Portland State Vanguard, Vol. 74, Issue 1

PORTLAND STATE VANGUARD

VOLUME 74 • ISSUE 1 • JULY 30, 2019

NEWS FAR-RIGHT PROTESTERS'FRIENDLY' RALLY OUTSIDE LOAN COMPANIES OF PORTLAND ARE AMONG MAYOR’S US • DREAM HOME PSU•DISCUSSES COVER MEDIA IMPLEMENTATION REPRESENTATION OF DREAMER’S OF QUEER CENTER BODIES AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH

CRIME BLOTTER

July 24–28

DYLAN JEFFERIES JULY 24 Trespassing A non-student was issued a Portland State exclusion at 11:29 a.m. after repeatedly being found sleeping in Cramer Hall.

Shoplifting A shoplift occured at the Urban Center Starbucks at 12:57 p.m.

Attempted Burglary Campus Public Safety responded to a woman using a screwdriver to enter a room in the Engineering Building at around 7:52 p.m. She did not gain entry into the room.

JULY 25 Assault CPSO assisted the Portland Police Bureau in the arrest of an assault suspect at the University Place Hotel at 9:31 a.m.

JULY 26 Missing Person A non-student was reported missing at around 7:20 p.m.

JULY 27 Email Threats At around 4:50 p.m. a faculty member reported to CPSO that they were receiving threatening emails from a non-student.

JULY 28 Fire Alarm CPSO and the Portland Fire Bureau responded to a fire alarm at Broadway Residence Hall at around 10:45 p.m. The alarm was triggered by an overheated dryer.

CONTENTS COVER BY DANA TOWNSEND

NEWS HILL TO HALL

P. 3

ARTS & CULTURE GARBAGE DAY: JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME TWOFER

P. 6

PORTLANDERS RALLY AGAINST U.S. WAR AND SANCTIONS IN IRAN, VENEZUELA

FAR-RIGHT GROUP PROTESTS OUTSIDE OF MAYOR’S HOME

P. 3

OPINION TELEVISION IS QUEER

P. 7

P. 4

EVENTS

CALENDAR

P. 88

INTERNATIONAL BORIS JOHNSON ELECTED PRIME MINISTER

P.5

STAFF

EDIT ORI A L EDITOR IN CHIEF Nada Sewidan MANAGING EDITOR Marta Yousif NEWS EDITORS Dylan Jefferies Anamika Vaughan INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Madison Cecil ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Cervanté Pope OPINION EDITOR Taylar Rivers

ONLINE EDITOR Sangi Lama COPY CHIEF Hannah Welbourn CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Gaines Gregory Retz PRODUC TION & DE SIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR John Rojas LEAD DESIGNER Dana Townsend DESIGNERS Brandon Pahnish

DIS T RIBU TION & M A R K E TING DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING MANAGER Dylan Jefferies T ECHNOL OGY & W EB SIT E STUDENT MEDIA TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR Corrine Nightingale TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANTS Annie Ton

A DV ISING & ACCOUN TING COORDINATOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Reaz Mahmood STUDENT MEDIA ACCOUNTANT Sheri Pitcher To contact Portland State Vanguard, email info@psuvanguard.com

MIS SION S TAT EMEN T Vanguard’s mission is to serve the Portland State community with timely, accurate, comprehensive and critical content while upholding high journalistic standards. In the process, we aim to enrich our staff with quality, hands-on journalism education and a number of skills highly valued in today’s job market.

A BOU T Vanguard, established in 1946, is published weekly as an independent student newspaper governed by the PSU Student Media Board. Views and editorial content expressed herein are those of the staff, contributors and readers and do not necessarily represent the PSU student body, faculty, staff or administration. Find us in print Tuesdays and online 24/7 at psuvanguard.com Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @psuvanguard for multimedia content and breaking news.

NEWS

JULY 23–25

PORTLANDERS RALLY AGAINST U.S. WAR AND SANCTIONS IN IRAN, VENEZUELA

ANAMIKA VAUGHAN

JULY 23: PRESIDENT TRUMP PROPOSES CHANGES TO FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY

Trump’s announcement of a potential federal rule change— which could cause 3.1 million people to lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility—has sparked criticism from two Oregon non-profits, Oregon Food Bank and Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, according to Statesman Journal.

Under current law, in 43 states, including Oregon, those who qualify for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program can automatically qualify for the SNAP program. The new proposed law would cut the link between those two programs, forcing people to apply separately for both programs and have their incomes verified twice, according to Fox 12 Oregon. The Trump administration said the changes could save $15 billion in taxpayer money, according to CNBC.

JULY 23: OREGON SHORTENS WAITING PERIOD FOR PATIENTS SEEKING ASSISTED SUICIDE

Governor Kate Brown has signed SB 579 into law, allowing terminally ill patients with only 15 days left to live to skip the 15-day waiting period mandated by the Death with Dignity Act, according to ABC News. Opponents say the bill is unnecessary and dangerous: “Oregon’s ‘Death with Dignity’ law already lacks important safeguards to protect vulnerable Oregonians,” stated Oregon Right to Life Executive Director Lois Anderson in a press release. Advocates of the bill say it will bring faster relief to terminally-ill patients who would not survive the waiting period, according to KTVZ.

JULY 25: OREGON JUDGE RULES RECORDS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS NOT PUBLIC

After 19-year old Rory Bialostosky filed a lawsuit against West Linn City Councilor Terri Cummings to make her meeting notes public, Oregon Judge Henry Breithaupt has ruled that local government officials—including Cummings—are not required to disclose the records or meeting notes they make while working in an official capacity, according to OregonLive. Ginger McCall, Oregon’s public records advocate, said this ruling runs contrary to how Oregon’s public records law has been interpreted for the past 50 years and hopes the decision gets appealed quickly, according to The Seattle Times. Breithaupt stated in a letter of opinion that the law applies to local government entities and so “as the [Cummings] is not a ‘public body,’ her writings...are not subject to inspection.”

JULY 25: FIRE SPREADS TO 1,650 ACRES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY

A half-acre fire first reported July 23 has spread to 1,650 acres as of July 25, according to OPB. Three homes have been evacuated as the fire continues to spread in the hot, dry weather conditions, according to That Oregon Life. Preliminary investigations revealed an illegal campsite caused the fire.

OVER 100 PEOPLE GATHERED JULY 28 ON THE SOUTH WATERFRONT IN PROTEST OF WARS AND SANCTIONS PUT ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES BY U.S. ANAMIKA VAUGHAN/PSU VANGUARD ANAMIKA VAUGHAN Over 100 people gathered July 28 on the south waterfront in protest of wars and sanctions put on foreign countries by the United States, with specific focus on Iran and Venezuela.

The event was organized by Portland Democratic Socialists of America and Jewish Voice for Peace and endorsed by over 36 other organizations.

Speakers spoke about their experiences with U.S.-imposed sanctions, including the travel ban—which currently covers Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. Iran-born Goudarz Eghtedari explained the hardships faced by families separated by the ban.

“These are legal citizens and residents of this country that are denied access to their relatives, to their parents, to their families,” Eghtedari said. “It is very heartbreaking to realize that on top of all of this, now your parents can be bombed by the country you’re serving.”

Another Iran-born speaker elaborated on the many sanctions imposed on Iran since 1979.

“Roughly 80–90% of Iran’s economy is under sanctions from the U.S., so there’s really not that much left to sanction,” said Sahar Muranovic, an activist with Portland Democratic Socialists of America. “My family and millions of other Iranians have been bearing the brunt of this embargo for longer than I’ve been alive.”

Muranovic went on to explain how these sanctions have affected non-sanctioned goods such as food, prescription

drugs and medical equipment, due to how difficult and expensive it is for American companies to engage in business and trade with Iran.

“There is always the fear of being fined for sanction regulations,” Muranovic continued. “This is why many businesses and companies are self-opting out of doing business with Iran to avoid any consequences. So what does this mean? Life-saving medical equipment, prescription drugs and raw goods are not as readily available or only available for a lot of money on the black market.”

The event also featured other talking points, such as the demilitarization of America, the misleading coverage by media of U.S. foreign policy, the current actions being taken at the U.S.-Mexico border and the prioritization of money in the course of war and violence.

“We know that [the U.S] is not waging war and endless violence for the sake of it,” said Olivia Katbi Smith, co-chair of Portland DSA. “They are doing it because there is a tangible benefit. Any action the U.S. government takes we must always ask, who profits? And in this case it is weapons manufacturers, private security and military contractors and their billionaire backers. The more violence and destruction the U.S. rains down upon the world, the more the ruling class profits.”

Smith finished her speech with one final sentiment: “No war but class war.”

PSU Vanguard • JULY 30, 2019 • psuvanguard.com

3

NEWS

PORTLAND’S LIBERATION PROTESTS FOR SECOND WEEKEND IN A ROW OUTSIDE OF MAYOR’S HOME DYLAN JEFFERIES Protesters gathered in front of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s house on July 27 for the second weekend in a row to criticize his reaction to the protests and altercations that occured between far-left and far-right groups on June 29.

Both protests in front of Wheeler’s home were organized by Portland’s Liberation, a far-right group that advocates for first and second amendment rights, as well as criticism of “far-left bias and corruption” in Portland, according to their Facebook page.

Members of Portland’s Liberation also gathered to protest the attack on Andy Ngo, a conservative journalist who sustained injuries after being assaulted by members of the far-left group Antifa.

The attack on Ngo generated national headlines and has put Portland at the center of a vigorous debate concerning the legitimacy and safety of political protests that have affected the city since the election of Donald Trump in 2016, which sparked a days-long riot where 97 people were arrested.

Portland’s Liberation also specifically encouraged rightleaning LGBTQ+ members to join them.

“We’re out here today just to gather in front of the mayor’s house and express that members of the LGBT community— particularly right leaning ones—have been attacked and oppressed by groups such as Antifa,” said Drakken Saer, one of

the main organizers of the event. “We’re out here to try and put some pressure on the mayor and get him to enforce the law.”

Far-right groups such as Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer have regularly organized demonstrations in Portland to bait members of far-left groups such as Antifa to incite violence, according to Willamette Week.

CRITICISM OF MAYOR WHEELER

Many blame Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler—who also acts as the city’s Police Commissioner—and the Portland Police Bureau for not doing enough to stop the violence, according to The Oregonian.

Police Union President Daryl Turner recently said of Mayor Wheeler that “he needs to remove the handcuffs from our officers and let them stop the violence through strong and swift enforcement action.” Wheeler responded that Turner’s remarks only contributed to the popular narrative spread by farright circles and others that Wheeler is actively keeping the police from doing their jobs, which Wheeler denies.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr following the events of June 29 calling for an investigation into Antifa and a federal probe into Mayor Wheeler’s response. Portland State University professor Peter Bohossian

called on Twitter for the impeachment of Mayor Wheeler, writing, “He’s allowing street thugs to assault journalists, blockade hospitals and pull pedestrians out of their cars.”

Members of the PBB, including Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, said that Wheeler never restricted police officers from doing their jobs. In a memo to PPB, Wheeler stated, “I have not and will not dictate tactics or place so-called ‘handcuffs’ on [police officers] because I rely on the extensive knowledge and experience of our Bureau to do what is needed based on the situation at hand.’’

According to Saer, Portland’s Liberation wishes to see Mayor Wheeler “call Antifa out for what they are” and “call the violence out for what it is.” They said they want the PBB to enforce “larger barriers between [right-wing demonstrators] and whoever else decides to come out and do their demonstrations.”

“We’re also asking that anyone who does bring about the violence on either side gets the justice they rightfully deserve,” Saer said.

PROPOSED POLICY

During the protests on June 29, three protesters were arrested with assault and harassment charges. Mayor Wheeler has promised an investigation into the events and that additional arrests will be made as more credible evidence surfaces.

Many past rallies that ended in violence have resulted in few arrests. Critics of the situation in Portland blame the continued confrontations and violence on the lack of arrests and prosecution of serial rioters who engage in violent behavior.

Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw has proposed a new policy of making it illegal to wear masks while committing a crime in an effort to make it easier for law enforcement to prosecute masked offenders at protests. Critics of the proposed policy argue the police aren’t currently prosecuting offenders who don’t wear masks, and the law would disproportionately affect members of Antifa who often wear masks and bandanas.

Mayor Wheeler has not endorsed the proposed law but stated he has plans to discuss ways to better handle future protests and rallies in Portland, though he offered no policy proposals or concrete ideas as of yet.

Large demonstrations between far-right and far-left groups are planned for August 17.

According to Haley Adams, a founder of Portland’s Liberation, protests outside of the Mayor’s house will continue on August 3 and again on August 18—which she said she expects to be particularly large considering how many people from far-right groups are expected to be in Portland for the rally on August 17.

PROTESTERS GATHERED IN FRONT OF PORTLAND MAYOR TED WHEELER’S HOUSE ON JULY 27 TO CRITICIZE HIS REACTION Gregory Retz contributed to this report.

TO PROTESTS BETWEEN FAR-LEFT AND FAR-RIGHT GROUPS. GREGORY RETZ/PSU VANGUARD

4

PSU Vanguard • JULY 30, 2019 • psuvanguard.com

INTERNATIONAL

BORIS JOHNSON ELECTED PRIME MINISTER FUTURE OF UK IS BREXIT

BORIS JOHNSON ELECTED AS THE UNITED KINGDOM’S NEW PRIME MINISTER ON JULY 24. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS MADISON CECIL Hours after Theresa May formally submitted her resignation to the Queen, Boris Johnson, a key leader of the 2016 Brexit campaign, officially accepted his new title as the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister on July 24.

In the UK the Prime Minister is first elected by the ruling political party, in this case, the Conservative Party, before the previous governmental leader formally submits their resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. May officially submitted her resignation several hours before Johnson formally met with the Queen and accepted his new position in the government, according to BBC. The former mayor of London and previous foreign secretary under May, Johnson made his first speech as Prime Minister on the steps of 10 Downing Street, which is the official house of the Prime Minister. In his speech, Johnson made it clear that the UK leaving the EU on Oct. 31 would be his primary focus.

“Those critics [of Brexit] are wrong,” Johnson told reporters and onlookers at Downing Street, according to BBC. “The doubters, the gloomsters, they are going to get it wrong again. The people who bet against Brexit are going to lose their shirts.”

Johnson went on to criticize the separation agreement that May reached with EU negotiators before she announced her resignation in May 2019 and said he would be drafting a new deal with the international organization. EU representatives

have repeatedly said they will not be renegotiating the Brexit agreement, according to Deutsche Welle.

“I and all the ministers are committed to leaving the EU on this date [Oct. 31] whatever the circumstances,” Johnson told the lower house of Parliament on July 25, according to Al Jazeera. “And to do otherwise would cause a catastrophic loss of confidence in our political system. I would prefer to leave the EU with a deal, I would much prefer it. I believe it is possible even at this late stage, and I will work flat out to make it happen.”

“We’re going to fulfill the repeated promises of Parliament to the people and come out of the EU on Oct. 31, no ifs or buts,” Johnson said later in his speech, according to NPR. “We will do a new deal, a better deal.”

Nigel Evans, a conservative member of Parliament, called Johnson’s first day in office a “summer’s day massacre” when over half of May’s former cabinet either quit or was fired; among those who resigned was Chancellor Philip Hammond and Justice Secretary David Gauke.

“Disappointed but not surprised to be leaving the Scotland Office after 9 years,” tweeted Scottish Secretary David Mundell, one of the 17 officials who no longer holds a cabinet position after he was fired

by Johnson. “Hope there’s still room on the backbenches!”

Al Jazeera reported the new cabinet is made up of “social conservatives and Brexit hardliners.”

Even amongst new cabinet members and other high level government officials there is doubt about whether or not a new Brexit deal can be reached by the Oct. 31 deadline. “Any suggestion that there can be a whole new deal and negotiated in weeks or months is totally not in the real world,” Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar told Al Jazeera. Varadkar’s region of the UK has the most to lose from an EU-UK no-deal separation as Northern Ireland is heavily dependent on trade.

The Labour Party is the conservatives’ main opposition in Parliament, and party leader Jeremy Corbyn announced his party was not likely to support a new Brexit deal. “Labour will oppose any deal that fails to protect jobs, workers’ rights or environmental protections, and if [Johnson] has the confidence to put that decision back to the people, we will campaign to ‘Remain,’” Corbyn told the lower house of Parliament on July 25, according to Al Jazeera.

According to Deutsche Welle, the Labour Party could potentially call a no-confidence vote and vote Johnson out of the Prime Minister’s office before the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline. The Conservative Party currently holds a small majority in Parliament, leading by two votes, but it is still possible that if the Labour Party was to call a no-confidence vote, Johnson would be removed from office. It is not likely the Labour Party will hold this vote until after the end of the parliamentary summer recess.

PSU Vanguard • JULY 30, 2019 • psuvanguard.com

5

ARTS & CULTURE

GARBAGE DAY

JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME TWOFER

ANDREW GAINES I’ll go on record and say I’m not the world’s biggest Jean-Claude Van Damme fan. In the hallowed pantheon of late 20th-century action stars, I’d quickly take him over Stallone any day, but you can only see a guy do the splits so many times before it stops being impressive. That said, two of my absolute favorite bonkers ‘90s action movies feature the guy, so I figured I’d break down what makes them so entertaining.

Time travel is a tricky concept to pull off in Hollywood, because every story interprets the idea slightly differently. If you want to tell a story about time travel, you either have to explain it in a way that makes some kind of sense to the audience or make it so ridiculous that they don’t really care.

Timecop completely fails to do either. Its concept of a bureau that controls time travel is confusing, messy and full of plot holes, and it fails too early to have it make sense. Thank God we’re not here for hard realism. We’re here to see Jean-Claude Van Damme kick the hell out of a 1920s prize-fighter in the opening minutes.

The story, loosely, is this—JCVD is Max Walker, a supercop working for a secret organization that regulates time travel and punishes those who abuse it. As he begins to unravel a conspiracy run by U.S. senator and presidential candidate McComb (a terrific Ron Silver), the villainous politician begins to wipe all traces of his treachery from the timeline. Again, the plot is confusing and strangely handled, but the action is great and the acting is broad and goofy, which is exactly what I’m looking for in a ‘90s action movie like this.

The movie is filled with ridiculous touches, such as Van Damme doing the splits to avoid an attack by a goon equipped with a supertaser or kicking a cryogenically frozen man into thousands of pieces.

Timecop was directed by Peter Hyams, who also made the fantastic sci-fi western Outland, and is a father to John Hyams, who directed the mind-meltingly awesome Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning.

If I had to make a playlist of movies to teach someone about Hong Kong cinema, Hard Boiled, The Killer and A Better Tomorrow would absolutely be on it, all of which dub John Woo as one of the greatest action directors of all time.

After Hard Boiled, Woo had the attention of American audiences as well, and he was ready to make the jump to Hollywood. Unfortunately, Hard Target is not quite as fantastic as referring to it as “one of the greatest action directors of all time made a retelling of The Most Dangerous Game with Jean-Claude Van Damme” might lead you to believe, but it’s still amazing.

The time: the ‘90s. The place: New Orleans. Van Damme plays the bafflingly named Chance Boudreaux, a questionably accented drifter hired by a woman to help her search for her father. They quickly become the target of the villainous Emil Fouchon (Lance Henriksen, in one of the best performances of his career), a wealthy war profiteer who runs a business that lets other wealthy, bored psychopaths hunt other humans for sport. The setup is fairly simple, especially compared to Timecop’s confusing stream of exposition, but the insanity is in the details.

Among other things, Hard Target contains a mystery-solving pigeon, Van Damme and Wilford Brimley failing to pull off French accents, a trap involving a rattlesnake with its tail bitten off and a shootout in a warehouse full of decaying Mardi Gras balloons. It’s a ton of fun, and my only problem is that I wish Woo was able to go even further with it. The production was difficult, as Universal didn’t give Woo the freedom he had been used to overseas and didn’t allow him to have final cut on the film. A director’s cut with considerably higher body counts, wilder stunts and even more Henriksen performances are lost to time now, which is a tragedy to Woo fans such as myself.

Still, even with a loss like that, Hard Target still completely rules and makes for a fantastic double-feature with Timecop. Rent both of them from streaming services and let Van Damme’s weird accents wash over you.

6

PSU Vanguard • JULY 30, 2019 • psuvanguard.com

JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME IN ‘TIMECOP.’ COURTESY OF LARGO ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

TELEVISION IS QUEER TAYLAR RIVERS The future of television is full of gays. Media representation of queer bodies is at an all-time high, and it shows no signs of stopping.

According to GLAAD’s annual report, LGBTQ+ representation on television hit a record high this year, with 8.8% out of 857 series regulars on broadcast TV openly identified on the gay, trans or queer spectrum. Not all of these shows are conventional dramas that seek to portray the hardships and tribulations— some are merely light-hearted and comedic. More apparent than ever, this particular era in television has begun to showcase representation without exaggeration or falsifying identity.

Genres of television such as reality television is known for gathering a bunch of conventionally-attractive, heterosexual young people who compete for the heart of an eligible bachelor or bachelorette. MTV’s latest season of Are You the One? promises something different: For the first time in the show’s eightseason history, all 16 contestants identify as “sexually fluid” and are attracted to all gender identities.

More than just ranges of sexual orientation, this show tackles various gender identities or lack thereof. The castmates represent a much fuller range of the gendered spectrum, from femme and masc queer men to butch and femme queer women, to nonbinary and trans castmates. In bringing them all together, the show is creating a televisual space to stage the complexities of gender and desire that can come with queer dating and that are rarely seen on television—or in pop culture, period.

Sure, reality television is not the best form of serious storytelling, but one thing that the genre has is ironically realness. There is no cast script or characters. No one is acting out an identity that they don’t live through. The usual depiction of queer bodies almost specifically focuses on the hardships, which is real and deserving but pain is not the only thing that the community experiences.

The LGBTQ+ community deserves representation that gives us shitty reality TV, soap opera dramas, comedies and action movies that cross the boundaries of fictional superheroes or real life villains.

The research reveals that Netflix is the best streaming platform for diverse representation of LGBTQ+ characters. Shows such as Will & Grace, Supergirl, Empire, How to Get Away With Murder, Pose, Steven Universe and so many others “all attract millions of viewers weekly and demonstrate that audi-

ences are hungry for new stories and perspectives,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and chief executive of GLAAD in an interview with The New York Times.

In addition to this, GLAAD found that for the first time queer people of color outnumber their white counterparts on TV. Pose is groundbreaking in many ways, but none so much as how it represents the queer community. The FX program has gay, trans, bi, intersex and HIV+ people, and more importantly, it showcases that they are people just like you. They deserve respect, they deserve love, they lead normal lives and have the same hopes, dreams and aspirations as you. They have sex, they love, they scheme, and they can be absolutely awful.

It’s a show written by LGBTQ+ POC about LGBTQ+ POC for everyone, not just LGBTQ+ POC people. It tells truthful stories using history as a basis, crafting complex, deeply layered characters.

Pose isn’t a depiction of the stereotypical gay characters slapped onto an otherwise straight show for diversity’s sake.

Pose isn’t weaving in some faux queer storylines. It tells real queer stories that desperately need to be told, even if it might make people uncomfortable.

This era is different. We aren’t facing stereotypes and forceful storylines. There are more queer people in the writing room and behind the camera that are protecting the representation.

The numbers are there; people are tuning in. Progress is incremental, but it looks like at least the TV showrunners are listening to continued calls for diversity.

DANA TOWNSEND

PSU Vanguard • JULY 30, 2019 • psuvanguard.com

7

Cervanté Pope

JULY 30–AUGUST 5 ART

MUSIC

FILM & THEATRE

COMMUNITY

BACKSTREET BOYS MODA CENTER 8 P.M. $55 AND UP “Backstreet’s back, ALRIGHT!”

IN THE PENAL COLONY HAMPTON OPERA CENTER 7:30 P.M. $35 AND UP Phillip Glass adapts this Franz Kafka story in a creepily realistic way…and it involves murder!

PSANCTUM OPEN MIC PEGASUS PROJECT PDX 7:30 P.M. DONATION-BASED Got a weird talent you want to showcase, or simply just want to scope out other people’s talents?

This is the place for it, and you can even get high as you partake.

WED JULY 31

WONDER WOMAN PAINT PARTY ROSE CITY COFFEE CO. 6 P.M. $40 You’ll probably end up painting more than just Wonder Woman.

All needed supplies and professional help are included in the ticket price.

TACO TECHNO TUESDAY PARIS THEATRE 9 P.M. $6–20 • 21+ If free tacos and techno music is your thing, then this will be your heaven.

MOVIES AT DUSK: STAR TREK 2 THE WRATH OF KHAN PIX PÂTISSERIE 7 P.M. $5 IN FOOD Every Wednesday of summer, enjoy a movie outside of the pâtisserie’s patio.

SPOUSE & PARTNER SUPPORT GROUP NAMI MULTNOMAH 6:30 P.M. FREE Mental health issues are tough, and if you’re constantly dealing with them because of a loved one, it’s likely you need some support too. This group meets monthly.

THU AUG 1

FREE DAY AT THE MUSEUM PORTLAND ART MUSEUM 5–8 P.M. FREE Every first Thursday there’s a three-hour block of free admission, so why not go scope out some exhibits?

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS, JAMES, DEAR BOY CRYSTAL BALLROOM 6:30 P.M. $42.50–45 You’ll have “Love My Way” stuck in your head forever.

KING LEAR LONE FIR CEMETERY 7 P.M. FREE Shakespeare in a cemetery?

Perfect.

THE ENERGY OF CLUTTER/THE ART OF ORGANIZING NEW RENAISSANCE BOOKSHOP 7 P.M. $25 Big Marie Kondo energy over here.

FRI AUG 2

ARTIST RECEPTION ANNIE MEYER GALLERY 6–9 P.M. FREE Join artist Shyama Helin as they debut their new collection of monotype and scratchboard prints for First Friday.

TWINS OF EVIL: ROB ZOMBIE AND MARILYN MANSON MODA CENTER 7 P.M. $46.50 AND UP You totally thought Marilyn Manson was one of the coolest parts of the 90s, don’t lie to yourself.

TO BE OR NOT TO BE: A BENEFIT FOR THE ‘LAKE HOUSE HAMLET’ THE STEEP AND THORNY WAY TO HEAVEN 6 P.M. $5–25 Equal parts cocktail gala, silent auction and theatrical sneak peek. This event is a benefit for speculative DRAMA!

ICE BONG WORKSHOP ICEOVATION 6:30 P.M. $120–140 Not sure if this really needs an explanation, but if you’ve ever been interested in ice carving with cannabis, here’s your chance.

HORROR COMICS WITH EMILY LEWIS BOOKS WITH PICTURES 1 P.M. FREE WITH REGISTRATION This workshop goes over different horror comics and styles and helps you develop your own!

DISTURBED MODA CENTER 7:30 P.M. $46.50–86.50 Get up and come to MODA Center to get down with the sickness.

SONIC CINEMA: BRAINIAC: TRANSMISSIONS AFTER ZERO HOLLYWOOD THEATER 7:30 P.M. $7–9 A glimpse into Midwest music history and just how influential it was for other artists.

FLOTSAM! RIVER CIRCUS TOM MCCALL WATERFRONT PARK 7:00 P.M. DONATIONS ASKED This could either be really awesome or completely terrifying, but at least you’ll be able to say you’ve seen a circus on a river.

WORLD OF EVOLVING ART MULTNOMAH ARTS CENTER GALLERY 6–9 P.M. FREE Eye-catching paintings and sculptures from Kendra Hurteau and Julie Forbes.

OPEN MIC AT THE WAYPOST THE WAYPOST 4:30–7 P.M. FREE This particular open mic night is teacher and student themed, so try to catch your favorite educators belt out complaints through song.

CHURCH OF FILM: ‘DANGER DIABOLIK!’.

PSYCHIC 8:30 P.M. FREE It’s a crime action/drama with an amazing score.

LIVING YOGA POTLUCK IN THE PARK: COMMUNITY, CULTURE, AND CHANGE LAURELHURST PARK 1 P.M. FREE This event encourages community building and personal strength, carried out through park yoga sessions and food.

THERESA WEIL PEOPLE & PET COLLAGE PORTRAITURE CLASS PORTLAND FINE ARTS GUILD 10 A.M.–2 P.M. $10–20 A photo isn’t the only thing that can capture the love between you and your pet.

THE ALARM, MODERN ENGLISH, JAY ASTON’S GENE LOVES JEZEBEL ALADDIN THEATER 7 P.M. $39.50–42 Stop the world and melt with this old school lineup playing some old ass classics.

UNDERTONES II WHITSELL AUDITORIUM 7 P.M. $8–10 A mixture of live video and analog projections of different mediums, presented by various artists.

HARRY POTTER TRIVIA CIVIC TAPROOM AND BOTTLE SHOP 7 P.M. FREE You know you know everything about Harry Potter so you might as well lightning bolt up and win some cash for that knowledge.

TUE JULY 30

PLANET CORIOLIS STUMPTOWN COFFEE (BELMONT) 6 A.M.–7 P.M. FREE Matt Belk creates a conceptual world called Planet Coriolis, where the figures look very interesting.

SAT AUG 3 SUN AUG 4 MON AUG 5