culture—Eastmoreland, Southeast (SE) Portland...

Event date: Oct 9, 2011

Event location: Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd

Think pagan dances, violence, and human sacrifice...back by popular demand: "A Piano Riot!" This always sold-out concert features music for multiple grand pianos and percussion, most notably, our acclaimed arrangement by Seann Alderking of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" for 4 pianos and percussion. The program also includes "Diamond Morning," a work for 2 pianos by South African composer, Shaun Naidoo, more...

Anybody who has lived in Portland for long has undoubtedly seen one. Part mobile sculpture, part performance art, the Rose City’s collection of art cars has been adding a unique element to the city’s culture and image, not to mention its traffic, for many years. Portland’s community of car artists is an informal grouping of do-it-yourself and professional artists and pranksters, and together they have been an active more...

Event date: Aug 27, 2011

Event location: Southeast Uplift, 3534 SE Main Street

The SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition is hosting a community block party on Saturday, August 27th from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., celebrating communities and neighbors across Southeast Portland. A number of food carts will be on site offering food, with St. Josef’s Winery and Coalition Brewing on hand offering wine and beer. There will also be music and entertainment for adults and a bounce house and other activities for kids! more...

Event date: Jul 16, 2011

Event location: East side of Portland

Growing Gardens 2011 Tour de Coops - Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This is your chance to see lots of fantastic coops some lucky chickens call home on this self guided tour of 22 coops through out the East side of Portland. $15 booklets include coop pictures, descriptions and maps. One booklet is good for a group of people so gather your friends to join you. Booklets can be purchased at the following locations: Garden Fever! - more...

Portlanders are park people, and with good reason. We’re pretty spoiled when it comes to well-maintained, bountiful outdoor spaces here. You probably know the best parks around your neighborhood as well as you know the hotspots around town, like the Rose Garden and the Arboretum. But let’s say you’re looking to get out of your ‘hood and explore a bit, or you’re wondering where you can find the next gorgeous more...

Deadlines, computers, cell phones, commuting, work. The daily grind has made being grown-up rather … boring. A dull day lowers your mood and energy level and widens the waistline. But taking some time out of your day to play could be just the thing to lift your spirits and rock your heart rate. Word is spreading across Portland that full-grown kids are bringing back recess. On any given Wednesday evening in the summertime, the more...

Double-decker bikes, fire-spinning clowns, flying trapeze artists and death-defying acrobatic stunts. In Portland, you don’t have to wait for the circus to come to town. From concerts to parks, in studios and on the street, circus arts performers are taking over every inch of this city. For exercise, fun, a challenge and a treat, ordinary folks are realizing they don’t have to leave town to join the circus and are getting more...

Event date: Aug 13, 2011

Event location: Tyrus Evan Depot, Carlton

Scenic or epic ride? Your choice. Join us for the Second Annual Cycle for Life Bike Tour on Saturday, August 13th in Carlton Oregon and enjoy the Willamette Valley’s Beautiful Wine Country. The ride's start/finish is in downtown Carlton Oregon at Tyrus Evan Depot, 120 N Pine St Carlton, less than an hour drive Southwest of Portland. This fully supported ride features three different routes that meander on back roads through more...

To get a proper idea of what Steampunk is, it's perhaps useful to admit what Steampunk isn't. It would seem logical, at least in part, to trace its origins from the punk movement, born from marginalized outcasts largely ignored by the myopic governmental bureaucrats who claimed to represent them. But it isn't. It might more closely resemble cyberpunk, a strain of science, or speculative, fiction born a few years later, more...

Portlanders like their coffee strong, their beer local, their food from carts, and their bikes between their legs. They also like to read about the same subjects, preferably from hometown authors and local bookstores. Here are nine books that nail the essence of Portland, by Portlanders, down onto the written page, perfect for cozying up to on cold nights—or if you can wait it out—on the coast. In light of Randy more...