Page 58, 4.1.2—Fleeting vowel stems: In this large class of verb stems the last vowel is omitted when vowel-initial suffixes are added, yielding a stem-final consonant cluster. Hungarian has a…
Struggling with cultural immersion
“I call the police.” Those four words came at me from a man whose accent was so thick that he might have worked for the KGB at one point in…
Ooligan Press to publish novel on equal rights fight
There is a new voice on the horizon. It’s the voice of author Karelia Stetz-Waters, whose new book, Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before, is a love story…
Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival highlights local hits, debuts
The Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival is an opportunity to surrender. Viewers surrender to the world of film and the stories that lie within. As a director, the festival is an opportunity…
OryCon to collect sci-fi, fantasy fans under one roof
Mark Roland is a visionary artist. His fantastical, detailed paintings and prints have earned him the position of artistic guest of honor at the upcoming OryCon, Portland’s own science fiction…
CJS to host Shogun’s Gallery proprietor
He was seven hours away from completing his degree at Portland State when he received the notice. “I was drafted,” Jim King said. “That is how I ended up traveling…
Action/Adventure Theatre to host serial stage space comedy
They touched down on the red planet in the year 2024. There were four of them: Steve, Tabitha, Marritt and Ryan. These are the names of the colonists, the original…
The Winding Stream tells the story of country music legends
Beth Harrington is a Grammy-nominated and award-winning director. Originally from Boston, Harrington now calls Portland her home. Her award-winning musical documentary, The Winding Stream is one of the many films…
Portland Greek Festival to cap off summer with delectable fare
The beautiful island of Kefalonia lies off the Greek mainland, a green and white jewel set in the waters of the Ionian Sea, which itself is nestled between the instep…
He did not stay silent
“He did not stay silent,” said Jon Holt, a Portland State assistant professor of Japanese literature, referring to Maekawa Samio, the Japanese poet whom the government tried to silence during Japan’s involvement in World War II, known there as the Great Asian War.
‘I’ is for Idan
“It is not always easy for me, exposing some very intimate parts of my life through my work,” said Idan Cohen, one of Israel’s premier dance choreographers. Cohen is the recipient of numerous awards and currently choreographs and teaches at Amherst College for the Five College dance program, which will be coming to Portland for the first time ever.