PIGSquad: Global Game Jam 2020 Showcase The Portland Indie Game Squad’s latest showcase shines the spotlight on games made by local developers during this year’s Global Game Jam, a 48-hour game-making challenge with sites all around the world, including right here in Portland. Come out and sample the fruits of their labor and get to know the […]
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The 40 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Feb 21-23 2020
This weekend promises large doses of loud fun, to be taken frequently and with lots of liquid. Balls are bouncing in both literal and metaphorical meanings, Atmosphere will be charged, some might catch a Lavender Flu, local legends make noise, home town heroes rise up, and that’s just for starters. Hit the links below and […]
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Portland Dining Month 2020: Your Guide to ALL of the Meals!
Portland is a foodie paradise, but it’s not always the easiest thing for those of us so foodily-inclined to check out all the corners of our culinary wonderland. And that’s where Portland Dining Month comes in: The best restaurants in the city have come up with special—and affordable—three-course menus, available all March-long, and for every […]
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The 30 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Feb 17-20 2020
Unleash the Fests! February kicks into high gear with a pair of city-spanning, culture-broadening, coalitions of quality artists making you feel, making you laugh, and waking you up. And while that’s going on, there’s even more adventures in the realm of literature, pop grandiosity, burlesque… Portland’s leaving it all on the table this week—hit the […]
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The 42 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: 14-16
Rx Fest, Fri Feb 14-Sun Feb 16, Various Locations, $15-30 Portland isn’t just giving Valentines to anyone spending time in its city limits this (Hallmark) Holiday weekend, it is a Valentine to anyone who enjoys vital local art, cinematic treasures the way they were meant to be seen, strong storytelling, loud music, thick beats, good […]
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The Best Movies & TV to Watch: Fri Feb 14-Thurs Feb 27
63 Up With 63 Up, director Michael Apted brings his long-running documentary series—charting the lives of 14 Britons, starting at age seven and checking in every seven years—back to the issues of class in England, something that was only alluded to in the original TV program. As he’s followed his subjects through this series, we’ve […]
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Cheap, Free, & Fun: The 24 Best Bang For Your Buck Events in Portland, Feb 14-20 2020
Natasha Kmeto Electronic producer/vocalist Natasha Kmeto’s powerful, edgy voice commands a whole room. Her 2016 single “Pour Down” kind of reminds me of electro-pop from the early ’90s, and her newer, saxophone-laced single “Versus” (from her 2019 EP Verse/Versus) is retro-tinged as well, giving off some fabulous Annie Lennox vibes. Whether she’s performing her own […]
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The 42 Best Things to Do in Portland This Valentine’s Day Weekend: Feb 14-16 2020
Portland isn’t just giving Valentines to anyone spending time in its city limits this (Hallmark) Holiday weekend, it is a Valentine to anyone who enjoys vital local art, cinematic treasures the way they were meant to be seen, strong storytelling, loud music, thick beats, good food, and stiff drinks. Show yourself some love and make […]
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The 31 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Feb 10-13 2020
Love is in the air, and not just because Valentine’s Day is waiting at the end of the week. There’s a ton of great Things to Do going on that are all about feeling, and sharing, the love. Sometimes it’s comedic. Sometimes its sensual (!). There’s a love for performance, a love of politics, and […]
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Need Some Help Planning the Perfect Valentine’s Day? We Got You!
Looking to pull out all the stops this Valentine’s Day? Or conversely, looking to put a slick twist on what Valentine’s Day even means for you and yours? Would you prefer a Galentine’s Day? You feeling like 2020’s got you in an anti-Valentine’s mood? There’s still time to make this Hallmark holiday exactly the way […]
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Cheap, Free, & Fun: Your 30 Best Bang For the Buck Events in Portland, Feb 7-13 2020
Bryson Cone, Vexations Local synth-pop and soul artist Bryson Cone kicks off a tour and celebrates the release of his debut album at the latest installment of Sunday Sessions at Rontoms. (Sun Feb 9, 8 pm, Rontoms, free) The Oscars with Poison Waters The Oscars are a joke of an awards show that slips further […]
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The 40 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Feb 7-9 2020
Last weekend climaxed with a Super Bowl—this one ends with another Super Bowl, but for movie fans instead. But say you’re not into watching (or making fun of) celebrities toting trophies for wearing clown makeup. That’s no problem, because there’s a TON of awesome Things to Do this weekend that transcend Hollywood’s hallowed statue-toss. There’s […]