This Week in the Mercury
Monday, March 12, 2012
Events It's Happening Tonight!
Posted by Alison Hallett on Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 4:44 PM
SKATE-A-ROKE!—It's the glorious return of Skate-a-Roke, featuring roller skating, Baby Ketten Karaoke, AND raising money for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon! Slap on your fave roller boogie costume, warm up your vocals, and skate your sexy ass off! WSH
Oaks Park Roller Rink, 7805 SE Oaks Park, 7-10 pm, $10, all ages
SMALLPRESSAPALOOZA—Powell's annual celebration of indie writers, Smallpressapalooza, is back, featuring the bracing honesty of Martha Grover, the rambling anarchist Americana of former Mercury Music Editor Adam Gnade, and the anonymous author of Love Is Not Constantly Wondering If You're Making the Biggest Mistake of Your Life, one of 2011's best local titles. AH
Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 6-9:45 pm, FREE
KICK OFF—The Portland Timbers take to the House of Pane with their first home game of the season. Watch our hometown Major League Soccer team take on the Philadelphia Union for the second time on their home turf. ESPN2 will be there. Won't you? AZ
Jeld-Wen Field, 1844 SW Morrison, 6:30 pm $25 & up
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