Ben Franklin may be most famous for his role in a certain hand-signed Founding Document, but he actually made his living for many years as a printer and author of the Poor Richard’s Almanack. In celebration of that fact we have invited Portland-Area letterpress artists to create a series of special art-quality prints in honor [...]

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{photo: Honeycomb cotton tent dress by Emily Ryan Designs. View more of Ryan’s work at the Fashion Collective show on Monday, Oct. 12.}
The town was aflutter this weekend as book nerds and fashionistas battled it out for the coolest parties during Wordstock and Portland Fashion Week.
We’re particularly delighted to be hosting the last of the [...]

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Those of you with dreams (or fond memories) of traveling to London to see world-class theatre will soon be able to have that experience right here at home.Third Rail Repertory Theatre is participating in NT Live, a series of live-captured, high-definition broadcasts of performances from London’s National Theatre. NT Live is similar to the Metropolitan [...]

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The first batch of reviews are in, and its official- Josh Kornbluth’s accidentally academic exploration of the complications of Founding Fatherhood is a hit!
But NEVER take our word for it. The Oregonian says…
“Noticing that you’ve come to look like Benjamin Franklin might not be the greatest of epiphanies. But Kornbluth, who has taken up an [...]

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Saturday nights at Portland Center Stage have gotten even more musical with our new series of pre-show Cafe Concerts called “Sounds.Like.Portland.” Joining us throughout October will be blues/ragtime guitar master Mary Flower, jazz-blues-gospel pianist extraordinaire Janice Scroggins + special guests.
Come down early for Saturday’s show to have a cocktail, soak in the sounds of [...]

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