Okay, it was looking like March was going to give Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans a bit of a breather, but wow, was I wrong. Just take a look at the post for this coming Friday and it's pretty evident that March is ending things like a crazed lamb.
What, out like a lamb is suppose to be gentle.
Not out like a flesh craving, zombie creature, damn it!
Seriously, you'll want to check out this edition of the Weekly Update for all the amazing films, conventions and stage events coming to the Pacific Northwest in the next few days. It's really amazing!
But check out the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, as I've found a lot of great things happening in the Pacific Northwest. For everyone in Portland, OR, the
Laurelhurst Theater has released the rest of the films to be shown during
Sci Fi Month and it's an impressive group of movies. But the
Academy Theater has released a great lineup of genre films playing through May! And that doesn't include all the great films coming to the
Kiggins Theatre in Vancouver, WA, including
Killer Klowns from Outer Space with director Stephen Chiodo in attendance in May! And I've got SO MUCH MORE listed, you'll want to have your day planner out to mark the days you'll spend in a theater or convention!! Just be sure to keep checking back, as I update the calendar every few days with more details on events listed on the site, and new movies, festivals and cons happening in the area.
Remember, it's never too late to have your event listed on The Shadow Over Portland. All you need to do is email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details, and any promotional artwork, and I'll take care of the rest. It's easy, and best of all, FREE!
And remember, please help to spread the word. If you attend any of the events listed on the site, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!!
Ongoing
Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film
The Shape of Water continues at
Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) through March 15. Visit the
Cinema 21 website for more details.
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film
The Shape of Water through March 22. For showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
The
Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE, #170, in Salem, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film
The Shape of Water through March 15. For showtimes, visit the
Salem Cinema website.
The
Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film
The Shape of Water through March 22. Visit the
Darkside Cinema website for more details.
The
Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film
The Shape of Water through Thursday, March 22. Visit the
Pickford Film Center website for more details and advance ticket sales.
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will continue showing Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film
The Shape of Water through Thursday, March 22. Visit
The Grand Cinema website for more details and advance ticket sales.
The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will bring Guillermo del Toro's Oscar winning film
The Shape of Water back from a repeat engagement, from Friday, March 16 to Tuesday, March 20. Visit
The Kiggins Theatre website for more details and advance ticket sales.
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The
Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside in Portland, OR) continues Sci Fi month with
District 9, playing through Thursday, March 15. For more details and showtimes, visit the
Laurelhurst Theater website.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) seems to be hosting a Sci Fi month as well, with 1968's
Planet of the Apes screening through Thursday, March 15. For more details and showtimes, visit the
Academy Theater website.
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Every weekend through March 25, the
Museum of Peculiarities and Oddities and
The Spirit of Halloweentown Gift Shop
(231 S First St in St Helens, OR) are open from 11 am to 4 pm Saturday,
and noon to 4 pm on Sunday. Stop by and contribute your artistic
abilities to the
Halloween Rocks Project by painting a rock for the Halloween Scavenger Hunt. Visit either the
Saturday or
Sunday Facebook Event Page for more details.
Buy Tickets Early!
WYRD WAR'S Third Annual Walpurgisnacht Celebration brings the Indonesian horror classic
Mystics in Bali,
directed by H. Tjut Djalil (Lady Terminator). I can't even begin to
explain how AMAZING this film is on the big screen, and it will sell out so buy tickets early and DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!
The movie will show at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 pm. For more details, you can visit the
Facebook Event Page, and you can buy advance tickets (strongly recommended) at
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Sugar Hill, the best (okay, also only) blaxploitation zombie more ever made, screens on Tuesday, March 27, at
The Hollywood Theatre
(4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) at 7:30 pm. The screening will be
in GLORIOUS 35mm and classic blaxploitation trailers will play before
the film. You might want to get tickets early, as this could sell out.
For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the Jack Arnold classic
It Came from Outer Space on Saturday, March 31, at 6 pm. Oh, I forgot to mention the presentation is in
GLORIOUS 35mm and in 3D. AND star Kathleen Hughes will be present for a
post screening Q and A. Tickets go on sale to the general public today
(Monday, February 19), and you know this will sell out fast. For more
details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Geekenders bring
A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure to the
Victoria Conference Center (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC) at 6 pm on Friday, March 16.
Tickets are $25 and you must be 19 or older with ID to attend. Advance
tickets are on sale now and highly recommended, as the
Capitol City Comic Con is taking place in the same location. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Geekenders and the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) host
A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure
at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24. Tickets are $25 in advance (highly
recommended), $30 at the door. You must be 18 or older and have ID to
attend. For more details, including a list of performers and a link to
advance ticket sales (on sale now), visit the
Facebook Event Page.
March, 2018
Wednesday, March 14
It's
Movie Night at
The Nerd Out (3308 SE Belmont St in Portland, OR) and tonight's feature is the Tim Burton classic
Beetlejuice. Showtime is 8 pm. For more details, visit
The Nerd Out Facebook Page.
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Weird Wednesday at
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) brings you one of the weirdest Westerns ever made,
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter.
Oh yeah, it's some great cheesy goodness! Showtime is 9:15 pm and
admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend. Be sure to
stop at the concession stand and help The Joy keep Wednesdays WEIRD by
being some tasty treats and beverages before and during the film. Don't
forget, neither Jesse James or the monster take kindly to outside food
or drinks. For more details, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Friday, March 16
Friday Night Frights hosts a screening of Stuart Gordon's gory Lovecraft adaptation
Re-Animator at 10 pm tonight at the
Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA). For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Capital City Comic Con takes place this weekend at the
Victoria Conference Centre and Crystal Garden (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC). Guests include Leah Cairns (the reboot of
Battlestar Galactica,
Interstellar), Patrick Warburton (
The Tick), Graham McTavish (
The Hobbit Trilogy,
Preacher) and James Marsters (
Buffy the Vampire Slayer). For more details and advance ticket information, visit the
Capital City Comic Con website or the
Facebook Event Page.
If you're in Seattle and looking for transportation to the con, check out the
Capital City Comic Con Getaway from Seattle to Victoria Facebook Event Page for details and ticket sales. The
Victoria Clipper (2701 Alaskan Way, Pier 69, Seattle, WA) will be happy to help you arrive rested and ready for the con!
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Geekenders bring
A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure to the
Victoria Conference Center
(720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC) at 6 pm tonight. Tickets are $25 and
you must be 19 or older with ID to attend. Advance tickets are on sale
now and highly recommended, as the
Capitol City Comic Con is taking place in the same location. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Lacy Productions presents
Tease As Old As Time: A Burlesque Tale tonight at
Crush Bar (1400 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). The doors open for this erotic retelling of
Beauty and the Beast
at 8:30 pm, showtime at 9 pm. But you might want to buy tickets in
advance, as the show is selling out. For more details, including a list
of performers and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
UPDATE:
Advance tickets have sold out. A limited amount of tickets will be
sold at the door, depending upon capacity, so get to the Crush Bar early
if you want to try and score tickets at the door.
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The
Dragonfly Cinema (822 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA) will screen
Mary and the Witch's Flower through March 20. The film is from Academy Award-nominated Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who worked on the Studio Ghibli classics
Spirited Away,
Howl's Moving Castle and
Ponyo. Showtime is 5 pm daily. For additional details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Dark Lodge and
Columbia City's Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) presents Fritz Lang's
Metropolis,
showing tonight through Thursday, March 22. This is the definitive
restored version, which includes 25 minutes of recently discovered
footage and a new recording of the original score by the Berlin Radio
Orchestra in 5.1 Stereo Surround. Showtimes and tickets are available
on March 13. For more details, and a link to advance ticket sales,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Idaho Horror Film Festival (
IHFF) is starting off St. Patrick's Day a bit early with a screening of
Leprechaun at
Woodland Empire Ale Craft
(1114 W Front St in Boise, ID). $5 gets you a craft beer and
"complimentary scares." Doors open at 7 pm, allowing for time to grab
some special menu items from Manfred's before showtime at 8 pm. All
proceeds will benefit the IHFF. Sorry, you must be 21 or older to
attend. For additional details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen
Tank Girl, with Lori Petty and Naomi Watts, through Thursday, March 22. Visit the
Academy Theater website later for showtimes.
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Sci Fi Month continues at the
Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside St in Portland, OR) with John Carpenter's
The Thing. The film plays through Thursday, March 22. For more details, visit the
Laurelhurst Theater website.
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McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) will be showing the Jim Henson dark fairy tale
Labyrinth,
starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, through Tuesday, March 20.
For additional details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales,
visit the
Mission Theater website.
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Kathryn Bigelow's sci fi thriller
Strange Days will screen in GLORIOUS 35mm through Sunday, March 18, at the
5th Avenue Cinema (510 SW Hall St in Portland, OR). For all the details, including showtimes, visit the
5th Avenue Cinema website.
Saturday, March 17
The
Sprocket Society presents
Saturday Secret Matinees! at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in
Seattle, WA) at 2 pm. The series will screen a weekly cliffhanger
episode of
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, and a classic (but secret) feature, all in GLORIOUS 16mm! This week's feature theme is
Widescreen Thrills, rare 16mm cinemascope prints to fill the screen! Series passes
will be available at the door. For more details, visit the
Grand Illusion Cinema website.
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The
Northwest Film Center presents Walt Disney's
Mary Poppins at 2 pm today at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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Weird Elephant presents the midnight movie classic
Liquid Sky at 11 pm tonight at
The Grand Cinema
(606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA). Don't expect a plot summary, as I
wouldn't know where to begin with this one. For more details and a link
to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, March 18
The
Northwest Film Center presents Laika's latest film,
Kubo and the Two Strings, at 2 pm today at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). Laika animators will be in
attendance. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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Fathom Events brings Alfred Hitchcock's classic film
Vertigo
back to theaters nationwide today and Wednesday, March 21. For
showtimes and to find a theater showing the film near you, visit the
Fathom Events website.
Monday, March 19
Church of Film presents the sci fi animated film
Gandahar, from animator Rene' Laloux (
Fantastic Planet), at
Century
(930 SE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 9:30 pm. Admission and
popcorn is FREE, but be sure to send some love towards the Century bar
staff by purchasing some tasty treats and beverages from them. For more
details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, March 20
Carla Rossi, host of the bi-monthly
Queer Horror series at
The Hollywood Theatre, is taking over tonight's
Horror Brew Pub Quiz! at
Home, A Bar
(719 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). Gather up a team and compete for
one of two gift certificates! And you might be lucky enough to take
home a horror themed prize from the raffle!! For more details, visit
the
Facebook Event Page.
Wednesday, March 21
Wild Wednesday Movies! at
Bunsenbrewer (16506 SE 362nd Dr in Sandy, OR) is presenting a locally filmed treat tonight at 8 pm. The horror film
Drifter will screen and Corvallis filmmaker Joe Sherlock (
Odd Noggins,
Beyond the Wall of Fear,
Blood Creek Woodsman)
will be present to answer any questions and sign any movie you want to
purchase from him. I was lucky enough to catch the film when it played
at the Clinton Street Theater and it was very good, with some wonderful
camera work and a nice twist at the end. Don't miss it! As always,
admission and popcorn is FREE, but be sure to buy some tasty beverages
and treats from Bunsenbrewer during the film. For more details, visit
the
Facebook Event Page.
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It's
Movie Night at
The Nerd Out (3308 SE Belmont St in Portland, OR) and tonight's feature is the John Carpenter classic
They Live. Showtime is 8 pm. For more details, visit
The Nerd Out Facebook Page.
Friday, March 23
The
7th Annual Oregon Ghost Conference takes place through Sunday, March 25, at the
Seaside Civic and Convention Center (415 1st Ave in Seaside, OR). Tickets are now on sale, so visit the
Oregon Ghost Conference website for a schedule of events, advance ticket sales and more. You can also check out the
Facebook Event Page for updates.
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Geekenders and the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) host
A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure
at 8 pm tonight and tomorrow. Tickets are $25 in advance (highly
recommended), $30 at the door. You must be 18 or older and have ID to
attend. For more details, including a list of performers and a link to
advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Miss Pamela Voorhees presents
Get Your Geek On!,an variety-filled evening of burlesque, drag, LED, comedy, flow art and more, at 8 pm tonight at
Crush Bar (1400 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). Tickets are $13 and are available at this
Everbrite link. For more details on event, please check the
Facebook Event Page.
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Flash, AH-AAAAAA! The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen
the 1980 camp classic
Flash Gordon through Thursday, March 29. Visit the
Academy Theater website later for showtimes.
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Local podcast
The Horror Aisle hosts another edition of the
Frightmare on Main Street series at
The Kiggins Theatre
(1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) tonight at 9:30 pm. Head in for crowd
participation, games, prizes and tonight's feature, Stuart Gordon's
Re-Animator. Tickets are $10. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Kiggins Theatre website.
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The
Dragonfly Cinema (822 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA) is showing an AWESOME double feature, the documentary
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene and
Psycho
through Tuesday, March 27. The double feature starts at 5 pm. For all
the details and if any changes occur to the showtimes (the site says
final showtimes will be announce around March 21), visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Sci Fi Month continues at the
Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside St in Portland, OR) with David Cronenberg's
eXistenZ. The film plays through Thursday, March 29. For more details, visit the
Laurelhurst Theater website.
Saturday, March 24
The
Sprocket Society presents the final in the
Saturday Secret Matinees! series at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in
Seattle, WA) at 2 pm. The series will screen a weekly cliffhanger
episode of
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, and a classic (but secret) feature, all in GLORIOUS 16mm! This week's feature theme is
Widescreen Thrills, rare 16mm cinemascope prints to fill the screen! Series passes
will be available at the door. For more details, visit the
Grand Illusion Cinema website.
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Jurassic Park In Concert takes place at 7:30 pm tonight at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway in Portland, OR). Norman Huynh conducts the
Oregon Symphony as they perform John William's iconic score live. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Long live the New Flesh tonight at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR)! The
Northwest Film Center presents David Cronenberg's cult classic
Videodrome
at 9:30 pm in GLORIOUS 35mm! Body Horror and Rick Baker's effects
would look AMAZING on the big screen!! For more details and advance
ticket sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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Rocket Sci-Fi Matinee presents
Valley of the Dragons at noon today at the
Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA). Admission is just $3. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Pickford Film Center website.
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Oregon Coast Comic Con YEAR TWO takes place this weekend at the
Tillamook Air Museum (6030 Hangar Rd in Tillamook, OR). Guests include Sandi Seelner (
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers) and Vincent Ward (
The Walking Dead,
True Blood). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
OCCC website or the
Facebook Event Page.
UPDATE: Artist Arthur Suydam (
Marvel Zombies,
Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness) is scheduled to attend.
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The
Dragonfly Cinema (822 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA) is hosting
Flash Gordon Nerd Night this evening, starting with a local artist showcase at 5 pm at
Jak Aktion Comics
(839 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA), followed by a Flash Gordon Trivia
contest, with prizes, at Jak Aktion Comics at 6 pm. The evening ends
with a screening of 1980's
Flash Gordon at the Dragonfly Cinema. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, March 25
Jurassic Park In Concert takes place at 2 pm today at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway in Portland, OR). Norman Huynh conducts the
Oregon Symphony as they perform John William's iconic score live. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Northwest Film Center presents Jan Svankmajer's
Alice at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) today at 2 pm. The film, which uses
a combination of stop motion and live action, discards the moral fairy
tale trappings of other, more family friendly adaptations and presents a
darker version of Lewis Carroll's classic. For more details and
advance ticket sales, visit the
Northwest Film Center website.
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Paranormal Pub at
McMenamins Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan St in Portland, OR) presents
Police and the Paranormal
tonight at 7 pm. Author and veteran law enforcement office Loren W.
Christensen will present first-hand accounts from his book,
Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs and Other Shivers.
Doors open at 6 pm and admission is free. Young children are welcome
with a parent or guardian. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside in Portland, OR) continues Sci Fi month with District 9, playing through Thursday, March 15. For more details and showtimes, visit the Laurelhurst Theater website.
The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) seems to be hosting a Sci Fi month as well, with 1968's Planet of the Apes screening through Thursday, March 15. For more details and showtimes, visit the Academy Theater website.
Every weekend through March 25, the Museum of Peculiarities and Oddities and The Spirit of Halloweentown Gift Shop
(231 S First St in St Helens, OR) are open from 11 am to 4 pm Saturday,
and noon to 4 pm on Sunday. Stop by and contribute your artistic
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WYRD WAR'S Third Annual Walpurgisnacht Celebration brings the Indonesian horror classic Mystics in Bali,
directed by H. Tjut Djalil (Lady Terminator). I can't even begin to
explain how AMAZING this film is on the big screen, and it will sell out so buy tickets early and DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!
The movie will show at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 pm. For more details, you can visit the Facebook Event Page, and you can buy advance tickets (strongly recommended) at The Hollywood Theatre website.
Geekenders bring A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure to the Victoria Conference Center (720 Douglas St in Victoria, BC) at 6 pm on Friday, March 16.
Tickets are $25 and you must be 19 or older with ID to attend. Advance
tickets are on sale now and highly recommended, as the Capitol City Comic Con is taking place in the same location. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Geekenders and the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) host A Nude Hope: A Sci-Fi Burlesque Adventure
at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24. Tickets are $25 in advance (highly
recommended), $30 at the door. You must be 18 or older and have ID to
attend. For more details, including a list of performers and a link to
advance ticket sales (on sale now), visit the Facebook Event Page.
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