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Multnomah County Library’s Everybody Reads program brings Black History 101 Mobile Museum to libraries

The museum is one of many events in the community reading program, this year focusing on Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s memoir, “Lovely One.”

Dance Preview: Eugene Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”

From December 19 to 24, Eugene Ballet audiences will once again travel with Clara into the Land of the Sweets in "The Nutcracker," this year featuring a special sensory-friendly performance.

Midwinter Revels: Dancing by the Highland Hearth

Thirty years into a popular Portland tradition, the Revels sing, dance and play with Scottish tradition as the company prepares to enter a new chapter in its life.

Nutcrackers & Dew Drops? But of course!

Review: Martha Ullman West takes in Oregon Ballet Theatre's 22nd run of Balanchine's holiday spectacular, and one of Brian Simcoe's final roles in his stellar OBT career.

LitWatch December: Oregon Historical Society’s Celebration of Oregon Authors, Fishtrap Fireside, and other holiday treats

As the holiday season approaches, some book events arrive with tea and cookies – and one, at Mother Foucault's, with a forum on the nightmares of artificial intelligence.

Best Christmas ever! North Bend’s Liberty Theatre completes 10-year-restoration just in time for holiday shows

The Little Theatre on the Bay presents a double-header of Christmas plays, followed by its ‘Little Ole Christmas Opry,’ in the renovated 1924 theater.

In Newport, ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ at Porthole Players is a community — and family — affair

The extravaganza received help from the Siletz Tribe and Oregon Coast Aquarium. “The county is all-in on this production,” says director Morgan Locklear.

Emerald Art Center: The ‘real’ Springfield’s art heart

The 68-year-old nonprofit is famous for its mural of The Simpsons, but local artists know it for classes, workshops, youth camps, and gallery space.

Schools receiving Portland Arts Tax funding begin piloting new assessment tool 

The framework will access staffing, quality of facilities, and other factors that impact the quality of elementary school arts education.

Look: Up in the air! The Flynn Creek Circus is flying into the Big Top

The juggling and acrobatic stars of the California-based touring circus troupe bring their physical marvels to Vancouver, Wash., for seven shows Oct. 2-5.

Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum reopens after Rowena fire

Closed due to fire and water damage since June, the museum’s reopening this month includes a new exhibit celebrating the high desert rangelands of Wasco County and the ranchers and artists dedicated to sustainable stewardship of both the land and animals.

Tillamook County Pioneer Museum: Bringing Tillamook to the world, from shipwrecks to service members, from research to a nature reserve

The 90-year-old museum has an archive of more than 55,000 objects and 20,000 photos, as well as stewardship of the 200-acre Kilchis Point Reserve.

‘It’s just home’: Marianas Festival will share Pacific Island culture and heritage with thousands this weekend

The three-day festival includes workshops in Vancouver, Wash., as well as dance, music, and food across the river in Fairview’s Blue Lake Regional Park.

In Philomath, Maxtivity maximizes the creative capacity of community

Through collaborative arts, a small-town nonprofit offers historically disadvantaged groups and others a place of wonder, welcome, and connection.

Astro-Zombie Bio-Labs: In McMinnville, a place to practice weird and wacky art

Mental-health therapist Matthew Taylor, who designed the makerspace for neurodivergent people, says it is based around inclusivity. “I would almost say we’re neurotypical inclusive.”

50 years of quilting: Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show celebrates its golden anniversary

Jean Wells started the show in 1975 with a handful of quilts hung outside her Stitchin' Post quilt shop. This year's show, July 12, is expected to draw more than 10,000 visitors.

At Florence children’s theater group C.R.O.W., family is a big part of the fun

Children’s Repertory of Oregon Workshops — C.R.O.W. — offers low-cost classes in dance, musical theater, and performance — not to mention The Tutu Dads.

MECCA used art supply store in Eugene encourages creativity through recycling

The nonprofit Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts, which offers workshops and provides free supplies to teachers, is a cross between a garage sale and an arts-and-crafts thrift shop.

Four-day McMinnville Short Film Festival starts Thursday with 107 films from 15 countries

The festival provides access to independent storytellers and voices from around the world in categories that include environmental, Native American, animation, local filmmakers, horror, and documentary.

Author Q&A: Leslie Barnard Booth on picture books, the natural world, and a pair of Oregon Book Award nominations

The Portland writer’s first two picture books – “A Stone Is a Story” and “One Day This Tree Will Fall” – are both in the running for the Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children’s Literature.

North County Recreation District: From a pool to plays, Nehalem’s hub serves coastal community

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.

Art Center East in La Grande: Bringing art opportunities and access to Eastern Oregon

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.

Sea fever: Big Blue Film Festival brings 34 films about the ocean to Newport

The Jan. 24-25 festival aims to raise awareness about challenges facing the ocean while fostering hope in viewers.

Review:  ‘ZooZoo’ blinks, hops, slinks and sings with fresh delights

Imago Theatre’s co-artistic directors Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, who have been creating anthropomorphic animals since 1979, have hatched a charming new trio of baby birds for this year’s production.

Preview: Eugene Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ a joyful production for Toni Pimble’s final season

This season’s presentation offers audiences one more opportunity to experience the magic touches that retiring artistic director Pimble brings to the beloved ballet.

TOC Portland: A new song for an old institution

The venue formerly known as The Old Church Concert Hall reimagines and expands its mission to provide greater support to its home community.

The Buetti effect – Nicole Buetti creates children’s videos that are as entertaining as they are educational

The Portland composer, bassoonist, puppeteer, and voiceover artist’s award-winning ‘Meet the Planets’ series is an ingenious blend of music and science.

Stage & Studio: Sarah Jane Hardy on Northwest Children’s Theater

In her newest podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the youth company's longtime leader about its bold move downtown, solving puzzles, and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Portland’s Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre expands acting, dance, and vocal classes to second location in Salem

The company’s first show to be staged in both cities, “G.I. Holiday Jukebox,” opens Dec. 5.

Kids Make Theatre: In Astoria, teaching the performing arts, igniting a passion

Since April 2023, the Liberty Theatre’s low-cost program has brought theater, dance – and self-confidence – to North Coast kids.