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Arts in the Barn, East Concord Annual Event, 2 Weekends in October
By Barbara Arnstein The much anticipated 26th annual “Arts in the Barn” in East Concord will include many of its visitors’ favorite baked goods and other foods, high-quality crafts […]

MORE THAN ‘JUST JERRY’: Stage and screen help theater artist articulate his identity
Jerry Mañan’s early life in Kansas was pretty much like that of any Midwestern kid. He was a standout in football and basketball, he went out for track, and he […]

POAC Gallery presents Light & Life: A Collection of Works by Jenny Benoit
By Reader The Pend Oreille Arts Council Gallery will present Light & Life: A Collection of Works by Jenny Benoit, opening Friday, Oct. 2, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition will feature...

The Sandpoint Eater: One more bite
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist There is a lot to love about Greece — the blue Aegean, the whitewashed villages, ancient ruins and sunsets that seem almost too perfect to be real. But ask me...

Tunes of Terror: Oct. 1, 2026
By Zach Hagadone and Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Alongside its jollier cousin in December, Halloween is as much a feeling as a specific date on the calendar. Critical to that feeling, of course, is the...

How Portland Became a Player in the Comic Book Industry
It may surprise you to learn that Portland, Oregon, a mid-sized America city known for its rain and its many river spanning bridges, is a global hotbed for the production of comic books. A new documentary for OBP’s Oregon Artsbeat, Indie Comics City: How Portland Built Its Own…

Knock on wood
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Do you knock on wood or cross your fingers when you want something good to happen — or something bad to not happen? Do you wear a rally cap when...

Coral Springs Museum of Art Opens Downtown Gallery With Picasso Exhibition
The Coral Springs Museum of Art will celebrate the opening of its new downtown gallery Oct. 9 with music, drinks and an exhibition featuring 57 original prints by Pablo Picasso.

Mercury Music Picks: Geordie Greep Grips Rev Hall, Jane Remover’s Glitchy Electronic, and Abel Selacoe at the Oregon Symphony
Dear readers, I have finally arrived back in the Mercury office after a cool 19 days on the road. As glamorous as DIY tour life can be (sleeping on floors, squeezing into a car like a sardine, etc.) it is also incredibly fulfilling (I definitely teared up at every show thinking…

Blue Door Art Center Honors Richard Nightingale and Golda Solomon at Greystone Court Fundraiser
Richard Nightingale, left, and Golda Solomon will be honored by Blue Door Art Center at its October 3 fundraiser at Greystone Court By Harry Smith Two distinguished Yonkers community figures will be honored this Saturday as Blue Door Art Center gathers supporters for an afternoon…

Paralives is still in progress
Dollhouses were a true and persistent fascination of my youth. Maybe it is the tiny furniture or the little rooms you can rearrange endlessly, or maybe it is the power of getting to decide exactly where everything belongs. Life simulator games have promised a similar feeling for…

'The 101 Plays Itself': This computer program treats the interstate into music
A Southern California man has created a system which translates cars passing on Interstates in California into soothing music.