This Week in the Mercury
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Events It's Happening Tonight!
Posted by Alison Hallett on Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:42 PM
NIGHT OF LAUGHS—This weekend, comedians from all over will invade Southeast Portland for the Bridgetown Comedy Fest. Think of tonight's show—which spotlights local comedians performing at Bridgetown—as a chance to establish a base tan for the cruise of hilarity Bridgetown is going to take you on this weekend. AH
w/Richie Stratton, Virginia Jones, Cody Smith, Nathan Brannon; Tiger Bar, 317 NW Broadway, 9 pm, $5
GHOSTFACE—The Grindhouse Film Festival's impressive "Revenge of the Old School Kung Fu Masters" series wraps up tonight with the crown jewel of the series: 1979's The Mystery of Chess Boxing, which follows the verbally abusive villain Ghostface Killer as he goes on a killin' rampage! The kung fu classic teaches that kung fu isn't so different from chess—FINALLY, CHESS IS GOOD FOR SOMETHING! EH
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 7:30 pm, $7
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