THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!

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A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!

2024 Blueprint Gala and Grand Concert @ Lloyd Center | Free Entry, Food, Beverage, Music, Silent Auction & More!

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June 15 @ Lloyd Center – Come and join Blueprint for a day of entertainment, fun, and food!

Hip Chicks Do Wine Presents 2024 Rosé All Day | Rosé Flight, Frosè, Small Plates, Patio

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June 8-9 @ Hip Chicks Do Wine – Saturday June 8th is National Rosé Day! We love Rosé so much we thought why not celebrate all weekend.

2024 Noon Tunes Summer Concert Series @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Tuesdays & Thursdays

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It’s not summer in Portland without FREE lunchtime concert series Noon Tunes every Tuesday & Thursday at Pioneer Courthouse Square from June 4-July 30.

Win Tickets ($104): The Damned (Night 2) @ Revolution Hall | w/ Special Guest The Avengers, Punk

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June 16 @ Revolution Hall – The Damned of today defy any categorization and the ease of which songs from all phases of their career fit together in this ground-breaking spectacle is absolute proof.

With Love From PDX Presents Bad Dogs Studio Broom Making Workshop | w/ Dan Hawkins

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Take an introduction to broom-making workshop with Dan Hawkins of Bad Dogs Studio in June w/ With Love From PDX.

Backfence Storytelling Presents Mistakes Were Made @ Powell’s Books | Featuring Authors and Stellar Community Members

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Backfence PDX is closing down the main room at Powell’s to bring you a private storytelling event featuring authors and stellar community members telling 8-10 minute personal stories on June 15.

Win Passes ($240): Portland Horror Film Festival | 70 New Short and Feature Horror Films

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Portland Horror Film Festival returns to the historic Hollywood Theatre and Clinton Street Theater June 5-9th for its 9th annual event!

Win Tickets ($50): Made With Pride @ Community Wine Bar | Featuring 11 Queer Owned Oregon Wineries, Queer Owned Food Vendors

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June 9 @ Community Wine Bar – Join us as we come together to showcase the wines from 10+ queer owned Oregon wineries and a handful of queer owned food vendors!

Win Passes ($190): Sabertooth Music Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | Psychedelic Stoner Rock, Elder, Frankie and the Witch Fingers & more!

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May 31-Juen 1 @ Crystal Ballroom – With its roots in Portland’s Crystal Ballroom’s psychedelic history, Sabertooth returns to the Crystal Ballroom for two nights of psychedelic stoner rock.

The Portland Lesbian Choir Presents Love Who You Love @ First United Methodist Church of Portland | Benefit for Queer Youth, Portland Pride Celebration

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In its 38th season, PLC is celebrating Pride with Love Who You Love on June 14th and 15th at First United Methodist Church in SW Portland.

Portland in the News: Dining w/ a View; New Nature Park; International Markets & More! | May 23, 2024

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Memorial Day weekend is here and it’s the perfect time to eat somewhere with a view!

The Alberta Street Pub is the only Black-owned music venue in the entire state of Oregon.

And a former industrial area in North Portland is on a path to become a nature park.

Meet New Singles w/ Luvvly Dating | Speed Dating that’s Modern, Low Pressure & Genuinely Fun!

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Experience speed dating that’s modern, low pressure, and genuinely fun! Swipe less, date more with Luvvly.

Win Tickets ($24): Outer Orbit, Far Out West @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Burning Soul, Funk Infused Rock

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June 1 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Outer Orbit brings original burning soul and pocket heavy funk while drawing on a range of influences from Sly Stone and The Meters to Aretha Franklin and Emily King.

Julie Kim @ The Siren Theater | Just for Laughs Toronto, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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May 31 @ The Siren Theater – One of Canada’s top stand-up comedians, Julie Kim recently toured across North America doing 40 theatre shows with Ronny Chieng.

Win Tickets ($120): Johnny Marr, James @ Crystal Ballroom | Rock, Indie Pop

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September 22 @ Crystal Ballroom – John Martin Marr first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths in the 1980s.

Win Tickets ($60): Camera Obscura @ Revolution Hall | w/ Photo Ops

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June 8 @ Revolution Hall – Look to the East, Look to the West, the new album by Camera Obscura, is a revelation.

Win Tickets ($50): Free Throw @ Mission Theater | w/ Slow Joy, Mauve, Emo, Pop Punk

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June 19 @ Mission Theater – Free Throw is making music about the present and how seeking balance in our lives is far more meaningful work than the endless pursuit of whatever you deem to be ‘enough.’

Win Tickets ($50): James McMurtry @ Aladdin Theater | w/ BettySoo

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June 19 @ Aladdin Theater – In James McMurtry’s new effort, The Horses and the Hounds, the acclaimed songwriter backs personal narratives with effortless elegance and endless energy.

Win Tickets ($64): DIIV @ Revolution Hall | w/ SASAMI & Glixen

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June 12 @ Revolution Hall – Over the last decade, DIIV have established themselves as one of rock music’s most fascinating bands.

Win Tickets ($60): Pokey LaFarge @ Aladdin Theater | w/ The Tailspins, Blues, Folk, Country

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June 10 @ Aladdin Theater – On his new album Rhumba Country, LaFarge reveals his newly heightened devotion to making music that channels pure joy.

Win Tickets ($50): Jim Norton: Now You Know @ Aladdin Theater | Comedian, Author, “The Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show”

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June 8 @ Aladdin Theater -Jim Norton is a stand-up comedian, radio host, actor, and a twice NY Times bestselling author.

2024 Portland Rose Festival Opening Night Fireworks @ Tom McCall Waterfront Park | Best Places to Watch, Photos, Video, Schedule

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May 24 @ Tom McCall Waterfront Park – Rose Festival returns this weekend and that means fireworks on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend!

2024 Native Youth Wellness Warriors Pow Wow @ Wingspan Event Center | Free Community Meal, Drumming, Dancers, Kids Activity Table & More!

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Join us for the Native Youth Wellness Warriors Pow Wow at Wingspan Event Center on June 1 in Hillsboro.

Rose City Rollers Doubleheader @ The Hangar at Oaks Park in SE Portland | Break Neck Betties, High Rollers, Heartless Heathers, Guns N Rollers

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Rose City Rollers is celebrating two decades of roller derby excellence! Join us on May 18th to witness the action up-close and cheer on these highly skilled skaters on the track.

Portland in the News: Best Place for Urban Gardening; Weirdest Tourist Attractions; Biking w/ the Family & More! | May 16, 2024

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Weather’s perfect for a bike ride with the family. See this roundup of family-friendly bike rides around the city.

Even if you don’t have a green thumb, Portland is one of the top places for urban gardening in the US.

And plan a road trip this summer to some of Oregon’s weirdest tourist attractions, including the world’s last Blockbuster in Bend.

New Deal Distillery Presents 20 Years Distilled: Gins | Free, Gin-focused Happy Hour

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Please join New Deal Distillery on Thursday, May 16th from 4-6 PM for a gin-focused happy hour at the distillery including spirit samples, mini cocktails, snacks, and a peek behind the gin production scenes.

Win Tickets ($70): Harefest Presents Pride Amplified @ 503 Distilling | Band After Midnight ABBA Tribute, Hiding From Love Depeche Mode Tribute, Ursabomb 80s Dance Hits

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HAREFEST, the annual Oregon tribute band music festival, is partnering with 503 Distilling to create Pride Amplified, a 21 & over Pride Month event on June 15.

Portland 2024 Memorial Day Weekend Events: BBQ & Wine, Farmers Markets, Sightseeing Cruise, Oregon Wine Month, Timbers & More!

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Memorial Day takes place on May 27! See our huge list of weekend events to enjoy your 3-day weekend.

2024 Sunday Parkways Community Celebration | Car-Free Streets, Free Bike Tuneups, Dance Performances & More!

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The first Portland Sunday Parkways of 2024 will take place Sunday, May 19, in East Portland and visit Gateway Discovery, Ventura, and Lincoln parks.

Win Tickets ($24): Memorial Day Weekend with Shafty @ Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Portland’s Tribute to Phish

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May 26 @ The Goodfoot – Shafty emerged on the NW music scene in 2012 and quickly established themselves as one of the finest Phish tribute bands in the country.

Win Tickets ($50): Harrison Storm @ Mission Theater | Australian Indie Folk Singer/Songwriter

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Australian indie folk singer/songwriter Harrison Storm headlines Mission Theater on November 13.

Win Tickets ($120): Parliament Funkadelic Featuring George Clinton, Dumpstaphunk @ Crystal Ballroom | Psychedelic Funk

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June 14 @ Crystal Ballroom – George Clinton is one of the foremost innovators of funk music, and was the mastermind behind the bands Parliament and Funkadelic.

Win Tickets ($60): The Raveonettes @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Wild Pink

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June 4 @ Aladdin Theater – After 20 years, Whip it is on! sounds just as precise and uncompromising.

Win Tickets ($50): Avi Kaplan @ Revolution Hall | Formerly of Pentatonix, w/ Michael Alvarado

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May 31 @ Revolution Hall – Formerly of the 3x GRAMMY-winning vocal group Pentatonix, Avi Kaplan returns to Rev Hall solo with acoustic driven rock and roots music on his ‘Feel Alright’ Tour.

Free Nazeerah Launch Party @ Blockhouse | Cocktails, Food, Music, Giveaways & Sustainable Fashion

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May 17 @ Blockhouse – Come celebrate the launch of Nazeerah, a Portland-based sustainable fashion collection featuring regeneratively grown Egyptian cotton.

Bea Arthur is Judging You @ Chapel Theater | Featuring the World’s Premiere Bea Arthur Impersonator Beatrix Eglantine Aurthurson

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June 17 @ Chapel Theater – Lauded as the premiere Bea Arthur Impersonator, drag comedian Beatrix Eglantine Aurthurson brings her hilarious new stand-up show to Portland.

THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!

A round up of what's going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!

Win Tickets ($46): McMenamins presents Holi Summer Fest: A Celebration of Color @ Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, OR | Organic Colors, Bollywood & Bhangra Dance Party

HOLI HAI! After four sold-out Holi Festivals Anjali & The Kid bring their color throw experience to Forest Grove for their biggest Holi yet featuring all organic colors handmade by farmers and tribal communities in India.

Italy in the Valley @ Cana’s Feast Winery | Italian Food, Wine Tastings, Vendors

Started in 2009, Italy in the Valley is a celebration of wine, food, music, and friendship.

Win Tickets ($70) 8th Annual Edgefield Brewfest | 100+ Beers & Ciders, Live Music, Games

Head out to McMenamins Edgefield for the 8th annual Edgefield Brewfest: a brew-tiful weekend of fun on the Edgefield lawn to celebrate all things hoppy, malty, fruity and delicious!

Win Tickets ($70) McMenamins Presents DJ Logic & Friends @ Mission Theater | Celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead

The theorem of turntablist as musician has been long proven in the capable hands of DJ Logic, whom with jazz as his foundation has become a wax innovator by crossing genres and mixing his sound across the map.

Win Festival Passes ($950) Pickathon 2026 @ Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR | Indie Music Festival

Pickathon 2026 is back at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon, July 30 through August 2. Now in its 26th year, this beloved Portland-area festival brings together legends and rising stars across four magical days in the woods.

Happy Hour Sightseeing @ Portland Spirit | Food, Drinks, + River Sailing

Perfect for a happy hour on the river with friends, a family adventure or visitors scoping out Portland for the first time.

McMenamins Presents 7DS: The Absolute Worst Show: Worst. Vacation. Ever @ White Eagle Saloon | Interactive Open Mic Comedy & Storytelling

The Absolute Worst is an interactive, open-mic comedy/storytelling show where audience members face off against three curated comedians and storytellers to find out who can lay claim to having lived the worst love story ever, with both absolutely fabulous and absolutely terrible prizes at stake.

Win Tickets ($44) McMenamins Presents Coda (Led Zeppelin Tribute) @ Mission Theater | Rock & Roll

CODA is a Seattle-based Led Zeppelin tribute super group with a cast of 6 world class musicians.

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