The smell of fresh baked bread. The sound of bubbling espresso and dark roast coffee. The sight of bundles of colorful flowers. These few traits describe the Portland Farmers Market….
Seven veggie heavens
It’s harvest season in Portland, and that means fresh, locally grown produce is in season and available at your neighborhood market. If you’re looking for a grocery store that provides…
Summertime reading catch-up: Jordanna Max Brodsky’s ‘Winter of the Gods’
I was excited to read and review Jordanna Max Brodsky’s Winter of the Gods. I loved the first book of the series, The Immortals: Imagine a feminist DaVinci Code written…
Newspace Center for Photography’s sudden shutter negative for community
A red “Now Leasing” sign hung over SE Portland’s Newspace Center for Photography logo as over four dozen people gathered on a sunny Monday night to learn more about why…
Northwest Film Center’s summer of classics
Missed the Constructing Identity series? Northwest Film Center is showing a ton of great movies all summer long. David Lynch: A Retrospective They’re playing every damn David Lynch movie this…
‘Fargo’ Season 3: Truth, Uncertainty, and Deep-Fried Snickers
The third and latest season of Fargo—the anthology series created by Noah Hawley, not the Coen Brothers film on which it is based—left quite an impression on me. While the…
On-campus calendar: July 18–24
FEATURED EVENT FILM 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Monday, July 24, 7 p.m. Whitsell Auditorium $6–9, all ages Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece on the tension between humanity, nature, and technology still…
Off-campus calendar: July 18–24
FEATURED EVENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 14th Annual PDX Pop Now! July 21–23 AudioCinema Free, all ages The nonprofit known as PDX Pop Now! is dedicated to cultivating space for all-ages music…
Reggie Houston’s Box of Birthdays
Performance interrupted to wish Houston a happy birthday Local Portland saxophone player, Reggie Houston, performed on July 1 at the Waterfront Blues Festival’s Crossroads Stage. While the Blues Festival felt…
Summertime reading catch-up: Laleh Khadivi’s ‘A Good Country’
One of the reasons I read is to expand my worldview. To read about people who are unlike me. The characters of Laleh Khadivi’s A Good Country are about as…
5th day of the blues on Independence Day
Fourth of July festivities began at this year’s Safeway Waterfront Blues Fest on Tuesday, July 4 at around 11 a.m. in celebration of the annual concert’s 30 years of service…