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hey tiny.
the clocks fell back last weekend. now it is dark by five. the porch lights come on before the city finishes lunch. i do not mind. the dark is when i do my best looking.
the ballots are in. whatever the results did to your stomach, feed it something warm and go outside anyway. this letter is full of reasons.
last week i asked what you were going as. one answer won the whole holiday.
lisa owns a full body foot costume, toes up top, over her head. she went as a sidekick. i have read that sentence forty times. it gets better every time.
new behind the wall. alexa went annual. six more tinies climbed over on the monthly. welcome in. the coats go on the hook by the door.
the halloween map went out to the paid tinies last week. two hundred and eleven pins, friday to sunday. if you came in after it went dark and want a look, hit reply and i will send it over.
a lot of new tinies came in last week too. hello. pull up a curb. it is warmer than it looks.
you made it back here. this side of the wall holds eighty more things for the next week. a mystery movie in Seattle where the title is the secret until the lights go down. a symphony written to induce ecstatic states in human subjects. a party where stickers tell you who is single and who just wants a friend. a free market, a grief potluck, three microcinemas and a drag show called Y'allternative.
the halloween list went quiet sunday. the map went dark with it. the wall stays lit.
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[ SEEING ]
Silents on 16mm: Camera Magic Nov 5 at 19:00 Clinton Street Theater | $15 [ more ] Méliès, trips to other worlds, surrealist visions and stop-motion taxidermy, all on real film with a live-curated score, and the ticket also gets you into Caligari on friday. that taxidermy has been dead a century and still moves better than i do before coffee.
Lowbrow Antics x Femmes in Film: Welcome to the Dollhouse Nov 6, preshow 17:30, film 19:00 Academy Theater | $9.50 [ more ] a zine release for Todd Solondz's middle school nightmare from ninety-five, with a Polaroid booth, sticker station, vintage vendors and a talk after. dig out the corduroy jumper from your worst yearbook photo, because it is finally right.
Derek Eisel: Songs of Lesbian Potlucks and Husbands Who Fix Tractors Nov 6 at 18:00 Rose City Book Pub | see info [ more ] a farm-fresh cabaret of songs and readings about a five-inch-tall gay troll who moves to a family farm in Mexico. the troll and i are running the same experiment from opposite ends of the ruler.
The Sacred Sites Show Nov 6 at 19:00 Splendorporium | Free [ more ] Amy Erickson and thirty-plus local artists paint the places they hold holy, hanging through december seventeenth. mine is the top of the Fremont Bridge. nobody has painted it yet.
The 4th Annual MOST Pageant Nov 7 at 19:00 Echo Theater | $20 [ more ] nine drag and burlesque performers compete for five hundred dollars, bookings and exactly two drink tickets, sponsored in part by an outfit called The Property Weirdos. go cheer for people who commit to the bit for two free wells.
DomProv Nov 7 at 22:00 Funhouse Lounge | $18+ [ more ] improvisers compete for the approval of a real dominatrix while you shout suggestions and she decides who gets punished. finally, an improv show where yes-and comes with consequences.
Boathouse Microcinema: Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing Nov 8, doors 19:30, film 20:00 The Boathouse | Free [ more ] Thom Hilton's crowdfunded short follows a painter on a surreal skateboard trip through Portland, screened with its props, paintings and eighties work by David Wojnarowicz. the title stole my entire sunday itinerary word for word.
[ LISTENING + DANCING ]
Cut Copy (DJ Set) Nov 5 at 21:00 The Realm | $25 [ more ] the Grammy-nominated Australian band leaves the instruments at home and plays records, with local support from Sappho and Sara Z. In Ghost Colours turns eighteen this year, which makes it too young to get in. 21+.
BASSCULT: The Down Low Doctrine Nov 6, 20:00 to 02:00 Sonder Listening Bar | Free [ more ] Electrokid, Professor Roo, Suff-X and Jaden lead an evangelical bass worship service for the twenty-one-and-up faithful. dress in your sunday best or show up as a youth pastor in the lanyard and hoodie you already own.
Repeat Behavior: Kevin Aviance Nov 6, 22:00 to 04:00 secret warehouse | $20 to $40 [ more ] New York club legend Kevin Aviance joins a vogue set from the Kiki House of Jeremy Scott, Kraftwitch, Aloso, and Troubled Youth back-to-back with Stas THEE Boss, at a twenty-one-and-up warehouse with no address yet. i know where it is. my lips are sealed until you buy a ticket.
Freeform Portland DJ: Tock the Watchdog Nov 11 at 15:00 Far Cry | Free [ more ] Tock spins sides from her own collection all night long, earning her second week in a row in this letter. the records are hers, and so is wednesday.
POWERDRONE Nov 15, doors 15:30, show 16:00 Performance Works NW | $5 to $20 sliding [ more ] Spiritual Exit, a cronewave duo called Stars Without Makeup, and the Powerdrone Trio take over sunday afternoon with relaxation encouraged. lie flat on the floor with everyone else and let the amplifier hum realign your spine.
[ MAKING + DOING ]
Samhain Fundraiser at Hedgerow Herb Co. Nov 6, 18:00 to 22:00 Hedgerow Herb Co. | $40 [ more ] ghost stories, marigold garlands, a group sing with Ell Rieke, soul cakes hiding fortune charms, and snap apple, where you bite a hanging apple with your hands behind your back while dodging a spinning lit candle. ticket money after artist pay goes to the Defending Our Neighbors Fund, so chew carefully around your future and keep your eyebrows out of the wax.
Women's New Moon Gathering Nov 7 at 17:30 If the Broom Fits, Beaverton | $5 [ more ] a new moon circle down a steep flight of stairs at a witch shop called If the Broom Fits. the moon is dark, the basement is dark, and the sign out front already wrote all my jokes for me.
Dead Baby Bike Club November Ride Nov 7, meet 20:00, ride 21:00 Rose and Thistle | Free [ more ] an easy-pace ride for adults on freak bikes that ends at a campfire with a one-night-only sticker for Backpack's birthday. nobody told me who Backpack is, so pedal out there and interrogate the birthday boy.
Night Owl: Pitch and Preen Nov 10 at 18:30 Artichoke Music | Free [ more ] women and gender-diverse musicians show and tell their projects on the mic and walk out with free video of the pitch, plus snacks and networking after. play the song and ask for the gig.
Cemetery Tending at Multnomah Park Cemetery Nov 13, 10:30 to 13:30 Multnomah Park Cemetery | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] scrub grave markers, learn what the carved headstone symbols mean, and pick up litter, with tools, gloves and snacks provided. spending friday the thirteenth in a graveyard with a bucket and a sponge is the only way to keep the ghosts on your side.
Hebocon Nov 14 at 13:00 Atlantis Lounge | $5 to watch [ more ] [ + all ages ] a robot battle where only the crappiest machines are legal, built from tape, toy cars and bad intentions by people with zero robotics experience. the one with googly eyes falls over first and wins the room. it is always the one with googly eyes.
[ ROAMING ]
Nights of the Golden Flower Nov 5 to 8, 17:00 to 19:00 Lan Su Chinese Garden | $32 [ more ] the garden after dark glows with chrysanthemums, lanterns, floral sculptures by eighteen local artists, live guzheng, dance and free floral wearables. ride the bus home wearing a flower in november. nobody else on board will be.
Frybread Fest Nov 7, 11:00 to 19:00 Director Park | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] eight frybread vendors, thirty more booths, the Turquoise Pride Drummers, jazz from Wen'ípt and Miss Indian Northwest Angela Goudy take over the square for Native American Heritage Month. the smell of hot oil reaches all the way up to the rooftops, so map your route across those eight stands like a bank heist.
Short Run Comix & Arts Festival Nov 7, 11:00 to 18:00 Seattle Design Center | Free [ more ] [ road trip ] two hundred twenty small-press exhibitors from twenty-two states and seven countries pack the floor for free browsing. it is three hours up I-5 for you and one long stride for me, so bring a heavy canvas tote and a budget you intend to violate.
[ EATING + SHOPPING ]
Crafts & Cocktails: A Holiday First Thursday Nov 5 + 6 from 16:00 Crystal Ballroom | Free [ more ] seventy-five local makers move indoors for winter across two nights on the famous floating dancefloor. that floor springs under every tiny step, so buy the fragile ceramics dead last.
F.H. Steinbart Co. Warehouse Sale Nov 6 to 8, from 12:00 F.H. Steinbart Co. | Free [ more ] the family sold Portland's old homebrew shop and the building with it, and now they are emptying the warehouse of every last carboy. by sunday night, every coat closet in this city will house a five-gallon glass jug nobody knows how to clean.
Portland Vintage Market Nov 7 at 11:00 The Factor Building | $5.49 to $21.40 [ more ] one day of vintage racks, accessories and Y2K relics, advertised on a flyer written entirely in capital letters. so was two thousand and one, and that plastic butterfly clip has already outlived three of your phones.
She Ate Food Drive Nov 7, 16:30 to 19:00 Turn! Turn! Turn! | $10 suggested [ more ] DJ Breadstick spins alongside pop-up drag, with leftover door money heading straight to Esther's Pantry. the DJ is named after carbs and the cause is groceries, which is the level of narrative discipline i expect from you people.
Brunch + Babe: All Girl Party Nov 8 at 12:00 La Factoria | Free [ more ] sunday brunch and an all-girl dancefloor in full daylight. the midnight shift cannot compete with a mimosa at noon and eight hours of sleep ahead of you.
Fabric & Yarn Swap Nov 15 at 12:00 Sincere Studio | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] bring the fabric, yarn and tools you swore you would use and trade them for somebody else's unfinished ambitions. the fiber people always show up in force, and i see every skein you are hiding under the bed.
[ BULLETIN BOARD ]
Creepy Vintage Garden Gnome Girl, 1995 until sold [ more ] five dollars in Vancouver for a lawn ornament the seller calls creepy, scary and freaky looking. somebody repainted her in the nineties and still has not confessed to the crime.
Hornets' Nest on Branch, Huge Cobwebs until sold [ more ] one hundred dollars in Salem gets you an empty nest with the vintage cobwebs thrown in free. the seller deletes every email asking if it is still available, so open with a better question.
Invoking Karen: Film Crew Wanted nov 7 [ more ] last call before saturday's deadline for a local film shoot looking for crew. bring a boom pole and practice keeping a straight face when you say the title out loud.
Don't Shoot PDX + Volumes: We Need Your Art nov 21 + jan 16 [ more ] bring your protest posters, fliers and street art to PNCA so Volumes can scan them into an open-source archive. the cardboard sign you painted at two in the morning finally enters the permanent record.
Carriage Co Collective: Holiday Market Vendor Call market dec 4 + 5 [ more ] ten-by-ten booths downtown for thirty to fifty dollars a day, seeking antiques, crafts, jewelry, clothes, food and et cetera. et cetera is always my favorite booth in the room.
Helium Comedy: Muralists + Graffiti Artists Wanted rolling [ more ] the comedy club wants local muralists and graffiti writers for a big wall in a loud room next year. paint something sharp, because the crowd will heckle the drywall too.
about ninety posts are pinned up. one is a super fly western shirt, sixty dollars, out in Hillsboro. the listing calls it super fly. that is a high bar for a shirt. it is still waiting for someone to clear it.
[ read the board ]
[ STARGAZING ]
aunt svetty is back. i promised you the sky last week. she brought it down in her purse.
she is not here to talk about your sun sign this month. she wants to talk about the French, a billionaire’s checkbook and the pickleball team. she says the planets agree with her. i did not argue. you do not argue with Svetty.
there is still sky in it. Mars and Jupiter pair up bright in Leo around the 14th. meteors streak south this week. pack a thermos. look up when you can.
her short version is below. the full forecast is behind the wall. she wrote a lot. she meant every word.
one note on the postmark. she sent this before tuesday. the ballots are counted now, so read the voting parts as history. i just carry the mail.
[ STARGAZING ]
Listen, it's finally the midterms and you don't need an Astrologer to tell you that if one side doesn't win they're going to lie and cheat every way they can to undo the results. If you enjoy gazing at the night sky, Mars & Jupiter form a close, bright conjunction in Leo around November 14-16. On November 25th, Uranus can be seen near the Pleiades cluster shining brightly in Taurus. There will be meteor showers to observe in Taurus around November 4th and 5th. They're called the Taurids, and they can be seen looking South. November 11th and 12th the Leonids peak around the 17th of November. The Leonids can be seen looking North.
While I like the idea that you'll be gazing calmly at the night sky in wonderment, it is much more likely that you'll be staring at the news in bafflement. Elon Musk has poured more than $276 million dollars into political races to help Republicans. He is this political cycle's biggest individual donor and he isn't even American. The outer planet Astrology is still identical to the Astrology of the French Revolution and the American Revolution. In October 2026 over 800,000 protestors demonstrated across major French cities to protest inflation, fuel costs, and living expenses. All astrological indicators, if you believe in that sort of thing, indicate further unrest in November with America to follow the French just as we did in the past.
The good news is that things look better quickly in December and January. It's time to get out there and have a Revolution we can wrap up in time to enjoy Christmas and New Year! November is not going to be an easy month, but you can't just stare at the planets all day if you want a country that isn't sick with fascism, racism, misogyny, sexism, and homophobia. Let's not forget TRANSPHOBIA!!!! According to the Republicans, a few "girls" on the pickle ball team are to blame for ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. I don't myself know how to play pickle ball or I'd join the team.
Here's the transits: The Last quarter moon is November 1st. There's a New Moon in Scorpio on November 9th. Mercury and Venus go direct on November 13th. Jupiter is biquintile Neptune on Nov 15th. The First Quarter Moon is Nov 17th. Ceres Retrograde on November 22nd. Sagittarius Season begins November 22nd, and there's a full moon in Gemini on November 24th. Mars enters Virgo on November 25th. Vesta goes direct on November 28th. Uranus trine Pluto on November 29th and Pallas goes direct on Nov 30th.
What's it all mean? It means that pedophiles and pedophile protectors shouldn't be the assholes in charge of us. It means that major reforms to our economic and educational systems are way overdue. It means that a non-American oligarch shouldn't be allowed to donate $276 million dollars into political races. Please vote. Please revolt. Please stop blaming trans girls who like pickle ball for all the world's problems, get off your ass, and start having this Revolution. Start by voting. Make sure you turn your ballot in to a drop box and not a mail box. Be safe out there.
come behind the wall.
once you're down here you can never say "there's nothing to do"
i'm coming in!what's back here:
- every weird thing this week, sorted. you pick.
- any night, you already know where the noise is.
- you hear about it before it sells out. not after.
- first dibs on tv pdx events + gifts made by a giant.