A round up of what’s going on in Portland this weekend including live music, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies & more!
Portland 2021 Halloween Trick-or-Treat @ Pix Pâtisserie’s Pix-O-Matic | Haunted Catacombs Café, Costume Contest
On Halloween evening 2021, the Pix-O-Matic vending machine will hide gourmand candy fun behind 114 of its compartment doors.
Win Tickets ($30): The Old Church Moon Series Presents Pure Bathing Culture w/Shanea | Community, Tarot, Music & Light
Join The Old Church on November 19 to gather, sip libations, and soak up the warm sounds of Pure Bathing Culture under the Full Beaver Moon.
New Portland Jobs: Reed College, Powell’s Books, PureRED & More! | October 26, 2021
Here are the latest job listings on PDX Pipeline for the week of October 26, 2021, including Leatherman, Crook County & More!
2021 Howl-O-Ween Weekend @ Stem Wine Bar in North Portland | Halloween Happy Hour Specials, Photo Booth, Costume Contest
October 29-31 @ Stem Wine Bar – A spooktacular celebration for two- and four-legged friends featuring a Haunted Happy Hour, spooky playlist and best costume contest.
Win Tickets ($70): Revolution Hall Presents RY X | Ambient Pop, Folktronica
Australian singer-songwriter and musician RY X headlines Revolution Hall on November 13, 2021.
Win Tickets ($30): Eldridge Gravy & The Court Supreme @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Funk Juggernaut
November 6 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Backed by the hot, gritty orchestration of the 13 member Court Supreme, front man Eldridge Gravy easily works dance floors to a fever pitch.
Botanist / Lovejoy Rooftop Benefit Popup – Haunted Burlesque Speakeasy & Prince Tribute Erotic City | 2021 Portland Halloween Party, Costume Contest
October 30 @ Botanist – Live Music ~ Prince Tribute featuring Erotic City! Allstar Burlesque Showcase! Also, a $$ Best costume contest!
Win Tickets ($80): Everclear, w/ Wheatus @ Crystal Ballroom | Iconic ’90s Alt-rock
November 13 @ Crystal Ballroom – Formed in 1991 in Portland, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career spanning 11 studio releases, numerous videos, thousands of shows and accolades that include a 1998 Grammy nomination.
A-WOL After Hours @ Alberta Rose Theatre | An Untamed Experience, Sensual Artistry
November 5-6 @ Alberta Rose Theatre – After Hours, an untamed experience of live, sensual artistry that will make your eyes wide and make you blush. This show highlights our classic company members as well as guest artists throughout.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,500+): Haunted Houses, Wine & Candy, Parkrose Marketplace, Corn Mazes & More! | October 21-24, 2021
The weekend is back, Portland! Only one more week before Halloween, but there’s plenty of spooky happenings already here with huge haunted houses Season of Screams & ScareGrounds PDX. Spirit of Halloweentown is fun for the whole family. Hip Chicks Do Wine will be pairing wine with Halloween candy. And The Chinese Lady opens this week at Artists Repertory Theatre.
Portland in the News: Oregon-Made Satellite Going to Space; Audiences Return to Oregon Repertory Theatre; Lillard Sticks w/ Portland | October 21, 2021
A satellite made by PSU students will be launched into space soon aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Damian Lillard confirmed this week he’s not planning to leave Portland.
And for the first time in 19 months, Oregon Repertory Theatre welcomes back audiences this week when The Chinese Lady opens.
Win Tickets ($50): Anderson East: Maybe We Never Die Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Southern Soul, Americana
October 28 @ Aladdin Theater – Maybe We Never Die, Anderson East’s third release for Elektra/Low Country Sound takes the Alabama born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s seductively vintage voice in a decidedly fresh direction.
2021 Halloween Hotties Party @ Bit House Saloon in SE Portland | Costume Contest, Live Burlesque, Fetish Demo Stage, DJ Freeze’em
October 30 @ Bit House Saloon – Produced by the team that brings Portland Erotic Ball, this event is super affordable and offers a sexy, adult Halloween experience with your co-hosts, Emmy-nominee, Sasha Scarlett and world class burlesque goddess, Eva D’Luscious.
New Portland Jobs: Riot New Media, CBM Systems, Travel Portland & More! | October 19, 2021
Here are the latest job listings on PDX Pipeline for the week of October 19, 2021, including Albertina Kerr, Portland Public Schools & More!
Win Tickets ($99): David Grisman’s Dawg Trio with Danny Barnes & Sam Grisman @ Aladdin Theater | Mix of Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Latin & More!
David Grisman creates a signature mix of bluegrass, gypsy jazz, Latin rhythms, klezmer music, and myriad global influences into a holistic approach he calls “dawg music.”
Win Tickets ($70): JJ Grey & Mofro + TK & The Holy Know-Nothings @ Crystal Ballroom | Southern Soul-rock, Psychedelic Doom Boogie
November 11 @ Crystal Ballroom – JJ Grey remains an unfettered, blissful performer, singing with a blue-collared spirit over the bone-deep grooves of his compositions.
Win Tickets ($50): The Black Angels @ Revolution Hall | Psych Rock, w/ LA Witch
November 9 @ Revolution Hal – Death Song is the first full-length release in four years from The Black Angels – Austin’s five-piece psych rock masters – and their debut for Partisan Records.
Win Tickets ($34): Grammy Winner Gill Landry w/ Cassandra Lewis @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Americana, Bluegrass, Banjo
November 6 @ The Old Church – Gill Landry is a two-time Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Win Tickets ($50): Bob Schneider @ Aladdin Theater | Pop, Rock, Folk, Country
November 5 @ Aladdin Theater – Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Ugly Americans and The Scabs, Bob Schneider has become one of the most celebrated musicians in the live music capital.
Win Tickets ($30): Bollywood Horror XIX Halloween Party @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Costume Contest, Featuring DJs Anjali & The Incredible Kid
October 31 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – The longest-running Bollywood Halloween party in the world returns to SE Portland!
Win Tickets ($70): Artists Repertory Theater Presents The Chinese Lady @ Portland Center Stage @ The Armory | Inspired by the True Story of the First Chinese Woman in the US
October 20 – November 14 @ Portland Center Stage – The Chinese Lady tells the story of fourteen-year-old Afong Moy as she’s brought to the United States from Guangzhou Province in 1834. Allegedly the first Chinese woman to set foot on U.S. soil, she has been put on display for the American public as “The Chinese Lady.”
2021 October Parkrose Marketplace | Costumes, Raffle, Live Music, Food, Drink Garden, Vaccines, Arts & Crafts & More!
October 23-24 in NE Portland – Parkrose Marketplace has live music, great food, beverage garden put on by Catman Cellars winery and Level Beer Brewery, local-indigenous-global art and craft, clothing, jewelry, handcrafted treasures of all kinds.
Win Tickets ($30): Literary Arts Presents 2021 Portland Book Festival | 5 Nights of Virtual Programming, In-Person Fair
Join Literary Arts for the Portland Book Festival, returning in a hybrid format this year, featuring five nights of virtual programming, November 8–12, 2021, and an in-person Festival Day on November 13.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,400+): Hood River Harvest Fest, Roots Film Premiere, Haunted Houses, Corn Mazes & More! | October 14-17, 2021
The weekend is back, Portland! On Thursday, The Falcon Collective Presents “Roots” Portland Premiere. Find lovely treasures at BOHEME PDX Outdoor Market. Bella Organic’s Haunted Corn Maze is open Friday & Saturday. Season of Screams HUGE haunted house is now open in North Portland. And double your gift when you give to a charity w/ Pix Pâtisserie.
Portland in the News: Northern Lights; Orphaned Cheetah Finds New Family in Oregon; Zoo Renovations Wrap Up | October 14, 2021
Northern Oregonians were treated to the Northern Lights early this week.
The Oregon Zoo is celebrating the completion of multiple renovation projects funded by a 2008 bond measure.
And an orphaned cheetah has been adopted into a new family in Oregon.
2021 Portland Dance Film Fest | Featuring 31 Films, 5 Documentaries, Representing Multiple Countries
Portland Dance Film Fest is a multi-day festival running October 15 – 24, 2021. This year’s festival will be a hybrid of online and in person screenings.
Win Tickets ($90): The Polish Ambassador 2021/2022 New Year’s Eve @ Crystal Ballroom in Downtown Portland | EDM, The World’s Funkiest Diplomat
December 31 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Polish Ambassador rocks more than just a trademark jumpsuit, authoring sublime, intentional artistic works, animated safaris in technicolor sound.
Win Tickets ($79): Last Podcast on the Left: Mama Mia! Here We Go Again Tour @ Revolution Hall | An In-Depth Comedic Take on All Things Macabre
December 5 @ Revolution Hall – Last Podcast on the Left barrels headlong into all things horror — as hosts Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski cover dark subjects spanning Jeffrey Dahmer, werewolves, Jonestown & More.
Pix-O-Matic Presents The French Dispatch Ticket Giveaway @ Pix Pâtisserie | Advance Screening of Wes Anderson’s New Film, Movie Swag
View an advanced screening of Wes Anderson’s new film, The French Dispatch, October 20th 7pm at Regal Lloyd Center.
Win Tickets ($50): Ronny Chieng: The Hope You Get Rich Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Netflix, Crazy Rich Asians, “The Daily Show”
December 10 @ Aladdin Theater – Ronny Chieng is a stand up comedian, actor and Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
Win Tickets ($70): Nurse Blake: The PTO Comedy Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Two Shows, Candid & Raw Stories From Nursing School & More
November 20 @ Aladdin Theater – Nurse Blake is one of a kind entertainer who uses his experience as a nurse for a fun filled comedy event that celebrates the hard work of healthcare providers.
New Portland Jobs: Friends of the Children, Oregon State Bar, Reed College & More! | October 12, 2021
Here are the latest job listings on PDX Pipeline for the week of October 12, 2021, including Leatherman, Fund for the Public Interest & More!
Win Tickets ($30): DeadHenge @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Jam-heavy Music of The Grateful Dead, Phish & Ween
October 16 @ The Goodfoot – DeadHenge weaves the jam-heavy music of The Grateful Dead and Phish with the inventive songs of Ween.
Win Tickets ($60): Parquet Courts @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Special Guest, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Garage Rock
April 25 @ Crystal Ballroom – Parquet Courts’ thought-provoking rock is dancing to a new tune.
Win Tickets ($20): Alexandra Savior @ Mission Theater | “Sassy Impolite Spaghetti Western Music”
May 13 & 14 @ Mission Theater – With a voice that channels the ghosts of smoky fifties jazz haunts, lucid and literary lyricism worthy of J.D. Salinger, and wondrous youth-in-revolt abandon, Alexandra Savior will tell you she makes, “Sassy impolite spaghetti western music.”
Win Tickets ($60): Video Dance Attack’s MONSTER 2-Floor Halloween Party @ Crystal Ballroom in Downtown Portland | Huge Projections, New Wave VDA in Lola’s Room, Photo Booth & More!
October 29 @ Crystal Ballroom – The 80s Video Dance Attack Halloween Party returns to haunt BOTH floors of the Crystal Ballroom!
MANY Weekend Events & Giveaways ($2,400+): Festivals, Fireworks, Concerts, Comedy, Theater, Film, & More!
| Weekend
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| News
Win Tickets ($70): McMenamins Presents “A Hot August Night” with Super Diamond @ McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove | The Neil Diamond Tribute
| music
7 Deadly Sins: CHURCH Part Two: Lust @ PAM-CUT’s Tomorrow Theater | Interactive Storytelling Series
| Comedy, events, music, SE Portland
Portland Sketch Fest @ The Siren Theater | Oregon’s Only Sketch Comedy Festival
| Comedy
Haulin Aspen @ Wanoga Sno Park | Marathon, Half Marathon, 6.5-mile “Half As,” and NEW Three-Person Marathon Relay
| Active Lifestlye, sports
New Portland Jobs: Lan Su Chinese Garden, PHAME, Creo Chocolate & More
| Jobs
Win Tickets ($85): Jerry’s Middle Finger @ Crystal Ballroom | Jerry Garcia Tribute Band
| All Ages, downtown, events, music
Kumoricon 2026 @ Oregon Convention Center | Anime & Japanese Culture Convention
| All Ages, Books, events, Food & Drink, NE Portland, Shopping, Visual Art
Win Tickets ($48): McMenamins Presents Gully Boys @ Mission Theater | Indie Rock
| All Ages, music, NW Portland
2026 Summer Free For All In The Parks: Festivals, Free Movies, Free Concerts, Dance, Theater, Comedy, & More
| All Ages, events, Film, Free, music, Visual Art
Win Tickets ($56): McMenamins Presents The Hails Duck Pond Tour @ Mission Theater | Indie-Rock
| All Ages, music, NW Portland
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