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10 things to do for December 6

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It’s only the first week of December and already gifts are getting dropped on Portland’s doorstep: The Thesis turns three, Jamila Woods brings a little HEAVN to Holocene, The Schnitz becomes Night Vale for an evening, and the Hollywood lets you make Contact. Plus what better gift than to give, courtesy of the annual Portland […]

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8 things to do for November 30

Hopefully you are as happy to finally see the dawn of December as Dave Franco is to see himself in The Disaster Artist, a film that somehow manages to be uplifting and inspirational in a way that 2017 desperately needs. Which maybe says something about 2017 in that the story of Tommy Wiseau is the […]

Happy Hole-adays! Dan Savage brings his smash hit advice podcast back to Portland for another holiday Hole-aday spectacular, with a live Q&A, and segments including Santa’s Pain-Deer, A Gay in a Manger, and special musical and comedy guests. Dec 21, 8 pm, Revolution Hall, $35 Desi Comedy Fest: Portland Edition The annual San Francisco comedy […]

Humbug Lager Fest The problem with winter beer festivals is that after two sips of a piney, figgy, outrageously strong winter ale, you’re done for the night. Which is why North Portland’s Occidental Brewing’s annual Humbug Lager Fest celebrates lagers of all kinds. This year’s the biggest Humbug yet—with visiting brews from more than a […]

9 things to do for November 29