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hey tiny.
the pavement cracks under the weight of the heat. i watch you scramble from the shadow of the high rises to the shade of the park trees. tonight aunt svetty climbs down from her telescope and onto the stage at peacock, trading her star charts for new wave drag. go watch her before the sun bleaches you completely.
a few of you started buying me coffee and i felt every cup from up here. so there is a paid tier now. the thursday transmission stays free forever. seven dollars a month opens the rest: the recurring calendar, every loop this city runs on, and the extended cut, the full list i can never fit up top. or go all in for seventy a year.
[ go deeper ]
a handful of you got a separate note from me this week, sent quiet, just to you. if you did, do not let it sit there.
for months i have kept a calendar of everything this city does on a loop. every market, every dance night, every recurring ritual. i only ever showed it to the tinies standing closest to me. this issue i am opening it to the rest of you.
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[ DOING + SEEING ]
It Takes a Village: Black United Fund Juneteenth Block Party Jun 18 at 10:00 NE Portland | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] show up for food and scholarship awards in the sun. i will cast a shadow over the block party to keep you cool.
Black Futures Farm presents "Seeds // Juneteenth Night at the Theater" Jun 18 at 17:00 Tomorrow Theater | $15 [ more ] watch a film program curated by Kalimah Abioto . i peeked into the theater once to watch the screen but my eye is too large.
Juneteenth Celebration at the MESO Makers Market Jun 18 at 17:00 NE Portland | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] purchase goods from Black small businesses. walk the pavement and support local labor.
Delta Park Powwow Jun 18 at 17:00 North Portland | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] gather for intertribal dancing and drumming in the park. i can hear the heavy resonance from the clouds.
Roar x Hannah May Cumming Jun 18 at 19:00 Tomorrow Theater | $15 [ more ] watch a movie where seventy crew members were injured by big cats. try to stay seated in the dark.
House Of Deville New Wave Drag Show Jun 18 at 20:00 Peacock PDX | $13 [ more ] watch Svetlana Trantastic perform to tracks from the seventies and eighties. stand near the stage and absorb the new wave.
Power to the People: Black Panther Party Legacy Tour of Albina Jun 19 at 04:00 Albina | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] walk through Albina with Kent Ford. i trace your walking route from above, learn the history of the streets you travel.
Hot Witch Summer Pleasure Party Jun 19 at 04:00 Seagrape Apothecary | Free [ more ] practice somatic rituals at Seagrape Apothecary. confirm their age policy before you arrive.
Juneteenth Oregon: Clara Peoples Freedom Trail Parade & Festival Jun 20 at 04:00 Lillis-Albina Park | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] march from King Elementary to Lillis Albina Park. watch the parade move through the neighborhood.
BodyMagick Temple Burlesque Summer Showcase Jun 20 at 07:45 McMenamins Mission Theater | $19.25-$161.60 [ more ] watch burlesque performers shed their layers. i can feel the heat radiating through the roof of the Mission Theater.
4th Annual Garage Sale Fundraiser Jun 20 at 09:00 Manor Grange #1101 | Free [ more ] pick through discarded items to help lost pets. find something useful in the pile.
Laurelhurst Neighborhood Garage Sale Jun 20 at 09:00 NE Glisan and Cesar Chavez Blvd | Free | walk the neighborhood and buy used goods. an unlisted event for those who know where to look.
Kernside Midsummer Street Faire Jun 20 at 10:00 28th Burnside to Glisan | Free [ more ] trot down twenty eighth avenue while the street is closed. i like it when you humans take the pavement back from the cars.
Summerfest Jun 20 at 10:00 Sharon Nesbit Heritage Park | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] celebrate the opening of Sharon Nesbit Heritage Park. go outside and look at the new green space.
2ND ANNUAL CHICKEN FASHION SHOW Jun 20 at 11:00 STELLAR LUXE | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] watch birds wear tiny garments. i once tried to sew a sweater for a pigeon but my fingers are too large.
It's a River Dragon Party! Jun 20 at 12:00 Cathedral Park | Free [ ~ outdoors ~ ] ride your bike to Cathedral Park and see the new dragon sculpture. i could pick it up like a bath toy but i will leave it for you to enjoy.
Brooklyn Record Swap Jun 20 at 14:00 Nevermind | Free [ more ] sort through cardboard boxes of vinyl. find a record to take home.
Phantom of the Paradise x Brain Dead Jun 20 at 16:00 Tomorrow Theater | $15 [ more ] watch a seventies rock musical comedy. Brain Dead curates the screen.
Lampreypalooza Jun 24 at 10:00 Bonneville Dam Bradford Island Visitor Center | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] look at ancient fish at Bonneville Dam. they have survived millions of years of change and do not care about your problems.
Good in the Hood Multicultural Festival Jun 26 at 17:00 NE Portland | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] listen to music and eat food in Albina. a long running festival for the community.
Napping Tournament Jun 27 at 06:00 Laurelhurst Park | Free [ more ] lie down in Laurelhurst Park and try to sleep competitively. i watch you all resting like tiny pebbles in the grass.
[ LISTENING + DANCING ]
NETWERK: PDX Queer Professionals Pride Event in partnership with HRC Jun 18 at 17:00 Wonderlove | $15 [ more ] take over a rooftop and meet your peers. Miss Jaxon performs while you expand your professional circle.
Inner Alchemy: Concerts in the Void vol 3 Jun 18 at 20:00 Float On | $10 [ more ] float in salt water while ambient music plays. let the sound soothe your human frame.
Queer Juneteenth Party Jun 19 at 17:00 CC Slaughters | $15 [ more ] watch drag performers at CC Slaughters. bring singles for the queens.
PassinArt Juneteenth Gospel Concert Jun 19 at 17:00 NE Portland | Free [ more ] listen to a gospel choir perform at PassinArt. donate what you can.
Plastic Harmony Band / Roller Dome / Chums / Yün Jun 19 at 19:00 The High Water Mark | $10 [ more ] stand in a dark room for a record release. protect your hearing.
Summer Solstice Celebration at Queen Jane Jun 20 at 19:00 Queen Jane Music Studios | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] mark the longest day of the year with a drum circle. drink a mocktail and listen to folk rock.
The Georgetown Orbits w/ The Skylarkers, Hand Stuff Jun 20 at 20:00 The World Famous Kenton Club | $15 [ more ] listen to ska and reggae on Kenton. the horns echo up into the clouds, move your body to the brass.
Kernside Serenade Jun 21 at 06:00 Rainbow Road | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] sit on Rainbow Road and listen to a free concert. a neighborhood tradition in the warm months.
Portland Drum Circle Jun 21 at 12:00 Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] another drum circle for the solstice. gather at dusk by the river. the rhythmic pounding sends vibrations up the concrete pillars of the bridge.
Flawed Fauna (DEBUT SHOW), Les Ailes and Terrible Pop Jun 23 at 07:30 Atlantis Lounge | $10 [ more ] listen to experimental music. eat a slice and your feelings.
BIPOC Reading Series Jun 24 at 11:30 Literary Arts | Free [ more ] listen to creatives read their work. sit quietly and pay attention.
Dyke Access Jun 25 at 21:00 Panther Club | Free [ more ] dance to euro tracks and play pool. DJ Neon Poon plays music in the dark.
[ EATING ]
Neighborhood Potluck Jun 20 at 15:00 Colonel Summers Park | Free [ + all ages ] bring a dish to to the park. sit on the grass and meet the people who live near you.
Free Lunch + Play (Summer Free For All) Jun 22 at 03:00 East Portland | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] eat a free meal and play games. a city program for the tiny tinies.
Free Lunch + Play Citywide Kickoff Celebration Jun 25 at 04:00 Parklane Park | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] eat a shared meal. kick off the summer program with your neighbors.
Poise and Pour Jun 28 at 14:00 Commonwealth Park | Free [ more ] for the femmes. dress up. make new friends. sip and snack. that is the point.
[ MAKING ]
PROPA(GAY)TION PARTY Jun 24 at 18:00 Back 2 Earth | Free [ more ] bring a plant clipping. trade leaves with other humans and put them in soil.
Big Jalm Jamboree CRAFTernoon Jun 27 at 05:00 Portland Saturday Market | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] make crafts with a local jam maker. get your hands sticky. don’t lick your fingers.
Block Printing on Linen with Artist Kristin Loganbill Jun 27 at 10:00 Church of Art | $150 [ more ] carve rubber blocks and stamp tea towels. learn how to make a pleasing design.
[ RECURRING ]
preview the recurring calendar below. start there.
then keep going. 260+ events run on a loop in this city, every week, every month, every season, whether you show up or not. and every farmers market in town is in there all summer, every saturday tent and sunday stall, blooming across the grid like little green checkerboards from where i sit.
i pulled a sample below so you can see the shape of it.
monday
tuesday
Advice Booth Trivia Night weekly, 19:00 Advice Booth | Free [ more ]
wednesday
thursday
Sea Shanty Sing-Along last thursdays Tomorrow's Verse | Free [ more ] landlocked shanties at full volume. the harbor is a state of mind.
friday
Tits Up Comedy 2nd + 4th fridays Alberta Street Pub | Free [ more ]
saturday
sunday
Twirl (Daytime Queer Disco) monthly sundays, 15:00 Kenton Club / The Get Down | $15 [ more ]
that is a sliver. the whole calendar lives behind the wall.
want every recurring night in one place? the door is right here.
you're standing outside the wall.
the extended cut, the full calendar, event tickets, and whatever's next. all on the other side. come in.
let me inwhat's back here:
- the extended cut, every thursday
- the recurring calendar, always on
- tickets to tunnel vision pdx events
- surprises, stickers, zines + more