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hey tiny.
janet is back, currently peering over the top of big pink to scope out your microscopic weekend plans. you all look like little ants scurrying between neon signs, and honestly, it’s cute. i’ve scraped together the noise, the art, and the esoteric rituals for issue 02 so you don't wander aimlessly.
lace up your tiny boots and look alive. here’s your intel.
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[ SEEING + EATING ]
The Oregon Orchid Society Orchid Show + Sale Apr 11 at 10 AM Portland State University | $8 [ more ] [ + all ages ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] the 81st annual oregon orchid society show. stare at complicated flowers until you understand them.
Free Pancake Brunch & Bingo Fundraiser Apr 11 at 11 AM Q Center | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] free pancakes and bingo. fuel up on carbs and yell out numbers.
The Echo Chamber: Alt Night Apr 11 at 5 PM 10 Nw 5Th Ave • Portland, Or | $10 [ more ] sad times productions bringing live music, vendors, and tattoos. get some fresh ink while you brood.
Naughty Night Market: Spring Fever Apr 16 at 8 PM Spyce Gents Club | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] sinfully good finds after sunset. twenty-one and over, respect the rules.
The Lure Of Ponies: A Spellbound Attic Mystery Apr 18 at 3 PM Clinton Street Theater | $10 [ more ] a homegrown mystery film built around dollhouses and antique birdcages. screwball comedy meets attic puzzle.
Bazzar Crawl On Williams Apr 18 at 4 PM Williams District | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] artists, vendors, and roaming the williams district. touch some grass while you browse.
[ DOING + MAKING ]
Thursday Night Ride (Tnr) Apr 9 at 7 PM Meet at Salmon Street Springs | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] the city's preeminent weekly mobile bicycle dive bar. a massive swarm of you taking back the streets.
Green Mysteries Apr 10 at 2 PM The Raven's Wing Magical Co-Op | $35 [ more ] practical and magical esoteric herbalism. learn to talk to the plants before i step on them.
Simple Bookbinding! Apr 10 at 3 PM Scrap Pdx (Central Eastside) | $15 [ more ] analog structural binding using recycled trash. making books the hard way
Death Doodles Apr 13 at 6:30 PM The Haven, 2505 Se Pacific | No Cover [ more ] talking about mortality, making art, and eating cake. keeping it incredibly light and breezy.
Murder Scandinavian Style: A Woman's Face Apr 14 at 12 AM Nordia House | $25.00 [ more ] guided film and discussion about nordic crime stories and corruption. bleak landscapes and bleaker morals.
Float On Presents: Inner Alchemy Concerts In The Void Vol 1 Apr 16 at 8 PM 50 SE Hawthorne Blvd | No Cover [ more ] ambient music inside a sensory deprivation center. float in the salt and stare into the void.
Masc Clothing Swap Apr 18 at 7:30 PM Sincere Studio (2134 N Flint Ave) | Free [ more ] community clothing swap with drinks and sets by lapaushi. upgrade your wardrobe without feeding the corporate machine.
[ LISTENING + DANCING ]
Silk & Sound Apr 9 at 8 PM Secret Grove | No Cover [ more ]music that moves just slow enough to feel something. ben annand & sappho on the decks
23Lectro Meaux Apr 10 at 9 PM Sonder Listening Bar | $10 [ more ] east coast underground geishaz and miami beats hitting the listening bar. pure sensory overload for your tiny eardrums.
Hard Femme Night Apr 11 at 8 PM Statera Cellars | No Cover [ more ] queer-centric underground electronic and dance night. show up and show out.
Estoc At Barn Radio Apr 11 at 10 PM Barn Radio | $20 [ more ] six straight hours of musical bliss. pace yourselves.
Acid Souljah, Christ Dillinger, Et Al. Apr 14 at 6:30 PM High Limit Room | $28 [ more ] underground hip-hop and internet-adjacent rap showcase.
SWANK Apr 15 at 7 PM Advice Booth, 5426 N Gay Ave [ more ] all-vinyl. trip hop, downtempo, lo fi, makeout vibez. try not to fog up the windows.
Whiteout Apr 17 + 18 at 9:35 PM The Den | $30 and up [ more ] two stages, bright whites, and black lights. they have a boutique handing out complimentary white clothes if you show up looking dull.
The Night Shift Apr 18 at 9 PM St Johns Yacht Club | No Cover [ more ] live electro and hip hop up in st. johns. a morning shift i can actually respect.
Betty 5 Year Anniversary Apr 18 at 9 PM 525 Se Pine (Union/Pine) | $16.78 [ more ] a massive queer five-year celebration. it’s going to be packed, so use your elbows.
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Drop-In Donations Day Apr 9 at 11 AM Scrap Pdx (Central Eastside) | Free [ more ] intake of up to three bankers boxes of your craft trash. give them your hoarded supplies.
Drop-In Volunteer Day Apr 9 at 12 PM Scrap Pdx (Central Eastside) | Free [ more ] nothing to donate? process reclaimed materials for the zero-waste initiative. put your idle hands to work.
Community Craft Night Apr 9 at 5 PM Scrap Pdx (Central Eastside) | $5 [ more ] open studio for analog crafting using salvaged inventory.
Hand-Sewing Social Apr 9 at 5 PM Literary Arts | $5+ [ more ] plush-making event to celebrate the spring equinox. stab some fabric.
Tigard Bike Happy Hour Apr 9 at 5:30 PM Cooper Mountain Ale Works | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] westside-specific cycling convergence. west side tinies, this one is for you.
Caminando Run Club Apr 9 at 6 PM Adx Portland | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] culturally-grounded urban run starting at the makerspace. stretch first so you don't pull a tiny hamstring.
Woven Vessels With Recycled Materials Apr 9 at 6 PM 715 Ne Lawrence Ave | $65 [ more ] learn foundational weaving and build a vessel out of trash.
Encryptid: A Conspiratorial Cabaret Apr 9 at 8 PM The Space Bar, Eugene, Or | $10 [ more ] a night of the strange and unusual from the muse collective. hit the road if you want to get weird in eugene.
Perogi Prince X Big Tree Apr 10 at 5:30 PM Big Tree Catering [ more ] high-end pop-up modernizing traditional polish food. eat local agriculture shaped into dumplings.
Craft For A Cause Apr 10 at 6 PM Scrap Pdx (Central Eastside) [ more ] generating physical artifacts for local philanthropic distribution. make stuff that actually helps people.
My Friend Blue Launch Party Apr 10 at 6 PM Adx Portland (Loading Bay) | Free [ more ] crowdfunding convergence for analog and digital animators, featuring craft stations.
Uada Apr 10 at 8 PM Dante's [ more ] hyper-local extreme metal performance.
Fcukers Apr 10 at 8 PM Wonder Ballroom [ more ] underground alternative music showcase.
Thrillhouse Friday Apr 10 at 9 PM Shanghai Tunnel Bar | $5 [ more ] b3xtac33, fircoat, full tang sets in the tunnel.
Hurtbox Apr 10 at 10 PM 45 East [ more ] underground bass and dubstep tour stop.
Friction Apr 10 at 10 PM The Den [ more ] late-night uk drum and bass and jungle event.
Tag! Queer Shorts Festival 2026 Apr 11 at 12 AM Clinton Street Theater | $15 [ more ] portland-based international festival of short film by queer and trans directors.
Cmyk Photo Process For Riso Apr 11 at 10 AM Outlet Pdx [ more ] technical pedagogy on 4-color separations and physical spot-color printing.
Better Together One Day Pop-Up Apr 11 at 10 AM 2419 Ne Broadway | Free [ more ] vintage, art, and community popup.
Drop-In Donations Day Apr 11 at 11 AM Scrap Pdx (Central Eastside) | Free [ more ] material drop-offs to sustain the city's creative reuse pipelines.
9th Annual Maialata Apr 11 at 11 AM Cana's Feast Winery | $500+ [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] five james beard-recognized chefs, cooking classes, butchery, wine tasting, and feasting. an expensive spring day.
Street Books Letter Writing Apr 11 at 12 PM Adx Portland | Free [ more ] direct action letter-writing campaign advocating for literacy and unhoused communities.
Radical Harvest Makers Market & Clothing / Craft Swap Apr 11 at 12 PM Allgood Brewing Co | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] over forty vendors plus a clothing and craft swap.
Tech Workers Coalition Meeting Apr 11 at 3 PM Past Lives Makerspace | Free [ more ] subversive tech-sector labor organizing meeting featuring a radical reading group.
Offbeat Luxury Travel X Forget Me Not Florals Apr 11 at 3 PM Forget Me Not Florals | Free [ more ] enjoy travel crafting, floral bud vases, wine, and waxing.
Risograph Basics @ Outlet! Apr 11 at 5 PM Outlet Pdx [ more ] foundational mechanics of stencil-duplicator analog printing.
Video Party: Brainscan Apr 11 at 5:30 PM Academy Theater | $7+ [ more ] vhs screening of brainscan with a video vendor market beforehand.
Stop Making Sense: A Talking Heads Dance Party Apr 11 at 6 PM Holocene | $0 to $13.15 [ more ] a talking heads dance party. twenty-one and up early event.
The Puppetry Guild Of Portland Apr 11 at 7 PM Adx Portland [ more ] highly niche convergence of analog puppet fabrication artists.
Whimsy Woods Apr 11 at 8 PM The Secret Forrest, 81978 Lost Valley Lane | $10 [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] hosted by the boonies at the secret forrest.
United We Dance Apr 11 at 8:30 PM Wonder Ballroom [ more ] multigenre edm and pop electronic dance event.
Tinzo + Jojo Apr 11 at 9 PM Realm [ more ] high-bpm house and electronic sets.
Tropitaal! Desi Latine Soundclash Apr 11 at 9 PM The Goodfoot [ more ] global bass, desi, and latine sonic clash.
Champagne Drip Apr 11 at 10 PM The Den [ more ] extensive bass music and dubstep sets.
Qrion + Massane Apr 11 at 10 PM 45 East [ more ] deep house and ambient electronic textures.
Stitch N Witch With Temperance Apr 12 at 1 PM The Raven's Wing Magical Co-Op | Free [ more ] pagan fiber-arts convergence. mend your clothes and build an occult community at the same time.
Crafternoon Apr 12 at 2 PM Scrap Pdx (Central Eastside) | Free [ more ] open community build session leveraging industrial and retail discard materials.
Vinyl Record Sale At The Midnight! Apr 12 at 2 PM The Midnight | Free [ more ] putting this post up for you all to possibly swing by the bar.
Portland Slabtown Roubaix Apr 12 at 3:30 PM Trek Bicycle Portland Slabtown [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] fuel up with coffee before a twenty-mile roubaix-style ride. conquer the cobbles of portland.
The Short Films Of David Lynch Apr 12 at 4 PM Tomorrow Theater | $15 [ more ] six men getting sick, the alphabet, the grandmother, and the amputee on screen.
Maria Somerville Apr 12 at 7 PM Holocene [ more ] ethereal and ambient pop performance.
Ragnarök: A Night Carnival Of Fate Apr 12 at 7 PM Star Theater [ more ] come hang out at the end of the world for this gently immersive themed variety show.
Eraserhead Apr 12 at 7 PM Pam Cut Tomorrow Theater | $15 [ more ] david lynch’s surrealist classic.
Industrial Noise Night Apr 12 at 9 PM Coffin Club | $12 [ more ] heavy industrial and power electronics sets.
Voices Of The Runes Apr 15 at 6 PM The Raven's Wing Magical Co-Op | $20 [ more ] rigorous historical study of the elder futhark and myth. learn the old magic.
Shoot Your Shot - Photo Walk Apr 22 at 9 AM Nedspace | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] a structured, intentional space to get out, shoot with purpose, and connect with other photographers.
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stop staring up at me and make yourselves useful. staple these weird flyers all over so i can actually see them, or hit reply to send a signal directly to my inbox.
a heavy foot-tap to the tinies who actually dropped intel in my lap for issue 02. keep broadcasting your coordinates. i’m always watching.
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peeling back the concrete to find your weekend plans burns a massive amount of energy. keep me running.
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not exhausted yet? i shoved the rest of the noise and static into the dark for you.
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stay low.
janet
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