Oregon Ballet Theatre: The Rose City in Motion
Portland has danced to the music of Oregon Ballet Theatre since 1989, when Ballet Oregon and Pacific Ballet Theatre joined forces to give the Rose...
Category : Arts & Culture
Portland’s Indie Music Scene: Small Rooms, Big Sounds
Portland’s music legend was written in small rooms. From the Decemberists to Sleater-Kinney to Portugal. The Man, the city’s indie pantheon was forged in intimate...
Portland Winter Light Festival: The City Glows in February
February is Portland’s darkest month — so Portland fills it with light. The Portland Winter Light Festival, a free citywide celebration since 2016, scatters illuminated...
Portland Youth Philharmonic: America’s Oldest Youth Orchestra Still Sounds Young
In 1924, Portland did something no American city had done: it founded a youth orchestra. A century later, the Portland Youth Philharmonic is still setting...
Cappella Romana and Portland Baroque: Ancient Voices, Fresh Energy
Two Portland ensembles have turned the city into an unlikely capital of very old music, performed very much alive. Cappella Romana, founded in 1991, is...
Oregon Children’s Theatre: Where Portland Kids Catch the Acting Bug
For many Portland kids, the first standing ovation of their lives happens at Oregon Children’s Theatre. The region’s flagship theatre for young audiences, OCT stages...
Portland Playhouse: Theatre With Heart in a King Neighborhood Church
In a former church in Portland’s historically Black King neighborhood, Portland Playhouse has built one of the city’s most joyful stages. Since 2008, the company’s...
White Bird: Bringing the World’s Dance to Portland
Portland dances with the world thanks to White Bird, the Northwest’s leading presenter of contemporary dance since 1997. Season after season, White Bird lands companies...
PICA and the Time-Based Art Festival: Portland’s Edge of Tomorrow
If Portland art has a research lab, it’s PICA — the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Since 1995, PICA has championed the experimental: performance, installation,...
Blue Sky Gallery: Photography’s Northwest Home Since 1975
Before the Pearl District was galleries and lofts, it had Blue Sky. Founded in 1975 by a collective of young photographers, the Oregon Center for...
