Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye loves the Forest City, and the feeling’s mutual.

Story by Colin W. Sargent

Looking forward to your March 30 stop here at the State Theatre?

Portland is the coolest city. It’s so beautiful, the people are so henny—my husband [Mark Peacock] can attest. He loves it. We’ve been talking about Portland a lot since I was there in October 2023. That last time, we walked all over the place. We ate on the waterfront downtown and walked back to State Theatre, which was kind of a good stroll! Portland is physically so gorg. I can’t think of any places that look like it—the physical beauty is so stunning, the art studios, brick streets, the people I met at restaurants. Everybody’s warm, but it’s not a midwestern warmth where they say, “Hey, there, how are you?” It’s a very cool warmth and energy. They don’t chat for the sake of chatting.

I read somewhere you nearly passed out eating crab legs once. So, I’m guessing you like lobster when you come here.

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