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Why the PNCA-Contemporary Craft merger matters


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Published March 23, 2009 at 6:00 a.m.

Fredrick D. Joe/The OregonianThe Museum of Contemporary Craft corner of the DeSoto Building in Northwest Portland. The question came in the middle of the first of five "Community Conversations" the Museum of Contemporary Craft and Pacific Northwest College of Art ...

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Linking: Natasha Richardson, Man Booker, more Bard


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Published March 19, 2009 at 2:58 p.m.

Tomoko Kikuchi/Sony PicturesNatasha Richardson and Ralph Fiennes in "The White Countess." Portland Arts Watch takes note of art world events outside the neighborhood on occasion, even sad ones. The LA Times' theater critic Charles McNulty remembers Natasha Richardson, who died ...

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Tomas Svoboda's wise "Vortex"


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Published March 17, 2009 at 10:12 a.m.

Michael Lloyd, The OregonianTomas Svoboda takes a bow for "Vortex" with the Oregon Symphony. Tomas Svoboda's "Vortex for Orchestra," which received its World Premiere from the Oregon Symphony this weekend, is an exciting piece of music. There's so much about ...

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Cuddling in the Rococo corners with Madame de Pompadour


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Published March 16, 2009 at 1:13 p.m.

Musee des Beaux-Arts photo, courtesy Portland Art MuseumFrancois Boucher's "Sylvie Fleeing the Wolf She Has Wounded" at the Portland Art Museum. The painting from 1756 is part of the museum's "La volupte du Gout: French Painting in the Age of ...

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New MP3s From Portland Bands


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Published Feb. 21, 2009 at 4:18 p.m.

Oh Captain My Captain. Pic Melani BrownThis is just a quick list of some new music from Portland and Northwest artists that I found after rifling through the submissions dump inbox..And as always, if you like what you hear you can click on the Amazon banner below and support the bands and labels by buying [ ... ] ...

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Back Fence PDX - tonight The Moment After


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Published Feb. 18, 2009 at 11:39 a.m.

Eight minute true, un-memorized stories based on the theme: The Moment After. Story tellers tonight are Vanessa Veselka (musician/writer,) Ezra Caraeff (Music Editor, Portland Mercury,) Jordi Barnes (Sketch comedy group The 3rd loor,) Anis Mojgani (Slam poet,) Heather Strang (Writer/journalist) and Brad Fortier (The Brody Theatre.)Mission Theatre 1624 NW GlisanDoors at 6PM, Show at 7PM. [ ... ] ...

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