YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Transportation Woes, Your House Is Full of Spiders, and Our New Fall Arts...

Portland Mercury 9/14 4:32A Wm. Steven Humphrey

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 last to know," then be one of the first to know by...

Ticket Alert: Monolink, Electric Guest, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week

Portland Mercury 9/11 10:51A EverOut Staff

Plus, Malala Yousafzai and More Event Updates for September 11 by EverOut Staff Set your alerts now! German EDM producer and musician Monolink explores the “beauty of it all” on his upcoming North American tour. LA-hailing indie pop outfit...

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See The Lone Bellow, Grandaddy, Kaleidoscope Kid,...

Portland Mercury 9/11 8:00A Mercury Promotions

by Mercury Promotions 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 great readers and spread the word about some fantastic...

POP QUIZ PDX: A Powell's Books Controversy, the Spider in Your Bedroom, and What Chores Should We...

Portland Mercury 9/11 6:25A Wm. Steven Humphrey

See how well YOU score on this week's snappy trivia quiz! by Wm. Steven Humphrey CALLING ALL SMARTY BRAINS! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP QUIZ PDX —our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia...

Good Morning, News: COVID Returns Early This Year, Inflation Is Getting Worse, and Oregon Flags Will...

Portland Mercury 9/11 5:29A Wm. Steven Humphrey

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 throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but...

The Mercury's Fall Arts Issue 2025

Portland Mercury 9/11 1:00A Suzette Smith

I'm at the bike ride. I'm at the theater. I'm at the combination bike ride theater. by Suzette Smith Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! Rothko Pavilion's Glowing Premiere : After community outcry, the new Mark...

Portland Art Museum's Rothko Pavilion Opens This Fall

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:58A Joe Streckert

The new pavilion's exterior is almost entirely glass... reminiscent of an Apple store. by Joe Streckert Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! The Portland Art Museum (PAM) has grown steadily throughout its...

Nine Portland Dishes That Are Plated Works of Art

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:56A Andrea Damewood

Finally, some fine art you can put in your mouth. by Andrea Damewood Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! Food is the most immersive artform humans have managed to create–licking a Monet, for example, won’t tell...

Performance Works Northwest Turns 25

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:54A Lindsay Costello

Dancer-choreographer Linda Austin reflects on Portland s experimental scene. by Lindsay Costello Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! In August, Performance Works Northwest marked its 25th anniversary with 25...

It's Time to Appreciate Bike Play as Theater

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:52A Suzette Smith

I'm at the bike ride. I'm at the theater. I'm at the combination bike ride theater. by Suzette Smith Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! Bike Play is one of the city’s unsung artistic cuties. Since its start in...

Punchlines & Piledrivers Calls It in the Ring

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:50A Courtney Vaughn

In an empty comedy theater, Mack Lee is strutting around in a diaper and sipping from a baby bottle filled with champagne. by Courtney Vaughn Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! In an empty comedy theater, Mack...

Normal Gossip Can Keep a Secret, They Just Don’t Want To

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:48A Elinor Jones

"You wanna hear something fuckin wild? by Elinor Jones Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! A stained chair. A disgusting stew. A girls’ trip where someone buys a dumb lamp. You may not think you need to hear...

Jock Jams Vol. 1 Turns 30 & Flirty!

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:46A Cameron Crowell

Tracing sport, nostalgia, hip-hop hitting the mainstream, and the fall of Village People s YMCA. by Cameron Crowell Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! Sports fans everywhere know Gary Glitter’s bumbling guitar...

Satyricon: An Oral History

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:44A Melissa Locker

From 1984-2011, the downtown dive was a venue where legends, locals, and total unknowns shared a stage. by Melissa Locker Before Michaela Watkins’s first shift behind the bar at Satyricon, the manager gave her the tour. “He said to me: ‘Okay,...

Book Review: Shared Homes Bring Hope and Chaos in Wolf Bells

Portland Mercury 9/11 12:42A Suzette Smith

Leni Zumas new novel is a nice (and quietly subversive) story about
a multigenerational, intentional community. by Suzette Smith Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us ! When Leni Zumas’  Red Clocks came out in...