Portland Theater Reviews and News

Portland Protesters Tore Down Statues of Presidents. New Rules May Keep Them Mothballed.

The statues have remained in city storage since they were toppled. All three could run afoul of the new standards RACC has adopted.

Aaron Mesh
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Here’s What Could Happen to the Bust of York Atop Mount Tabor

Aaron Mesh June 16

Art Space Disjecta Has Rebranded as Oregon Center for Contemporary Art

Shannon Gormley June 14

Video Shows Woman Defacing Bust of York on Mount Tabor With Purple Spray Paint

Aaron Mesh June 8

The Morrison Bridge Lights Are Back on for the First Time in Two Years

Shannon Gormley May 17

Deities Deliver Wisdom and Warnings in Shaking the Tree’s “Refuge”

Bennett Campbell Ferguson March 30

The Unofficial York Sculpture in Mount Tabor Park Has Been Vandalized

The statue of York that mysteriously appeared last month in Mount Tabor Park has been tagged with graffiti.

Shannon Gormley March 15

The Portland Art Museum Has Set a Date For a Full Reopening

Beginning April 10, the museum will welcome patrons back to most of its galleries. Then, on May 5, guests can access the entire museum, including a new exhibition titled “Ansel Adams in Our Time.” The touring display features more than 100 of the renowned landscape photographer’s prints, and will be its only West Coast stop.

Andi Prewitt March 9

Someone Replaced the Toppled Harvey Scott Statue at Mount Tabor With a Monument to York, the Only Black Member of the Corps of Discovery

A statue of a controversial Oregon historical figure toppled by protesters in Mount Tabor Park last year has been replaced by the likeness of the only Black member of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Matthew Singer February 20

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