Imago Theatre, 231-9581 Through Oct 15 Finally, an intellectually challenging, brilliantly conceived production of an important play exists here in Portland. The only problem is that the show’s not new. Imago first mounted this adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit a couple of years ago. But the production was so clever, there was simply no […]
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CD Review
OCTANT Car Alarms and Crickets (Up Records) **** If robots could emote, they’d make albums like Car Alarms and Crickets. Matt Steinke and Tassy Zimmerman (Octant, essentially) seem to be human interpreters for their famous robotic drummer–a large, rickety contraption that keeps the beat in an automated rhythm of clacks and booms. Compared to their […]
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This Week on TV
Thursday, Sep. 7 8:00 TOON POWERPUFF GIRLS The city of Townsville panics when the evil monkey megalomaniac, Mojo Jojo, steals the girls’ baseball! 8:00 FOX DEAD PRESIDENTS–Movie (1995) A brother returns from ‘Nam and is lured into an armored-truck heist. Directed by the Hughes brothers. Friday, Sep. 8 9:00 WB POPULAR The kids stand up […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY, SEPT 7 PIMPS AND HO’S— Dress up like your favorite ho and get ready to pimp the night away to ’70s porn and DJs Wicked and Izm. Ohm, 31 NW First,223-9919, 9pm, $5 PIN-UP ART–Feminist centerfolds or pornographic art? You be the judge! Put on your thinking caps and check out photographer Marne Lucas‘ […]
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Up & Coming
THURSDAY 9/7 CALLOW CABARET STARRING SEAN CROGHAN, BLACK ANGEL WITH TAHOE JACKSON AND JR PELLA, DUCT, AZIZA, DEVIN MORROW BAND, JOE DAVIS,JOE HAEGE (Tonic Lounge) Liz Callow, a 25-year-old Portland woman who works with autistic kids, is in desperate need of health care for a rare disease. Unable to afford the astronomical bills for treatment […]
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Live Music Listings
THURSDAY 9/7 ASH STREET SALOON-Elbo Finn, Pepper, SpaceBreath BERBATI’S PAN-Hardluck Harvey’s Homecoming, The Viles, Walt Curtis BRASILIA RESTAURANT & BAR-Pipin’ Hot BUFFALO GAP-Purussa CANDLELIGHT CAFE AND BAR-Norman Sylvester EJ’S-Portrait of Poverty, The Ruby Doe, The Burning Cindys FERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY-Toshi Onizuka HOPPERS PUB & GRILLE-Jesse Sampsel KELLS IRISH RESTAURANT & PUB-Cronin Tierney KENNEDY SCHOOL-TOCA LAURELTHIRST-Neil Gilpin, […]
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DJ Listings
THURSDAY 9/7 1201 CAFE & LOUNGE-Imix/StarBass BALZER’S-R&B, Reggae BAR 71-DJ Cameron COBALT LOUNGE-Xotica Go Go * DANTE’S–Arnold Panders’ Electro Lounge with DJ Peek-a-Boo and DJ Kitty Diggins, the Pin-Up Dance Squad FERNANDO’S HIDEAWAY-Salsa Dancing LOTUS CARDROOM & CAFE-DJ Groove * OHM–Pimps and Hos Hip Hop Porno Party with Human Beat Box Ming, DJ Wicked, DJ […]
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Club Directory
1201 Club 1201 SW 12th, 225-1201 Aladdin Theater 3017 SE Milwaukie, 233-1994 Andrea’s Cha Cha Club 832 SE Grand Ave, 230-1166 Arnada Cafe 1717 Broadway, 360-750-9596 Ash Street Saloon 225 SW Ash St, 226-0430 Atwater’s 111 SW 5th Ave, 275-3600 Bar 71 71 SW 2nd Ave, 241-0938 Berbati’s Pan 231 SW Ankeny, 248-4579 Beulahland 118 […]
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Theater Listings
Opening This Week * No Exit Imago revives its popular and award-winning 1998 production of Jean-Paul Sartre’s play about Hell and other people. IMAGO THEATER, 17 SE Eighth Ave, 231-9581, Thurs-Sun 7 pm, Thurs 8 pm, Fri-Sat 2 pm, Sun, ends Oct 15, $14-16 The Grass Harp Musical adaptation of Truman Capote’s autobiographical tale of […]
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Readings Listings
THURSDAY 9/7 Alan Watt “I was three when she walked out on us. Just threw everything into a bag and split, and all that was left was a photograph.” Cheap clichè and trivialized psychology, or a cleverly self-referencing postmodern look at genre work in a literary guise? You decide. Diamond Dogs is this Canadian comedienne’s […]
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Visual Arts Listings
Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811 Let’s Entertain is an international extravaganza showcasing a wide range of artists. Sculpture, painting, video, installation, sound, the Internet, fashion, AND interactive games! The show explores the complex relationship between pleasure, spectacle, popular culture, and contemporary art. Through Sept 17 Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, […]
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Film Shorts
OPENING CHARM BRACELET ELECTRA IPHIGENIA LOVE AND SEX NURSE BETTY ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER SEX: THE ANNABEL CHONG STORY TROJAN WOMEN TURN IT UP UP, DOWN AND SIDEWAYS WOMAN CHASER MOVIES & EVENTS The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Once upon a time, a badly-drawn cartoon dependent upon pained sarcasm was shown on national television. […]