Photo credit: Brian Libby
Recently we overheard some rumbling, dyspeptic piffle about the Vera Katz Park being “underwhelming…feels a little too cement,” or brazenly dismissed as, in fact, “Not much of a park.”
Well there’s no pleasing some folks—seems a shame to squander all of life’s joy on being a grumbly Old Sneep—but it does bring up […]

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Sometimes a Great Commotion makes way for a Picnic, Barefoot in the Park.
As seasons begin to change and the construction crews disperse, visitors to the Armory and Pearl District will begin to notice an early spring bloom along the Davis Street cultural corridor: the freshly minted Vera Katz Park—named for Portland’s vibrant and beloved […]

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Did you know that the world’s greatest living jazz singer lives right here in Portland and her name is Nancy King?
For real.
Don’t take my word for it. Ask some of her biggest fans like Diana Krall, Deborah Harry, Elvis Costello, Kurt Elling or Karrin Allyson—they’ll tell you that no one consistently breaks your […]

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As visitors to the Armory warm themselves in the hearth-glow of our Fire-wall this holiday season, they’re in for a multitude of treats. In addition to an all-new adaptation of Dickens’ classic Christmas Carol (by our own esteemed Dr. Mead Hunter), patrons may bump up next to a “Fa-La-La-La-La”-touting soprano or an alto […]

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