The recepients of the 2007 Oregon Literary Fellowships have been announced and Portland’s own William S. Gregory is the recipient of this year Walt Morey Fellowship for Drama.
Out-of-state judges selected 10 writers and two publishers to receive grants of $2,500 each. A reception in February 2008 will honor this year’s recipients.
William Gregory (”Sam” […]

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As we reach the end of the year, I encourage everyone to open up their hearts and their wallets and give what they can to non-profits that benefit their local community.
If part of your giving this year should run to the arts and culture (and, if you’re reading this, it probably should!) please remember […]

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The Oregon Cultural Trust and the Portland Center for the Performing Arts are sponsoring a party to celebrate Oregon’s art, culture and humanities this Monday, December 10th.
Cost of admission: make a gift of any size to one or more of the many arts & culture nonprofits who’ll be at the party. Then, make a matching […]

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In the spirit of the season, I want to share a heartwarming story from Portland theater.
Today, Friday, December 7th, is the last day on the job for Bob Hicks, long-time theater critic and arts editor for the O.  Bob has spent the last 30 of his 34 years as a journalist in Portland focused on […]

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Last week’s Portland Business Journal delivered the annual installment of their Corporate Philanthropy Awards, a listing of businesses that give heavily to local non-profits. And some of our best business partners are all over the awards. Check it out:
Topping the ranks of $10-50m revenue companies is Gerding Edlen Development, a major […]

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On Monday night, Google finally launched their popular Street View mapping feature for Portland, allowing PDX residents to drill down from the graphicky map level to an actual daytime 360 degree panorama photo of where they are going. These aren’t live images but a quilt of images taken over many weeks by a […]

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Don Crossley, our Master Electrician and one of the greatest people I’ve known in my time at PCS, is leaving the company.  After seeing the company through a couple of changes in leadership and the transition into the Armory, he is moving on to bigger and brighter things (though staying in Portland for the moment).
A […]

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