I once found myself sitting at a bar beside Toody Cole and told her that she was my all-time favorite bassist, to which she blushed and said, “Thank you, I’m trying really hard, and I practice a lot.” A telling response from a humble punk veteran who is far too cool to play it cool. […]
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Posted inSpring Arts 2026
David Hockney’s Restless Eye Is Revealed
The Portland Art Museum’s new exhibition shows the artist’s evolving style across 60 years and 200 artworks.
“David sees the world backward,” says Doug Roberts, a Los Angeles art dealer and longtime friend of David Hockney. Roberts was appearing on a panel about the artist, as part of Portland Art Museum’s (PAM) new exhibition tracing 60 years of Hockney’s work. He meant it as praise. Hockney, whose sunny California scenes somehow simmer […]
Posted inSpring Arts 2026
Reading the Room at Cooley Gallery’s IF
The new exhibition unites three artists, including a former nun.
What does it mean to write in space? At Reed College’s Cooley Gallery, new director and curator Derek Franklin thinks about it, bringing together three eloquent artists who take language into form. IF pairs serigraphs by Sister Corita Kent, a Roman Catholic nun who eventually left the order to devote herself fully to anti-war, pro-love […]
Posted inSpring Arts 2026
Philip Glass Spreads His Wings on the First Complete Recording of 1000 Airplanes on the Roof
Portland’s Third Angle played the piece under an airplane in McMinnville, the subsequent recording is pure science-fiction.
The power of place and context are not lost on Third Angle New Music. Founded in 1985, the Portland nonprofit curates site-specific experiences featuring music by young composers and venerated 20th century legends, often commissioning brand new pieces for their performances. For example, in January, Third Angle tucked musicians into the nooks and crannies of […]
Posted inSpring Arts 2026
Do This, Do That: Spring Arts 2026
Take heed! Your spring arts and culture plans have arrived.
Seven Films by Kelly Reichardt THROUGH MARCH 22 (FILM) Clinton Street’s monthlong series for March centers the Pacific Northwest’s director supreme Kelly Reichardt, working near through her entire filmography. Novelist and Reichardt’s frequent artistic collaborator Jon Raymond will attend three screenings (Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff, Showing Up) and offer post-viewing Q&As. If you missed […]
Posted inThe Trail Blazers
A Comedy of Turnovers Ends in Blazers Heartbreak
Portland Trail Blazers lose an ugly game 103-101 to the Charlotte Hornets.
Cameron Crowell
Posted inMercury Music Picks
Mercury Music Picks: Big Stone Fruit Energy This Week With Peaches and Cherry Cheeks, Lo Steele’s New Album, and Toody Cole at Star Theater
Plus Portland Music News and New Music Portland!
Nolan Parker
Posted inDo This, Do That
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for March 9-15
Grasshopper pie, Irish boxing, and where to watch the Academy Awards.
This week, Indigo De Souza swings by to make us cry, Pi Day means eight types of pie are up for grabs at Lauretta Jean’s (but you better get there early), and I bet you’ve never seen a chamber opera about a UFO cult! Plus, Portland has a few Academy Awards watch parties on the […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Second Run Portland: Films for Literary Types
This month, a bevy of options beyond Wuthering Heights.
Film adaptations of novels tend to get a bad rap, and with Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights landing last month, suddenly everyone holds a strong stance for or against them. Take a breath, dear reader. Perhaps within the tranquil confines of your local cinema…? Because this month, indie screens zero in on film-literature crossovers that hit, actually. […]
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Mercury Music Picks: Montreal Madman Bloodshot Bill, Tortoise Night 2, and Portland Jazz Fest Are All Here!
Plus Portland Music News and New Music Portland.
Nolan Parker
Posted inDo This, Do That
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for March 2-8
Fanciness abounds with natural wine, new theater, and the Portland Jazz Festival. Plus, it’s the Portland Mercury‘s Sandwich Week!
Tortoise is not jazz and not krautrock, but a secret third thing
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The Best Things To Do in Portland This Month: March 2026
The Notebook, Trans Town PDX, and More
Just when it seemed like winter would never end, March is swooping in with cherry blossoms and Daylight Saving Time. Whether you want to make up for all the time you’ve spent huddled under a blanket by spending time outdoors or you want to celebrate all the holidays this month brings (including Women’s History Month, St. […]