Thursday
Starfucker and Lifesavas @ Cleveland High School (music in schools benefit)
Soul Nite @ Rotture (monthly soul and r&b dance party)
PUFF V @ Clinton St. Theater (5th Annual PDX Underground Film Festival)
Telepathe, Nite Jewel, Felshtone, Linger & Quiet @ Holocene (disco disco electro dance party)
Paperdoll Fashion Show @ Blue on N. Mississippi (art, clothes, food, drinks, fashion show)
Xotica Go Go @ Dantes (go go dancers, bass music, drinks)
Crooked Ways, Reviver, More than Heroes House Show @ 7232 NE 12th (house show)
Cinema Project Microcinema @ 11 NW 13th (special showings of the film ‘Visual Poetry’)
24 Hour Film Race Viewing Party @ Hollywood Theater (movie madness)
Confab: Creative Employment @ White Stag Building (an afternoon of discussion and networking with creative pros … sadly I couldn’t come up with something creative to say about this event so I stole their tag line)
Gender Bender Variety Show @ E Club (song, dance, performances)
Flavour @ Agency (hip hop, dance, electro, club)
Plywork Polychromatic 150 Art Show Opening Party @ Albina Press (drinks, design talks and four amazing artists pieces)
Jews Next Door Film Festival @ Temple Beth Israel (movies)
The Fix @ Someday Lounge (hip hop)
BFA/MFA Thesis Show @ PNCA (art art art)
OMSI Film Festival @ OMSI (movies in omnimax)
14th Annual Gender Bender Party @ E Club (go-go dancers, dance party, tarot readings)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Ball @ Governor Hotel (art, music and spirits provided by Artisan)
Betsey Johnson Summer Sale @ Betsey Johnson (40%-70% off certain items)
Dapper Cap Thursday Party @ Dapper Cap (2 bands, tons of beer, lots of hats)
Breakdown w/ DJ Keys, Jinn and Reeflex @ Pala (electro, breaks, dubstep)
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine @ Portland Chinese Gardens (food, drinks, demonstrations)
Burlesque Show @ Hawthorne Theater (cabaret style dance show)
Delicious w/ Logan Lynn @ Crown Room (live electro vocal performance)
Sir Tall Selector @ Valentines (African psychedelic funk)
Friday
Portland Is Burning @ Someday (dance party, drag queens, performances, music)
Ice Cream Fest w/ Grey Anne, Sallie Ford and more! @ Junior Ambassadors (ice cream, bands, sunset,
ON:Gallery Broadcast Party @ ON:Gallery (come watch the dawning of the digital age e.g. the switch from analog to digital tv)
Wend Magazine Ping Pong Tournament @ Lizard Lounge (spots may be full, but go to drink and shop)
East Infection w/ DJ Izm @ East (weekly hip hop and club lounge party)
Azsa West’s Lesbian Art Show @ Fontanelle Gallery (mixed media designs)
Mansion Mixtape Release Party @ Bossanova (hip hop showcase)
Kulturszene @ Branx (minimal techno)
Rose City BBall Showcase @ Lewis & Clark (streetball competition)
Fruitcake @ Rumpspankers (go go dancers, dj’s, lots of fun)
Sucka Free w/ DJ Wicked, Mighty Moves and Deff Ro @ Tiger Bar (hip hop dance party)
Nate Allen 6 Month US Tour Kickoff Party @ The Coop (banjo folk punk .. yes, banjo folk punk)
Rave Cave w/ White Rainbow, Breakfast Mountain and Ghosting @ The Wail (live PA electro)
Dom-Prove @ Hipbone Studios (improv comedy led by a dominatrix)
BFA/MFA Thesis Show @ PNCA (art art art)
OMSI Film Festival @ OMSI (movies in omnimax)
Shpongle @ Wonder Ballroom (burning man jam band party)
Shpongle Afterparty w/ Devon Who and David Starfire @ 2410 (this will go to the wee hours of the morn)
Bike Porn Premier Party / Mystery Ride @ Mystery Location (screening of bike porn films and then a ride to a secret location)
Yamio 263, Living Proof, Lady Adie @ Berbati’s Pan (a mix of hip hop and electro)
DJ Roane @ Report (hip hop, downbeat, lounge)
PUFF V @ Clinton St. Theater (5th Annual PDX Underground Film Festival)
Saturday
Explode La Mode Fashion Show @ Someday Lounge (fashion show)
Balkan and Beyond @ It’s A Beautiful Pizza (Balkan brass)
Chuck Love @ 2410 (house music)
Plants, Rollerball, Dramedy @ Kenton Club (cheap drink and great music)
GI Joes & Army Hoes Dance Party @ Scottish Rite Center (all ages dance party madness)
PUFF V @ Clinton St. Theater (5th Annual PDX Underground Film Festival)
WNBR Sunny Nekkid Ride @ NE 39th & Glisan at 2pm (naked bike ride)
Fig Leif Naked Run & Off Ride Naked Bike Ride @ Leif Erickson Dr at 7:30pm (naked run and naked bike ride)
Pedalpalooza Kick Off Party / World Naked Bike Ride @ 2181 Nicolai St. (party starts at 9pm / ride starts at 11:59pm)
Kultur Shock and Kresbic Orkestrar @ Mississippi Studios (balkan and gypsy brass)
Atlas @ Holocene (world music dance party)
Club Gets Hyphy @ Crown Room (Rsiky Business meets Club Crooks with a special Bay Area rap performance)
BFA/MFA Thesis Show @ PNCA (art art art)
OMSI Film Festival @ OMSI (movies in omnimax)
Rose City BBall Showcase @ Lewis & Clark (streetball competition)
Out Like That @ Mt. Tabor Theater (dancers, fire shows, dj’s)
Brazilian Culture Music and Moves @ NW Culutral Center (brazilian music and dance)
Andrew Oliver Sextet @ Curious Comedy (jazz)
Rose City Rollers Roller Derby @ Oaks Park (girls on skates)
Sapient CD Release Party w/ Sandpeople, Braille, Illmaculate and tons more @ Rotture (local hip hop)
Cirque de Cycling Bicycle Parade @ Mississippi St. (bikes, races, crafts, goodies)
Deelay Ceelay and Chrome Wings @ Backspace (indie rock)
Gay Bash Boat Party @ Waterfront (get tickets at Casey’s Bar in Old Town)
Baby Oil w/ Nealie Neal @ Fez (roller boogie, soul, hip hop, makossa)
Lactatious @ Branx (female electro hip hop)
Escape Civilization 7.0 @ Private Farmland 1 Hour West of PDX (check the mystery phone number for info on how to get there)
105.9 Beer Brew Kickoff Party @ The Brew (40 brewers for beer tastings)
PDX Playhouse PA Show w/ Juan Prophet Organization and Fruition @ 602 NE Prescott (reggae, electro, bluegrass)
Evolutionary Jass Band @ The Artistery (abstract jazz)
Portland Taiko @ PCPA (taiko drumming)
After Dark @ Groove Suite (electro, house, techno)
RAW Store Grand Opening @ 529 NE Couch (lingerie, clothing sales, open studio)
Hip Happening @ Sellwood Masonic Lodge (handmade crafts sale)
Sunday
Sankano Market Opening Event @ 3940 N. Williams (dancing, healthy eats, crafts, personally produced products)
PDX Fall Collections Fashion Show @ 1121 N. Loring (free fashion show)
PJA & Friends Spaghetti Dinner @ MJCC (food!)
Swatch Watch Boat Party @ Waterfront Park (drinks, djs, watches)
Glider Rides @ Sylvan Starbucks (meet at 8am and go ride in an engine-less plane)
Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante’s (fire dancing)
Crafty Wonderland @ Doug Fir (tons of arts goods)
Soulstice @ Groove Suite (house music)
4th Annual Splash Dance Ride @ Waterfront Fountain at 3pm (dance in the fountains and then ride to the next)
Y La Bamba @ Mississippi Studios (gypsy folk rock)
Pop Tart @ Holocene (alternative dance party)
Getting Busy w/ Nealie Neal @ Moloko (funk and soul gems)
PUFF V @ Clinton St. Theater (5th Annual PDX Underground Film Festival)
UPCOMING (just a taste of things to come...)
Wed 6/17 – Femi Kuti @ The Zoo, PJ Harvey @ Roseland, Tony Ozier Doo Doo Jam @ Club Calabash
Thurs 6/18 – Cinema Project Party, Builders & Butchers CD Release Show, Boy Eats Drum Machine Taping Event, Planned Parenthood Pink Party, Humane Society Fashion Show, Midnite and soooo much more!