The way of nirvana is simple: Achieve selflessness through the purge of all worldly desires. So say the picture stories etched into 1,600-year-old Buddhist ceiling and wall paintings found in…
The grad’s guide to student loan repayment
You’re graduating! Congratulations. Well done. Bravo. Good on ya. If you borrowed money for college through a federal student loan, you are required to begin repayment of the loan 90…
Beetle Song: MFA candidate Emily Lewis fuses trauma and art
What happens when the trauma that can accompany growing up in a small town—gossip mongering, alcoholism, corporal punishment—manifests through multidisciplinary artistic expression? Portland State Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary…
Jazz ensemble to play Lincoln Performance Hall
Never has there been a truer form of free musical expression than jazz. Musicians work together to perform a song’s prescribed structure, its form, building tension through harmonic dissonance and…
Portland Cello Project plays to packed house at the Old Church
If you’ve never experienced a live virtuoso cello concert, you’ve never known the warm sorrow and deep satisfaction the instrument evokes with its range and emotive resonance. Portland Cello Project,…
Advice for filmmakers: Frederick Wiseman on controversy and inspiration
Filmmakers need to remain open to influence from more media than just movies, advised veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman during a screening of his 1967 film, Titicut Follies, an event co-presented…
Musica Latina: Salsa and Latin Jazz Ensemble to play Lincoln Hall
The only way to truly experience the color and excitement of Latin music is to witness its performance live. The Portland State Salsa and Latin Jazz Ensemble performs in concert…
History made: PSU Orchestra plays Crystal Ballroom
The Portland State Orchestra brought the high arts to local legendary rock palace, the Crystal Ballroom in a historic performance on Thursday, Feb. 25 . The venue was a first-time…
Write to Publish bridges the gap between writers and publishers
You have a story to tell. You’ve put pen to paper and composed a draft of the next great American novel or memoir or comic or cookbook. So, what’s next?…
Turn your New Year’s resolution into a lifestyle
So the new year is here and you’ve made a commitment to a healthier lifestyle. For weeks you’ve lingered over the holiday cheeseballs and chocolates, and an extra twenty pounds…
A secret sizzling stay-cation
The cold weather has kept you inside far too long and cabin fever is making you cranky. You need a road trip. Bundle up with your sweetheart and load up…