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Todd McGrain’s original bust of York, the enslaved man who was the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, was secretly installed on Mount Tabor Park in 2021. It was placed on the vacant pedestal where a statue of...

More than just movies, this marvel of a theater was built in the heyday of Hollywood glamour, right on the cusp of the modern talking picture era. It has hosted many grand affairs, including Vaudeville acts, live music, book tours, and more. Join us as we learn the rich...

Complementing the mansion's upcoming exhibit will be the 2026 Home for the Holidays — Holidays from Around the World annual celebration. Eighteen rooms throughout the mansion and Gate Lodge will be transformed into festive displays inspired by...

Celebrate the beauty of fall at Lan Su Chinese Garden’s annual Chrysanthemum Festival! Families can explore a colorful display of 81 chrysanthemum varieties, admire cascading blooms and creative floral sculptures, and discover the flower’s...

An exhibition of contemporary Japanese textile design from NUNO, featuring vibrant fabrics made with community makers across eight regions, plus site-specific installations and a hands-on touch wall.

An immersive exhibition inspired by fire lookout towers and forest culture, blending research, humor, and design to explore how people relate to working forests and wildfire.

Overview Portland Art Museum invites the community to join a Free First Thursday event, offering free admission to the museum for all, plus a Live Wire event as part of the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival. Visitors can take in the afternoon gallery pop-ups, the evening show, or both! Free First Thursday + Museum pop-ups 4:30 – 6 p.m. — 4:30-6:00pm — Free, pre-show, pop-up performances will take place throughout the Museum’s galleries. Performers are poet and rapper Dessa, bestselling...

A talk by Glynnis Fawkes. How does a cartoonist go about adapting a work of history, specifically Eric H. Cline’s 1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed? In this talk Fawkes will describe the process of interpreting Cline’s text in comics, an exercise during which she repeatedly asked herself how she might tell this story visually. Through page compositions and dramatizations in which historical figures (such as Ramses III) speak, she imagined characters for whom we have no record offering...

The Library’s Stairwell Gallery will showcase the imaginative and evocative work of Sara Star, an artist whose mixed media paintings invite viewers into worlds where myth, nature, and feminine narratives intertwine. Known for her signature blend...