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…
Q & A: Stromae on being human
Hailing from Belgium, Stromae (aka Paul Van Haver) performed in Portland for the first time on April 7 at the Crystal Ballroom to a sold-out audience. Before the show, Stromae…
Horoscopes for the week of March 31
Aries March 21-April 19 Have you been watching BoJack Horseman? You should be watching BoJack Horseman. You’ll notice that guy from Breaking Bad’s voice is in it. Taurus April 20-May…
Make like a scone and get with these hot jams
2015 has been jam-packed with stellar records from Title Fight, Viet Cong, Kendrick Lamar, Panda Bear and even the return of Sleater-Kinney. There are even more albums that have yet…
PDXCC revives the art of snail mail
It’s been a long time since physical mail like handwritten letters and postcards have reigned supreme, but luckily there’s one group in town willing to give the post office their…
Music school to present ‘Le Nozze Di Figaro’
The Portland State School of Music will present Le Nozze Di Figaro, or The Marriage of Figaro, from April 17–26. All performances will be held at the Lincoln Performance Hall….
Six days aboard the ‘Southern Cross’ could be your last
As much as I hate the word psychological as a way to describe writing (as if anything made by humans can be devoid of psychology), Becky Cloonan’s Southern Cross comic…
Film series explores the legacy of genocide
Three films will be showing throughout the month of April, looking at past recognized and unrecognized genocides in the world. The films will screen at Portland State and in the…
‘Through the Woods’ will hunt you in your dreams
The best thing to pair with spring—when the sun actually swings up into the sky and bakes the dirt and scorches the asphalt, and sundresses are pulled out of the…
Voices empowered for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sexual assault on college campuses is never an easy topic to talk about. Every year it is estimated that 25 percent of women are sexually assaulted on college campuses. “College-age…
The Antlers deliver at Crystal Ballroom
On stage at the Crystal Ballroom, Peter Silberman of the Antlers called Portland a little slice of paradise. Before a backdrop of changing lights and with the natural beauty of…