Arts
Broadway in Portland to Host First-Ever Career Day
300 local high school students will learn what it takes to make it in showbiz.
Get Your Reps In: ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Is Still a Remarkable Spectacle
Playing an enslaved gladiator questing to avenge his family, Arnold certainly is…huge.
Jenny Lawson Knows How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay
Lawson’s new book offers a wide-ranging tool kit for weathering tough times.
What to Do in Portland (April 8–14, 2026)
See Pauly Shore, ride the Ladds 500 or check out the Oregon Muslims’ Lit Fest this week in Portland.
Do We Still Need to Hear the People Sing? Yes.
‘Les Mis,’ which came through Portland last week on a national tour, still hits the mark.
Hour Media Purchases Portland Monthly Magazine
Two of the seven journalists on the publication’s masthead have already been laid off.
What to Do in Portland (April 1–7, 2026)
Check out the Oregon Beer Awards, get your freak on at KinkFest, or enjoy a trillium festival this week in Portland.
‘Junkyard Princess’ Chronicles a Wrecking-Yard Adolescence
In Robyn Wilson Saunders’ telling, the junkyard becomes a trove of stories to be uncovered.
Get Your Reps In: ’24 Hour Party People’ Pokes Fun at Rock Mythos
Steve Coogan’s Tony Wilson is the ideal vessel for both garishing and subverting the Manchester legend.
‘Apple Hunters!’ Takes Playgoers on a Quest for Heirloom Apples and Connection
The main theme is friendship—but also a sense of longing and searching, practically and abstractly.
Movie Madness Announces Renovation Plans for New Location on Sandy
The new location, part of a larger plan to create a Film District in the neighborhood, will be 40% larger and include a 45-seat auditorium.
Netflix Drops Trailer for Jail Blazers Documentary
“Untold: Jail Blazers” will premiere on the streaming service April 14.











