AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Portland Oregon. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland 144 69 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland http://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:43:59 -0600 Restored 35mm Print of rare French New Wave film Le Combat Dans L'ile  at the Hollywood Theatre A Film by Alain Cavalier Romy Schneider’s... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/rare-french-new-wave-film-le-combat-dans-l-ile-opens-at-the-hollywood-theatre-235241 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/rare-french-new-wave-film-le-combat-dans-l-ile-opens-at-the-hollywood-theatre-235241 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Dear EarthTalk: Can you enlighten on the environmental impact of the fashion industry? As I understand it, the industry overall is no friend to the... http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 http://www.americantowns.com/ct/fairfield/news/earthtalk-fashion-s-footprint-235020 Clubs and Organizations Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Gems of world cinema from countries rarely represented at the multiplex to screen for Portland audiences On November 11, 2009, The... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/the-global-lens-2009-film-series-comes-to-the-hollywood-theatre-233489 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/the-global-lens-2009-film-series-comes-to-the-hollywood-theatre-233489 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Gogol Bordello Non-Stop is a lo-fi, high-energy documentary about New York City’s most notoriously entertaining band, led by frontman Eugene... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/gypsy-punk-band-documentary-gogol-bordello-non-stop-opens-at-hollywood-theatre-232858 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/gypsy-punk-band-documentary-gogol-bordello-non-stop-opens-at-hollywood-theatre-232858 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Award-winning filmmaker Phil Grabsky (In Search of Mozart) returns with a new feature-length biographical film on that other most famous... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/in-search-of-beethoven-opens-at-the-hollywood-theatre-232860 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/in-search-of-beethoven-opens-at-the-hollywood-theatre-232860 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Portland, OR - The Oregon Symphony welcomes the winter season with a December concert line-up that opens with a program of seldom-played Classical... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/the-oregon-symphony-in-december-classical-rarities-and-a-big-helping-of-holiday-delights-232251 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/the-oregon-symphony-in-december-classical-rarities-and-a-big-helping-of-holiday-delights-232251 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 New By Northwest Play Competition Submissions are due November 16, 2009 Are you a Playwright of the Pacific NW? Have you written a play about the... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/coho-co-production-opportunities-rapidly-approaching-232106 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/coho-co-production-opportunities-rapidly-approaching-232106 Arts and Entertainment Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 This Years lineup includes Ski Reps with the latest gear, The Northwest's Largest Ski Swap, exciting entertainment, vacation ski resorts and all of... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/portland-ski-and-snowboard-show-231638 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/portland-ski-and-snowboard-show-231638 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Cappella Romana presents Renaissance Encounters: Greek East and Latin West Friday, November 6, 2009, 8pm, Seattle St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/cappella-romana-newsletter-november-2009-231771 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/cappella-romana-newsletter-november-2009-231771 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 Bostonian Singer Flown In From London To Replace John Boyer In Cappella Romana's Renaissance Encounters Portland, OR - Bostonian Singer Flown In... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/bostonian-singer-flown-in-from-london-to-replace-john-boyer-in-cappella-romana-s-renaissance-231378 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/bostonian-singer-flown-in-from-london-to-replace-john-boyer-in-cappella-romana-s-renaissance-231378 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 The reports of Swine Flu in Oregon (official name, H1N1) are alarming, but as the virus remains in the headlines, experts are urging common-sense... http://www.americantowns.com/or/bridalveil/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-multnomah-county-227827 http://www.americantowns.com/or/bridalveil/news/swine-flu-information-symptoms-and-resources-for-multnomah-county-227827 Health and Fitness Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Join forces with Right Brain. New Staff Position - Outreach Specialist With support from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust,  RACC is hiring a... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/right-brain-october-newsletter-october-23-2009-225770 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/right-brain-october-newsletter-october-23-2009-225770 Arts and Entertainment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Portland - Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Tegan & Sara at Keller Auditorium. Tegan Quin and Sara Quin were born in Calgary, Alberta,... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/tegan-and-sara-at-keller-auditorium-224472 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/tegan-and-sara-at-keller-auditorium-224472 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Program - A concert unlike any other, Video Games Live presents full orchestral versions, with choir, of the music heard on classic video... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/video-games-live-224552 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/video-games-live-224552 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Program - A wide sampling of hits spanning the astonishing 40-year-long discography of the great British progressive rock band Jethro Tull,... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/ian-anderson-224559 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/ian-anderson-224559 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Program: -Felix Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusina Overture -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for flute, oboe, bassoon and... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/a-mozart-wind-ensemble-224564 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/a-mozart-wind-ensemble-224564 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Program -A wide array of favorites from Hollywood film scores, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s music for Captain Blood and the defiant –... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/music-from-the-movies-224568 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/music-from-the-movies-224568 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Cappella Romana Vocal Ensemble Brings Renaissance Encounters: Greek East and Latin West to Portland, Seattle, and on Tour to Princeton, Yale, and... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/renaissance-encounters-greek-east-and-latin-west-223909 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/renaissance-encounters-greek-east-and-latin-west-223909 Arts and Entertainment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 IMAGINATION MOVERS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL THEATER TOUR “LIVE FROM THE IDEA WAREHOUSE CONCERT TOUR 2009” KICKS... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/the-imagination-movers-live-from-the-idea-warehouse-concert-tour-2009-223561 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/the-imagination-movers-live-from-the-idea-warehouse-concert-tour-2009-223561 Arts and Entertainment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 When I Was a Fool for Love We're willing to bet you have a story that portrays you in the light of a fool for love. We invite you to share your story... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/coho-productions-news-october-14-2009-223376 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/coho-productions-news-october-14-2009-223376 Arts and Entertainment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The 20th Annual Holiday Food And Gift Festival returns to Portland November 6, 7 and 8 at the Oregon Convention Center in downtown Portland. This... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/holiday-food-and-gift-festival-223089 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/holiday-food-and-gift-festival-223089 Arts and Entertainment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) launched a new and improved website today. The site, www.racc.org, was built in-house using a colorful... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/introducing-the-new-racc-org-222829 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/introducing-the-new-racc-org-222829 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Sundance hit FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN opens Friday, November 13th at the Hollywood Theatre. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall) and starring... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/sundance-hit-five-minutes-of-heaven-opens-at-the-hollywood-theatre-223005 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/sundance-hit-five-minutes-of-heaven-opens-at-the-hollywood-theatre-223005 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The award winning The Way We Get By is a deeply moving film about life and how to live it. Beginning as a seemingly idiosyncratic story about troop... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/acclaimed-documentary-the-way-we-get-by-at-the-hollywood-theatre-223044 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/acclaimed-documentary-the-way-we-get-by-at-the-hollywood-theatre-223044 Arts and Entertainment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Human Solutions will have a poverty fundraiser. They will address family poverty through employment. It is for individuals and businesses who want to... http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/fundraising-lunch-for-human-solutions-addressing-family-poverty-through-employment-222547 http://www.americantowns.com/or/portland/news/fundraising-lunch-for-human-solutions-addressing-family-poverty-through-employment-222547 Clubs and Organizations Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500