BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clinton Street Theater - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Clinton Street Theater 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:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T223000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T235900 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240221T061824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T061825Z UID:10001278-1710628200-1710633540@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Clinton Street Cabaret DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 10:00 PM on Saturday for the 11:00 PM show. \n\n\n\nJoin our weekly screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that started in April of 1978! Starring Tim Curry\, Susan Sarandon\, and Barry Bostwick\, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) continues to titillate and delight audiences all over the world. \n\n\n\nTonight’s screening features the cast of the Clinton Street Cabaret! $2 from every ticket goes to support the group. Come see the famous\, rambunctious show that has played every single week at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland\, Oregon. \n\n\n\n\nDirector: Jim Sharman\n\n\n\nCountry: USA\n\n\n\nYear: 1975\n\n\n\nRuntime: 100 minutes\n\n\n\n35mm Print! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-with-the-clinton-street-cabaret-23/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/rockyhorror.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240115T180836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T183139Z UID:10001249-1710615600-1710622800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling DESCRIPTION:The true story of what happened behind the scenes of one of the most outrageous television shows in history. From 1986-92\, the airwaves were ruled by GLOW—a neon and glitter-soaked reimagining of the World Wrestling Federation with an all-female cast . . . only with more skits\, chainsaws\, and personalized rap songs.  \n\n\n\nThis DIY-style documentary\, which inspired the hit Netflix series\, chronicles the rise and fall of the iconic show through the stories of the incredible women who made it all possible. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Brett Whitcomb\n Year: 2012\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 76 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/glow-the-story-of-the-gorgeous-ladies-of-wrestling/ CATEGORIES:women in film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/glow.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240315T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240315T220000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240301T052516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T052517Z UID:10001296-1710532800-1710540000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Violet Hex Presents: TO WONG FOO\, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR DESCRIPTION:Doors at 7PM / Show at 8PM \n\n\n\n\nViolet Hex Presents: A queer celebration & screening of TO WONG FOO\, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! JULIE NEWMAR (1995)!  \n\n\n\nFeaturing a superstar studded pre-film drag show with performances by PDX drag icons LALA BENÉT & CARMEN! Pre-show Disco by resident cult cinema queen Violet Hex. \n\n\n\nFILM DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nElite Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) impress regional judges in competition\, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez (John Leguizamo) — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time \n\n\n\nThe Clinton Street Theater is wheelchair accessible\, however the restrooms are not ADA compliant. For any questions about accessibility or to request English-language subtitles\, please email us at info@cstpdx.com for more information. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/violet-hex-presents-to-wong-foo-thanks-for-everything-julie-newmar/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/to-wong-foo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240115T180510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T183211Z UID:10001248-1710442800-1710450000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Short Films of Miranda July DESCRIPTION:Four short films by Miranda July\, covering the period 1996 to 2001\, including:  \n\n\n\nAtlanta (1996) — A 12-year-old Olympic swimmer and her mother speak to the public about going for the gold. \n\n\n\nThe Amateurist (1998) — A captivating video about surveillance\, identity\, watching\, and being watched\, which slides along the edges of horror and satire to create an unsettling portrait of a woman on the brink of technologically-driven madness. \n\n\n\nNest of Tens (1999) — Four alternating stories which reveal mundane yet personal methods of control\, linked by a quasi-academi lecturer revealing the phobias and queasy strangeness that lies behind the everyday. \n\n\n\nGetting Stronger Everyday (2001) — A dark and disturbing mystical tale about two boys who were taken from their families and then returned to them years later. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-short-films-of-miranda-july/ CATEGORIES:women in film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/miranda-july.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240229T212000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T212001Z UID:10001293-1710356400-1710363600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:FATMA 75 (1976\, Tunisia) (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:Sophonisba\, Hasdrubal’s wife\, Al-Kahina\, Jalajil–all the women of Maghrebi history are the subject of this film\, an essay piece and the first of its kind directed in Tunisia by a woman. Selma Baccar’s FATMA 75 is a sharp\, witty\, gorgeous feminist history of the country that was banned in its time\, and is rarely enjoyed on screen to this day. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/fatma-75-1976-tunisia-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/fatma.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240312T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240312T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240206T185628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T185629Z UID:10001269-1710270000-1710277200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:16mm Nyback Showdown DESCRIPTION:Watch 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 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: \n\n\n\nDARKROOM ASSOCIATES – aka Greg Hamilton a 20-year Portland film programmer known for the PSYCHOTRONIC AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL and TRAILERMANIA. \n\n\n\nASTRAL PROJECTIONS – aka Garrett and Ioana – known for their muti-faceted 16mm programs at the Hollywood Theatre. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/16mm-nyback-showdown/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nyback-showdown.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240311T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240311T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240220T191917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T192020Z UID:10001275-1710183600-1710190800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Resistance Climbing - Screening and Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:Join Portland area outdoor enthusiasts for a screening of the 2023 Reel Rock Film “Resistance Climbing\,” a 40 minute documentary that highlights the inspiring community of climbers in Occupied Palestine. Following the screening\, there will be a Zoom Q&A featuring climbers from the film. The event will close with an amazing raffle with items donated from Arc’teryx\, Mountain Hardware\, Patagonia\, Evo\, Metolius\, The Circuit\, and other local buinesses/climbing gyms/artists! \n\n\n\nAll ticket sales and raffle proceeds will be donated to HEAL Palestine\, an organization dedicated to providing urgent and long-term solutions for Palestinians. \n\n\n\nWe’ve partnered with Bar Norman for a pre-show happy hour from 4:30pm – 6:30pm\, with 10% of sales donated to HEAL Palestine. \n\n\n\nAfter the event\, join us next door from 9:00pm – 10:00pm for a post-event social at Lucky Horseshoe Lounge\, with 25% of all sales donated to HEAL Palestine. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/resistance-climbing-screening-and-fundraiser/ CATEGORIES:documentary ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Reel_Rock_Benefit_Poster_11x17_FINAL_cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T220000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240203T182540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240203T182540Z UID:10001268-1710097200-1710108000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Belladonna: The Unauthorized Stevie Nicks Musical DESCRIPTION:This feature length original theater production is presented by The Pansy Agenda & written by Sonnei Verbena + Alex Hartman. Our story takes place at the mystical Silver Springs Academy of Magic & follows a group of Queer witches on their path to liberation from the oppressive Council of Nicaea. You’re sure to fall in love with this line-up of original characters as they discover the meaning of magic\, the power of love & the essential nature of community. \n\n\n\nFeaturing 13 Stevie Nicks penned songs played by local piano queen superstar : Saint Syndrome & guitarist extraordinaire : The Eggboy! \n\n\n\nThis premier is an exclusive one day only experience on the new moon of Sunday March 10th that is not to be missed\, so grab your broom\, dust off your wand & charge those crystals because we are about to conjure the immense power of QUEER THEATER! \n\n\n\nBelladonna The Musical is an all ages production\, but we’ve chosen to rate the content “PG-13” because there is some profanity\, violence & mature themes. No nudity or lewd expression but subject matter may not be suitable for young children (parental discretion is advised) URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/belladonna-the-unauthorized-stevie-nicks-musical-2/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/belladonna-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T160000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240203T182456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240203T182457Z UID:10001267-1710079200-1710086400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Belladonna: The Unauthorized Stevie Nicks Musical DESCRIPTION:This feature length original theater production is presented by The Pansy Agenda & written by Sonnei Verbena + Alex Hartman. Our story takes place at the mystical Silver Springs Academy of Magic & follows a group of Queer witches on their path to liberation from the oppressive Council of Nicaea. You’re sure to fall in love with this line-up of original characters as they discover the meaning of magic\, the power of love & the essential nature of community. \n\n\n\nFeaturing 13 Stevie Nicks penned songs played by local piano queen superstar : Saint Syndrome & guitarist extraordinaire : The Eggboy! \n\n\n\nThis premier is an exclusive one day only experience on the new moon of Sunday March 10th that is not to be missed\, so grab your broom\, dust off your wand & charge those crystals because we are about to conjure the immense power of QUEER THEATER! \n\n\n\nBelladonna The Musical is an all ages production\, but we’ve chosen to rate the content “PG-13” because there is some profanity\, violence & mature themes. No nudity or lewd expression but subject matter may not be suitable for young children (parental discretion is advised) URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/belladonna-the-unauthorized-stevie-nicks-musical/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/belladonna-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T235900 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240221T062718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T062719Z UID:10001284-1710025200-1710028740@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Rocky Horror Picture Show for Virgins DESCRIPTION:Curious? Nervous? We’ve got you covered. Come dip into the shallow end of the pool at Rocky Horror for Virgins—our intimate\, scaled-back screening of the ultimate cult movie. \n\n\n\nIf you’ve ever wanted to attend\, but didn’t know if you’d enjoy your first time\, our host Liz Liz Rumelhagen (a Rocky Horror veteran for over 10 years) will be your guide. You’ll learn the funniest callbacks\, proper prop timing\, and how to dance the Time Warp\, in a casual\, shame-free setting. \n\n\n\nThis is the perfect way for anyone who’s never seen the film\, or only seen it on TV\, to try something new! Starring Tim Curry\, Susan Sarandon\, and Barry Bostwick\, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) continues to titillate and delight audiences all over the world\, and has played weekly at the Clinton Street Theater since 1978. \n\n\n\nP.S. For RHPS diehards\, this isn’t just for newbies—if you love the film on its own\, these screenings are an opportunity to watch the film without visual interruption. \n\n\n\n*Please note this screening does not include a performance or shadowcast of the Clinton Street Cabaret.* \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDirector: Jim Sharman\n\n\n\nCountry: USA\n\n\n\nYear: 1975\n\n\n\nRuntime: 100 minutes\n\n\n\n35mm Print! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-for-virgins-16/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rhps-virgins.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240309T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240104T014544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240114T201835Z UID:10001238-1710007200-1710018000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:KMHD Presents a Night at the Movies with 'Elevator to the Gallows' DESCRIPTION:For his feature debut\, twenty-four-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by Jeanne Moreau\, evocative cinematography by Henri Decaë\, and a now legendary jazz score by Miles Davis (Ascenseur pour l’échafaud). \n\n\n\nTaking place over the course of one restless Paris night\, Malle’s richly atmospheric crime thriller stars Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers whose plan to murder her husband (his boss) goes awry\, setting off a chain of events that seals their fate. \n\n\n\nPresented by KMHD\, Portland’s jazz without boundaries radio station\, a collaboration between Mt. Hood Community College and Oregon Public Broadcasting. Doors open at 6:00 PM for a special DJ set from KMHD Silver Linings host Bryson Wallace followed by an introduction of the film by KMHD Program Director Matt Fleeger before the screening at 7:00 PM. \n\n\n\n*Screened in French with English-language subtitles.* \n\n\n\n \n Director: Louis Malle\n Year: 1958\n Country: France\n Runtime: 91 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/kmhd-presents-a-night-at-the-movies-with-elevator-to-the-gallows/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/kmhd-night-at-the-movies.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240308T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240308T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20231213T005936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231213T005937Z UID:10001220-1709926200-1709931600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:D&D Comedy Presents: Liz Glazer DESCRIPTION:LIZ GLAZER is an award-winning standup comedian\, actor\, and writer who used to be a tenured law professor\, a job she was very funny at. These days she performs regularly at comedy clubs\, festivals\, and private events for law schools\, law firms\, synagogues\, and major corporations. \n\n\n\nLiz is the winner of both the Boston Comedy Festival and the Ladies of Laughter competition\, has opened for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford\, and was accepted to the 2021 HBO Women in Comedy Festival. In addition\, Liz has acted on For Life on ABC and BULL on CBS. Liz is also writing a television pilot about her life\, a draft of which was a semi-finalist in the Stage 32 writing competition. Liz has also been featured in a full article in the Wall Street Journal. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/dd-comedy-presents-liz-glazer/ CATEGORIES:comedy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Liz-Glazer-to-Clinton.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240201T042854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T172715Z UID:10001263-1709838000-1709845200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Reimagining Safety DESCRIPTION:Taking as its premise that policing is not the only solution to all of society’s challenges\, this documentary features wide-ranging\, one-on-one interviews with some of the leading voices on the topic\, including Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon; University of Southern California Law Professor Dr. Jody Armour; Mount Saint Vincent University Women’s Studies Professor Dr. El Jones\, Sociology Professor and author of “The End of Policing” Alex Vitale; feminist and abolitionist Nikki Blak; and Hawk Newsome\, co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York\, among others. \n\n\n\nThis event also includes a screening of the short film “Is Portland Dying?” and includes a special Q&A with directors Matthew Solomon and Cory Elia\, moderated by Alex Vitale. \n\n\n\nPart of the Policing Justice series by the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/reimagining-safety/ CATEGORIES:pica ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/reimagining-safety-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240229T211835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T211836Z UID:10001292-1709751600-1709758800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:HISTORY'S WITNESS: The Films of Jocelyn Saab (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:For decades\, Jocelyne Saab documented her own war-torn country\, Lebanon\, and the surrounding region\, in her richly poetic\, deeply human essay films\, capturing incredible images of history passing before her eyes. She possessed an artistic vision that matched a deep intellect\, and an expert journalist’s acumen\, making films with profound insight. HISTORY’S WITNESS showcases three of her major films documenting the Lebanese Civil War\, as well as her banned TV documentary short\, PALESTINIAN WOMEN. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/historys-witness-the-films-of-jocelyn-saab-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/historys-witness.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240305T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240305T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240115T175733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T183152Z UID:10001247-1709665200-1709672400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:We Are Everywhere DESCRIPTION:This documentary goes into the lives of five different sex workers who lived and worked during the beginning of the 2020 covid-19 pandemic in Portland\, Oregon. It highlights their lives and how difficult it is to work in our high risk field during a global pandemic.  \n\n\n\nThis film provides a rare opportunity for sex workers to discuss their own stories with dignity\, compassion\, and care. Society often perpetuates harmful and violent narratives and punitive laws towards sex workers. These beliefs and targeted legislation emboldens the violence that is already directed at us. We are murdered at such high rates that being marginalized beyond our work as sex providers is often a death sentence.  \n\n\n\nThis movie doesn’t just focus on positive sanitized profiles of privileged white sex workers but an opportunity for marginalized black\, brown\, indigenous\, people of color\, and trans people to tell their own stories. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/we-are-everywhere/ CATEGORIES:women in film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/we-are-everywhere-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240303T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240303T213000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240115T173632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T183249Z UID:10001246-1709492400-1709501400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Mississippi Masala DESCRIPTION:The vibrant cultures of India\, Uganda\, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. \n\n\n\nYears after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin\, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It’s there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius (Denzel Washington) challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region’s Indian and African American communities.  \n\n\n\nTackling thorny issues of racism\, colorism\, culture clash\, and displacement with big-hearted humor and keen insight\, Nair serves up a sweet\, sexy\, and radical celebration of love’s power to break down the barriers between us. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Mira Nair\n Year: 1991\n Country: UK\, USA\n Runtime: 118 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/mississippi-masala-2/ CATEGORIES:women in film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mississippi-masala-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240303T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240303T170000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240115T035603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T183242Z UID:10001245-1709478000-1709485200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Mississippi Masala DESCRIPTION:The vibrant cultures of India\, Uganda\, and the American South are blended and simmered into a rich and fragrant fusion feast in Mira Nair’s luminous look at the complexities of love in the modern melting pot. \n\n\n\nYears after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin\, twentysomething Mina (Sarita Choudhury) finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It’s there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius (Denzel Washington) challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region’s Indian and African American communities.  \n\n\n\nTackling thorny issues of racism\, colorism\, culture clash\, and displacement with big-hearted humor and keen insight\, Nair serves up a sweet\, sexy\, and radical celebration of love’s power to break down the barriers between us. \n\n\n\n*This matinee screening will be shown with English-language subtitles.* \n\n\n\n \n Director: Mira Nair\n Year: 1991\n Country: UK\, USA\n Runtime: 118 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/mississippi-masala/ CATEGORIES:women in film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mississippi-masala-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T223000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T235900 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240221T061658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T061730Z UID:10001277-1709418600-1709423940@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Clinton Street Cabaret DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 10:00 PM on Saturday for the 11:00 PM show. \n\n\n\nJoin our weekly screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that started in April of 1978! Starring Tim Curry\, Susan Sarandon\, and Barry Bostwick\, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) continues to titillate and delight audiences all over the world. \n\n\n\nTonight’s screening features the cast of the Clinton Street Cabaret! $2 from every ticket goes to support the group. Come see the famous\, rambunctious show that has played every single week at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland\, Oregon. \n\n\n\n\nDirector: Jim Sharman\n\n\n\nCountry: USA\n\n\n\nYear: 1975\n\n\n\nRuntime: 100 minutes\n\n\n\n35mm Print! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-with-the-clinton-street-cabaret-22/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/rockyhorror.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240115T033742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240203T220509Z UID:10001244-1709406000-1709413200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Decline of Western Civilization\, Part 1 DESCRIPTION:A riveting\, unflinching account of the punk rock phenomenon and its alienated\, reactionary subculture. This fierce\, bleak portrait documents L.A.’s infamous punk bands\, such as Black Flag\, Germs\, X\, Alice Bag Band\, the Circle Jerks\, Catholic Discipline\, and Fear\, as they perform on stage and discuss their lives\, music and philosophy off stage. Through interviews with punk fans\, music critics and club owners\, it is a crucial\, compelling statement of the most significant and influential youth movement and musical transformation. \n\n\n\nSpecial Q&A with Spit Stix\, drummer of Fear & Nasalrod! \n\n\n\n \n Director: Penelope Spheeris\n Year: 1981\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 100 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-decline-of-western-civilization-part-1/ CATEGORIES:women in film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-decline-of-western-civ-i.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240111T181831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T181832Z UID:10001241-1709319600-1709326800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Star Wars vs Star Trek DESCRIPTION:Cult of! Returns for the 3rd year of Star Wars vs Star Trek Drag & Burlesque Show. \n\n\n\n14 performers bring your favorite characters to life on stage. From Leia to Data! \n\n\n\nStarring Lacy Knightly\, Valerie DeVille \, and More. \n\n\n\nHosted by WolfgangX URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/star-wars-vs-star-trek/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/star-wars-vs-star-trek.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20231205T210713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T183257Z UID:10001215-1709233200-1709240400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Symbio- psychotaxiplasm: Take One DESCRIPTION:In his one-of-a-kind fiction/documentary hybrid\, director William Greaves presides over a beleaguered film crew in New York’s Central Park\, leaving them to try to figure out what kind of movie they’re making. A couple enacts a break-up scenario over and over\, a documentary crew films a crew filming the crew\, locals wander casually into the frame: the project defies easy description. Yet this wildly innovative sixties counterculture landmark remains one of the most tightly focused and insightful movies ever made about making movies. \n\n\n\n \n Director: William Greaves\n Year: 1968\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 75 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/symbiopsychotaxiplasm-take-one/ CATEGORIES:bhm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/symbio.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240131T043621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T043622Z UID:10001262-1709146800-1709154000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:EL GRITO (Church of Film) DESCRIPTION:In the Summer of 1968 in Mexico City\, a student strike grew into massive walk-outs and demonstrations of hundreds of thousands. As the city prepares for the Olympic ceremonies in October\, the government makes a horrifying decision to save the Games (and themselves). \n\n\n\nEL GRITO was shot on the ground of the student protests that summer\, made by the students themselves\, building up to and capturing on film forever the fateful day in Tlatelolco\, October 2nd—the day the Mexican state went to war with its own unarmed people. \n\n\n\nThe film was banned and buried for decades in a coverup by the Mexican government and its state media\, existing only as a legend. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/el-grito-church-of-film/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/el-grito.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20231205T210157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T233135Z UID:10001214-1709060400-1709067600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Undercover Brother DESCRIPTION:Blasted from the past and ready to take care of business\, “Undercover Brother” is recruited to infiltrate a sinister underground movement headed by The Man. Partnered with the sassy\, stunning Sistah Girl\, our hero must first undergo the ultimate attitude adjustment and trade in his ‘fro and platforms for tennis sweaters and penny loafers. Once the transformation is complete\, he’s ready to take on the evil perpetrators of Operation Whitewash. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Malcom D. Lee\n Year: 2002\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 88 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/undercover-brother/ CATEGORIES:bhm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/undercover-brother.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240225T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240225T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240215T061337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240218T171841Z UID:10001272-1708884000-1708894800@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Melange Presents Thiccumz! DESCRIPTION:🍑🍑🍑Thicc. Voluptuous. Juicy. However you wanna describe this cast\, these $EXY BABES are about to show you what $en$uality\, $3xuality\, playfulness\, & and being a big bodied powerhouse is all about!! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/melange-presents-thiccumz/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Melange-design3-11x17-FEB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240225T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240225T150000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240218T172327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T193649Z UID:10001274-1708866000-1708873200@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:SNEAK PEEK - EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY DESCRIPTION:Recent reports have documented the environmental devastation of the US/Israeli genocide on Gaza\, from soil & water contamination\, to staggering levels of CO2 emissions\, to elimination of nearly all trees. But this is just the tip of the iceberg of what the behemoth U.S. War Machine\, and its Military Industrial Complex\, is doing to our planet. \n\n\n\nEarth’s Greatest Enemy is a documentary project that will be the first ever exposé on the totality of US military pollution. \n\n\n\nFor the first time\, the filmmakers Abby Martin & Mike Prysner will be showing scenes\, presenting on the details\, and answering questions to a live audience. Don’t miss this exclusive preview! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/sneak-peek-earths-greatest-enemy/ CATEGORIES:documentary ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EARTHS-GREATEST-ENEMY.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T230000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T230000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20231024T050451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240203T214949Z UID:10001154-1708815600-1708815600@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Rocky Horror Picture Show for Virgins DESCRIPTION:Curious? Nervous? We’ve got you covered. Come dip into the shallow end of the pool at Rocky Horror for Virgins—our intimate\, scaled-back screening of the ultimate cult movie. \n\n\n\nIf you’ve ever wanted to attend\, but didn’t know if you’d enjoy your first time\, special guest host Thom Hilton will be your guide. You’ll learn the funniest callbacks\, proper prop timing\, and how to dance the Time Warp\, in a casual\, shame-free setting. Thom will also be showing a teaser of his new film MATINEE BABY (2024) tonight! \n\n\n\nThis is the perfect way for anyone who’s never seen the film\, or only seen it on TV\, to try something new! Starring Tim Curry\, Susan Sarandon\, and Barry Bostwick\, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) continues to titillate and delight audiences all over the world\, and has played weekly at the Clinton Street Theater since 1978. \n\n\n\nP.S. For RHPS diehards\, this isn’t just for newbies—if you love the film on its own\, these screenings are an opportunity to watch the film without visual interruption. \n\n\n\n*Please note this screening does not include a performance or shadowcast of the Clinton Street Cabaret.* \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDirector: Jim Sharman\n\n\n\nCountry: USA\n\n\n\nYear: 1975\n\n\n\nRuntime: 100 minutes\n\n\n\n35mm Print! URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-for-virgins-15/ CATEGORIES:drag ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rhps-virgins.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20231205T205635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T221325Z UID:10001213-1708801200-1708808400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Watermelon Woman DESCRIPTION:Cheryl Dunye made cinematic history with her debut\, the first American feature to be directed by a Black lesbian as well as an incisive\, humorous critique of classic Hollywood’s racist stereotypes. \n\n\n\nDunye plays an eponymous video store employee and burgeoning filmmaker who sets out to make a documentary on the Watermelon Woman (Lisa Marie Bronson)\, an actress who specialized in “mammy” roles for Hollywood productions of the 30s and 40s. As Cheryl uncovers the Watermelon Woman’s identity she not only learns about a secret behind-the-scenes interracial romance but also begins one of her own with Diana (Guinevere Turner)\, a white woman who arouses the ire of Cheryl’s best friend Tamara (Valerie Walker). A landmark of the New Queer Cinema that testifies to the power of excavating legacies of oppression and in the process creates a progressive legacy of its own. \n\n\n\n \n Director: Cheryl Dunye\n Year: 1996\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 90 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-watermelon-woman/ CATEGORIES:bhm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/watermelon-woman.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T160000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240215T024701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T024702Z UID:10001271-1708779600-1708790400@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:The Black Stars DESCRIPTION:Join Word is Bond for their final screening of the Black Stars documentary live. This will be your last time to see their ground-breaking documentary in Black History Month and they are pulling out all the stops. \n\n\n\nThis is a family-friendly event for the whole community! Grab your family\, friends\, and bae\, and mee at one of Portland’s most iconic independent theaters\, Clinton St. Theatre\, for an afternoon of music\, film\, and Black Excellence. The Black Star’s is Word is Bond’s debut documentary directed by 22-year-old filmmaker and Jefferson High School alumni\, Twixx Williams. \n\n\n\nYunginCED opens up the event with a performance of his hit single\, The Black Stars. Director Twixx Williams will open up the film. \n\n\n\nFor the grand finale\, after the film\, we will be hosting a special panel discussion on “Black men’s mental health” co-hosted by our partners at Black Men’s Wellness. The panel will feature fantastic Black men panelists from a variety of backgrounds. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/the-black-stars/ CATEGORIES:documentary,local ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-697361709-474850583145-1-original.20240214-210335.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T233000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240123T193221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T201435Z UID:10001256-1708725600-1708731000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Hundreds of Beavers DESCRIPTION:Exclusive Portland engagement! \n\n\n\nCreated by the Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews\, the duo behind the modern cult hit LAKE MICHIGAN MONSTER (2018).  \n\n\n\nIn this 19th century\, supernatural winter epic\, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America’s greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers. \n\n\n\n“If you have even the slightest love for slap stick comedy and goofball antics\, then this will undoubtedly be the most gut-busting time you have at the movies this year.” –Screen Anarchy \n\n\n\n“Run\, don’t walk: this is one of the must-see independent cinema curios of the 2020s.” –Film School Rejects \n\n\n\n“Starts strange\, gets stranger\, and yet remains resolutely adorable . . . embraces the defiant glee of art cinema and distills it into something so thoroughly pure and sincere that it is surely hard not to fall in love with it.” –Alliance of Women Film Journalists \n\n\n\n \n Director: Mike Cheslik\n Year: 2024\n Country: USA\n Runtime: 108 minutes URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/hundreds-of-beavers/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/hundreds-of-beavers.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T210000 DTSTAMP:20260629T224641 CREATED:20240111T031111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240113T185849Z UID:10001239-1708714800-1708722000@cstpdx.com SUMMARY:Fantasy A Gets a Mattress DESCRIPTION:Fantasy A\, real-life autistic Seattle rapper\, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar. After being kicked out of his group home onto the grim summer streets\, Fantasy A sets off on an odyssey to achieve fame and find a good mattress to sleep on in this ensemble comedy filmed entirely on location in Seattle. URL:https://cstpdx.com/event/fantasy-a-gets-a-mattress/ CATEGORIES:film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cstpdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fantasy-Gets-A-Mattress-Poster-web.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR