via Kickstarter … And it’s going to be pretty close. Even with that $10,000 donation, the venerable NW theater’s first foray into crowdfunding will need a surge of contributions before Saturday if it’s going to meet its goal. Granted, there are a lot of sexier things to crowdfund than “new seats,” but I’ll point you […]
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St. Johns Theater and Pub Gets Renovated, Goes First-Run This Friday
Kathleen Nyberg/McMenamins ST. JOHNS THEATER AND PUB New screen, new seats, new sound, new movies. Old dome. McMenamins has been on THEATER-RENOVATING TEAR lately: Last year they renovated the Bagdad Theater, turning it back into a first-run theater, not to mention the best place to see new movies in SE Portland. Last spring, they renovated […]
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This Week’s Letters Section!
If you ever want to take the temperature of the streets and see what’s on the minds of Portlanders, simply turn to the Mercury‘s Letters page (just don’t be surprised if you don’t always like what you see). —Maybe someday people will learn that if you step to Ann Romano, the immediate result is her […]
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An Interview with Portland Film Festival Executive Director Josh Leake
SEX ED Spoiler: All of those kids are dead. Last week I wrote about the Portland Film Festival, which kicks off this evening with the premiere of Sex Ed. I very much enjoyed Sex Ed, but I was more critical of the festival’s overall programming—the volume of which is intimidating, and the quality of which […]
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Portland, GMOs, and Grrrrrrgh! Arrrgh! Neil deGrasse Tyson!
Following the National Review‘s “Grrrr, Neil deGrasse Tyson is THE WORST!” cover story (it’s behind a pay wall, but the subhead that frets about “America’s nerd problem” sums up the tone nicely), the Los Angeles Times‘ has an editorial by Matthew Fleischer that asks “Why Are Conservatives Afraid of Neil deGrasse Tyson?” It’s a pretty […]
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UPDATED: XRAY.fm’s KZME Merger/Takeover Is Official
Back in June start-up radio station XRAY.fm announced they were entering talks about a merger with KZME, and according to XRAY’s Musical Director Aaron Hall, that deal is now official as of last night: We signed the contract to take over KZME’s transmitter at 107.1fm. This is a game changer for XRAY as it will […]
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Portland’s Pretty x MOD
Two great tastes that go great together: Over on MOD we’ve teamed up with intrepid street/party photographer (and former Mercury sales rep) Marissa Sullivan of Portland’s Pretty, who’s going to be posting up weekly digests of the best looks she found around town. Sullivan’s energy levels are off the charts; her capacity for party hopping […]
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The Retail Shuffle
If three’s a trend, four is too many to ignore. Four of Portland’s higher profile independent clothing(-ish) shops have either recently moved or are in the process of doing so, so in the interest of supplying you with the two hands needed to find one’s own ass, please note the following: —Stand Up Comedy is […]
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Cargo’s New Digs
Longtime Portland import-retailer Cargo (which also has an adorable mini-me in Astoria) began on Portland’s eastside before becoming one of the early adopters of the Pearl District 16 years ago. With their lease coming up, partners Patty Merrill and Bridgid Blackburn took advantage of the window to make a change, and set their sights back […]
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Know *Your* City: Not Just for Tourists
Maybe you’ve seen it: The long-awaited Know Your City mobile kiosk is operational, strategically positioned in Ankeny Alley in order to intercept the tourist cross-traffic between Voodoo and Saturday Market. So yes, if you walk up to the kiosk you will feel like a total fucking tourist.* It’s a great thing for tourists to do, […]
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Washington High School Development to Include Music Venue
Jeff Yarbrough Washington High School, an anchor of the Buckman neighborhood at SE Stark and 14th, has been sitting empty for years—it last held regular classes in 1981. The city of Portland bought it in 2005, but other than the Time-Based Arts Festival using as a hub during the years of 2009-2013, it’s been waiting […]
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Royal Tenenbaums & Monkeys with Guns: It’s This Week’s Mercury Film Section!
WES’ WORLD: WES ANDERSON AND HIS INFLUENCES The NW Film Center has a fantastic Wes Anderson film series lined up—not only are all of Anderson’s films playing (with the exception of The Grand Budapest Hotel), but so are influential films from the likes of Hal Ashby, François Truffaut, Robert Altman, and Werner Herzog. And if […]