A rotating panel of stoner comedians roast the classic anti-cannabis film Reefer Madness at the new Portland Pickles Public House! The evening will begin with a roast of anti-drug PSA's and VHS Clips! Following by classic from after school specials, television sitcoms and Film! All leading up to the playthough of the full hour longv 1936 bonkers anti-weed propaganda film REEFER MADNESS riffed and roasted by the best standup comics in Portland! With Special Guest Riffers: Mx Dahlia Belle (Netflix, NW Black Comedy Fest, Upper Left Comedy Fest, The Dark Arts Fest, Willamette Week Funniest Five 2024) Jordan Cerminara (Art Critique Comedy Show, SF Sketchest, Ashville Comedy Fest) Heather English (HaHa Harvest Comedy Fest, Curious Comedy) Julia Corral (Comedy Corral, Spacebuns Comedy, Sorry Not Sorry, Comedy in the Park) Riley McCarthy (Willamette Week Funniest Five 2022, This Ends Tonight, HaHa Harvest Comedy Fest) Eliza Butler (Bangerz Comedy, Sorry Not Sorry) The Fabulous Creecy Crashly Brothers (HaHa Harvest Comedy Fest, Suki's Mic) Kelly Jaqueline Thomas (Curious Comedy) Sam Bass (The Dark Arts Fest) Sean O'Neil (Tryhard Podcast, HaHaHarvest Comedy Festival, The Dark Arts Fest) Dave Lowery (VHS Vengeance, Forgotten Fantasies Live, Pitch Please Live, The Dark Arts Festival) & Alavon Leonetti (BooHaHa Podcast, Forgotten Fantasies Live, VHS Vengeance, HaHa Harvest Comedy Fest) Hosted by Michael Garcia (host of Forgotten Fantasies & VHS Vengeance, Producer at HaHaHarvest Comedy Fest, Director of The Dark Arts Fest)Produced by Kelsey Carbary, Michael Garcia & Forgetten Fantasies *content warning: drug use, sexual situations, cursing

LADIES vs SHARKS! Watch as Portland's most hilarious ladies and their chums take a bite out of your favorite shark movie clips. It’s a feeding frenzy of fun and humor that you won’t want to miss! Join your Hosts Kelsey Carbary & Lori Van Deman as they take you on a deep dive into the infamous 5-Headed Shark series. Followed up by a rapid fire Shark Movie Best Kills Roast, featuring Bollywood Singers swallowed whole, Vin Diesel, and a variety pack of Swimming Pool Sharks, Corn Sharks, Snow Sharks, Sand Sharks, Land Sharks, Toxic Sharks, Street Sharks & Vin Diesel. With Special Guest Riffers: Mx Dahlia Belle (Netflix, NW Black Comedy Fest, Upper Left Comedy Fest, The Dark Arts Fest) Melina Best (Willamette Week's best of Portland Comedian 2020) Aimee Sinclair (You Oughta Know, HaHaHarvest Comedy Fest) Thea Crowley (Breaking News @ Kickstand Comedy, Shark Night Live, Xray Radio) Heather English (HaHaHarvest Comedy Fest, Curious Comedy) Kelly Jaqueline Thomas (Curious Comedy) Rachelle Cochran Lydia Manning Mark your calendars for Friday, March 15th, 2024! Show starts at 7:30 PM (seating at 7:00). The event will take place at the luxurious Lustre Pearl in the heart of the Mississippi district. Produced by Michael Garcia & Forgotten Fantasies

Boom! 💥 That’s the sound of your mind being blown by the funniest comedy show you've seen on a screen! THE COMEDY EXPLOSION!! TOUR blows up Salem Oregon, this Friday at 7 pm! Don’t miss this chance to see comedians, podcasters and special guests roast the best and worst clips of action movies, political ads, and video Americana! Tickets are $10 and limited, so book now!

The Takeover: 2nd ANNUAL RIFFER MADNESS A room full of stoner comedians roast the classic anti-cannabis film Reefer Madness in Portland's only cinema themed café & lounge! 5:00 PM: Classic Anti-Drug PSAs and VHS clips 6:00 PM: Drug Scenes from film & TV 7:00 PM: Reefer Madness Roast with Salem Superstar Emma Pace Jonas (Host TRUTH OR DARE LIVE, contributing writer, THE HARD TIMES), Sean O'Neil (TRYHARD PODCAST, DARK ARTS FESTIVAL) l & Dave Lowery (VHS VENGEANCE, The DARK ARTS FESTIVAL). Reese Hendrik (Host SCIENCE FACTUAL, HA HA HARVEST COMEDY FEST), Colin Mattox (DARK ARTS FEST) and More! Hosted by Michael Garcia & Forgotten Fantasies

The Takeover: 2nd ANNUAL RIFFER MADNESS A room full of stoner comedians roast the classic anti-cannabis film Reefer Madness in Portland, Oregon's only cinema themed café & lounge! with Salem comedy superstar Emma Pace Jonas (Host TRUTH OR DARE LIVE, contributing writer, THE HARD TIMES), Sean O'Neil (TRYHARD PODCAST, DARK ARTS FESTIVAL) l & Dave Lowery (VHS VENGEANCE, The DARK ARTS FESTIVAL). Reese Hendrik (Host SCIENCE FACTUAL, HA HA HARVEST COMEDY FEST), Colin Mattox (DARK ARTS FEST) and More! Hosted by Michael Garcia & Forgotten Fantasies

The Dark Arts Fest in association with Cinemagic is proud to present the 40th anniversary screening of the post-apocalyptic action film gore-fest: THE AFTERMATH Featuring a Video Intro by the Director The Dark Arts Fest's first feature selection, The Aftermath celebrates everything we love about Independent filmmaking: Post-apocalyptic cannibals, explosions, spaceships, & Steve "Motherfucking" Barkett! “A spaceship returns from deep space to find the Earth in "The Aftermath" of a nuclear and biological war. The streets are filled with mutated survivors feeding off the weak and a Manson-like figure called Cutter, Sid Haig, "The Devil's Rejects" (2005), "House of 1000 Corpses" (2003), "Jackie Brown" (1997) is reigning terror down on all others.. but all that changes when Cutter confronts astronaut Newman (Steve Barkett, "Empire of the Dark," "Dinosaur Island," "Dark Universe"). What follows is a cat and mouse game of violent and spectacular proportions with no less than Earth's survival in the balance.” Following the feature there will be a Steve Barkett Retrospective at the 4th Wall Lounge including a video interview with the director for the festival.