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The 18 Funniest Things to Do in Portland: January 2019

Animaniacs Come to Life! Councilman Jamm Comes Back to Town! Andy Borowitz Snarks, Rhea Butcher Reigns, and Minority Retort Returns!
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Animaniacs! in Concert Randy Rogel (music) and Rob Paulsen (narf!) somehow manage to translate the madness of Animaniacs to the live stage, with music, comedy, and an opportunity to meet the men behind the sounds of a formative cartoon experience. (Sat Jan 12, 7:30 pm, Newmark Theatre, $32.50-60) Adam Ray Helium kicks off the new […]

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The 27 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Dec 21-23 2018

Travis Scott Takes Over the Moda, XRAY.fm Takes Over a Mall, Matt Braunger Comes Home, the Hollywood Theatre Unleashes a Deluge of Xmas Flix, and Oh SHIT! A Last Minute Gift Fair!
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Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday, Dec 21 Matt Braunger Everyone’s home for the holidays, and that includes comedian Matt Braunger, who grew up here right here in the Rose City. Braunger’s hilarious, of course—just check out his 2015 album Big, Dumb Animal for instant proof—and that would be reason enough to go, […]

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Things to Do: New Year’s Eve 2018 Edition!

A Selection from the Multitude of Parties, Bashes, Shindigs, and Celebrations in Portland on December 31st
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Portland: you have your mission. Take this last night of 2018—a year that somehow felt about three years long—and find a measure of joy within it. Celebrate that joy as strongly and as purely as you can. You won’t be able to salvage the entire year in a single night, and it’d be silly to […]

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The 24 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Dec 17-20 2018

John Legend Brings the Spirit, Aminé and Buddy Bring the Style, and Natasha and Moshe Bring the Laughs! What a Week Before Christmas!
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Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Monday, Dec 17 Gina Yashere Fresh off a featured spot in season two of Netflix’s The Standups, the London-hailing comedian and Senior British Correspondent for The Daily Show brings her stand-up to the Mission Theater stage for Portland stop on a West Coast tour. (8 pm, […]

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The 30 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Dec 14-16 2018

Spider-Gwen! Jenny Slate! Aunt Amy’s Back with Uncle Cait! Frankie Loves the Holigays! And Don’t Forget About Peacock Lane! LOOK OUT! Here Comes A Great Weekend!
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Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday, Dec 14 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Mashing up the bombast of Marvel with the glory days of Pixar, Spider-Verse feels decidedly different—funnier, weirder, more daring—than most American animated movies. Also: It is hands down, no exceptions, no question the best Spider-Man movie, not to mention one of […]

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The 32 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Dec 10-13 2018

Fountaine Bosses Up, Billie Eilish Gets Down, Cake is on the Menu, and There’s a Death Cab for Christmas!
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Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Monday, Dec 10 Billie Eilish, Strange Hotels, Finneas If you’re not familiar with pop sensation Billie Eilish, or if you’re flummoxed as to why someone you’ve never heard of is instantly selling out venues every time she comes to Portland, don’t kick yourself in the ass […]

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Things to Do Saturday!

14 Things to Do for Dec 8
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Crafty Wonderland If you’re feeling guilty for purchasing GARBAGE gifts for your loved ones every holiday season, there’s a quick and fun cure: Crafty Wonderland. The annual celebration of everything crafty and DIY returns to the Convention Center with over 250 vendors selling really good handmade goods: hats, action figures, art, wallets, jewelry, pins, T-shirts, bowties for cats, slingshots, and thousands […]

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Things to Do Friday!

12 Things to Do for Dec 7
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The Siren Theater’s BRAND NEW Best Christmas Ever! Somebody has to say it: Holiday spectaculars are reliably unspectacular. But not when they star the gut-busting geniuses at the Siren Theater. That’s right! Charming goofballs Shelley McLendon, Erin Jean O’Regan, Justin Himes, and the Mercurys own Wm. Steven Humphrey (to name just a few!) are back […]

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The 34 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Dec 7-9 2018

Is THIS Gonna Be the Best Christmas Ever? A Crafty Wonderland for the Ages? Well Black Santa is Back, and So is Bri Pruett (!) So Let’s DO IT!
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Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday, Dec 7 The Siren Theater’s BRAND NEW Best Christmas Ever! Somebody has to say it: Holiday spectaculars are reliably unspectacular. But not when they star the gut-busting geniuses at the Siren Theater. That’s right! Charming goofballs Shelley McLendon, Erin Jean O’Regan, Justin Himes, and the Mercurys own […]

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The 23 Best Concerts to See in Portland: December 6-19

Redd Kross! Jessica Pratt! Frankie Simone!
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THU DEC 6 The Thesis Four-Year Anniversary For the last four years, Portland’s ever-growing hip-hop scene of artists, producers, photographers, writers, fans, and friends have flocked to Kelly’s Olympian every first Thursday to support and show face at the monthly showcase. Thanks to the event’s main organizers Mac Smiff and resident DJ Verbz, the Thesis […]

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