COMEDY
Two New Podcasts Shake Up Local Theater by Looking Beyond Our Planet and Inside the Vast Expanse of the Human Mind
They may seem light years apart—“True Love” is memoir and “Protocol” is science fiction—but each offers revelatory reflections on life in isolation that resonate beyond COVID.
  • Bennett Campbell Ferguson
  • March 16
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MOVIES
Get Your Reps In: This Week’s Theme Takes Inspiration From the Great Joan Didion
Didion famously wrote, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” The characters in these films do just that—bending their realities to fit their fantasies.
  • Mia Vicino
  • 6 days ago
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BOOKS
Some Multnomah County Libraries Will Reopen in June
It’s a big step toward normalcy from one of the first major public institutions to close down last spring.
  • Shannon Gormley
  • 2 days ago
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THEATRE
The Co-Host of Risk/Reward’s Tax Day Telethon Talks Secrets, Prayers, Masks and More
My essential seven: Pepper Pepper.
  • Bennett Campbell Ferguson
  • 6 days ago
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VISUAL ARTS
Deities Deliver Wisdom and Warnings in Shaking the Tree’s “Refuge”
The production is also unusual in that it allows audiences to attend in person right now through the rental of "germ pods."
  • Bennett Campbell Ferguson
  • March 30
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Events

Portland’s Five Funniest Comics Are Taking the Stage Tomorrow at Revolution Hall. You’ll Want to Be There.

When we tell you WW’s annual Funniest Five showcase is the best local comedy show of the year, we don’t expect you to believe us. We’re biased, of course. But here’s the thing: It really is. And you don’t have to take our word for it. After all, we didn’t pick the performers. The local comedy community did. And as we’ve found in the seven years we’ve conducted this poll, they have a pretty good read on comedic talent.
Matthew Singer

What to Expect at This November’s My People’s Market

My People’s Market is back–and if you have yet to experience one of these events (there have been three since 2017), now is the time. This re-imagined marketplace is a gathering of Portland’s diverse and vibrant entrepreneurs, makers, artists, culinary wizards, and beverage crafters. Organized by Prosper Portland and Travel Portland, and sponsored by New Seasons Market, the biannual event is a one-stop shop of emerging local artisans from marginalized communities.
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