Posted inHistory
Black Drag Artists Tell the History of Black Drag in Portland
For a second year, Race Talks presents a panel telling stories guaranteed to bring joy, tears, chills, and something you didn’t know.
Suzette Smith
Suzette Smith is the arts & culture editor of the Portland Mercury. Go ahead and tell her about all your food, art, and culture gripes: suzette@portlandmercury.com. Follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, and Letterboxd.
Posted inComedy
An Oral History of LMAO Comedy Parody Road House: The Play!
An interview with the two hilarious women who wrote it—Shelley McLendon and Courtenay Hameister.
Posted inTheater & Performance
Jumping Onto Portland’s Epic Drag-A-Thon Is the Hottest Celebrity Trend
Tickets are now on sale for this historic attempt and Trevor Project fundraiser.
Posted inTheater & Performance
Wildfang and Darcelle XV Showplace Will Attempt to Set a New Guinness World Record
These queens are standing up to—and raising money to fight—the Tennessee drag ban and other anti-drag bills in the US.
Posted inComedy
Kickstand Announces Comedy in the Park 2023, New Brick and Mortar Location
The Portland comedy nonprofit hopes to parlay love for their free weekly park events into fundraising a permanent indoor space for the fall.
Posted inComedy
Comedy Q & A: Dulcé Sloan Raves about Shalewa Sharpe’s Solo Show Don’t Reach in the Bag
Sloan used her Daily Show experience to produce Sharpe’s solo show, and its Portland premiere at Clinton Street Theater.
Posted inHear In Portland
Hear in Portland: New Methods Body Music Video “Snares” Contains Mysterious Angles
Ancient Heat reunite for Holocene’s 20th birthday party, and it’s looking like a real millennial dad rock summer.