This week: Pedro Almodóvar, Billy Dee Williams, and Eternal Sunshine.
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Things to Do This Week: February 13-16 2017
Lotta love to indulge this week, and not just because Valentine’s Day is wrapping up all of Tuesday like a warm embrace. It’s a feast of festivals in the city this week too, with the PDX Jazz Fest joining the Portland Black Film Fest and the Portland International Film Fest. There’s also a Revolution going […]
Things to Do This Weekend: February 10-12 2017
The heart-shaped storm of Valentine’s is approaching. The upper arches of the pink-and-red behemoth have broken the horizon. Why wait until the day itself to indulge in giving (and getting) a little extra love—and/or getting it out of the way for the year? There’s plenty of opportunities to share in some of the good stuff […]
The Portland Mercury’s Highball March 6-12
It’s time for… HIGHBALL! Brace yourself for over 40 specially crafted cocktails… for only $5 each! Here at the Portland Mercury, we know just what you need, given the current state of 2017, life, the universe, and everything: You need GOOD BOOZE, and you need it NOW! So prepare yourself (and your liver) for the […]
Things to Do Film: February 10-16
This Week: A sopping wet Ryan Gosling, the Wachowskis’ Bound, and more.
Things to Do This Week: February 6-9 2017
The week that follows the Unofficial National Holiday for Advertising and Gluttony (aka the Super Bowl) can sometimes feel like a slow motion hangover spread over 96 hours. But while the number of notable events on tap might not seem all that impressive on first glance, the punch provided in each evening of this busy […]
Things to Do Tonight!
Haley Heynderickx, Lola Kirke, Wyndham, Johanna Warren You might know Lola Kirke from her role as an oboist on the Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle, or the 2017 Golden Globes, where she famously sported a magnificent pink pin that read “Fuck Paul Ryan.” But she’s also a real-life musician, and a dang good one […]
This Week’s Movies: Say Anything, Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood, Ghost in the Shell, and More
B-Movie Bingo: TraxxYour monthly opportunity to literally check off a bingo card full of B-movie clichés! This month, get your mind boggled by the cinematic refuse that is 1988’s Traxx, starring ’80s pop-culture flotsam Shadoe Stevens as an ex-cop who’s retired from murdering international drug dealers to focus on baking cookies. As you watch Stevens […]
Things to Do Tonight!
The Stumptown Improv Festival Comedy is at peak blowup in Portland, and the Stumptown Improv Festival in August has been pushing it forward. But why wait until summer to see great improv? Stumptown Improv Festival Presents shoves great comedy into your face NOW when you need it most. So don’t miss these three great troupes: […]
Hurry! The Deadline for Submitting Your FREE Mercury Valentine is Monday, Feb 6!
Because we love you more than life itself, every year the Mercury happily publishes YOUR VALENTINES to your loved ones FOR FREE (!!) in our annual Valentine’s Day Issue—BUT HURRY, THE DEADLINE IS THIS MONDAY, FEB 6! Let’s face it—the Internet is good for a number of things… primarily free porn… but is TERRIBLE at […]
