Brianna Wheeler

Portland

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Host at Willamette Week Podcast (Podcast)

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Articles

Ingredients for How to Brew Your 4/20 Tea Party

1 week ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

Stoners love to party on 4/20, but the best kind of party looks different for everyone. Sure, a parking lot bonanza or a warehouse throwdown can be fun, but so can a civilized, pastel-hued, flora-filled affair—with maximum charm and minimum doink ash. Not to downplay the value of a good old-fashioned 4/20 mixer, grower’s cup, or slash-and-burn dispo sale, but plenty of stoners long for something a little more refined.
In “The History of Weed,” David Bienenstock Delivers 10,000 Years of Weed History in One Hour

1 week ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

“For me, it’s this huge opportunity to tell people about the history of something they care passionately about and have never been taught,” explains David Bienenstock, creator and star of The History of Weed, an academia-themed one-man show that unfurls, examines and celebrates the often hidden chronicles of cannabis in popular culture. The show opens at Kickstand Comedy on April 19—just in time to kick off your 4/20 festivities.
Experiential Boutique Bentley Fleurs Has Moved Into Morgan’s Alley

1 month ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

I just want people to feel cozy—I want people to feel welcome,” says Kelley Birkinbine, owner of Morgan Alley’s newest retail occupant, Bentley Fleurs. “That’s why I call this an experiential boutique.”Indeed, from the ornate floor-to-ceiling paper flower displays to floral-perfumed candles and the fresh-cut flowers Birkinbine arranges at a counter in the rear of the storefront, every sensory detail of the shop’s footprint is considered through a soft, fragrant floral lens.
Jess Ackerman Throws All of Their Interests Into Their Visual Art Practice

1 month ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

“Spine-tingling, hidden faces, lurking, the night gardener,” says WW’s Spring Arts Guide cover artist Jess Ackerman. “Solitude, voyeurism, medieval surrealism, meditation and cemeteries.”It all may sound a bit macabre, but this is how Ackerman describes the inspiration behind their most recent series of paintings. Inspirational morbidity aside, Ackerman’s work is more accessible than these terms may lead aficionados to believe. “I’m really influenced by music, actually,” Ackerman says.
Vanport Studios Co-Founder Jelani Memory Wants You To Put These Entrepreneurs on Your Radar

1 month ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

Supporting Black-owned businesses isn’t an ideal to be relegated to Black History Month alone. Portland is replete with BIPOC-owned businesses, and Vanport Studios gives those entrepreneurs space to smash glass ceilings well beyond our own six quadrants.
Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon Makes Room for Historically Excluded Entrepreneurs

2 months ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

“You should see us in the summertime,” says Celina Sanchez, proudly gesturing toward the glass garage door wall on the north side of MESO Makers Market at the corner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Sumner Street. “We lift this door, block the street, we have vendors, live music, food.
De La Salle North Catholic High School Opens Doors for Students, and Helps Foster Long-Lasting Community Bonds

2 months ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

This story is published in cooperation with Willamette Week and De La Salle North Catholic High School. De La Salle North Catholic High School may be a private school, but its educational ethos is anything but exclusionary. More than just another local private school, De La Salle is an institution that values cultural, spiritual, and ethnic diversity and fosters a learning community where no admitted student is turned away due to financial constraints.
Five Strains To Try Out This Valentine’s Day

2 months ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

Whether you’re stoned and alone or puffing and cuddling, the dispensary’s flowers and chocolates received on Valentine’s Day might be the best sexual aids around. But you don’t have to be a varsity stoner to partake in those effects. It’s no secret that cannabis can be a tremendous intimacy instigator, even at a low dosage or used topically.
Lee H. Tillman’s Biggest Inspirations Are Musicians

2 months ago | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

Lee H. Tillman’s comedy is a lot like a woodwind. His cashmere setups rise and fall like legato notes from a clarinet, his words forming a carefully chosen melody that vaguely resembles the syrupy run of a bassoon, and his punch lines land much like a flute punctuates a musical phrase. This analogy feels particularly apt given that Tillman’s debut comedy special, Bad at Math (available on YouTube), was performed with the accompaniment of a jazz ensemble.
Five Makers With a Viral Online Presence, Based Right Here in Portland

Nov 20, 2024 | wweek.com | Brianna Wheeler

Portland’s makers are more than just local superstars, they’re often international trendsetters. These viral online artists put Portland’s creative community on the world map each time their Instagram drops sell out, their YouTube video blows up, or their studio takes center stage for creating works that somehow speak to the human collective rather than a limited scope of die-hard fans.