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Posted inQueer

Even More! 2025 Pride Events: Bingo, Disco, and a Horny Gay Teen Comedy That Does Not Quit

Also, queer Asians celebrate at a wife-and-wife owned wine bar and Wonderwood Springs hosts Ye Olde Gay Faire!
Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo Nolan Parker, Suzette Smith, Lindsay Costello, and Janey Wong

Everyone knows Portland Pride starts in June—despite the parade kicking up zir heels in July. Pride is already here, and the Merc is keeping a rolling calendar of event picks you might love. In this installment: a dedicated meet-up for queer Asians at a wife-and-wife owned wine bar, bingo from Tomorrow Theater’s ORIGINAL bingo queen […]

Posted inTheater & Performance

Profile Theatre’s Mother Russia Finds Humor in Collapse

Lauren Yee’s farce blends slapstick, surveillance, and Soviet nostalgia, but its critique of capitalism stops short of a fresh indictment.
Avatar photo Lindsay Costello

It’s 1992, and two young Russian men are mid-worship of a Filet-O-Fish sandwich. They fall to their knees and claim massive, moaning bites with sexual fervor.  “How is it so soft?” one marvels. “Is this what capitalism tastes like?” Lauren Yee’s Mother Russia, the final play in Profile Theatre’s 2024–25 season deep dive on her […]

Posted inMercury Music Picks

Mercury Music Picks: Casual Hex Record Release Show

Plus, Blonde Redhead open for Bloc Party in the Clouds and Michael Cera Palin play the Mission!
Avatar photo Nolan Parker

Thursday, June 12 City Cast Portland ft. Nolan Parker I’ve been listening to the City Cast Portland podcast for a minute now, and what a sweet surprise that they’ve asked me to come on the pod! I’ll be talking about the best outdoor music happenings popping off in Portland over the summer—of which there are many—along […]

Posted inEverOut

The Top 32 Events in Portland This Week: June 9–15, 2025

8 Seconds Rodeo, Portland Book Week, and More
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We’re locked in for another week of exciting events, with top picks from the 8 Seconds Rodeo to the second annual Portland Book Week and from the perfectly ripe James Beard Strawberry Shortcake Week to WasabiFest PDX. For more suggestions, check out our June events guide. MONDAY EXHIBIT Earthen Elegance: The Ceramic Art of BizenThe Portland […]

Posted inThe Trash Report

The Trash Report: GIRLS (Trump and Elon), GIRLS (J. Lo and Cynthia), GIRLS (Oregonians)!!!

Get your bowls, it’s time for a steaming ladle of hot, gossipy garbage.
Avatar photo Elinor Jones

Hi babies, and welcome back to the Trash Report! This is the last week of school for families in the area, which means the days of “I can’t wait ’til summer” will soon give way to “what are we doing today” and “can you text _____’s mom for a playdate” and “when does school start […]

Posted inEverOut

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: June 6–8, 2025

Dragon Boat Races, Grand Floral Parade, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15
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Things are heating up this weekend, including the weather and the schedule of stellar summer events from the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade to the Dragon Boat Races and from the ADX Summer Skate Deck Show to GeekCraft Expo. For more suggestions, check out our top picks of the week. FRIDAY COMEDY Kickstand Comedy […]

Posted inEverOut

Ticket Alert: The Best Day Ever Fest, Sigur Rós, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week

Plus, Lil Wayne and More Event Updates for June 5
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It’s ticket time. Aminé’s The Best Day Ever Fest returns for its second edition with highlights including Thundercat and Amaarae. Icelandic rockers Sigur Rós have added a Portland date to the final leg of their orchestral tour. Plus, it’s young moolah, babyyy—Lil Wayne presents Tha Carter VI tour with special guest Tyga this September. Read […]

Posted inBooks/Magazines/Comics

Where To Go for the Second Annual Portland Book Week

From silent reading sessions to bookish tattoos, PBW maps out a literary treasure hunt across the city.
Avatar photo Lindsay Costello

Only in its second year, Portland Book Week already feels like a fixture. Launched by Powell’s Books and the Cascade Booksellers Association, the ten-day literary celebration makes one thing clear: If you think you’ve hit every bookshop in the area, well, you probably haven’t.  From June 6–15, more than 60 bookstores across Portland, Vancouver, and […]

Posted inHear In Portland

Hear In Portland: Aminé Drops New Album and PDX Live is Back!

Read all about what’s on the music forecast, Hear In Portland. 
Avatar photo Jenni Moore

Kind of a short one this week, music fans, but we couldn’t let mention of the new Aminé album pass without a review. Also, don’t sleep on the PDX Live line-up—she’s almost here! (Okay, she’s in August). On a rainy day like today, imagine the August heat on your skin, sipping a seltzer surrounded by […]

Posted inQueer

Portland Pride 2025 Events: Gays Eating the Rich

Plus, drag history, elf parties, synths, sewing club, and more!
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Don’t make the mistake of thinking that Portland only celebrates Pride in July. That’s when the parade is, but we all know Pride is in June, and Pride is already here with all her loud-ass bike rides, cute meet-ups, and shocking developments. Portland Pride 2025’s top shocker may have already dropped: longstanding nightclub CC Slaughters […]

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