Comic Effect

Stumptown Comics Fest turns six.

Headout ILLUSTRATION BY JEFF SMITHNow in its sixth year, the Stumptown Comics Fest is hitting its stride. Not only does the festival include a barrage of local talent, but this year’s guest of honor&mda ... More

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 CASEY JARMAN

Salem’s Rock

The state’s capital pops its music cherry.

Headout When you think of three-day, 140-band-strong music festivals, the city of Salem is the last location to pop into your mind. This weekend, that’s gonna change. The inaugural Cherry City Music Fes ... More

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 MICHAEL MANNHEIMER

All Aboard

Tonight, your stewardess will be serving yakitori swank.

Headout PHOTO BY VIVIAN JOHNSONThe posh Nines hotel on top of Macy’s downtown was in the news twice last week: On March 25, developer Sage Hospitality got permission from the Portland Development Commis ... More

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 BEN WATERHOUSE

Minifigs Ripped My Flesh

Headout We love Frank Zappa for his inability to conform to any sort of societal or musical expectations, and we love Legos for the opposite reason. When we heard the Fez Ballroom would be hosting a three-ban ... More

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 BEN WATERHOUSE

Bragdon Family Circus

Metro Council President David Bragdon is taking locals on a transportation tour. We’d rather visit some other hot spots with Davy.

Headout What better way to spend a glorious Saturday morning than by skipping in the sunshine with Metro Council President David Bragdon? On Saturday, March 21, Bragdon will lead a 4T (trail, trolley, tram an ... More

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Adrienne So

Pi In The Sky

Celebrate the greatest day of the year with pastry and physicists.

Headout To us, every day is pie day. Mmm, pie. For the math nerds who calculate among us, the celebration of Pi Day (named for the irrational number 3.14159265…) must wait until March 14 (3.14, get it? ... More

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Adrienne So

Old Man Art

Sculptor Mel Katz makes art for the ages.

Headout Youth is overrated. Mel Katz turns 77 this month, but his new sculptures are so fresh and spontaneous, they look like they were made by a 25-year-old wunderkind. For his 13th solo show at Laura Russo, ... More

Wednesday, March 4, 2009 RICHARD SPEER

Material Girls

Headout What do you picture when you think of a feminist? Power suits? Black leather? Hipster flannel? Whatever it is, odds are, Madonna has done it. Which makes the larger-than-life blond pop icon a surprisi ... More

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Adrienne So

Who Do You Hate?

Headout Watching the Oscars this Sunday? You must be prepared. As a longtime veteran of Academy Awards telecasts, I can tell you from experience that only one incentive can motivate you to remain seated all t ... More

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 AARON MESH

If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out

Harold and Maude and you, together at last.

Headout Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude was bound to become a cult hit with its quirky storyline of a suicidal young man who has the hots for a free-spirited grandma four times his age. But it was folk tro ... More

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 KELLY CLARKE