Looking to make some pottery with your dog? Really?! Oh. Okay. That’s weird. Well, you can, I guess. It’s going down tonight at the Jupiter Hotel’s patio tent with Yappy Hours, free monthly dog-and-people meetups that benefit the Oregon Humane Society. April’s meet ‘n’ grrreet is all about making ceramic art with your dog. Sorta […]
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SARCASM X—Obama’s election means we can pretty much declare the whole “racism” thing over. Author Damali Ayo (How to Rent a Negro) helps us navigate our fabulous newtopia with a reading from her guide to America Obamistan! Land Without Racism. Yes, we can! Yes, we did! Yes, this is completely sarcastic! JCPowell’s City of Books, […]
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American Apparel Rummage Sale
Love them or hate them, know this: American Apparel is holding a rummage sale at our convention center on May 14 and 15, 10 am-8 pm, where you can score your tube socks and underwear and v-neck tees and all that for as little as $1. Exciting, I know! However let’s please maintain a level […]
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ISLAND TIME—Salt air and volcanic sulfur permeates Shearwater’s island-inspired release The Golden Archipelago. Their aired-out, vaulted sound, peppered with moments of electric intensity, will turn the Doug Fir into a sonic island all its own. PACw/Wye Oak, the Hospital Ships; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $10-12SADFACE—Next time you’re whining on Facebook about how […]
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WORLD VOICES—New York’s PEN World Voices Festival is dedicated to celebrating and promoting international literature. Tonight, PEN sponsors its first-ever event in Portland, a reading with American Book Award-winning poet Rigoberto González, co-sponsored by the invaluable Miracle Theatre Group. AHMiracle Theatre, 525 SE Stark, 7:30 pm, $10 HIT THE JACKPOT—Following Thursday’s fundraiser screening of The […]
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TEAM COCO—This weekend’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival promises a can’t-miss lineup of standup comedy, plus a panel featuring Conan O’Brien’s writers! As Coco travels around the nation warming up for his TBS show, the writers and performers who made Late Night so great will be dishing on what it’s like to work for Conan—and they might […]
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Examiner Gives Open Season A Thumbs-Up
Chris Cone of the Examiner caught up with a few of our Open Season designers, including Project Runway alum Janeane Marie. Read the whole post over at MOD. Open Season is happening on May 7th, so be sure to get your tickets now!
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GONERS—Portland gets all atwitter when the Reverend Jesse Jackson drops in to chastise the city for its handling of police shootings, but I dare say the notoriously controversial political hiphop heroes Dead Prez will have something a lot more… how do I say… inspiring to say about the state of things. MSw/Mic Crenshaw, Illmaculate; Berbati’s […]
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NIGHT OF LAUGHS—This weekend, comedians from all over will invade Southeast Portland for the Bridgetown Comedy Fest. Think of tonight’s show—which spotlights local comedians performing at Bridgetown—as a chance to establish a base tan for the cruise of hilarity Bridgetown is going to take you on this weekend. AHw/Richie Stratton, Virginia Jones, Cody Smith, Nathan […]
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Free Monday Fun
Notorious H.I.T.C.H.C.O.C.K. A couple (FREE!) things to do tonight: You could catch Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious (not to be confused with a certain biopic about a well-known large man), with sexies Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Notorious (1946)Pix Patisserie North3901 N Williams8:30 pm, free Or maybe you wanna go hear from the bloggin’ rancher’s wife Ree […]
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SAY YEA—With second album Odd Blood, Yeasayer have fully embraced the synth-wrapped ’80s-funk sound they’d previously been hinting at. Be sure to arrive in time to catch opener Sleigh Bells, who bring a fat-bottomed, full-tilt dance party to your face—and all the other parts of your body. NLWonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 9 pm, $15-18, […]
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Tickets to This Year’s Mercury Fashion Show Are On Sale Now!
The 2010 edition of the Mercury‘s annual fashion show, “Open Season,” is taking place Friday, May 7 at the Bossanova (722 E Burnside)! I’m extremely excited about this year’s terrific lineup, including Reif, Adam Arnold, Dust, Janeane Marie, Erhart, Isaac Hers, Andy Lifschutz, Liza Rietz, Dawn Sharp, Heather Treadway, Ruki by Melanie Parr, and R.A.W. […]