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[Welcome to our "Say Nice Things About Portland" guide to the city! Did you know that this feature package is also in PRINT?? That's right, this is our first print product since the start of the pandemic, and we're psyched to produce a lot more. Find the "Say Nice Things" guide in over 500 locations around the city, and if you'd like to see more guides you can hold, please consider making a small contribution...
Since mid-February, the Siren Theater has been quietly teaching stand-up and improv classes at their new location of 3913 N Mississippi. It's right next door to Sunlan Lighting Inc, which—with its ever changing window displays—feels like a dream fit, in terms of what you want to look at while waiting in line for a show. Up until the end of January, the small, comedy-focused venue lived in Old Town Chinatown, on Northwest Davis. However, following...
The deadline for Portlanders to pay their arts tax is around the corner and many people might be wondering what the money is used for as they place their $35 check in the mail.
When we go out to see art, we go for the art. We love to see it, interact with it, be changed by it. But second best to the art is the talking about the art. Like food, wine, or a big bag of candy—art is better when shared. This year's Spring Arts Preview contains profiles of art and performance shows you'll want to go out to see and discuss, and an even more vast...
A collective "oh no!" rose up from the crowd gathered within the Historic Alberta House. They drew out the expression of dread, letting it fall into a murmur. Onstage, Chris Williams, the founder of Front Porch Sessions, joked about people running for the doors. "That's usually the response, when an audience first learns that they're gonna talk to people," Williams told the Mercury in a later interview. "Most people, someone would have told them what's...