Film fest features foreign flavors
Portland's 39th celebration of world cinema opens Feb. 11 Foreign flavor comes to our city in the feast known as the 39th Portland International Film Festival, Feb. 11-27, presented by the Northwest...
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STAGE Contigo Pan y Cebolla Put on by Milagro Theatre, its the classic Cuban comedy by Hector Quintero, set in late 1950s Havana, just before the Cuban revolution, and focuses on the Prieto familys...
View ArticleAloha! Pulehu Pizza carves out new space
Portland boasts some of the best pizza in the country, but this month theres one more pie spot to love. Pulehu Pizza, a Hawaiian-style Portland food cart of three and a half years, just expanded into...
View Article2016 Hyundai Tucson: Not too small, not too big
The new category of subcompact crossover SUVs are attracting a lot of attention these days, but don't tell that to Hyundai. The South Korean manufacturer did not introduce a new small crossover for...
View Article'Breaking Rank' helps female veterans heal
Patti Jay and four other vets share stories, overcome odds Milwaukie resident Patti Jay experienced childhood trauma when she was 9 years old; her father was a World War II veteran struggling with...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: New 'Live Wire! Radio'
The new version of the stage/radio variety show kicks off at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at its new location Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave. and with its new weekly format. The show,...
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Big screen Last week, Feb. 12 Deadpool; Zoolander 2; How To Be Single; Where to Invade Next" This week, Feb. 19 Risen (TriStar), PG-13, 107 minutes About It follows the epic Biblical story...
View ArticleStepping forward from tragedy to hope
Sheila Hamilton's new book a shattering look at bipolar disorders Sheila Hamilton is one of the best reporters in Oregon. But she missed the biggest story of her life. The longtime radio and television...
View ArticleFriends, musicians remember 'old soul' of Portland's Americana scene
Tribute set for beloved singer, songwriter, guitarist Jimmy Boyer, who died Jan. 21 When Fernando Viciconte first arrived in Portland, fresh from the fertile 1980s Los Angeles punk scene, it was Jimmy...
View ArticleStill keeping the audience swinging
The John Bennett Dance Band remains a fixture in Wilsonville Pianist John Bennett says that he isnt sure why the band he plays with in Wilsonville on the fourth Sunday of every month the John...
View ArticleDan Hoyle: Escaping 'the selfie paradigm'
One-man show 'Each and Every Thing' examines digital lives Dans Hoyles one-man show Each and Every Thing is not expressly about our current situation everyone plugging his or her own personal...
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Feb. 24 Ray of light rock Some people say they have no regrets, but Amy Ray of the folk rock duo Indigo Girls is not one of them. Looking back on the 1980s, she admits shes chagrined she let the times...
View ArticlePortland jazz fans ready to swing
In 1958, bassist Chuck Israels landed his first professional recording job on pianist Cecil Taylors Stereo Time album. Also on hand to record ... saxophonist John Coltrane. He was quiet and...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: Lauren B, final four!
Lauren B, aka Lauren Bushnell of West Linn, went on a one-on-one date with Ben Higgins on Mondays seventh airing of The Bachelor, and the two hit it off again as the women and Ben visited his...
View ArticleWizard World hosts Shatner
Wizard World Comic Con Portland welcomes William Shatner as the most notable celebrity for the three-day event in Portland, Friday through Sunday, Feb. 19 to 21, at Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E....
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MISC. Portland International Film Festival The 39th annual Northwest Film Center event continues through Feb. 27 at several Portland venues, including Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 S.W. Park Ave. The local...
View ArticleFormer OBT artistic director James Canfield to reprise 'Romeo and Juliet'
Whenever James Canfield visits Oregon Ballet Theatre, he always beams with pride. Canfield helped merge two companies into OBT 27 years ago. He helped start the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre. He...
View Article2016 Kia Sedona: The minivan that breaks the rules
Sharp-eyed readers might have been surprised to see I named the 2015 Kia Sedona as one of my favorite test drives in Portland Tribune's special section for the 2016 Portland International Auto Show....
View Article10 Minute Micro Workshops Available at the Portland Home and Garden Expo Center
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View ArticleTreat yourself: Food, beer events abound
After recovering from the holidays, Portlands chefs and brewers are back in full force, with an intoxicating slate of special dinners and events meant to help us beat the February doldrums. First up,...
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