A Raisin in the Sun is the gem of the spring season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Insightfully directed by Tim Bond, the Festival’s Artistic Director, this brilliant masterpiece by Lorraine Hansberry was the first play by a Black American woman to be performed on Broadway. The New York Drama Critics’ Circle named it the best play of 1959.

This week our quiz is about occupational surnames! Will Max from Eugene be able to work his way through, or will he be too occupied with something else?

Sandy Brown Jensen explores the vast horizons and piercing "circular gazes" of the 20th Annual Emerald Spring Exhibition, now showing at the Emerald Art Center.

This week our quiz is all about movies, with a special focus on those filmed in Oregon. Does Derek from Eugene have what it takes to be a star? Grab a bucket of popcorn and find out!

A new musical set in Oregon is taking on big questions about global warming, human responsibility and the emotional weight of living through rapid environmental change.

On Monday, April 27, Chamber Music Amici will perform a concert called “Memoir” at the Wildish Theater in Springfield.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has built a new temple in Springfield. But it’s only open for non-Mormons to tour for a limited time.

To celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History has opened a new exhibit that highlights cultures that have impacted the United States.

Indie record stores in Eugene, Corvallis, Albany, Newport, Bend, and Roseburg are all celebrating Record Store Day.

This week our quiz features portmanteaus, you know, words that are derived from two words smooshed together! Think of words like motel (motor and hotel), brunch (breakfast and lunch), and canola (Canada and oil). We've decided that Portland is the land of portmanteaus! Will Alese prove herself to be a real quizzard?