Shannon Daehnke

The “best contemporary summer festival in the country”—according to The New York Times, anyway—is back for yet another contemporary summer moment. Portland’s Time-Based Art Festival, put on by the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, is 11 full days of…well, pretty much any variation of contemporary art you can think of.

Having a hard time choosing between escapism and full-fledged survivalism? How about a slightly dystopian-sounding mix of both? Tonight, at OMSI After Dark: Survival Guide, you can learn about disaster preparedness, living life sustainably, and how to be ready for anything…whilst taking the edge off a little bit with a bev or two.

WATCH: Hanabi Film Festival Make your way to Clinton Street Theater this week for the return of the Hanabi Film Festival! Now in its third year in Portland, the festival celebrates a wide range of works from Japan. This year’s event will feature several restorations of classic and cult films, along with brand-new features coming to the U.S. for the first time.