Featured Event FESTIVAL 15th Annual Pacific Islanders Club Luau Saturday, May 13, 4:30 p.m. SMSU Ballroom $10–13 (free w/PSU ID), all ages Pacific Islander cultural showcase and dinner with live…
Cheap, fancy dates
The great Ron Swanson once said, “Never half-ass two things; whole-ass one thing.” Clearly, Swanson was referring to date night with this gem of a quote. Believe me when I…
Bacon in the dark of night: stories from the Hotcake House
It’s early Wednesday morning. Like really, really, early—1:30 a.m. early and I’m walking toward the iconic sign on the right side of Powell Boulevard going east. If you’ve been in…
Screaming at books: Alison MacLeod’s ‘All the Beloved Ghosts’
Alison MacLeod’s All the Beloved Ghosts is a collection of short stories that blur the lines we traditionally expect from fiction, biography, and memoir. It is a journey spanning continents,…
Vérité, Betty Who and the State of Pop Music 2017
Concert Etiquette Before we talk about Vérité or Betty Who, let’s take a refresher on concert etiquette. Dear Washington Squares and Lloyd Center frumpkins: When you get one of the…
Bridgetown Comedy Festival: a summer camp of comedians
The Portland-born Bridgetown Comedy Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary May 4–7. The event will kick off with a performance by Patton Oswalt on May 2 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The…
Now showing: ‘Colossal’
To riff on the movie’s title (as every other reviewer certainly will), Colossal was colossally and pleasantly unexpected. Of course, seeing any film without having watched the trailers or read the…
A Seat at Solange & Big Freedia
Solange Is this the best we can do for Solange? I’m sitting in the eleventh row of the sold-out Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, and Solange’s opening act, the all-white clad…
On-campus events calendar: May 2–8
Featured Event ASPSU ELECTION Vote!!!!!! Elections open through May 3 Online (use your ODIN login) Free, all ages The president and vice president might be running unopposed, but as we…
Off-campus events calendar: May 2–8
Featured Event DANCE PARTY Twin Peaks Dance Party Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m. The Fixin’ To $10, 21+ The Log Lady (Vera Mysteria) hosts this dance party celebrating the new season…
Barcade fire: best Portland barcades
Stuck between wanting to be a grown up and a kid at the same time? What better way to not have to choose than by checking out some of Portland’s…