North Portland art gallery Disjecta hosts a two-night sound art festival put on by sound art gallery Variform.
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The Associated American Artists Exhibit: Not Just Farms! Sometimes “Sultry” Farmers!
After the Great Depression, affordable art prints made their way into middle-class American homes. The Portland Art Museum has a very interesting collection.
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The Embroidered Violence of Martha Daghlian’s Ceremonial Vestments
From saints to ultimate fighters, the embroidered works of Martha Daghlian depict women surviving “incidents of transformational violence.”
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Julie Delporte’s New Graphic Novel This Woman’s Work Tackles Taboo Women’s Issues and Her Search For a Mentor
The newest graphic novel from French-Canadian cartoonist Julie Delporte questions motherhood, women role models, and the legacy of Tove Jansson.
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The Third NW Black Comedy Festival: Pacific Northwest Black Comedians to the Front!
This year’s Third Annual NW Black Comedy Festival brings in headliners from as far away as Florida, Louisiana and, of course, LA!
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In BodyVox’s Film-Focused Cutting Room Dancers Get Free
At times, BodyVox’s Cutting Room strays too far into cinema tropes, but the joy of its dancers reels it back.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray Paints a Pretty Picture
Experience Theatre Project’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is an immersive stroll through a poignant melodrama.
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Artist Repertory’s Teenage Dick Starts Childish, Ends Furious
Teenage Dick is Shakespeare’s Richard III as a Machiavellian high schooler and that I’ll buy.
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New Voices, Powerful Growth: How the Fertile Ground Festival Is Good for Portland
Now in its 10th year, the Fertile Ground Festival of New Work helps Portlanders discover the city’s local theater hidden gems.
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RIP Sister Wendy, the Most Badass Consecrated Virgin of Our Time
Please pour one out for Sister Wendy—she will be missed!
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Did Tweets Kill August Ames? Jon Ronson’s The Last Days of August Thinks Not
In December 2017, porn actress August Ames killed herself. Jon Ronson’s new podcast The Last Days of August tries to answer why.
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The Happy Face Podcast Focuses on the Haunted Life of a Serial Killer’s Daughter
Dr. Oz Show crime correspondent Melissa Moore delves into her life as the daughter of a serial killer on her podcast Happy Face.