Petals and Thorns: A Spoken Word Journey
Petals and Thorns: A Spoken Word Journey
Follow the journey of Black Portland teens in an intensive writing and spoken word camp, as they go from novice writers to expressive poets.
Follow the journey of Black Portland teens in an intensive writing and spoken word camp, as they go from novice writers to expressive poets.
The Melange crew are huge Prince fans, and they're also fans of the Sticky to the Icky... So, it just seems right for them to have a show about Prince & weed! So, if you like either, or both, come on out for a night of Purple magic, with their SMOKIN' Hot Cast!
Free screening to benefit the Burgerville Workers Union (BVWU); donations accepted at the door.
In honor of legendary film collector Dennis Nyback, the A/V Geeks recreate one of his screenings with an unforgettable night of the educational films that traumatized Baby Boomer and Gen-X kids. Before the days of "trigger warnings," these films were designed to shock the audience with their messages!
A bewildering, sustained psychedelic free-for-all. A blizzard of gem colored lights, feathers, spankings and esoteric rituals. Designed to reduce narrative and structure, and free the voice of the actor. SALOME is the untamed creative work of Carmelo Bene, the enfant terrible of Italy's avant-garde counter-culture!
This staged reading with props follows the story of five Bothan bounty hunters tasked with finding the Death Star 2 plans. Lovable but not exactly "good," the Bothans face obstacles and enemies, allies and traitors, Sarlacc pits, Stormtroopers, and evil agents of the Empire during their quest to get paid to...err, to do the right thing.
Third Eye Books presents a screening and Q&A with authors Regina Jackson and Saira Rao.
From square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, giant bubbles, bubble volcanoes, tornados and trampolines to people inside bubbles, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.
The Amazing Bubble Man and accordion diva Jet Black Pearl combine their talents and create a one-of-a-kind show that is both visually stunning and musically enchanting. Get ready for a wild ride of bubble magic, psychedelic video projections and smartly wacky tunes with squeeze box and beats.
Leave the kids at home! This show is for people ages 16 and up!
Tonight's screening features the brand new cast of the Clinton Street Cabaret! $2 from every ticket goes to support the group.
This discussion series is meant to bring working people together to discuss what we have the power to change in our day-to-day lives, and how those changes should be made.
Three small-town friends, Alexandra (Cher), Jane (Susan Sarandon) and Sukie (Michelle Pfeiffer), each having lost the man in their lives, are feeling unfulfilled -- until a furtive stranger, Daryl Van Horne (Jack Nicholson), arrives and begins courting each of them in turn.
A film about the new generation at the heart of a seismic political shift. We will watch as Rayen protests for social justice in Chile, Pepper fights for democracy in Hong Kong and Hilda battles the devastating consequences of climate change in Uganda. Facing almost impossible odds and grappling with the staggering impact of their activism on their personal lives, we will be asking these three young women why they keep fighting.
The first feature by Japanese "Emperor of the Avant-Garde" Shûji Terayama, THROW AWAY YOUR BOOKS, RALLY IN THE STREETS is an explosive and manic psychedelic exploration of the director and poet's own troubled upbringing, and also of a nation wrestling with a haunting past and the promise of a revolutionary future. Told in feverish metaphorical vignettes, and accompanied by a raucous soundtrack by the Tokyo Kid Brothers, it's a film that tests the boundaries of film's poetic possibilities.
Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman), born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic), dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic.
Violet Hex Presents: A queer celebration and screening of Wes Craven’s 1984 Cult Horror masterpiece A Nightmare On Elm Street. Pre-film drag performances by Ellie LeBlunt, Marla Darling, Mona Chrome, & Hosted by Violet Hex.
Jen (Stephen Garlick), raised by the noble race called the Mystics, has been told that he is the last survivor of his own race, the Gelflings. He sets out to try to find a shard of the dark crystal, a powerful gem that once provided balance to the universe.
A Mexican master (Alexandro Jodorowsky) leads a Christ figure (Horacio Salinas) and other disciples to a mountain of immortal wise men.
Mark So, Robert Blatt, and Mike Richard bring a night of experimental sounds and visuals to The Clinton Street Theater.
An isolated man (Ty Hickson) lands in hot water when he summons an ancient demon in the backwoods of Grand Rapids, Mich.
In this animated musical, the villainous King Haggard (Christopher Lee) plots to destroy all the world's unicorns. When a young unicorn (Mia Farrow) learns that she's in danger and that she may soon be the last of her kind, she leaves the safety of her protected forest and enlists the help of Schmendrick (Alan Arkin), a gentle, albeit clumsy, sorcerer.
A group therapy session for institutionalized women streams into haunting, surreal and unbelievable scenes that uncover the role of patriarchal power, repression, and violence in the psychic revolt of women. Filmed with the crew and director ingesting LSD, THE OTHER SIDE OF UNDERNEATH is Welsh iconoclast Jane Arden's most mythic contribution to cinema.
Sir Richard Bishop is an American composer, guitarist and singer best known as a founding member of experimental rock Sun City Girls, who during their 26 years (1981–2007), produced an extensive discography of over 50 full length albums.
Deeply transgressive, sharply photographed, and almost supernaturally beautiful, SCHOOL was largely unknown to English-speaking audiences until the past decade and is now a pinnacle of Japanese cult cinema.
Tonight's screening features the brand new cast of the Clinton Street Cabaret! $2 from every ticket goes to support the group.
A sustained, fragmented maelstrom of society's fractured decline into violence, eroticism, and politics, occuring in an Italian village during the parade of its patron saint. Following a host of characters as their stories collide and intersect with explosive results, it's a psychedelic monument to Italy's Years of Lead!
A special benefit screening to support the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon! Host and Clinton Street Cabaret alum Liz Rumelhagen hosts a night celebrating our four-legged fur friends.
A prudish young woman’s unusual job leads her to valuable life lessons in “Don’t Reach In The Bag” - a solo show written by comedian Shalewa Sharpe about working in an adult video store at the turn of the century.
Join us for a special Hagsploitation Brunch Screening!
After going on vacation, Steve (David Rasche) and Jenny Fisher (Colleen Camp) come home to find that Jenny's elderly father has remarried. What's more, his new wife is a real witch -- both literally and figuratively.
Margaret Chang reluctantly returns to her hometown along with her hapless brothers to deal with the sudden depression of their complete-jerk father, whom everyone happens to hate. In fact, he's actually more pleasant being depressed, so the siblings wonder if it's worth struggling to get him better
Kickstand Comedy Presents Dulcé Sloan and Shalewa Sharpe Live in PDX Co-headlining Showcase!
Hey y'all, it's May!! Let's celebrate Spring, and usher in the summer, with some performances that'll leave you all hot n bothered!!! It's an open themed show, so anything goes!
What do Orson Welles, processed food, bigomy, necromancy and pre-teen alcoholism all have in common? They've all been woven together to make PSYCHOTRONIC AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL, a handmade 16mm program packed with AV gems from the 1970s and 80s.
In Necrocity, 300 kilos of heroin are missing, the police jump to action. Here, the state is merely a means to efficiently impose cruel police brutality and arbitraty violence, and an underground of club-goers indulge in drugs, parties, and sex. A murderer is on the loose in this dystopian future city, and crime is about to rise to a fever pitch.
Inspired by the long running tradition of drag pageants and underground queer nightlife, Jocelyn has set out to create a competition unlike any other in Portland. She’s inviting you to witness a queer pageant without boundaries so you can see Portland’s most maximal entertainers show off in their most over the top and glamorous ways!
APOCALYPSE CONFIDENTIAL is proud to present a double feature of Portland sin and sleaze, as well as live readings of encounters with the peculiar and paranormal. Join us for an afternoon of low lives and high strangeness!
Comedian Brandie Posey (Comedy Central, 3X Bridgetown Comedy Festival alumni, Lady to Lady Podcast) returns to Portland to record her second comedy album, a follow up to her critically acclaimed debut Opinion Cave.
Tonight's screening features the cast of the Clinton Street Cabaret!