5 events worth checking out in Portland this week

5 events worth checking out in Portland this weekPhoto: The Climate Reality Project/Unsplash
Hoodline
Published on February 26, 2020

Looking to mix things up this week? From a trapeze performance to an essential oils workshop, here's a roundup of options to help you get off the couch and out into the world.

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Attention Everyone! 

From the event description:

This strong and powerful cast works together to captivating music, harnessing themselves with restraints that free, rather than control, breaking from any and all societal expectations. Feel the empowerment, the exhilaration, the raw beauty of the female form, purposefully combining with the steel and wood of their industrial warehouse. Always pushing the boundaries of dance, come witness dancers maintain constant eye contact and revel in symbolism, while simultaneously challenging those same symbols. 

When: Friday, Feb. 28, 8-11 p.m.
Where: A-WOL Dance Collective, 513 N.E. Schuyler St.
Admission: $28-$40
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Papooz

From the event description:

Groovy bossanova and retro sway pop from up-and-coming French duo, Papooz. The show opens with Night Heron, a sparse synth and guitar slow jam project from Portland.

When: Friday, Feb. 28, 9-11:59 p.m.
Where: Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St.
Admission: $14
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Girl Talk with Randi Stewart

From the event description:

Miss Juneteenth Oregon continues the #BlackGirlMagic Series. Join us for Girl Talk with Randi Stewart.

When: Saturday, Feb. 29, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Where: Bethel AME Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave.
Admission: Free
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LEAP

From the event description:

Thirsty Thirsty takes over Bar Norman to kick off The Wild Bunch with friends Division Wine, Margins Wine and Martha Stoumen.

When: Saturday, Feb. 29, 7-10 p.m.
Where: Bar Norman, 2615 S.E. Clinton St.
Admission: Free
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Spirit Guides: Goddesses and Mythical Creatures

From the event description:

In this workshop we will discuss simple blending of essential oils to create therapy massage roll-ons.

When: Sunday, March 1, 1-2:30 p.m.
Where: The Herb Shoppe, 3912 N. Mississippi Ave.
Admission: $35
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