Willamette Week

The Creators of NSFW Card Game Exploding Kittens Are Bringing a Gaming Convention to Portland—And It’s Weird As Hell

Burning Cat is the brainchild of Elan Lee and illustrator Matt Inman, the creators of Exploding Kittens, a strategic and decidedly NSFW card game described as a “kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette.” The event aims to mend all things wrong with current gaming conventions— namely the glorification of expenditure, lack of actual gameplay and the overall absence of fun.

Where to Party During Pride, Based on Your Drink of Choice

From La Croix to a fifth of tequila, Adderall and a fresh Juulpod.

What to Do on the Stoniest Holiday of the Year

The highest of high holy days is here again. Portland has always known how to celebrate 4/20 in style, especially since Oregon started producing bumper crops of flower so vast it would take years for the state to smoke it all.

The Willamette River Is Swelling, But It’s Unlikely to Flood in Portland

This is the latest time in any spring that Northwest Oregon has seen flooding rivers.

A Brunch Festival, Birthday Party For XRAY FM and 9 Other Things to Do and See in Portland March 6-12

The 11 Portland events we’re most excited about this week.

May Cat’s Portland Exhibit Grapples With Thai Ghost Movies, Her Family History and Livestock Entrails

“I’d wake up to a green glow of a floating head and the entrails. That made me who I am,” says Cat.

Five of Portland’s Best Visual Arts Shows to See This Spring

Watch performers give tutorials on “screenercise” and open packages while wearing boxing gloves.

The Five Best Music Events in Portland This Spring

One concert will take place in OMSI’s planetarium.

“Wolf Play” Tells the Story of a Boy Who Thinks He’s a Wolf and Who Gets “Re-Homed” By His Adoptive Father

It’s only a few weeks before Wolf Play premieres at Artists Repertory Theatre, but playwright Hansol Jung still isn’t totally sure what the production will look like.

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