If you need a break from prepping your Thanksgiving feast, tearfully longing for your grandma's corn pudding, and/or aimlessly pacing around your house while the freeze period remains in effect, turn to our picks for online activities this week. We've included options of all genres, from Portland's Virtual Tree Lighting Sing-Along Past Event Like List with Pink Martini to a Black Friday Indigenous Market Past Event Like List , and from the solo performance series Weather Room Past Event Like List to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Past Event Like List on NBC. Plus, check out our guide to Thanksgiving dinner in Portland Like List .
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MONDAY
FILM
Collide-O-Scope: Anything Goes!
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There are no rules in this edition of the freaky and fanciful cornucopia of found footage also known as Collide-O-Scope, which will provide enough escapist treasures to make you forget that you're spending Thanksgiving alone in your studio apartment.
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TUESDAY
COMEDY
Tilted Frame at Home
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Join technology-centric improv collective Tilted Frame every Tuesday night for virtual comedy that kicks boring Zoom gatherings to the curb.
READINGS & TALKS
Powell's Books Presents Jonathan Hill in Conversation With Lisa Ko
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In Odessa, Ignatz Award nominee Jonathan Hill’s new graphic novel, three Vietnamese American siblings search across an entire section of the country for their missing mother, eight years after "the big one" destroys towns along the west coast. Join the author for a discussion with author Lisa Ko (The Leavers).
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WEDNESDAY
READINGS & TALKS
Silent Reading Party
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A lot of people are taking the opportunity to turn the online version of The Stranger's super-successful words 'n' vibes experience into a weekly online destination, a respite from (waves hands exasperatedly at basically everything) and an opportunity to simply... slow up, sit down, and just listen to live piano music while sinking into a good book. If you haven't tried it out yet, tonight's the night, and we'll see you at 6pm. If you have tried it out before? Welcome back. It's a damn nice oasis of low-key bliss, isn't it?
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THURSDAY
FESTIVALS
Nurse Heroes Live
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Queen of our hearts Whoopi Goldberg will host this online entertainment extravaganza in the name of nurses and healthcare workers who continue to work tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Look forward to performances from Black Eyed Peas, Andrea Bocelli, Céline Dion, Carole King, Leslie Odom Jr, Stevie Wonder, Billy Crystal, Oprah Winfrey, and other huge stars.
THANKSGIVING
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Even if you're away from family and friends on Thanksgiving, you can still experience a small piece of a beloved holiday tradition by tuning into New York City's annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade live on NBC. Clearly, the parade won't look quite the same this year with social distancing measures in place, but we do know you can expect floats, lots of balloons, and performances and appearances from the likes of Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Patti Labelle, and the New York City Ballet.
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FRIDAY
MUSIC
STUDIO 2054: DUA LIPA
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Bounce to tracks off Dua Lipa's debut album, Future Nostalgia, and her newest album, Club Future Nostalgia, as a cast of guest stars, surprise performers, acrobats, and artists accompany the British pop star on an intergalactic dancefloor.
SHOPPING
Virtual Black Friday Portland Indigenous Marketplace
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Support local Indigenous vendors by buying their unique wares online.
THEATER & PERFORMANCE
Bjork Friday: A tribute to Björk
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For this virtual version of a Portland Thanksgiving tradition, local drag queens Marla Darling and Wolfgang X will host a tribute to Icelandic cosmic witch Björk.
WINTER HOLIDAYS
Portland's Virtual Tree Lighting Sing Along with Pink Martini
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Pioneer Courthouse Square's annual tree-lighting will be broadcast on KGW 8, hosted by KGW’s Nina Mehlhaf and Portland’s own Thomas Lauderdale, with a sing-along led by local loungey jazz favorite Pink Martini.
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SATURDAY
FILM
HUMP! Greatest Hits, Volume 2
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The HUMP! team is bringing back some fan-favorite amateur porn shorts from years past in the second volume of streamable compilations. If you get inspired, find out how to make and submit your own HUMP! film here—submissions are due January 8!
The Next Waltz - 10 Year Anniversary Special Film Screening
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Enjoy a retrospective of past Last Waltz events, aka the Alberta Rose Theatre's annual tribute to the Band that highlights music from the Band's final concert.
SHOPPING
Crafty Wonderland Virtual Market
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Support local artists while you shop for their goods from home in this virtual craft market.
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SUNDAY
MUSIC
Erin McKeown
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Noted in press materials for her "prolific disregard of stylistic boundaries," singer-songwriter Erin McKeown will shred her guitar on the Alberta Rose Theatre's virtual stage.
The Jayhawks Livestream: Sound of Lies
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Minneapolis rockers the Jayhawks will play their new album The Sound of Lies in its entirety, along with a few old favorites.
READINGS & TALKS
Powell's Books Presents Faith G. Harper & Joe Biel
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In their new book, How to Be Accountable, Joe Biel and Faith G. Harper provide an outline for those looking to take responsibility in various areas of their life, whether that means quitting smoking or atoning for abuse.
MULTI-DAY
Tag! Queer Shorts Festival presents Queerotica Part Deux
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Take in sexy shorts that eschew the white gaze by QTPOC directors, presented by the Tag! Queer Shorts Festival.
(Friday-Sunday)
THEATER & PERFORMANCE
Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
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Portland Center Stage brings Charles Dickens's classic Christmas ghost story to the digital stage, featuring Tony Award-winning actor Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife, Gentleman’s Guide...) in 50 (!) roles. Michael Arden, another Tony winner, directs.
(Saturday-Sunday)
PETE’s Weather Room
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"Since their founding in 2011, Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble (PETE) has graced our city with astonishing, if infrequent, productions of thoughtful, occasionally aggressive, and generally very weird theater," wrote The Mercury's Suzette Smith. These three solo performances, recorded in the same environment and with the same timecode and design score, are at your disposal as a viewer—you can choose to watch one performance all the way through or move between the three pieces to create your own adventure. "Weather Room: a record of standing in the dark down by the river... is an invitation to survey a moment in time from late-2020, with an eye towards seeing—and imagining—what comes next," reads press materials.
(Thursday-Sunday)
The Portland Ballet Video Vault
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For Thanksgiving weekend only, delight in free on-demand productions from the Portland Ballet Theatre's archives, including The Enchanted Toyshop.
(Thursday-Sunday)
