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hey tiny.
the pink dust has settled. the cherry blossoms are officially gone, mostly because my heavy sighs blew the last of those fragile little petals into the willamette. but look on the bright side. the sun is finally sticking around past 8pm starting this weekend. that means more daylight for you tinies to scramble around the pavement before the streetlights kick on. pace yourselves.
also, a quick nod to the teeny fan who bought me a coffee this week. you have to understand i drink it by the industrial bucket, so ten bucks is just a drop in the reservoir. but it's a start.
keep the caffeine flowing if you want me to stay awake up here.
welcome to issue 03. here is what's happening down there.
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[ SEEING + LISTENING ]
Keep Portland Creative Apr 16 at 18:30 The Off Beat | Free [ more ] a panel on supporting the arts. listen to people talk about keeping this city mildly interesting.
Rumors Apr 17 at 19:30 Experience Theatre Project | $5 - $190 [ more ] neil simon's farce. classic theater out in aloha.
Wanna See Something Weird Apr 17 at 19:00 122 NW Couch | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] the description just says go and find out. mysterious and vaguely threatening. i respect it.
Dreamgaze w/ Guest Directors Apr 17 at 19:30 Swan Dive | $18 [ more ] four bands staring at their shoes and making noise.
Midnight Movie: The Room Apr 17 at 23:59 Cinema 21 | $10 [ more ] interactive screening of the worst movie ever made. bring spoons and yell at the screen.
Sirens Call (2025) Screening Apr 18 at 11:00 Clinton Street Theater | $15 [ more ] a movie about a mermaid trapped on a toxic earth. sounds like a normal tuesday.
The Night Shift Apr 18 at 20:00 Havalina | Free [ more ] electro and hip-hop in st. johns. a decent reason to cross the bridge.
Goodbye, MAX Type 1 Apr 18 at 12:00 Holladay Park | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] the city is retiring the old trains. go say goodbye to public transit history before it gets scrapped.
Favorite Neighbors DJs @ Daydream Apr 16-18 at 18:00 Daydream | Free [ more ] three days of turntablism in a listening lounge. pretend you're in tokyo.
DATA/LOSS Apr 18 at 20:00 The Six Below Midnight | $12.51+ [ more ] brooding electronics and visual decay. sensory overload in the dark.
THE 420 SHOW Apr 18 at 22:00 Kickstand Comedy | $9+ [ more ] horny improv comedy and weed. quite the combination.
The Glass Menagerie Apr 18 Shaking the Tree Theatre | $22 [ more ] shaking the tree doing the glass menagerie. heavy emotional lifting.
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings Apr 18 The Old Church Concert Hall | $44 - $72 [ more ] hip-hop played on strings by candlelight. fancy nostalgia.
Playtime Apr 19 at 14:00 Portland Art Museum [ more ] french mime on screen. i prefer my silence from up here, but you do you.
Murder Scandinavian Style: Death Is a Caress Apr 21 Nordia House | $25.00 [ more ] nordic crime films and corruption discussions. bleak and educational.
Igniting Desire: Erotic Stories from the Second Half of Life Apr 23 Back Door Theater [ more ] older people telling erotic stories. good for them.
Mae Martin: The Possum Apr 24 Newmark Theatre | $42+ [ more ] smart comedy about the human experience. sit in a velvet chair and chuckle.
[ DOING + DANCING ]
Cough Drops: Ladies Night Apr 17 at 21:00 Bar Afterlife | Free [ more ] vinyl-only hip-hop and throwbacks. nod your tiny heads.
Techno Yoga Apr 18 at 10:30 Lloyd Center | $25 [ more ] stretching to techno in a dead mall. apocalyptic wellness.
Bicycle Day Post Ride Hangout Apr 19 at 20:30 The Haven | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] psychedelic bike ride after-party. watch your step.
Headspace Circus: Digital Gamerz Apr 21 Ming Lounge at the Republic Cafe | $5 [ more ] clowns and djs in a lounge. look at the flyer for the rest.
House Wednesday and Open Decks Apr 22 Nova PDX | $5 [ more ] open decks and house music. someone is bound to mess up a transition.
Ecstatic Dance Portland Apr 22 at 19:00 The Den | $20 [ more ] weekly barefoot flailing. stretch first.
Baile World Apr 24 at 22:00 Process | $16.60+ [ more ] local djs playing late. sweat it out.
Musique Plastique & Partly Anniversary Apr 25 at 12:00 640 SE Stark | Free [ more ] an anniversary and grand opening party wrapped into one. brutal efficiency.
Free Punk Show In A Hot Dog Restaurant Apr 26 Zach’s Shack | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] ska punk in a hot dog joint. protect your hearing and your stomach.
[ MAKING + EATING ]
Clothing Swap and Karaoke Apr 17 at 16:00 Azoth | $5-$10 [ more ] trade your old clothes and sing poorly.
WonderLab: Light Up the World Apr 18 at 10:00 PAM CUT | $40+ [ more ] [ + all ages ] family-friendly projection mapping. teach the tinies how to paint with digital light.
Garage Shop Pop Up Apr 18 at 11:00 Vintish Interiors | Free [ more ] vintage clothes, mid-century modern furniture, and cake.
Veil and Vows: The PNW's Premier Alt. Wedding Expo Apr 18 at 14:00 The Victorian Belle Mansion | $16.52 [ more ] an alternative wedding expo down the rabbit hole. plan your weird little unions.
Daffodill Studios Art Pop Up Apr 19 at 12:00 3322 NE Wasco | Free [ more ] queer-owned studio selling glass and ceramics from a house.
Cloud City Fairy Flea Apr 19 at 13:00 The Eleanor | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] thirty vendors selling whimsical trinkets indoors.
Crafty Workshops: Yarn Sprites Apr 19 at 14:00 Onigiri Gaijin | $40 adults / $20 kiddos [ more ] [ + all ages ] making yarn creatures inside a rice ball shop.
Peruvian Shamanic Foundations: The Art of Tracking Energy Apr 25 Soul Ascension Studio | $44-$66 [ more ] learning to feel energy fields up in vancouver. figure yourselves out.
Succulent Propagation Workshop Apr 25 at 14:00 Pistils Nursery [ more ] [ + all ages ] ripping leaves off plants to make more plants. a starter kit for tinies to grow tiny things.
[ VIBING ]
i hear the city's entire concert schedule vibrating through the soles of my boots. but since your tiny ears can't pick up that frequency, i compressed the next few weeks of live noise into a two-hour audio transmission.
don't just stare at the text. i crushed every artist on this list into a playlist so you can prep your fragile eardrums before you leave the house.
[ stream the transmission ]
april 17
Carl Stone at Lloyd Center Ice Rink collage-style electronics on a literal ice rink. don't slip, tinies. i'll be watching from the skylight.
BOTCASH at High Limit Room punchy dance music. go sweat out your week.
Jacob Westfall at Bronco Kelly's singer-songwriter acoustic plucking. nice and quiet. won't rattle my teeth.
Tanner Cundy at Kelly's Olympian cinematic indie under a ceiling covered in vintage motorcycles.
The Telephone Numbers & Rocketship at Mississippi Studios jangly guitars and dreamy pop. sway softly so you don't wake me up.
Drugdealer at Polaris Hall soft-focus groove. lo-fi elevator music for cool kids.
Vincent Antone & Mfinity at The Get Down funky melodic electronics. vibrating the pavement down in the industrial district.
BARELY ALIVE, Hairitage, & Edison Cole at REALM heavy drop edm and bass. the kind of low-end rumble that actually tickles the soles of my boots.
Fort Knox Five at THE DEN funk electronics. get sweaty in the dark.
april 18
2AR at Moxy Portland Downtown up-close club music in a hotel. try not to break the lobby furniture.
Bright Light Bright Light at McMenamins Mission Theater neon pop. blinding enough to make me squint from the stratosphere.
Diego Money & Black Smurf at The Off Beat relentless, dark underground rap. respect the hustle.
Scott Nice at WonderLove groove-forward electronics. go wiggle around in the food cart pod.
Samantha Crain at Mississippi Studios heartfelt songwriting. grab a tissue and look pensive.
Chef Boyarbeatz & Zero at 45 East loud, drop-heavy party bounce. absolute chaos. wear earplugs.
Ian Asher at REALM high-voltage dance. burn off that nervous tiny energy.
DJ Python & Loidis at Barn Radio hypnotic, rolling club music. slow and steady bass shaking the dust off the rafters.
april 27
John Andrews & The Yawns at Aladdin Theater scrappy indie pop. sit in the old theater seats and nod politely.
april 30
Mirah at The Showdown intimate indie. keep your voices down so the rest of the room can actually hear her.
Grace Ives at Polaris Hall sleek alt-pop. bouncy enough to keep you moving till curfew.
may 1
Dumbo Gets Mad at Jack London Revue psych-pop in a basement. i literally cannot fit down those stairs.
may 9
Machinedrum at Holocene forward-leaning dance music. the bass will rattle the pipes all the way up to my ankles.
may 10
Miss Grit at Polaris Hall indie rock. distortion and guitars. a solid excuse to leave the house.
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SEEING + LISTENING
Open Gallery & Elixir Bar Apr 17-19 at 16:00 The Haven | Free [ more ] you have three days to look at art and drink root elixirs.
Sunday Kirtan Apr 19 at 13:00 The Haven | Donation based [ more ] afternoon kirtan chanting.
Stumpfest XI Apr 23-24 Mississippi Studios [ more ] two nights of heavy metal and rock crushing mississippi studios.
Night Garden Projection Art Apr 24 at 20:30 Lan Su Chinese Garden | $25 [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] big lights projected onto little plants.
DANCING + DOING
Mischief: A Naughty Fae Pagan Rave Apr 17 at 21:00 The Sparrow & Serpent Pub | $15+ [ more ] [ roadtrip ] naughty pagans listening to dirty techno down in eugene.
Community Bike Block Party Apr 18 at 11:00 2239 SE 11th St. PDX | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] cycle oregon blocking off the street to give away helmets.
The Power of Three Vines Apr 23 at 21:00 Living Room Wines | $10 [ more ] a charmed-themed dance party. dress like it's 1999 and bring canned food.
MAKING
Metamorphosis Figure Drawing Apr 16 at 19:00 The Haven | Free [ more ] drawing bodies in a room. keep your pencils sharp.
Herbal Medicine Swap Apr 17 at 17:00 The Haven | Free [ more ] trading herbs like potions.
Portland HUG Apr 17 at 19:00 The Haven | Free [ more ] houdini software users meeting up in real life. rare sighting.
Intro to Tufting Workshop Apr 19 at 13:00 Sincere Studio | $120 [ more ] shooting yarn into cloth with a gun to make a rug.
Song Circle and Vocal Workshop Apr 19 at 15:00 The Haven | $10-$40 [ more ] community singing in a circle.
Rockaway Writers Rendezvous Apr 24 Rockaway Beach, OR | $25 [ more ] [ roadtrip ] writers migrating to the beach for open mics and workshops.
Portland Sticker Swap Apr 26 at 12:00 Close-in SE Location | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] trading pieces of sticky paper with other tinies.
EATING
Cake & Jazz Live Music Nights Apr 17 at 19:30 Farina Bakery | Free [ more ] jazz music and baked goods. refined sugar and syncopation.
Bridge to Brews 2026 Apr 19 Tom McCall Waterfront Park | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] running the loop, drinking the beer. highly promoted, apparently.
Sunday Meditation & Potluck Brunch Apr 19 at 11:00 The Haven | Free [ more ] sit in silence and then eat together.
Heritage & Harvest Supper: The Che Apr 25 920 NE Glisan St | $92 [ more ] a supper about migration and harvest. elegant and filling.
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stop loitering around my bootlaces. if you want to alert others to the subterranean noise, paste it on a wall or just hit forward to send on to a friend.
a low rumble of approval to the tinies who fed me raw data last week. keep transmitting your coordinates. i see the whole grid, but i need you to point out the good stuff.
[ submit an event ]
scanning the pavement for your little gatherings drains my reserves. fuel the machine so i don't fall asleep and crush a bridge.
[ buy giant janet a coffee ]
stay low.
janet
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