Headout The second annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival is back, flush with the success of last’s year inaugural blowout. From Thursday to Sunday, the festival is packing top-tier comedians into eight diff ... More
Quiz Show
Which Bridgetown Comedy Festival headliner are you?
Headout The second annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival is back, flush with the success of last’s year inaugural blowout. From Thursday to Sunday, the festival is packing top-tier comedians into eight diff ... More
Comic Effect
Stumptown Comics Fest turns six.
Headout ILLUSTRATION BY JEFF SMITHNow in its sixth year, the Stumptown Comics Fest is hitting its stride. Not only does the festival include a barrage of local talent, but this year’s guest of honor&mda ... More
Salem’s Rock
The state’s capital pops its music cherry.
Headout When you think of three-day, 140-band-strong music festivals, the city of Salem is the last location to pop into your mind. This weekend, that’s gonna change. The inaugural Cherry City Music Fes ... More
All Aboard
Tonight, your stewardess will be serving yakitori swank.
Headout PHOTO BY VIVIAN JOHNSONThe posh Nines hotel on top of Macy’s downtown was in the news twice last week: On March 25, developer Sage Hospitality got permission from the Portland Development Commis ... More
Minifigs Ripped My Flesh
Headout We love Frank Zappa for his inability to conform to any sort of societal or musical expectations, and we love Legos for the opposite reason. When we heard the Fez Ballroom would be hosting a three-ban ... More
Bragdon Family Circus
Metro Council President David Bragdon is taking locals on a transportation tour. We’d rather visit some other hot spots with Davy.
Headout What better way to spend a glorious Saturday morning than by skipping in the sunshine with Metro Council President David Bragdon? On Saturday, March 21, Bragdon will lead a 4T (trail, trolley, tram an ... More
Pi In The Sky
Celebrate the greatest day of the year with pastry and physicists.
Headout To us, every day is pie day. Mmm, pie. For the math nerds who calculate among us, the celebration of Pi Day (named for the irrational number 3.14159265…) must wait until March 14 (3.14, get it? ... More
Old Man Art
Sculptor Mel Katz makes art for the ages.
Headout Youth is overrated. Mel Katz turns 77 this month, but his new sculptures are so fresh and spontaneous, they look like they were made by a 25-year-old wunderkind. For his 13th solo show at Laura Russo, ... More
Material Girls
Headout What do you picture when you think of a feminist? Power suits? Black leather? Hipster flannel? Whatever it is, odds are, Madonna has done it. Which makes the larger-than-life blond pop icon a surprisi ... More
Who Do You Hate?
Headout Watching the Oscars this Sunday? You must be prepared. As a longtime veteran of Academy Awards telecasts, I can tell you from experience that only one incentive can motivate you to remain seated all t ... More
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