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‘Goonies’ and ‘Wildwood’ Tie-Ins Headline Portland Book Festival
Authors Ke Huy Quan, Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis will be featured at the November event.
Express Yourself With 11 DIY Experiences
Paint a chair, make a collage, or go to home design therapy.
After Protests, Portland Book Festival Has a New, Nonbank Sponsor
The festival is mum on whether the change is due to advocacy by protest group Literary Portland for Palestine.
‘Leaving the Fold’ Is a Group Art Show About Exiting Cults and High-Demand Religions
The show features the work of 22 artists, a handful of whom asked to remain anonymous.
Comedian Nariko Ott, a Former WW Funniest Five Winner, Dies at 46
The Portland comedy scene mourns one of its own, postpones Kickstand Comedy event.
‘Dancing With the Rose City Stars’ Is a Spinoff of the TV Dance Competition
The Portland lineup includes a Portland Pickle, the Blue Star Donuts founder and an influencer.
What We’re Drinking: The Pandan Colada at The Last Rodeo
It’s a salve for summer burnout served in a glass pineapple with a paper umbrella.
Up Up Books Teams With Buckman Journal at New Location
The bookstore will be in the new Buckman Journal headquarters, along with Yikes! Gallery.
Popdarts Is Trying to Become the Next Big Bar Game
The game is big online, on the East Coast and even ESPN. Can the Rose City Popdarts Club make it catch on in Portland?
Romancing Portland Will Be Sexy, Silly, Bookish Fun at the Sentinel Hotel
The inaugural romance book convention will give attendees their main character moments. It’s also a big bet on Portland’s romantic fiction scene.