Radgirl's Portland Playground

Looking for something to do this weekend?  Here’s who you can catch on the Portland Music Scene April 7-9, 2017: Roseland Theater: Tritonal Friday, April 7 th 8PM 18 and over only Wonder Ballroom: The Infamous Stringdusters with Jackalope Saints Friday, April 7 th Doors open at 7pm 21 and over only Marco Benevento with Wyndham and Lilah Larson Saturday, April 8 Doors open at 8 All ages show Mitski with Kadhja Bonet and Steady Holiday Sunday, April 9 Doors open at 7:30 All ages show Doug Fir Lounge: Moon Hooch with Animal Eyes and The Lucy Ring Friday, April 7 th Doors open at 8pm 21 and over only Vanessa Carlton Saturday, April 8 th Doors open at 8pm 21 and over only Wrekmeister Harmonies Sunday, April 9 th Doors open at 8pm 21 and over only Bossanova Ballroom: PDX-RATED April Edition Birlesque/Dance/EDM, Kink, Performing Arts Friday, April 7 9pm-2am 21 and over only INFERNO! Spri...

From TV magicians “Masters of Illusion” to personalities  Montel Williams  and  Kato Kaelin  and famed director  Rob Minkoff  ( The Lion King  ) to a varied lineup of exciting dance, music, magic, art and other options, Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced the highlights of its new non-stop entertainment lineup at Wizard World Comic Con Portland, February 17-19 at the Oregon Convention Center. The initiative, designed to keep the show floor buzzing throughout the weekend, will feature national and local acts of all kinds, allowing fans to enjoy more of the best of pop culture during the event and into the evenings. "We want Wizard World Portland attendees to come away from our show with a full pop culture experience that goes beyond meeting celebrities and getting autographs and photographs," said  John Maatta , Wizard World CEO. "Whether it’s world-class magicians, interactive Q&A’s with interesting personalities, live music, dan...

One of the most iconic cult movies is going to be showing at Wizard World as they present a screening of the 1975, Twentieth Century Fox classic musical  The Rocky Horror Picture Show  during the Wizard World Comic Con Portland, Saturday, February 18.  Barry Bostwick , who starred as "Brad Majors" in the cult favorite, will host the event, along with the local shadow cast group "Clinton Street Cabaret," beginning at 7 p.m. on the main show floor at the Oregon Convention Center, site of Wizard World Comic Con Portland that weekend. Wizard World, the leading producer of pop culture events nationwide, is expanding its footprint in the entertainment industry. Tickets are available in advance for $10 at  www.wizardworld.com . “Wizard World is excited to bring this all-time cult favorite to our fans in Portland,” said  John D. Maatta , Wizard World President & CEO. “It exemplifies the additional emphasis we are placing on programming and extra activities ...

Willard Martin’s mosaic “The Continuity of Life Forms,” seen here at the zoo entrance circa 1968, was reinstalled last month at the zoo’s new education center. Photo by Anne Breeze, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo . After nearly 20 years spent languishing in obscurity, a classic Portland artwork is set to return to the public eye. “The Continuity of Life Forms” — a huge midcentury-modern mosaic by renowned Portland architect and artist Willard Martin — was reinstalled at the Oregon Zoo last month at a site near the old zoo entrance, where the iconic piece stood for more than 50 years. “This is a way of preserving the legacy of a local hero in addition to preserving part of the zoo’s history,” says Brent Shelby, one of the zoo’s project managers. “There will be a lot of nostalgia for those who visited the zoo prior to the late 1990s.” Originally installed at the entrance when the zoo moved to its current location in 1959, the striking mosaic greeted visitors for 40 years, be...