Portland in the News: Rocky Horror, Zymoglyphic Museum, Moon Walk & More | August 21 2025

If you’ve ever done the ‘Time Warp’, you may have the Clinton Street Theater to thank. Portland’s 110-year-old movie house helped popularize Rocky Horror Picture Show with its midnight screenings which continue to this day.

Speaking of things from another dimension, a tiny SE Portland museum claims to have an ancient mermaid on display, in addition to other strange creatures.

And if you’ve never walked in your birthday suit under the moonlight, this Friday is your chance. Portland’s first ‘Moon Walk’ will be both a protest and a celebration of keeping Portland weird.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• Willamette Week: Phil & Penny Knight pledge $2B to cancer institute
• OPB: A renovated food truck showcases opera with mobile performances
• Portland Monthly: The most exciting chefs in the Willamette Valley right now
• Portland Mercury: The Willamette is now swim-able again
• OPB: 4 things about new Blazers owner Tom Dundon
• Here is Oregon: Oregon scares up a spot on the most haunted places in the US list
• Bike Mag: The largest handmade bike show in North America returns
• Willamette Week: Long live the queens
• The Independent: Rocky Horror forever
• Here is Oregon: This bizarre Portland museum features a mermaid
• OregonLive: Portland’s first ever moon walk will combine protest and nudity