Mark & Dave: Oregon's pot shops growing like, uh, weeds
That didnt take long. In Oregon, there are now more marijuana shops than Starbucks or McDonalds restaurants 248 vs. 204, to be exact. Were pretty sure strip clubs are still No 1. Yay Portland. ...
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Live Music
Dec. 2-4 Poles apart If you were a woman who takes off her clothes for a living, but had a clothes-minded minister for a father, what would you do? Thats the premise behind Vivas Holiday: An Opera...
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A winter wonderland of fun for all
Holiday lights and action warm up the season starting now Here are some holiday/Christmas events starting or happening in the next week: Pittock Mansions The Magic of Wintertime display is open,...
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The Short List
STAGE The Portland Ballet The company and youth ballet academy debut a major piece by Anne Mueller, Day by Day. Witty and humorous, its choreographed to Mozarts Strong Quartet in Bflat Major to...
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Get your Dickens in a twist one more time
'A Christmas Carol' meets 21st-century improv at Portland Center Stage Holidays are a time for family and good feelings and shopping and revelry. With Portland Center Stages third year of A Christmas...
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2016 Kia Optima: A more refined midsize
The 2016 Kia Optima has grown up, a symbol of changes currently underway at the South Korean car company that is transforming itself for the second time. Kia first entered the American market as the...
View ArticleThe Big Screen
Last week, Nov. 27 Victor Frankenstein; The Good Dinosaur; Creed This week, Dec. 4 Krampus (Universal), PG-13, 98 minutes About A boy who has a bad Christmas accidentally summons a Christmas...
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World leader in table tennis moves headquarters to Tigard
Ping pong. Table tennis. Whatever you call it, Judy Hoarfrost calls it her lifes work. For decades, the former professional table tennis player has been working to make the sport she loves relevant to...
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Coming-of-age novel has dark twist
In October 1937, while living on Alcatraz Island, the 10-year-old daughter of a prison guard goes missing and only convicted bank robber Tommy Capello knows why. The Edge of Lost (Kensington Fiction,...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: Quidditch? Yes, quidditch
Straight from the Harry Potter books and movies comes the Portland Quidditch League and Keep Quidditch Weird, the first official U.S. Quidditch tournament in the Portland area. The movie game...
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Portland playwright adapts classic 'Little Women' for Oregon City High School
Oregon City High School drama teacher Karlyn Love has always wanted to direct a production of Little Women, but in reading countless versions of adaptations of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel,...
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Holiday events
Here are some holiday/Christmas events starting or happening in the next week: White Album Christmas, starring Wanderlust Circus and The Nowhere Band, features a performance of the entirety of The...
View ArticleDecember Arts
(Note: The Tribune will highlight arts happenings to coincide with First Thursday this month, its Thursday, Dec. 3.) The 11th annual da Vinci Arts Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,...
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The Short List
STAGE The Book of Merman There are still a couple more weeks to catch the Triangle Productions parody, which tells of Ethel Merman confronting Mormon missionaries who ring her doorbell, through Dec....
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A salute to old radio
Ralph Radio Theatre pays tribute to Ralph Steadman, troops with '1941 Christmas' Paying tribute is what the remade 1941 Christmas From Home is all about paying tribute to Ralph Steadman, an...
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Live Music
Dec. 5 Sew far, sew good L.A.s Raw Fabrics sound like a cross between a small scale marching band, a Broadway music theater singer, a post-modern rock band and a pre-modern tribe gathered around a...
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Age can't catch Johnny Mathis
Recording songs for 60 years, legendary crooner shows no sign of slowing down Johnny Mathis, 80 and still going strong, touring when he wants to tour and singing whatever he wants to sing, says he...
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Singing Christmas Tree on move?
Let the spectacular sights and sounds of Christmas fill your heart as you join the Singing Christmas Trees 300-voice choir for performances, continuing through Dec. 7. It features traditional...
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Signings, samplings satisfy holiday cravings
Whether its wine or cocktails, kale or salami, salt, sauce, dips, pasta or good-old fried chicken that tickles your fancy, a a Portland cookbook author has got you covered. Two dozen cookbook authors...
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2016 Mazda CX-5: Still a top choice
Since it was first introduced, the Mazda CX-5 has rated high on most lists of desirable compact crossovers, and for good reason. It is well made, fun to drive, gets excellent mileage, and has a roomy,...
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