Bri Brey, Author at Portland Mercury

Transportation Issue 2026

Do This, Do That: April 2026

The city’s coolest art and cultural events this spring.

by Bri Brey April 9, 2026 3:36 amApril 13, 2026 4:06 pm

Satpreet Kahlon: an imagined place (here and now) THROUGH MAY 23 (VISUAL ART) I’ve been following Satpreet Kahlon’s career since 2023, when the Panjabi-born artist’s Bellevue Art Museum exhibition the inscrutable shape of longing explored displacement and colonization’s aftermath through a web-like installation of folk ritual and splintered, mirrored acrylic. An imagined place (here and […]

Spring Arts 2026

Do This, Do That: Spring Arts 2026

Take heed! Your spring arts and culture plans have arrived.

Bri Brey, Lindsay Costello, Wm. Steven Humphrey, Nolan Parker, and Suzette SmithMarch 12, 2026 3:22 amMarch 18, 2026 4:46 pm

Seven Films by Kelly Reichardt THROUGH MARCH 22 (FILM) Clinton Street’s monthlong series for March centers the Pacific Northwest’s director supreme Kelly Reichardt, working near through her entire filmography. Novelist and Reichardt’s frequent artistic collaborator Jon Raymond will attend three screenings (Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff, Showing Up) and offer post-viewing Q&As. If you missed […]

Music News

The Landmark Saloon Calls It Quits

Southeast Division’s long-running watering hole hosts its last two-step February 13.

Bri Brey and Nolan ParkerFebruary 10, 2026 7:45 pmFebruary 11, 2026 3:45 am

Bri Brey and Nolan Parker

EverOut

How to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 in Portland

El Festival de Mariachi, Portland Latin American Film Festival, and More

Bri Brey and Janey WongSeptember 9, 2025 3:47 pmSeptember 29, 2025 3:07 am

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the US between September 15 and October 15, recognizing the contributions of Hispanic culture. The 30-day period also includes several independence days and national holidays (Fiestas Patrias) of countries such as Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile. If you’re looking to take part in the […]

EverOut

EverOut’s How-To Guide For Burger Week 2025

Tips From a 10-Year Veteran of Portland’s Greatest Food Event

Bri Brey and Janey WongAugust 6, 2025 12:00 pmAugust 6, 2025 7:00 pm

A Brief History of Portland Burger Week Since Burger Week is so ingrained in the fabric of Portland’s food history, you may assume that it has been grilling since the dawn of time. But in fact, the inaugural Portland Mercury Burger Week took place in 2013, launching with a lineup of 12 restaurants. As a […]

Neighborhoods

A Quick Peek at Portland’s Neighborhoods

Bri BreyMay 21, 2019 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:39 pm

Portland’s not so big! Even if you’re only here for a short time, it’s easy to catch the flavor of each of the five quadrants of our city. (Yes, we know… five quadrants is an oxymoron. But remember how they told you Portland was â€œweirdâ€?) No matter where you end up, youâ€™ll always be able […]

Movies & TV

The Shrill Trailer is Here and We Are Feeling Very Seen

Bri BreyFebruary 12, 2019 12:57 pmJuly 12, 2022 3:39 pm

Allyson Riggs/Hulu IT FINALLY HAPPENED! Hulu made a show about our lives! Based on Lindy West’s book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, the Shrill series is a six-episode Hulu original starring SNL‘s Aidy Bryant as a young woman juggling body image, shitty partners, aging parents, and a career at an alt-weekly newspaper in Portland, […]

Portland

The Mercury Staff’s Favorite Stories of 2018

Bri BreyDecember 18, 2018 11:54 amJuly 12, 2022 3:40 pm

Since the internet loves year-end lists, we thought we’d share some of our favorite stories from our staff writers and beyond from 2018! In no particular order: PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDON WOLF A profile of Brandon Wolf, a Pulse Nightclub survivor who found purpose in the wake of tragedy. Eating cannabis edibles for chronic pain. […]

Food and Drink

A Quick Peek at Portland’s Neighborhoods

Bri BreyJune 4, 2018 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:42 pm

Portland’s not so big! Even if you’re only here for a short time, it’s easy to catch the flavor of each of the five quadrants of our city. (Yes, we know… five quadrants is an oxymoron. But remember how they told you Portland was “weird”?) No matter where you end up, you’ll always be able […]

Portland

David Byrne Sang a Prince Song at a Portland Karaoke Bar Over the Weekend

Bri BreyMay 29, 2018 11:23 amJuly 12, 2022 9:46 pm

While you were out of town Saturday night, David Byrne nonchalantly dropped by the Alibi Tiki Lounge dressed in what appear to be khakis for a karaoke sesh before his Sunday show at the Keller. His song choice? Prince’s 1984 hit “When Doves Cry.” Watch the video—it’s the second slide of the Instagram post below—and […]

Food and Drink

Our Favorite Patios for Getting a Sunburn While Day-Drinking

A (Wobbly) Step-by-Step Guide to Portland’s Patio Paradise

Bri BreyMay 23, 2018 4:00 amJuly 12, 2022 3:43 pm

A (wobbly) step-by-step guide to Portland’s patio paradise.

Food and Drink

The Portland Mercury’s Highball Is March 19-25! Here are the 2018 Participants

Bri BreyFebruary 14, 2018 1:50 pmJuly 12, 2022 9:44 pm

Prepare yourself for the Portland Mercury’s HIGHBALL! Brace yourself for 41 specially crafted cocktails available March 19-25… for only $5 each! We’ve teamed up with over 40 of the finest bars and restaurants in Portland—along with our cocktail-lovin’ pals at Beam Suntory—to bring you this one-of-a-kind boozetacular! At each of Highball’s locations, you’ll find specially […]

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