Arts & Culture
Big Pink Was the Surprise Venue for the Portland Film Festival This Year
After the 14-year-old festival’s venue fell through, building owner Jeff Swickard rented space for the early October event.
What We’re Cooking This Week: Shrimp Cocktail
Local fishers harvest about 20 million pounds of Oregon pink shrimp between April and October.
Hemingway, KGB Spies and Some Dutch Filmmakers Walk Into a Play
Revisiting propaganda from the Spanish Civil War, Jen Silverman’s ‘Spain’ asks, ‘Can a false story be so good that it does something true?’
New Schnitzer Art Building at PSU Makes a Statement
With over $80 million in public funding, the facility marks a huge investment in arts education and in downtown Portland.
What the Emerald Ash Borer Means for Portland
The invasive beetle threatens more than 100,000 city trees, countless acres of wildlife habitat, and decades of memories. Portlanders are taking it personally.
Growing Pains Is Not a Teenage Band Anymore
One of Portland’s most promising young bands for years, Growing Pains hits its twenties with ‘Daniel Loves Mandy Forever.’
Inside Wieden+Kennedy, FISK Gallery Blurs Commercial and Fine Art
Curator Bijan Berahimi makes a point of giving commercial artists an opportunity to work outside of brand briefs and pitch decks.
Chris Stuck’s Hilarious and Madcap Satires of the Black Experience
After a splashy debut with a big press, the Portland author opted to self-publish his second book, ‘Baby, This Is a High-Priced Country.’
The Multnomah Whiskey Library Is Out With a Boozy Textbook
‘The book is the shorthand for everything you would need to know to work at the Whiskey Library.’
Shows of the Week: Prog Trio Danava Celebrates 20 Years
Also: Cheekface is at Hawthorne Theatre, and Ilyas Ahmed and Pete Swanson play a record store show at Musique Plastique.







