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Eugene Ballet receives $1 million dollar gift " Oregon Arts Watch
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (421+ words) At the end of its season at the end of May, Eugene Ballet leadership was surprised to receive an unexpected $1 million gift from an anonymous donor. The gift is the largest single donation in the company's history, and comes at…...
What's up with Abraham Lincoln here?' Find out at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum " Oregon Arts Watch
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (781+ words) TILLAMOOK " Recent visitors to the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum have been puzzled by a new exhibit on Abraham Lincoln commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. " "Hatfield was a big Lincoln enthusiast. He really respected and…...
Above and beyond: Metropolitan Youth Symphony's season-ender " Oregon Arts Watch
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (591+ words) The Metropolitan Youth Symphony went above and beyond with the final concert of its 51st season, finishing in grand style with its first-ever performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on June 14 at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. That piece topped off an…...
Portland mayor supports returning toppled Lincoln statue with feet on the ground " Oregon Arts Watch
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (785+ words) Portland Mayor Keith Wilson supports the controversial proposal to return the Abraham Lincoln statue to the South Park Blocks on the ground instead of on top of its original pedestal. The proposal by the city Office of Arts and Culture…...
Rebecca Boraz probes class and consumption at Froelick " Oregon Arts Watch
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (276+ words) Where Are We Going and Where Do I Sit? shows another overhead view in relief, this time of a plane's seating chart. The plane flies over a blue-grey backdrop. Here Boraz has made many tiny relief cuts on a vertical…...
Anything could become a reason for a song: Speaking with composer Caroline Louise Miller about their opera "Deep Water" " Oregon Arts Watch
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (787+ words) This weekend from Thursday June 18 to Sunday June 21, New Wave Opera will premiere the new opera Deep Water by Portland-based composer Caroline Louise Miller. The opera explores themes of queer love, ecology and the politics of listening in a post-apocalyptic…...
A Broadway veteran lands her dream role in Ashland " Oregon Arts Watch
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1665+ words) ASHLAND " For Lauren Gemelli, the dream began before she can even remember it. "The story goes that I sat in the audience of my first performance, Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker at 3 years old, pointed to the stage and said "I…...
Commune in singing: Oregon choirs drift toward summer " Oregon Arts Watch
4+ day, 59+ min ago (1037+ words) Looking for a way to keep up your choral singing over the summer? In Bend, Central Oregon Mastersingers has a special choir for you. Non-audition, free, come any time, classic choral favorites and a final concert'just for fun. The COM…...
Music News & Notes: Season-ending updates on the Oregon music scene " Oregon Arts Watch
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (935+ words) Oregon Festival of American Music artistic director Chuck Redd won his battle against the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts this month when a judge dismissed the center's $1 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against him for pulling out of a 2025 Christmas performance…...
Antikoni: An ancient Greek tragedy transported to a current Nez Perce drama " Oregon Arts Watch
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (799+ words) I can't speak to what it is like to see Antikoni as a Native audience member; my vantage point as a Mexican American person puts me at a more distant remove from my Indigenous roots than those who can locate…...