5th Avenue Cinema is set to open its digital screenings for winter term this weekend with Zhang Yimou’s 2005 film Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Riding Alone for Thousands…
Music and film promote each other in the annual Reel Music Festival
The Northwest Film Center screened the documentary Seymour: An Introduction on Saturday, January 23, as part of their 33rd annual Reel Music Festival, which showcases many films about musicians, musical…
Horoscopes for the Week of Jan. 31
Aries March 21-April 19 Your mother won’t remind you, so I will: to take care of yourself. Don’t skip meals and wear your coat because it’s chilly outside. Taurus April…
Let’er eat: Cowboy bean soup
Although this past week has been exceptionally warm for the end of January, the dark and rainy days will most certainly be back soon. It will inevitably be dreary outside,…
Horoscopes for the week of Jan. 24
Aries March 21-April 19 If you desire happiness, just make sure to look toward the sky. The moon and stars are a reminder of the brilliance both without and within…
Saving the bees is more important than you thought
The Student Sustainability Center hosted Tim Wessels’ Beekeeping 101 Workshop. Wessels, the founder of Bridgetown Bees and former president of the Portland Urban Beekeepers, has been instrumental in the creation…
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?…
Editor pick of the Week: The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium
A few days ago I visited The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium. Let me tell you, I certainly filled my Portland-weird quota for the week. This small building is full of mysteriously odd…
Trailblazer Terry Porter’s porter released last week
On Saturday, Jan. 16 Blitz Ladd hosted a release party for Gilgamesh Brewing’s Terry Porter beer, named after the retired Portland Trail Blazer basketball player. A portion of the proceeds…
‘The Mill and the Cross’ breathes life into art
There’s something fascinating about seeing something come to life. Maybe it’s the privileged feeling you get when you’re lucky enough to get a behind-the-scenes sneak peek. In a way, Lech…
Who needs pants?
Dozens of pantless people gathered at the Skidmore Fountain, Jan. 10, a sunny winter day with temps in the mid-40s. Amid whoops and hollers, they boarded the MAX train for…