Things to Do

Bitch’n, Sama Dams, Sea Charms, Like a Villain This free matinee show is the capstone event of Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington’s Sound Engineering for Teens program—it’s their class-end final presentation, if you will—but we reap the benefits, as amazing Portland bands like Bitch’n, Sama Dams, Sea Charms, and Like a Villain will […]

The Exorcist with Linda Blair The Exorcist stays pinned to the top of all-time genre best lists not just for the horror of its subject matter, but the horror of its making. Director William Friedkin basically tortured everyone on set, and that desperation comes through in the performances of all involved, including its young, pea […]

The Thesis 2 Year Anniversary Since its inception nearly two years ago, the Thesis has dramatically transformed the landscape of Portland music. Every month the hip-hop concert series delivers lineups showcasing promising up-and-coming local artists alongside seasoned veterans—a feat that seamlessly weaves together the transforming city’s past and present. To celebrate its second birthday, this […]

Re-Run Theater: Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time As we stumble through 2016’s darkest timeline, we find bright spots where we can. Here’s one! The Hollywood Theatre’s Re-Run Theater series is showing all six parts (!) of the 1978 Doctor Who arc “The Invasion of Time”—complete with Tom Baker’s fourth Doctor, goofy-ass aliens, and vintage […]

Anna Kendrick With the apocalypse bearing down upon us, we find joy where we can—and I will suggest that no one embodies joy (and snark, and goofiness) better than Anna Kendrick, star of Pitch Perfect and Up in the Air and whose tweets are basically the only reason to not burn Twitter to the ground. […]