A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Win Tickets ($30): Portland Spring Home & Garden Show @ Portland Expo Center | Remodelers, Urban Makers, Presentations, Demonstrations & More!
The 2024 Portland Spring Home & Garden Show is the official source for home and garden inspiration – February 22-25 at the Portland Expo Center.
SE Portland 2024 Valentine’s Day MAKERMARKET @ Makerspace Sellwood | Gift Ideas, Jewelry, Floral, Skincare, Treats, Spirits & More
February 10 @ Makerspace Sellwood – Valentine’s Day Makers Market is a community centered indoor pop-up market featuring elevated local makers and small businesses.
Win Tickets ($72): Matisyahu – Hold The Fire Tour 2024 @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Cydeways
February 26 @ Aladdin Theater – For nearly two decades, Matisyahu has kept his creative spirit aflame by evolving his sound, melding genres, and testing the limits of the musical traditions that have inspired him.
Win Tickets ($52): Kitchen Dwellers @ Revolution Hall | w/ Armchair Boogie
February 22 @ Revolution Hall – Kitchen Dwellers twist bluegrass, folk, and rock through a kaleidoscope of homegrown stories, rich mythology, American west wanderlust, and psychedelic hues.
2024 Lunar New Year @ Lan Su Chinese Garden | Year of the Dragon, Dragon & Lion Dance, Lantern Viewing, Cultural Performances & More!
February 7-March 2 @ Lan Su Chinese Garden – Lan Su welcomes the Year of the Dragon w/ 15 days of daytime cultural performances, interactive activities, more than 20 nights of iconic lantern viewing evenings & more!
2024 Valentine’s Day Dinner @ The EastBurn Public House + Anti-Valentine’s Day Party | Dinner, Drinks, Specials
Celebrate your sweetie with dinner and drinks in the beautiful East Burn dining room! No sweetheart this year? Head on down to the Tap Room for our annual Anti-Valentine’s Day Party.
2024 Mardi Gras Celebration @ Club Privata in Downtown Portland | Kasidie Night, Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
February 17 @ Club Privata – Celebrate Mardi Gras at Club Privata! Mardi Gras outfits are welcome!
Win Tickets ($89): Grouplove – Rock and Roll You Won’t Save Me Tour @ Crystal Ballroom | w/ Bully
February 29 @ Crystal Ballroom – The latest full-length from GROUPLOVE, I Want It All Right Now begins by shining a bright and cathartic light on one of the deepest tensions of the human psyche
Bella Organic Farm 2024 Portland Valentine’s Day Gift Special | Charcuterie Board, Chocolate, Wine, To-Go Picnic
Skip the dozen roses this year and indulge together in Bella’s hand dipped chocolate covered strawberries, charcuterie board, wine and more.
Multnomah County REACH Presents When Health & Wellness Meets Economic Development Fair @ Lloyd Center | Learn About Living Longer & Healthier Lives, Free Lunch
The Multnomah County Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Program is hosting a free economic fair on February 17.
Sweetheart Tea @ Victorian Belle in North Portland | 2024 Valentine’s Day, Afternoons & Evenings, Pastries, Savories, Drinks
February 10-11, 14, 24 @ Victorian Belle – The Victorian Belle’s Sweetheart Tea is an elegant way to celebrate in February!
Portland in the News: Top Vegan & Walking City in US; Portland Mercado Reopens & More! | February 1, 2024
Portland was named the top 6th vegan city in the world. And landed at No. 5 for top walkable city in the US.
And after a devastating fire, the Portland Mercado Food Cart Pod has reopened.
PDX Moon Market Presents Valentine’s Day Maker’s Market @ Everett West | Showcasing Local Goods From 30+ Skilled Crafters
February 10-11 @ Everett West – The PDX Moon Market showcases a rotating selection of talented creators from the Pacific Northwest area.
Win Tickets ($60): Mighty Poplar @ Revolution Hall | All Star Roots Project with special guests HAWKTAIL + VÄSEN
February 21 @ Revolution Hall – Regarded as some of the finest players of their generation, Mighty Poplar is never showy and always in service of the song.
Win Tickets ($70): Cory Wong featuring Monica Martin (Night 2) @ Revolution Hall | w/ LA LOM
February 18 @ Revolution Hall – Cory Wong fashions himself “a hype man,” first and foremost. Living up to this classification, he slings a Stratocaster and hurls “dad jokes” from the stage with the same panache, poise, and power.
Southwest Washington Winery Association St. Valentine’s Wine and Chocolate Festival | Featuring 23 Wineries and Tasting Rooms Near Portland
Treat your Valentine with a romantic evening of wine and chocolate at Southwest Washington Winery Association St Valentine’s Wine and Chocolate Festival February 9-18.
February First Thursday at PNCA + North Park Blocks | Receptions, Live Music, Performances & More!
Join the public in the North Park Blocks on February 1 for exhibition receptions, live music, refreshments and performances for First Thursday!
Cancelled: Sword & Veil Presents Vintage Prom @ Victorian Belle | DJ, Party Games, Costume Contest, Vintage Jazz Band & More!
February 17 @ Victorian Belle Mansion – Sword and Veil, a monthly costume soirée in a haunted mansion, presents Vintage Prom!
Win Tickets ($60): Magic City Hippies @ Crystal Ballroom | Poolside Grooves & Sunkissed Melodies
February 18 @ Crystal Ballroom – Embracing everything from AM radio rock and poolside pop to nimble raps and salsa, Magic City Hippies lock into an era-less vibe with no shortage of psychedelic funk or hooks.
Win Tickets ($70): DeVotchKa – How It Ends 20th Anniversary @ Revolution Hall | w/ Mbrascatu
A cross-pollination of numerous influences, including cabaret, spaghetti Westerns, norteño, punk, and the immigrant dance music of Eastern Europe, DeVotchKa heads to Revolution Hall on February 16.
2024 Cascade Festival of African Films | Africa Through African Lenses, Director Q&A, Two Dozen Films
In celebration of Black History Month, the 34th annual Cascade Festival of Films features 24 films at 4 venues from February 2-March 2.
50 Photos and 100 Years of Bingen on the Columbia Art Reception in White Salmon | Free Centennial Celebration, Meet Local Historians
In February, kickoff Bingen’s centennial celebration w/ 50 Photos and 100 Years of Bingen on the Columbia in Whilte Salmon.
Soul’d Out Presents The Libertine Belles @ Jack London Revue | Album Release Show, Vintage Swing Quintet
Portland’s beloved vintage swing quintet, The Libertine Belles, is thrilled to announce the launch of their eagerly awaited third album, “Live For Today,” with a dazzling release show at the iconic Jack London Revue on February 10.
Cancelled: Blossom @ McMenamins Mission Theater | w/ Doink!, Bendrethegiant
July 5 @ Mission Theater – On her most recent album “Maybe”, the focus is solely on Blossom and her story. For Blossom this new album is a coming of age story.
Cancelled: AJ Mitchell @ Mission Theater | Electro, Pop, R&B
June 2 @ Mission Theater – After more than a billion streams, AJ Mitchell’s stepping into a bold new world with his second album.
CANCELED: Chest Fever – The Official Revival of The Band @ Mission Theater | Rock & Roll, w/ Mrs. Henry
February 13 @ Mission Theater – The stories, legend and community of The Band live on through the passion and magic of Chest Fever.
Portland in the News: Icy Vista House; New Events Venue @ Lloyd Center; Feds Consider Solar Production in Oregon & More! | January 25, 2024
So much ice fell last week, Vista House turned into an ice castle.
In an effort to revitalize the city, Portland leaders have relaxed regulations on food trucks.
And an architecture firm is looking at adding a new events venue to Lloyd Center.
Winter Waters Regenerative Seafare Series | Dining Events @ Oregon Coast & Portland Area, Dining, Seaweed Beer, Trivia, Community Celebration
During the month of February 2024, Winter Waters will once again partner with chefs and tastemakers across Oregon to celebrate regenerative seafood, with an emphasis on farmed sea vegetables as well as other local sustainable seafoods.
2024 Portland Folk Festival @ Crystal Ballroom | ALO, Shook Twins, Glitterfox, Greg Holden, Fox & Bones w/ The Quick & Easy Boys & More!
The 2024 Portland Folk Festival has been a wild ride but we’re so excited to keep a majority of the bill together for one SUPER SUNDAY show on February 4th on both floors of Crystal Ballroom!
Win Tickets ($80): Silversun Pickups @ Crystal Ballroom | Alternative Rock
February 14 @ Crystal Ballroom – Once Silversun Pickups began working on Physical Thrills together, they made some of Silversun Pickups’ most stunning songs yet.
Win Tickets ($36): The Hails @ Mission Theater | w/ Foxtide, Indie Punk
Looking for pre-Valentine’s Day plans? The Hails are coming through Mission Theater with Foxtide on February 13.
Win Tickets ($60): Jimmy Dore @ Aladdin Theater | Comedy Central, YouTube
February 9 @ Aladdin Theater -Jimmy Dore is outrageous and outraged, bothersome and bothered, a crucial, profane, passionate voice for progressives and freethinkers in 21st century America.
Oregon Distilled Craft Spirits Festival 2024 @ The Redd | 35+ Distillers, Local Food Pairings, Distiller’s Dinner & more!
February 17 @ The Redd – Portland — share good spirits at Oregon Distilled, February 18th at The Redd! This Craft Spirits Festival celebrates Oregon’s finest offerings in whiskey, gin, vodka, rum and much more.
Bag & Baggage Presents World Builders @ The Vault Theater | Exploration of Love & Mental Health
World Builders is an exploration of love and mental health, directed by Founding Artistic Director Scott Palmer, challenges the audience to consider their own reality and the perceptions we have of others.
We Wrote This With You in Mind @ Shaking the Tree Theatre | Friends Reminisce on Place & Memory
February 10-March 2 – We Wrote This with You in Mind is a play grieving the past: two friends reminisce on the monstrous chasm of place and memory.
Win Tickets ($40): KPOP Night @ Lola’s Room | All Your Favorite Artists
February 17 @ Lola’s Room – The public is invited to dance to DJ’d tunes by your favorite KPOP artists all night long!