Events Calendar March 12–18

Tuesday, March 12

Art

Immerse

Stephanie Chefas Project

Tue–Fri: Noon–6 p.m. through March 22

Free

Yellena James uses multiple layers of resin to create grandiose pieces that channel “chimerical landscapes.”

Music

Chasms, Cool Flowers, Bloom Offering

The Liquor Store

9 p.m.

$8, 21+

LA duo Chasms make the moody electro-shoegaze you want to glumly dance to.

Film & Theater

Short Cuts | 42nd Portland International Film Festival

Northwests Film Center

Tue–Fri: 6 p.m. Sat: 2:30 p.m., Sun: 3 p.m. through March 21

$9–55

More than 140 short films and documentaries will screen over the course of this week. So many choices, so little time, but try your hardest to catch them all.

Community

Bad Art Night

Etc Eatery

6–9 p.m.

$15

You literally come here and make whatever you want—good or bad—and get 10 percent off of food at the eatery. Oh, and there’s a silent vote for the best piece for a special prize. Worth it.

Wednesday, March 13

Art

Albina Queens Photography Exhibit Independent Viewing

The Old Church Concert Hall

Tue–Fri: 11 a.m.–3 p.m., through March 29

Free

A beautiful display of black femininity, displayed in its many different forms.

Music

2nd Annual Local Roots Songwriter Storytelling Night

Alberta Street Pub

7:30 p.m.

$7

Songs are pretty much sonic narratives, and they’ve each got an origin story behind them. Usually, they’re interesting. Hear them told live.

Film & Theater

Welcome to Night Vale

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

8 p.m.

$27.50–32.50

The beloved spooky podcast is doing another live taping, this time supported by some music from Dreamboy.

Community

March Ecology Club: Wildlife Tracking

Bark

8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Free

Every second Wednesday, Cascadia Wild invites nature lovers out for wildlife tracking, species identification and fresh air.

Thursday, March 14

Art

“yours/mine/ours”

Stumptown Coffee 2

Mon–Fri: 6 a.m.–7 p.m., Sat–Sun: 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Free

Nicole Williford created this new collection of pieces based on the personal history of her and her family, incorporating old photographs into the mix.

Music

Reproductive Rights Rock #3

White Owl Social Club

8 p.m.–12 a.m.

$10 suggested donation

Through the power of art and cash flow, let’s counteract government treatment of Planned Parenthood by coming out and supporting this show. Everything made goes to the nonprofit.

Film & Theater

Wolf Play

Artists Repertory Theatre

7:30 p.m. through April 7, see website for alternate showings

$30 with student ID

Self-described as both “messy” and “funny,” this play is about a couple who un-adopts a kid who thinks he’s a wolf… hmm.

Community

Women in the Black Panther Party

Smith Memorial Student Union

6:30–8:30 p.m.

Free

Learn about the history of these strong women without even having to leave campus.

Friday, March 15

Art

Where did you sleep last night?

Nationale

Mon & Tue: Noon–5 p.m., Thu–Sun: Noon–6 p.m. through April 23

Free

Shohei Takasaki’s newest collection of super colorful works.

Music

Lágoon, Tigers on Opium, Ash Eater

Hawthorne Hideaway

9 p.m.

$5, 21+

Three bands giving harsh heaviness on the cheap. Yes, please.

Film & Theater

100 Year Plan

Disjecta

8 p.m.

$15

Bailey Hikawa and Scotty Wagner are Emotional.Store, and this “live cinema experience” of theirs mixes comedy, video, storytelling and live performance creatively.

Community

Music Millennium’s In-Store 50th Anniversary Party

Music Millennium

3 p.m.

Free

Stop by here to celebrate with some free cake and refreshments before checking out their 50th-anniversary show at the Aladdin Theater that night.

Saturday, March 16

Art

Eleanor

Charles A. Hartman Fine Art

11 a.m–6 p.m.

Free

It’s the last day to catch photographer Harry Callahan’s most famous works, featuring his wife Eleanor and his daughter Barbara as models.

Music

Creature to Creature, Sad Horse, Dress Forms

The World Famous Kenton Club

9 p.m.

Free, 21+

Where punk meets catchy indie rock.

Film & Theater

Undine

The steep and thorny way to heaven

Thu–Sat: 8 p.m. through March 23

$15–25

A French story about a mermaid who tries to get a soul by marrying a knight, as adapted by Speculative Drama and Susurrations.

Community

Buffalo Exchange 45th Anniversary Pop-Up Shop

Buffalo Exchange (Southwest)

10 a.m., through March 17

Free

For their 45th anniversary, the downtown and southeast Hawthorne locations of Buffalo Exchange are having a two-day pop-up shop party with curated vintage pieces, snacks, Buffalo Exchange swag and giveaways.

Sunday, March 17

Art

Future Tribes + Car Crashed

One Grand Gallery

Wed–Sat: Noon–6 p.m. through March 31

Free

Niek Pulles created this dual exhibition based on an extreme interest with costumes and cars.

Music

Coastlands, !mindparade

Rontoms

9 p.m.

Free, 21+

The instrumental post-rock of Coastlands will put you in a dreamy haze.

Film & Theater

Ordinary Devotions

Performance Works Northwest

Wed–Sat: 8 p.m., Sun: 5 p.m. through March 23

$12–16

With only 28 seats available per show, Linda Austin’s latest work deals with the progression of the body as it ages through life.

Community

St. Patrick’s Day Bingo

The Siren Theater

11 a.m.

$5

Bingo with a St. Paddy’s Day twist. The entry fee gets you three cards to play, plus enjoy the comedy performances and chilled mimosas.

Monday, March 18

Art

“Between the Hedgerow”

Here/There

Sat–Sun: Noon–4 p.m. through April 18

Free

This group exhibition explores the relationship between human beings and trees.

Music

Baroness, Deafheaven, Zeal & Ardor

The Roseland Theater

7:30 p.m.

$27.50–30

Southern sludge from Baroness and metal-gaze from Deafheaven to melt your face off.

Film & Theater

LĒR

Shoe Box Theater

Thu–Sun: 7:30 p.m. & Sun March 31: 2 p.m. through March 31

$18

A reimagining of the King Lear tale that turns it into a horror, without the ghosts and goblins.

Community

Classic Simpsons Trivia

White Owl Social Club

7 p.m. every third Monday

Free

Show off your immense Simpsons knowledge with other Simpsons lovers.

Cervanté Pope is a music and culture journalist whose work has been included in various publications around Portland including Willamette Week, the Portland Mercury and the Portland Observer, as well as a couple of creative nonfiction anthologies. When she's not tackling a giant mountain of deadlines she can be found headbanging at a metal show, advocating for animal rights or trying to scheme a way to get on Family Feud.