#DisarmPSU Film Festival, hosted by 5th the Portland State University Student Union, was a three-day long event of films, lectures and workshops that focused on the roots of resistance, especially…
Sex & Chocolate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USGkFvL-Z_I Health promotion staff from Portland State’s Center for Student Health and Counseling hosted “Sex and Chocolate” on Feb. 25 at Smith Memorial Student Union. The event was advertised as...
Events Calendar March 5–March 11
Tuesday, March 5 Art “Forty by Forty: Paintings from Mother Winter” Powell’s City of Books (Downtown) 9 a.m.–11 p.m. through March 31 Free To celebrate the start of Women’s History…
A Black Arts Party
Reed College hosted its 2nd Annual Black Arts Festival and Black Indigenous People of Color (BiPOC) Community Marketplace on Feb. 23, and it was the most popping celebration of Blackness…
Garbage Day
I want to start by emphasizing the above statement: This is a film where Rutger Hauer—best known for playing Roy Batty in Blade Runner and the titular killer in The…
Snake-ish tendencies
Ssssssssssssss. Hear that? That’s the sound of the sneaky snakes scheming to scam you at this very moment. Curious to learn how you can subvert them? There’s a symposium for…
Events Calendar Feb. 26–March 4
Tuesday, Feb. 26 Art “Fable” Froelick Gallery Tue–Sat: 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Free Terrell James works with the concepts of our oceans’ flow and movement in her abstract pieces. Music Emo…
Portland Company Launches New Vegan Watercolor Paper
At first glance, Oblation Papers and Press may seem like any other hip store in the Pearl District. A wide storefront catches your eye and a sandwich board beckons you…
The Musical Drug of Choice
Playing the official record release show on Feb. 8 for their new album, Uckhole Futah, On Drugs proved themselves to be a band that can put on an energetic, exciting,…
Events Calendar Feb. 19–25
Tuesday, Feb. 19 Art “Black Futures Month” White Gallery Mon–Wed: Noon–5 p.m., Thu–Fri: Noon–6 p.m. Free Curated by Safiyah Maurice, this exhibition celebrates the future of Black people and culture…
PSU’s Feminists of Color Collective
Portland State’s Feminists of Color Collective provides a space to discuss issues and disparities affecting marginalized communities of color. With Portland as a place of activism, resistance and outspoken opinions,…