark Awards; representing the Lollipop Guild.
January 1, 2025Bob Hicks
From construction projects at the Portland Art Museum and elsewhere to tight budgets and uncertainty about money to tales about Portland's Black music history and a puppet museum and a giant pumpkin regatta, Oregon's arts world presses ahead.
December 31, 2024
From Oscar-winning animator Mark Gustafson to 100-year old dancer Sahomi Tachibana and 108-year-old collage artist Eunice Parsons, honoring those who made their mark in Oregon arts.
December 29, 2024Amy Leona Havin
A new home for Literary Arts, a new poet laureate, some major library remodels, an overflow of book festivals and a shelf full of new books by Oregon writers put a shine on the literary year.
December 28, 2024Laura Grimes
Even though our donor provider unexpectedly pulled the plug on us, we are even stronger now and have plans to build in 2025.