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Arts & Books OK, this is a little hit and miss, but we'll admit it: we lold. Stick with it—it gets better as it... More

Feb 9, 2012 03:23 pm by Ruth Brown | Comments 5

One More Round of Fertile Ground Reviews

Arts & Books Groovin’ Greenhouse 1Fertile Ground is best known for its showcases of new theater works, but the ... More

Jan 31, 2012 11:17 pm by BRETT CAMPBELL | Comments 0

Live Review: 4x4=8 Musicals at the CoHo Theatre

Arts & Books 4x4=8. Yes, they know the math is wrong, but the title is still apt. Live on Stage Productions’ co... More

Jan 27, 2012 11:46 am by MARIANNA HANE WILES | Comments 1

Live Review: The Tripping Point at Shaking the Tree

Arts & Books There's a reason fairy tales have been plumbed for art's sake so deeply: they're bottomless. Murky w... More

Jan 27, 2012 11:06 am by JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG | Comments 0

The New Year’s hottest tickets.

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2010 kicks off with the second Fertile Ground Festival, Portland’s annual celebration of new work in the performing arts. This time the 12-day event features more than 50 world premieres by Portland artists. Jan. 22-Feb. 2. Fertilegroundpdx.org.

Third Rail Rep is growing by leaps and bounds. In 2010, the six-year-old company will stage its first commission: Craig Wright’s The Gray Sisters, a family drama penned specifically for Third Rail’s excellent actresses. April 30-May 23. thirdrailrep.org.

White Bird hosts Benoit-Swan Pouffer’s ridiculously talented 16-member Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, which is slated to perform a serpentine new work, Orbo Novo, from in-demand choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, among other marvels. Wednesday, May 5. whitebird.org.