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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for February 23-March 1

This week: zines at Fubonn, psychedelic theater, and the Sun Ra Arkestra.
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It got 10 degrees warmer, and I got 10 degrees more confident that I should be out IN THE WINDS, soaring free to a Sam Shepard staging about arts under capitalism or a MOTHERFUCKING GEM SHOW at OMSI. [It’s agate and minerals, calm down. -eds.] In this week’s Do This, Do That we’ve got the […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for February 16-22

This week: magical zodiac animals, Japanese sake, and leather dom daddies.
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You’d be forgiven if you find feelings like bliss and enchantment difficult to access, but this week’s events will ease you in that direction: Georges Méliès’ hand-inked silent films gain a brilliant live score, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore are the sirens of Polaris Hall, and Roman Norfleet & Be Present Art Group present a […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for February 9-15

This week: floating saunas, African filmmaking, and showing moss some love.
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Hope you’re into… well… everything, because this week’s round-up of cultural events is like a magician’s endless ribbon trick, with opportunities to hear planetary chamber music, bake bread with an Indigenous Argentine artist, aaand catch a ’90s anime sci-fi that might’ve inspired Inception. Plus, an all-ages venue officially opens, Milwaukie Bay Park will host a […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for February 2-8

Heated Rivalry, surreal ceramics, and a Minneapolis fundraiser with wontons.
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What’s up, February? The annual Portland Winter Light Festival illuminates the city this week, with glowy mood-enhancers like a “cosmic” cuttlefish and touch-sensitive light installations. Topping the list of “dudes you have heard of” are Chuck Klosterman and Todd Barry, both of whom will swing by to share their stuff—a new football-themed book and new […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for January 26-February 1

Warm up with electropop, meta-theater, and flavor-packed wieners.
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Guard your buns, because this Monday marks the beginning of the Mercury‘s Wiener Week! Plus, electropop and avant-garde musicians are coming to town, and did you know you can see a film at Laurelhurst Theater for only seven bones on Tuesdays? On a more serious note, if you’re in a blue mood due to… everything […]

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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for January 19-25

This week: Fancy seafood, fine prints, and indie rock mainstays the Antlers.
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The word “January” developed from the Latin word Ianuarius or “Janus,” referring to an ancient Roman diety associated with beginnings, transitions, and passageways. In other words, January is about deciding how you want to walk through the door. So, let’s get to it. If you have the day off work on January 19, why not use […]

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