Get ready for 26 days of mind-blowing multimedia magic kicking off the inaugural Plus Plus celebration, celebrating one year of creatively unbound artists at PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater.

With the theme Better Together, enjoy parties, screenings, talks, art happenings, and community events that bring together different art forms around making sense of what the future may hold.

Don’t miss highlights like:

Carte Blanche talks with music legend Ani DiFranco and artist/filmmaker Titus Kaphar;

Special screenings including Casa Bonita Mi Amor, Caligula, and Hausu;

Unique events hosted by Portland’s own Carla Rossi, Violet Hex, Em Daugherty (Foodie Snitch), Michael Schneider (BLCKSMTH), Reese Bowes, and Fry.

Schedule:

Thursday October 31,2024

In conjunction with the Portland Art Museum’s Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s exhibit, join us for a surreal Halloween screening of House (Hausu)!

Friday November 1,2024

Join us for the much-anticipated Ani DiFranco documentary, 1-800-On-Her-Own! Following the film, Ani DiFranco and director Dana Flor will be in conversation with PAM CUT Director Amy Dotson, and take audience questions.

“This could quite possibly be one of the best artist docs I’ve ever run across.”–Unseen Films, Steve Kopian

“1-800-On-Her-Own is a celebration of an artist in a league of her own. Ani DiFranco‘s relentless magic hangs in the air in my house. This film reintroduces her to the world.”–Reel News Daily, Liz Whittemore

Saturday November 2,2024

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Ernest Cole: Lost and Found // Sneak Peek

Fresh off the film festival circuit, join us for an advance screening of Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, Raoul Peck’s new documentary chronicling the life and work of Ernest Cole (whose writings are voiced by LaKeith Stanfield).  

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Garba Dance Lessons w/ Anjali + Surprise Screening

Join DJ Anjali for Dance Lessons prior to a screening, curated by Anjali, of Deepa Mehta’s 1996 film Fire! Garba is a Gujarati folk dance that is popular during the autumnal holidays of Navratri & Diwali. Anjali will be teaching her Bollywood version of the ancient ring dance.

Sunday November 3,2024

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Coco // Crafternoon w/ Ideal PDX

Celebrate Día de los Muertos with Ideal PDX teaching artists Atzin X and Yathzi T, crafting beautiful paper oferendas to honor and remember departed loved ones.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm We Are Fugazi From Washington, DC // Hosted by Music Millennium

In collaboration with Music Millennium, we’re thrilled to share a rare screening of the much-anticipated non-documentary, We Are Fugazi From Washington, DC! Come early for a DJ set by Jerry A (of Poison Idea). 

Thursday November 7,2024

Cartoonist Jack Kent (Sketchy People, Gulls, and Minus Tide) will kick off the evening with a group drawing session of scenes from the movie. We’ll have pencils and paper; feel free to bring your personal stash of sketching supplies.

Before the film, Soothe Folk will also be demonstrating live chainstitching in the theater from a custom flash sheet with special limited-edition Tomorrow Theater designs! A very limited quantity of first-come-first-served chainstitching will be available for guests (yes, you can bring your baseball cap for stitching!).

Saturday November 9,2024

24Join us for a multimedia reading of the first English-language edition of Chris Marker’s 1982 photo-essay on Japan, Le Dépays. Inspired by readings of the book organized in Paris and Tokyo over a decade ago, our reading is voiced by artists Midori Hirose and Matt Carlson and features live music by Spencer Doran of Visible Cloaks. Marker’s photography from Le Dépays—which offers a stunning portrait of his favorite country through its people, cats, and metros—will be projected behind the readers while Doran’s live compositions create an atmosphere of high summer in Tokyo.

Sunday November 10,2024

Join us for this special anniversary screening of a film Roger Ebert called “sickening, utterly worthless, shameful trash”. Variety called it a “moral holocaust” and Rex Reed called it “a trough of rotten swill.” Now with never-before-seen footage and even longer than before, Caligula is not to be missed! Come at 6:30 pm to receive your own crown!

Thursday November 14,2024

Join us for an evening of sonic visuals as Portland-based musicians Mnemonic Pulse and Reese Bowes create aural landscapes to lose yourself in while accompanied by intricate and colorful visuals created by each performer.  A true entwining of cinematic art forms in the state-of-the-art presentation that is the Tomorrow Theater.

Friday November 15,2024

Titus Kaphar is a world-renowned, multi-faced artist whose paintings, sculptures, and installations examine the history of representation by transforming its styles and mediums with formal innovations to emphasize the physicality and dimensionality of the canvas and materials themselves. His practice seeks to dislodge history from its status as the “past” to unearth its contemporary relevance. 

He cuts, crumples, shrouds, shreds, stitches, tars, twists, binds, erases, breaks, tears, and turns the paintings and sculptures he creates, reconfiguring them into works that reveal unspoken truths about the nature of history. In so doing, Kaphar aims to reveal something of what has been lost and to investigate the power of a rewritten history.

Saturday November 16,2024

A (fake) murder has occurred, and we need YOU to solve the crime! Prior to the screening of Murder on the Orient Express, join us for a murder mystery game based on the movie and game, hosted by Emma Strgar & Lena Vasilenko of Ethereal Reflections. The murder mystery puzzle will last for approximately 30 minutes, and a screening of the film will follow. 

Sunday November 17,2024

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Koyaanisqatsi w/ Soundbath // Self Care Sunday

Join us for a self-care moment, hosted by Portland’s wellness experts at woo-woo. Prior to the screening, Chumki Chakraborty will perform a sound bath for the audience. 

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Foodie Films: Ratatouille hosted by Foodie Snitch

Join local food influencer Foodie Snitch (Em Daugherty) at a special pre-film party at 5 p.m. at our favorite neighborhood bar, The End, in advance of a screening of Ratatouille. Then walk on over to the theater at 6:30 p.m. to grab your seats and join Em Daugherty for a special intro to this heartwarming (and food-forward) film!

“Come indulge in the culinary delights of the best cartoon ever made, Ratatouille! This film is as delicious as it is profound and has become my favorite comfort movie over the years.” — Em Daugherty

Thursday Novmeber 21,2024

Portland-based environmental activist, documentarian, and non-profit founder, Chad Brown presents the Portland premiere of his gorgeous short film Inward about renowned painter and explorer Michi Meko, who will be in attendance for this special screening. A self-described explorer, cartographer, and abstractionist, Michi’s work seeks to capture the wild beauty of nature through the eyes of a “lone black man reporting back from the new world.” There will be a post-film discussion with Chad and Michi moderated by special guest Kalimah Abioto. Tabling from Chad’s non-profit Love is King will be present, as well as a slide show of Michi’s large-scale paintings. 

Friday November 22,2024

8:30 am - 9:30 am Creative Mornings w/ Fuchsia Lin

Join Creative Mornings at the Tomorrow Theater to hear from arts educator, guest lecturer, and designer Fuchsia Lin about how water weaves its way through her life and art, and even into her unexpected journey from making costumes for Broadway to creating films that feature fantastical worlds full of fabrics, colors, and nature.

There will be Coava coffee & breakfast.

Public transit, biking, and carpooling are encouraged!

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Casa Bonita Mi Amor! w/ Director Arthur Bradford 

During the pandemic, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone bought the iconic Denver-based restaurant Casa Bonita (made famous in part by a 2003 South Park episode). This documentary chronicles that journey. Director Arthur Bradford will be in attendance for a Q&A after the film. 

Saturday November 23,2024

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Wizard Of Oz Technicolor Dress Up Night // Now>>Then

Calling all Dorothys! Excited for Wicked? Bring the family and come see the film that started it all, The Wizard of Oz! 

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm All Tomorrow’s Artists: Honoring 2024’s Best Unbound PDX Artists + Hundreds of Beavers

Join us for the most unbound night of the year!

The only thing more beloved and Portland-rific than Beavers might be the genuinely amazing artists living, working, and creating the future in our midst! 

Celebrating our first annual All Tomorrow’s Artists Awards before the screening, we’ll be giving the class of 2024 amazing artists their crowns, sashes, and all the flowers in thanks for all they do to make this community so fine. Then we’ll dive headlong into the wildest, most original film of 2024 (and the Tomorrow Theater’s all-time best seller!).

We’re also thrilled to welcome back accordion extraordinaire Jet Black Pearl!

Sunday November 24,2024

Join teaching artist Fry for a collaborative drawing session. Then take home a fun activity inspired by the film that explores community and teamwork in advance of our screening of Fantastic Mr. Fox! 

Friday November 29,2024

Bring your BFF for another Violet Hex bingo night, this time with Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion! 

Saturday November 30,2024

7:00 am - 9:00 pm The Birthday // Tomorrow Theater Birthday Party

November marks the Tomorrow Theater’s one-year birthday! To celebrate, we’re screening the 4K restoration of The Birthday, starring Corey Feldman. The film premiered at the (first ever) Fantastic Fest in 2004, but never had a theatrical release in the United States until now. Jordan Peele called the film “a cinematic marvel that demands captivation and will never relent to your expectations. A true ‘what-the-f-did-I-just-watch’ experience. Feldman at his best.”

An hour before the film, Soothe Folk will also be live chain stitching in the theater on a first-come-first serve basis from a custom flash sheet with special limited-edition Tomorrow Theater designs! A very limited quantity will be available for guests (yes, you can bring your baseball cap for embroidery) so come at 6pm if you want something stitched! 

We will also have birthday hats and cupcakes! Happy Birthday to us!! 

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Gremlins w/ Embroidery by Soothe Folk // NIGHT OF 1000 Corey Feldmans

It’s Night of 1,000 Corey Feldmans! Bring the family to the Tomorrow Theater for Gremlins, then come back sans kids for Corey Feldman’s The Birthday.

An hour before the film, Soothe Folk  will also be live chain stitching in the theater on a first-come-first serve basis from a custom flash sheet with special limited-edition Tomorrow Theater designs! A very limited quantity will be available for guests (yes, you can bring your baseball cap for embroidery) so come at 3pm if you want something stitched!

Sunday December 1,2024

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Home Alone // $5 FAM JAM

Join us for a $5 FAM JAM of the 90s classic holiday film, Home Alone. 

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Graduates // Presented by The Future of Film Is Female

Join us for a sneak peek of The Graduates, presented by The Future of Film is Female.

Tuesday December 3,2024

Join us for a special sneak peek screening of That Christmas from our friends at Netflix! Director Simon Otto and Producer Nicole Hearon will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. 

Thursday December 5,2024

We are excited to present this free event of two action-packed snowboarding films in our state-of-the-art theater. Come groove out and be in awe of the masterful tricks of some of the best riders there are!

Click here to learn more about accessibility at the Tomorrow Theater. 

Saturday December 7,2024

Connect to your inner Pee-wee Herman and add some wacky fun to your holiday traditions! Teaching artist Fry will lead this workshop perfect for families who love to get creative and celebrate in their own quirky way. Join us for a fantastical crafting adventure where you’ll collaborate to make a holiday wreath or garland bursting with color, fun, and a little bit of silliness—just like Pee-wee would want!

We’ll have all kinds of playful doohickeys and whatchamacallits (that’s fancy talk for decorations!) like sparkles, ribbons, bells, and even googly eyes! Bring along some of your family’s special ornaments or heirlooms, and we’ll show you how to mix them in for that extra personal touch. By the end of the workshop, you’ll walk away with a one-of-a-kind holiday decoration that’s as unique and fun as your family!

This workshop is great for ages 7+ and all creative levels, and it’s the perfect way to kick-start your holiday cheer. Pee-wee himself would approve!

Sunday December 8,2024

With all of the holiday hustle and bustle, this season can mean a lot of stress and heavy lifting but your joy and rest matters too! So, put on your PJ’s and join Candace Molatore and the team at the Tomorrow Theater for a self-love centered screening of Last Holiday—a feel-good movie that will leave you inspired to venture out, find community and invest in the care you deserve.

Thursday December 12,2024

Join us for an entertaining experience that brings together dating and laughter. Bear witness to what happens when you take a reality TV show to the stage. Fun & Flirty Productions puts together comedy and an interactive dating experience like no other—the only thing missing from their show is you. <3

Portland needed an experience that combined comedy and dating (which in this city are almost synonymous) thus fun & flirty was born. Zahnae Aquino and Jesse Warren take a cast of hot, sexy singles who are pitched to the audience by comedians and host live comedic speed dates consisting of audience members. This show sells out every time, and serves as a night of entertainment for everyone (the single, married, dating, divorced, widowed, etc.)!

Friday December 13,2024

Is Die Hard one of the best Christmas movies of all time?! While that fact is hotly contested, the trivia of this movie is not. Think you know everything there is to know about Die Hard? Join ShanRock Triviology before the film for your chance to win some great prizes, bragging rights, and take a break from the holidays with this Christmas classic. 

Saturday December 14,2024

Don we now our gay apparel and sport your best elf garb to our special screening of this holiday favorite!

Sunday December 15,2024

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl // Director Q&A w/ Merlin Crossingham

Join us for a special sneak peek screening of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl from our friends at Netflix! Director Merlin Crossingham will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. 

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Nocturnes w/ Breathwork // Woo-Woo x Self Care Sunday

Hosted by Portland’s wellness experts at woo-woo, Abbie will guide us to explore ourselves in curiosity, inviting us to explore the rich, secret landscapes within. Following this grounding breathwork, we’ll transition into the immersive documentary Nocturnes, a cinematic expedition into the hidden worlds of the film’s nocturnal creatures. In this practice, we’ll unveil the delicate interconnections between mind, body, and spirit, preparing to journey into the film’s sweeping, shadowed terrain. Just as the film shines light on unseen mysteries, this breathwork invites us to decode the rhythms within, opening ourselves to the wonders of the natural world.

Thursday December 19,2024

Prior to the film take part in a fun game of trivia with local trivia master John Doyle, about the holidays, film history, and Portland fun facts. Festive prizes will be awarded to the winner and to the wearer of the ugliest holiday sweater. Following trivia, John will then introduce director Sean Brown to say a few words about his film. 

Friday December 20,2024

Get ready to defeat your neighbors in a cut-throat game of I, Tonya bingo hosted by Violet Hex!

Saturday December 21-22,2024

Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1 1/2 miles long, teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, goes for a sleigh ride with Magic Johnson, commands Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to make Christmas cards, receives a long phone call from Dinah Shore, and has musical fun with k.d. lang, the Del Rubio Triplettes, and Charo! Finally, Big Red arrives and announces that Pee-wee’s Christmas list was so big, he didn’t have enough presents for all the children of the world. Will Pee-wee follow his own advice and help others

Sunday January 5,2025

Reading party before a movie about the power of reading! We can’t promise that you’ll be able to levitate objects after this session, but reading will certainly unlock new horizons. Doors and socializing from 3 – 3:30 p.m.; followed by 30 minutes of silent reading until 4 p.m. After the reading session, we’ll chat about what we read before the film, Matilda (102 min).

Date:October 31-January 5,2025

Location:Tomorrow Theater, 3530 SE Division Street Portland, OR 97202

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