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The Oregon Symphony has announced its 2007-08 season. Don't yawn just yet.
Though the 2007-08 programming is heavy on symphonic repertoire staples by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, there are some interesting surprises, a few curiosities and one choral-orchestral masterwo...   More

Performance In what's either a classical orgy or just fortuitous planning, soprano superstars Heidi Grant Murphy and Dawn Upshaw, regional opera queen Brenda Harris, and homegrown up-and-comer Katie Taylor all ma ...   More

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Since virtual reality—from World of Warcraft to VH1's "I Love New York"—is the current preferred mode of connectivity among most culture junkies, it is brave and admi...   More

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If Portland Rose Fest "Vaudeville Rose" show producer Angel Ocasio was looking for our city's "hidden gems," he found himself instead with a pan of fool's gold.

Open auditions have a way of bringing out really special talents. You can spot the...   More

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Uh oh. With the sixth season of American Idol upon us, it seems even Portland is suffering from talent(less)-show fever.

Now the upstanding Portland Rose Festival is getting into the act, and this...   More

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The coffers of the Oregon Cultural Trust got a much-needed shot in the arm during 2006, according to figures released today from the office of Governor Ted Kulongoski.Donations to the Trust topped $2.8 million, which represents an increase of 22 percen...   More

News While City Hall wrestles with the wonderful "problem" of a $22.8 million budget surplus, Community Music Center's Gregory Dubay wonders how to raise cash to make up for new cuts from that same city go ...   More

Performance At 12 years old I was a budding young singer, son of a deacon and dedicated altar server—and hot for Father Ron Verhaeghe. Blond and blue-eyed, sweet and soft-voiced, Father Ron broke lots of he ...   More

Performance The Portland-based Cappella Romana is a globetrotting chamber choir that asks a lot of itself and its audiences. Its members wear black on black, program meaty concerts and appear highly somber while ...   More

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Portland State University's School of Fine and Performing Arts has a new dean (and not a moment too soon): Barbara A. Sestak, a PSU faculty member for 25 years and an architect by training, served as the school's interim dean for the past year. She takes the...   More