Spoiler Alert: Brief novel narrative described, and some book quotes included. Hazel Jane Plante, writer, musician and podcast host, is close to publishing her second novel, a trans femme…
Renaissance of Community Arts: The death and rebirth of the community mall
Editor’s Note: After COVID-19 and all that has happened over the past few years, we have all experienced a collective trauma. The pain we have experienced as a collective community…
Mimi Gina: PDX alt drag icon
Mimi Gina—local drag queen and creator of Assid Queens—had a succinct description of what drag queens are like for those who don’t know any. “If you’re gonna hang out with…
Director Spotlight: Hannah May Cumming and the creation of her political horror films
Writing horror film scripts from a feminist perspective with plenty of blood and carnage is not something anyone can do, but Hannah May Cumming is doing it in ‘70s retro…
Find it at 5th: Space is the Place & The Last Angel of History
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Portland’s only student-run theater—our film curators have chosen to screen a double feature, free for students! The staff of 5th Avenue Cinema usually display one…
Triangle Productions presents Me & Tammy
On April 6, 1998, country icon Tammy Wynette passed away in her sleep at the young age of 55. Wynette lived a complex life, with four divorces and four children….
Find it at 5th: Eve’s Bayou
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Portland’s only student-ran theater—students can catch a free showing of Eve’s Bayou in 35mm. Eve’s Bayou is a 1997 drama film written and directed by…
Experience Theater Project presents: Clue: Onstage
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall or a mouse in the corner for a theatrical conversation? Well, now you can be in Experience Theater Project’s…
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art returns to PSU with a new exhibition
In a global culture obsessed with rapid innovation, we find ourselves constantly propelled towards the utmost brink of the present, teetering into tomorrow. We tend to celebrate socially constructed figures…
Find it at 5th: Black Dynamite
This week at 5th Avenue Cinema—Portland’s only student-run theater—Portland State students can catch a free showing of Black Dynamite in 35mm! Scott Sanders directed the action comedy film in…
Portland Center Stage presents Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson
The game is afoot here in Portland, Oregon, with Portland Center Stage’s newest theater production Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson. Playing at The Armory until Feb. 12, the classic story…