Lindsay Costello
Posted inDo This, Do That
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for December 1-7
A Sun Ra documentary sparkles, and naughty Santa (John Waters) is coming to town.
c3Category — Arts & Culture
Posted inEverOut
The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Nov 28–30, 2025
41st Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, MAUM Market, and More Cheap & Easy Under $20
Once you’ve cleared away the dishes and waved goodbye to your family members, it’s finally time to ease into the weekend. There are numerous opportunities to get your holiday shopping done while supporting local small businesses at events from Record Store Day Black Friday to the MAUM Market and from the 41st Annual Tree Lighting […]
Posted inMusic
When Wonder Ballroom Says All Ages, They Mean All Ages
Portland music venues push against the OLCC for more inclusive spaces.
Ryan J. Prado
Posted inMercury Music Picks
Mercury Music Picks: Going to Bootcamp and a Benefit for Synth Library Portland
Plus a list of Indigenous resources to donate to and Portland music news!
Nolan Parker
Posted inVisual Art
Seeing Ursula K. Le Guin’s Many Sides
Oregon Contemporary’s tribute to the novelist and multi-practice artist gets in the weeds in the best way possible.
A Larger Reality: Ursula K. Le Guin isn’t a typical exhibition. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin wasn’t a typical artist. Curated by her son, Theo Downes-Le Guin, the new show installed at Oregon Contemporary is, by his definition, “nonobjective”—a sprawling love note unembarrassed by its devotion. Braiding her personal and creative worlds, the exhibition pulls together interactive […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Portland and Guillermo del Toro Are Symbiotically Bound
At a Tomorrow Theater screening, the director discussed the rise of AI, the future of stop-motion animation, and who he identifies with in Frankenstein.
Guillermo del Toro sincerely concluded: I discovered I was a 14-year-old girl in Victorian times.
Posted inDo This, Do That
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for November 24-30
This week: Indigenous foodways, absurdist comedy, and a film screening benefiting Gaza.
It’s Thanksgiving week, which translates differently for everyone: Some will be stoked for the time off work, others dreading the family dynamics, and a whole lot of us angry about the holiday’s connection to colonial violence and white supremacy. This week, you’ll find ways to lean into all of those Big Feelings: Ogala Lakota Sioux […]
Posted inThe Trash Report
THE TRASH REPORT: “No Thank You” to Many Garbage Men, “Yes Thank You” to the Trash Pandas
Line up, trash pandas! Your garbage can of gossip awaits.
Hello, and welcome back to the Trash Report! Happy Thanksgiving week! Let me start this column with something I’m thankful for, which is that today’s children’s aren’t fed a lot of horseshit about Pilgrims and colonialism, so I don’t have to decorate the house for this holiday, which is one less thing to deal with. […]
Posted inNewsblast!
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Portland’s Swimming in Hypocrites, Blazers Get Annoying (On Purpose), and Winter Has Landed! 🛬🥶
GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to […]
Posted inAlbum Review
Album Review: Becoming Friends With Dean Johnson
Taking the scenic route to his second album I Hope We Can Still Be Friends.
Audrey Vann
Posted inFree Tickets!
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to Tony Furtado, Wicked Craft Bazaar, Tezeta Band, and MORE!
Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider making […]
Posted inWinter Guide 2025
The Mercury’s Great Big Gift Guide
Our writers weigh in on what your gift recipients actually want—no Amazon required.
[What follows is one of the many merry articles in the Mercury’s Winter Guide 2025. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous this holiday season, support us here.—eds.] Seasoned gift-givers know that the best presents are spotted spontaneously, months before the holidays kick […]