Portland Center Stage’s production of Tiny Beautiful Things, Nia Vardalos’ adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s book of the same name, opened March 1. The book, published a few months after the…
A Black Arts Party
Reed College hosted its 2nd Annual Black Arts Festival and Black Indigenous People of Color (BiPOC) Community Marketplace on Feb. 23, and it was the most popping celebration of Blackness…
Garbage Day
I want to start by emphasizing the above statement: This is a film where Rutger Hauer—best known for playing Roy Batty in Blade Runner and the titular killer in The…
Events Calendar Feb. 26–March 4
Tuesday, Feb. 26 Art “Fable” Froelick Gallery Tue–Sat: 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Free Terrell James works with the concepts of our oceans’ flow and movement in her abstract pieces. Music Emo…
The Musical Drug of Choice
Playing the official record release show on Feb. 8 for their new album, Uckhole Futah, On Drugs proved themselves to be a band that can put on an energetic, exciting,…
Events Calendar Feb. 19–25
Tuesday, Feb. 19 Art “Black Futures Month” White Gallery Mon–Wed: Noon–5 p.m., Thu–Fri: Noon–6 p.m. Free Curated by Safiyah Maurice, this exhibition celebrates the future of Black people and culture…
Events Calendar Feb. 5–11
Tuesday, Feb. 5 Art “Power of Protest: The Movement to Free Soviet Jews” Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education East Gallery Tue–Thu: 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri: 11 a.m.–4…
“Speechless” at the Siren
The nationally syndicated comedy show “Speechless” puts a performer on stage to give an improvised presentation on a topic chosen by the audience, using a set of five Powerpoint slides…
Kicking Ass and Taking the Stage
Needless to say, girls, women and femmes typically get the shit end of the societal stick. That’s something Madison Sturdevant simply couldn’t deal with anymore, particularly in the realm of…
The Rite (and Riot) of Spring
Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring caused one of classical music’s most famous, exaggerated scandals. Rite’s debut on May 29, 1913, made history by nearly starting a…
“I Wake Up Screaming” Goes Deep in Noir
Director Bruce Humberstone’s thriller I Wake up Screaming (1941) features a mix of flashback-heavy noir and comedy as it tells the story of a New York boxing promoter (Victor Mature)…