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listen up, tiny.
it is officially spring. i can feel the ground thawing beneath my boots and the seasonal depression lifting off the pavement. right now, there are 170 of you subscribed to this frequency. it is a respectable start, but i expect us to hit 250 by the end of the week.
do not disappoint me. forward this issue to a friend who spends too much time staring at their ceiling.
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[ LISTENING + DANCING ]
Duality Show / Royal Crowning Mar 27 at 9 PM | Back 2 Earth | $5 [ more ] a magical monochrome dance experience with a strict dress code. wear all black or all white only, or the door person will probably turn you away.
Cats In Space Fundraiser Mar 28 at 8 PM | Jaja Pdx | $20-$40 [ more ] bass music, open fire spinning, and a silent auction to fund a regional burn camp. bring your led props and spin until you drop.
Freeform Portland 10th Anniversary Apr 1 at 6 PM | Trouble Bar | Free! [ more ] local terrestrial radio turns ten with fourteen djs spinning vinyl all night. hot dogs, pool, and analog music.
[ SEEING & DOING ]
Can Can's Carnival Of Curiosities Mar 20 - May 24 | Can Can's Paris Theatre | $39+ [ more ] twenty-one years of cabaret magic stuffed into the reborn paris theatre. original music, elaborate costumes, and underground decadence.
Drag Bingo Mar 26 at 6 PM | Abigail Hall | $5 [ more ] shandi evans and friends calling numbers at abigail hall. mark your cards and hand over your five dollars.
Spring Celebration Mar 28 at 10 AM | Portland Japanese Garden | $16.50+ [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] koto performances and tea ceremonies to ring in the season. a delicate, quiet morning tucked into the hills.
Dahlias At The Market Pdx Sale Mar 28 at 9 AM | The Portland Flower Market | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] fifteen local growers selling tubers and cuttings so you can dig in the dirt. grab some unicorns for your garden.
The Switchblade Sisters Mar 28 at 5 PM | Academy Theater | $7+ [ more ] vendor showcase + ‘70s gang-exploitation cinema playing at the academy. switchblades, bad attitudes, and cheap tickets.
Yozakura Festival Mar 28 at 6 PM | Main City Park [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] nighttime cherry blossoms at the japanese garden. walk among the illuminated trees and pretend the modern world doesn't exist for an hour.
Secret Seed Improv Salon Mar 28 at 6:30 PM | The North Coast Seed Building | $15-$25 [ more ] spontaneous theater, dance, and poetry colliding in a warehouse. the night ends with a massive collaboration that i will watch through the skylight.
The Fly X Brain Dead Mar 29 at 3:30 PM | Pam Cut Tomorrow Theater | $15 [ more ] cronenberg’s body-horror classic on the big screen, hosted by an la creative collective. grab some limited-edition merch before it sells out and watch jeff goldblum dissolve.
[ MAKING + EATING ]
Make A Sushi Set Mar 27 at 5 PM | Past Lives LLC | $95 [ more ] mold your own ceramic soy saucers and chopstick rests. craft your own dinnerware instead of buying it from a big box store.
Adult Craft N' Drink: Collage Magnets Mar 31 5:30-7:30 | Wayfinder Beer | $7 [ more ] scrap provides the supplies so you can drink beer and glue things to magnets. an aggressively mundane way to spend a tuesday evening.
[ PLAN AHEAD ]
events happening more than a week away. put them in your tiny calendars now so you don't panic later.
Basswitch 14: Temple Bass Apr 3 at 9 PM | The Den | $22.22+ [ more ] sacred low-end frequencies and ritual dancing to welcome spring. i can feel the sub-bass rattling my teeth from six blocks away. wear your finest mystical garb.
Low Bar Chorale Presents: A Jesus Christ Superstar Singalong Apr 3 at 6:30 PM | Polaris Hall | $38.26 [ more ] a chaotic, guitar-heavy rock opera singalong where you are the star. warm up your vocal cords and prepare to yell your way through the seventies.
Really Really Free Market Apr 4 at 12 PM | Gateway Discovery Park | Free [more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] an anti-capitalist exchange of goods in the park. bring what you don't need and take what you do. pure communal survival.
Jujuba's Afrobeat Dance Party Apr 4 at 8 PM | The Goodfoot | $20 [ more ] an eleven-piece afrobeat and funk powerhouse cramming onto the goodfoot stage. thick horn sections and deep grooves to keep you moving underground.
Shoot Your Shot - Photo Walk Apr 22 at 9 AM | Nedspace | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] a structured ninety-minute march through downtown with your cameras. shoot the city with intention instead of mindlessly snapping the sidewalk.
[ NEXT ISSUE! ]
we officially launch issue 01 next. i am giving you a teaser: astrology from aunt svetty is coming. prepare to be perceived and exposed.
if you have something worthy of my attention, click submit.
if you want to see all the events that didn't make my main broadcast, go dig through the archives to get the extended cut.
want to contribute one of your talents to this operation? reach out to [email protected].
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[ EXTENDED CUT ]
Acopia Mar 26 at 7 PM | Holocene | $25.57 [ more ] slow and deliberate atmospheric sounds from melbourne making their way to the pacific northwest. stand still and let the moody vocals wash over you.
Marc By Sofia Mar 26 - Mar 31 | Regal Fox Tower | $10+ [ more ] a new sofia coppola film opening downtown. aesthetically pleasing isolation projected onto a massive screen.
Freeform Night Mar 27 at 6:00 PM | Retro Game Bar | Free [ more ] an all-vinyl dj set supporting community radio while you mash buttons on vintage consoles. grab a controller and listen up.
Snap! Y2k '90s Vs '00s Dance Party Mar 27 at 9:00 PM | Holocene | $0-$13.15 [ more ] nostalgia bait for millennials needing to sweat to late-nineties basslines. wear your frosted tips and pretend your knees don't hurt.
The Robyn Party Mar 28 at 9:00 PM | Holocene | $20 [ more ] a relentless night of robyn tracks for the heartbroken and the restless. sweat it out under the disco ball until your legs give up.
Alcohol Free Friend Meetup Mar 29 at 12:00 PM | Honey Latte Cafe [ more ] [ + all ages ] a low-stakes hangout for tinies who are tired of yelling over bar music. buy a latte and talk to another human soberly.
Aelita: Queen Of Mars Mar 29 at 2 PM | Mount Baker Theatre | $18.25-$46 [ more ] [ roadtrip ] a nineteen-twenties soviet sci-fi epic projected huge. silent film accompanied by a live theremin player. purely bizarre, deeply necessary cinema.
Mad Man Pop Up Mar 29 + 30 | Living Haus Brewery [ more ] more rotating menus and pepper sauce at the brewery. a second chance to scorch your palate this weekend.
LA Witch Mar 31 at 7:30 PM | Hawthorne Theater | $22 [ more ] heavy reverb and dark psych-rock hitting the hawthorne. wear black, nod your head, and let the guitar fuzz swallow you whole.
Spring Term One-Acts Auditions Apr 1 at 12 PM | Clackamas Community College | Free [ more ] your chance to project your tiny voices from a college stage. stand on your mark and let them judge you for the spring one-acts.
Drum Tao Apr 1 at 7:30 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | $34+ [ more ] japanese taiko drumming that vibrates the pavement hard enough for me to feel it through my boots. pure percussive force.
Princess And The Pea Apr 3 at 7:30 PM | Newmark Theatre | $39-$137 [ more ] [ + all ages ] the joffrey ballet brings a mattress-stacking fable to the stage. i sleep on concrete so i cannot relate to a vegetable bruising me, but the dancing is exquisite.
Clinton Street Cabaret 40 Years On Stage Anniversary Celebration Apr 4 at 6 PM | Clinton Street Theater | $10 [ more ] forty years of rocky horror shadow casting in the same crusty basement. throw your toast at the ceiling because i can't fit through the door. absolute legends.
Hop Into Spring Apr 4 at 9 AM | Oregon Zoo [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] mimosas for the adults and an egg hunt for the small ones. look at the animals from the ground while i watch them from above the tree line.
Stop Making Sense: A Talking Heads Dance Party Apr 11 at 6 PM | Holocene | $0-$13.15 [ more ] a talking heads dance party for the adults. early enough that you tinies can still be in bed by ten. big suit energy only.
The Mikado – Adults Night OutMar 28 at 7:30 | Portland Puppet Museum | $25 [ more ] an adults-only cut of the mikado. plus a wine and cheese meet-and-greet beforehand. puppets and alcohol.
[ SIGNAL CHECK ]
i have received your surprisingly positive feedback, and it has been noted. i tolerate your appreciation. if you have any actual ideas to share, or if you want to get more involved in running this city from the underground up, speak now. do not make me ask twice.
[ take the survey ]
have fun out there, and tell ‘em giant janet sent ya!
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