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Happy, Drag-A-Thon, Portland! TODAY IS THE DAY. Starting at 4 pm, a force of drag artists onstage at Darcelle XV Showplace—aided by the planning and logistics power of gender-nonconforming clothing line Wildfang—begin a marathon of continuous musical, dance, and comedy performances, nonstop for 48-hours, until they break the world record for longest drag performance. And the Mercury's Arts and Culture crew (Suzette Smith, Andrew Jankowski, Janey Wong, Wm. Steven Humphrey, Courtney Vaughn, and Taylor Griggs)...

From DIY crafts to an intimate night in, local chefs, designers, tastemakers and more weigh in on date ides for the romantic holiday in Portland.

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Get Inside: 8 Things to Do While You’re Stuck at Home “The Portland Book of Dates” may end up being somewhat useless as a guidebook, but it takes on greater importance as a historical text: a snapshot of Portland as it was just before it changed forever. 12 Years a Slave, recently created a film series titled Small Axe. Each of the five installments depicts a different slice of Black British culture in the '60s and '70s, ...

Author and <i>PoMo</i> style editor talks about her new book, how COVID impacted its release, and how small businesses are still struggling.

EverOut is The Mercury's new website devoted to things to do in Portland and across the Pacific Northwest. It has all the same things you're used to seeing from Mercury EverOut, just in a new spot! As we near almost a year of quarantine, you'd be forgiven if you're running out of creative date ideas. The Portland Book of Dates, published last week with Sasquatch Books, may be able to help. Written by real-life couple...