JOE ANYBODY: NOBODY’S FOOL… Portland videographer Joe Anybody, who has worked for some time here in town to document the activities of law enforcement and the peace and justice movement, is screening a selection of his footage tomorrow at the Portland Art Museum. Miller Room, 4pm. The 70 minute video features local anti-war, military resistance, […]
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Everything Joel Salatin Does is Illegal
Joel Salatin The problems associated with the way we’ve chosen to feed our population include food borne pathogens from robust strains of antibiotic resistant pathogens, diabetes, obesity, water pollution, increased green house gasses, and a general disconnect between ourselves and real food. We wander the grocery store, reaching for whatever processed corn product we feel […]
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Speakeasy + Tiki
Starting tonight, the fun tiki-loving folks at Tiki Kon are starting their boozy weekend off right with their seventh annual pub crawl, home bar crawl, hangover brunch, and puu-puu platter-y party. Sounds fun. Wish I had the scratch, but for all you richie-riches, here are the deets. Tiki KonFri Aug 7-Sun Aug 9$75 weekend pass […]
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15,000 Square Feet of Asphalt for the Kids!
Here is what the playground of Vestal Elementary school on 82nd Avenue currently looks like: Eric Rosewall – Depave Last summer Vestal teacher Chad Honl got so upset with kids spending recess on a what amounts to a grassless parking lot that he got the school to tear up one patch of pavement and plant […]
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Bring Your Daughters
Does your darling little girl like to roller skate? Naturally. Does she like to twirl and spin so her ruffled, pink dress shows off those cute little Mary Jane flats? Then she can suck it. It’s time to toughen up. The Rose City Rollers are coming for your daughters. The Rose Buds, Portland’s Junior Roller […]
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Tonight: True Stories VIII
Tonight at the (air conditioned) Mississippi Studios, it’s live storytelling event True Stories, with Chelsea Cain, Courtenay Hameister, Scott Poole, Stacy Bolt, and special guest Greg Robillard (author of Captain Freedom: A Superhero’s Quest for Truth, Justice, and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves). Sitting perfectly still in an air-conditioned room listening to other people […]
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Soul Clap, Now with Flop Sweat
I know, I know, it’s still freakin’ hot out. But that’s just nature’s way of making you a sweaty, angry dancing machine. So don’t forget about the soultastic dance night and contest, Soul Clap & Dance Off, at Rotture tonight. NYC’s Jonathan Toubin and our own DJ Beyonda will be making the soul records (and […]
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The Last Splash
If you liked Forecast, the Mercury‘s most recent spring fashion show, then the next project coming up for our crew—myself, the illustrious promoter and event planner Connie Wohn, Mercury contributor Brett Glass, and Frances May‘s Pamela Baker-Miller—should be on your radar: It was born out of the fact that Connie, whose birthday is in January, […]
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Building A Collaborative City Talk Tonight
With good panelists and an interesting venue given the subject (remember all the “collaboration” around the sign on the roof?!) this should be well worth attending tonight: WHITE STAG DISCUSSION: SEE YOU THERE…
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Big Fat Gay Wedding Tonight!
The place to be tonight is Backspace at 7PM, where you can watch Mayor Adams officiate a nearly-legal gay wedding while chowing down on free cupcakes and raising your own questions about why the hell Oregon does not yet have marriage equality. Dress fancy! I’ll be wearing my Quinceañera dress.
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GO TO THE HURT LOCKER TONIGHT.
The Hurt Locker screens at the Hollywood tonight, with director Kathryn Bigelow in attendance for a Q&A. The proceeds are going to the Portland Women’s Film Festival (POW Fest). In other words: Here’s your chance to see a really kickass movie, and then hear a really kickass director talk about it, and it’s for a […]
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Big Fat Gay Wedding Next Week!
Why does Portland lag behind Des Moines on marriage equality issues?When will same sex couples finally get full rights in Oregon?How can we push for gay rights without inflaming a Measure 36-like bigot backlash? What better way to answer these questions than during a (not quite binding) big fat gay wedding? Join the Merc, youth […]