5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (764+ words) Birds, frogs and even a cat will find their way into Jefferson Baroque Orchestra’s season-opening concerts Oct. 2-4 — musically, at least. “Flora & Fauna,” the first of four programs on the JBO 2026-27 performance calendar, explores the ways Baroque composers drew inspiration from…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1394+ words) When Edna Vazquez was a teenager growing up in Mexico, she wanted to give her mother a birthday gift. But she couldn’t afford to buy one. So she made one instead. She wrote a song for her mother, and sang…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (851+ words) CULTURAL HUBS: An Occasional Series At the foot of his bed, Ari Harris and Peter LeClair, a husband-and-wife musical duo known as Moongate, set up for their concert, arranged by Swan Songs, an organization that provides private concerts to people…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1757+ words) From the sidewalk, there’s little to distinguish the Artist Mentorship Program’s drop-in center from its neighbors in Old Town Portland. Nestled between a sushi restaurant and convenience store at 16 N.W. Broadway, its facade is unremarkable, and its shades are…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (295+ words) At a pre-concert lecture a few hours later, Stuckenbruck noted that the evening’s program was a survey of the German modes of symphonic expression: a tone poem by Webern, a Wagner song cycle, a symphonic arrangement of a keyboard work…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1683+ words) In a moment we’ll flyover the entire 26-27 season in Oregon and Southwest Washington, highlighting choral trends, themes, commonalities and differences. But first let’s zero in on eight choral events headed our way in the last gasp of summer. Chor Anno…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (499+ words) Nobody knows what will happen to the first generation of kids raised on smartphones. How will screen time affect the development of their brains? How will A.I. alter the ways they navigate the physical (and digital) world? How severely will “the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (341+ words) — From M Train (2015) by Patti Smith Reading: Casey Michel in Conversation With Peter ShulmanPresented by Powell’s Books7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2Powell’s City of Books1005 W. Burnside St., PortlandFree Reading: Jamie Fisher in Conversation With Lydia KieslingPresented by Literary Arts6:30 p.m. Tuesday,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1781+ words) Goddesses, mythic journeys, shadow selves, spiritual traditions, and songs of genius and soul. This may be the year of women at the Montavilla Jazz Festival. The neighborhood-based event, now in its 13th year, is a showcase for original work by Portland-area…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1087+ words) EDITOR’S NOTE: “Bonding through bands: Young musicians bring down the house at OCCA Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp in Newport” was written by Angela Nebel for Lincoln Chronicle, an ArtsWatch Community Partner, and published originally on Aug. 23, 2026. ArtsWatch is republishing the…...