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February 23 2021 Other items include new Gucci store, PDX Jazz Fest, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Willamette Valley wines and Beatloric! Summer fun Fun could be headed back to Portland parks this summer. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions, the Portland Parks & Recreations summer parks programs were canceled in 2020. But, Commissioner Carmen Rubio and the City Council have been working on restoring funding for many things, including the summer programs. If COVID-19 and...

That is the case for the 2021 Biamp PDX Jazz Festival, which will feature 20 virtual events (three documentaries, 17 livestreams) and run from February 18–27. The programmers are also taking real advantage of the digital format, though: in addition to performance streams from the Jack London Revue downtown, the itinerary includes live events in Seattle, Brooklyn, London, Johannesburg, and Havana. This morning, Here are our cant-miss top picks. 8 p.m. Fri, February 19...

February 15 2021 International concerts, music films, local shows mark the 18th event, which had to change like everything else. Before the COVID-19 pandemic began and normal life went away, the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival took place as usual in 2020 with in-person concerts. "We wrapped our last day of the 2020 festival 10 days before the COVID shutdown happened," said Nicholas Salas-Harris, the festivals artistic director. "We were literally one of the only jazz festivals to go to in 2020." ...

Host Andrea Murray highlights local Portland pianist, composer, and educator Darrell Grant, and his project Take Flight. His son’s teacher requested that Grant write a song that parents could sing to the children during their middle-school class promotion. As he wrote, he thought about the bittersweet nature of launching our children into the world. Everything shifted as the coronavirus descended on the world, traditional rites of passage for youth were suspended indefinitely, and nationwide...

Go online for a night at The Cool Spot December 15 2020 The dream of Portland jazz musician Darrell Grant, itll feature live music, performance and more on Friday, Dec. 18. So, you can click on a link, sign in and enter a live jazz club? Well, kind of, as Portland musician Darrell Grant presents an innovative night of online fun in "The Cool Spot," 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18. The event blends live jazz from a Portland club, theater, commentary and conversation to be "a place outside the...