FEATURED EVENT PARADE 2nd Annual Portlandia Mermaid Parade Noon, Saturday, July 29 Japanese American Historical Plaza Free, all ages Celebrating both the eponymous Raymond Kaskey sculpture and “the living culture…
On-campus events calendar: July 25–31
FEATURED EVENT FILM Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) July 28–30, multiple times 5th Avenue Cinema $4–5 (free w/PSU ID), all ages “I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way.” I…
On-campus calendar: July 18–24
FEATURED EVENT FILM 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Monday, July 24, 7 p.m. Whitsell Auditorium $6–9, all ages Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece on the tension between humanity, nature, and technology still…
Off-campus calendar: July 18–24
FEATURED EVENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 14th Annual PDX Pop Now! July 21–23 AudioCinema Free, all ages The nonprofit known as PDX Pop Now! is dedicated to cultivating space for all-ages music…
On-campus events: June 27–July 3
FEATURED EVENT THEATER Cabaret June 27—July 2 Keller Auditorium $25—80, all ages Roundabout Theatre Company hosts the camp classic about a pre-WWII German cabaret, the Kit Kat Klub, and their…
Off-campus events: June 27–July 3
FEATURED EVENT CONVENTION Oz Con 2017 June 30–July 2 Airport Sheraton $17.50–72, all ages This annual convention celebrates the work of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz…
Off-campus events: July 11–17
FEATURED EVENT COMEDY 1st Annual Portland Queer Comedy Festival July 13–16 Multiple venues $20–135, 21+ Almost 50 nationally recognized and local standup comedians across the LGBTQ+ spectrum gather for America’s…
On-campus events: June 13–19
FEATURED EVENT DANCE SHUT DOWN: The Last PSU Student Choreographer’s Showcase June 14–15 Lincoln Performance Hall Free ($5–20 suggested donation), all ages PSU just cut its dance program, which means…
Off-campus events: June 6–12
Featured Event FILM Portland Horror Film Festival June 8–10 Hollywood Theatre $16–55, all ages Second annual mass screening of 40+ local and international horror films. Thursday, June 8 CABARET BOYeurism 7:30…
On-campus events: June 8–12
Featured Event DANCE Summer Splendors June 8–10 Lincoln Performance Hall $34–58, all ages NW Dance Project’s artistic director, Sarah Slipper, rejoins the acclaimed Chopin Project to interpret the master composer’s…
On campus events: May 30–June 5
Featured Event THEATER Tower and The Puppeteer May 30–31, 7 p.m. Lincoln Performance Hall $8–20, all ages Two kabuki productions presented in English, featuring folk dance and drums. Tower is about goblin Princess Tomi…