Editing Portland, Oregon (section)

===Music, film, and performing arts===
{{See also|Music of Oregon#Portland{{!}}Music of Oregon|Cinemas in Portland, Oregon|List of films shot in Oregon#Northwest{{!}}List of films shot in Northwestern Oregon}}
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[[File:Sagebrush Symphony, Burns, Oregon.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|The Sagebrush Symphony, an early incarnation of the [[Portland Youth Philharmonic]], performing in [[Burns, Oregon|Burns]] {{circa}} 1916]]
Portland is home to a range of classical performing arts institutions including the [[Portland Opera]], [[Portland Baroque Orchestra]], [[Oregon Symphony]] and [[Portland Youth Philharmonic]]; the last of these, established in 1924, was the first youth orchestra established in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2009/11/latest_oregon_experience_chron.html|title=Latest 'Oregon Experience' chronicles a violin teacher's legacy|date=November 6, 2009|access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> The city is also home to several theaters and performing arts institutions including the [[Oregon Ballet Theatre]], Northwest Children's Theatre, [[Portland Center Stage]], [[Artists Repertory Theatre]], Curious Comedy Theatre and [[Miracle Theatre]].

In 2013, ''[[The Guardian]]'' named the city's music scene as one of the "most vibrant" in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/25/top-10-live-music-venues-portland-oregon|work=The Guardian|date=May 24, 2013|access-date=November 11, 2015|author1=Rayburn, Aaron|author2=Vickery, Ben|title=Top 10 live music venues in Portland, Oregon}}</ref> Portland is home to famous bands such as the [[The Kingsmen|Kingsmen]] and [[Paul Revere & the Raiders]], both famous for their association with the song "[[Louie Louie]]" (1963).<ref>{{cite web|last=Ely|first=Jack|title=The Kingsmen Homepage|url=http://www.louielouie.org/|publisher=The Kingsmen Online|access-date=December 6, 2012}}</ref> Other widely known musical groups include<!-- please don't add to this list! See the warning (up a paragraph) and discuss on talk page first --> the [[The Dandy Warhols|Dandy Warhols]], [[Quarterflash]], [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]], [[Pink Martini]], [[Sleater-Kinney]], [[Blitzen Trapper]], the [[The Decemberists|Decemberists]], and [[Elliott Smith]]. More recently, [[Portugal. The Man]], [[Modest Mouse]], and [[the Shins]] have made their home in Portland. In the 1980s, the city was home to a burgeoning punk scene, which included bands such as the [[Wipers (band)|Wipers]] and [[Dead Moon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jan/22/cult-heroes-wipers-greg-sage-punk-portland|work=The Guardian|title=Cult heroes: Wipers – the sound of emptiness and dread|author=Hann, Michael|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> The city's now-demolished [[Satyricon nightclub]] was a punk venue where [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] frontman [[Kurt Cobain]] first encountered his future wife and [[Hole (band)|Hole]] frontwoman [[Courtney Love]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/print/profile/kurt-cobain-9542179|work=Biography.com|title=Kurt Cobain|access-date=May 17, 2010|archive-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114011736/http://www.biography.com/print/profile/kurt-cobain-9542179|url-status=dead}}</ref> Love was then a resident of Portland and started several bands there with [[Kat Bjelland]], later of [[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]].<ref name="e_weeklykennedy">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/08/12/courtney-love-comes-out-hiding/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=The Power of Love|first=Dana|last=Kennedy|date=August 12, 1994|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709093133/http://www.ew.com/article/1994/08/12/courtney-love-comes-out-hiding|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="e_true">"Courtney Love". The E! True Hollywood Story. October 5, 2003. E!.</ref> Multi-[[Grammy]] award-winning jazz artist [[Esperanza Spalding]] is from Portland and performed with the Chamber Music Society of Oregon at a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2011/02/esperanza_spalding_didnt_come_out_of_the_blue.html|work=Oregon Live|title=Esperanza Spalding didn't come out of the blue to beat Justin Bieber at the Grammys – she came from Portland's jazz community|date=February 11, 2011|access-date=November 3, 2015|author=Hughley, Marty}}</ref>

A [[List of films shot in Oregon|wide range of films have been shot in Portland]], from various independent features to major big-budget productions. Director [[Gus Van Sant]] has notably set and shot many of his films in the city.{{sfn|Falsetto|2015|pages=1–29}} The city has also been featured in various television programs, notably the [[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Portlandia]]''. The series, which ran for eight seasons from 2011 to 2018,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/01/18/578887753/portlandia-is-ending-and-portlanders-are-ok-with-that|title='Portlandia' Is Ending, And Portlanders Are OK With That|author=Scott, Aaron|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> was shot on location in Portland, and satirized the city as a hub of liberal politics, organic food, alternative lifestyles, and anti-establishment attitudes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waaf.com/Talking-Portlandia-With-Fred-Armisen/11304434?pid=268536|title=Talking Portlandia With Fred Armisen|author=Mike Hsu|date=September 28, 2012|publisher=WAAF Radio|access-date=March 6, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921124433/http://www.waaf.com/Talking-Portlandia-With-Fred-Armisen/11304434?pid=268536}}</ref> [[MTV]]'s long-time running reality show ''[[The Real World (TV series)|The Real World]]'' was also shot in Portland for the show's 29th season: ''[[The Real World: Portland]]'' premiered on MTV in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2013/03/mtv_goes_real_world_retro_in_r.html|work=The Oregonian|title=MTV goes 'Real World' retro in run-up to 'The Real World: Portland'|date=March 21, 2013|access-date=March 31, 2018|author=Turnquist, Kristi}}</ref> Other television series shot in the city include ''[[Leverage (American TV series)|Leverage]]'', [[The Librarians (2014 TV series)|''The Librarians'']],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/03/tnt_cancels_portland-filmed_se.html|work=The Oregonian|date=March 8, 2018|title=TNT cancels Portland-filmed series, 'The Librarians'|access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Under Suspicion (TV series)|Under Suspicion]]'', ''[[Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]'', and ''[[Nowhere Man (American TV series)|Nowhere Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2017/11/22_tv_series_set_in_oregon_ran.html|work=The Oregonian|date=November 22, 2017|title=23 TV series set in Oregon, ranked: Most memorable to totally forgettable|author=Turnquist, Kristi}}</ref>

An unusual feature of Portland entertainment is the large number of movie theaters serving beer, often with second-run or revival films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelportland.com/article/portland-brew-n-view-theaters/|work=Travel Portland|title=Portland brew 'n' view theaters|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> Notable examples of these "brew and view" theaters include the [[The Bagdad Theater and Pub|Bagdad Theater and Pub]], a former [[vaudeville]] theater built in 1927 by [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]];{{sfn|Palahniuk|2003|pages=63–64}} [[Cinema 21]]; and the [[Laurelhurst Theater]], in operation since 1923. Portland hosts the world's longest-running [[H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Haunted Hotels: Eerie Inns, Ghoulish Guests, and Creepy Caretakers|page=10|author=Ogden, Tom|isbn=978-0762756599|date=2010|publisher=Globe Pequot Press}}</ref> at the [[Hollywood Theatre (Portland, Oregon)|Hollywood Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/|title=Lovecraft Film Festival Official site|access-date=November 25, 2007}}</ref>