MLK Day of Service Instead of simply going on Instagram and posting a regal image of Martin Luther King Jr. next to a misattributed quote this January 17, consider participating in MLK Day of Service to honor the civil rights leader’s vision for a more compassionate and just world. There are lots of celebrations, youth […]
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The 34 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Jan 17-19 2020
You wanna do some good? You can do that. You wanna laugh real hard? That can happen. You wanna feel beats and rhymes so deep in your chest your whole brain cracks wide open? That is most definitely on the menu—that and a whole lot more. If you enjoy live music, live theater, live comedy, […]
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The 26 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Jan 13-16 2020
Another week in 2020, another full slate of amazing Things to Do to stay busy in the best way, like saying Hello from the Magic Tavern, saying hi to all the puppers at the Rose City Classic, enjoying some great homegrown comedy as always, and that’s not even getting into the veritable tons of good […]
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Cheap, Free, & Fun: The 26 Best Bang For Your Buck Events in Portland, Jan 10-16 2020
Cry Babe, Deathlist, Spoon Benders, Elly Swope It feels like I hear Cry Babe’s “Soft Honk” song everywhere I go, and I might. Not only is it a relatable, catchy, funny song about street harassment, but singer Anaïs Genevieve’s unusual contralto delivers the mundane tale with an unforgettable “Northern ballad” style of singing—like Morrissey, but […]
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The 35 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Jan 10-12 2020
2020 may not be very old, but it’s already provided us with so many opportunities to find new ways to maintain (at least a little) hope and light through art; and Portland is hosting a pretty nicely packed weekend full of good stuff along those lines. There’s a Girl Fest, a Folk Fest, Glitter Wizards, […]
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The Most Delicious Things to Do in Portland: January 2020
St. Johns Winter Beer Fest StormBreaker invites beer lovers to gather in their snowglobe of beer love for an all-day affair celebrating winter ales via their curated beer list, as well as special food items, and an axe throwing event. (Sat Jan 18, noon, StormBreaker Brewing, $20) Drink Better The Hoxton’s basement bar 2NW5 welcomes Bar […]
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The 19 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Jan 6-9 2020
Global political events not withstanding, (yes, that’s a pretty big exception, roll with it) it sorta feels like the year is still struggling to wake up a little and rub the sleep out of its eyes, and this week’s slate of entertainment options is doing its best to get 2020 hopping. Hit the links below […]
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Have a Happy (Cheap, Free, & Fun) New Year for $15 or Less!
If you want to go out for New Year’s Eve but don’t want to shell out the cash for something extravagant, we got you. Below, we’ve rounded up 15 places where you can celebrate the end of the decade without spending more than $15. If you can’t find something you like, check out our complete […]
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Have a Happy (Cheap, Free, & Fun) New Year 2019 for $15 or Less!
If you want to go out for New Year’s Eve but don’t want to shell out the cash for something extravagant, we got you. Below, we’ve rounded up 15 places where you can celebrate the end of the decade without spending more than $15. If you can’t find something you like, check out our complete […]
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The 19 Funniest Things to Do in Portland: January 2020
Middleditch & Schwartz Get ready for an evening of wild-yet-intimate improv comedy with Jean Ralphio from Parks and Recreation and Richard Hendricks from Silicon Valley—except they won’t be playing those characters because that was TV and this is real life. IRL, Ben Schwartz and Thomas Middleditch are maybe even funnier than their fictional counterparts! These two […]
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Make New Year’s 2020 A Night To (Maybe) Remember with Our Curated Collection of NYE Things To Do!
So the 21st century is about to be two decades down, and we’re on the precipice of (re-)entering the Roaring Twenties. That’s pretty damned wild, isn’t it? We may be tired and wrung out by… well, everything, but that’s the joy of New Year’s Eve; although we intellectually recognize that nothing really changes when the […]
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The 24 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Jan 3-5 2019
Well, there went 2019, and the first decade of the 21st century. Feels a little weird, right? Especially since all of last year’s problems that were around on December 31 are… mostly still here in 2020. So what do we do? We decide to have some goddamn fun, that’s what we do. It’s the first […]