Artichoke Music

Willamette Week: Police Say Artichoke Music Burglary Was Part of a Citywide Break-In Spree

Last month, WW examined a spate of break-ins at Artichoke Music, the nonprofit folk-music shop and venue on Southeast Powell Boulevard. An early-morning burglary Nov. 20 was the eighth break-in over ...

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Police Say Artichoke Music Burglary Was Part of a Citywide Break-In Spree

Willamette Week: Repeated Burglaries Threaten the Vitality of Folk Hub Artichoke Music

The story is all too familiar. In the early morning hours of Nov. 20, two masked individuals, using a crowbar, forced their way into Artichoke Music—the music venue, store and school that has been a ...

KOIN 6: ‘You feel violated’: Artichoke music store ‘struggling’ after multiple break-ins

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A local instrument store and non-profit that supports local musicians has taken a huge financial hit after back-to-back break-ins last week. Artichoke Community Music on ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Burglars have broken into Artichoke Community Music four times since June. The nonprofit musical instrument store, on Southeast Powell Boulevard in Portland, is making some permanent ...

Oregonian: Portland storytellers schedule benefit for Artichoke Community Music after break-in, theft

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can support an important venue to Portland's music scene through a special concert this weekend. Artichoke Music is hosting a ...

What Is an Artichoke? The artichoke is actually the bud of a thistle—a flower. The leaves (called "bracts") cover a fuzzy center called the "choke", which sits on top of a meaty core, called the "heart". The heart is completely edible (and amazingly delicious).