A Local Improv Group Makes Sure All of Its Shows are ASL Interpreted

A Book-Themed Music Venue Is Hiding in the Basement of a Southeast Portland Beer Bar

The ramshackle bohemian clubhouse that feels diametrically opposite to the upstairs craft beer emporium in just about every way—especially since the makeshift bar sells only Olympia, Rainier and Hamm’s pounders.

Health Care Workers are the Focus of a Film about the Politicized World of Reproductive Medicine

Our Bodies Our Doctors, the sixth feature by local documentarian Jan Haaken, avoids the entrenched symbology that surrounds abortion discourse. That’s because the professor emeritus at Portland State University focused upon neither pregnant mother nor the unborn in this film, but instead trained her camera on the doctors tasked with providing safe medical procedures.

Studio One Theaters Is a Luxe Cinema, Bar and Music Venue, Not Necessarily in That Order

Truth be told, no matter how impressive Studio One’s state-of-the-art sound and laser projection, movie-watching is no more central to the experience than any of the other amenities.

Justin Timberlake’s Portland Show Was More of a Dance Performance Than a Concert

When our Man of the Woods stepped onto Moda Center’s stage Feb. 18, the entire crowd let loose with the roar of a thousand, slightly menthol-damaged jet engines. Still, it seemed like not a damned one had heard his newest album, last year’s Man of the Woods. They were supportive of his new material, but fans of JT aren’t nearly so shallow as to only—or even primarily—enjoy his music. In part, that reflects his sterling brand management and none-bettered charisma, but would JT define himself as a musician first and foremost?

A Portland Documentarian is up for an Academy Award with the Short Lifeboat

Skye Fitzgerald, whose documentary short Lifeboat has been nominated for an Academy Award, never set out for fame. The director grew up in rural Monument, Ore., without electricity or running water, earned an MFA at the University of Oregon and embarked on a career making films that highlight social injustice around the globe. His latest Oscar-contending movie depicts efforts to save desperate migrants from drowning off the coast of Libya.

A New Staging of Dorian Gray Places the Audience Within the Action

As with the Experience Theatre Project’s 2018 run of the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery The Mousetrap, audience members freely walk about the set of Dorian Gray while the action unfolds before them.

Walking Through Nearly a Century of Locally Filmed Pet Projects, WW Selects Best in Show

Consider the following films the best of breed to enjoy with our Pet Issue.