Upcoming Events

Things are really f*cked up right now. And here on Clinton Corner, we're doing our bit to make things better.

Every Monday night, come to the Clinton Street Theater, enjoy a film on the big screen (the way it should be seen!), make friends, have a few laughs, scream, cry and raise money for a good cause.

Tonight's nonprofit recipient is JANUS YOUTH PROGRAMS.

Janus Youth Programs is a leader in creating innovative, community-based services which enhance the quality of life for children, youth, and families. We work in partnership with others to create a safe and healthy community.

Since originating in 1972 as a Multnomah County demonstration project providing residential care for adolescents struggling with homelessness and drug abuse, Janus Youth Programs has provided a second chance for at-risk youth with few resources, and no place to turn for help.

Today, they have grown to become one of the largest nonprofits in the Northwest operating more than 40 different programs that span Oregon and Washington. An organizational philosophy grounded in collaboration defines who we are and everything we do.

Got grandkids or other young family members? Want to spend some quality time with them? Give them a treat they'll never forget--The Amazing Bubble Man!

"Greatest bubble show on Earth." - SFGate.com

If you are new to Portland (and even if you aren't) come experience a PORTLAND CHRISTMAS TRADITION--the Clinton Street Theater's 12th annual Christmas screening of THE BIG LEBOWSKI.

COME COMFORTABLE. COME IN YOUR ROBE AND PAJAMAS.

Screening every night at 7:30pm from December 22nd through December 26th, except on Christmas Day when we've got a 4pm matinee.

Serving the Clinton's own blend of RICE RUSSIANS. Believe me, you're gonna want some.

35mm Print!!

"The Big Lebowski is a mess. But what a glorious, wonderfully-entertaining mess it is." --James Berardinelli

The Be It Yourself nights, while fully audience directed, are designed to be more family friendly and for those eager to have their first Rocky experience. Watch a cool little video about BIY Nights HERE.

Beer, wine and hard cider available for those 21 and over. Prop bags for sale - preshow with virgin games and MC Nathan!!!

The Clinton has been showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show weekly since 1978, making it one of the longest running movies in the world! Come on down and join us any Saturday night at midnight (doors open at 11:30pm).

Ticket price includes service fee.

"I first saw Rocky Horror when I was 9 years old, and it blew my mind and changed my life. I made my mom take me and my 6 year old sister to see it in West Hollywood, bless her heart. They called all the virgins on stage, so we went. "Do you want to get me arrested, kid? Sit back down." As a freshman at Reed, I took my dorm mates to see it for their first time. So glad for your uninterrupted commitment to educating today's youth." Nili Yosha

The mission of Women’s March is to harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change. Women’s March is a women-led movement providing intersectional education on a diverse range of issues and creating entry points for new grassroots activists & organizers to engage in their local communities through trainings, outreach programs and events. Women’s March is committed to dismantling systems of oppression through nonviolent resistance and building inclusive structures guided by self-determination, dignity and respect.

Tonight's event is a fundraiser and a kickoff to the Women's March & Rally on January 20th.

In addition to the main documentary STANDING ON MY SISTERS' SHOULDERS, which presents original interviews with many of the Civil Rights movement’s most remarkable women, the night will include a montage video from the March in 2017 and a short educational program after the film. More info TBA.

If you’re like most people you try to imagine what the future is likely to bring. You plan, schedule, coordinate ... and then life happens. That’s the theme of “What Lies Ahead…” — an evening of stories about the delight, longing and uncertainty of everyday living.

Janice Alexander, Kelly Hoffman, Rick Huddle and Charles McConnell will share tales of laughter and challenge, triumph and tragedy, unexpected opportunities and unintended consequences — a new father’s diaper skills, a young girl’s choice after the KKK burns a cross in her town, one man’s decision after losing his spouse, the true story behind the lyrics of a well-known song and more.

Presented by the Portland Storytellers' Guild, which preserves the ancient tradition of oral storytelling in the modern world by creating a space where teller and listener sit down and together, recreate the stories of our common humanity. Like all living things, stories come to life when they are nurtured by being told, heard and savored.

BORNHOLMER STRASSE is a magnificently ironic and astonishingly moving comedy about hope meeting despair and heroes who have no desire to be such.

Cast: Charly Hübner, Milan Peschel, Rainer Bock, Max Hopp, Ludwig Trepte, Ulrich Matthes, Frederick Lau

Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia

Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anzelica Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.

Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.

Language: Russian
Translation: English subtitles
Running time: 2 hours 15 min with one intermission.

Latest sci-fi thriller from the incomparable Neil Breen.

Movies on the darker side of life and death brought to you by Projekt Records.

Projekt is a Portland, Oregon-based independent record label that specializes in darkwave, ambient, and shoegaze, started by Sam Rosenthal in 1983. Projekt is also known for releases in the gothic rock, ethereal, dream-pop, and dark cabaret genres.

STRAIGHT TO HELL RETURNS revolves around a group of hapless bank robbers who bury their loot and attempt to hide out in what they think is a deserted desert town. They quickly discover that the town is not deserted which leads to feasting, singing and overall decadence followed by a slew of inevitable deaths.

After 23 years as an immigrant in the US, Bogdan comes back to Bulgaria for the first time.

Written by Grigory Kanovich

Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia

Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.

Language: Russian
Translation: English subtitles

Running time: 190 minutes (includes one 15 minute intermission).

PACIFIC NW CAST & CREW. Come out and support local independent filmmaking.

From the creators of Frankenstein: A Cabaret and Rosa Red, The Broken Planetarium presents Sirens of Coos Bay.

Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid tale gets transported to 1990s Coos Bay, Oregon, where a former mermaid navigates a town undone by the spotted owl controversy and the clash of the fishing generation with the new male-dominated grunge music scene. Peppered with the magical, some distortion, ripped t-shirts, the most beautiful plastic castle, Rebekah Stiles's innovative choreography, and playwright Laura Christina Dunn's quirky humor, this play asks, how do we find agency in divisive times even when we have lost both voice and home?

By Laura Christina Dunn

Music by Craig Lardiere, Kendy Gable, Kyle Huth, Laura Christina Dunn, and Monica Metzler (Forest Veil).

Choreographed by Rebekah Stiles