Ruth Jenkins would like you to think about death. Specifically, the Portland-based playwright and actor wants her audience to consider end-of-life care, along with the complex web of emotions, decisions…
Witness a fusion of theater and dance at Heart of Stone
When longtime friends and artists Olga Kravtsova and Alisher Khasanov decided to produce the theatrical dance performance that would become Heart of Stone, they knew they wanted to create something…
The Room
The Room is a 2003 cult classic film written, produced and directed by Tommy Wiseau that follows a successful banker named Johnny (Wiseau) after his fiancé Lisa (Juliette Danielle) cheats…
Creative Spotlight: Sherrie Wolf
It doesn’t take much more than a glance to see the careful intention behind the arrangement of objects in Sherrie Wolf’s still life paintings. Many of the scenes are busy,…
Not your average movie night
Muriel Lucas wants you to watch something new. “I’m always just looking for something different [to show],” the Portland-based cinephile and event organizer said. “Something…that speaks to people, that they…
Validating the deep, dark and painful
Who are we? Why are we here? What makes us alive? Scholars and artists have pondered and drawn inspiration from these core questions of identity for millennia—and poet and visual…
Experience the life of Surrealist Poet Federico García Lorca at Duende de Lorca
On Aug. 19, 1936, Spanish fascist forces gunned down the Surrealist playwright and poet Federico García Lorca—he was 38 years old. In doing so, they cut short the life and…
Share the music
When COVID-19 swept across the globe and forced closures of public spaces and lockdowns in most major countries, it disrupted almost every industry and cultural community. The classical chamber music…
Escape the rain with a trip to Eastern Oregon
Who doesn’t love a good road trip? With the weather getting colder and wetter in the Portland area, getting out of town and into nature seems like an increasingly attractive…
Chrysanthemums still bloom at Lan Su Chinese Garden
After the financial impact of COVID-19 closed the Lan Su Chinese Garden’s greenhouse and laid off most of its horticulture staff, Justin Blackwell’s first reaction was panic. “My first…
Portland Art Museum works toward equity by amplifying Black voices
Five years ago, the Portland Art Museum (PAM) decided that it was its responsibility to do something about the ongoing silencing and oppression of Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC)…