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Rothko Pavilion’s Glowing Premiere: After community outcry, the new Mark Rothko Pavilion finally links Portland Art Museum’s two buildings and adds a more central main entrance.
Put This Art in Your Mouth: Our Andrea Damewood spotlights some of Portland’s most delicious looking (and tasting) plated works of art.
Linda Austin Looks Back: Performance Works Northwest turns 25 this year, and our Lindsay Costello talks to founder Linda Austin about the origins and current direction of the beloved Foster-Powell arts space.
Is Bike Play Theater: Can an annual bike ride also be considered “theater”? Of course it can, and our Suzette Smith reviews the refreshing chaos.
Punchlines and Piledrivers: Local stand-ups embody classic wrestling tropes in this recurring show that combines comedy with verbal body slams.
Non-Normal Q&A with Normal Gossip: The Mercury spills the tea with Rachelle Hampton and Se’era Spragley Ricks, the hosts of the wildly entertaining podcast Normal Gossip.
Jock Jams Turns 30: Cameron Crowell explores the uneasy relationship between professional sports and ’90s hip-hop and gay anthems, as Jock Jams celebrates 30 years of weird existence.
Satyricon: An Oral History: From 1984-2011, this downtown dive was a venue where, impossibly, musical legends, locals, and total unknowns shared a stage—as well as its disgusting bathroom.
My Evening with Francis Ford Coppola: The acclaimed director made a stop in Portland to field audience questions—and after 90 minutes only answered three of them?
Films on Our Fall Watchlist: Dom Sinacola rounds up this fall’s most anticipated movies—and which ones you should avoid at all costs.
Wolf Bells by Leni Zumas: Leni Zumas’ new novel Wolf Bells is centered on people society would like to forget: older women, disabled people, the elderly, students, and others.
Portland Zine Meetup at the Mall: Gathering weekly at the Lloyd Mall food court, Roman Ruddick and Charlie Manzano founded the zine meetup as a way to foster fun, creativity, and community.
A Li’l Lit Newsletter About Tennis: The creators of Tennis Courterly want to spread the gospel of the game, and turn Portland into “Tennis City, USA.”
Stacey Abrams Writes Fiction?!: Not only does the famous political activist pen thrillers, but romance novels as well! 🤯)
Portland Book Festival Picks: All the authors you must see at the upcoming Portland Book Festival—at least according to us.
Time-Based Art Festival—TBA: 25:
• At the 2025 Time-Based Art Festival, West Coast Is Best Coast
• San Cha’s Inebria Me Reimagines Religious Ecstasy
Arts Events Calendar: A little more about the Time-Based Arts Festival, PDX Pop Now!, Portland Opera’s latest, the Portland Book Festival, and lots more can’t-miss art happenings.
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