PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland’s Darcelle XV Showplace is calling for public support to avoid going out of business, the celebrated drag show venue announced on July 24. The news comes roughly 16 ...

Some Portland City Councilors are seeking testimony from those who have been impacted by federal agents’ use of chemical munitions. 1803 Fund kicks off Black History Month with celebration at Portland ...

Get ready to celebrate Black History Month with some glamorous outfits, amazing lip syncs, killer moves, and tons of laughs.

Prakruti Bhatt / OPB When Bolivia Carmichaels first began performing drag at the now-shut Embers Avenue, she was warned against working for Darcelle XV. She’ll take away your individuality and make ...

Darcelle XV Showplace, a much-beloved drag venue in Portland, Oregon, has asked for community support as they risk going out of business. “An important message to our faithful supporters of 57 years: ...

February is Black History Month, and there is a variety of ways in which we can celebrate the contributions of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — City officials have unveiled updated plans for Darcelle XV Plaza, the site renamed after Portland’s late, record-breaking drag queen. In March 2023, Walter Cole — the person ...

"I'm an entertainer with a capitol E," Walter Cole, who dazzled audiences in Portland for over 50 years as Darcelle XV, once said Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest ...

Darcelle XV, whose decades-long drag persona slinked its way into the very heart of Portland, breaking boundaries and a world record, posthumously notched another first Thursday. At a ceremony inside ...

After the shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando, leaders of Portland Pride and community members have organized several candlelight vigils, and many artists, arts groups and pride parties are re ...

A free, public memorial will honor the life of Walter W. Cole Sr., who was better known as Portland’s legendary drag queen Darcelle XV, on April 25 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Members of the ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The weather cleared just in time for a big night at Darcelle XV Showplace in Old Town. With candy laid out on the tables for Friday’s Valentine’s themed show, Jeremy Corvus-Peck ...