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Portland, OR is a Top 10 City for Best Music Scene Outside of Nashville, NYC & L.A.
Portland, OR, began making its name for music in the '60s, and while the 1980s proved to be a prominent decade for the city's punk scene, today the city is best known for its indie rock influence. Slate magazine has called Portland “America's Indie Rock Mecca,” which is no surprise considering the bands that have emerged from its scene: The Decemberists, Blitzen Trapper and the Dandy Warhols, to name a few.
It's the great venues and community connectedness that draw music lovers to... Read More »
Powell's City of Books in Portland, OR
The city that inspired the likes of Jean M. Auel and Beverly Cleary is no stranger to the bookstore (and this city happens to offer 139 of them). The crown jewel in the city's book scene is the expansive Powell's City of Books. Five floors, thousands of titles and ridiculous amounts of Yelp love will entice any book fanatic to these pearly gates of book paradise.Where to go: Powell's City of Books Authors from here: Jean M. Auel, author of the Clan of the Cave Bear; children's writer... Read More »
Portland Regional Arts and Culture Council Masters the Art of Fundraising
Art can be seen just about everywhere in the Portland region. From the University District and downtown area to the Pearl District, Lloyd District and Old Town/Chinatown, artistic expressions abound – from stunning sculptures, fountains, mosaics and murals to ornately adorned stairways and solar-powered illuminations.
This public art collection is no accident but rather evidence of a community-wide commitment to creating an enduring, uplifting, publicly owned legacy that’s accessible to... Read More »
