Tuesday Nov. 13 Art “Never Was A Thing” Elizabeth Leach Gallery 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Free Isaac Layman’s “photographic constructions” focuses on immediate environments and will be on display at the…
Book cosmopolis
The Portland Book Festival, formerly known as Wordstock, returns Nov. 10 to Portland Art Museum and surrounding venues with 157 authors and presenters appearing on nine stages, plus writing workshops,…
Events Calendar Nov 7–12
Wednesday Nov 7 Community Diane Williams Powell’s City of Books 7:30 p.m. Free Diane Williams is founder and editor of literary magazine, NOON, and Powell’s is celebrating her new book…
Events calendar Oct. 30-Nov. 5
Tuesday Oct. 30 Music Nnamdi Ogbonnaya Mississippi Studios 9 p.m. $10–12, 21+ Alternative hip-hop artist Nnamdi Ogbonnaya joins Sen Morimoto onstage at Mississippi Studios for a pre-Halloween evening of dancing…
Your local movie theaters
5th Avenue Cinema This is the obvious one—if you’re reading this guide, admission is probably free for you. 5th Ave. is right here on campus and free for all students….
Events Calendar July 20-23
Friday 7/20 Music Beyond the Cultural Revolution: New@Noon Lincoln Performance Hall Noon $10 w/ PSU ID Chamber Music NW’s summer festival continues with new works by contemporary Chinese composers….
Events calendar: June 6 –11
Tuesday, June 11 Community 2018 Grad Pizza Party Simon Benson House 11 a.m. Free, all ages Some people are graduating and that means we can all eat free pizza. The…
Events calendar: April 17–23
April 14–21 Design Design Week Portland All over Portland Prices vary, mostly all ages If you’ve ever wondered where the action is in the design community in Portland, it really…
Water by the Spoonful Uses Ugliness as Material
Adrian Baxter’s saxophone performance was my introduction to Artist Repertory Theatre. Jazz relates to Water by the Spoonful’s supporting character Yazmin Ortiz (Crystal Ann Muñoz), and the choice to have…
Review: Stephen Karam’s ‘The Humans’ merges family and the supernatural
Stephen Karam’s The Humans, directed by Dámaso Rodríguez, is playing at Artists Repertory Theatre through Dec. 17. The show sold out all first week performances and as a result, ART added new…
“All Hands on Deck:” WWII Musical a High Energy Affair
All Hands on Deck! a new 1940s show, created by writer-choreographer Jody Madaras, features over 40 show tunes tied into a smooth storyline riddled with humor. I wasn’t sure what…