Bob Hicks

The actor, director and writer, whose professional career spanned almost 60 years, is dead at 87, leaving a brilliant legacy ranging from Hollywood to Portland to Pakistan.

Book review: The Portland writer's new book of essays is a fascinating mix of memoir and social observation, from Willamette Valley fields to Pablo Neruda's footsteps and more.

General operating grants from Portland's new Office of Arts & Culture aid 80 organizations – and some smaller groups say the grants are going disproportionately to the city's big companies.

Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Signal Hill Equity Partners (Signal Hill) in its investment with CSArch to support the launch of a national architecture, engineering, and design platform focused on serving social infrastructure end markets.

A continuing revitalization-grants program of the Oregon Community Foundation has awarded $578,000 so far to arts and cultural groups from Coos Bay to Bend to Baker City and beyond.

Parsons, known and admired for her collage work and her long teaching career at The Museum Art School, was active as an artist well into the 21st century.

Triangle Productions' "Little Shop" and Corrib Theatre's "Godot" dive into the deeply entwined depths of the comic and the tragic, which in both plays rely on each other.

White, the much-loved pianist and director who made the music sing in theaters across Portland, was also the talent behind Cabaret White, which showcased many of the city's best singers.

The state's innovative Cultural Tax Credit program lets you give money to any of 1,600 Oregon arts & cultural groups, match your gift to the Cultural Trust, and get a deduction on your state taxes. Deadline is Dec. 31.

The Miller Foundation's individual Spark Award grants are the first in a three-year program that eventually will award 60 grants totaling $1.5 million to a broad range of artists.