In its pilot year, a juried show of work by eight young artists explores issues of gender, sexuality, and being in the world as a physical body.
June 4, 2025David Bates
Seminar students combine synthesized and acoustic music to accompany stories ranging from a rite of spring to a rocket-piloting dog.
May 30, 2025Amy Leona Havin
Cygnet Salon presents a one-night performance by Bruce Burkhartsmeier, David Meyers, Vana O’Brien, and Kathleen Worley on the work and friendship of the two men.
April 15, 2025Amy Wang
Townsley, longtime reporter for Portland-area community newspapers, will launch her first novel April 22 at Broadway Books.
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 21, 2025David Bates
Roughly 300 people gathered at Monday’s event in Newberg for a multi-media production by Denver’s Mizel Museum.
December 25, 2024Brett Campbell
The venerable broadcaster’s move to new studios in downtown's KOIN Tower opens space for an energetic and expanded mission beyond the radio dial.
November 17, 2024Richard W. Etulain
The poetic satire pitted Democrats against Whigs in a story of a judge willing to break laws to fulfill his outsized political ambitions.
April 25, 2024Amanda Waldroupe
The YouTube series examines the stories of minor – but consequential – characters through a progressive and feminist lens.
March 10, 2024Randy Gragg
Sure, there will still be books, but get ready for big changes in the libraries emerging from 2020’s $387 million bond.
February 8, 2024Brett Campbell
A former student recalls how the one-time University of Oregon and Oregon State professor taught generations of writers to use the techniques of drama to tell true stories.
January 9, 2024Jordan Essoe
Filming commercials for tech company Ubiquiti, actors develop their characters while navigating a disorienting, featureless world.
November 8, 2023David Bates
The library has weathered budget and staff cuts, an unwieldy inventory, and the pandemic to deliver everything from books to workshops, games, and homeless outreach to the Yamhill County community of 2,200.
November 2, 2023David Bates
The Turkish-born professor populates his politically charged work with images of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, Allen Ginsberg and Gollum.
September 7, 2022Amy Leona Havin
The Portland author says he was surprised to find himself writing about Moms Mabley and Minnie Pearl as he chronicled influential women comedians.
September 27, 2021Lincoln Chronicle
The Waldport cartoonist has been a cartographer, written a book about an Oregon cult, and traveled the world.
July 12, 2021Lori Tobias
Nehalem resident Paul Letersky's new book describes working for “the greatest bureaucrat of all time."
June 9, 2021Amy Leona Havin
Cygnet presents "Xingu," an Edith Wharton radio play adaptation full of literature, lies, and laughter.
June 4, 2021Amy Leona Havin
Amy Leona Havin kicks off a new interview series with poet, teacher, illustrator, and long-time poetry activist Leanne Grabel.
April 23, 2021Amy Leona Havin
From a giant baby to dogs & birds, Amy Leona Havin dives into the sights & sounds of the Cadence Festival.
March 22, 2021David Bates
The pandemic thaw continues, with a lecture by Trystan Reese, music, visual art, and a camillia fest.
February 28, 2021David Bates
Poetry, podcasts, theater, dance, and music are all available virtually from the McMinnville school.
January 14, 2021Brett Campbell
As the pandemic shuts down in-person shows, director Patrick Nims blazes a trail in live video theater.
November 4, 2020Brett Campbell
Portland theaters, shut off from the stage, find a future from the past: radio theater, updated for the digital age.
September 29, 2020David Bates
Yamhill County calendar: A "season like no other" on campus, plus a watercolor show and film festival preview.
September 3, 2020
Venice VR Expanded brings virtual reality to the Portland Art Museum. Two ArtsWatch writers tried it out.
June 29, 2020David Bates
The Fire Writers conference helps Yamhill County teenagers tap into their potential.
May 21, 2020Bob Hicks
As theaters go dark, actors' tales on "The Actor's Nightmare" of real-life stage disasters seem a perfect antidote.
April 28, 2020David Bates
An online exhibition at Chehalem Cultural Center explores artistic responses to COVID-19.
March 31, 2020David Bates
Voices from the front: Anton Belov brings a community of singers together through Facebook Karaoke.
