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Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, and More by Janey Wong It’s decorative gourd season, y’all—pumpkin spice is wafting through the air, and pumpkins are dotted all over farm fields. Celebrate t...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/your-guide-to-2024-fall-festivities-around-portland/c5644/

Can you "fuck the Republican" out of someone? Dan—and a former sworn enemy—issue a ruling. by Dan Savage I’m a gay man in his early 30s who’s into sex stripped down to its most basic elem...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/savage-love/2024/09/24/47421137/savage-love-vice-grips

by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consi...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2024/09/24/47421029/good-morning-news-jd-vances-latest-gaffe-violent-crime-plummets-and-portland-may-actually-get-a-baseball-team

by Anonymous I know, the combination of White Guilt and White Savior Complex makes it impossible for you to focus on yourselves. You're focused on Palestine and Black Lives and the Homeless. Yo...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/i-anonymous/2024/09/23/47419981/white-people-its-time-to-start-working-on-you

by Anonymous Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese poet of a philosophical bent, in the early part of the last century wrote: Pity the nation that acclaims the bully as hero… Pity the nation that raises no...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/i-anonymous/2024/09/23/47419733/pity-the-nation

It's Fall! So here's your pansexual Hallmark movie. by HR Smith At a September preview of My Old Ass, writer and director Megan Park said she originally intended to end the film with a crane sh...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/movies-and-tv/2024/09/23/47414194/film-review-my-old-ass-is-a-horny-teen-sex-comedy-meets-time-travel-tearjerker

Green Day, Connie Chung, and More by EverOut Staff Fall is officially here and with it comes a brand-new batch of don't-miss events from Connie Chung in Conversation to Mike Birbiglia - Please...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/the-top-40-events-in-portland-this-week-sept-23-29-2024/c5639/

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host through...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2024/09/23/47417748/good-morning-news-political-posturing-on-parade-the-disappearing-vauxs-swifts-and-the-utter-insanity-of-presidential-polls

by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/newsblast/2024/09/22/47412682/your-sunday-reading-list-gonzalez-investigation-continues-political-anxiety-relief-and-what-not-to-name-our-new-wnba-team

by Anonymous Hey, maybe before you rev up your engine to start doing donuts at 2:30AM, look around: do you think those apartment buildings and homes near you have people in them? Do they, or th...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/i-anonymous/2024/09/22/47417019/enough-with-the-vroom-vroom-vroom-buddy

Portland Zine Symposium, Zoigl Fest, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff It's time to clock out of the work week and check in to the weekend. We've lined up some cheap and e...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-portland-this-weekend-sept-20-22-2024/c5637/

by Robert Ham Portland Opera’s 60th season finds the eminent arts institution at a fulcrum. In recent months, it sold the Hampton Opera Center, the organization’s homebase for over two deca...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2024/2024/09/04/47390435/portland-opera-makes-history-come-alive

by Suzette Smith The Mercury provides its readers with interesting and useful news & culture reporting every single day. If you appreciate that, consider making a smal l monthly contribution...

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by Mercury Promotions Get ready, Portland! HUMP! is back with a bang, bringing you 25 brand-new, titillating short films that promise to shock, amuse, and arouse... and it's happening RIGHT NO...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/hump/2024/09/19/47412665/final-weekend-get-your-tickets-quick-for-the-all-new-hump-part-two

Plus, More Event Updates for September 19 by EverOut Staff Alt-metal legends Deftones will kick off a 2025 North America tour in Portland with the Mars Volta and Fleshwater in tow. Experimenta...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/ticket-alert-deftones-sessanta-v-2-0-and-more-portland-events-going-on-sale-this-week/c5634/

Get your $8 plates of delicious, one-of-a-kind wings from 70 restaurants! by Mercury Promotions What, dear reader, was the greatest week of your life? Think back on that moment. Treasure its ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/wing-week/2024/09/19/47412407/prepare-your-tummies-the-mercurys-wing-week-is-coming-sept-30-oct-6

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our gre...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2024/09/19/47412308/free-tickets-thursday-enter-to-win-free-tix-to-see-summer-salt-the-portland-erotic-ball-scaregrounds-pdx-and-more

See how well YOU score on this week's sassy-ass local trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey CALLING ALL SMARTY-BUTTS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's ed...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/pop-quiz-pdx/2024/09/19/47411117/pop-quiz-pdx-how-to-purchase-a-womens-basketball-team-or-maybe-a-mayor

by Taylor Griggs If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout th...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2024/09/19/47411270/good-morning-news-carmens-continued-calamitous-car-crisis-shrooms-supporters-seek-strategy-and-jd-vance-remains-evil-deeply-dangerous-a

Make art, truth, and beauty
work for you for a change. by HR Smith When I was in preschool, my mom took a writing class at the local community college. Then she took it again. And again. The ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2024/2024/09/05/47390498/what-art-goes-with-your-job

Maxx Katz's eclectic research into somatic practices, heavy metal, improvisation, and classical music infuses Yelling Choir's compositions with a radical and unexpected edge. by Lindsay Costello ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/tba/2024/09/18/47409823/tba-review-yelling-choir-by-maxx-katz-commands-sonic-space

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host through...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2024/09/18/47409992/good-morning-news-millionaires-for-gonzalez-pager-explosions-in-lebanon-and-portland-gets-its-own-wnba-team

These candidates are running in the district that encompasses most of Southeast Portland to I-205. by Courtney Vaughn Updated: Sept. 19 Thanks to a charter reform measure passed by voters in ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/city-council-race-2024/2024/06/05/46784698/meet-the-portland-city-council-candidates-district-3

by Anonymous On October 10, 2024 I was about to cross SW 5th and Market. The white hand was lit and a car instantly made a right hand turn as I was about to step off the sidewalk. That's legal ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/i-anonymous/2024/09/18/47410445/justice-for-pedestrians-and-bicylists

Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm provides the ultimate insider’s view of a singular cultural event. by John Rudoff Imagine you’re a Beatle. After years of small, grin...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/visual-art/2024/09/17/47408085/beatlemania-through-the-eyes-of-a-beatle

A longtime couple finally admit their sexy fantasies... but can't carry them out! WHAT CAN BE DONE? by Dan Savage After 19 years together, my husband and I have finally managed to have a really g...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/savage-love/2024/09/17/47409616/savage-love-role-perversal

by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consi...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2024/09/17/47408822/good-morning-news-auditors-let-gonzalez-slide-on-wikipedia-edits-the-plastics-we-consume-and-portland-is-no-longer-the-whitest-city

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Newsflash: Election years are not fun. Now more than ever, big election cycles—like the one we’re currently enduring—are stressful, anxiety-inducing, and for some, ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2024/2024/09/05/47390450/talk-about-political-theater

Despite "exceedingly close call" Portland Auditor's Office says commissioner and mayoral candidate's use of taxpayer money to alter his Wikipedia page isn't a definitive violation. Secretary of S...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/09/16/47408124/auditors-determine-insufficient-evidence-that-rene-gonzalez-violated-campaign-finance-laws

by Melissa Locker If you’ve been to Japan—or watched any Japanese film or television show that features schoolchildren—you’ve seen a randoseru backpack. There’s no way you haven’t. ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2024/2024/09/05/47390479/randoserus-in-portland

Mitski, Circle V Portland, and More by EverOut Staff This week, we're counting down the days 'til fall (which officially starts on Sunday!) with events from Mitski to Johnny Marr & James and ...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/the-top-48-events-in-portland-this-week-sept-16-22-2024/c5632/

` by Elinor Jones Hello, and welcome back to the TRASH REPORT! I'm elder millennial ELINOR JONES. So nice of you to be reading. Lately I've been spending a lot of time thinking about how it's w...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/the-trash-report/2024/09/16/47405815/the-trash-report-presidential-politics-salacious-singers-and-the-importance-of-nasal-health

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host through...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2024/09/16/47406843/good-morning-news-a-fire-at-free-geek-noncitizens-put-on-voter-rolls-and-elon-musk-wonders-why-harris-hasnt-been-assassinated

by Wm. Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/newsblast/2024/09/15/47403128/your-sunday-reading-list-a-clean-energy-fund-reboot-prison-drug-deaths-and-a-music-fest-to-help-you-lose-your-mind

Is Malik Nashad Sharpe's choreography a means of torture, escape, or memory? by Suzette Smith Every 2024 Time Based Art Festival preview—including ours —gravitated towards the image of chor...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/tba/2024/09/13/47404123/tba-review-goner-contains-some-of-the-best-booty-shaking-youll-ever-see

Red Bean, Lava Custard, and More by EverOut Staff Also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated across East and Southeast Asia on the 15th day of the...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/where-to-find-mooncakes-and-more-for-the-2024-mid-autumn-festival-in-portland/c4529/

Three Japanese Spots, An Australian Sports Pub, and Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurants in Portland by EverOut Staff Japanese cuisine reigns supreme in Portland this week, as the nationally acclai...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/this-week-in-portland-food-news-three-japanese-spots-an-australian-sports-pub-and-bon-appetits-best-new-restaurants-in-portland/c5629/

Belmont Street Fair, Portland Mid-Autumn Festival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Fall weather has settled onto the city, and we're taking advantage of the cooler temps...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/the-best-bang-for-your-buck-events-in-portland-this-weekend-sept-13-15-2024/c5627/

by Wm. Steven Humphrey If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host through...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2024/09/13/47403373/good-morning-news-boeing-workers-on-strike-kamala-rakes-in-the-cash-and-carmen-rubio-is-not-applying-to-be-an-amazon-driver

Plus, More Event Updates for September 12 by EverOut Staff Murder balladeer and goth icon Nick Cave will tour North America with his band the Bad Seeds for the first time since 2018. San Diego...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/ticket-alert-nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-thee-sacred-souls-and-more-portland-events-going-on-sale-this-week/c5625/

PCEF will invest nearly $92 million in climate projects around the city. Leaders say nonprofit grantees were thoroughly vetted and the projects align with the city's climate goals. by Taylor Grig...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/09/12/47402936/after-a-major-overhaul-has-portlands-clean-energy-fund-found-its-footing

HUMP! Part Two features 25 fresh films that showcase the incredible diversity of human sexuality... for the next two weekends! by Mercury Promotions Get ready, Portland! HUMP! is back with a b...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/hump/2024/09/12/47402838/hump-has-a-new-lineup-of-delightfully-dirty-films-and-its-happening-now

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our gre...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2024/09/12/47401979/free-tickets-thursday-enter-to-win-free-tix-to-see-sky-ferreira-tokyo-police-club-wand-and-more

Fountain of Creativity tries to show how a growing city
and artistic scene developed and evolved. by Joe Streckert The Fountain Gallery was a major hub of Portland’s downtown arts scene for...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/fall-arts-2024/2024/09/05/47390480/you-cant-capture-arlene-schnitzers-vast-art-legacy

See how well YOU score in this week's hilarious (and informative!) trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey CALLING ALL SMARTY-BUTTS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with t...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/pop-quiz-pdx/2024/09/12/47401638/pop-quiz-pdx-our-lady-of-the-perpetually-sorrowful-pop-quiz-and-pickleball-courts

by Suzette Smith The Mercury provides its readers with interesting and useful news & culture reporting every single day. If you appreciate that, consider making a smal l monthly contribution ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/good-morning-news/2024/09/12/47401591/good-morning-news-oregon-secretary-of-state-investigates-portland-campaign-donations-shoegaze-festival-in-st-johns-and-jc-chasez-frankenst

Special Flash Deals for September 13, 2024 by Janey Wong It’s a longstanding tradition for tattoo artists and shops to offer $13 tattoos for one day only in honor of Friday the 13th. These da...

https://everout.com/portland/articles/get-a-friday-the-13th-tattoo-at-one-of-these-portland-shops/c5622/

by Anonymous The ignorant among us fear the unknown, desperately clinging to the status quo or, even worse, to the fantasies of a mythical past. The better informed among us understand and appr...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/i-anonymous/2024/09/11/47401947/change

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with Alana Rich, and give Oh, Rose's new record some love. by Jenni Moore Holy September! Summer 2024 is cooling down, and we’re still processing Live N...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/hear-in-portland/2024/09/11/47401663/hear-in-portland-lose-yr-mind-fest-adds-afterparty-dance-nights

These candidates are running in the district encompassing East Portland. by Taylor Griggs Updated: September 11, 2024 Thanks to a charter reform measure passed by voters in 2022, Portland is ...

https://www.portlandmercury.com/city-council-race-2024/2023/11/21/46766358/meet-the-portland-city-council-candidates-district-1