I told my partner this makes me look hella cool lol
*edit* HOLY CRAP I’ve been trying to go through and read everyone’s but there’s so many! I love the little conversations that are popping up, and everyone has such cute taste. This is adorable
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portland doesn't do thunder. it is a city that expresses meteorological opinion through a sustained apologetic mist and occasionally a slightly more assertive mist. tuesday night the sky forgot all that and cracked open like it had somewhere to be. i heard it from up here.
this issue: a 16mm screening of invasion of the bee girls, a workshop where you forge an actual metal chain with your actual hands, and the vibing section is back in the extended cut with 39 live music picks and a transmission to get your ears ready before you leave the house.
scroll down. send it to someone weird first.
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[ SEEING + LISTENING ]
Friends Share Cinema Club May 14 at 18:00 Friends Share Community Space | Free [ more ] curated film screening with discussion after. no reservations needed. hosted by sam kirby. second thursdays. 18+.
HRT CHAT + SOCIAL May 14 at 18:00Lesbian Culture Club | $30 [ more ] hrt, menopause, and all the stuff nobody explained. with actual doctors. sponsored by she bop. open to allies.
TELLTALE: CONSOLATION PRIZE May 16Alberta Street Pub | see info [ more ] sit in a dark room and listen to stories. telltale's whole thing. it works every time.
Drift ~ Restorative Sound Bath May 17The Raven's Wing Co-Op | $35–$45 [ more] acoustic vibrations to quiet mental noise and induce deep physical rest. give your brain a break and let it work on your behalf.
Fancy Dance (1989) May 17 at 19:00Tomorrow Theater | $15 [ more ] a punk rocker becomes a buddhist monk to inherit a mountain temple. 1989 japanese film. tomorrow theater continues to deliver.
Murder Scandinavian Style: Jar City May 19 Nordia House | $25 [ more ] nordic crime film with guided discussion on corruption and social tension. nordia house knows how to do a film night.
INVASION OF THE BEE GIRLS May 19 at 19:30 Hollywood Theatre | see info [ more ] repressed cinema presents this one in 16mm. you already know if this is for you.
[ LISTENING + DANCING ]
Com Truise May 14 The Get Down | $25 [ more ] iconic synthwave and idm from one of the genre's best. close your eyes and just let it happen.
Contact 13 – Objekt May 14 Process PDX | $20–$25 [ more ] all-night technical and genre-defying techno. you'll leave confused and grateful in equal measure.
DJ Stingray (Detroit) May 14 Barn Radio | $28.75 [ more ] detroit legend bringing fast electro and techno. one of the originals doing what he does best.
Drag Bingo May 14 at 18:30 Abigail Hall (Woodlark Hotel) | see info [ more ] thursday night drag bingo with happy hour specials. carmen hosts this week. you will dab your card with complete sincerity.
Supertask: Phase II May 16 Realm | $28.10–$40.53 [ more ] deep bass and glitch-hop. the slow-tempo kind that rattles your chest. realm being realm.
Patio Sessions May 16 at 17:00 Twilight Room | Free [ more ] [ all ages ] nathan gittleman, josh mundt, and kyra jorgensen on the patio. 5–8pm. free. just go.
Blonde Aid: Dance for Democracy May 16 at 19:00 Alberta Abbey | $20 [ more ] [ all ages ] 100% of proceeds to pirc — portland's immigrant defense org running a 24/7 hotline and legal support for families across oregon. music at 8pm. show up.
CUMMUNION May 16 at 21:00 The Coffin | $10 [ more ] kooky, spooky, and queer. drag show and dance party with dj lu. $10 on se grand.
Morricone Music with Swansea May 17 at 18:30 Swandive | $20 [ more ] live morricone music from swansea and friends. dan duval, rebecca sanborn, lisa lipton, and more. 21+.
Full Moon Bike Ride May 22 at 21:00Salmon Street Springs | Free [ outdoors ] late-night community ride under the full moon. pdx bike party doing what they do.
[ DOING + MAKING ]
Community Craft Night May 14 SCRAP PDX | Free [ more ] mail art, collage, and art journaling with upcycled materials. show up, make something weird.
Collage Night at WHILE ON EARTH May 14 at 18:00 715 NE Lawrence Ave Ste 111 | $25 [ more ] scissors, exacto knives, paper, ephemera, and adhesives provided. 6–8pm. get down with some paper.
Expressive Weirdo ART Painting Workshop May 15 The Arts Center (Vancouver, WA) | $65 [ more ] [ road trip ] let loose your inner creative weirdo. beginner friendly. worth the bridge crossing.
Artist Call: Portland Creatives May 15Hawthorne Theatre | see info [ more ] sell your art and keep 100% of your sales. pancakes & booze brings the djs, drinks, and a packed room of art lovers. apply now.
Draw with Yarn May 16 SCRAP PDX | see info [ more ] yarn manipulation as a drawing technique. specialized workshop. scrap pdx continues to be a gift.
Cascadia Fine Arts Festival – Volunteers May 16 | Free [ more ] they need festival volunteers. say yes.
Queen Jane's Queeraoke May 16 Queen Jane Music Studios | Free [ more ] queer karaoke for big feelings and dramatic entrances. props, costumes, and a buffet provided. liquid bravery conveniently located next door.
Crafternoon May 17 SCRAP PDX | $10–$15 [ more ] [ all ages ] family-friendly themed craft session with upcycled materials. you'll make something miniature and feel genuinely accomplished.
Charcuterie Board Making May 17 ADX Portland | $90 [ more ] turn raw black walnut into a functional board through debarking, sanding, and oiling. adx makes you useful.
Third Eye Thursday May 21 The Raven's Wing Co-Op | Sliding Scale [ more ] guided clairvoyance, mediumship, and astral intuition exercises. raven's wing has a schedule and it is something else.
Drop In Studio May 21 SCRAP PDX | see info [ more ] open access to scrap's tools and reused materials. show up and make your thing.
Bread and Butter May 22 ADX Portland | Free [ more ] freshly baked bread, various butters, and a group sketch session. community building at its most practical.
Dream Theater Workshop: Embodying the Wisdom of Your Dreams May 23 at 13:30Performance Works NW | $18–$40 [ more ] two-hour in-person workshop bringing dreams to life through improvisation and communal play. no acting experience needed.
[ EATING ]
Mad Hatter Afternoon Tea May 16 at 13:30 Butterfield Cottage and Gardens (Seaside, OR) | $30 [ more ] [ road trip ] [ all ages ] benefit event. mad hatter themed afternoon tea on the coast. select teas, savories, and sweets. worth the drive.
Cake & Jazz Live Music Nights May 16 at 19:30 Farina Bakery | Free [ more ] jack radsliff and john stowell live at farina bakery. jazz plus baked goods. this is not a hard sell.
Lez Bien May 16 at 17:00 Smart Donkey | Donation [ more ] sapphic summer patio kickoff. $5 margs, beer pong tourny, and very good mexican food.
Church of the Moon Coffee Meetup May 24 at 13:00 Heretic Coffee Co. | Free [ more ] hi friends (pagan meetup). witchy community coffee and connection under the moon's guidance. every 4th sunday.
[ VIBING ]
the collective bass from the city's grid is rattling the dust off my boots. since your tiny frames would shatter if you absorbed that much raw sound at once, i filtered the noise down.
over two hours of music. nearly forty events covered. don't just read the words. i trapped every artist on this list inside a single audio transmission so you can condition your fragile eardrums before stepping outside.
[ listen in the extended cut ]
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one tiny put flyers up in st. johns and i'd like them to know: it registered. print it out and put it somewhere real.if you know about an event, a party, or a food spot that wants to be in front of people who actually go places and eat things, submit it. i am expanding the eating sections and i want the real ones, not the ones with a publicist.
if you have the stamina, the extended cut has 39 artists playing portland in the next month. all genres, all small venues, all in the vibing section. dig in.
stay low.
janet
✨SWANK✨ is an all-vinyl downtempo lo fi and trip hop night happening monthly at Advice Booth on N Gay. Wednesday May 13, 7-11pm more info at @djtockthewatchdog on IG
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this issue: mother's day weekend brings the usual crowds, but also circus angels making sandwiches, pure cyberpunk noise, and wind blowing in your face while you watch twister.
scroll down. forward it to a friend first.
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[LISTENING + DANCING ]
Major Mel & Sanjo | May 08 at 2100 | Afterlife | Free | [ more ] djs spinning pure vinyl. hip hop, funk, soul, and electro. tap your tiny feet on the floor.
Lost Vortex A Cyber Punk Night At Azoth| May 09 at 1830 | Azoth | $15-20 | [ more ] cyberpunk night with live art. dark, loud, and overstimulating. exactly how we like it.
Blonde Aid: Dance For Democracy | May 16 at 1900 | Alberta Abbey | $20.00 | [ more ] [ + all ages ] dance to support the portland immigrant rights coalition. open your wallets and move your bodies, tinies.
17th Annual St. Johns Bizarre | May 09 at 1000 | St. Johns | Free | [ more ] [ + all ages ] street fair with a beer garden and live music. dodge the crowds and drink an ipa.
Eurodisco! Music Education | May 09 at 1330 | The Riff At B-Side | Free | [ more ] a deep dive into the history of eurodisco and giorgio moroder. educate yourselves.
Andy Stott (Live) | May 14 at 2000 | Holocene | $31.84 | [ more ] andy stott live. heavy electronic bass that will rattle your tiny ribs.
William Temple House Jam! | May 09 at 1400 | The Castle | $7-$15 | [ more ] [ + all ages ] mental health awareness benefit concert. good music for a good cause.
Patio Sessions | May 09 at 1700 | Twilight Room | Free | [ more ] live music on a patio. sit outside and listen.
Talks On The Rocks: Generational Communication | May 11 at 1600 | Pomalo | [ more ] lectures and drinks. figure out how to talk to each other while slightly buzzed.
Low-Fi Beat Soirée | May 12 at 1700 | Nedspace | Free | [ more ] downtempo beats on the 8th floor of a downtown building. stretch out and look at the city.
Swank | May 13 at 1900 | Advice Booth | Free | [ more ] all-vinyl lounge night. downtempo trip hop for making out in dark corners.
Birds Of Bad Decisions | May 15 at 2000| Mcmenamins Hotel Oregon | [ more ] [ + all ages ] ufo festival music. stare at the sky and wait for abduction.
Black Water 16th Bi-Annual Record Fair| May 16 at 1200 | Black Water | Free | [ more ] loud metal and rare punk records. dig through the crates.
Spill It Open Mic | May 12 | Great Notion NW | [ more ] sit in a dark room and listen to strangers tell stories.
Cinemalesque: A Burlesque Tribute To Film | May 15 at 2000 | Alberta Rose Theatre | $37.00 | [ more ] film-themed burlesque. people taking their clothes off to cinema classics.
[ DOING + SEEING ]
Heaven's Kitchen | May 08 at 2130 | Curious Comedy Theater | $20.00 | [ more ] [ + all ages ] circus performers dressed as angels making sandwiches. i could step on them but i will watch instead.
Cats Gone Coastal! | May 09 at 1000 | Seaside Convention Center | [ more ] [ + all ages ] [ roadtrip ] a massive cat show on the coast. look at fluffy felines and reconsider your life choices.
Train Day @ Oregon Rail Heritage Center| May 09 at 1000 | 2250 Se Water St | Free | [ more ] [ + all ages ] it is a day about trains. look at the heavy metal machines.
61st Annual St. Johns Parade | May 09 at 1200 | St. Johns | Free | [ more ] [ + all ages ] a community parade that has been happening since 1963. stand on the sidewalk and watch them walk.
Twister: Cinewhimsy — An Immersive 4D Extravaganza | May 09 at 1800 | Tomorrow Theater | [ more ] watching the movie twister with wind blowing in your tiny faces. flying cows included.
Kurt Russell Lookalike Contest | May 09 at 2100 | Dot's Cafe | Free | [ more ] a room full of kurt russell lookalikes competing for a hundred bucks. pure chaos.
Curiosities Mercantile At Flux | May 16 at 1100 | Flux Event Center | Free | [ more ] indoor market with vintage goods and local makers. acquire strange items.
Guided Forest Bathing | May 10 at 0900| Hoyt Arboretum | $30.00 | [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] walk slowly through the trees and pretend you aren't stressed.
[ EATING + MAKING ]
Spring Indigenous Marketplace | May 09 at 1000 | 800 Se 10Th Ave | Free | [ more ] [ + all ages ] indigenous vendors and makers selling their work. buy something real.
Woodlawn Farmers Market Indoor Edition| May 09 at 1100 | Inside Classic Foods | Free | [ more ] sourdough, beef, and coffee indoors. buy your groceries and go home.
Seattle Art Book Fair | May 09 at 1100| Washington Hall | Free | [ more ] [ roadtrip ] a massive gathering for independent publishing. leave the city and look at the paper.
Baerlic Spring Market | May 09 at 1100| Baerlic Beer Co | Free | [ more ] [ + all ages ] candles, soap, and beer under one roof. pure portland survival kit.
Elephants On Cedar Hills Street Fair | May 09 at 1700 | 2975 Sw Cedar Hills Blvd | Free | [ more ] [ + all ages ] a street fair with food. eat outside and keep moving.
Sunday Drivers | May 17 at 0800 | Pal's | Free | [ more ] morning meetup for car people. drink coffee and stare at engines.
Growing Beats Portland | May 13 at 1800| Replicant Beer & Wine | Free | [ more ] producers sharing beats and drinking wine. sample flips and tape releases.
Be Heard - An Open Mic For Women's Voices | May 13 at 1900 | Artichoke Music | $5 suggested | [ more ] women making music and poetry. stand up and be loud.
Artist Call: Portland Creatives | May 15 at 0000 | Hawthorne Theatre | [ more ] pancakes, alcohol, and art sales. submit your work or just show up to consume.
Adult Craft Camp: A Creative Weekend Escape | May 16 at 1000 | Ar Workshop Hillsboro | [ more ] two days of uninterrupted making things with your tiny hands.
[ SHOUTOUT ]
Call For Volunteers: Cascadia Fine Arts Festival | May 16 & 17 | Downtown Troutdale | [ volunteer here ] the festival needs tinies to help out on historic columbia river highway. fine arts, artisan crafts, and an excuse to get out of the city and hit the local pubs when your shift ends. sign up and make yourselves useful.
you survived another week in the dirt. tuck this flyer under the wiper of a car held together entirely by bumper stickers. if you hear about something happening in a parking lot or a basement, submit it here and be a rat for the underground.
staring down at this city burns through reserves faster than you'd think. i am building a full calendar of portland's recurring underground — the weekly nights, the monthly rituals, the things that happen in the same basement every third thursday and never get listed anywhere. the tinies who keep the mug full get access first.
if you still have energy, i scraped the rest into the basement. dig through the archives for the extended cut.