This Week in the Mercury
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Events It's Happening Tonight!
Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 1:00 PM
SHOCK & AWE—One of the biggest films at this year's Portland International Film Festival, the documentary The Shock Doctrine adapts Naomi Klein's scary-smart book about "disaster capitalism"—the idea that big countries and big business profit in times of crisis and disaster. EH
Broadway Metroplex, 1000 SW Broadway, 1 pm (also playing Sat Feb 20 at 6:45 pm & 9:15 pm), $7-10PEGGED—A sex-ed comedy about strap-on anal sex featuring nudity and explicit content? Complete with sing-alongs, how-to's, and puppets? Okay, we're game—at the very least, Peg-Ass-Us ought to break the ice. MD
Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th, Fri Feb 19-Sun Feb 21, 8 pm, $10-12
Move it out! My, What a Busy Week!
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