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Oregon ArtsWatch is a non-profit arts and culture journalism organization that explores the arts and their intersection with the wider culture in Oregon and the Northwest.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 14h
In Imago Theatre’s production of Noël Coward’s 1933 play, a three-way affair is cause for comedy as well as angst for its characters.
Design for Living: Champagne bubbles with the hint of a brooding Bordeaux • Oregon ArtsWatch
In Imago Theatre’s production of Noël Coward’s 1933 play, a three-way affair is cause for comedy as well as angst for its characters.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 19h
"Parcel From America," based on a story Tomáseen Foley told in Ashland in 1998, is green-lighted for a musical production in New York
An Irish tale born in Ashland earns a ticket to Off-Broadway • Oregon ArtsWatch
"Parcel From America," based on a story Tomáseen Foley told in Ashland in 1998, is green-lighted for a musical production in New York
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 1d
Dr. Susan Chan’s piano series at Portland State University, an “All-Steinway school,” combines masterclasses and performances.
Every sound has its own life: The Steinway Piano Series’ 10th anniversary • Oregon ArtsWatch
Dr. Susan Chan’s piano series at Portland State University, an “All-Steinway school,” combines masterclasses and performances.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 1d
A new statewide initiative, launched this fall, addresses the obstacles facing nonprofit arts organizations during political and funding uncertainties.
The Big Re/Think seeks to advocate for the arts, culture, and humanities • Oregon ArtsWatch
A new statewide initiative, launched this fall, addresses the obstacles facing nonprofit arts organizations during political and funding uncertainties.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 2d
The 18 short stories in the posthumous collection by the Portland author explore motherhood, the body, the natural world, violence, and death.
Review: Katherine Dunn’s ‘Near Flesh’ is a grim and gritty display of sinewy prose and morbid humor • Oregon ArtsWatch
The 18 short stories in the posthumous collection by the Portland author explore motherhood, the body, the natural world, violence, and death.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 2d
The Yamhill County theater takes on the challenge of Edward Albee's great and gritty American drama, and photographer Dee Moore follows the process from beginning of rehearsal to final preview performance.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not McMinnville’s Gallery Theatre • Oregon ArtsWatch
The Yamhill County theater takes on the challenge of Edward Albee's great and gritty American drama, and photographer Dee Moore follows the process from beginning of rehearsal to final preview performance.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 3d
The playwright and novelist's tale, riffing off a Jacobean tragicomedy about community and outcasts, takes "risks with humor, and what can be funny” at Profile Theatre.
Jen Silverman and the season of the ‘Witch’ • Oregon ArtsWatch
The playwright and novelist's tale, riffing off a Jacobean tragicomedy about community and outcasts, takes "risks with humor, and what can be funny” at Profile Theatre.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 4d
The inaugural event drew scores of writers to panels, readings, and workshops for “a sort of rhizomatic network among communities,” says one organizer.
Portland Poetry Confluence brings poets working on the margins to center stage • Oregon ArtsWatch
The inaugural event drew scores of writers to panels, readings, and workshops for “a sort of rhizomatic network among communities,” says one organizer.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 4d
Changes at Portland Opera, Oregon Bach Festival, Britt Festival and more
Music News: Leaders, companies, and arts in transition • Oregon ArtsWatch
Changes at Portland Opera, Oregon Bach Festival, Britt Festival and more
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 5d
The framework will access staffing, quality of facilities, and other factors that impact the quality of elementary school arts education.
Schools receiving Portland Arts Tax funding begin piloting new assessment tool • Oregon ArtsWatch
The framework will access staffing, quality of facilities, and other factors that impact the quality of elementary school arts education.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 5d
The dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting puts public radio and TV stations across the nation in a financial bind. In Oregon, stations are seeking fresh funding sources, and rural stations are hit the hardest.
Oregon public media respond to Trump budget cuts • Oregon ArtsWatch
The dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting puts public radio and TV stations across the nation in a financial bind. In Oregon, stations are seeking fresh funding sources, and rural stations are hit the hardest.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 5d
Filmmaker Raoul Peck's portrait of the author of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm" draws comparisons between Orwell's prescient social criticism and today's political climate.
FilmWatch Weekly: ‘Orwell: 2+2=5,’ ‘Tron: Ares,’ ‘A House of Dynamite,’ and more • Oregon ArtsWatch
Filmmaker Raoul Peck's portrait of the author of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm" draws comparisons between Orwell's prescient social criticism and today's political climate.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 5d
Review: Portland Center Stage kicks off its season with Eboni Booth's 2024 Pulitzer winner, featuring Larry Owens of "Abbott Elementary" as a surprising and complex hero.
‘Primary Trust’: Comedy and undercurrents • Oregon ArtsWatch
Review: Portland Center Stage kicks off its season with Eboni Booth's 2024 Pulitzer winner, featuring Larry Owens of "Abbott Elementary" as a surprising and complex hero.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 5d
LOoP celebrates its 10th season with a production of the least “topsy-turvy” G&S musical.
To probe too deeply can ruin the pleasure of illogicality: Light Opera of Portland presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Yeoman of the Guard” • Oregon ArtsWatch
LOoP celebrates its 10th season with a production of the least “topsy-turvy” G&S musical.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 6d
In a three-night run at Portland's Keller Auditorium, the contemporary ballet troupe reflected growth, change, humor, and a welcome energy of joy.
Review: Complexions’ dances of life • Oregon ArtsWatch
In a three-night run at Portland's Keller Auditorium, the contemporary ballet troupe reflected growth, change, humor, and a welcome energy of joy.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 6d
The work, with the theme "All Things Newport," includes lighthouses, bridges, tsunami warning signs, and hummingbirds.
Work of 10 mural artists brightens once-drab concrete walls of Nye Beach’s staircase in Newport • Oregon ArtsWatch
The work, with the theme "All Things Newport," includes lighthouses, bridges, tsunami warning signs, and hummingbirds.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 6d
Two Seattle writers, Claudia Rowe and translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega, round out the Northwest representation among award finalists.
Oregon writers Karen Russell and Omar El Akkad among 2025 National Book Award finalists • Oregon ArtsWatch
Two Seattle writers, Claudia Rowe and translator Shelley Fairweather-Vega, round out the Northwest representation among award finalists.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 6d
The experts of new music in Oregon presented what ended up being five hours of music composed in the Pacific Northwest.
Fear No Music runs the marathon! • Oregon ArtsWatch
The experts of new music in Oregon presented what ended up being five hours of music composed in the Pacific Northwest.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 6d
Keiko Green’s contemporary Shakespearean riff of a play, set in a college dorm, keeps the mood mostly light in Artists Rep's entertaining season-opener.
Frothy fun: Artists Repertory’s sex farce ‘The Bed Trick’ proves people of all ages are bumblers when it comes to lust and love • Oregon ArtsWatch
Keiko Green’s contemporary Shakespearean riff of a play, set in a college dorm, keeps the mood mostly light in Artists Rep's entertaining season-opener.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 7d
Each issue of the 8-year-old quarterly magazine focuses on a different state or region, with handsome photography, clean layout -- and no ads.
Eugene-based Quiltfolk celebrates the color and creativity of quilts, including the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show • Oregon ArtsWatch
Each issue of the 8-year-old quarterly magazine focuses on a different state or region, with handsome photography, clean layout -- and no ads.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 7d
A young singer travels between home and the wider world.
From Astoria with song: Minntah Haefker on the Oregon coast and beyond • Oregon ArtsWatch
A young singer travels between home and the wider world.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 7d
Mikki Gillette’s first musical premieres at Fuse Theatre Ensemble, while Shaking the Tree Theatre stages a dancing rebellion. Plus the Stage Fright Festival, other opening shows, continuing shows and theater news.
DramaWatch: A spicy brew of new plays, season openers, and spooky thrills bubbles up in Oregon theaters • Oregon ArtsWatch
Mikki Gillette’s first musical premieres at Fuse Theatre Ensemble, while Shaking the Tree Theatre stages a dancing rebellion. Plus the Stage Fright Festival, other opening shows, continuing shows and theater news.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 8d
The 45|| string quartet, led by Ron Blessinger, performed Glass’s “Third String Quartet” (drawn from his score to the film “Mishima”) as well as his mature “Fifth String Quartet.”
The last days of summer: 45th Parallel’s backyard concert of Philip Glass string quartets • Oregon ArtsWatch
The 45|| string quartet, led by Ron Blessinger, performed Glass’s “Third String Quartet” (drawn from his score to the film “Mishima”) as well as his mature “Fifth String Quartet.”
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 10d
Despite the president's threat of sending National Guard troops to the heart of the city, arts groups large and small report steady rises in attendance, though not yet to pre-pandemic levels.
Portland arts organizations challenge Trump’s attack on Portland • Oregon ArtsWatch
Despite the president's threat of sending National Guard troops to the heart of the city, arts groups large and small report steady rises in attendance, though not yet to pre-pandemic levels.
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Oregon ArtsWatch @orartswatch.org · 10d
The longtime arts administrator, opera singer, and flamenco dancer discusses the role of administrative work in keeping the arts alive.
Different branches of the same tree: A conversation with In Mulieribus managing director Jessica Blau • Oregon ArtsWatch
The longtime arts administrator, opera singer, and flamenco dancer discusses the role of administrative work in keeping the arts alive.
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