A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Grammy Winner Bela Fleck – My Bluegrass Heart @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Featuring Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Edgar Myer, Stuart Duncan and Bryan Sutton
December 7 @ Arlene Schnizer Concert Hall -Over the last four decades, Béla Fleck has made a point of boldly going where no banjo player has gone before, a musical journey that has earned him 15 Grammys in nine different fields.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($40): Cory Wells @ Lola’s Room | Alternative, w/ Born Without Bones, Demon In Me
December 13 @ Lola’s Room – The cover of Wells’ debut album, THE WAY WE ARE, features the Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter perched atop a rusted-out vintage car, calling to mind dusty folk music.
Read MoreThe Penguin Park Makers Market @ Grovemade in North Portland | Local Goods & Holiday Gifts, Spotlight on Emerging Artists and Makers
December 4 @ Grovemade – The Penguin Park Makers Market is a pop-up shop for local goods, with a focus on emerging artists and makers.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($50): Magic City Hippies @ Crystal Ballroom | Poolside Grooves & Sunkissed Melodies
February 12 @ 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.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($80): Galactic & Too Many Zooz @ Crystal Ballroom | Jazz-Funk, Jam Band
February 11 @ Crystal Ballroom – Galactic draw on 25 years together in order to progress with each performance and subsequent record.
Read MoreShanRock’s Triviology Presents A Little Bit A’Quizzery: Schitt’s Creek Trivia! @ The EastBurn Public House | Prizes
November 28 @ EastBurn Public House – Just in case you are “offer only,” allow me to entice you into games night, even if you have only a whisper of desire to play Schitt’s Creek trivia: they have wine and vodka at East Burn…what a gift. Warmest regards!
Read MoreWhite Album Xmas @ Alberta Rose Theatre | 2021 Beatles Holiday Circus in NE Portland
November 30-December 11 @ Alberta Rose Theatre – White Album Xmas has become a tradition – a way to keep Portland weird during the holiday season.
Read MoreMANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,000+): Plucky Maidens Holiday Fest!, BOHEME PDX Makers Market, Advent Calendars, Nurse Blake & More! | November 18-21, 2021
The weekend is back, Portland! Get a jump start on your holiday shopping at Plucky Maidens Holiday Fest & BOHEME PDX Makers Market. Receive some extra gift money w/ Experis User Research Solutions. And now’s the time to order Pix Pâtisserie’s Advent Calendars.
Read MoreNew Portland Jobs: Portland Farmers Market, Albertina Kerr, OSPIRG & More! | November 16, 2021
Here are the latest job listings on PDX Pipeline for this week including Frank Adams Wholesale Florist, Xenium HR & More!
Read MorePix Pâtisserie Presents La Fête du Macaron Pix-O-Matic Popup | Portland 2021 Thanksgiving Weekend, 24 Colorful Flavors, Macaron Coloring Contest
November 25-28 @ Pix Pâtisserie – Pix Pâtisserie celebrates the French macaron once again at its annual La Fête du Macaron. 24 colorful flavors will fill the Pix-O-Matic vending machine alongside fun macaron themed paraphernalia.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($20): Johnny Franco @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Brazilian Rock n’ Roll Marauder
November 24 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Johnny Franco is a Brazilian rock n’ roll marauder who now resides in Portland and crafts inventive spaghetti western/folk-rock stompers.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($36): Matt Alber, Jon Garcia (Album Release) @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
December 9 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Matt Alber is a Portland-based singer/songwriter, filmmaker & elementary educator. His songs are reminiscent of Rufus Wainwright, David Gray & The Indigo Girls and he is delighted to be singing his debut concert at The Old Church with his dear friend Jon Garcia.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($108): BodyVox Dance Center Presents Serious Cupcakes | An Evening of Perfectly Packaged Artistic Treats
December 2-11 @ BodyVox Dance Center – Get ready for a superb collection of premieres from this group of inspired choreographers.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($40): Shook Twins @ Revolution Hall | w/ Jay Cobb Anderson & Megan Letts
December 10 @ Revolution Hall – “A moving testament to our life and times, Shook Twins’ emotive ‘Some Good Lives’ resonates with warm energy and raw humanity”
Read MoreWin Tickets ($64): Marc E. Bassy @ Crystal Ballroom | Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Reggae-Pop
Februaury 6 @ Crystal Ballroo – Marc E. Bassy is a singer-songwriter, label head and Bay Area native currently working in Los Angeles. Bassy has made a name for himself as a songwriter and collaborator over the last decade.
Read MoreUnique Markets 2021 Portland Holiday Pop-Up @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Featuring 140+ of Portland’s Best Emerging Brands & Artists
December 4-5 @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Portland’s newest shopping event, curated & inspiring! Shop from 140 of Portland’s best emerging brands & designers.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($70): GWAR @ Crystal Ballroom | Heavy Metal, w/ Napalm Death, Eyehategod
November 28 @ Crystal Ballroom – When you think of beloved shock-metal outfit GWAR, those words are likely the first that come to mind. And with good reason. Since forming in Richmond, Virginia in 1984, GWAR have not only managed to endure through various lineup changes, but have become one of the most beloved bands in all of metal.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($20): Alexandra Savior @ Mission Theater | “Sassy Impolite Spaghetti Western Music”
May 13 & 14 @ Mission Theater – With a voice that channels the ghosts of smoky fifties jazz haunts, lucid and literary lyricism worthy of J.D. Salinger, and wondrous youth-in-revolt abandon, Alexandra Savior will tell you she makes, “Sassy impolite spaghetti western music.”
Read MoreWin Tickets ($50): SLEEPY HALLOW – The Still Sleep Tour @ Roseland Theater | Rap, w/ Eli Fross
November 22 @ Roseland Theater – An early pioneer of Brooklyn’s drill scene, rapper Sleepy Hallow made his name with the iconic “Panic” set of singles, pushing the genre’s sonics forward alongside close collaborator Sheff G.
Read MoreMANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,200+): Gobble Up Artisan Market, Portland Book Festival, International Sherry Week & More! | November 11-14, 2021
The weekend is back, Portland! Walk for a good cause at Carry the Weight RUCK 22 Veteran Suicide Awareness Walk. Check out the Mido Lotto and get a FREE lottery ticket. And this weekend is your last chance to see The Chinese Lady.
Read MorePortland in the News: Infrastructure Funding; Rats on the Rise; Veterans Memorial Sites & More! | November 11, 2021
Oregon is set to get $1.2 billion in funding from the recently approved federal infrastructure package.
Honor Veterans this week by visiting local memorial sites.
And a Portland man has created a song & animation about Oregon’s famous exploding whale.
Read MorePix Pâtisserie Presents 2021 Advent Calendars | 24 Chocolate Surprises, Locally Made
This year has been like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re going to get! So finish it off with 24 chocolate surprises.
Read MoreBoom Arts Presents A THOUSAND WAYS (Part Three): An Assembly by 600 Highwaymen | A Timely and Intimate Return to Togetherness
November 16-20 in Downtown Portland – After a successful run of Obie Award-winning 600 HIGHWAYMEN’s A THOUSAND WAYS (Parts One and Two), Boom Arts is excited to present the culminating installment, A THOUSAND WAYS (Part Three): An Assembly, a timely, powerful group event.
Read MoreWin Big w/ Mido Lotto & The Oregon Lottery | Order & Play Tickets From Your Phone, FREE Ticket for Every Player!
To celebrate their Oregon launch, Mido Lotto is giving every eligible Oregonian a FREE ticket!
Read MoreNew Portland Jobs: Oregon Department of Education, King Cycle Group, Environment America & More! | November 9, 2021
Here are the latest job listings on PDX Pipeline for this week including City of Gresham, G2 Secure Staff & More!
Read MoreWin Tickets ($40): Holy F*ck @ Lola’s Room | w/ Special Guests, Gauzy House Krautrock
June 4 @ Lola’s Room – Holy Fuck have always been happy to plough a distinctly lone furrow. Never ones to chase the limelight or hop on any genre-wagon, they’ve played by their own rules for the past part of 15 years.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($65): Sebastian Bach: 30th Anniversary of Slave to the Grind @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Kaleido & The Loyal Order, Former Skid Row Frontman
December 3 @ Aladdin Theater – SEBASTIAN BACH is recognized globally as a vocalist, television star, actor and beyond! Bach hit the spotlight in the late 1980’s as the iconic frontman for mainstream heavy metal / hard rock act SKID ROW.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($50): Marc Broussard @ Revolution Hall | w/ Jamie McLean, Funk, Blues, R&B, Rock, Pop
December 1 @ Revolution Hall – Marc Broussard is a singer, songwriter, performer, and humanitarian. His commitment to making the world a better place is a mantra that he has been bound to since the beginning of his career.
Read More2021 Carry the Weight RUCK 22 Veteran Suicide Awareness Walk & March | Forest Park, Connect w/ Supporters
November 11 @ Forest Park – We invite you to walk and carry the weight of 22 pounds in remembrance of our bothers and sisters and to raise awareness of veteran suicide.
Read MoreWin Tickets ($30): High Pulp @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | R&B, Jazz, Soul
November 18 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – It all began in 2017 when High Pulp emerged from a weekly “Funk Church” jam session at Seattle’s historic jazz club The Royal Room.
Read MorePlucky Maidens 2021 Holiday Fest! @ Oaks Park Dance Pavilion in SE Portland | Vintage & Artisan Gifts, Live Music, Snacks
November 19-20 @ Oaks Park – Plucky Maidens Holiday Fest features mountains of TRUE vintage wares! Artisan delights!
Read MoreWin Tickets ($60): Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real @ The Crystal Ballroom | Rock, Country, Roots
November 22 @ The Crystal Ballroom – One of the most talented, in-demand rock ‘n’ roll ensembles working today, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real is bringing their powerful, joyous live show back to stages.
Read MoreShanRock’s Triviology Presents Red Vines vs. Twizzlers Quiz: Parks & Rec Trivia! @ The EastBurn Public House | Prizes
November 14 @ The EastBurn Public Hosue – Treat Yo Self to trivia! The dopest little shorties in all of Portland will compete to wave their enemies’ decapitated heads on a stick in front of their weeping mothers! We will light 5000 candles in the wind in their honor.
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