The final speaker of the University Studies Dialogue Series came to Portland State from Oregon State University on May 25. Dr. José-Antonio Orosco presented concepts from his recent book Toppling…
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…
Oregon students and legislators talk sex trafficking prevention
The sex trafficking prevention nonprofit Nest hosted a community panel event with Portland area high school students, teachers, and Oregon legislators on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The panel discussed inhibitors…
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…
Communities of color question Trimet priorities
A Trimet Board of Directors meeting to approve its new $1.2 billion budget on May 24 attracted a crowd of activists condemning an $11.5 million line item to build a…
Alive from Libya, it’s Wednesday at noon!
The Portland State University Studies program hosted a talk given by one of its mentors, Mohanad Elshieky, on May 17 in Smith Memorial Student Union. The local comedian presented a…
Panel presentation will offer sex trafficking prevention tips to students
On Wednesday, May 31, 2017, the sex trafficking prevention nonprofit Nest will host a panel presentation for high school participants in Nest’s prevention curriculum pilot to discuss child sexual exploitation…
Resistance: an evening with Chris Hedges
Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, Princeton professor, and Presbyterian minister Chris Hedges spoke at Aladdin Theater on May 26. Advocating resistance against fascism, speaker Chris Hedges recounted the history of crippling…