A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Portland in the News: Portlander Nation’s Top Barista; Great Views & Food; Local Films Get Grants | May 19, 2022
A Portland barista has been named the 2022 US Barista Champion.
Four local filmmakers recently received post-production grants.
And these local restaurants not only have great food, but amazing views to match.
Spring Makers Market @ Sustainable Northwest Wood | Handcrafted Treasures, Local Bites & Brews
May 21 @ Sustainable Northwest Wood – Handcrafted goods from Portland’s Makers Community in a festive indoor/outdoor market – lumberjack style.
The Old Town Beaverton Wine Walk | Sample Local Wines at 9 Unique Downtown Businesses
May 21 in Downtown Beaverton – Explore downtown Beaverton while sampling local wines inside 9 unique downtown businesses!
Win Tickets: Jay Si Proof & Left on Tenth @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Funk, Disco, Jazz, Rock, Reggae
May 25 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Jay Si Proof is the artistic vision of singer, trombonist, and composer Jeff Chilton.
Win Tickets ($118): TEDxPortland Year 10 @ Moda Center | Featuring Death Cab for Cutie, Portugal. The Man, Digable Planets, Pink Martini & More!
May 28 @ Moda Center – TEDxPortland is back for a triumphant Year 10 event on May 28, at Moda Center / Theater of the Clouds. It will be the largest indoor TEDx in the world after 3 reschedules and 1,164 days of planning.
Win Tickets ($36): Arlie @ Mission Theater | Indie Pop
July 13 @ Mission Theater – Arlie is a band created by singer-songwriter, composer & multi-instrumentalist Nathaniel Banks.
Win Tickets ($70): The Midnight @ Crystal Ballroom | Synthwave, w/ Nightly
September 29 @ Crystal Ballroom – The Midnight, the duo of producer Tim Daniel McEwan and singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle, are masters of flipping the disparate archetypes of yearning American youth.
Win Tickets ($62): Stars: Capelton Hill – West Coast Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Indie Rock, w/ Nicholas Krgovich
June 8 @ Aladdin Theater – STARS have made their career telling the tales we keep in the darkest, and most hopeful parts of our souls.
Win Tickets ($40): An Evening with Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk, Harmonies
June 5 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Suzzy and Lucy released their lastest recording I Can Still Hear You in the fall of 2020. The album was largely recorded in the darkest hours of the Covid shutdown in the spring of 2020 in NYC.
Win Tickets ($30): Lily Wecks Single Release w/Presidio Music, Rain Ezra @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Indie Pop
June 2 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Lily Wecks is a Portland based indie pop artist with a background in classical and jazz piano.
Win Tickets ($60): Calexico @ Revolution Hall | Americana, Indie, Folk
June 3 @ Revolution Hall – Calexico’s Joey Burns and John Convertino return in 2022 with their luminous 10th studio album, El Mirador; a hopeful, kaleidoscopic beacon of rock, bluesy ruminations and Latin American sounds.
Win Tickets ($40): Storyhill w/ Lane Norberg @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Modern Folk Duo
June 2 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Storyhill is a modern folk duo from Bozeman, Montana that brings brotherly harmonies, infectious melodies and smart story songs together in one perfect package.
Win Tickets ($50): Pedro The Lion @ Revolution Hall | Indie Rock, w/ Charlotte Cornfield
June 2 @ Revolution Hall – David Bazan wrote, arranged, and performed most instruments himself—as is characteristic of most of his work, solo and with Pedro the Lion—several key collaborators helped him find the self-accepting tenderness needed for Havasu.
Animal Aid’s Bet for Pets Fundraiser @ OMSI | Hosted by Poison Waters, Auction, Raffle, Bites & Drinks
June 18 @ OMSI – Try your luck at Animal Aid’s Bet for Pets fundraiser, where every rescue animal is a winner thanks to your support!
Nordic Northwest Presents 2022 Oregon Midsummer Festival @ Oaks Amusement Park | Maypole, Lawn Games, Nordic Summer Delicacies
June 11 @ Oaks Park – In the Northern lands of the midnight sun it is traditional to warm up after a long cold winter by celebrating Midsummer with friends, food, and drinks.
à table – A Culinary Rummage Sale & Bake Sale @ Pix Pâtisserie | Benefit for Les Dames d’Escoffier, Portland 2022 Memorial Day Weekend
May 29 @ Pix Pâtisserie – Portland loves its food and drink and loves to cook. So, the Portland chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier has the dream rummage sale for you!
Hip Chicks Do Wine Celebrates Portland Pride w/ Special Wine Collection | Limited Production, Benefit for Esther’s Pantry
Hip Chicks Do Wine produces very limited bottles of their Pride Wines each year. They are available for purchase on the website & pickup at their tasting room in SE Portland.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,200+): Bridge City Riot Tournament, A Night with Ghosts Friday the 13th Tour, Live Music, Trivia & More! | May 12-15, 2022
The weekend is back, Portland! Enjoy small bites and Flights at Hip Chicks Do Wine Sip & Shop. Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the AANHPI community at Saturday’s Oregon Rises Above Hate gathering. And every Sunday, Portland Spirit hosts a Sunday Brunch Cruise through Downtown Portland.
Portland in the News: WNBA in Portland?; Nearby Nature Camping Parks; One of the Worst Allergy Cities | May 12, 2022
No secret to allergy sufferers, Lawn Love has named Portland the No.11 worst city for grass allergies.
The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen hosts The Lost Table grieving group potluck once a month in Northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood.
And a former mayor of Portland is the man in a popular poster seen on campuses worldwide called, “Expose Yourself to Art.”
Win Tickets ($34): Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk, Cajun
June 1 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards is nothing if not a culmination: the gathering of a select group of acoustic roots musicians at the zenith of their careers.
Win Tickets ($44): Come Thru – Caleb Hearon & Holmes Holmes @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Stand Up Comedy, Nexflix’s Human Resources, w/ Becky Braunstein, Memorial Day Weekend
May 29 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Caleb Hearon is a comedian at whom nobody has ever been mad. He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he is a writer for Netflix’s spinoff of their hit show Big Mouth, called Human Resources.
Win Tickets ($24): Lost Ox @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | w/ Super Secret Band, Genre-bending Jammers
May 21 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Genre-blending jammers Lost Ox are based in Portland. The band, known for combining elements of funk, psychedelia, jazz, Americana, and progressive rock, has been a staple of the scene since 2017.
Win Tickets ($40): Comedy Duo Girl God @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Queer & Trans Perspective w/ April Clark & Grace Freud
May 21 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – GIRL GOD is a comedy and writing duo featuring April Clark and Grace Freud. Their live shows are surreal, interactive performances with jokes from their trans and queer perspective that are actually funny and not just looking for applause.
Win Tickets ($30): Esme Patterson @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk, Indie Rock
May 19 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Esmé Patterson is an American musician from Denver, Colorado. She was formerly a member of the indie folk band Paper Bird.
Win Tickets ($40): The Old Church and Creative Music Guild Present Naya Baaz featuring Rez Abbasi (guitar) and Josh Feinberg (sitar) w/meroitic
May 18 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Drawing on influences from Indian, jazz, and western classical traditions, Naya Baaz is a ground-breaking new collaboration featuring 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Rez Abbasi and trail-blazing sitar virtuoso Josh Feinberg.
Portland Youth Philharmonic Presents Camerata PYP Mozart, Mendelssohn, & Farrenc in Beaverton | Featuring Rising International Star Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner
May 11 @ Patricia Reser Center for the Arts – The Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP) chamber orchestra Camerata PYP and Portland Piano International Rising Star Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner bring you thrilling orchestral performances, plus a piano concerto in May!
Oregon Rises Above Hate Celebration in Old Town Portland | Performances, Free Entry in Downtown Portland Museums, Food Carts
Come together to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the AANHPI (Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander) community on May 14 in Old Town Portland.
Win Tickets ($60): Foy Vance: Signs of Life Tour @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Lee Rogers & Gareth Dunlop
May 27 @ Aladdin Theater – Foy Vance, the singer and songwriter hailing from Bangor, Northern Ireland, is in the midst of releasing his fourth studio album, Signs of Life.
Win Tickets ($98): Justin Hayward @ Revolution Hall | The Voice of the Moody Blues, w/ Mike Dawes
May 28 @ Revolution Hall – Justin Hayward’s renowned, highly successful career in music is now in its fifth decade. The timeless troubadour is best known as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for the iconic Moody Blues.
Win Tickets ($80): Lawrence, MisterWives @ Crystal Ballroom | “Sounds of Summer Tour” w/ Winnetka Bowling League
May 29 @ Crystal Ballroom – Lawrence is “the brother/sister musical phenomenon you need to hear,” says Affinity.
Win Tickets ($80): Yann Tiersen @ Crystal Ballroom | Folktronica, Post-Rock, w/ Charlie Cunningham
June 9 @ Crystal Ballroom – Yann Tiersen’s nuanced and subtle approach is a beautifully textured, highly immersive and thoughtfully constructed electronic world to step inside.
Win Tickets ($34): Bad Bad Hats w/ The Ophelias @ Mission Theater | Indie Rock
May 25 @ Mission Theater – Bad Bad Hats are an indie rock trio known for bringing a joyful, exuberant presence to their live shows.
Win Tickets ($30): 80s Video Dance Attack 17th Anniversary Party @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom | Portland 2022 Memorial Day Weekend, Giant Video Screens
May 27 @ Crystal Ballroom – Come celebrate the 17th Anniversary of 80s Video Dance Attack! Dress up in your best 80s outfit and dance to VJ Kittyrox’s mix of music videos from MTV’s greatest era.
The Masked Singer National Tour @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | Starring Natasha Bedingfield
July 22 @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Get ready to unmask the craziness… The Masked Singer National Tour hosted by Natasha Bedingfield is coming to Portland in 2022, bringing the #1 show on television to the next level on its first-ever North American tour!
PDX Urban Wine Experience @ Boedecker Cellars | Featuring 13 Member Wineries of PDX Urban Winery Association
Join PDX Urban Wine on Sunday, May 22 @ Boedecker Cellars where thirteen local winemakers will be pouring 38 wines, showcasing 25 varietals.
Bella Organic Farm & Winery Farm Store Open for Tastings, Food, Harvest Bounty & More! | Summer U-Pick, Charcuterie, Pies, Pretzels & More!
Bella Organic Farm & Winery is a great destination right now! Open 5 days a week in May and 7 days a week starting in June.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
Radical Harvest Craft Faire & Community Center @ SymbiOp Garden Shop | 40+ Local Makers, Giveaways, Food Pantry
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Food Drive, Free, SE Portland, Services, Shopping
2026 McMenamins Oktoberfest | Beer, German-Inspired Fare, Live Music, Golf Tournament & More
| downtown, events, Food & Drink, music, NE Portland, SW Portland
Slabtown Tours presents A Night with Ghosts in Northwest Portland | 90 Minute Walking Tour, Local Paranormal History
| All Ages, events, Halloween, Lectures, NW Portland
Win Tickets ($110): 2026 Easyfolk Festival @ Portland’5 Winningstad Theatre | Essie & The Hum, Rebecca McDade, Kenzy Peach & More
| All Ages, downtown, events, music, SW Portland
Win Tickets ($76): Everyone Orchestra Conducted by Matt Butler @ Mission Theater | Danceable Grooves Created on the Fly
| All Ages, events, music, NW Portland
The Haunting @ The Social Spoon | Halloween Cocktail Pop-Up, Part Haunted House, Part Neighborhood Bar,
| downtown, events, Food & Drink, Halloween
End of Summer Pearl Party @ Pearl District | Live Music, Local Food, Artisans, Activities, & More
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Free, music
2026 Zootoberfest @ Oregon Zoo | Beer & Cider, Live Music, Keeper Chats, Animal Activities & More
| events, Food & Drink, music, SW Portland
7 Deadly Sins Pants on Fire Freaky/Filthy Late Show @ The White Eagle Saloon | 7 True Tales, One Lie
| Comedy, events, north portland, theater
Win Tickets ($22): 2026 Corn Maze ‘5 Kind Acts’ + Pumpkin Patch @ Bella Organic Farm on Sauvie Island | Apple Cider, Trains, Petting Zoo & More
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Halloween, NW Portland, Visual Art
Win Tickets ($80): Haunted Corn Maze @ Bella Organic Farm on Sauvie Island | Ghouls, Zombies, Costume Party
| All Ages, events, Food & Drink, Halloween, NW Portland, theater
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