Tuesday, June 25 Art 2018 En Foco Fellowship Exhibitions Blue Sky Gallery Noon–5 p.m. Free Mark Aghatise and Gioncarlo Valentine share intimate photos confronting hypermasculinity, urban life, Black culture and…
Expanding Vanport’s Legacy
The Vanport Mosaic Festival hosted several public events of all different origins with the common goal of recalling forgotten voices via memory activism. From art exhibits to walking tours to…
Events Calendar June 4–10
Tuesday, June 4 Art Wayne Jiang & Deb Stoner Lan Su Chinese Garden 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Free New works from Wayne Jiang and Deb Stoner are on display until July…
Blackened death metal
Outside of Bossanova Ballroom on May 19, metalheads of all shapes and sizes set the mood for the evening of ravishing grimness and malignant black metal that lay ahead. The…
Events Calendar May 28–June 3
Tuesday, May 28 Art Jill Torberson, Clement Lee, Poppy Dully Guardino Gallery 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Free This group exhibition features acrylic and oil paintings, steel sculptures and monotypes. Music Femmes…
‘Travel Through Time’ with Korea
As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, Portland State’s Korean Student Association hosted their annual Korea Night “Travel Through Time” themed event. The event was held on May 24…
Loop Madness
While the Loop Madness show certainly did exhibit some experimental elements, some songs would have been best left out of the showcase. The event was on May 16 at Lombard…
Events Calendar May 21–27
Tuesday, May 21 Art “The Guardians” Blue Sky Gallery Tue–Sun: Noon–5 p.m., through June 2 Free In this exhibition by Vladimir Antaki, “Guardians” are shopkeepers Antaki photographed across Europe, the…
The yeehaw agenda is Black
Country music may be dominated by white people, but it was created by and for the Black community. This particular genre of music is filled with white musicians who make…
Festival Failures
Festivals can’t be truly revolutionary until they make an effort to include the young adults they claim to target. As a young person, it can feel like every corner of…
A Mac DeMarco Mess
What could have been a fairly intimate performance at Mac DeMarco’s concert ended up being, for lack of a better description, an utter goddamn shit show. For some, Mac DeMarco…