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MONDAY

FILM

Decision to Leave (Special Re-Release) Past Event Like List
Park Chan-wook, the visionary director behind Oldboy and The Handmaiden, won Best Director at Cannes in 2022 for this stylish thriller. Decision to Leave begins with a man falling to his death from a Korean mountain peak, and unravels into a sensual noir with subtle nods to Vertigo. This one-night-only screening of the film includes a new pre-recorded conversation between Park and Academy Award winner Bong Joon-ho (Parasite).
(Cinema 21, Nob Hill)

LIVE MUSIC

Imagine I’m Someone Else with Isabel Hagen
Past Event Like List Acclaimed comedian and violist Isabel Hagen, who you may have seen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, will make her Portland debut with her jaw-dropping Juilliard-trained talents and humorous punchlines about self-doubt, satisfaction, and sexuality.
(The Old Church, Downtown)

Margo Price: 'Til The Wheels Fall Off Tour
Past Event Like List The Nashville-hailing singer-songwriter brings her blend of old-school country, Americana, and bluegrass to Portland in support of her psychedelic new album, Strays, which was written by herself and husband/collaborator Jeremy Ivey while on an extended mushroom trip. Don't miss an opening set from indie folk singer Lola Kirke (she's the daughter of Free/Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke and sister of Girls actress Jemima Kirke!)
(Crystal Ballroom, West End)

Steve Lacy: Give You The World Tour Past Event Like List
After two rounds of cancellations, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist for the Grammy-nominated neo-soul band, the Internet, Steve Lacy will finally make his way to Portland supporting his sophomore album, Gemini Rights, a jammy collection of tunes that fuse together R&B, funk, jazz, psych, and hip-hop. Don't miss an opening set from soul singer-songwriter Fousheé, who will perform songs off of her new album softCORE. 
(Roseland Theater, Old Town-Chinatown)

TUESDAY

FILM

Fire of Love (Special Re-Release) Past Event Like List
Narrated by artsy auteur Miranda July, this documentary follows the fiery trajectory of French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. The married pair tracked eruptions the world over, but lost their lives while chasing their passion. (Incidentally, they also looked like they stepped out of a Wes Anderson film.) Director Sara Dosa's Fire of Love was called "blazingly lyrical" by The Los Angeles Times; catch this special Valentine's Day screening and you might believe in love again.
(Cinema 21, Nob Hill)

Queer Horror: Picnic at Hanging Rock Past Event Like List
Grab your rose water and your candelabras, girls, 'cause nothing says Valentine's Day like a clique of dreamy boarding schoolers gone missing in Victorian-era Australia. This screening of Peter Weir's wistful madhouse Picnic at Hanging Rock is sure to take your breath away. Screened as part of the Hollywood’s bimonthly Queer Horror program, premier drag clown Carla Rossi will return to host the date night, which will open with a pre-show eleganza by unannounced "PDX all-stars."
(Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood District)

PERFORMANCE

Burlynomicon February Past Event Like List
Love-weary souls should head to Coffin Club's hallowed halls, which will soon creak to life with a decadent sensual delight. For this passion-filled edition of Burlynomicon, attendees can dine on Valentine's Day treats and ghoulish libations while feasting their eyes on burlesque apparitions and Cupid-struck cabaret performers.
(Coffin Club, Buckman)

Portland Chamber Orchestra Presents: Love, Chocolate and The Brain
Past Event Like List Looking for Valentine's Day plans that are out of the ordinary? OHSU neuroscientist Larry Sherman will be joined by the Portland Chamber Orchestra and vocalist Naomi LaViolette for a thought-provoking, educational, and humorous multimedia discussion/concert that explores love, music, chocolate, and how the brain experiences pleasure. 
(Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton)

WEDNESDAY

COMEDY

John Early Past Event Like List
"Godfather of alt comedy" John Early will be joined by musical guest Michael Hesslein and special character Vicky with a V for this performance, which will offer up tunes and musings from the buzzy creator of A24 sketch special Would It Kill You To Laugh? and star of HBO Max sitcom Search Party.
(Aladdin Theater, Brooklyn)

Simon Taylor Past Event Like List
Aussie comic Simon Taylor is no stranger to success—he became a writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 24. Since then, the "master of timing" (The Age) has appeared on Just for Laughs and in a solo comedy special filmed at the Sydney Opera House. Learn more about the millennial comedic talent from down under at this performance.
(Helium Comedy Club, Hosford-Abernethy)

FILM

Sisters with Transistors Past Event Like List
Directed by French American filmmaker Lisa Rovner, this 2020 documentary delves into the lives of women pioneers in electronic music. The too-cool lineup of featured musicians includes Doctor Who theme composer Delia Derbyshire, "deep listener" Pauline Oliveros, theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore, and Wendy Carlos, the first trans woman to win a Grammy. Portland State University's Sonic Arts & Music Production program offers this free screening of the beep-boop film.
(Lincoln Hall, South Park Blocks)

Wyrd War Presents: Raiders of Atlantis Past Event Like List
Italian gonzo auteur Ruggero Deodato is nothing if not polarizing—you might know the dastardly dude from his '80 exploitation horror Cannibal Holocaust, the supposed grindhouse great that came with a side of racism and animal cruelty. Deodato passed a month ago, and this screening of his lesser-known sci-fi adventure Raiders of Atlantis pays homage to his fearless, if somewhat effed up, vision.
(Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood District)

LIVE MUSIC

Mick Flannery with Tianna Esperanza
Past Event Like List Irish singer-songwriter Mick Flannery will come across the pond to play tracks off of his mellow, piano-centric new album, Night At The Opera, which was inspired by his "lockdown-induced chess obsession." Don't miss an opening set from rising jazz and soul artist Tianna Esperanza, who you may know as the granddaughter of punk legend Paloma “Palmolive” McLardy (of trailblazing bands The Slits and The Raincoats).
(Show Bar, Buckman)

The Beths Past Event Like List
Don’t worry about placing the Beths within a larger trajectory of New Zealand music. Sure, the Auckland four-piece has a few things in common with the influential “Dunedin sound” and the reservoir of remarkable bands that made up the roster of Flying Nun Records, but the Beths are closer to power-pop than jingle-jangle, existing in a warm, cozily seductive place that’s not quite twee, not really punk, not exactly pop, and not too rock—it’s a place that can only be described as the Beths, and it stands a pretty good chance of being your favorite new place to hang out this year. STRANGER STAFF WRITER JAS KEIMIG
(Wonder Ballroom, Eliot)

The Charlatans with Ride Past Event Like List
English rock bands the Charlatans and Ride will head out on a joint tour playing the swirly, fuzzed-out psychedelic tunes that made them some of the hippest bands to namedrop in the '90s.
(Crystal Ballroom, West End)

PERFORMANCE

White Bird Dance Series/WE ARE ONE Festival: Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE Past Event Like List
Dance organization White Bird's outside-the-box WE ARE ONE Festival season continues with a performance by choreographer Ronald K. Brown and his company, EVIDENCE, which "uses movement to reinforce community in African American culture and to acquaint audiences with the striking beauty of traditional African dance forms and rhythms." They'll perform Brown's newest work, Equality of Night and Day, which incorporates spoken word elements by Angela Davis.
(Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, South Park Blocks)

THURSDAY

LIVE MUSIC

Bill Frisell Four Past Event Like List
Former Mercury contributor Mark Lore wrote: "Guitarist Bill Frisell’s kaleidoscope of jazz and folk can be bright as day or as dark and uneasy as 3 am in a cemetery. His ability to send melodies darting off in countless directions has made him a commodity for composer John Zorn and doom/drone metal band Earth, but his three-decade career has also yielded some fantastic solo work. He’s covered and interpreted the work of artists like John Lennon, Thelonious Monk, and Hank Williams (he even made an album dedicated to reinterpreting TV and movie themes), delivering often haunting takes on the originals. Frisell’s versatility is no doubt a large part of the equation, but his unique style remains intact wherever he ventures." At this show, he’ll be accompanied by fellow heavyweights Gerald Clayton, Gregory Tardy, and Rudy Royston.
(Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton)

Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Past Event Like List
Break into your cottagecore era with this classical Taylor Swift tribute concert from the Listeso String Quartet, who will perform her beloved hits like "Cardigan," "Enchanted," "Invisible String," and "Love Story," all under the gentle glow of candlelight.
(Alberta Rose Theatre, Concordia)

READINGS & TALKS

Slamlandia
Past Event Like List Join host and "professional daydreamer" Julia Gaskill for this free monthly open mic of poetry, which aims to cultivate a safe space for sharing work and building community.
(Literary Arts, Southwest Portland)

FRIDAY

COMEDY

Ryan Hamilton
Past Event Like List Squeaky clean Idahoan stand-up Ryan Hamilton will stop by Portland on the heels of his writing gig for the 94th Academy Awards (we hope to hear more about how that went). According to the New York Times, the observational comic "often riffs on the absurdity of his own wholesomeness.” Cute!
(Newmark Theatre, South Park Blocks)

LIVE MUSIC

Angélique Kidjo: Remain In Light with DJ Nickodemus Past Event Like List
Catch the five-time Grammy-winning Beninese vocalist Angélique Kidjo as she stops by on tour supporting her 2018 album, Remain in Light, an homage to the new wave quartet Talking Heads. Gear up for a lively performance of the classic tunes reimagined with West African influence, explosive percussion, horn orchestrations, and bilingual lyrics. 
(Roseland Theater, Old Town-Chinatown)

Isabeau Waia'u Walker with Night Heron Past Event Like List
This exceedingly local show features Portland-based singer-songwriter (and touring member of Y La Bamba) Isabeau Waia'u Walker. Originally from Hawaii, the former high school teacher weaves culture, language, and race into her soothing, powerful, and bright—but gloomy—music. As headliner Waia’u Walker will likely perform songs from her 2022 full-length, Body. Portland pop / R&B group Night Heron are also on the bill, still showing off songs from their excellent most recent album, the 2021 Instructions for the Night. Opening the vibey bill is Portland-based Puerto Rican hip-hop producer Luvjones.PORTLAND MERCURY CONTRIBUTOR JENNI MOORE
(Doug Fir Lounge, Buckman)

Lingua Ignota with Chat Pile
Past Event Like List Classically trained singer and multi-instrumentalist Kristin Hayter, aka Lingua Ignota, floats between neo-classical piano ballads, industrial noise, and heavy metal, with powerful lyricism that draws on her personal experience with domestic violence. She will support her latest release, Sinner Get Ready, with Oklahoma City-bred sludge metal band Chat Pile.
(Star Theater, Old Town-Chinatown)

READINGS & TALKS

Daniel Winkler
Past Event Like List Mushroom hunters and the myco-curious shouldn't miss Fruits of the Forest, a thorough new tome featuring 200 edible wild mushrooms from the Pacific Northwest. Compiled by lifelong mushroom educator and expert Daniel Winkler, the full-color field guide also includes inventive recipes for bolete quiche, saffron milkcaps, and more. Winkler will stop by Powell's to chat about the edible fungi all around us.
(Powell's City of Books, Pearl District)

SATURDAY

COMEDY

Becky Robinson: She Gone Tour
Past Event Like List Portland-raised LGBTQ+ comedian Becky Robinson has made a name for herself in LA, creating a loveable loudmouth character that went viral during the darkest days of the pandemic and developing a one-woman show, The Heavy Pour Tour, that sold out venues nationwide last year. Find out what the fuss is about at this performance—we hope Robinson has more Tinder tales to tell. 
(Aladdin Theater, Brooklyn)

FOOD & DRINK

Locals Only PDX Wine Fest Past Event Like List
The upcoming cart 82nd Wine will host a tasting with a variety of local winemakers represented.
(CORE, Lents)

Oregon Distilled
Past Event Like List This spirited event will gather over 30 of Oregon's best distillers in one place, along with five chefs, various food vendors, and plenty of cocktails. Sip all the whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, and aquavit you can handle, brush up on your cocktail-making skills, and savor small plates.
(The Redd on Salmon, Buckman)

The Original Dark Brews Fest Past Event Like List
Cozy up with some dark beers, from barleywines to stouts and from dark lagers to dark sours. While you're at it, round up some friends and grab nosh from the neighboring food carts.
(John's Marketplace, Creston-Kenilworth)

Zwickelmania® 2023 Past Event Like List
Prime your liver for Zwickelmania, the annual event where more than 120 breweries open their doors for your drinking pleasure, with free samples, tastings, meet-the-brewer events, pairings, tours, and beer releases. The first weekend is open throughout the Portland area, while the second is held all over the state.
(Various locations)

LIVE MUSIC

The Budos Band with Sexmob Past Event Like List
Mercury writer Leilani Polk wrote of The Budos Band: "The instrumental ensemble are groove-hawkers of the nth degree, synthesizing funk, psychedelic soul, and Afrobeat with hard and greasy psych rock, all built on ominous organ swells, heavy-driving low end, an urgent trumpet-and-bari-sax attack, and slinking, surging, striding, and roiling rhythms washed in hand percussive textures and rinsed in ’70s vintage warmth. It’s the sort of music you want cued up as your own personal baddest-bitch-on-the-block soundtrack, music that will make your walking down the street feel purposeful and righteous as fuck." They will be joined by NYC-based ensemble Sexmob with high-energy jazz covers of classic pop songs.
(Roseland Theater, Old Town-Chinatown)

The Goonies in Concert Past Event Like List
Deanna Tham will lead the Oregon Symphony through the latest in their live-score series, this time bringing their considerable talents to bear on Dave Grusin's score for the Astoria-filmed cult classic The Goonies. Keep an ear open for a quick hit of John Williams during a key moment in the movie, too.
(Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, South Park Blocks)

MARDI GRAS

Portland Mardi Gras Ball Past Event Like List
The Mysti Krewe of Nimbus will return to offer up another round of Fat Tuesday shenanigans, complete with mystical costumes, crawfish and king cake, live tunes by TooLoose Cajun Zydeco Band, and plenty of Louisiana flair.
(Wonder Ballroom, Eliot)

VISUAL ART

Art Battle Portland
Past Event Like List You won't find any leisurely plein air paintings of clouds being made here. The acrylics and oils will fly in this timed competition as artists duke it out in 20-minute rounds to create the best painting possible. The work each artist creates as part of the battle will be available for auction, and folks can join in on the fun as a spectator, voting for their fave painting at the end of each round. Got nerves of steel? Apply to participate as an artist.
(JaJa PDX, Central Eastside)

SUNDAY

READINGS & TALKS

Joe Biel in Conversation With Kent Ford
Past Event Like List Joe Biel’s The Enduring Legacy of Portland's Black Panthers, published by revolutionary local press Microcosm Publishing, tells the story of Portland's Black Panther Party chapter, a grassroots neighborhood activism group that offered a free health clinic and more to the community despite attempts to paint them as violent extremists. Biel will be joined by Kent Ford, a renowned Black Panther Party member who co-founded the city's chapter of the '60s-era Black empowerment organization.
(Powell's City of Books, Pearl District)

LIVE MUSIC

Eagles: Hotel California Tour
Past Event Like List Classic rock legends the Eagles, including Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, and Vince Gill, will soar into town to play their iconic album Hotel California front-to-back with cinematic accompaniments by a live orchestra and choir.
(Moda Center, Lloyd District)

Fall In Love Again with David Pomeranz and Philip Mahoney
Past Event Like List Longtime pianist and vocalist David Pomeranz with make Valentine's Day last just a little bit longer with a night full of love songs and piano ballads. Portland-based singer Louie Roa will accompany him.
(Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton)

Lucki – Flawless Like Me: The Made Martian Tour Past Event Like List
“Chicago's best conscious rapper" (Chicago Reader) Lucki initially blew up with his debut mixtape, Alternative Trap, and has since worked with big names like Chance the Rapper, FKA Twigs, Earl Sweatshirt, and Lil Yachty. We expect Lucki will play songs from his latest album, Flawless Like Me, after an opening set from up-and-coming rapper Eem Triplin.
(Roseland Theater, Old Town-Chinatown)

Magic City Hippies with Capyac
Past Event Like List Florida-based indie-funk outfit Magic City Hippies are all about pleasing crowds with feel-good grooves that ooze with Miami nightlife energy. They'll stop by Portland to play songs from their new album, Water Your Garden, after an opening set from French house duo Capyac.
(Crystal Ballroom, West End)

Yemen Blues Past Event Like List
Yemen Blues is the collaborative music collective helmed by singer-composer Ravid Kahalani, and their sound is a rather lush, lively, intoxicating mix of world styles influenced by its generous cast of instrumentalists and vocalists—incorporating jazz, blues, and funk with African and Latino beats and traditional Yemeni vocal melodies. Currently, they are presenting a program called “The Great Hallel,” Hallel being a Jewish prayer taken from Psalms and recited as an act of praise and thanksgiving on holy days (by those who observe these things, at least), and the program’s songs are inspired by Kahalani’s reading into the deep spiritual meaning of the text. Don’t worry—it all feels very exciting and decidedly not-religious, although if you understand Arabic, you might feel differently. LEILANI POLK
(Mississippi Studios, Boise)

Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World Past Event Like List
Dreamy Hoboken rockers Yo La Tengo will support their newly released album, This Stupid World. The effort was produced and mixed solely by the band, and press materials describe it as "the most live-sounding Yo La Tengo album in years." (Wonder Ballroom, Eliot)

MULTI-DAY

COMEDY

Broke Gravy: The Turnout
Past Event Like List The Broke Gravy dudes (Chris, Leon, and Eric) have forged a unique path in improv comedy, using the off-the-cuff medium to inspire deeper conversations on their perspectives as Black Americans. In celebration of Portland's Black community, this storytelling series will take place across four days in the heart of the historic Alberta neighborhood, with offerings including a community gallery night, improv comedy, workshops, and open mic sessions.
(Alberta House, Concordia, Friday-Sunday)

NW Black Comedy Festival Past Event Like List
The NW Black Comedy Festival returns with 11 "bigger, Blacker, and funnier" showcases and two live podcasts that aim to upstage the previous years' offerings. Over 60 Black comics will head to Portland from near and far for storytelling show The Blackonteurs, longstanding favorite Minority Retort, and more.
(Curious Comedy Theater, King, Thursday-Sunday)

FESTIVALS

ValenTango 2023 Past Event Like List
The "largest and longest-running tango festival in North America" celebrates its 23rd anniversary this year with a wide range of classes, milongas, mixers, DJs, and orchestras, plus an unmatched lovey-dovey atmosphere.
(Doubletree Hotel, Lloyd District, Wednesday-Sunday)

FILM

Afrofuturist Double Feature
Past Event Like List Strap on your space helmets! Directed by John Coney, the Sun Ra-penned pioneering Afrofuturist science fiction film Space is the Place will kick off this intergalactic double feature, followed by John Akomfrah's searing '96 cinematic essay The Last Angel of History.
(Fifth Avenue Cinema, Downtown, Friday-Sunday)

All Quiet on The Western Front
Past Event Like List It's been streaming on Netflix for months, but All Quiet on the Western Front—nominated for nine Academy Awards this year—is really best viewed on a big screen. Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, the "anti-war epic" (Screen Daily) follows a young German soldier's experiences of (initial) euphoria, desperation, and terror in the trenches of the Western Front.
(Cinema 21, Nob Hill, Monday-Wednesday)

Cascade Festival of African Films
Past Event Like List The "longest-running annual, non-profit, non-commercial, largely volunteer-run African film festival in the United States" features works by African directors, centering non-Western perspectives on African culture with films like Chiwetel Ejiofor's directorial debutThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind and Rwandan drama Father's Day. Live interviews with filmmakers and community conversations round out the exciting cultural event, with opportunities for virtual and in-person viewing. 
(Various locations and Virtual, Thursday-Saturday)

Close
Past Event Like List Belgian director Lukas Dhont's coming-of-age film Close, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, is also an Academy Award nominee for Best International Film this year. The "heart-crushing" (The Hollywood Reporter) film follows teen friends whose deep, intimate bond is broken by the assumptions of their classmates.
(Cinema 21, Nob Hill, Monday-Thursday)

Everything Everywhere All at Once
Past Event Like List If you somehow haven't caught the explosive film that just earned 11 Academy Award nominations, here's your chance. From directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, aka "The Daniels," Everything Everywhere All at Once is a boggling blend of action, sci-fi, and comedy that begins with an unlikely hero: an overworked laundromat owner struggling with her taxes. Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn, multiverse explorer, martial arts aficionado, and world saver.
(Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood District, Monday-Thursday)

Infinity Pool
Past Event Like List Not all nepo babies spend their lives hanging poolside—Brandon Cronenberg, son of body horror master David Cronenberg, has begun to follow in his cool dad's footsteps, directing visceral, gross-out horror flicks like 2020's Possessor. Fans of The White Lotus will dig his new direction; Infinity Pool soaks up the sun at a pristine beach resort, where two guests encounter a mysterious seductress (played by new fave Mia Goth) and become entwined in a hedonistic puzzle. 
(Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood District, Monday-Thursday)

Women Talking
Past Event Like List Miriam Toews's bestselling 2018 novel Women Talking unraveled the tense tale of a group of women clawing to escape from an isolated Mennonite colony. This film adaptation boasts an all-star cast including Claire Foy, Frances McDormand, Jessie Buckley, and Rooney Mara; The Los Angeles Times described director Sarah Polley's approach as "an artful, incisive distillation of Toews’ arguments."
(Cinema 21, Nob Hill, Monday-Thursday)

FOOD & DRINK

The Great Portland Beer Fest Past Event Like List
Savor a dozen tastes of beer from over 30 local breweries, plus food from local vendors like Pleasure Burger, Kotsu Ramen, Teote, and Shanghai's Best.
(Pine Street Market, Old Town-Chinatown, Friday-Sunday)

GEEK & GAMING

FAN EXPO Portland
Past Event Like List Once known as Wizard World Portland, this con draws thousands of comics, sci-fi, anime, horror, and gaming nerds from near and far. This year, FAN EXPO will offer tabletop gaming, family-friendly activities, and workshops with expert fabricators and actors, plus photo ops with Michael J. Fox, Bruce Campbell, William Shatner, Ron Perlman, Leslie David Baker (aka Stanley!), and other fan faves.
(Oregon Convention Center, Lloyd District, Friday-Sunday)

LIVE MUSIC

2023 Biamp Portland Jazz Festival Past Event Like List
Biamp PDX Jazz Festival is back for its 20th annual celebration of Portland Jazz music and culture. This absolutely stacked lineup features a jaw-dropping mix of award-winning masters and a new wave of musicians who are innovating the genre. Highlights include "Africa's premier diva" (Time) Angélique Kidjo, Aussie jazz-funk ensemble Hiatus Kaiyote, legendary flutist Hubert Laws, and Afrofuturist hip-hop project Shabazz Palaces.
(Various locations, Thursday-Sunday)

PERFORMANCE

Dragons Love Tacos
Past Event Like List Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon by Adam Rubin, this dance-infused interpretation of Dragons Love Tacos is a wiggle-in-your-seat story of hungry dragons who—if you can believe it—really, really love tacos. PDX Parent described the show as "fun, silly, and everything a little kid could ask for in a production."
(Newmark Theatre, South Park Blocks, Saturday-Sunday)

Jerker, or The Helping Hand: A Pornographic Elegy with Redeeming Social Value and a Hymn to the Queer Men of San Francisco in Twenty Telephone Calls, Many of Them Dirty
Past Event Like List This strictly 21+ performance of a one-act production by the lauded late playwright (and Reed College graduate) Robert Chesley is a "pornographic elegy" and tribute to San Francisco's queer community. The play traces a budding relationship between two men as they engage in a series of sexually explicit phone calls. 
(Triangle Productions, Kerns, Tuesday-Wednesday)

La Sylphide
Past Event Like List This sparkly gem of the Romantic ballet era follows a betrothed young man who is mesmerized by the presence of the evasive Sylphide. His newfound obsession leads to encounters with venomous witches and otherworldly forest spirits, and an ultimate tragedy. A live score performed by OBT's orchestra will set the magical atmosphere.
(Keller Auditorium, Downtown, Saturday-Sunday)

The Mad Ones Past Event Like List
Performed by Oregon Children's Theatre's Young Professionals Company, this funny, whip-smart production "speaks volumes about what it is to come of age in 21st century America" (National Alliance of Musical Theatre). The Mad Ones follows an adolescent at a crossroads who must decide between following her mother's legacy or forging her own with a capricious friend.
(CoHo Theater, Northwest Portland, Friday-Sunday)

Ronald Reagan Murdered My Mentors Past Event Like List
Presented by Fuse Theatre Ensemble and BlaQ OUT, this pensive new play looks closely at the roadblocks to love and happiness experienced by gay American men. Ronald Reagan Murdered My Mentors follows a queer Latine man whose lack of role models in the wake of the AIDS epidemic leads him to seek solace with an anonymous connection.
(Back Door Theater, Sunnyside, Thursday-Sunday)

Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook Past Event Like List
Blending musical revue and original musical elements, Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook features a "treasure trove" of beloved hits by composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Godspell). The performance follows a pair of empty-nesters whose yellowing photographs help them revisit fond memories and uncover unexpected secrets.
(Broadway Rose New Stage Theatre, Tigard, Thursday-Sunday)

Valentine: A Night of Circus, Music & Love Past Event Like List
No Valentine's Day is complete without artistic juggling, so head to this circus performance—complete with aerialists, acrobats, and a live band—for a topsy-turvy celebration of love.
(Alberta Rose Theatre, Concordia, Monday-Tuesday)

Welcome to Arroyo’s Past Event Like List
Award-winning actor and theater-maker Bobby Bermea directs this ode to hip-hop, street art, and family, set within the graffitied walls of the struggling Arroyo’s Lounge.
(Imago Theatre, Buckman, Thursday-Sunday)

What I Learned in Paris Past Event Like List
Set amid a historic campaign win for Maynard Jackson, the first Black mayor of Atlanta, What I Learned in Paris follows a complex web of romance, truth-telling, and temptation in '70s Georgia.
(Portland Playhouse, King, Wednesday-Sunday)

Young Americans
Past Event Like List This world premiere by playwright à la mode Lauren Yee takes audiences on two road trips, 20 years apart. Weaving together immigrant narratives and "intimate, music-led comedy," Young Americans looks closely at tough transitions and how we define home.
(Portland Center Stage, Pearl District, Wednesday-Sunday)

VISUAL ART

Benjamin Mefford: Materia
Past Event Like List Emerging artist Benjamin Mefford's extensive material explorations make this solo exhibition a tactile treat. The multimedia works featured in Materia include a sculpture made of Scotch tape, pencils, pencil shavings, and Elmer's glue.
(Blackfish Gallery, Pearl District, Tuesday-Saturday)

Diego Moreno: In My Mind There is Never Silence
Past Event Like List Staged within domestic spaces, Diego Moreno's work is often imbued with a slightly uneasy calm; the photographer looks closely at how monster protagonists, or panzudos mercedarios, might exist within everyday scenes. Moreno calls upon these characters (pulled from the folklore of La Merced, in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas) to wonder about a "different corporeality" and his own childhood fixation on anomalous figures.
(Blue Sky Gallery, Pearl District, Wednesday-Saturday)

Flowers for Black Elders
Past Event Like List Organized by City of Portland artists-in-residence Onry and Joni Whitworth (founder of Future Prairie), Flowers for Black Elders is a multimedia oral history and financial reparations project that honors those who have mentored Onry, one of the only Black male professional opera singers in the region. The project is comprised of portraits and oral history interview recordings by Whitworth that "challenge the predominantly white and able-bodied art scene...[and] address gentrification in Portland." Participating musicians include Mel Brown, Alonzo Chadwick, Libretto Jackson, Derrick McDuffy, and Saeeda Wright.
(Nationale, Buckman, Thursday-Sunday)

Garden of Resonance: The Art of Jun Kaneko Past Event Like List
Award-winning sculptor Jun Kaneko's large outdoor works will stand out against Portland Japanese Garden's eye-popping foliage in Garden of Resonance. Kaneko's ceramic works explore the relationships between art, nature, and people, so the Japanese Garden is a perfect fit—the exhibition will also include selected paintings and works on paper from across the artist's 60-year career.
(Portland Japanese Garden, Washington Park, Wednesday-Sunday)

Homemaker Past Event Like List
If you haven't visited Archer Gallery at Vancouver's Clark College, you're missing out—the exhibition space consistently showcases strong contemporary work from regional and far-flung artists. Homemaker is no exception; the domesticity-inspired group exhibition features works by PNW favorites like mixed-media sculptor Emily Counts and flora lover Amy Bay alongside Mark Takiguchi, whose works are inspired by Pottery Barn catalogs, and daring "expanded painter" Rachael Zur.
(Archer Gallery at Clark College, Vancouver, Wednesday-Saturday; opening)

Myra Clark: Pictures of No Things
Past Event Like List Painter Myra Clark contemplates the idea of a "no thing" in her latest series of works, inviting viewers to resist notions of significance, meaning, and recognizable imagery in favor of more personal, intuitive responses. The artist's works on paper are created with layered watercolor, sumi ink, and acrylic, with varied surface textures created with Chinese calligraphy brushes and other tools.
(Blackfish Gallery, Pearl District, Tuesday-Saturday)

Remembering to Remember: Experiments in Sound
Past Event Like List Curated by Roya Amirsoleymani and Felisha Ledesma, Remembering to Remember: Experiments in Sound (named after a Pauline Oliveros quote, natch) includes live performances, workshops, multichannel compositions, and video works at the cutting edge of experimental sound and moving image art. An exhibition with works by contemporary tastemakers like Crystal Quartez, Nyokabi Kariũki, Synth Library Portland, Takashi Makino, and others will set the scene. In February and March, visitors can take part in workshops on multi-channel sound compositions, outdoor "soundwalking", and collaboration, or enjoy live performances by Lucy Liyou, Hiro Kone, Sholeh Asgary, and others.
(PICA, Eliot, Friday-Sunday; opening)