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The annual favorite is back, featuring a lineup of artists that are entirely new to the small stage. Get a front-row seat and see how a host of national and international performers experiment with what’s possible within just 4 x 4 feet. New forms, new ideas, and a new generation of tiny projects—there’s really no telling what will happen when things get this small.
Learn moreJason Barwikowski's crew at The Woodsman Tavern will cook up late summer treats from the grill: flatbreads, corn, watermelon and more.
Learn moreA shameless and sexually infused sewer of live rap and RnB who challenges the American obsession with charm and grace, CHRISTEENE is a new, dangerous breed of entertainer and “Drag Terrorist.”
Learn moreA taste of the alps at TBA. Enjoy sausages, pepper stews, and stone fruit cakes, from chef Chris Israel.
Learn moreThe force behind New York City’s epic GHE20G0TH1K parties, DJ Venus X will mash-up a global mix of chopped and screwed pop songs, club mixes, political newscasts, and big dance beats.
Learn moreTBA returns for its tenth anniversary with a slate of international artists and projects that cross the boundaries of forms and ideas.
Learn moreAbby's Table & Fifty Licks Ice Cream will be vending farmer's market "snacks" from the Principal's Office.
Learn moreOur kitchen kicks off TBA opening night with Boke Bowl's Japanese steam buns, rice bowls, and more!
Learn moreRevelers will be treated to intermittent dance performances by local and visiting artists, empty truck beds for makeshift dance floors, and specials on Southern treats like mint juleps and boiled peanuts.
Learn moreBig Terrific is a weekly comedy show in Brooklyn hosted by Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri.
Learn moreA performance showcase featuring work by the most exciting Portland and New York artists, including Luciana Achugar, Oregon Painting Society, Woolly Mammoth Comes to Dinner, and more.
Learn moreNEW MUSICS invites Portland’s most exciting sound scientists and pop adventurers to collaborate with some of the city’s under-sung traditional music ensembles.
Learn moreMiwa Matreyek steps behind the video screen to enter as a shadow into a world of her own animation.
Learn moreA home-built, hand-cranked projector presents turn-of-the-century cinematic prototypes and long-forgotten ideas surrounding the moving image and its early promise.
Learn moreExperimental 1/2 Hour, a biweekly cable access program produced by Eva Aguila & Brock Fansler, presents a night of video and live multimedia music performances produced for stage and television.
Learn moreComic, contemplative, and surreal, Whispering Pines 10 is a one-act, live-performance, video opera featuring Moulton’s alter ego, Cynthia.
Learn moreCome celebrate a tiny dance milestone: this year, TBA audience favorite Ten Tiny Dances presents its 25th performance! For this special event, producer Mike Barber brings you a lineup of hits from the past nine years of tiny dances, joined by visiting main stage artists from TBA.
Learn moreFeaturing No Age, Dangerous Boys Club, Ghost Mom, Harry K, Nudity in Groups, John Wiese, DJ Linoleum, Sick Jaggers, and more.
Learn moreExpect high-powered booty originals and a Southern storm of her Bounce and Memphis favorites, remixed for the dance floor.
Learn moreMore than your typical hip-hop act, Vockah Redu and the Cru set the stage for a sweaty, hands-down, booty-up good time, transforming any party, bar, or dance floor in your neighborhood.
Learn moreThis September, PICA takes over Portland with an all-hours happening of contemporary performance and visual art.
Learn moreErin Boberg Doughton, PICA's Performing Arts Program Director offers her early insight into the 2011 artists of THE WORKS and TBA OUTSIDE.
Learn moreA riotous and tender evening of artist-made karaoke videos to your favorite power ballads, with a hidden lecture inside.
Learn moreAfter dressing identically for nearly 10 years, AndrewAndrew have now become the world's first iPad DJs.
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