Retirement? Ha - never been so busy
I might be retired, but that doesnt mean I havent been busy. I report today from the other side of the big, fat retirement wall. It wasnt that easy getting over it, what with the razor wire on top...
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October Arts
(Note: The Tribune will highlight some gallery openings and other arts happenings in the first edition of each month to coincide with First Thursday this month, its Thursday, Oct. 1) A collection...
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STAGE Mars Two Action/Adventure opens its eighth season with the sci-fi sitcom adventure, created by Nick Fenster, about the first humans to sign up for a one-way trip to the red planet with the...
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White Bird soars into new season
Dance company welcomes choreographer Twyla Tharp White Bird, the presenters of great national and international dance companies that take the stage in Portland, has the honor of welcoming one of the...
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Live Music
Oct. 1 Brit invades His Mod take on punk led The Jam to the crest of the New Wave, and his eclectic tastes made The Style Council one of the freshest sounding UK bands of the 1980s. From the 90s on,...
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David Koechner not a jerk, but has played one
Actor-comedian brings standup to Helium Comedy Club David Koechner has played a number of over-the-top characters, from the chauvinist Champ Kind in Anchorman to the obnoxious Todd Packer on The...
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MUSIC Def Leppard The summer concert season is winding down, but its not over, yet. Def Leppard will stop at Amphitheater Northwest in Ridgefield, Wash., on Sept. 17, headlining a night that also...
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Veg out at Portland's first vegan festival
Meat eaters welcome, too, for munchies, music, beer and more Nic Adler wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Carnivores are welcome to come to his festival. The owner of the legendary Roxy Theatre...
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Winning ticket to mark Winterhawks' milestone year
Hockey team celebrates 40 years, WHL reaches 50 with promo events planned all season Its a milestone season for the Portland Winterhawks and the Western Hockey League, and the club plans another year...
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Live Music
Sept. 17 Fated to happen Electronic musician and singer Natasha Kmeto is set to release her newest record, called Inevitable. Tunes on it include the midtempo Come and Say, a techno-flavored...
View ArticleTBA shows wake up senses
More cool shows on tap for weekend The show Bronx Gothic kicked off the Time-Based Art Festival (TBA 15) with a bang. The sheer force of the story/dance, performed and written by Okwui Okpokwasili,...
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2016 Honda HR-V: Fun new subcompact crossover
The all new Honda HR-V is one of the latest entries in an automotive market segment that didn't even exist a few years ago the subcompact crossover. Although brand new, the 2016 HR-V is already one...
View ArticleThe Big Screen
Last week, Sept. 18 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials; Captive; Black Mass; Everest; Grandma; Sleeping With Other People This week, Sept. 25 The Intern (WB), PG-13, 121 minutes About A...
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Bold change has main performances slated for summer months
Bold change has main performances slated for summer months Usually, as fall commences, the Portland Opera would be preparing for its season, and there would be hustle and bustle around the Hampton...
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Bits & Pieces: Fun exhibit
The very popular Blue Man Group is coming back to Portland kind of. Blue Man Group has teamed up with Boston Childrens Museum and others to put on a touring exhibit, Making Waves, that will be...
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Hopkinson digs deep to pen riveting tale of Nazi resistance
'Courage & Defiance' tells story of heroic Danes in WWII Critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson has written more than 40 award-winning books. Mainly a historical nonfiction writer, Hopkinson...
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Bag&Baggage asks: Have we really come a long way, baby?
Weve all seen 9 to 5, Mad Men and countless other dramedies dealing with sexism and gender inequity in the culture of American business. In 2015, can a play even if written in 2012 based on...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: Youth Poet Laureate
Youth Poet Laureate Spit/Write, partnering with Mayor Charlie Hales youth initiative, will name a city-sanctioned Portland Youth Poet Laureate, choosing from a racially and socioeconomically diverse...
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Live Music
Sept. 26 Gallery gig Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, 8371 N. Interstate Ave., hosts the first installment of its Book of Scores series at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Admission is free to the all-ages...
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The Short List
STAGE Little Gem CoHo presents the Corrib Theatre production, by Dublin playwright Elaine Murphy, a fully staged revival of the award-winning Irish drama after its Kells Irish Pub run earlier this...
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