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Get Your Reps In: ‘Jason and the Argonauts’ Is OG Swords and Sandals
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (272+ words) As the summer of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey winds down, another Greek myth adaptation deserves its flowers. That is, if there’s any room left in Jason and the Argonauts’ vase. This tale of a different ancient Greek warrior battling a menagerie…...
What to Do in Portland (Aug. 26–Sept. 1, 2026)
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (132+ words) GO: The Ocean Hates You HEAR: Late Lyrics: Hip Hop Open Mic SEE: Jonathan Van Ness Jonathan Van Ness (Queer Eye, Fun & Slutty) comes to Portland for a night of standup comedy, harrowing true tales of gay media and generally…...
Osees (aka Thee Oh Sees) Bring Their Flavor of Garage Punk to Portland
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (428+ words) Willamette Week Osees (aka Thee Oh Sees) Bring Their Flavor of Garage Punk to Portland Also: Black and Loud Fest and Black Midiâoffshoot My New Band Believe come through town. After finding themselves the only Black bands playing at…...
In Year 10, Converge 45 Sets a New Course
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (295+ words) Converge 45 has had a significant presence in Portland’s art scene for a decade, though it’s never been easy to say what exactly it is. “We’re sort of a spaceless organization that works through partnerships,” says executive and artistic director Amanda…...
Shakespeare in Darcelle’s Park: A Two-Week Run of ‘As You Like It’
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (329+ words) “All the world’s a stage,” wrote Shakespeare in As You Like It, and the newly formed Rose City Stage Company decided to embrace this mantra. Portland’s newest classical theater company is dedicated to bringing performance to unconventional spaces, and is…...
‘Dolly!’ Musical Cabaret Pays Tribute to the Late Country Star
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (315+ words) Tributes to country star Dolly Parton are popping up all over Portland, in the form of cabaret, ice cream and DJ sets, and there’s surely more to come. Parton died Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Nashville. She was 80. Can Can’s Paris Theatre…...
Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association Votes to Expel Curry County Sheriff John Ward
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (372+ words) In an extraordinary development, the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association voted 28–0 on Aug. 24 to expel Curry County Sheriff John Ward. Seven sheriffs missed the vote due to scheduling conflicts. Ward declined to appear at the meeting or to present a defense....
Oregon Secretary of State Directs Local Offices to Conduct Election as Usual
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (402+ words) A day after the Supreme Court opened the door for the U.S. Postal Service to restrict Oregon’s vote-by-mail system, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read ordered election offices to administer the upcoming midterm election under existing state law. Read, a Democrat,…...
Top Public Works Leader to Leave the City
17+ hour, 35+ min ago (279+ words) The deputy city administrator of public works, Priya Dhanapal, is leaving her position at the city of Portland. Dhanapal is one of the city’s six deputy city administrators under the new form of government. They report directly to City Administrator…...
Shannon Singleton Notches Some Labor Endorsements, With a Catch
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (236+ words) Multnomah County Commissioner Shannon Singleton released a long list Monday of union, organizational and community endorsers of her bid for county chair. The biggest union to throw its weight behind Singleton in the race thus far appears to be the…...