PUCKER UP—The popularity of sour beer has only grown since Belmont Station began hosting Puckerfest five years ago. This week, look for a rotating lineup of 12-14 fruity, funky beers, plus a chance to meet the brewers. AHBelmont Station, 4500 SE Stark, Mon July 18-Sun July 24, noon-11 pm (Sun noon-9 pm) THE PLAYER—Actor/director/activist Tim […]
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PLYMPTON—The legendary animator has been nominated for two Academy Awards, worked on videos for both Kanye West and Weird Al Yankovic, and draws the cutest, most distinctive cartoon dogs ever. Tonight, Bill Plympton shares his new book Independently Animated—with an intro by Terry Gilliam, the book chronicles Plympton’s life and work. AHPowell’s City of Books, […]
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Something Olde, Something Now
As mentioned in this week’s Sold Out column, tonight the Portland Design Collective is making their first foray into the world of bridal shows. As you can read in the column, tonight features the remaining pieces from the collection of Elsie Bartling, a Portland designer back when the founders of Seaplane were mere twinkles in […]
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It’s Bastille Day!
Okay, so maybe Bastille Day was technically on Thursday, but that was in France, and you know what? This ain’t no France. But no matter: Today marks Portland’s biggest Bastille Day celebration, hosted by Pix Patisserie. From 3 pm until midnight on N Failing between Williams and Vancouver, there will be tons of live music […]
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Tonight in Music
Backspace—Sexy Water Spiders, The Shivas, The Blacklights, Stankbot Tyranny, 9 pm, $5, all ages Doug Fir—Archeology, Hurtbird, Water & Bodies, Boy Eats Drum Machine, 9 pm, $10 East End—Spellcaster, Skelator, Cemetery Lust, Raptor, 9 pm, $6 Hawthorne Theatre—Alkaline Trio, Smoking Popes, Dead Country, 8:30 pm, $20-23, all agesMississippi Studios—David Bazan, Rocky Votolato, 9 pm, $15 […]
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PEDRO—Truly one of the most intriguing performers around, David Bazan and pals roll through Portland in support of his recent album Strange Negotiations. The onetime Pedro the Lion frontman divorced himself from his Christian upbringing, resulting in some harrowing songs about faith, loss, recovery, and just about everything else in between. EACw/Rocky Votolato; Mississippi Studios, […]
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Sand Castles in Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland cats rejoice: Sand in the City kicks off today, in which our city’s living room is turned into a litterbox 450 tons of sand are constructed into sand sculptures in the middle of downtown Portland for the fun of kids, families, and that creepy guy on the beach with the metal detector. (And not […]
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HEROES IN A HALF-SHELL—A collaboration between the Hollywood Theatre, Ground Kontrol, and the folks behind Filmusik, Arcade-O-Vision offers an old-school videogame tournament on a movie theater screen—accompanied by live, 8-bit-inspired music from Cosmic Fluke and the Electric Opera Company! Tonight’s game is Konami’s 1989 brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… and as an added bonus, 1990’s […]
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Lipstick for Dogs
I know, the Portland summer’s still trying to find its sea legs, and you haven’t had the opportunity to tire of the breezy bohemian look and you have many more endearing freckle patches to develop. However! There’s an upcoming event combining makeovers and consultations for not only cosmetics but also skincare and nutrition, and it’s […]
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Rush to Rushmore
It’s an action-packed movie night, between Harry Potter and His Dastardly Shallows, Goonies at Oregon Park, Up in Smoke at the Laurelhurst, and the bleep-bloop-bleep arcade fun at the Hollywood Theatre, but I’m taking Jamie’s lead and going to the last night of Rushmore at the Academy. It’s Max and Bill Murray on the big […]
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MAKE LIKE A TREE—We may remember him best as Biff from Back to the Future, but Tom Wilson never stopped doing good work, turning out guest spots in movies and shows like The Informant and Freaks and Geeks. Tonight’s your first shot (of four!) at seeing him work the stage solo and unadulterated. MSHelium Comedy […]
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Alder & Co. Anniversary
While the focus on MOD and Sold Out is most frequently directed at the many doings of our city’s busy apparel industry, the last year has seen a rise in design shops with proprietors who scour the earth to bring back merchandise from all corners for home and office decoration as well as to wear. […]