It’s hard to write about EveryBODY: DIY Performance Art Strip Club in a linear sense. NO PHOTOS was written in block letters on a Party City banner on stage, multiple…
The Importance of Being Earnest
Something magical happened while I was watching the Artist’s Repertory Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest. It was not just Oscar Wilde’s word sorcery. It was not just…
Write Around Portland
Write Around Portland recently released its 52nd book, Illuminated by the Words/ Iluminados por las palabras, an anthology elevating the voices of underrepresented Portland writers. The community-based writing workshop offers hospitals,…
Alive from Libya, it’s Wednesday at noon!
The Portland State University Studies program hosted a talk given by one of its mentors, Mohanad Elshieky, on May 17 in Smith Memorial Student Union. The local comedian presented a…
PSU senior music recitals and art exhibitions guide
With the term ending, there are too many recital concerts and art exhibitions on Portland State campus to fit them all into the events calendar, so we are giving them…
On campus events: May 30–June 5
Featured Event THEATER Tower and The Puppeteer May 30–31, 7 p.m. Lincoln Performance Hall $8–20, all ages Two kabuki productions presented in English, featuring folk dance and drums. Tower is about goblin Princess Tomi…
Off-campus events: May 30–June 5
Featured Event PUNK ROCK Queer as in Fuck You Fest June 2–3 Black Water Bar $5–10, 21+ Over a dozen queercore musicians are spread out over two nights in celebration…
Kabuki dance drums performance returns to PSU
For the last 15 years, Laurence Kominz has been staging Kabuki performances right here on Portland State’s campus. This year the show will be held on May 30 and 31 in…
Summer of superheroes blockbuster movie guide
As the school year ends and the days get hotter, people from all different walks of life seek asylum in the cherry-slushied, buttery-smelling, air-conditioned oasis that is the movie theater….
Corey Harper is post-Portlandia on the national stage
Corey Harper does not immediately strike me as a folk musician, but after speaking with him, I see where and why he deserves the classification and his early critical buzz….
#Artists4BlackLives
Revolución Coffee House hosted Don’t Shoot Portland’s monthly “Second Saturday Social Justice” meeting led by Teressa Raiford on May 13. The small cafe on SW 6th created an intimate space…