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STAGE Live Wire Radio The season for the radio/stage variety show debuts with actor Bruce Campbell, actress/comedian Nicole Byer and mountaineer Colin OBrady at the Alberta Rose Theatre. Shows take...
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Bits & Pieces
Defending champs The Wheels of Justice, the Rose City Rollers all-star roller derby team, will be back to defend its championship on their home turf. The Wheels of Justice placed first in playoffs...
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Live Music
Sept. 18 On the edge of dawn Shirley Manson, the Scottish-born singer of dark-pop-rock band Garbage, is duly pessimistic about undue optimism. I really do feel that since Sept. 11 that everything in...
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Hey, hey it's the Monkees reunion
Two of four original band members play two shows at coast Quickie quiz: What was the only musical act in pop/rock music history with four No. 1 albums in a 12-month period? No, not Elvis Presley. Not...
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Political superheroes unmasked
Storm Entertainment finds niche illustrating controversial figures Anybody wanting an unbiased and fair representation of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would benefit from...
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Bread & Brew: Beast's Pomeroy dishes on new book, choices behind her career
Forgive Naomi Pomeroy if shes a little frantic these days. Shes gearing up for a national book tour to promote the launch of her first cookbook, Taste & Technique, attending local parties,...
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Test Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima SL 2.5
Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn has set an ambitious goal to get 10 percent of the North American market. That might sound impossible to achieve, considering that Nissan has historically sold fewer...
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Movie Time
Big screen Last week, Sept. 16 Snowden; Blair Witch; Bridget Joness Baby This week Sept. 23 Storks (WB), PG, 86 minutes About Storks have moved on from delivering babies to packages, but...
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Book Report: Wordstock serves readers feast
About 80 authors slated to appear at annual book event Find your favorite reading glasses, Portland. There are stacks of books to read if you hope to stay ahead of Wordstock, Portlands biggest book...
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DERBY'S TOP TEAMS ROLL INTO PORTLAND
Rose City Rollers and its all-stars prepare for worlds Portland is home to the biggest roller derby club in the world, and is also home to the world champion all-star team. Both will be showcased when...
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After open-heart surgery, David Legg of Clackamas to attempt St. Helens summit
Vim. Vigor. Vitality. Those words described 66-year-old Clackamas native David Legg just a year ago, before his open-heart surgery for a congenital heart valve defect. Before the death of his mother in...
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Oregon City's Bike Concierge powers unique views of local landmarks
When I met Thom and Shelley Batty at the Bike Concierge, the business they co-own in downtown Oregon City, for a Saturday morning ride, it had been nearly four years since I last got on a bike. I hoped...
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Crushin' it: Wine lovers gather for annual stomp
Wine country events make a perfect day or weekend trip from Portland Each year in late September, thousands of people gather at Willamette Valley Vineyards for the annual stomping of the grapes. Like...
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Winterhawks ready to take the ice
Coach/GM Johnston is back for more; opener is Saturday On the side of the Interstate 205 freeway, there stands a billboard with a huge image of Mike Johnston and the words Hes back. Johnston, who...
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STAGE How I Learned What I Learned August Wilsons provocative autobiographical solo show about race, culture, oppression, hierarchy and power takes place at Portland Playhouse. Wilson talks directly...
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Hemingway shines a light on depression
Voices lecture series hosts actress, author, aims to inspire women Mariel Hemingway was fortunate. She saw the light, while growing up in a famous family where members often lived in the dark, beset by...
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Live Music
Sept. 22 Hungary for harmonica Idaho native and first generation Hungarian-American John Nemeth sports a full-bodied baritone tenor voice that brings to mind a young Buddy Guy. His diatonic harmonica...
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Sew crafty: NW Quilting Expo unites stitchers this weekend
Quilters from Portland and beyond unite for one of the citys bigger crafting events, the Northwest Quilting Expo. The 16th annual show takes place 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 22-23,...
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Bits & Pieces
Noras here The 10-month-old polar bear cub, Nora, has taken up residence at the Oregon Zoo, although shell be in quarantine for about a month. Zoo visitors will be able to see Nora in her new home in...
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Test Drive: 2016 Volkswagen Passat
Volkswagen is not getting enough credit for the good engines it produces. Yes, were all aware of the diesel engine emissions scandal. The guilty should be punished, of course. But one reason its such...
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