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It was a muggy, 66-degree day, inconsistent with the typical bone-chilling Novembers of Portland, when I made my way up the studio ramp and entered
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If I want to be an art critic who complains about immersive Van Gogh exhibits, I’m late to the party. The offerings have already been skewered in
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Jeff Bridges and John Huston in “Winter Kills.” Imagine, if you will, a film featuring in its cast the following array of screen legends: Jeff
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The month of December has a way of overflowing with plans, but you’ll want to set aside some time for art viewing, too! Between a lively painting
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This series, “Indigenous Resilience in Oregon,” focuses on different aspects of Oregon’s contemporary Tribal culture and explores how
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Perhaps it’s fitting that the first book that Willy Vlautin loved was My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. It’s the story of Sam, a
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An American giant has fallen. Stephen Sondheim, the composer and lyricist who rewrote the book on the Broadway musical, died on Friday, Nov. 26,
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UPDATE: Philip Cuomo died early Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Portland actor Isaac Lamb, Cuomo’s nephew and godson, announced his passing Saturday
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On Nov. 20, CoHo Productions sent out an email under the heading, “Philip Cuomo: the Man, the Myth, the Legend.” Despite the playful tone that
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TODAY I’M GETTING A JUMP on the time-honored practice of serving leftovers after the Thanksgiving feast. ArtsWatch first published the brief essay
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TODAY I’M GETTING A JUMP on the time-honored practice of serving leftovers after the Thanksgiving feast. ArtsWatch first published the brief essay
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In the Honolulu Theatre for Youth Ensemble’s wondrous film Stories of Oceania, Kāpili (Sean Choo), a new student at a school in Hawaii, approaches
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Choirs all around the state are singing together again, and they are thankful. The concert themes of resilience, perseverance, remembrance and
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Outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s best not to deal in “What if”s. But the story of how Mia Pixley came to choose the cello as her
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Here in the Pacific Northwest, as the sun takes its annual rest behind shrouded clouds, we find ourselves at the start of winter, a time of year when