Archive for August 2022
Win Tickets ($100+): The 2022 Cheese and Meat Festival @ Leftbank Annex | Artisan Food & Beverage Festival
November 12 @ Leftbank Annex – Have you ever wanted to really dig in and connect to the best of Oregon’s local food and drink producers? Get ready dive into in the best artisanal bites and beverages our state has to offer, all under one roof!
Read MoreMANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,300+): St. Johns Comedy Fest, OrpheusPDX Opera, Keep Portland Country & More! | August 25-28, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Thursday is Pix Pâtisserie’s last day — stop by sweet treats and a movie. Bike Festival Pedalpalooza wraps up this week. REX HILL Southern Supper features a traditional pig roast. And Can you solve the Magician’s Menagerie?
Read MorePortland in the News: Starlink Lights Up Night Skies; Downtown Recovery; Special Nets for Thorns & More! | August 25, 2022
Downtown Portland is seeing signs of recovery, but it’s not fueled by office workers.
If you saw a strange string of lights in the night skies over Portland this weekend, it wasn’t UAP or a UFO — it was a recently launched bank of Starlink satellites.
And the nets used at Portland Thorns games have been used to catch fish in the ocean.
Read MoreFREEYApalooza Bike Ride @ Colonel Summers Park | Bike Giveaway, Help Locate & Collect Free Items For Local Shelters
August 27 @ Colonel Summers Park – Pick up free stuff to support local shelters by bike using the Freeya app!
Read MoreWin Tickets ($70): J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band) @ The Old Church Concert Hall | “Some of the Best String Players in the World”
September 11 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – J2B2 is an all-star bluegrass supergroup featuring four legendary, award-winning musicians delivering bluegrass like no one has ever heard it before.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($50): The Old Church Moon Series – Full Harvest Moon | Featuring Lauren Monroe w/ Special Guest, Guitarist, Songwriter
September 10 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – New York-born, California-based polymath Lauren Monroe conducts parallel careers as a gifted singer-songwriter and a renowned mental-health advocate.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($40): The Brevet @ Mission Theater | Alternative Rock, Folk, Surf, R&B
October 1 @ Mission Theater – Nestled in between Los Angeles and San Diego lies Orange County, CA: a culturally, economically, and environmentally diverse community with an identity all of its own.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($80): Everclear, Sponge @ Crystal Ballroom | Iconic ’90s Alt-rock
October 16 @ Crystal Ballroom – Formed in 1991 in Portland, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career spanning 11 studio releases, numerous videos, thousands of shows and accolades that include a 1998 Grammy nomination.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($50): Hermanos Gutiérrez El Bueno y El Malo Tour 2022 @ Mission Theater | Latin
November 13 @ Mission Theater – “When Alejandro and I play together, it’s like we are driving a car,” says Estevan Gutiérrez, one half of the guitar duo Hermanos Gutiérrez. “It’s like we are taking a road trip. Sometimes we’re driving through a desert. Sometimes we’re traveling up the coast.
Read MoreSangria and Salsa Dance Party @ Boedecker Cellars | Featuring 6-Person Cuban Band Cuba Ache
August 27 @ Boedecker Cellars – Local six person Cuban band Cuba Ache is coming to Boedecker Cellars to play, dance and provide lessons on salsa, bachata and more!
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