THURSDAY, MAY 7
Over 70 kickass artists—including Bryan
Lee O’Malley, Farel Dalrymple, Joelle Jones, Hope Larson, Vasilis
Lolos, and Becky Cloonan—have contributed to Floating World
Comics’ tribute show Full of Pryde, which features artists’ versions of
beloved X-Men character Kitty Pryde. Plenty of gorgeous original
art will be on display, and prints will be sale—with all the
benefits going to OHSU’s Hemophilia Treatment Center! EH
Floating World Comics, 20 NW 5th, #101, 6-10 pm, FREE
The folks at Tender Loving Empire
wanted their initial First Thursday shindig of the new year to be
something extraordinary. It looks like they succeeded with a full block
party compiled of handmade vendors, an art show, plus live performances
from Church and Finn Riggins. I wonder how they are going to top this
next month? EAC
Tender Loving Empire, 1720 NW Lovejoy #109, 6-10 pm, FREE, all
ages
FRIDAY, MAY 8
Filmmaker Peggy Ahwesh’s early deconstructions
of genre and identity influenced a generation of artists, and tonight
PDX Film Fest screens a mini-retrospective of her work. Afterward, head
over to Holocene for the second annual Experimental Filmmaker Karaoke
Throwdown, in which filmmakers provide wacky new videos for your
favorite karaoke songs! MV
Peggy Ahwesh retrospective at Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE
Clinton, 7:30 pm, $7; Karaoke Throwdown w/Hooliganship, Rush-N-Disco,
DJ BJ at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 10 pm, $7 (free w/fest
pass)
On Aceyalone’s latest album,
Aceyalone and the Lonely Ones, the LA rapper eases back
with another T.A.M.I. Show‘s worth of ’60s-infused soul samples.
It’s a direction both of Ace’s Haiku d’Etat brethren—Abstract
Rude and Myka 9—have also been trekking in recent years, working
away from mainstream hiphop’s ongoing obsession with the ’80s. AS
w/DJ Drez, Nocando, Living Proof; Berbati’s Pan, 10 SW 3rd, 9 pm,
$13-15
SATURDAY, MAY 9
Leash up Bob Barker (best dog name
ever), because it’s time you and your dog shed that winter weight (and
coat) and take part in the Oregon Humane Society Doggie Dash. In its
22nd year, the event has a goal to raise $245,000 for animals, and you
can help out by dashing (or walking) down a car-free Naito Parkway.
(Bring a bag.) EAC
Tom McCall Waterfront Park, SW Naito & Pine, registration 7:30
am, run 9 am, $25 registration fee
A mind-blowing array of local bands makes up
the track listing for the fifth Failing Records compilation, and the
double CD is only $10! Four of those bands play the free, all-ages
release show tonight: Southern Belle, Bark Hide and Horn, Palo Verde,
and the Metal Shakespeare Company are all completely different, and all
completely great. NL
Backspace, 115 NW 5th, 8 pm, FREE, all ages
SUNDAY, MAY 10
Cloud Cult’s live shows not only show
off a wide range of instruments (cello, trumpet, flute), but also
incorporate live painting and video projections of the audience. Plus,
they are Energy Star-rated: Craig Minowa’s Earthology Records studio is
powered by geothermal energy and built with recycled materials. KP
w/Say Hi, Ice Palace; Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 8 pm,
$13-15
It’s your chance for otherworldly Muppet mayhem
as the Fraggles go head to head with Bowie the Goblin King. Witness the
harmony of the underworld in a classic Fraggle Rock episode
before getting lost in Labyrinth. It’s all part of NW Film
Center’s month-long celebration of Jim Henson. PAC
Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park, Fraggle Rock
at 4:30 pm,Labyrinth at 7 pm, $8 per
show
MONDAY, MAY 11
Get ready for a raucous night of dancey
punk at the Know, when the spazztastic Drunken Boat headlines a great
show that also features an “All Ramones Dance Party!” Hold on… that’s
almost too much fun for one evening. WSH
w/Ringers; The Know, 2026 NE Alberta, 8 pm, $5
EVEN THOUGH YOU
WERE FIRTHT IN LINE FOR THE DEBUT OF THTAR TREK, YOU THOULD
TOTALLY THEE IT AGAIN TONIGHT, BECAUTHE THITH THTAR TREK IS THO
FREAKING AWETHOME!! I LOVE YOU, THPOCK!! I LOVE YOU, THULU!! WSH
Various theaters, see Film Times for locations and
times
TUESDAY, MAY 12
In an attempt to fatten up the trim, Spandexed
cyclists will probably shame downtown’s more portly bureaucrats when
the city promises free bagels and doughnuts to all bike commuters. Chow
down in the city’s living room with 100 percent all-lean-meat cyclists
and (quite probably) some hungry homeless people. SM
Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW 6th & Morrison, 7:30-9 am,
FREE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
The third play in a four-part Anton
Chekhov project, Three Sisters takes on upper-class decay in
19th century Russia through the eyes of three dissatisfied sisters.
Artists Repertory Theatre commissioned playwright Tracy Letts for this
new adaptation of a timeless work with timeless themes. MD
Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison, Wed-Sun 7:30 pm, Sun
2 pm, through June 14, $20-47
You know Geek Love, but did you know
Portland author Katherine Dunn has been covering boxing since the early
’80s? One Ring Circus is a collection of articles and essays on
the sport, laden with insight and anecdotes from an especially literate
fan. MS
Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 7:30 pm, FREE
It’s okay to admit you never would have
heard of the Vaselines were it not for Kurt Cobain. Anyone who says
otherwise is almost certainly lying. Claims of having seen them live
are only slightly more credible, until now. And you’ve only been
waiting since grade school! MS
w/the Dutchess and the Duke; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm,
$19-20