Events

Code for PDX is a Code for America "brigade" or local chapter focused on improving the lives of residents of Portland. Code for PDX is made up of individuals who are interested in changing Portland for the better. We will work with local government to fix local services, utilize open data to improve citizen knowledge, and work to the betterment of all. We are just getting started so there are plenty of opportunities to use your skills. Even if you are not a tech type we can still have opportunities for you to contribute. So come by and become part of a movement to improve our community.

Find us at codeforpdx.org (https://www.codeforpdx.org) or come by the Hack Night every-other Wednesday (check the Meetup page to confirm) from 6.00pm - 9pm at Uncorked Studios( 811 SE Stark St #300).

For more info:
Follow us on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/codeForPDX )
We are also on Slack ( https://codeforpdx.slack.com )
Find us on Meetup(  https://www.meetup.com/Code-for-PDX) 

Code for PDX is a Code for America "brigade" or local chapter focused on improving the lives of residents of Portland. Code for PDX is made up of individuals who are interested in changing Portland for the better. We will work with local government to fix local services, utilize open data to improve citizen knowledge, and work to the betterment of all. We are just getting started so there are plenty of opportunities to use your skills. Even if you are not a tech type we can still have opportunities for you to contribute. So come by and become part of a movement to improve our community.

Find us at codeforpdx.org (https://www.codeforpdx.org) or come by the Hack Night every-other Wednesday (check the Meetup page to confirm) from 6.00pm - 9pm at Uncorked Studios( 811 SE Stark St #300).

For more info:
Follow us on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/codeForPDX )
We are also on Slack ( https://codeforpdx.slack.com )
Find us on Meetup(  https://www.meetup.com/Code-for-PDX) 

Code for PDX is a Code for America "brigade" or local chapter focused on improving the lives of residents of Portland. Code for PDX is made up of individuals who are interested in changing Portland for the better. We will work with local government to fix local services, utilize open data to improve citizen knowledge, and work to the betterment of all. We are just getting started so there are plenty of opportunities to use your skills. Even if you are not a tech type we can still have opportunities for you to contribute. So come by and become part of a movement to improve our community.

Find us at codeforpdx.org (https://www.codeforpdx.org) or come by the Hack Night every-other Wednesday (check the Meetup page to confirm) from 6.00pm - 9pm at Uncorked Studios( 811 SE Stark St #300).

For more info:
Follow us on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/codeForPDX )
We are also on Slack ( https://codeforpdx.slack.com )
Find us on Meetup(  https://www.meetup.com/Code-for-PDX) 

Code for PDX is a Code for America "brigade" or local chapter focused on improving the lives of residents of Portland. Code for PDX is made up of individuals who are interested in changing Portland for the better. We will work with local government to fix local services, utilize open data to improve citizen knowledge, and work to the betterment of all. We are just getting started so there are plenty of opportunities to use your skills. Even if you are not a tech type we can still have opportunities for you to contribute. So come by and become part of a movement to improve our community.

Find us at codeforpdx.org (https://www.codeforpdx.org) or come by the Hack Night every-other Wednesday (check the Meetup page to confirm) from 6.00pm - 9pm at Uncorked Studios( 811 SE Stark St #300).

For more info:
Follow us on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/codeForPDX )
We are also on Slack ( https://codeforpdx.slack.com )
Find us on Meetup(  https://www.meetup.com/Code-for-PDX) 

Artists Rep and Vortex Music Magazine have teamed up to bring you a special night of intimate performances and storytelling from three of Portland's most powerful vocalists. Our new Musical Interlude series features songwriters performing stripped-down versions of their songs as well as telling the stories behind the music, all on a theatrical set—this time it's 'A Doll's House, Part 2.'

This inaugural Soul/R&B edition spotlights the folksy soul of Moorea Masa, Saeeda Wright's unequivocal gospel, and the bold R&B of Sarah Clarke, best known for leading the funky seven-piece band Dirty Revival. Do not miss these three formidable vocalists up close and personal as they captivate and amaze—with both their songs and stories.

All ages are welcome! Saturday, February 9th on the Alder Stage (1516 SW Alder) - Doors at 9:30, performance starts at 10pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Parking may be limited, please allow time to find street parking if necessary.

More information at tickets.artistsrep.org

Pickathon 2019 Annual Kickoff Party
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019
Doors 6pm / Show 7pm
FREE + All Ages (First come, first served 'til we're full!)
Revolution Hall - 1300 SE Stark St., Portland, OR 97214

It's a new year with a new mascot, another kick-off party, another amazing lineup and another amazing Pickathon to get excited about!

And if you missed it, 2019 tickets are officially on sale at Pickathon.com/Tickets!

The Horse Brass Pub is hosting a fundraiser benefit on the evening of Jan 16th for Shayna Landis, a lovely young woman battling leukemia. There will be a raffle with lots of really amazing art, jewelry, gift certificates for restaurants, haircuts, manicures, even a bi-plane trip through the Columbia River Gorge.  Proceeds from kegs from a few generous local breweries will go to directly benefit Shayna and her medical expenses. There will be a blood and bone marrow pledge drive as well. Come visit the Horse Brass Pub on SE 45th and Belmont on Wednesday, Jan 16, 2019 for a good beer and to help Shayna fight cancer! Raffle from 7-9pm.

SKELETON CREW
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by William (Bill) Earl Ray
September 2, 2018 – September 30, 2018
Morrison Stage

It's 2008, and one of the last auto plants in Detroit is dying on the vine. The factory workers that remain are living paycheck-to-paycheck but amidst the backbreaking work and brutally long shifts, they have somehow shaped themselves into a makeshift family. Faye, a factory lifer, is the glue that holds everything together. But with less than six months before she can retire with a full pension, Faye learns that management has a plan that could threaten her whole existence, leaving her torn between loyalty to her coworkers or her own survival. Heartbreakingly tense with moments of ethereal beauty, Skeleton Crew reveals the struggle to stay relevant in a society that constantly changes.

• Awards for Dominique Morisseau: 2016 OBIE Award (for Skeleton Crew)
• "A deeply moral and deeply American play, with a loving compassion for those trapped in a system that makes sins, spiritual or societal, and self-betrayal almost inevitable." -Ben Brantley, The New York Times
• "A deep vulnerable blend of frustration, conversation, and denial." -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

Find the full schedule of events and ticket information at:
https://www.artistsrep.org/ticketing/201819-season/skeleton-crew/

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Sunday, August 26, Washington, D.C. poetical matriarch DUCKIE GRAHAM returns to the poetry scene after a ten-year hiatus, as well as the Science Fiction of Y.T. CHENG, the Litfic and poetry of F.I. GOLDHABER, the humor and satire of KELLEY BAKER, the Giallo/Noir/Bizarro/Horror of Wonderland Award-winning author and editor GARRETT COOK...and your humble MC, Edward Morris, reading a chapter of his forthcoming superhero/SciFi novel I AM LESION, called "Nativity In Black"... Gonna be a hot one, folks. Like it oughtta be... Come help keep live spoken word alive in Portland! Ford Food and Drink, SE 11th and Division. FREE BY DONATION, LOOK FOR THE COFFEE CANS. NOMINALLY AN ALL AGES SHOW, SAFE SPACE FOR ALL, BE MINDFUL OF YOUR AUDIENCE...AND HAVE A BLAST AND BLOW OUR DOORS OFF.

Join us at the Say Ciao Columbia River Taproom and Eatery from 4-7 pm on Saturday June 24th for a KXRW fundraiser. We'll have a meet and with the KXRW show hosts and board of directors, as well as a raffle for 3 nights at Prinevilla Resort Home. Tickets are $25 each or $40 for a pair, kids under 12 get in free. 2501 SE Columbia Way ste 270, Vancouver, WA.

Holocene is turning 15 years old!!

To celebrate, we're throwing a FREE show for our community, headlined by the Northwest's own effervescent electronic producer Manatee Commune, and featuring support sets from celestial funk purveyors Tribe Mars, and soulful DJ sets for your dancing pleasure from Chanti Darling and XRAY.FM’s own Bobby D.

Space will be limited for this FREE event, so we recommend arriving early.

More details here.

Rough Cut sneak preview documentary screening of 'Bushwick Bill: Geto Boy’, with Bushwick Bill and filmmaker Gregy Roman will be ther ein person for a live Q&A with the audience, hosted by Shane Bugbee. This is the legendary rappers first ever visit to Oregon.

Sunday, May 13th, 7pm
Clinton Street Theater ( 2522 SE Clinton Street, Portland, OR https://cstpdx.com/)
Rough-Cut Sneak Screening of the Documentary Bushwick Bill: Geto Boy
Live talk and performance from the one-and-only, Bushwick Bill
Plus rare Geto Boys and Bushwick Bill music videos
w/Filmmaker Greg Roman
Hosted by Shane Bugbee

For our triumphant return, we bring you Hour co-creator/headhunter, Willamette Week music correspondent and frontman of the internationally touring Doom-Metal act Witch Mountain, the great Nathan Carson; the unforgettable performance Fiction of fellow Cafe Lena veteran Jennifer Robin; a classically Portland poet with whom we are lucky to share a decade, one-woman show Amy Temple Harper; Bizarro/Noir God Garrett Cook, who will command a room like a Baptist preacher when he gets going, except lots more fun... and Oral Storyteller/Folklorist Ilana Hamilton, who memorizes classic stories and tells them dramatically on the fly. Ilana is an Hour favorite, and NOT TO BE MISSED. As well, I will be warming up the stage with a few poems some of you may remember, one of which I actually wrote. Bring your friends, tell everyone you can think of, and let's pack the house and KEEP LIVE SPOKEN WORD ALIVE IN PORTLAND. We're back. Alea Iacta Est.

The Hour That Stretches was conceived by Edward Morris, Justin Montgomery, Ann S. Koi, Nathan Carson and several other members of Morris' writing workshop in August of 2013. No genre restrictions or style restrictions. No fourth wall. Performers get up to half an hour to bring their A-Game. We want rappers. Slam poets. Litfic people. Bizarros. Blues people. Electronic musicians. As long as there is spoken word somewhere in the performance. Morris, a veteran SpecFic/Horror author and poet, hosts and occasionally reads. 

More information available at https://www.facebook.com/events/164141170956874/

THIS ONES FOR DILLA w/ DJs SHOESHINE (aka REV SHINES & HOUSE SHOES) + original beat sets from TROX & THEORY HAZIT!!

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We're once again paying our annual tribute to the late James Dewitt Yancey, aka J Dilla, one of the most beloved and prolific hip-hop legends of our time...Portland's finest selector, Rev Shines will be joined by Detroit legend and longtime Dilla collaborator House Shoes and the evening will kick off with original beat sets from Trox & Theory Hazit.

“J Dilla changed my life” is an oft-heard endorsement amongst the hip-hop community as a founding member of the legendary Detroit group Slum Village and member of the Native Tongue movement, J Dilla has produced records for some of the most recognized and celebrated names in the game – Janet Jackson, Common, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest and countless others.

Since his untimely passing in 2006, his name and work continue to be celebrated through the hip-hop community worldwide. 

Join us in a celebration of the life and work of J Dilla.

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Ballet presents a series of FREE PRE-ballet classes for ages 6-9. The series are each four classes held once a week at TPB’s studio, 6250 SW Capitol Highway.

The FREE PRE classes introduce young dancers to the fundamentals of ballet and help them decide if ballet is right for them. TPB welcomes all new dancers in these commitment-free series with the goal of giving students the basic foundations and an appreciation of dance. TPB is devoted to nurturing, student-centered ballet training.

The final class acts as a placement assessment for the Curriculum Ballet program. Students must attend the full series (all four classes) but are not required to pay an audition fee. Parents who wish to enroll their children must complete a Registration Form. Class sizes are limited, and they may be cancelled if they do not meet minimum enrollment.

Dress code: Female dancers should wear pink tights, pink ballet shoes and a leotard of any color. They should not wear skirts or tutus. Male dancers should wear black tights, a white t-shirt and black ballet shoes.

Dates and times:

• July 10, 17, 24, 31 – Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m.
  
• July 15, 22, 29, Aug. 5 – Saturdays 10-11 a.m.
  
• September 9, 16, 23, 30 – Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  
• January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018 – Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  

To register: theportlandballet.org or 503.452.8448

The Portland Ballet, led by artistic directors Nancy Davis and Anne Mueller, nurtures young dancers from age three to 22. TPB students are trained with professional intent by a faculty that includes some of the nation’s finest dancers and choreographers, with experience at companies such as the National Ballet, the original Los Angeles Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Trey McIntyre Project, and BodyVox. Professionally produced performance experience is at the core of TPB training. TPB graduates have gone on to professional dance careers with companies such as Grand Rapids Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Sacramento Ballet, Houston Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Batsheva, LEV, Ballet Memphis, and Ballet West

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Ballet presents a series of FREE PRE-ballet classes for ages 6-9. The series are each four classes held once a week at TPB’s studio, 6250 SW Capitol Highway.

The FREE PRE classes introduce young dancers to the fundamentals of ballet and help them decide if ballet is right for them. TPB welcomes all new dancers in these commitment-free series with the goal of giving students the basic foundations and an appreciation of dance. TPB is devoted to nurturing, student-centered ballet training.

The final class acts as a placement assessment for the Curriculum Ballet program. Students must attend the full series (all four classes) but are not required to pay an audition fee. Parents who wish to enroll their children must complete a Registration Form. Class sizes are limited, and they may be cancelled if they do not meet minimum enrollment.

Dress code: Female dancers should wear pink tights, pink ballet shoes and a leotard of any color. They should not wear skirts or tutus. Male dancers should wear black tights, a white t-shirt and black ballet shoes.

Dates and times:

• July 10, 17, 24, 31 – Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m.
  
• July 15, 22, 29, Aug. 5 – Saturdays 10-11 a.m.
  
• September 9, 16, 23, 30 – Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  
• January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018 – Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  

To register: theportlandballet.org or 503.452.8448

The Portland Ballet, led by artistic directors Nancy Davis and Anne Mueller, nurtures young dancers from age three to 22. TPB students are trained with professional intent by a faculty that includes some of the nation’s finest dancers and choreographers, with experience at companies such as the National Ballet, the original Los Angeles Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Trey McIntyre Project, and BodyVox. Professionally produced performance experience is at the core of TPB training. TPB graduates have gone on to professional dance careers with companies such as Grand Rapids Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Sacramento Ballet, Houston Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Batsheva, LEV, Ballet Memphis, and Ballet West

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Ballet presents a series of FREE PRE-ballet classes for ages 6-9. The series are each four classes held once a week at TPB’s studio, 6250 SW Capitol Highway.

The FREE PRE classes introduce young dancers to the fundamentals of ballet and help them decide if ballet is right for them. TPB welcomes all new dancers in these commitment-free series with the goal of giving students the basic foundations and an appreciation of dance. TPB is devoted to nurturing, student-centered ballet training.

The final class acts as a placement assessment for the Curriculum Ballet program. Students must attend the full series (all four classes) but are not required to pay an audition fee. Parents who wish to enroll their children must complete a Registration Form. Class sizes are limited, and they may be cancelled if they do not meet minimum enrollment.

Dress code: Female dancers should wear pink tights, pink ballet shoes and a leotard of any color. They should not wear skirts or tutus. Male dancers should wear black tights, a white t-shirt and black ballet shoes.

Dates and times:

• July 10, 17, 24, 31 – Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m.
  
• July 15, 22, 29, Aug. 5 – Saturdays 10-11 a.m.
  
• September 9, 16, 23, 30 – Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  
• January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018 – Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  

To register: theportlandballet.org or 503.452.8448

The Portland Ballet, led by artistic directors Nancy Davis and Anne Mueller, nurtures young dancers from age three to 22. TPB students are trained with professional intent by a faculty that includes some of the nation’s finest dancers and choreographers, with experience at companies such as the National Ballet, the original Los Angeles Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Trey McIntyre Project, and BodyVox. Professionally produced performance experience is at the core of TPB training. TPB graduates have gone on to professional dance careers with companies such as Grand Rapids Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Sacramento Ballet, Houston Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Batsheva, LEV, Ballet Memphis, and Ballet West

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Ballet presents a series of FREE PRE-ballet classes for ages 6-9. The series are each four classes held once a week at TPB’s studio, 6250 SW Capitol Highway.

The FREE PRE classes introduce young dancers to the fundamentals of ballet and help them decide if ballet is right for them. TPB welcomes all new dancers in these commitment-free series with the goal of giving students the basic foundations and an appreciation of dance. TPB is devoted to nurturing, student-centered ballet training.

The final class acts as a placement assessment for the Curriculum Ballet program. Students must attend the full series (all four classes) but are not required to pay an audition fee. Parents who wish to enroll their children must complete a Registration Form. Class sizes are limited, and they may be cancelled if they do not meet minimum enrollment.

Dress code: Female dancers should wear pink tights, pink ballet shoes and a leotard of any color. They should not wear skirts or tutus. Male dancers should wear black tights, a white t-shirt and black ballet shoes.

Dates and times:

• July 10, 17, 24, 31 – Mondays 4:30-5:30 p.m.
  
• July 15, 22, 29, Aug. 5 – Saturdays 10-11 a.m.
  
• September 9, 16, 23, 30 – Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  
• January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018 – Saturdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
  

To register: theportlandballet.org or 503.452.8448

The Portland Ballet, led by artistic directors Nancy Davis and Anne Mueller, nurtures young dancers from age three to 22. TPB students are trained with professional intent by a faculty that includes some of the nation’s finest dancers and choreographers, with experience at companies such as the National Ballet, the original Los Angeles Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Trey McIntyre Project, and BodyVox. Professionally produced performance experience is at the core of TPB training. TPB graduates have gone on to professional dance careers with companies such as Grand Rapids Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Sacramento Ballet, Houston Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet, Batsheva, LEV, Ballet Memphis, and Ballet West