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After Making Marvel Comics History With “America,” Gabby Rivera Is Re-Releasing Her Debut Novel Set in Portland

Before she wrote Marvel Comics’ first series to feature a queer, Latin American superhero, Gabby Rivera wrote short stories for anthologies about queer life in Portland.

The Five Book Events We’re Most Excited to See This Fall

Lindy West is coming to talk about “The Witches Are Coming.”

Portland’s Most Imperiled Arts Organizations Are Turning to Women to Save Them

If the upcoming fall arts season has a motto, it’s “Out with the old men, in with the new blood.”

The Five Theater Shows We’re Most Excited to See This Fall

From Lin-Manuel Miranda’s break out musical, to a family saga about a character that drinks paint and another named Footnote.

The Five Visual Arts Shows We’re Most Excited to See This Fall

TBA Festival, a complicated look at a legendary Portland art institution and “Lord of the Flies” in a shopping mall.

Following the Departure of Its Director, Portland Opera Is Attempting to Engage With Modern Audiences—While Also Recovering From Financial Disarray

Portland Opera is at an impasse.

Nataki Garrett Is Updating American Theater For the 21st Century, and Attempting to Repair Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s $2 Million Deficit

Nataki Garrett is only four weeks into her new job, and she’s already being celebrated as a symbol of nationwide change.

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After Making Marvel Comics History With “America,” Gabby Rivera Is Re-Releasing Her Debut Novel Set in Portland

The Five Book Events We’re Most Excited to See This Fall

Portland’s Most Imperiled Arts Organizations Are Turning to Women to Save Them

The Five Theater Shows We’re Most Excited to See This Fall

The Five Visual Arts Shows We’re Most Excited to See This Fall

Following the Departure of Its Director, Portland Opera Is Attempting to Engage With Modern Audiences—While Also Recovering From Financial Disarray

Nataki Garrett Is Updating American Theater For the 21st Century, and Attempting to Repair Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s $2 Million Deficit

The Curators of This Year’s Portland Biennial Imagine the Future of Regional Art by Uncovering Oregon’s Past

Where to See Local Jazz Every Night of the Week

The Five Music Shows We’re Most Excited to See This Fall

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