The New Culture Club, a not-for-profit volunteer cat club affiliated with the International Cat Association, hosted the International Cat Show for the 11th year at the Holiday Inn conference center…
Being queer in the workforce: Know your rights
The Queer Resource Center concluded their second annual Queer Career Week with the presentation and discussion “Know Your Rights with Student Legal Services,” on Thursday, January 28. Craig Leets, coordinator…
Putting the fun in poetry
On Thursday, January 21, students and poetry-lovers packed into The Little Church in Northeast Portland to hear award-winning poet D.A. Powell read from his works. Powell is the Tin House…
The Mask You Live In examines often-ignored masculinity issues
Over 150 people attended the screening of The Mask You Live In on Thursday, January 28, at an event sponsored by Reimagine Masculinity and the Student Alliance for Sexual Safety….
Music and film promote each other in the annual Reel Music Festival
The Northwest Film Center screened the documentary Seymour: An Introduction on Saturday, January 23, as part of their 33rd annual Reel Music Festival, which showcases many films about musicians, musical…
Saving the bees is more important than you thought
The Student Sustainability Center hosted Tim Wessels’ Beekeeping 101 Workshop. Wessels, the founder of Bridgetown Bees and former president of the Portland Urban Beekeepers, has been instrumental in the creation…
Trailblazer Terry Porter’s porter released last week
On Saturday, Jan. 16 Blitz Ladd hosted a release party for Gilgamesh Brewing’s Terry Porter beer, named after the retired Portland Trail Blazer basketball player. A portion of the proceeds…
Who needs pants?
Dozens of pantless people gathered at the Skidmore Fountain, Jan. 10, a sunny winter day with temps in the mid-40s. Amid whoops and hollers, they boarded the MAX train for…
Ezza Rose returns to her roots with her Gibson Les Paul
Ezza Rose, the local singer-songwriter who is performing at Mississippi Studios on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m., originally wanted to be a dancer. Rose went to an art school…
Portland’s Green Festival inspires and empowers
For the first time in its 14-year history, the Green Festival, the largest and longest-running green living event, visited the Portland Convention Center on Dec. 11 through 13. Corinna Basler,…
Bikers gear up for the holidays at the BikeCraft fair
Bike Farm hosted their 10th annual BikeCraft Holiday Gift Fair on Dec. 12 and 13. BikeCraft featured 30 vendors selling everything bike-related, from waterproof panniers to DIY books to creative…