Publication: Oregonian

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Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk

To get kids into books, emphasize the joy, not the job, of reading

By Eben PindyckMy best friend spent 10 years of his life in jail. He doesn't often talk about that time, but when he does he remembers it as horrible almost without exception. In fact, there is only one thing he misses about those years: reading.There ... [ Published 5 mins ago by Oregonian ]
First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents

Letters: School funding, state funding, 'The Civil War', voter turnout, Portland Opera

Print publication: Monday, May 28Tax breaks bad for schoolsSubmit a letter Email us at letters@oregonian.com. Please limit your letter to 150 words and include your home address and phone number for verification. You can also mail or fax us.or Post at ... [ Published 8 hours ago by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 1 Documents
Portland Center Stage
Portland Center Stage

Theater Review: 'It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues' is a solid crowd-pleaser

It's no secret. The blues can cheer you up, even after your heart has been wrenched from your chest.In the newly opened musical revue at Portland Center Stage, "It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues," the cherished American musical form is celebrated pull-out-all-the-stops ... [ Published May 27 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents
Facebook Inc
Facebook Inc

Hollywood Neighborhood Association donates $1,000 to Hollywood Theatre to jumpstart marquee project

The Hollywood Neighborhood Association in Northeast Portland has donated $1,000 to the Hollywood Theatre to jumpstart the historic theatre's campaign to install a new marquee designed in the style of the old one from 1926.The Hollywood Theatre hopes to ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents
Sotheby's
Sotheby's

Appeal planned in artist resale royalty case

LOS ANGELES _ For more than 30 years, California gallery owners have complained about the state's resale royalty law, which gives visual artists in certain cases a percentage of repeat sales of their artworks. But few disputes over royalties have ever ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Clackamas County roundup: Summer fairs, sprayparks open, bridge art

As summer unofficially kicks off with the Memorial Day weekend, we bring you a preview of summer fairs and festivals coming to Clackamas County.Oregon City: Rivercrest and Carnegie sprayparks open for the season.Clackamas County: Recent police reports ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents
National Public Radio
National Public Radio

Sasquatch! Everyone to the Gorge ... or not (A playlist for the weekend)

It's Sasquatch! time. Exciting for those of you who are going. Unless you're camping. I've heard stories. About the aftermath, especially. But maybe you enjoy that, too. We're a sturdy people when it comes to the great outdoors. Most of us anyway. Not ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Rothko, John Frame exhibits held over at Portland Art Museum for Memorial Day

Procrastinators, rejoice: If you planned to see the Mark Rothko or John Frame exhibitions at Portland Museum of Art but hadn’t made it to the shows, the museum is holding them over for an extra day this holiday weekend.The museum will be open on Monday, ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art announces partial lineup for TBA Festival

From what we can tell so far, the 2012 Time-Based Art Festival will be kind of like a wildly creative jelly."The projects in this year's Festival are firmly interdisciplinary, often moving between theater, video, movement, and music in a single piece," ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Everyday People: Portland high-rise window washer makes panes shine, come rain or shine

When Carlos Welsh was laid off six years ago, he worried how he would support his four young children. He took the first job he was offered, cleaning the exterior windows of Portland's tallest buildings.Editor's note: This is the latest story in an occasional ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

The Hot List: Wonder Northwest, 'Action Comics,' 'Casablanca,' 'Hecklevision'

1 It's another gathering of the geek tribes this weekend at Wonder Northwest, Portland's Comics & Pop Culture Expo. Among the attractions: a vendor room featuring comics, toys, video games and more; panels; a "MicroMini Geek Film Festival"; live music; ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Oregonian ]
First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Beaverton's Tony Pieper unleashes his Kermit impression on 'The Bachelorette'

Tony Pieper, the Beaverton lumber trader who's among the guys competing for Emily Maynard's attentions on this season of "The Bachelorette," says on his bio page that "Humor is the best ice breaker." And Pieper hasn't been afraid to bring on the goofy ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Oregonian ]
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In program notes, Bevel nails the art form eloquently: "The 'Blues' does not mean black music. It means having the courage or audacity to speak to what is in your heart without consulting your head. That human attribute is colorless."
Theater Review: 'It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues' is a solid crowd-pleaser [Oregonian - May 27 2012]

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Hollywood Neighborhood Association donates $1,0... [ Published May 26 2012 by Oregonian ]
Clackamas County roundup: Summer fairs, spraypa... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
Appeal planned in artist resale royalty case [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
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Rothko, John Frame exhibits held over at Portla... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art announc... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oregonian ]
Everyday People: Portland high-rise window wash... [ Published May 24 2012 by Oregonian ]
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Beaverton's Tony Pieper unleashes his Kermit im... [ Published May 22 2012 by Oregonian ]
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Portland Parkinson's choir gives joy and perhap... [ Published May 16 2012 by Oregonian ]
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