Like any city that features arts and culture, Portland is headquarters of several arts organizations such as Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Youth Philharmonic and many others. Besides, the city is home to Off Broadway as well as Off-Off-Broadway stages including the Stark Raving Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Miracle Theatre and others. And for movies and for film encouragement, the city hosts the HP Lovecraft Film Festival.
A variety of renowned musical bands are based in the city for instance, the Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Kingsmen, Pink Martini, The Dandy Warhols, Blitzen Trapper, and many others. The city is considered the capital of karaoke in the country for the karaoke bars all over the city. Over the years, a number of songs have been written about Portland such as "DB Cooper" by Todd Snider or "Portland" by The Replacements, or "Light Rail Coyote" by Sleater Kinney and tens of other songs.
Several major sports teams take the city of Portland as their home such as the NBA team Portland Trail Blazers, the MLS team Portland Timbers, the Ice hockey team Portland Winterhawks, and the Arena football team Portland Thunder. The city hosts different other sports events including for example the Portland Marathon, Hood to Coast Relay and several cycling events especially those organized by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association such as the Cross Crusade. A number of sports venues and stadiums are located in the city such as the Jeld-Wen Field, the Moda Center, Rose Garden and a lot more.