THURSDAY, APRIL 30
The volunteers at PDX Pop Now! really went
all out for the Make it Pop! fundraiser. For starters, there will be
snacks. Plus, James Mercer (the Shins), Brandon Summers (the Helio
Sequence), Marty Marquis (Blitzen Trapper), Ryan Sollee (the Builders
and the Butcher), and more, all will perform! (We know—we had you
at snacks.) EAC
w/Loch Lomond,Dantronix; The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel,
1022 SW Stark, 7:30 pm, $30, all ages
Tracy Broyles and Meshi Chavez are the
masterminds behind Theory 1: Dance, a Portland dance company that mixes
performance art, visual art, and modern dance. Their latest work, I
Want to Stop Wanting, is about the power and burden of desire, set
to a thumping, live electronic score. KP
Disjecta, 8371 N Interstate, Thurs-Sun, 8 pm, $12-14
FRIDAY, MAY 1
Break out your best electro-pop dance
moves for sick, live remixes from Ladytron and an all-out glam show
from the Faint. Both bands are playing from albums released in 2008,
packed with enough synth to make you move like a well-oiled machine.
KP
w/Crocodiles; Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 9 pm, $20-25, all ages
It’s a special, two-day-only showing of the Holy
Grail of hilariously ultra-violent Japanese cult flicks: Battle
Royale! Naughty high schoolers equipped with neck-exploding collars
and an array of weaponry are sent to a deserted island to battle each
other to the death. Sigh! I am sooo in love! WSH
Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton, Fri & Sat, 7 pm,
$6
SATURDAY, MAY 2
You think you know Muppets? You don’t know
Scred if you haven’t seen the rare shorts and behind-the-scenes
segments that comprise Muppet History 101. Dave Goelz himself—Jim
Henson’s longtime associate and the puppeteer behind Gonzo—will
be there to answer your questions in his inside voice. AS
Northwest Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park, 2 pm, $5-8
Been looking for an excuse to check out
your local comic book store? Look no further than Free Comic Book
Day—local retailers are stocked up on comics that can be yours
today for the low, low price of FREE. From Love and
Rockets to Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Owly, there’s
something for nerds of all stripes. AH
your friendly local comic book retailer, see freecomicbookday.com for more
info
SUNDAY, MAY 3
With all respect
to D2: The Mighty Ducks (“The Puck Stops Here”), sports movies
are terrible. That said, you need to see Sugar, a delicate and
masterful look at a young pitcher’s journey from Dominican baseball
academy to the culture shock of the Midwest minor league system,
courtesy of the filmmakers who made crack seem so cool in Half
Nelson. EAC
Fox Tower 10, 846 SW Park, see Movie Times for showtimes
Northeast Portland is welcoming the newest
Portland Farmers Market location today at NE 7th and Wygant. Finally,
waifish hipsters can supplement their PBR diet with fresh produce.
PAC
King Market, NE 7th & Wygant, Sundays 10 am-2 pm
MONDAY, MAY 4
Here’s a photo show in which the artist didn’t
take any of the photos on display. Starting today, you can see an
exhibit of stolen photographs at Beulahland, courtesy of one Danny
Norton, who worked in a one-hour photo lab for six years. These snaps
capture the bizarre hilarity of everyday life, from the good ol’ days
when people shot with film instead of digital. MV
Stolen Property, Beulahland, 118 NE 28th, through
May 31, FREE
Join Nurses and White
Hinterland for a free evening of skewed, adventurous pop songs that
refuse to sit still. Get there early for Tunnels, whose warped
solo disco is, appropriately, like skulking through the sweaty walls of
a dark underground passage. NL
Valentine’s, 232 SW Ankeny, 9 pm, FREE
TUESDAY, MAY 5
Pix is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with all
things Mexican: tequila flights? Check! Mexican wrestling videos?
Check! ¡Three Amigos! starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase,
and Martin Short? Check! Margarita macaroons? Oh, yeah! They’ve
got those too! MS
Pix Patisserie, 3901 N Williams, 5 pm-midnight (movie at 8:30
pm)
Brooklyn’s Akashic Books is a brand you can
trust: The independent publisher specializes in diverse authors with
uncompromising, iconoclastic visions. Tonight’s reading brings three
Akashic authors to town to read from their new books: Cuban-born writer
Achy Obejas, second-generation Cuban writer Robert Arellano, and Maggie
Estep, who has no apparent connection to Cuba. AH
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 7:30 pm, FREE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Oregonian film critic Shawn Levy’s
latest book, Paul Newman: A Life, is the first biography of the
actor to be published after Newman’s death. Tonight, the witty,
super-smart Levy reads from his book, no doubt adding some personal
perspective on one of America’s greatest actors along the way. EH
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 7:30 pm, FREE
Celebrate the opening night of the eighth
annual Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival (PDX Film
Fest) with a party featuring Bum Equipment, a live installation
of video mashups by 20 different artists from around the world. MV
w/Deelay Ceelay; galleryHOMELAND, 2505 SE 11th, 7 pm,
FREE