BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clinton Street Theater - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cstpdx.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Clinton Street Theater REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260528T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260528T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260425T060611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260425T060751Z UID:10002290-1779994800-1780002000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:16mm Nyback Showdown DESCRIPTION:IT’S SURREALIST MAY AND THE NYBACK SHOWDOWN IS THROWING DOWN SOME OF THE WEIRDEST 16MM SHORTS IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE TO CELEBRATE! \n\n\n\nWhether it be Eastern Bloc animations about non-conformity or live-action fever dreams involving furniture\, the NYBACK ARCHIVE team will be slinging all things surreal and bizarre in a knock-down\, dragout festival of the obscure\, obtuse and oblong! \n\n\n\nWatch as two 16mm programming teams (DARKROOM ASSOCIATES and ASTRAL PROJECTIONS) fire up their projectors and trade cinematic jabs back and forth by screening selections from the world-famous DENNIS NYBACK 16mm film archive!   No one knows what will be screened next – cartoons\, music\, educational films\, documentary shorts and weird advertisements run amok! There are no rules\, no prisoners\, and no show is the same!  A one-of-a-kind film free-for-all that will amuse\, confuse and contuse your cinematic soul!  \n\n\n\nDENNIS NYBACK (1953-2022) was the former owner of the Clinton St. Theater (among many theaters) and an internationally renowned film curator and programmer. Over his 40 year career he amassed one of the most unique and rare film collections in the United States\, an archive he regularly would draw from to create one-of-a-kind film programs that screened in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. We celebrate Dennis’ legacy by doing what he did best; putting on a show and sharing some of the coolest unseen cinema projected on 16mm film!    \n\n\n\nFEATURED PROJECTIONISTS: DARKROOM ASSOCIATES – aka GREG HAMILTON – a 20-year Portland film programming veteran known for the 16mm PSYCHOTRONIC AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL and TRAILERMANIA series at the Hollywood and Clinton St. Theater.  \n\n\n\nASTRAL PROJECTIONS – aka GARRETT and IOANA– known for their multifaceted 16mm programs\, including CELLULOID JUKEBOX at the Hollywood and Clinton St\, Theater. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/16mm-nyback-showdown-7/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CST-16mm-Nyback-Showdown-March-2026-no-locationdate.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260522T155857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T231053Z UID:10002334-1780747200-1780779600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Portland Horror Film Festival™ - ALL DAY HORROR MARATHON DESCRIPTION:Join us for our big Saturday Horror Extravaganza with THREE feature films and TWO blocks of short films from around the world! To learn more about the festival\, see the film list\, and schedule visit the festival website. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, June 6th\, 12-9:00 pm \n\n\n\n\n12 pm Feature Presentation TBA\n\n\n\n1:40 pm Women in Horror\, Short Films block 3 w/Q&A\n\n\n\n3:30 pm WORLD PREMIERE Feature: SITRA ACHRA – A retro game collector loses his grip on reality after discovering an occult-obsessed developer’s cursed final creation. Dir by Levi Buchanan\n\n\n\nBREAK\n\n\n\n5:40 pm Short Horror Films block 4 w/Q&A\n\n\n\n7:00 pm PNW Feature: BIG BABY – A horror screenwriter’s violent new creation—a hulking killer called “Big Baby”—begins bleeding from the page into real life\, dir. by Spider One\n\n\n\n9:00 pm After Party at Dots Cafe! (drink specials\, great food!) Get a team together and compete in the Horror Movie Greenlight Pitch with The Scariest Things Podcast!\n\n\n\n\nGo HERE to get the Full Festival pass which includes all shows at the Clinton Street Theater and the Hollywood Theatre! \n\n\n\n*This is a horror film festival. While the films are unrated\, some are the equivalent of an R rating and may include violence\, sexuality\, nudity\, and gore. Minors should be accompanied by an adult. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/portland-horror-film-festival-all-day-horror-marathon/ CATEGORIES:festival,film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/phff2026-landing-page-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T213000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260522T160031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T231124Z UID:10002335-1780833600-1780867800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Portland Horror Film Festival™ - CLOSING DAY HORRORS + SHORTS GONE WILD DESCRIPTION:The Final day of horrors is a shortstravaganza! THREE short film blocks round out our ginormous 2026 short film offerings\, and TWO feature films. End the night with our notorious SHORTS GONE WILD block to cap off the weekend in the most wacky\, bloody\, hilarious way possible! To learn more about the festival\, see the film list\, and schedule visit the festival website. \n\n\n\nSunday\, June 7th\, 12-9:30 pm \n\n\n\n\n12:00 pm Short Horror Films block 5 w/Q&A\n\n\n\n2:00 pm Shorts + WORLD PREMIERE feature: DRACULA THE NIGHT AROUND US\, A disillusioned man is hunted by an evil force that thrives on his destruction.\, dir. by Chris Schwab\n\n\n\nBREAK\n\n\n\n5:00 pm Short Horror Films block 6 w/Q&A\n\n\n\n6:45 pm PNW Premiere Feature: THE INVISIBLE HALF (JP)\, Half-Japanese high schooler Elena realizes she’s being watched by something unseen—a monster visible only through her phone. dir. by Masaki Nishiyama\n\n\n\n8:30 pm Shorts Gone Wild! Our infamous festival-ending block of the most wacky\, bloody\, hilarious short films \n\n\n\n9:30 pm Awards Presentation/After party at Dots Cafe\n\n\n\n\nGo HERE to get the Full Festival pass which includes all shows at the Clinton Street Theater and the Hollywood Theatre! \n\n\n\n*This is a horror film festival. While the films are unrated\, some are the equivalent of an R rating and may include violence\, sexuality\, nudity\, and gore. Minors should be accompanied by an adult.t. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/portland-horror-film-festival-closing-day-horrors-shorts-gone-wild/ CATEGORIES:festival,film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/phff2026-landing-page-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260608T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260608T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260323T204713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T212412Z UID:10002251-1780945200-1780952400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Serpent's Skin DESCRIPTION:Portland premiere! After escaping her transphobic hometown\, Anna meets goth tattoo artist Gen. They bond over shared supernatural abilities\, but Gen’s tattoo work accidentally conjures a demon before their romance can bloom. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Alice Maio Mackay\n Year: 2025\n Country: Australia\n Runtime: 83 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-serpents-skin/ CATEGORIES:film,pride ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/6-8Serpents-Poster-websize.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260615T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260615T203000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260506T200429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T034706Z UID:10002326-1781548200-1781555400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:A Blackbox Story: The Birth of Contemporary Art Horror DESCRIPTION:Doors @ 6:00 PM \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nA Black Box Story is a psychological thriller short film in the new genre of contemporary art horror that explores the thin\, often violent line between artistic dedication and total madness. \n\n\n\nThe story follows Valen (Joachim Moore)\, adisplaced and traumatized man who lives secretly within the rafters of a black-box theater. Having fled a dark past involving the death of his parents\, Valen considers the stage a sacred sanctuary. His peace is interrupted by Mark (Checko Valenti)\, an aspiring but mediocre actor who rents the space to rehearse Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. \n\n\n\nThis event will include a 30 minute lecture before the film\, and a post-screening Q&A with Joachim Moore. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/a-blackbox-story-the-birth-of-contemporary-art-horror/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/June15Rental.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260323T205643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T202623Z UID:10002253-1781809200-1781816400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Stranger by the Lake DESCRIPTION:Franck spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day\, he meets Michel\, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love. \n\n\n\nPresented by Queer Screams Film Festival\, returning to The Clinton Street Theater in August 2026! \n\n\n\n \n Director: Alain Guiraudie\n Year: 2013\n Country: France\n Runtime: 100 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/stranger-by-the-lake/ CATEGORIES:film,pride ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/s6-18tranger-by-the-lake.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260620T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260620T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260323T205333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T205334Z UID:10002252-1781982000-1781989200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Nowhere DESCRIPTION:In Los Angeles\, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith (James Duval)\, his bisexual girlfriend\, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they’ll only make it if they can survive the drug trips\, suicides\, trysts\, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Gregg Araki\n Year: 1997\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 82 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/nowhere/ CATEGORIES:film,pride ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/6-20Nowhere_Poster_-websize.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T220000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260428T034135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T192302Z UID:10002274-1782500400-1782511200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Sleepaway Camp: The Midnight Mass Experience DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 5:30 PM for VIP ticket holders for priority seating and meet-and-greet. Doors open at 6:30 PM for regular ticket holders. \n\n\n\nJoin Peaches Christ\, original star\, “Angela” herself Felissa Rose\, and Midnight Mass co-host Michael Varrati for a one-night-only celebration of the cult horror classic Sleepaway Camp! \n\n\n\nThe evening begins with a wildly entertaining\, one-hour live show featuring an opening drag performance\, a live onstage conversation with Felissa\, Michael\, and Peaches\, followed by an ’80s Camp Costume Contest judged by Felissa with audience participation. After the live show\, settle in for a screening of Sleepaway Camp on the big screen! \n\n\n\nVIP ticket holders will be invited to a special meet-and-greet with Felissa Rose\, Peaches Christ\, and Michael Varrati at 5:45 PM\, including a photo opportunity and autographs (up to two items per guest). Whether you’re a longtime fan or a first-time camper\, this is a unique chance to experience Sleepaway Camp like never before. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/sleepaway-camp-the-midnight-mass-experience/ CATEGORIES:horror,pride ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sleepaway_Camp_11_x_17_June26-Portland-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260428T040523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T040604Z UID:10002291-1788634800-1788642000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Shrek DESCRIPTION:Part of Shrektember! \n\n\n\nA mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre\, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson\n Year: 2001\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 90 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/shrek/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Shrek-Poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260428T040903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T040908Z UID:10002292-1789066800-1789074000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Shrek 2 DESCRIPTION:Part of Shrektember! \n\n\n\nShrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away\, where Fiona’s parents are King and Queen\, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive\, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Andrew Adamson\, Kelly Asbury\, Conrad Vernon\n Year: 2004\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 95 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/shrek-2/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/shrek-2-poster.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260917T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260917T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260428T041210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T041305Z UID:10002293-1789671600-1789678800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Shrek the Third DESCRIPTION:Part of Shrektember! \n\n\n\nReluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far\, Far Away\, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d’état by the jilted Prince Charming. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Chris Miller\n Year: 2007\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 93 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/shrek-the-third/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/shrek-the-third.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260428T041655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T041659Z UID:10002294-1789844400-1789851600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Shrek Forever After DESCRIPTION:Part of Shrektember! \n\n\n\nRumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpelstiltskin rules supreme. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Mike Mitchell\n Year: 2010\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 93 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/shrek-forever-after/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/shrek-forever-after.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260428T041954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T041959Z UID:10002295-1790276400-1790283600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Puss in Boots DESCRIPTION:Part of Shrektember! \n\n\n\nAn outlaw cat\, his childhood egg-friend\, and a seductive thief kitty set out in search for the eggs of the fabled Golden Goose to clear his name\, restore his lost honor\, and regain the trust of his mother and town. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Chris Miller\n Year: 2011\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 90 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/puss-in-boots/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/puss-in-boots-poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T210000 DTSTAMP:20260524T011147 CREATED:20260428T042302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T042307Z UID:10002296-1790449200-1790456400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Puss in Boots: The Last Wish DESCRIPTION:Part of Shrektember! \n\n\n\nWhen Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives\, he launches an epic journey to restore them by finding the mythical Last Wish. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Joel Crawford\n Year: 2022\n Country: United States\n Runtime: 102 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/puss-in-boots-the-last-wish/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/puss-in-boots-the-last-wish-poster-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR