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If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Paris

Barbara Steinfeld — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:10:38 +0000

Editor’s note: “Keep Portland Weird” is a 10-day series of concerts in France featuring Portland musicians. Read more in the New York Times travel blog. It’s a five-minute walk from the hotel to the Gaite Lyrique where the “Keep Portland Weird” festival has launched. Four Portland bands (Steven Malkmus & the Jicks, Michael Hurley, Rebecca [...]

Leaving for Paris

Barbara Steinfeld — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:42:51 +0000

Editor’s note: “Keep Portland Weird” is a 10-day series of concerts in France featuring Portland musicians. Barbara Steinfeld is sharing her experiences as she represents Travel Portland at the events. Departing in two days for the Keep Portland Weird festival in Paris. Do I have everything I need? Pins, bumper stickers, CDs, brochures, maps, fliers, [...]

I Am not a Horse Person, but …

Barbara Steinfeld — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:29:32 +0000

I am not a horse person. I like horses and have even ridden them over the years but I don�t count as a real horse person who understands the nuance of a horse. But that doesn�t matter. I went to the opening of Cavalia this week and it blew me away. It was amazing. It [...]

Surprise Me!

Barbara Steinfeld — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:09:43 +0000

When I go to the Portland International Film Festival�(Feb. 10-26), I choose which films to see in a different way than almost everyone else.� I don’t want to read the excerpts or the reviews. I don’t want to know what the film is about and I don’t want to hear anyone talk about it.� My [...]

Bridges and Boundaries: Portland Jazz Festival

Barbara Steinfeld — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:02:51 +0000

The Portland Jazz Festival isn’t until February (Feb. 18-27, 2011, to be exact), but you can buy tickets and book hotel rooms NOW. And if you book one of the hotels supporting the festival, you can get an outrageous 50% discount on the best ticket package. This year’s theme highlights Jewish and African Americans playing [...]

Portland Playhouse Presents

Barbara Steinfeld — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:35:58 +0000

When you think of Portland’s theater scene, after the big guys, you think initimate — a funky venue and excellent peformance.� That is exactly what I found at Portland Playhouse, presenting “Dying City” by�Christopher Shinn.� The company’s stated mission is to be provocative, so I knew we were in for an evening of� thinking, not [...]

Young? Poet? Portland.

Barbara Steinfeld — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:23:39 +0000

They say Portland is a haven for the creative class � you can experience that firsthand at a poetry reading next Friday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Cafe Mango (1215 S.W. 16th Ave.). The reading was organized by a 20-year old emerging poet, Ziv, (who also happens to be my son). The coolest thing [...]

Muscle Envy

Barbara Steinfeld — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:35:17 +0000

I sat in the audience of High Art at the Portland Art Museum last night watching Pendulum dancers/aerial artists blow my mind. Seeing this type of movement up close with�live music in the Masonic ballroom was such a great Portland experience. How do they do it? How did he just lift up that woman while [...]

In Hell with a Smile on my Face

Barbara Steinfeld — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:51:09 +0000

Yet again I am blown away by the beauty of Oregon. Just got back from a mini-vacation driving across Oregon and Idaho to go to a family wedding. On the way back we went to Hells Canyon. This place should be right up there with all the must-see sights of the USA. The deepest river [...]

Shopping Shopping Shopping

Barbara Steinfeld — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:38:31 +0000

I can’t resist the Woodburn Company Stores. My standard stops include Chico’s and Harry & David. I am such a phenom at finding bargains that my husband says they must pay me to bring home the goods. If only …