April 13 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Chats have the cops to thank for the title of their debut album, High Risk Behaviour.
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MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,700+): Rip City Ale Fest, International Cat Show, Beer Battle!, Chinese New Year & More! | January 23-26, 2020
The weekend is back, Portland! The kitties are here! The International Cat Show features more than 250 cats! Lan Su Chinese Garden Celebrates the Chinese New Year & don’t miss the Japanese American New Year Celebration at Mochitsuki! And treat yourself at Cascade Brewing Barrel House’s Hama Hama Oyster Pop Up!
Portland 2020 Lunar New Year Celebrations | Dragon Dance & Parade, Lan Su Chinese Garden New Year
There many ways to honor the new year in Portland, from lanterns, dragon parades and lion dances!
Win Tickets ($36): TORRES @ Lola’s Room | Grungy Indie-Rock, Folk, Rock
April 1 @ Lola’s Room – TORRES’ music has long navigated the space between the physical and the metaphysical.
Win Tickets ($70): Einstürzende Neubauten The Year of the Rat Tour @ Crystal Ballroom | German Experimental Music Group, Industrial, Avant Rock
October 18 @ Crystal Ballroom – Einstürzende Neubauten is a German experimental music group, originally formed in West Berlin in 1980.
Find Romance & Beautiful Views w/ Portland Spirit 2020 Valentine’s Day Dinner Cruise | Beautiful River Views, Live Music
February 14-15 @ Portland Spirit – Enjoy spectacular river views of the Portland skyline, live music and a fantastic four course meal.
Leap Day Walking Tour of Portland’s Sinful Past: Shanghaiers, Saloons and Skullduggery | Downtown Portland, w/ Kick A** Oregon History Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin
February 29 in Downtown Portland – In addition to the shanghaiers and con men, always on the prowl, saloons, gambling halls and bordellos also thrived in “Whitechapel,” “The North End,” or Old Town, as we know it today. Some of these storied establishments have come and gone, but others have survived, and many say that […]
Head to Dante’s Every Sunday for Sinferno Cabaret! | The World-famous Sinful Circus of Fire, DJs, Burlesque and Debauchery in Downtown Portland
January 26 @ Dantes – Get ready for a sinful circus of burlesque, fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery! Every Sunday night for 19 years…Sinferno Dabaret is the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast!
Oregon Symphony Presents Game ON! @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | World of Warcraft, Assassin’s Creed, BioShock, Overwatch & More!
February 1 @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Featuring concert premieres from 14 blockbuster video games, including World of Warcraft, Assassin’s Creed, BioShock, Overwatch, and more!
The Sting @ 5th Avenue Cinema | Free Popcorn, Two Grifters Team up to Pull off the Ultimate Con, Paul Newman, Free Admission for Portland State University Students
January 24-26 @ 5th Avenue Cinema -Set to the toe-tapping tunes of Scott Joplin and overflowing with 1930s nostalgia, The Sting takes place in Chicago: a city best known for crime, deception, and murder.
Win Tickets ($30): Hump Wednesdays @ Club Privata | 2 Floors of Adult Play Space @ The Pacific NW’s Premier Swingers Destination
Wednesdays @ Club Privata – Club Privata’s put the Hump in Hump Day every Wednesday. Enjoy a special private night with two floors of adult play space, full-service bar, dance music, and sexy people to meet, greet, explore and Hump!
Artists Repertory Theatre Presents Indecent @ Portland State University’s Lincoln Hall | By Pulitzer-prize Winning Playwright Paula Vogel
February 19-March 8 @ Lincoln Performance Hall – Sholem Asch’s play The God of Vengeance made a splash on Broadway in 1923, when it was shut down after six weeks of running, and all of the actors were arrested on charges of obscenity.
MANY Portland MLK Day Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,800+): Whoopee! A Sex-Positive Variety Show, Rose City Classic, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde & More! | January 16-20, 2020
The weekend is back, Portland! See all the amazing pooches at Rose City Classic Dog Show. Enjoy music, & comedy at Miz Kitty’s Vaudeville Variety Show. Keep steady on your New Year’s resolution to eat healthy at Portland Farmers Market. And learn some new tricks at Whoopee! A sex-positive variety show!
Save Big w/ Artists Repertory Theatre’s Holiday Half Special! | Major Discount on Last 3 Shows of the Season
Special Available through February 16 – You can still take advantage of Artist Repertory Theatre’s holiday half subscription sale! These tickets in a package are cheaper than individual tickets.
Win Tickets ($32): Back Fence PDX: Russian Roulette Storytelling @ The Old Church | Tellers Have 5 Minutes to Prepare a True Story Based on Mystery Prompt
February 1 @ The Old Church – RUSSIAN ROULETTE is our high stakes, high-risk live storytelling show where six seasoned performers spin a giant game show wheel filled with mystery prompts.
Mochitsuki 2020 @ Portland State University | Japanese American New Year Celebration, Traditional Foods, Performances, Cultural Experiences & More!
January 26 @ PSU – As the village taiko drum calls families home, Mochitsuki brings together the Japanese cultural organizations to celebrate, strengthen, and enrich the community.
Kick off 2020 w/ Urban Adventure Quest’s Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure! | Turns Portland into a Giant Game Board
Kick off 2020 with a city wide scavenger hunt turns Portland into a giant game board!
Sundays @ Dante’s features Sinferno Cabaret! | The World-famous Sinful Circus of Fire, DJs, Burlesque and Debauchery in Downtown Portland
January 19 @ Dantes – Get ready for a sinful circus of burlesque, fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery! Every Sunday night for 19 years…Sinferno Dabaret is the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast!
Find Romance on the Water w/ Portland Spirit 2020 Valentine’s Day Dinner Cruise | Beautiful River Views, Live Music
February 14-15 @ Portland Spirit – Enjoy spectacular river views of the Portland skyline, live music and a fantastic four course meal.
Win Tickets ($80): Queensrÿche @ Crystal Ballroom | Metal, Rock, Hard Rock, w/ John 5, Eve to Adam
February 4 @ Crystal Ballroom – Fact: Queensrÿche have never been a band to rest on their laurels. In a career set against the new-millennium’s backdrop of cultural chaos, they’ve remained a constant; musically innovative and lyrically thought-provoking.
Crime Thriller Double Feature Weekend @ 5th Avenue Cinema | Free Popcorn, Purple Noon (35mm) & Take Aim at The Police Van (Digital), Free Admission for Portland State University Students
5th Avenue Cinema presents two crime thrillers this weekend in downtown Portland: Purple Noon (35mm) & Take Aim at The Police Van (Digital)
2020 Rip City Ale Fest @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Includes Entry to Portland Trail Blazers vs. Indiana Pacers, Live Music, 14 Local Brewers, Cornhole, Jenga & More!
January 26 @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum – A ticket to Rip City Ale Fest includes a commemorative Trail Blazers tasting mug and 10 tasters, including entry to the Trail Blazers game that same evening against the Indiana Pacers.
Win Tickets ($50): Super Diamond – The Neil Diamond Tribute @ Crystal Ballroom | High Energy, Glittering, Smoke-filled Show
February 1 @ Crystal Ballroom – Many would say that Super Diamond has transcended the label of “tribute band” by passionately immersing themselves in Neil Diamond’s huge repertoire and delivering a high-octane show of unforgettable classics such as Cracklin’ Rosie, Sweet Caroline, Forever in Blue Jeans and many others.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,800+): Portland Boat Show, Swashbuckler’s Ball, Portland Folk Festival & More! | January 9-12, 2020
The weekend is back, Portland! In 2020, Portland Spirit is launching a weekly Friday Night Barbecue Cruise! Speaking of boats, see all the latest styles at Portland Boat Show at Portland Expo Center. And brace yourselves for loads of shenanigans at Swashbuckler’s Ball!
Pillow Talk & Design for Living @ 5th Avenue Cinema | Free Popcorn, Before & After Hollywood’s Ratings System, Free Admission for Portland State University Students
January 10-12 @ 5th Avenue Cinema – Pillow Talk (1959) and Design for Living (1933) serve as both pre-code and post-code depictions of relationships on screen.
Win Tickets ($40): Miz Kitty’s Parlour Vaudeville Variety Show ~ The Queen of Winter @ The Old Church | Music, Comedy, Songs, Bubbles, Door Prizes & More!
January 18 @ The Old Church – It will be an evening of Music, Comedy, Song, Stories, Bubbles, Magic, Door Prizes and Surprises with the Majesty and Fun of the Winter Season! Come in your comfy clothes or your finest finery!
Find Romance on the Water w/ Portland Spirit 2020 Valentine’s Day Dinner Cruise | Beautiful River Views, Live Music
February 14-15 @ Portland Spirit – Enjoy spectacular river views of the Portland skyline, live music and a fantastic four course meal.
2020 Valentine’s Day Weekend Walking Tour of Portland’s Sinful Past: Shanghaiers, Saloons and Skullduggery | Learn About Downtown’s Seedy Past
February 15 in Downtown Portland – In addition to the shanghaiers and con men, always on the prowl, saloons, gambling halls and bordellos also thrived in “Whitechapel,” “The North End,” or Old Town, as we know it today. Some of these storied establishments have come and gone, but others have survived, and many say that […]
Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante’s | The World-famous Sinful Circus of Fire, DJs, Burlesque and Debauchery in Downtown Portland
January 12 @ Dantes – Get ready for a sinful circus of burlesque, fire-dancing, DJs & debauchery! Every Sunday night for 19 years…Sinferno Dabaret is the longest-running weekly cabaret show on the west coast!
Win Tickets ($70): The New Pornographers @ Roseland Theater | Canadian Indie Rock Band, w/ Diane Coffee
January 31 @ Roseland Theater – For the last two decades, The New Pornographers have been delivering infectious hooks, sweet harmonies, and a pile of power-pop riffs every time they take the stage
Win Tickets ($80): A Bowie Celebration: Bowie Alumni Play Diamond Dogs & Ziggy Stardust @ Crystal Ballroom | Opening DJ set by DJ Gregarious, w/ Mike Garson, Gerry Leonard, Carmine Rojas & More!
March 11 @ Crystal Ballroom – Join key alumni musicians of David Bowie’s bands from across the decades, anchored by his longest standing member Mike Garson, for an unforgettable and critically acclaimed evening of Bowie songs.
Win Tickets ($60): Grammy Award Winners The Infamous Stringdusters, Yonder Mountain String Band @ Crystal Ballroom | All-American Bluegrass & Rock
January 17 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Infamous Stringdusters rise to new heights on their ninth full-length record Rise Sun. For the album, the GRAMMY® Award-winning quintet expanded their signature sound by perfecting their seamless fusion of all-American bluegrass and rock.
Whoopee! A Sex-Positive Variety Show @ Star Theater | A Night of Sex-positivity, Body-positivity, & Explorations of Human Sexuality
January 17 @ Star Theater – Whoopee! is a two hour show with a variety of sultry acts from some of the Pacific Northwest’s most talented professional performers.
