If you’re not in the holiday spirit, maybe you’re just not seeing how ironically funny the holidays are. Pop culture humorist Charles Phoenix will bring his hilarious holiday slide show performance to Portland’s Hollywood Theater on Tuesday, December 29. The undisputed King of Retro, Charles Phoenix re-visions vintage ’50s and ’60s Kodachrome slides, found objects obtained mainly through flea markets and thrift stores, and presents them as visual documentation of our society’s cultural history.

The slides are what they are – kitchy, random, bizarre. The narration will have you rolling on the floor.

This all-ages performance is presented by Mid-Century Modern League and will benefit the League’s efforts to restore the vintage Crown Motel sign. Tickets are $15 and can be had at the Hollywood Theater box office or online. Get tickets now. This performance sold out fast in 2008.

While we’re on the topic, anyone who’s a sucker for kitch should sign up for Charles Phoenix’s Slide of the Week. Phoenix also runs his own Test Kitchen (check out the Astro Weenie Christmas Tree) and hangs out with Martha Stewart. You’ll also hear him on NPR’s Day to Day from time to time.

EVENT DETAILS

Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slide Show
Tuesday, December 29th at 7pm
Hollywood Theater
4122 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, 97215