Posted inTheater & Performance
Them Portrays the Everyday in the Midst of War
Samah Sabawi has written a prescient play, but is it good?
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Posted inMercury 25th Anniversary Issue
Twenty-Five Years of Portland Caring About Art
A timeline of Mercury arts coverage and behind-the-scenes tales.
Posted inBooks
Bookshop Mother Foucault’s Crowdfunds To Buy Its Building
A new nonprofit, l’école buissonnière, formed around the shop to fundraise and expand programming.
Posted inMovies & TV
Clinton Street Theater’s Third Hanabi Japanese Film Festival Line-Up Is Here
This year has US and Portland premieres and new 4k restorations, along with the cult films, award-winning classics, and anime features audiences demand.
Posted inTheater & Performance
Hell Is Full of Clowns
Inspired by Dante’s Inferno, Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble’s new play is a tour of Divine Comedy.