BACKFENCE: ROULETTE
Roulette is Backfence’s high-risk high-stakes storytelling show where storytellers spin a giant game-show wheel that determines their prompt. Then they have just 5 minutes to come up with 5-minute story and tell it!! Both the storyteller winner and one lucky audience member win a veritable bevy of prizes! Hosted by FRAYN MASTERS & MINDY NETTIFEE Music by: CHAACH With STORYTELLERS… Pro Skateboarder and audience voted March Roulette winner: Willis ‘Wheelbarrow’ Kimbel @WHEELBARROW HR Superstar and winner of a baby beauty contest, Past Roulette Winner: Shannin Balcom Graves Actor, Teacher, Writer, Past Roulette Winner:Jason Rouse @gorillasuit 5th Strongest Woman in the WORLDGabi Dixson @gabigrl_prostrongwoman Tattoo Artist, Scorpio CIARA VONFELDT @ciaralynsey.pokes TicketsVIP Reserved $38 + feesReserved front rows seating, sexy treats, plus a drink ticket. This ticket level helps to support us in offering discounted and free tix to non-profits.Reserved $28 + feesReserved seating area near the front of the stage. This ticket level also helps to support us in offering discounted and free tix to non-profits.General Admission $22 + feesSeats are not reserved.PARTY PACK discount (5 or more people) $17 + feesSeating is not reserved. Arrive early to find seats together. :)Click HERE for tickets. For Arts for All tickets + ADA seating, and to join our email list, send a note to: info@backfencepdx.com Guests subject to change. Presented by Portland Mercury and XRAY-FM Ages 18+ Ages 18 – 20 must be accompanied by parent or guardian
Live Wire with Luke Burbank
Join Emmy award-winning host Luke Burbank for the taping of Live Wire, the fastest growing entertainment show on public radio. We’ve got a late-night stride, an Oscar Wilde wit, and the charisma of Ferris Bueller grand marshaling a parade. Music, comedy, and conversation, live and packed with surprises.Featured Guests: MOSHE KASHER Moshe Kasher is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He is the author of Kasher in the Rye. He has written for various TV shows and movies, including HBO’s Betty, Comedy Central’s roasts and Another Period, Zoolander 2, Wet Hot American Summer, and many more. His Netflix specials include Moshe Kasher: Live in Oakland and The Honeymoon Stand Up Special. He’s appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Shameless, The Good Place, and other fun things. He co-hosts The Endless Honeymoon podcast with his wife, Natasha Leggero. Publisher’s Weekly calls his latest book, “Culture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes,” “[a] winning blend of humor and pathos . . . This will resonate with readers who who’ve felt alone in an overwhelming world.”SLOANE CROSLEY Sloane Crosley is the author of the novels Cult Classic and The Clasp and three essay collections: Look Alive Out There and the New York Times-bestsellers I Was Told There’d Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number. Grief Is for People is her sixth book. GLITTERFOX Glitterfox is a Portland, OR-based indie folk band lead by married couple Solange Igoa and Andrea Walker with Eric Stalker and Blaine Heinonen on bass and drums. Since being named one of Portland’s “Best New Bands” by the Willamette Week in 2022, coming away from Oregon Country Fair 2022 one of the most buzzed-about breakout acts, and being named winners of the High Sierra Music Festival Band Competition in 2023, Glitterfox has worked relentlessly to electrify their live show while honing in on the inimitable “west coast indie meets Southern Americana songwriting” style that defines Glitterfox song craft. Tickets$30 General Admission$45 Preferred Seating (First 5 rows of Front Center Section – available in advance only) Click HERE for tickets. Doors open at 6:30 Guests subject to change.
BACKFENCE: ROULETTE
Each show begins with a giant game show size wheel packed with juicy story prompts. One of our five seasoned storytellers is randomly drawn. To determine the random prompt for their story, they spin that giant wheel! They can play or pass their prompt (once). If they pass, another teller can steal their prompt. Then the risky part… each storyteller has only 5 minutes to come up with a true 5-minute story based on their prompt! It’s like we invented a new game called truth AND dare. The audience votes on a winner at the end of the night – both the storyteller winner and one lucky audience member win a veritable bevy of prizes! Hosted by FRAYN MASTERS & MINDY NETTIFEE Music by: CHAACH With STORYTELLERS… Voted Portland’s Funniest Person 2022 – we welcome back ROULETTE winner SHAIN BRENDEN @SHAINBRENDEN Professional skateboarder WILLIS KIMBEL @WHEELBARROW November Winner, High School science teacher DARSHANPREET GILL Mercury Genius of Comedy, Co-host of Portland Mercury Presents: TWO EVILS ARLO WEIRHAUSER @arlo.c.w Chef, Culinary Innovation Consultant, Podcast Co-Host of Mike & Rinne Eat In , World Traveler MIKEY SHETHAR @MikeyShethar TicketsVIP Reserved $38 + feesReserved front rows seating, sexy treats, plus a drink ticket. This ticket level helps to support us in offering discounted and free tix to non-profits.Reserved $28 + feesReserved seating area near the front of the stage. This ticket level also helps to support us in offering discounted and free tix to non-profits.General Admission $22 + feesSeats are not reserved.PARTY PACK discount (5 or more people) $17 + feesSeating is not reserved. Arrive early to find seats together. :)Click HERE for tickets. Guests subject to change. Presented by Portland Mercury and XRAY-FM
Rose City Circus presents CIRCLES AND LINES with live music by Three for Silver
The fabulous Rose City Circus teams up with northwest doom-folk band Three for Silver for a night of death-defying performances, eye and ear candy and so much more!Performers include: Three for SilverJon DutchAnngela BurtBrandy GutheryAlicia AnthonyJamie AnthonyKate MakkaiMatt Radford Angela BryantKraig MeadAmanda WarrenJohnny NurielIsaiah EsquireAgatha AnginaMichael O’NeilLena Yust Tickets $35 General Admission$45 At the Door$50 Preferred Seating (seating in the first 7 rows of the center section – available in advance only) Minors ok with Parent or Guardian VIEW OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES HERE
Rose City Circus presents CIRCLES AND LINES with live music by Three for Silver
The fabulous Rose City Circus teams up with northwest doom-folk band Three for Silver for a night of death-defying performances, eye and ear candy and so much more!Performers include: Three for SilverJon DutchAnngela BurtBrandy GutheryAlicia AnthonyJamie AnthonyKate MakkaiMatt Radford Angela BryantKraig MeadAmanda WarrenJohnny NurielIsaiah EsquireAgatha AnginaMichael O’NeilLena Yust Tickets $35 General Admission$45 At the Door$50 Preferred Seating (seating in the first 7 rows of the center section – available in advance only) Minors ok with Parent or Guardian VIEW OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES HERE
Booklover’s Burlesque – Myths and Legends
“Myths are public dreams. And dreams are private myths.” -Joseph CampbellJourney through time and space into worlds where dreams are born as Lacy Productions and The Alberta Rose Theatre present BOOKLOVER’S BURLESQUE: Myths & LegendsBooklover’s Burlesque is the world’s sexiest literary salon which matches titillating, inspiring, and empowering book readings with burlesque, boylesque, and draglesque performances all in one show!Professional readers, actors, and/or local authors & writers read aloud a three to five minute piece of poetry, fiction (from any genre), memoir, non-fiction, etc, which is then followed by a burlesque performance inspired by the piece. Grab your tickets in advance- our tickets sell fast! $25 GA Advance$30 GA At the Door$40 VIP with Preferred Seating (first 7 rows of the center section – available in advance only) —— Door tickets sold only if available on a first come, first served basis! Once we reach capacity there will not be tickets available at the door. 21 & over only Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Lo Preciso: A Flamenco Performance by Rafael RamÃrez
Lo Preciso (which translate as “exactness” in English) is the newest contemporary Flamenco work by Spanish dancer and choreographer Rafael Ramírez. This intense solo dance work is accompanied by four musicians as a dueling quest for artistic precision and is an ecstatic call and response delivery of the masculine prowess of the genre. About the Artist: Rafael Ramírez hails from Malaga, Spain, and became a professional dancer at the age of 11 under the tutelage of such masters as “La Lupi”, Rafael Campallo, Oscar de los Reyes and Javier Barón. His steady ascent has led him to renown Flamenco festivals, including Jerez Festival, Gran Teatro Cervantes in Malaga, the Biennale of Seville and the Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas (La Unión). He has performed throughout the world with the dance companies of luminaries such as Antonio Andrade, Carmen Mota, David Coria, Rafaela Carrasco and María Pagés and also took the stage at the most prestigious tablaos (flamenco venues) in Seville and Madrid. Presented by Spain Flamenco Arts, FECACE, and Espacio Flamenco Portland.Tickets: GA Advance $35GA At the Door $45Preferred Seating $55 (seating in the first 7 rows of the center section – available in advance only) Minors ok when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
DAPPERLESQUE
Dare to be different. Dare to be desirous. Dare to be DAPPER. Experience a stylishly seductive, decidedly debonair gender bending medley of burlesque and drag as Lacy Productions and The Alberta Rose Theatre present DAPPERLESQUE: A Gender Bending Burlesque Cabaret Bringing you the most smartly-dressed, dashingly sultry, and dare we say rakish performance artists from burlesque, boylesque, draglesque, and drag king communities around the world- here to cut a fine sexy figure, share the many, many forms of Dapperness, and seduce us all from upon their royal stage. Lacy Productions bring together sauciness, sophistication, and sexiness to all their shows! Join us as we welcome you most intimately into the decadence that is DAPPERLESQUE. Grab your tickets in advance- our tickets sell fast! $25 GA Advance$30 GA At the Door$40 VIP with Preferred Seating (first 7 rows of the center section – available in advance only) —— Door tickets sold only if available on a first come, first served basis! Once we reach capacity there will not be tickets available at the door. 21 & over only Review our Health & Safety Policies HERE
Mortified – Saturday 9 PM Show
A cast of Portlanders are ready to share their shame on stage. Don’t miss the nation-wide sensation right here in your own home town! TICKETS:General Admission $20At the Door $24Preferred Seating $28 (seating in the first 7 rows of the center section) Ages 18+ only Per OLCC rules, ages 18 – 20 must be accompanied by a parent or guardianCLICK HERE for the latest information on our health and safety policies.
Mortified – Saturday 6 PM Show
A cast of Portlanders are ready to share their shame on stage. Don’t miss the nation-wide sensation right here in your own home town! TICKETS:General Admission $20At the Door $24Preferred Seating $28 (seating in the first 7 rows of the center section) Ages 18+ only Per OLCC rules, ages 18 – 20 must be accompanied by a parent or guardianCLICK HERE for the latest information on our health and safety policies.
