A&E Archive
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Identities of Color
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 2 CommentsPast shapes future for performing artist After her mother died, Damaris Webb longed to leave New York where she and her husband had lived for the past 26 years, and... -
Exploring the Art of Carrie Mae Weems
Posted on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsBorn and raised in Portland, Carrie Mae Weems is internationally recognized for her powerful photography-based art that investigates issues of race, gender, and societal class. Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades... -
Honored Musicians
Posted on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsGrammys for Spalding and mentor Memory Portland jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding once again was honored at the annual Grammy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles, but this time she... -
African Heritage on His Sleeve
Posted on February 6, 2013 | 2 CommentsPortland student behind new fashion line By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Matthew Rugamba, 23, never expected to become a fashion designer. Let alone did he predict that the... -
Young N Focused
Posted on February 6, 2013 | No CommentsYung Mil celebrates album release Yung Mil, the Portland rapper who won the National Def Jam Rapstar Get Schooled video contest, celebrates the release of his “Young N Focused” extended... -
Curtain Call for African Films
Posted on January 30, 2013 | 2 Comments23rd annual Cascade festival longest running Portland Community College’s 23rd Cascade Festival of African Films brings 22 films and three filmmakers to Portland during the month of February. This year’s... -
Destination Experience Grows
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsAuthor-themed guest rooms added to Kennedy School To accommodate a high demand for overnight guests, the historic McMenamins Kennedy School celebrates the grand opening of 22 new guestrooms, each inspired... -
Conference Center to Host MLK Celebration
Posted on January 16, 2013 | 1 Comment‘Keep Alive the Dream’ an annual showcase World Arts Foundation, Inc. is proud to produce “Keep Alive the Dream,” Portland’s 28th consecutive tribute to a great American hero and world... -
Inspiring Latino Theater
Posted on January 9, 2013 | No CommentsPortland’s premier Latino theatre group, Miracle Theater, returns a national touring production of Frida, un retablo. In Tehuantepec dress with eyebrows taking flight like the wings of a raven, Frida... -
Rolling Deep
Posted on January 2, 2013 | No CommentsSkateboarding films at the Hollywood Stephen Slappe presents two 90-minute programs of 16mm films, tracing skateboarding’s history from clay wheels to pig boards. The films are rare moving image documents... -
Portland’s First Creative Laureate
Posted on January 2, 2013 | No CommentsJulie Keefe guides new program In one of his last official acts as Portland’s mayor, Sam Adams appointed photographer Julie Keefe as the city’s first Creative Laureate. Keefe is a... -
City Hall Kwanzaa
Posted on December 19, 2012 | No CommentsFor the weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa, Diverse and Empowered Employees of Portland will present the second day of the holiday’s seven principles with Kujichagulia or Self-Determination: To define ourselves, name... -
Struggling with the Past and Future
Posted on December 5, 2012 | No CommentsPlayhouse presents another August Wilson play Portland Playhouse’s production of King Hedley II by August Wilson opens this weekend, continuing the Playhouse’s exploration of the African-American Wilson’s dramatic works. Tickets... -
World AIDS Day Celebration
Posted on November 28, 2012 | No CommentsPCC Cascade to host interfaith concert An Interfaith concert in observance of World AIDS Day, will be held Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Portland Community College Cascade Campus, thanks to... -
Club Recruits Bridge Players
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsA local chapter of the American Bridge Association is seeking to expand their membership. The only prerequisite to playing bridge is a desire to learn. Everyone is welcome, from young...
