Mercury Staff

5 things to do for February 6

Welcome to the first full week of February, which will likely feel a little like a hangover due to America’s third-most important (unofficial) holiday —The National Football League’s Patriotic Tribute to Gluttony (and Corporate Marketing Expo)—having occurred just this last Sunday. But like any good coach would tell you, the best way to shake off […]

10 things to do for February 3

12 things to do for February 2

8 things to do for February 4

Yeah yeah yeah. Super Bowl 52. It’s sitting there at the end of the weekend like a 500 pound gorilla, drunk on commerce and wallowing a pile of billion-dollar commercials like so much marketing roadkill. It’s fun to gawk at (except for the parts involving giant piece of shit Tom Brady and his colon-in-crime Bill […]

A Date with John Waters Just months after hosting his holiday show here, cult filmmaker and author John Waters returns to the Aladdin Theater with another charming one-man show for Valentine’s Day. We’re the only city that gets to spend the special day with the Prince of Puke himself, so don’t miss out! Feb 14, […]

Mid-Century Portland Potluck Party A more old-fashioned sort of Valentine’s Day celebration, which makes sense as it’s being held at the Eagles Lodge. If anything, this is a Valentine to the laid-back and old-timey sorts of dinner parties encased in warm ’50s-era nostalgia like amber—or Jell-O, really. Jell-O is way more appropriate here. Anyway, it’s […]

If you like laughter and local brilliance, this is a good week to live in Portland. Blossom headlines one of Portland’s very best hip-hop showcases, storytelling gets rowdy behind the Back Fence, Nathan Brannon returns home to star in one of the city’s most vital stand-up showcases, Helium hosts Guy Branum‘s heroic comedy stylings, and […]