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Summer’s winding to a close, but don’t even think about hibernating. This week, the city will keep your cup full and the loneliness (and vampires) at bay with a fresh hop beer fest serving whiffs of harvest heaven and festivals of the garlic-loving, rich-people-hating, and poetry-celebrating varieties. The Time-Based Art Festival gets going, too, and comedian Solomon Georgio is exactly the kind of gay super comedian we need right now.
Read on!
Monday, September 1
Early Harvest Fresh Hop Beer Fest
Breweries and beer drinkers alike prize fresh hop beers for their grassy and vegetal aromas and flavors. Thus, hop harvest, which happens between late summer and early fall, is a highly anticipated time of year. To celebrate, Imperial is reprising their Early Harvest Fresh Hop Festival so folks can whiff and quaff fresh brews including StormBreaker Brewing’s If You Fresh Hop It They Will Come IPA, Vice Beer’s Fresh to Death pilsner, and more, which utilize hop varieties like Centennial, Crosby, and Strata. See what all the fuss is about before these beers tap out for the season. (Imperial Bottle Shop and Taproom, 3090 SE Division, free, more info) JANEY WONG
Tuesday, September 2
Earth
Earth’s reputation precedes them—the Olympia-born drone gods have held sonic weight since the ’90s, with a dynamic line-up including Slim Moon, Joe Preston, Karl Blau, Lori Goldston, and Kurt Cobain at different points. Across three decades, they’ve evolved from seismic drone metal releases to desolate, dust-blown minimalism. On Full Upon Her Burning Lips, core duo Dylan Carlson and Adrienne Davies strip things to the bone with a barren landscape of limited effects and what Carlson describes as an “upfront, drier sound.” (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 8 pm, $26.05, more info, 21+) LINDSAY COSTELLO
Wednesday, September 3
Caught Stealing
Darren Aronofsky’s latest film feels like a departure for the guy who made existential, mind-bending waves with Mother!, Requiem for a Dream, and Black Swan. Caught Stealing is a crime thriller high on car chases and Austin Butler’s bod; it features a very cute Siberian forest cat, and Bad Bunny plays a Puerto Rican gangster named Colorado. The premise—a New Yorker cat-sits for his punky neighbor and is suddenly threatened by gangsters—sounds kooky and a bit forgettable, but sometimes a film like this gives us the opportunity to loosen up a little. (Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, through Thurs Sept 11, $10-$12, more info, R) LC
Thursday, September 4
Poetry Festival
Staged at its new-ish location in the historic Nathaniel West building, Mother Foucault’s four-day poetry festival benefits l’école buissonnière, a nonprofit aiming to “build and sustain spaces for art, literature, translation, and scholarship.” (They’re currently crowdfunding to purchase the building the store occupies.) The fest promises renowned poets and unannounced “celebrity guests,” plus surrealist parlor games, a cake walk, poetry workshops, and a live auction. Left-field rockers Sama Dams will take the mic on September 6. (Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 715 SE Grand, Sept 4-7, 5-10 pm, $25-$100, more info) LC
Time-Based Art Festival—TBA: 25
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) turned 30 this year, making it both a millennial and the creator of the city’s shiniest experimental performance jewel, the Time-Based Art Festival (TBA). This year’s fest brings a full-force two-weekend lineup packed with multimodal poetry, queer opera, and shape-shifting dance. You’ll find programming at four venues—PICA’s cavernous Hancock headquarters, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Winningstad Theatre, and Reed College—featuring a lineup that leans West Coast, with artists hailing from Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles. Read the Mercury‘s festival preview. (Various locations, Sept 4-14, various times and prices, more info) LC
Also worth it:
Warp Speed: Contemporary Conversations in Fiber, Pacific Northwest College of Art, more info
Friday, September 5
Rose City Comic Con
It’s time for another geek-tastic edition of the Rose City Comic Con—it’s like Christmas for comics lovers, but it’s also the best time of the year for fans of anime, sci-fi, cosplay, and more. This year’s edition is popping off with an another array of special guests (including Wil Wheaton, Bruce Campbell, and David Harbour), a Goonies cast reunion, cosplay meetups, LARP battlegames, comics production seminars, K-pop dance tutorials (!!), and experts talking about just about anything your beautiful, geeky heart fancies. Don’t miss this opportunity to be with your people! (Oregon Convention Center, Sept 5-7, Fri 1-8 pm, Sat 10 am-7 pm, Sun 10-5 pm, $17-$785, more info, all ages) WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY
Solomon Georgio
The disarmingly charming Solomon Georgio is exactly the kind of gay super comedian we need right now. While he may come across as innocent in his delivery, his material is absolutely savage, covering topics such as being an “aggressively” gay Italian-African immigrant, his mother screaming “YOUR GOD IS NOT REAL” in a mosque, and of course, Trump (“He looks like lactose intolerance turned into a person”). Get ready for an evening of absolutely scalding and hilarious truth-spitting. (Siren Theater, 3913 N Mississippi, 8 pm, $20, more info, 18+) WSH
Saturday, September 6
Gays Eating the Rich Carnival
This is a real-deal community and activism gathering that has so much going on, there will be something for everyone! There will be a piñata in the shape of our least favorite president to bash, cornhole, queer art, and opportunities for connection with direct action and advocacy groups. You’re encouraged to wear a mask to the FREE event, and bring mutual aid donations, i.e. clean clothes and shelf-stable food. Wrangle your pals into coming, and meet new friends who are into community-centered activism! (Laurelhurst Park, SE Cesar E Chavez and Stark, 3-6 pm, free, more info, all ages) NOLAN PARKER
Lowrider Super Show
If you’re a fan of the legitimately cool things in life, we’ll almost certainly see you at the Lowrider Super Show at the Expo Center, featuring the most wicked cool, customized vehicles—which also happen to be symbols of Mexican American and Chicano culture, as well as examples of wildly entertaining artistic expression. Sporting low chassis, intricate paint jobs, hydraulic systems, chrome accents, and absolutely boomin’ sound systems, these cars (and yes, motorcycles and bicycles are here too) are works of art, and should be viewed as such. (Portland Expo Center, 10 am-5 pm, $55-$250, kids 12 and under free, more info, all ages) WSH
Also worth it:
Portland Dragon Boat Festival, Tom McCall Park, more info
Sunday, September 7
Garlic Festival
In the Mercury‘s May food issue, artist Meech Boakye described the annual Garlic Festival as a “community-rooted love letter to garlic.” “It’s a one-day gathering to celebrate those who love garlic, who cook with garlic, who grow garlic…it’s just a way to get together based on shared love,” they explained. The fest represents a slow, fragrant shift in seasons, basking in the tail end of summer while leaning toward fall’s gentler rhythms. This year’s festivities include a garlic tasting, hand-painted photo booth, and live music, plus (natch) locally grown garlic braids for purchase. (Fiachra Farm, 3007 SE Malcolm, 5-8 pm, free, more info, all ages) LC
Also worth it:
Eco Garden Festival, SymbiOp, more info
Looking for even more events happening this week? Head on over to EverOut!
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