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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA, in partnership with City of Vancouver, puts on the annual three-day extravaganza at Esther Short Park.
Vancouver Arts and Music Festival, August 7-9, stakes claim as one of summer’s premier arts events • Oregon ArtsWatch
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA, in partnership with City of Vancouver, puts on the annual three-day extravaganza at Esther Short Park.
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DramaWatch: Central Oregon’s Greenhouse Cabaret stages Tony Kushner’s epic “Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches,” Mt. Hood Rep brings “Into the Woods” to Gresham, and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is met with protesters at Keller Auditorium. Plus: “Yellow Face” and “Smote This”
‘Angels’ in Bend, Sondheim in Gresham and a ‘Harry Potter’ protest in Portland • Oregon ArtsWatch
DramaWatch: Central Oregon’s Greenhouse Cabaret stages Tony Kushner’s epic “Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches,” Mt. Hood Rep brings “Into the Woods” to Gresham, and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is met with protesters at Keller Auditorium. Plus: “Yellow Face” and “Smote This” at OSF, a collaborative “Waiting for Godot,” more opening and continuing shows, and Broadway Rose’s 2027 season announcement.
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The Portland author will talk about her award-winning first novel, "The Jump-Off Creek," later this month in Blue River.
Molly Gloss: Fiction that ranges from the Old West to outer space • Oregon ArtsWatch
The Portland author will talk about her award-winning first novel, "The Jump-Off Creek," later this month in Blue River.
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"Today is a happy day!" The city throws a cheerful party with hula hoops, New Orleans sounds and more. And coming up Aug. 7-9: The Vancouver Arts and Music Festival.
Summer joy on Vancouver’s waterfront • Oregon ArtsWatch
"Today is a happy day!" The city throws a cheerful party with hula hoops, New Orleans sounds and more. And coming up Aug. 7-9: The Vancouver Arts and Music Festival.
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WVCMF pairs vineyards and commemorative local wines with contemporary and classical composers for their "Inventing America" season.
Three concerts, three weekends, three wines: Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival and a conversation with 2026 composer-in-residence Lei Liang • Oregon ArtsWatch
WVCMF pairs vineyards and commemorative local wines with contemporary and classical composers for their "Inventing America" season.
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August heat can make things feel surreal. Raylee Heiden rounds up art offerings around the state that lean into the vagaries of perception.
VizArts Monthly: August Perception • Oregon ArtsWatch
August heat can make things feel surreal. Raylee Heiden rounds up art offerings around the state that lean into the vagaries of perception.
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Psychedelia abounded last weekend at the Southeast Industrial Portland sandwich shop.
We contain all possibilities: Schaus and !mindparade and Kulululu at Bunk Bar • Oregon ArtsWatch
Psychedelia abounded last weekend at the Southeast Industrial Portland sandwich shop.
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Three summer and fall concerts at Ashland's Grizzly Peak Winery range from jazz to world music and light classical, spanning genres and generations.
Siskiyou Music Project marks 25 years with wide-ranging concert series • Oregon ArtsWatch
Three summer and fall concerts at Ashland's Grizzly Peak Winery range from jazz to world music and light classical, spanning genres and generations.
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The former Linfield University professor based her self-help book on Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations.’
In ‘Variations on Life After 50,’ pianist Jill Timmons charts a course to creativity in later life • Oregon ArtsWatch
The former Linfield University professor based her self-help book on Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations.’
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"A Brief History of Photography: The Portrait" and "An Honest Day's Work: Photographs of Labor" stay on view at the museum through March 7, 2027.
Photo First: A pair of photo exhibits at Portland Art Museum • Oregon ArtsWatch
"A Brief History of Photography: The Portrait" and "An Honest Day's Work: Photographs of Labor" stay on view at the museum through March 7, 2027.
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From Portland to Japan to India and beyond, the month's dance attractions are filled with whimsy, history, experimentation, and deep dives into the artists’ psyches.
August DanceWatch: A whirlwind of movement contemporary and classical • Oregon ArtsWatch
From Portland to Japan to India and beyond, the month's dance attractions are filled with whimsy, history, experimentation, and deep dives into the artists’ psyches.
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This year's WBF features the usual assortment of Byrding alongside music by di Lasso, de Victoria, and da Palestrina. PSC -- and you! -- will perform Smyth's "Mass in D."
Fascinating layers of historic references: William Byrd Festival and Portland Symphonic Choir’s Dame Ethel Smyth “Summer Sing” • Oregon ArtsWatch
This year's WBF features the usual assortment of Byrding alongside music by di Lasso, de Victoria, and da Palestrina. PSC -- and you! -- will perform Smyth's "Mass in D."
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After premiering in June to a sellout crowd, the film returns for an encore screening on Friday, July 31, at Portland's NW Marine Artworks.
‘Why make art if we’re all going to die?’ Director David Poulshock discusses his documentary ‘Space: A Meditation on the Meaning of Art’ • Oregon ArtsWatch
After premiering in June to a sellout crowd, the film returns for an encore screening on Friday, July 31, at Portland's NW Marine Artworks.
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Proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act could destroy historic sites including Oregon's Waldo House, eliminate public comment, do away with input from Native tribes, and more.
Trump Administration threatens historic and culture resources • Oregon ArtsWatch
Proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act could destroy historic sites including Oregon's Waldo House, eliminate public comment, do away with input from Native tribes, and more.
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Two new films put the sin back in cinema with two distinct variations on the theme of sexual transgression.
FilmWatch Weekly: Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex,’ Elle Fanning in ‘Rosebush Pruning,’ and more • Oregon ArtsWatch
Two new films put the sin back in cinema with two distinct variations on the theme of sexual transgression.
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Longtime fan Nick Dillenburg revels in playing title role in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which stages at Keller Auditorium Aug. 1-15.
Broadway ‘Harry Potter’ star says fabled, magical story has something for everyone • Oregon ArtsWatch
Longtime fan Nick Dillenburg revels in playing title role in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which stages at Keller Auditorium Aug. 1-15.
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Other writerly events this month feature a Grateful Dead cookbook, a writing workshop for elders, what makes a great picture book, and Molly Gloss in Blue River.
LitWatch August: U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze visits Bend and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rae Armantrout in Portland • Oregon ArtsWatch
Other writerly events this month feature a Grateful Dead cookbook, a writing workshop for elders, what makes a great picture book, and Molly Gloss in Blue River.
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We still have a few spots left for our trip Sept. 17-20, but the bus is filling up so nab your seats now.
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The futuristic neon-noir follows a young actress and an American GI who become embroiled in the machinations of a supernatural serial killer.
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Oregon Symphony's Associate Concertmaster discusses her summer gig with the Northern California festival Music@Menlo.
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Wet and wonderful: Sea creatures celebrate along the Portland waterfront for the 11th year with a festive and glamorously visual parade.
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A Portland Art Museum retrospective of the Whidbey Island painter's remarkable 60-year career is an opportunity for rediscovery.
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In 'č'adac,' part of Tacoma Art Museum's 'Project NW' series, the Portland-based artist uses ancestral research and traditional materials to probe questions of identity, freedom, and belonging.
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Project NewGate, which allowed prisoners to study alongside college students at University of Oregon and elsewhere, lasted seven years — how did it happen?
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K.B. Dixon revisits the Hood River museum and captures the beauty of the early machines that took people from here to there, on the ground or in the sky, deep in the past century.
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Eva Curry’s new play, premiering this weekend at BodyVox studios, conjures an era when women made magic to make a living.
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Mayor Keith Wilson backs a new, city-owned 3,000-seat hall as part of PSU's bigger performance complex, and a scaled-back Keller reconfigured as a 1,200- to 1,800-seat space.
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Chamber music performances at three churches around Portland closed CLUC's festival on a high note.
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Plus: "Reading Lolita in Tehran" adapts the bestselling 2003 memoir, and "The Last Picture Shows" follows filmmaker Rustin Thompson as he visits struggling movie theaters across the American West.
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Review: Performers from near and far add pizzazz to the big dance musical at Broadway Rose.
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