Jason Vondersmith

A Portland comedian, Shain Brenden, has released his first comedy album, "Either Way, Pretty Funny" via streaming on the Blonde Medicine record label.

Portland Japanese Garden

The Portland Tribune will have some picks each month on who to go watch and hear and enjoy in the Portland-area live music scene.

One of Portland's oldest festivals celebrating one of the world's oldest cultures takes place Friday-Sunday, Oct. 4-6.

More than 60 independent films — short and feature length — will be part of the 29th annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 4-6 at Hollywood Theatre.

Oregon Ballet Theatre's season gets under way with “Hansel and Gretel,” Oct. 5-12 at Keller Auditorium.

Grand Kyiv Ballet, whose members were displaced from war-torn Ukraine and now reside in the Pacific Northwest, will present a performance of “Don Quixote,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 at

Previews have begun and “The Event!” stages through Nov. 10, serving as the beginning of a new season and era for Artists Repertory Theatre.

The Portland Tribune will have some picks each month on who to go watch and hear and enjoy in the Portland-area live music.

The great Arlene Schnitzer and her family amassed a huge collection of art, and Schnitzer helped support artists through the years.