Located in the park blocks on campus at Portland State University, the Portland State Farmers Market is a Saturday tradition that attracts the students, as well as nearby families and…
Oregon’s Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival kicks off spring
For the past 38 years, a family-owned farm outside Woodburn, Oregon has been hosting one of the region’s most colorful springtime events—the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival. As the weather…
Can media create a more nuanced understanding of domestic violence?
Domestic violence is a severe problem in the United States. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, an average of nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by…
Oregon’s Astoria Column is a mural with a view
Built on the highest point overlooking the mouth of the Columbia, and decorated with an enormous, hand-crafted mural, the Astoria Column isn’t your average scenic viewpoint. Visitors brave enough to…
Snob-free coffee?
Step into Deadstock Coffee, located on 403 NW Couch Street, and your view of coffee shops might be changed. With its snazzy personality and atmosphere of creativity, Deadstock sets itself…
Softball Viks start out strong at season opener
Softball Softball season returns at the Lynn Russell Classic in Riverside, California, as the Vikings take on Utah Valley, Pacific and UC Riverside. The Big Sky Champions dominated Utah Valley…
Life Coming to Fruition
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,…