The opening reception for 19 Human Artists was held on the evening of April 9 in the Autzen Gallery. 19 Human artists is a collaboration between Portland State and the University…
Poet Emily Wilson visits PSU for talk, reading
Poet Emily Wilson came to Portland State on April 22 for a small reading and Q&A session. Native to Maine and educated at Harvard, Wilson has two published books of…
PSU alum brings ‘Belly Dance Off’ back to Portland
A main stage illuminated by lights. Three judges and an audience ready to participate. Sound familiar? This is not the layout for an audience award show like America’s Got Talent,…
The Italian opulence of ‘The Leopard’
During the weekend of April 10, 5th Avenue Cinema will feature Visconti’s 1963 epic, Il Gattopardo, or The Leopard. The film is based on Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel of…
Ooligan hosts discussion on evolving book market
Ooligan Press hosted the winter installment of its ongoing lecture series, Transmit Culture, on the evening of Feb. 19. Panelists were brought together to discuss “The Changing Landscape of Bookselling.”…
Hollywood Theatre’s odyssey to 70mm at an end
The Hollywood Theatre will debut its 70mm projection capabilities with a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s infamous 2001: A Space Odyssey on March 2. The 70 mm format reached its peak…
Confucius Institute hosts lecture on Chinese opera
The Confucius Institute hosted professor Hong Wang of Soochow University, China, on Friday, Feb. 6. Wang gave audiences an introduction to the history of Kunqu opera. Wang, the head of…
Wilde times ahead at Lincoln Hall
Cucumber sandwiches will be all the rage when the School of Theater and Film puts on Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest at the Lincoln Performance Hall from Feb….
Take pleasure in what’s beneath
When I was 12 years old Judy Blume taught me, along with countless other pre-teens, the ins and outs of buying our own underwear. It was fairly simple: find the…
Edo know much about Japanese beer, but this talk helped
Doctor Jeffrey Alexander of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside held a lecture on Jan. 15 entitled “Brewed in Japan,” about the beer industry in Japan. The talk was arranged by the Center…
QRC to screen documentary on overlooked civil rights activist
The Queer Resource Center will screen the film Brother Outsider: the Life of Bayard Rustin in the Smith Memorial Student Union, room 458 on Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. The…