Portland State’s Middle East Studies Center will be hosting a screening of the 2022 Algerian historical drama The Last Queen, directed by Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri, on Friday, May…
Events Calendar May 24–30, 2023
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, May 24 Creative Club Sellwood Community House 10:15 a.m. Free A mix of art skills instruction with a story circle, always looking for new…
Remembering Darcelle XV
The Portland arts community lost a legendary drag performer and community activist when Darcelle XV passed away from natural causes on March 23, 2023, at the age of 92. Hailed…
Find it at 5th: Double Feature: The State of Things & Stranger Than Paradise
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema, Oregon’s only student-run theater, Portland State students and staff can catch a free showing of a double feature: The State of Things and Stranger…
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Events May 3–9, 2023
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, May 3 This is Kalapuyan Land Pittock Mansion 10 a.m. $12+ An exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art and historical panels curated by Steph Littlebird…
Artist Spotlight: Angela Anh Nguyen debuts How we Hegemony
Through lofty graffiti-smudged windows at One Grand Gallery in NE Portland, a spectacle of rugs splatter the walls and floor. The textiles take shape in whimsically exaggerated anatomies and bursting…
Portland literary open mic shines spotlight on local writers
Looking for a safe space to share your writing publicly? Or somewhere to be with other creative people? Portland Lit Mic gives seasoned and aspiring writers of all genres the…
Events Calendar April 26–May 2
Art Music Film/Theater Community Wed, Apr. 26 Cookshop Kids Portland Cookshop 9 a.m. $360 Kids learn to cook delicious dishes from scratch Fly By Midnight McMenamins White Eagle Saloon…
Find it at 5th: Exploring life, death and change with artistic cinematography
Life comes with inevitable loss, and exploring that loss becomes part of the human experience for those we leave behind. This week, 5th Avenue Cinema is showing The Metamorphosis of…
Dark, violent exploration of human nature through Shakespeare
Is violence our human nature? Are hurt people destined to hurt people? Is it possible to break the cycle of trauma? These are the questions that Shakespeare asks us to…