Philly-based artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko uses his knowledge of Black queer theory in his contemporary dance piece American Chameleon: The Living Installments, which screens at PICA on Monday night as part of the Time Based Art Festival. Credit: Courtesy of PICA
Philly-based artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko uses his knowledge of Black queer theory in his contemporary dance piece American Chameleon: The Living Installments, which screens at PICA on Monday night as part of the Time Based Art Festival.
Philly-based artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko uses his knowledge of Black queer theory in his contemporary dance piece American Chameleon: The Living Installments, which screens at PICA tonight as part of the Time Based Art Festival. Courtesy of PICA

Portland is looking and feeling slightly less apocalyptic thanks to the non-smoky skies, but the ongoing pandemic still encourages us to stay home when possible. Enter: a new roundup of cool things to do on your computer (and a couple of socially distant in-person things) until we can start thinking about the weekend again, from a Movie Madness University discussion of Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion with creator Robin Schiff to Oregon Ballet Theater performances outside of OMSI. For even more options, check out our complete streaming events calendar.

MONDAY

READINGS & TALKS

Kerri Arsenault, Megan Labrise
Drawing from his experience growing up in the rural working-class town of Mexico, Maine, where a paper mill employed most of the residents for over 100 years, Kerri Arsenault’s new novel Mill Town grapples with the paradoxical effects of certain working-class industries that create jobs but also cause environmental destruction and generations of health problems. Join her for a discussion with author Megan Labrise.

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