Thursday, March 11, 2010

“Legally Blonde, The Musical” paints Portland pink

February 17, 2010 by karenvitt  
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By Karen Vitt, neat editor in chief
Omigod, you guys. Last night’s Portland premiere of the touring Broadway musical “Legally Blonde” was totally fun.
Keller Auditorium was packed with pink for the stage adaptation of the wildly popular 2001 romantic comedy, which starred Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a misunderstood blonde bombshell who enrolls at Harvard Law [...]

Watch a video preview of Chelsea Handler’s Portland shows!

February 13, 2010 by karenvitt  
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Vodka’s best friend Chelsea Handler – a cheeky comedian, best-selling author, talk show hostess and all-around awesome funny girl – will bring her irreverent stand-up act to Portland this spring as part of her 2010 Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang Tour. Handler will perform two shows (we love her THAT much!) at Keller Auditorium, along with [...]

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Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slideshow

December 27, 2009 by karenvitt  
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Need an excellent excuse to drag out this Christmas thing just a little bit longer? King of kitsch Charles Phoenix, a pop-culture humorist and author of numerous neat, Americana-themed coffee table books, will present his hilarious Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Slide Show at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre, 7 p.m. this Tuesday, Dec. 29.
Phoenix, a regular correspondent [...]

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There’s a homicidal turkey on the loose!

November 25, 2009 by karenvitt  
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Ok, this looks like a terrible movie. But somehow watching a homicidal turkey chase down a bunch of college kids over Thanksgiving break is still more appealing than watching the likes of Cameron Diaz or Sarah Jessica Parker make a mockery of our lives in some meet-cute, romantic holiday comedy. Really, which one is more [...]