Spring kicks off with a citywide survey of contemporary art, and includes a retrospective of a major Northwest ceramicist, new photographs at the Portland Art Museum, and more. Portland2012 Biennial March-April Various venues Curated by Prudence Roberts, longtime curator of American art at the Portland Art Museum, this regional survey features work by 24 artists [...]
Portland’s spring music season kicks off with a month-long celebration of new music and continues with a celebration of Mark Rothko and visits by the Kronos Quartet and Chanticleer. March Music Moderne March 5-29 Various venues Musicians both homegrown and visiting perform music of the 20th and 21st centuries — 28 events in 29 days [...]
Here’s a look at some of Portland’s best theater and dance offerings this spring: “A Lesson Before Dying” March 2-27 Profile Theatre, 3430 S.E. Belmont St. This Romulus Linney adaptation of Ernest Gaines’ powerful novel about the last days of an African-American man wrongly accused of murder in the Jim Crow South has an undeniable gravity [...]
How do you get in the holiday spirit? Well, elves help and so do ghosts of Christmases Past. Somehow Rat Kings and Nutcrackers figure and so do Bing Crosby, a Red Ryder BB gun and maybe an angel or two. We can’t guarantee a white Christmas in Portland, but there’s plenty of holiday cheer, with [...]
As usual, the city’s choirs offer a choice of performances of Handel’s famous “Messiah” oratorio (technically an Easter story), and plenty of other holiday-related sounds abound as well. But by mid-December we’ll likely be overloaded with carols and other holiday tunes, so it’s nice to know that Portland’s vibrant classical music scene offers both spiritual [...]
As the holidays draw nearer, Portland offers even more musical celebrations! “Gospel Christmas” Dec. 9-11 Oregon Symphony, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 S.W. Broadway Charles Floyd and the Northwest Community Gospel Choir return for the season’s most exuberant sounds. “Glory of Christmas” Dec. 11,16-18 Oregon Repertory Singers, St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1716 N.W. Davis St. Under [...]
Fall visual art exhibitions in Portland are highlighted by celebrations surrounding the legacy of the late Bonnie Bronson, for whom the important Bonnie Bronson Fellowship award is named, and the 30-year track record of dealer Elizabeth Leach. The Portland Art Dealers Association also celebrates the 25th anniversary of the First Thursday art walk, which has [...]
Theater in Portland has become progressively better and more adventurous in recent years, and the fall season looks especially inviting, between a visit from film star William Hurt and a slate of sharp-edged American plays. “Oklahoma!” — Portland Center Stage’s big musical of the year — adds a touch of the American classic. The dance [...]
This fall’s classical music season is far more eclectic than in days of old when warhorse symphonies dominated. The concert of the season, for example, might be Sō Percussion’s account of Steve Reich and John Cage, and the Oregon Symphony’s fall season features Dawn Upshaw singing great American songs and a Pink Martini collaboration. On [...]
For 10 days (Sept. 8-18), Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s TBA:11 brings cutting-edge dance, performance and visual art to the city. The action centers on the east side’s Washington High School, and happens in performance spaces, non-traditional venues and the streets throughout Portland. This year’s schedule features an international roster of emerging and established artists, [...]
