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Much Ado a rousing success, but bring bug spraySaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:41AMWitty barbs flew faster than mosquitoes at Red Deer’s Bower Ponds on Thursday during the opening night of Much Ado About Nothing, which was re-set in wartime England.

Blooms a bard would loveSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:19AMOne of Oregon's most famous and beloved tourist attractions, Portland's International Rose Test Garden, is perched high in Washington Park — and the colorful calm of thousands of flowers makes the nearby skyscrapers of downtown seem just as far out on the horizon as mighty Mount Hood.

Moore: Heritage Square's Annie Dwyer to miss first production in 19 yearsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:32AMComplications from rheumatoid arthritis demand surgery on both feet, meaning the female face of the venerable Golden Music Hall will have to sit "Dracula" out. That and other news of the week.

The lion in summer: Barricelli on stageSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:07AMAfter putting the house in order, artistic director returns to roots

Search This BlogSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:27AMThere's never a free moment! Now President Berdymukhamedov is scolding musicians, telling them they should stop imitating world pop music, but instructing them not to just arrange folk tunes, either, the semi-official news service turkmenistan.ru reported . Whatever they manage to produce under these restrictions, musicians are mandated to use as many of Turkmenistan's 72 musical instruments as ...

'Night' schtickSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:56AM"American Night: The Ballad of Juan José," which had its world premiere at Oregon Shakespeare Festival's New Theatre on Saturday night, is a raucous celebration of American history — the good, the bad and the ugly.

New York Production ListingsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:31AMThe following listings are NOT casting notices but are intended to provide the best general information available on current projects. The New York listings alternate between Broadway theater one week and film and television the next.

Chinese film 'Detective Dee' among Golden Lion candidatesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:25PMAndy Lau as detective Di Renjie in the film "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame." (Photo: CFP) Tsui Hark's martial-arts thriller "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" will be the only Chinese-language film to compete for the top honor at this year's Venice International Film Festival, organizers have announced.

Trek In The Park: Like Shakespeare, But With Flying KicksFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:40PMSince the days of William Shakespeare, theater-goers have enjoyed outdoor performances of classic drama. But in Portland, a local theater company is taking this old tradition into the 23rd century.