Mixing Coffee with Pleasure writes: I just got asked out to coffee by a recruiter via my LinkedIn. I guess he was looking for a connection with females that wasn’t…
Events for the week of Feb. 8–14
Featured Event Dumpling Week! Various locations From the people who brought you Burger Week, Pizza Week and whatever-else-they-can-think-of-food-wise week come seven days of dumpling smorgasbord nirvana! You ready to hear about some…
Action/Adventure Theater: Cheekily delightful
Few words can describe the pleasure of watching Vanessa Goodwin: Adventures of a Thoroughly Modern Argonaut like “cheekily delightful.” In Conor Eifler’s ode to Greek myth and Indy-style treasure hunting, presented…
Black history is not confined to just one month
The Revolution will not be televised by Gil Scott Heron You will not be able to stay home, Brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on and…
‘Astoria, Part One’: a story of wealth, ambition and survival
Chris Coleman, director and adaptor of Portland Center Stage’s production of Astoria: Part One, opened the performance just below center stage, asking the audience: “Are you ready?” It was clear…
PSU Jazz ‘Find Your Voice’ concert: John Patitucci
On Friday, Jan. 27, Portland State’s Jazz department hosted the “Find Your Voice” concert, featuring renowned bassist John Patitucci. The two-hour show was held in the Lincoln Performance Hall and opened…
Vanguard seeking kinksters for the annual Love and Sex Guide
The Vanguard is currently polling as many kinky Portlanders as possible in regard to…sex… for our annual Love and Sex Guide! With some help, we created an impressive list of many different fetishes….
Events for the week of Feb. 1–7
CORRECTION: the print version & a previous online version of this story provides incorrect pricing for non-PSU patrons of 5th Avenue Cinema. We have updated the online version & regret the…
Too shy to be excited
Subpar Advice from the Sub-Basement Oh So Shy writes: So my sister has the most adorable kid ever. I’ve babysat a few times and I’m starting to get worried. She’s…
Student-written, student-directed, student-produced
PSU Theater Group Premieres Play Written, Directed, and Performed by Students Come one, come all to the world premiere of The Hick Inbreds of Valley Low, produced by student club…
Demystifying the publishing process
PSU’s Ooligan Press hosts annual Write to Publish conference for emerging writers Jessica Clark and Alison Cantrell, a pair of grad students in their second year in the graduate program in Book…