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portlandmercury.com > spring-arts-2026 > 03/12/2026 > 48/37/1138 > philip-glass-spreads-his-wings-on-the-first-complete-recording-of-1000-airplanes-on-the-roof

Portland’s Third Angle on the First Complete Recording Of Philip Glass’ 1000 Airplanes on the Roof

5+ hour, 36+ min ago  (450+ words) On March 6, Philip Glass" Orange Mountain Music record label released a recording of 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, a 1988 "science fiction music drama" composed by Glass, with libretto written by David Henry Hwang. Recorded by Third Angle between October 2023 and March…...

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portlandmercury.com > photo-essay > 08/20/2025 > 47/98/2941 > photo-essay-the-need-for-speed-and-artistic-expression

PHOTO ESSAY: The Need for Speed (and Artistic Expression)

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (740+ words) Now, you, a person who doesn't live here, hearing about this for the first time? You probably think it's a little much. And you're right. Portland is never beating those charges. It's a place where a lot of adults are…...

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portlandmercury.com > spring-arts-2025 > 03/13/2025 > 47/68/5584 > why-restore-waterlilies-now

Monet’s Floating Worlds at Giverny: Portland’s Waterlilies Resurfaces

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (513+ words) Monet painted Waterlilies around 1915. It was a difficult time for the artist'his son and second wife had recently died, World War I raged, and his eyesight was fading. The constructed water lily pond on Monet's Giverny property was an object…...

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portlandmercury.com > spring-arts-2025 > 03/13/2025 > 47/68/6398 > gallery-round-up-abstract-artists-in-cahoots

Spring Arts 2025 Gallery Round-Up: Abstract Sculptures, Video, Mall Art, and More!

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (461+ words) The Mercury covers culture & art because we think all its various forms are'quite plainly'how people understand one another. Conversations about food, music, performance, and "weird" installation art provide touchstones to deepen friendships, create new connections, and better understand our world....