Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday, Feb 22 Mike Krol, Vertical Scratchers “Sometimes I want the palm trees to lean so far that they break and crush me,” Mike Krol sings on “Blue and Pink,” echoing every sad sack who’s had to drag a lovesick head through an obnoxiously perfect LA day. The […]
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The 27 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Feb 18-21 2019
Kacey Musgraves Makes Magic! Justin Timberlake Makes Good! Marcella Arguello Makes a Minority Retort, and More!
Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Monday, Feb 18 Justin Timberlake I’ll be completely honest: I’ve been a diehard Justin Timberlake fan since his NSYNC days. I’ve seen him live seven times, and with each tour, Timberlake outdoes himself. Man of the Woods isn’t Justin Timberlake’s best work by any means, but […]
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The 29 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Feb 15-17 2019
Black Comedy Festivals! Podcast Festivals! Beer Festivals! A Feast of Fests Await You!
Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday , Feb 15 This Party is Killing You Sweden! We don’t talk enough about Sweden. Well… actually, we probably do talk enough about Sweden. But we don’t talk enough about Sweden’s favorite daughter, Robyn, whose high-energy electropop has been some of the world’s finest since the late ’90s. (2005’s Robyn is still 10,000 […]
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The 23 Best Movies and Shows to Watch in Portland: Feb 15-28
Alita: Battle Angel I have never recommended seeing a movie in 3D, let alone IMAX 3D, because films should either succeed in 2D or they aren’t worth seeing. But for Alita: Battle Angel, I will—for the first time—tell you to splurge on the IMAX. With this visually stunning adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s manga, we should […]
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The 13 Best Things to Do This VALENTINE’S DAY!
Smokey Valentines! SCARY Valentines! Valentines on a Boat! Valentine Punks! Drinks! Dinner! Kitty Cats! Celebrate Love, Portland Style!
Smokey Robinson & the Oregon Symphony Perhaps you’re the type of person who can’t express the love you’re feeling. If so, today’s the day to let the expert step in and do it for you, when the Oregon Symphony presents Valentine’s Day with Smokey Robinson. Listen to this classic soul singer croon his greatest hits […]
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The 31 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Feb 11-14 2019
Winter is Coming, Smokey is Singing, the Blazers are Warring, and Oh Yeah… Valentine’s Day!
Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Monday, Feb 11 Coraline A 10th anniversary benefit screening of Coraline—Laika’s stop-motion animated film, which this year turns 10 years old—put on by Travel Oregon to benefit areas in Oregon that are recovering from last summer’s wildfire damage. Proceeds from this screening help restore damaged areas […]
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10 for $10: Your Best Bang For the Buck Shows, Feb 8-10
Portland Black Film Festival: Sign O’ the Times Purple Rain was one of the five biggest things to happen to pop-culture in the ’80s. This is undeniable fact. Also undeniable: None of why it resonates has anything to do with its qualities as narrative fiction. Purple Rain is, of all Prince’s stabs at storytelling through […]
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The 31 Best Things to Do in Portland this Weekend: Feb 8-10 2019
Michelle Obama is (Be-)Coming! (UPDATE – She’s Still Coming. But in March. THANKS SNOW), The State Fair is Starting! Wiz and Curren$y Take You Back to 2009, and If You Like Motorbikes, You’ll Like This Weekend!
Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday, Feb 8 The Aces: State Fair It’s the middle of winter so please put some laughter on your faces with the latest from legendary sketch comedy duo the Aces. Shelley McLendon and Michael Fetters slip into so many different characters (swingers in peacock chairs, distracted show dogs in slow motion—the […]
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The 27 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Feb 4-7 2019
The Moda Gets RAW, the Coliseum Gets Rocky, the Mission is Unmentionable, and Curious Comedy Goes I, Anonymous!
Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Monday, Feb 4 WWE Monday Night RAW One of television’s longest-running, sweatiest soap operas returns to the Moda Center for a Monday night throwdown. (4:30 pm, Moda Center, $35 and up, all ages) Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Ryley Walker Ryley Walker’s 2018 gem Deafman Glance was […]
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The 23 Most Delicious Things to Do in Portland: February 2019
It Ain’t ALL Valentine Feasts ‘n’ Treats… There’s a LOT of Goodies to Eat and Drink This February!
Black Feast: Love Letters Dine on a delicious multi-course vegan meal inspired by Black poets Morgan Parker, Dominique Christina, Safia Elhillo, and Nicole Sealy at this year’s first installation of pop-up dinner series, Black Feast, run by Black queer arist duo chef Salimatu Amabebe and Annika Hansteen-Izora. (Sat Feb 2, 6:30 pm, Yale Union, $55) […]
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The 21 Funniest Things to Do in Portland: February 2019
The NW Black Comedy Fest Sets Up Shop, The Listen Up Podcast Festival Shares Some Gems, Maz Jobrani, Taylor Tomlinson, and Russell Peters Come Through, and The Aces Take You to the State Fair!
3rd Annual NW Black Comedy Festival The NW Black Comedy Festival is back once again, settled into their home at Portland Black History landmark the Billy Webb Elks Lodge, and the 2019 lineup is a treasure trove of stand-up, storytelling, and podcasting talent, with guests including Curtis Cook, The Broken Glass podcast, Tone Hixx, Chaz […]
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The 32 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Feb 1-3 2019
Play a Game of Truth I’d Dare, Enjoy a Miami Connection So Bad it’s RAD, See Some Funny Girls, and If You Wanted the Best, Well…
Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday, Feb 1 Cascade Festival of African Films Every year, Portland Community College’s Cascade Festival of African Films offers Portlanders a glimpse of a continent that’s rarely captured—and even more rarely captured accurately—on Western film. With shorts, features, documentaries, and visiting filmmakers, the fest boasts works from Sudan, Burkina Faso, Morocco, […]