We hope you’re hungry, Portland—because the Mercury is presenting… OUR BIGGEST PORTLAND BURGER WEEK EVAAARRRRRR! Start salivating, because it’s time once again for humankind’s greatest celebration/accomplishment: The Mercury‘s Portland Burger Week! And this year, it’s our BIGGEST Burger Week yet, because Portlanders have been feasting on delectable, original burgers from a record-breaking 88 LOCATIONS (!😮!)… and […]
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Don’t Miss Betty Wetter’s “The Errors Tour”— a Night of Drag Hilarity!
Portland, are you ready for a night of delicious drag? The stunning and hilarious Betty Wetter (one of Seattle’s most popular drag artists) has outdone herself again with her latest one-woman comedy show, “The Errors Tour”—and she’s bringing this hit production to Portland for one night only! The music of Taylor Alison Swift gets the […]
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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Santana w/ Counting Crows, Buena Vista Social Orchestra, Falling in Reverse, and MORE!
Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making […]
Posted inComedy
Win FREE TICKETS to See Pacific Midwest: Video Enhanced Sketch Comedy this Weekend!
If you love laffin’, then you won’t want to miss this weekend’s comedy extravaganza known as Pacific Midwest: Video Enhanced Sketch Comedy—it’s sketch comedy, but with a twist. From the press release: Four veterans of the Portland comedy scene unite for a sketch show that spills off the screen and onto the stage! Nature lovers, […]
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TONIGHT: It’s the Hilarious “Two Evils with Arlo & Kate!” (Special Guest: Peachy Springs!)
It’s audience vs. a special guest contestant in a devilishly fun game of good vs. evil!
Who’s ready for a little EEEEVIL? Well, you’re in luck, because Mercury Geniuses of Comedy, Arlo Weierhauser and Kate Murphy, are your hosts for the most diabolical, hilarious, and EVIL live game show in town… TWO EVILS! Join Arlo and Kate (and Wm. Steven Humphrey from the Mercury as “the voice of God”) as they […]
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The SUMMER OF SLUSHIES Is Happening Right Now… and All Damn Month Long!
Cool your butt down with delicious frozen cocktails from 23 of your fave bars (and they’re only $8 each)!
Happening right now (and running all damn month)… it’s the coolest, most delicious event of the summer! The Portland Mercury, and our pals at Jim Beam, proudly present the Summer of Slushies! Get boozy, frozen, custom-made slushies at your favorite bars during the entire month of July—and for only $8 each! Intrigued? YES, YOU ARE! […]
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HUMP! 2024 Is Now Streaming for Your Personal (or Group) Viewing Pleasure!
Just in time for Pride watch parties, on-demand streaming passes for Dan Savage’s HUMP! 2024 PART ONE are now available. Whether you missed out on the in-person screenings, or just want to see it again (and again, and again), these passes provide weeklong, on-demand access to the first half of this year’s incredible lineup. Now […]
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Calling All Sexy People: HUMP! 2024 Starts This Weekend! 😍
Hurrah! HUMP! IS BACK IN 2024 WITH AN ALL NEW LINEUP OF FILMS! Even better… it starts THIS WEEKEND! HUMP! is a lovingly curated festival of short erotic films made by real people for real people. The filmmakers and stars show us hot and sexy, creative and kinky, ultimate turn-ons and craziest fantasies. Our program […]
Posted inFood News
Let’s Eat! The Portland Mercury’s Sandwich Week Ends This Sunday! 🏃♀️😍🥪
44 paths diverged in the woods, and at the end of each was a Mercury Sandwich Week Sandwich.
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where you—our passionate, snacky readers—can choose from 47 different sandwiches, at 47 different locations.
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This Week on the Savage Love Podcast: Men and Feet
Plus on the Magnum: “Going Solo” with Peter McGraw
Why is it always men that are into foot fetishes? And speaking of feet, a woman has a pair of fetish shoes that no longer fit. She wants to make sure they go to a loving home, but how? Our guest this week is Peter McGraw, author of Solo: Building a Remarkable Life of your […]
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Submit Your FREE Mercury Reader’s Valentine for our Upcoming PRINT Issue!
Deadline to be in print is Friday, January 26! So hurry-hurry!
Are you in love? In lust? In a complicated situationship that started because of a drunken and convenient New Year’s Eve kiss, but now you’re ready to take things to the next level by publicly declaring your adoration in the permanency of newsprint? Good news, the Mercury‘s reader Valentines are back, and they’re IN PRINT! […]
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Get Your Tickets NOW for the Funniest Night of the Year: The Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2024!
Portland’s best comedians all on one stage… with special guest Kyle Kinane!
Let’s celebrate, because… IT’S BACK! The biggest night of Portland comedy is returning to Revolution Hall on Friday, February 2! You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won’t want to miss the Portland Mercury’s Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2024, featuring Portland’s funniest people (and hilarious up-and-comers) all on one stage. Stand-up comedians, sketch […]