Home
Arts and Entertainment
Sports
News and Media
Dining
Featured Advertiser:

Arts and Entertainment articles:

Sunday Parkways - North


Tagged with:

food, music, portland

Published June 10, 2010 at 3:14 a.m.

6.27.2010 ... A 2-way route of city streets open to walk, bike, roll, run, jump and skip - without having to watch out for cars! The 7.5-mile North Portland Sunday Parkways route will have two loops, connecting Kenton, Arbor Lodge and Peninsula Parks, plus the beautiful Willamette Bluff ... Food, music and activities are located in the parks and along the route ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Curtains


Tagged with:

music, portland

Published June 10, 2010 at 3:14 a.m.

5.7.2010 ... - 6.13.2010 ... May. 7 - Jun. 13, 2010Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred EbbBook by Rupert HolmesDirected by Ron DaumWhen the hapless star of a Broadway musical dies on opening night, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. The lure of the theatre, however, proves irresistible and the stage-struck detective finds himself drawn to making the show a hit as he attempts to solve the murder. A recent Broadway release and a Portland area premiere! ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Sunday Parkways - Southeast


Tagged with:

food, music, portland

Published June 10, 2010 at 3:13 a.m.

8.15.2010 ... A 2-way route of city streets open to walk, bike, roll, run, jump & skip - without having to watch out for cars! The 6-mile Southeast Portland Sunday Parkways route will have two loops, connecting Laurelhurst, Colonel Summers and Sunnyside Parks, plus the Hawthorne Street Fair ... Food, music and activities are located in the parks and along the route ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Sunday Parkways - East


Tagged with:

food, music, portland

Published June 10, 2010 at 3:13 a.m.

7.18.2010 ... A 2-way route of city streets open to walk, bike, roll, run, jump & skip - without having to watch out for cars! The 6-mile East Portland Sunday Parkways route will have two loops, connecting Ed Benedict (and the East Portland Exposition), Bloomington and Lents Parks, plus the I-205 and Springwater multi-use paths ... Food, music and activities are located in the parks and along the route ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Portland Playhouse


Tagged with:

art, portland

Published June 10, 2010 at 3:11 a.m.

In a town with a ton of theaters and playhouses, this is an edgy gem. The edginess is what makes it a gem though. I bought a fertile ground pass this year and for the most part, I was greatly disappointed in my experience but discovering this one playhouse made it worth the entire pass price.Be prepared for a funky theater in the round, where the actors perform next to your feet if you sit in front like I did. It's got a black box feel with enormous talent in your face with their story. I can

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Restaurants Deliberately Raise Noise Levels to Turn Tables


Tagged with:

food, music, portland, restaurant

Published June 7, 2010 at 2:41 p.m.
779845-restaurants-deliberately-raise-noise-levels-to-turn-tables

From CNN Living: People increase their rate of chewing by almost a third when listening to faster, louder music, accelerating from 3.83 bites to 4.4 bites per minute.(CNN) — Next time you find yourself at a boisterous bistro shouting at your dinner companions over the plat du jour, it might be the result of a restaurant up-sell.It turns ... Read more ... Please support our sponsors ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Music store from the past


Tagged with:

music, portland

Published May 8, 2010 at 1:10 a.m.

Because of a coupon on the back of my chamber music ticket I sought out this store and was rewarded for my effort. It has a separate classical music room with the best selection of CDs I've seen in years. They have a large used CD section and knowledgable staff.A few steps up and through the adjoining door is the main store with every catagory of music you could possibly want. They also had a sizable selection of music-related books for purchase. All this housed in a lovely old building. Now I

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Pickathon Music Festival


Tagged with:

music, portland

Published May 8, 2010 at 1:09 a.m.

8.6.2010 ... - 8.8.2010 ... Pickathon is the original Indie-Roots Music festival. More than 35 bands on 5 stages and thousands of neighborly festival goers. Camping, hiking and a sustainability ethic situated among Oregon's doug firs on an 80 acre wonderland just 20 minutes from Portland, OR ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Washington Park Summer Festival line-up announced


Tagged with:

music, portland's

Published May 7, 2010 at 6:32 p.m.

Portland's Bureau of Parks & Recreation has announced artists for the Washington Park Summer Festival, Aug. 5-14.The free, popular concerts at the Washington Park Amphitheater will feature music from world beat to classical ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Help Support Delicious Clothes


Tagged with:

art, food, portland, portland's

Published May 7, 2010 at 3:42 p.m.
769206-help-support-delicious-clothes

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a sneak preview of the Art Institute of Portland's 2010 fashion show. To quote the press release: ... The Art Institute of Portland’s annual fashion show is the College’s largest fundraiser for The Education Foundation’s Creative Arts Scholarship fund, a scholarship program benefiting students currently enrolled at The Art Institute of Portland. To date, the Education Foundation has awarded approximately $100,000 to students attending The Art

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback