Who says you need an entire band to put on a good concert?
Jeffrey Peyton, director of percussion studies at Portland State, will conduct the PSU Percussion Ensemble Thursday, April 12, in Lincoln Hall as part of the university’s 2011–12 Performance Attendance Recital Series.
It’s much easier to find something that is lost if you aren’t looking for anything in particular.
Four local artists will explore the significance of the word “lost” in today’s society in an art exhibition appropriately titled LOST at the Portland State Littman and White Galleries. The show will take place Thursday, April 5, through Friday, April 27.
Magic is conventionally defined as something supernatural, mysterious and unbelievable. But professor Steve Delamarter of George Fox University argues that magic is all around us.
Do you ever wish you knew a little more about local music? Do you readily and loudly express your disappointment when a show isn’t as good as you thought it would be?
The bonds of brotherhood, close and enduring, have shaped the destines of Hollywood filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass.
When their latest directorial excursion, Paramount Pictures’ Jeff, Who Lives at Home, hits theaters Friday, March 16, the duo will explore this theme with actors Jason Segal and Ed Helms.
Is art at its best when fashioned under heavy political and cultural constraints?
Richard Kraus, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Oregon, will address this popular question in his lecture “China’s Arts: From Mao to Now.” He will discuss the tight bond between current Chinese politics and its culture. The event will be held this Monday in the Smith Memorial Student Union.
Is art at its best when fashioned under heavy political and cultural constraints?
Richard Kraus, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Oregon, will address this popular question in his lecture “China’s Arts: From Mao to Now.” He will discuss the tight bond between current Chinese politics and its culture. The event will be held this Monday in the Smith Memorial Student Union.
Want to check out an art showcase that addresses social concern?
On Thursday, March 1, Portland State students, local artists and Bud Clark Commons residents will present Know Your Neighbors, an art exhibition that aims to open up a dialogue about homelessness within Portland’s community.
In Ruth Tenzer Feldman’s case, historical fiction seems to be very much in the moment. And Ooligan Press, Portland State’s in-house publishing company, is celebrating the momentous Oregon Suffrage Centennial with the release of Feldman’s novel, Blue Thread.
Whatever happened to The Sugarhill Gang?
After 10 years in the making, Portland State’s newest curriculum, “Moving to the Beat,” will be revealed at a special conference Saturday, Feb. 18. The event, to be held in the university’s Multicultural Center, will also include the 2008 Moving to the Beat documentary, music and set curriculum guide, all of which are intended to act as a medium for cross-cultural dialogue and social change.
Islam, the world’s second-largest religion and the third Abrahamic faith tradition to develop, is often a controversial subject in the U.S. But it’s also one about which many Americans may be grossly uninformed, according to Tigard’s Muslim Educational Trust.