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You’d Never Guess One Of Your Favorite Movies Was Filmed In This Quiet Oregon Town

Somewhere on Oregon’s northern coast, a small town has been quietly holding one of cinema’s best-kept secrets for decades. Astoria, Oregon is that town, and once you visit, you’ll understand why Hollywood couldn’t resist it. Let’s start with the obvious question: have you ever watched The...

Astoria, OR · 2d

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A $1 sale saved the Tillamook Air Museum. Now the restoration starts

Ten months after a windstorm tore a hole in its roof, the Tillamook Air Museum is open again, thanks to a Utah nonprofit that bought the World War II blimp hangar the museum resides in for $1. The Port of Tillamook Bay, which owned the hangar, faced millions in repairs...

Tillamook, OR · 13h

Lincoln Chronicle

New Mariners Hall exhibit to open at Columbia River Maritime Museum

The Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria has a new 24,500-square-foot wing, named the Warnock Mariners Hall after a major donor, that will open on Friday, Nov. 20. Each of the exhibits in the wing is about the people who sailed the boats.

Astoria, OR · 2d

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Make tracks to Lincoln City

A fiddle from Scotland’s Orkney Islands and a mandolin from Indiana will share the stage when Hildaland performs at the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Thursday, Nov. 19. Fiddler Louise Bichan and mandolinist Ethan Setiawan met at Berklee College of Music in Boston and first played together in the acoustic quartet Corner House. As Hildaland, they use the space afforded by two instruments to improvise and follow each other’s ideas, moving between Scottish fiddle tunes, progressive bluegrass, old-time music, jazz and original compositions.

Lincoln City, OR · 1d

Mental Floss

Colin Meloy on the Folklore, Forests, and Political Message of 'Wildwood'

The author and Decemberists frontman talks Portland, AI, and the universal stories behind his novel, now a movie from Laika Studios.

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KOIN 6 News

‘Significant resource’: Former Portland Children’s Museum set for demolition

The Oregon Zoo has noted the City of Portland previously marked the property for demolition due to “structural issues."

Portland, OR · 5h

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The Top 31 Events in Portland This Week: Nov 9–15, 2026

Peruse our top picks for the week and choose your own adventure from options such as Portugal. The Man with the Oregon Symphony, Beck's Ride Lonesome Tour, Brett Goldstein: Sex, Death & Small Talk, and Fred Armisen: Comedy for Musicians But Everyone is Welcome. Jump to: Monday | Tuesday |...

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KOIN 6 News

Hallmark Christmas movie will feature recipe from Oregon brand

Bob’s Red’s Mill has announced that its Orange Brown Butter Madeleines will be “one of the pivotal recipes” in the holiday romance.

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Terry Boyd’s World: Portland Filming, Arcade Expansion and Upcoming Concerts

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s Tuesday, and it’s time to check in with Terry Boyd’s World on KGON 92.3 FM!. The comedy and music morning radio show finds humor in everyday life, with a colorful cast of characters bringing plenty of personality to the airwaves. Terry Boyd joins Ally Osborne to catch up on some of the latest entertainment news around Portland.

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Two Seattle screenings of Portland-filmed feature ‘A Simple Machine’ already sold out

Filmed in Portland, A Simple Machine is a feature film about a young man struggling under debt who “makes a series of radically frugal lifestyle choices without telling his girlfriend that he’s going to fix up an old bike and go off the grid,” according to the film’s synopsis. The trailer looks great, with a grainy black-and-white style and intriguing dialog. “This is not just a ‘bike film,’” the promotional team said in an email to Seattle Bike Blog about the upcoming screening. “It’s a film where the bike is the philosophy.”

Seattle, WA · 1d

People

“Wildwood ”Author Colin Meloy’s First Adult Novel “Cascadia” Imagines a World Run by AI — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

“It’s a book that tackles a lot of things that have troubled me recently,” the Decemberists frontman says of his upcoming novel

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A New Vision for Native American Art at Portland Art Museum

At PAM, galleries showing Indigenous works have been reinstalled and reimagined. Tucked in the Portland Art Museum’s refreshed second-floor galleries hangs a vibrant, kaleidoscopic artwork of geometric patterns overlaid with the words “Past + Future = Present.” Created by Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson for the US Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, the piece is part of Shifting the Narrative: 21st Century Acquisitions, an exhibition that kicked off last fall when the museum unveiled its transformed space. Displayed alongside flat bags from the Columbia River Plateau region, Choctaw basketry, Northwest Coast transformation masks, and works from contemporary artists Lillian Pitt, Julie Buffalohead, Sara Siestreem, and Will Wilson, Gibson’s words also point to a curatorial shift.

The Portland Mercury

Paintings and Sculptures Trade Elements in Gabi Villaseñor’s New Show

If you’ve ever visited Buckman neighborhood gallery shop Nationale, you’ve likely seen Gabi Villaseñor’s work before. The Portland-based artist and Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) graduate is co-owner of Mixed Needs, a ceramics project whose eclectic housewares have frequently appeared for sale there. Currently on display through November 21, Villaseñor’s solo show We Found a Freshwater Spring While You Were Sleeping expands on her multimedia sensibility, presenting ceramics adorned with painterly glaze and paintings embellished with sculptural elements.

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Portland Ghost Hunters Monique and Joss Rose Share New Tours and Paranormal Documentary

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Are you sad spooky season is over? There’s no need to fear. One of Portland’s iconic ghost-hunting duos is back to catch us up on their latest frightful adventures. Monique and Joss Rose, hosts of The Fright Life Paranormal Podcast, cover some of...

Campus Times

16 Years in the Making: Wildwood

LAIKA released the most highly anticipated piece of stop-motion animation since “Kubo and the Two Strings” Oct. 23, entitled “Wildwood.” With a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes, it’s the longest stop-motion animation film to date. The theatrical experience of watching a stop-motion film is special as it’s not humans on screen, but handcrafted, classic “Claymation” characters.

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Hillsboro News-Times

Hillsboro Holly Days returns with downtown holiday cheer in November

It’s just about the most wonderful time of the year: when temperatures cool, the season of giving is upon us and everyone gathers around the tree in downtown Hillsboro. Hillsboro […]

Hillsboro, OR · 2d

Woodburn Independent

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Fun things to do beginning Monday, Nov. 9!

Fall Jazz Nite at Pacific University is a great way enjoy a mid-November evening. Check it out or one of the many other events we’ve highlighted for this week! ALOHA […]

Hillsboro, OR · 3d

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‘The Evergreen’: Meet the Oregonian who created the first Black queer superheroes

Rupert Kinnard loved drawing his favorite superheroes as a kid: Superman, Batman, Flash and Green Lantern. But he quickly noticed a problem. “The superheroes that I was creating were white superheroes,” he said. Years later, Kinnard would publish The Brown Bomber and Diva Touché Flambé. They were the first...

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BUTCH’S BLOG – MOVIE REVIEW: “Wildwood”—an amazing film

I’m not normally a fan of animated films, and so was somewhat hesitant to go with my wife to see the new animated movie, “Wildwood”, that was playing at our cute little local movie theater. As usually happens, I was glad I followed Beverly’s lead. Even though the film was long, and I was squirming in my seat at times — more about a sketchy back than a loss of interest in what we were experiencing — I never checked out of the thoroughly immersive experience.