seeing things

The Best Shows and Events in Portland This Week, April 2026

Oregon Ballet Theatre presents Princess and the Pea, and other things to do in town.

04/02/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson and Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

A David Hockney Blockbuster at PAM

Also: Peaches is in town, and other shows in Portland this week.

03/12/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

music preview

The Biggest Portland Concerts of Spring 2026

Yungblud, FKA Twigs, Peaches, Springsteen, the Black Keys, and Florence and the Machine make for a heavy-hitting musical season.

03/05/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

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Punk Progenitor Richard Hell’s Book Tour Comes to Powell’s

A St. Vincent show at the Schnitz, and other things to do.

03/05/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

festival season

The Waterfront Blues Festival Drops Its 2026 Lineup

Tank and the Bangas headline. But plenty of Portland bangers fill out the Fourth of July weekend fest’s lineup.

02/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

A Salon for Peter Hujar’s Day at the Tomorrow Theater

Cardi B is at the Moda Center, and other events in town.

02/19/2026 By Matthew Trueherz

seeing things

Things to Do in Portland This Week, December 2025

Holcombe Waller's A Very George Michael Christmas, and other events in town.

12/18/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson

music preview

The Biggest Portland Concerts of Winter 2025–2026

Cardi B, Cat Power, Sudan Archives, Earl Sweatshirt, John Legend—and a Pink Martini New Year’s.

12/02/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

Ursula K. Le Guin’s Worlds at Oregon Contemporary

A biographical exhibition curated by the author’s son, and other events this week.

10/30/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Seeing Things

With Barry Bostwick, Rocky Horror Takes Over the Schnitz

The Clinton Street Cabaret celebrates 50 years, and other events in town.

10/23/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Cinema 21 Celebrates 100 Years

Also: Judy Collins, and other events in town this week.

09/25/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Disney’s The Lion King Returns to the Keller

Also: Andrew Bird, and other events in town this week.

09/18/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

What Sets Sleater-Kinney Apart

Also: AIDS Walk Northwest, and other events in town this week.

09/11/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

The Power of Queer Portraiture

Also: Jordan Klepper, and other shows in town this week.

08/28/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Taylor Tomlinson’s Stand-Up

Also: Original Practice Shakespeare Fest, and other things to do in Portland this week.

08/21/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Jon Raymond’s ‘God and Sex’

Also: a new Jeff Buckley doc, and other things to do in Portland this week.

08/14/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Waxahatchee is in “The Square”

Also: Lucy Dacus is at Edgefield, and more things to do in Portland this week.

08/07/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

things to do

Jessica Pratt’s timeless songs at Rev Hall

Also: Street Books’ Pedalpalooza ride, and more.

07/31/2025 By Matthew Trueherz

Month Ahead

What to Do in Oregon in August

Beach volleyball in Seaside, watermelon seed spitting in Hermiston, and Pig-N-Ford races in Tillamook.

07/29/2025 By Rebecca Jacobson and Portland Monthly Staff

things to do

Love and Mushrooms at Literary Arts

Also: All About My Mother, and other things to do in Portland this week.

07/17/2025 By Matthew Trueherz