Lindsay Costello

Lindsay Costello

Lindsay is the Portland Mercury's staff writer and the former arts calendar editor for EverOut Portland and EverOut Seattle. Send arts tips and pictures of birds to lindsay@portlandmercury.com.

Recent Articles

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for December 8-14

This week: eggnog cocktails, Scandinavian pastries, and topical humor.

A Very Festive Second Run Portland

City cinemas come bearing 13 repertory films you should see this month.

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for December 1-7

A Sun Ra documentary sparkles, and naughty Santa (John Waters) is coming to town.

Visual Art Nov 25 11:00 AM

Seeing Ursula K. Le Guin’s Many Sides

Oregon Contemporary’s tribute to the novelist and multi-practice artist gets in the weeds in the best way possible.

Do This, Do That Nov 24 1:10 PM

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for November 24-30

This week: Indigenous foodways, absurdist comedy, and a film screening benefiting Gaza.

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Winter Guide 2025 Nov 20 3:25 AM

Portland Opera Ascends

In the organization’s new theater, animated production Everest tells a harrowing true story.

Winter Guide 2025 Nov 20 3:20 AM

What Wanders Through a Body? 

A new exhibition at Portland gallery Lumber Room compiles corporeal works by Louise Bourgeois and Isabelle Albuquerque. 

Movies & TV Nov 18 1:30 PM

Kelly Reichardt’s Small Politics

The Mastermind’s Josh O’Connor is an art thief who can’t outrun the world he’s avoiding.

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Do This, Do That Nov 17 1:50 PM

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for November 17-23

A raconteur, a Canadian singer-songwriter, and the Unipiper walk into a bar...

Do This, Do That Nov 10 1:16 PM

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for November 10-16

This week, comedians give questionable advice, and cars are cancelled.

Movies & TV Nov 7 4:20 PM

Second Run Portland: In Memoria, Tilda Swinton Has a Sonic Headache

Plus more slow cinema, Celtic myth, and Sergei Parajanov in smell-o-vision.

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Do This, Do That Nov 3 1:24 PM

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for November 3-9

This week: frybread, Emma Stone lathered in antihistamine cream, and lots and lots of books.

Calendar Oct 30 2:10 PM

Happy Halloween! What to Do October 30-November 2

Do This, Do That and Mercury Music Picks go full Frankenstein with event recommendations for Halloweekend! 

Visual Art Oct 29 4:20 PM

What Wanders Through a Body?

A new exhibition at Portland gallery Lumber Room compiles corporeal works by Louise Bourgeois and Isabelle Albuquerque.

Do This, Do That Oct 27 1:18 PM

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for October 27-November 2

This week, the veil thins with queer Halloween comedy and screenings of horror classics. 

Theater & Performance Oct 22 11:10 AM

Theater Review: In Dancing on the Sabbath, the Viewer Is the Villain

Shaking the Tree’s new Grimm fairy tale adaptation implicates its audience in a silent system of surveillance.

Do This, Do That Oct 20 1:49 PM

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for October 20-26

This week: fresh cider, drive-in theater scares, and music for trees.

Do This, Do That Oct 13 1:50 PM

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for October 13-19

This week: mushroom education, cut-up comedy, and plenty of contemporary art.