Other than the time you scratched your cornea on that guy’s mohawk, how often do you get to wear an eye patch out on a Saturday night? Well wait no further, for this Saturday Conan’s Pub is hosting the Fourth Annual Festival de Piratas (which is spanish for “you can wear a frilly white shirt […]
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PORTLAND CHALLENGE: SWIM THE WILLAMETTE
Are you up for a challenge? Do you like to win? Are you a good jumper, a great jogger, a speedy bicyclist, and a skillful swimmer? Do you like doughnuts, tasty beverages, and helping charity? Do you like to watch the occasional man-on-man porno? Well, porn lover or not, it sounds like you’re ready to […]
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STREET BALL: NBA HOOP IT UP
NBA Hoop It Up is an annual touring three-on-three tournament, the largest of its kind in the world, and they wants YOU to play, too! Interested? Sign up at www.hoopitup.com . The tournament takes place at the Lloyd Center parking lot. There you’ll be bombarded by corporate logos, cell phone kiosks, sagging shorts, visors, and […]
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THRILLS AND SPILLS: SOAPBOX DERBY
When readers contact the Mercury offices, they usually want to know one of two things: 1) Are you, or are you not going to respond to my lawsuit? And 2) When is this year’s PDX Adult Soapbox Derby? Happily, we now have a definitive answer to the second of these two questions, and the hands-down […]
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CARTOONY TIME: ANIMATION FEST
In all of his illustrious history, man has yet to invent a purer form of artistic expression than cartoons. From Miyazaki to King of the Hill, animation kicks real life’s ass, a fact that’s sure to be demonstrated at the first-ever Portland Indy Animation Fest. “There’s a whole bunch of unemployed animators in Portland, and […]
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A “Destination: Fun” Blowout Spectacular!
The Last Fun Week of Summer
Have you spent the summer conserving your energy, lying in wait like a starving cougar ready to pounce on the first hint of fun? THEN THE TIME TO POUNCE IS NOW. As Portland’s arbiters of all things fun, we declare this coming week to be the funnest of all fun summer weeks, and have chosen […]
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Parties Aplenty CC SLAUGHTERS BLOCK PARTY FOR AUTISTIC KIDS: What goes together better than a gay club, a block party, a dance music diva, booze, and autistic kids? I know, you’re stumped. Check out the CC Slaughters annual dance party in the street, this year starring Kristine W, whose dance record Stronger tore up the […]
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PROTEST: The Bush Welcome Wagon
Take off that ridiculous straw hat and unearth your mouldering thinking cap; Bush is coming (once again) to our fair city. A march of righteous indignation will begin at 10 am Thursday morning, August 21st, at Columbia Park (on Lombard Street in North Portland), and proceed to University of Portland to protest Bush’s swanky fundraiser […]
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NUDE KARAOKE? Karaoke-A-Go-Go
Ladies: if you’ve ever been at karaoke singing “Crazy on You” and, during the extreme vocal solo part, thought, “This would be much radder if I could just tear open my shirt for maximum theatrical impact,” Karaoke-a-Go-Go is the answer to your prayers. This “sex-positive, girl-positive, DIY dance party,” hosted by DJ Devrox and the […]
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MOVIE + BEER = FUN: TRON LIVES ON
How many films made during the ’80s can be described as timeless? Very, very few, because the ’80s, more than any decade, inflicted cinema with a loud, violently-colored, horrible glam explosion that will never, EVER come back into style again (got that?). Why, then, will Tron, the most violently-colored, über-stylized, horribly written ’80s movie of […]
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Parties Aplenty CC SLAUGHTERS BLOCK PARTY FOR AUTISTIC KIDS: What goes together better than a gay club, a block party, a dance music diva, booze, and autistic kids? I know, you’re stumped. Check out the CC Slaughters annual dance party in the street, this year starring Kristine W, whose dance record Stronger tore up the […]
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pool party Bikini Bash It’s a shorter haul than to the good river spots, plus it’s got music! This August, combine your party in the sun with some booty shakin’ at the latest all ages venue in town: The Portland Pool Party! Every Sunday, local independent musicians will play while you splash around, eat good […]