Performing Arts❯Comedy❯Stand-Up

Overview Portland Art Museum invites the community to join a Free First Thursday event, offering free admission to the museum for all, plus a Live Wire event as part of the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival. Visitors can take in the afternoon gallery pop-ups, the evening show, or both! Free First Thursday + Museum pop-ups 4:30 – 6 p.m. — Free, pre-show, pop-up performances will take place throughout the Museum’s galleries. Performers are poet and rapper Dessa, bestselling children’s...

We provide the mic, you bring the talent. Calling all poets, writers, actors, musicians and artists alike -- of all ages! Come share your talent(s)with a live audience. Are you a student in need of a live audience to rehearse your monologue or solo piece for an upcoming college audition or show? Are you a poet or writer in need of some feedback for that upcoming novel? Are you a musician wanting t

An exhibition of textile works by mai ide, using Sashiko stitching and salvaged fabric to explore identity, race, and belonging.

A Halloween-themed group show at a Portland cooperative gallery, featuring spooky, strange, and unsettling artworks hand-picked by a curator from more than 10 local artists.

It took Cam all of 3 weeks to drop out of college at FAMU to pursue comedy full time at the age of 19. Cam recently appeared on Season 16 of ‘America’s Got Talent’ receiving a “Yes” from all 4 celebrity judges, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Sophia...

Inspired by Davide De Pierro’ s newly released novel The Letters I Never Sent , his live show blends personal storytelling, humor, and audience conversation. Throughout the night, De Pierro will deliver a monologue and read selections from the...

Fred Armisen is a comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He is the co-writer and co-star of IFC’s Emmy-nominated series Portlandia. He is in the hit Netflix series Wednesday as Uncle Fester. He stars in HBO’s Los Espookys, which he co-wrote and executive produced. He can also be heard in the hit animated Super Mario Bros movie. Armisen stars in, writes, and produces IFC’s hit show Documentary Now. He has also appeared in HBO’s Our Flag Means Death, Judd Apatow’s The Bubble, andAmazon’s...

Halls C, D, E — The Oddities & Curiosities Expo is the largest internationally traveling oddities and subculture event in the world. A space showcasing hand selected vendors, artists and small businesses with all things weird. You'll find items such as taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror and Halloween inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, creepy clothing, odd jewelry, animal skulls

Live Wire Radio is an independently produced radio show that artfully blends unpredictable conversation, live music, and original comedy featuring all types of cultural talent and creative minds, from emerging artists to established acts. Join...