Commemorating Carlos series with host John Pitman.
Is there a piece of music that’s been especially important to you over the last year? What music have you turned to for strength and inspiration during this time?
There is not really a piece to which I turn in times like this…. I can speak about a composer, rather than a piece itself. Whenever I am, let’s say, “down” I turn to Franz Schubert, and I always end up with his art songs, specifically his
Winterreise and
Die schöne müllerin. In both cases it’s a journey of life. I want everybody to understand that I don’t go to this music because it’s a downer on the contrary. Sitting by myself at the piano playing, and maybe attempting to sing (which I do very badly, and nobody is allowed to hear it!) – it lifts my spirit. Schubert put things into music that nobody else was capable of, and it just helps me through times that are difficult.
While summer 2020 upended almost everyone’s entertainment plans, the summer of 2021 has been even harder to predict as coronavirus restrictions eased in some parts of the state, but maybe not as much in others. Many event organizers were unable to finalize dates in time to stage events that include live performers, vendors, food purveyors and other attractions. Some organizers decided by early .
Inside one labor union s fight to help workers in a struggling live entertainment industry.
By
Gabriel Granillo
5/13/2021 at 12:30am
Header image: Inside the Moda Center on May 7, the first Trail Blazers home game with fans since March 2020. Photo by Gabriel Granillo.
At last Fridayâs game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the first Trail Blazers home game at the Moda Center with a crowd, fans posed in front of the âRip Cityâ sculpture in front of the Essential Forces Fountain. They hovered over the âIâ in âCityâ while someone else captured the moment on their cellphone. Television crews aimed their cameras at the oval building, and reporters talked about the historic nature of the night. Fans came equipped with signs, flags, and an energy thatâs been lying dormant since the NBA canceled last yearâs season, an energy that perhaps pushed the Blazers to a crucial win that overtook the Lakers for sixth seed.
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Get Inside: Nine Things To Do While You’re Stuck at Home This Week See drag queens both famous and local, go roller skating and catch up on the TV murder mystery of the moment. IMAGE: Joseph Blake Jr.
GO: Drive ‘N Drag Saves 2021 It’s not the only drag show of the week (see feature, next page), but at least this one allows in-person attendance. Drag drive-ins were one of the most novel pandemic pivots, particularly in Portland, which saw the legendary Darcelle perform at Zidell Yards and local queens entertain customers waiting for pickup orders at Shine Distillery. This tour, however, is perhaps the biggest application of the concept, with appearances by recent RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants Rosé and Gottmik, the latter being the first transgender man to ever compete on the show.
Broadway shows scheduled to return to Portland in the fall
Despite no new guidance from the state on reopening performing arts venues, the Broadway Across America tour is scheduled to return to Portland s Keller Auditorium. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:11 PM PDT May 6, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Whoever said “The show must go on, never could have predicted this pandemic.
For more than a year, many theaters from coast-to-coast have stood empty. That includes those within Portland’5 Centers for the Arts including Keller Auditorium. Frozen was the last production to shine there, before its run was cut short in March 2020. Everything else, soon followed.