May 31
Donut.js at Cup & Bar

Andy Baio @waxpancake

“A fun night of code and donuts.” I went to the first Donut.js last month, and it was super fun — four short talks, live performances, and donuts with a great crowd. What more could you ask for?

June 2 - 15, 2016

Our Topic
When I got my job at Liquid, I was brought on with the task of building a web team from the ground up. When I looked for advice on how to accomplish this, there wasn’t a lot out there. Real…

June 3

Andy Baio @waxpancake

Plus: John Roderick of The Long Winters/Roderick on the Line, James Urbaniak of The Venture Bros., and comedian Rhea Butcher. Already bought my tickets.

June 3
IndieWeb Summit Pre-Party at Pine Street Market

Aaron Parecki @aaronpk

This is a pre-party for IndieWeb Summit 2016! Everyone is welcome to the pre-party regardless of whether you’re coming to IndieWeb Summit, and drink tickets will be provided for registered attendees t…

June 3 - 5, 2016

Jim W @jwithy

Seattle-hailing musician, writer, and politician John Roderick and his fellow writer and friend Merlin Mann bring their conversational podcast to the Bridgetown stage. Individual show admission can be…

June 4 - 5, 2016

Aaron Parecki @aaronpk

The sixth annual gathering for independent web creators of all kinds, from graphic artists, to designers, UX engineers, coders, hackers, to share ideas, actively work on creating for their own persona…

June 4

Jesse Holden @scumbly

Informal, open meetup for Portland-area Mefites at the Abbey Bar.

June 4
Rachel Bloom at Revolution Hall

Matt Haughey @mathowie

I love Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, looking forward to standup.

June 6, 2016

Jesse Holden @scumbly

At the Drive-In are an American post-hardcore band, from Texas, consisting of Jim Ward, Cedric Bixler, Omar Rodriguez, Paul Hinojos, and Tony Hajjar.
At The Drive In will be performing on Monday 6th…

June 7, 2016

Jim W @jwithy

Record release tour. See you there!

June 9, 2016

Jesse Holden @scumbly

“On Thursday June 9th, at the glorious new NedSpace location on SW Washington we’re gonna have a full on podcast hootenanny. There will be ample time for some mingling, chatting, talking, inspiration …

June 10 - 12, 2016
Portland Fruit Beer Festival at North Park Blocks

Andy Baio @waxpancake

My favorite beer festival in Portland. All-ages, free to attend for non drinkers, and a wonderful and strange selection of small beers. Highly recommended.

June 19, 2016
Nothing (in store performance) at Music Millennium

Jim W @jwithy

Awesome shoegazey band. From the press stuff:

OTHING return with ‘Tired Of Tomorrow’, their beautifully profound follow-up to 2014’s widely-acclaimed ‘Guilty Of Everything’. Recorded over the cour…

June 21 - 24, 2016
Open Source Bridge at Eliot Center

Courtney P.K. @courtneyp

Open Source Bridge is a conference for developers working with open source technologies and for people interested in learning the open source way.

June 28, 2016
DonutJS at Cup & Bar

Jim W @jwithy

A fun night of code and donuts.

July 23, 2016

Matthew Bogart @MatthewBogart

Join fellow artists for Saturday Night figure drawing night, starting from 5:30pm to 8:30pm with a door charge of $5.00!

September 8 - 11, 2016
XOXO 2016 at Revolution Hall

Andy Baio @waxpancake

Going into the fifth year this September, XOXO is a celebration of independent artists, hackers, and makers living and working online — and all the challenges that come with it.

September 15 - 18, 2016
Feast Portland at Downtown Portland

Andy Baio @waxpancake

In the last five years, Portland’s biggest food event has turned into an international affair—dozens of events featuring some of the world’s best chefs and a ridiculous amount of great food.

January 31
Donut.js at The Cleaners at Ace Hotel Portland

Andy Baio @waxpancake

My favorite little geek event returns for 2017 with a great lineup — Chinedu Francis Nwafili, Brook Shelley, Ivar Thorson, and XOXO 2014 speaker Erin McKean. Tickets are $10, and leftover proceeds go …

February 2
The Lemon Twigs at Doug Fir Lounge

Andy Baio @waxpancake

Already bought tickets to see these delightfully weird teen brothers, Brian and Michael D’Addario, who are making some of the best indie glam pop I’ve heard in years. For fans of early Todd Rundgren.

February 8
Founders Brewing Oregon Launch at Bailey's Taproom

Andy Baio @waxpancake

The legendary Michigan brewery is coming to Portland, and I’ll be there.

February 22
Match Cut Movie Club at Living Room Theatres

Andy Baio @waxpancake

Match Cut Movie Club screens a secret, underseen movie, complete with vintage trailers. From Alex Pasco, Greg Maletic, and Neven Mrgan. This month: “an old-fashioned, romantic screening dedicated to a…

February 24 - 26, 2017
Sour Fruit Fest at Cascade Brewing Barrel House

Andy Baio @waxpancake

More than 50 fruit beers rotating from Wednesday to Sunday!

February 28
Aparna Nancherla at Mississippi Studios

Andy Baio @waxpancake

One of the most interesting comics in standup right now, often covering her own anxiety and mental health. 21+

March 7
Pop-Up Magazine at Revolution Hall

Andy Baio @waxpancake

One of my favorite events last year, Pop-Up Magazine is a night of true stories, films, photography, and radio—a live, touring magazine of writers, artists, and storytellers.

March 14
Lake Street Dive at Crystal Ballroom

Andy Baio @waxpancake

I’ve wanted to see Lake Street Dive live since their sidewalk rendition of “I Want You Back” went viral in 2012. Rachael Price’s powerful and sultry alto leads this absurdly talented quartet, effortle…

March 18

Andy Baio @waxpancake

The McElroy Brothers return to Portland for the first live show since having tiny babies, and their first time in Portland since 2015, thanks to XOXO co-organizer @andymcmillan. This will be fun.

March 22
Mike Monteiro: How to Fight Fascism at Wacom Technology Corp

Andy Baio @waxpancake

Mike can be an asshole on the internet, but he’s also a thoughtful writer and speaker, and I’m interested to hear what he has to say about design and its role in resistance.

“All design is politica…

March 23

Joshua Jabbour @joshuajabbour

The Oregon Timber Trail is a world-class bikepacking destination and North America’s premiere long-distance mountain bike route. It runs the length of Oregon—from California to the Columbia River Gorg…

March 23 - 24, 2017
TechFest Northwest at Gerding Theater at The Armory

Matt Haughey @mathowie

Tech and pitches in Portland.

March 27 - 29, 2017
EmberConf at Oregon Convention Center

Jim W @jwithy

EmberConf is three days of trainings, sessions, activities and good times with the Ember Core Team and community members from around the world.

March 28, 2017
MaxFunMeetup Day PDX at Tom's Restaurant

Andy McMillan @andymcmillan

It’s #MaxFunDrive time! Meet other Maxfunsters and celebrate MaxFunMeetup Day with cheap drinks, skiball, & free pool.

March 28, 2017
Baby Ketten karaoke at Mississippi Pizza Pub

Laura E. Hall @lauraehall

Described by the NYT as “ecstatic, virtuosic and a little intimidating” but actually it’s just the best karaoke in town

March 29, 2017
Quizissippi Team Trivia at Mississippi Pizza Pub

Laura E. Hall @lauraehall

Grab up to five of your closest (and/or smartest) friends and compete for cash and gift certificate prizes against some of Portland’s best and brightest quiz night stars. $2 per person.

March 30

Joshua Jabbour @joshuajabbour

Follow the six adventurers of the Wolf OR-7 expedition team, as they retrace the route taken by the GPS-collared wolf known as OR-7. OR-7 was born in NE Oregon and in 2011 left his pack and dispersed …

March 30, 2017

Marc Charbonneau 🚴 @mbcharbonneau

From NPR: “Red Baraat is the best party band I’ve seen in years. The group plays rollicking funk music steeped in Northern India’s wedding celebrations, with a dash of D.C. go-go beats and hip-hop. It…

March 31 - April 6, 2017
Serenity at Laurelhurst Theater & Pub

David Gwilliam @dhgwilliam

When the crew of the spaceship Serenity takes on two new passengers – a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister – they get much more than they bargained for. The two are fugitives from the …

April 1 - 2, 2017

Andy McMillan @andymcmillan

In February 1977, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac was born after a lengthy labour of love. To mark the occasion, Fleetmac Wood return to Portland to throw a 40th birthday Rumours Rave with remixes, edits, an…

April 2
Regina Spektor at Keller Auditorium

Andy Baio @waxpancake

I can’t believe I’ve never seen Regina Spektor live, and now I waited too long to buy tickets, and now there’s nothing but balcony left. Still tempted to go.

April 3
Beer of Trust at Loyal Legion

Aaron Parecki @aaronpk

Beer of Trust is a PGP key-signing party with beer! Actually it’s mostly just an excuse for a bunch of us to get together and talk about encryption while enjoying the amazing taps at Loyal Legion.

April 4, 2017

David Gwilliam @dhgwilliam

April 5

Aaron Parecki @aaronpk

It’s more important than ever to have your own place to publish on the web. Have a blog? Want a blog? Are you building your own personal bot? Come on by and join a gathering of people with likeminded …

April 5 - 6, 2017

A night of drum & bass at the Fifth Avenue Lounge.

dBridge (Exit Records, UK)
Submorphics (Shogun LTD, Hospital Records, SF)
Aksion (dnb Tuesdays, SEA)
Kontagious

Doors at 9PM, $20 cover.

April 5, 2017

Lorenzo Ciacci @houseofyeti

The Way Downs pull their sound from the gold mine of pre-disco funk—the same deep tracks now widely sampled by DJ’s and producers all over the world. It’s good-time, groove-based, stank-faced dance mu…

April 6

Andy Baio @waxpancake

Great lineup for Portland’s best live variety show.

April 6 - 7, 2017
Wax Therapy at Bit House Saloon

Drum & bass night, 100% vinyl, tag sets.

JON A.D. vs RYAN ORGAN
SILPHER vs Kyle T.
LAND vs BOWSER

21+, $5 suggested on a sliding scale

April 6
Show & Tell: Tina Snow Le at Art Building (PSU)

Shannon Coffey @shannoncoffey

Hang out with PSU.GD design students at this hidden gem of a speaker series. This week Tina Snow Le from Instrument!

12:00pm–1:00pm

Talks are free and open to the public! 2000 SW 5th Ave, Room 3…

April 7 - 9, 2017

Laura E. Hall @lauraehall

Presented in glorious 70mm!

April 7
Stream PDX April Meetup at Portland Community Media

Aaron Parecki @aaronpk

The first of many monthly meetups for Stream PDX, the podcast studio in an Airstream trailer that I helped start! If you’ve been thinking about starting a podcast, we’re here to help you!

April 7, 2017

The Infamous Stringdusters are a Grammy-nominated modern bluegrass band, and they’re killer, y’all. Full disclosure: I’m a member of The Jackalope Saints, but we’re really excited to be able to play a…