A round up of what’s going on in Portland this week including festivals, concerts, comedy, trivia, happy hours, movies, & more!
Win Tickets ($30): US Air Guitar 2022 National Finals @ Dante’s Portland | Featuring Regional Winners from 20 US Cities!
July 16 @ Dante’s – Rock stars from across the US will travel to Portland to shred invisible guitars for the opportunity to represent the United States at the World Air Guitar Championships.
Club Privata Presents Sheer Pleasure | Pacific Northwest’s Premier Lifestyle Club
September 30 @ Club Privata – Whatever your Pleasure is, we want to see your Sheer tonight! Put on your sexiest sheer, see through, mesh, or lace outfit and get ready to have all the Pleasure you desire.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,400+): Mississippi Street Fair, The Winter’s Tale, HAREFEST 10 & More! | July 7-10, 2022
Another summer weekend is here, Portland! Mississippi Street Fair returns to North Portland on Saturday! Zane Lamprey’s Brewery Comedy Tour stops at Cooper Mountain Ale Works on Thursday. Hip Chicks Do Wine is pairing bacon and wine. And see the best tribute bands at HAREFEST 10.
Portland in the News: World’s Smallest Park (For Now), Ultimate Portland Bucket List, Proposed I-5 Bridge & More | July 7, 2022
A proposed new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River will require a steep grade of nearly 4%.
Find something new to experience with this Ultimate Portland Bucket list.
And Mill Ends Park might be challenged for the record of World’s Smallest Park by a tiny park in Talent, Oregon.
Corks & Cones @ Hip Chicks Do Wine | Featuring Wine-based Ice Cream, 3 Wines, Sangria
July 16-17 @ Hip Chicks Do Wine – Join us for a fun Summertime event pairing wines with wine-based ice cream!
Win Tickets ($24): Mars Retrieval Unit @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Exploratory Jamband
July 16 @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge – Led by guitarist/composer, Rob Sipsky, Mars Retrieval Unit is an exploratory jamband whose top shelf musicianship allows the band to cross genres and universes while keeping the dance floor full.
Win Tickets ($44): Wavves King of the Beach Tour @ Aladdin Theater | Rock, w/ BOYO & Smut
July 25 @ Aladdin Theater – Wavves is an American rock band based in San Diego.
Win Tickets ($70): Grammy Winners Asleep at the Wheel @ Aladdin Theater | Roots Country
July 23 @ Aladdin Theater – Fifty years ago, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson wrote in his journal that he wanted to form a band to bring the roots of American pop music into the present.
Rose City Rollers Present Hampton Opera Skating with Opera a la Cart | Amazing City Sunset Views, Free CBD Seltzer
Saturday July 9th, we’ll be hitting the Hampton Opera Outdoor Lot with Opera A La Carte for an evening of live opera music as the sun sets over gorgeous PDX.
Cancelled: Amy Helm w/ Elizabeth & The Catapult @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Singer/Songwriter
July 24 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm’s third album, What the Flood Leaves Behind, is her most autobiographical yet, both in content and creation.
Win Tickets ($120): Grammy Winners The Roots @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | w/ Deena Bee, Hip Hop
July 30 @ Pioneer Courthouse Square – The Roots have consistently elevated music and culture as one of the most influential and impactful hip-hop collectives of all time.
Chris Pureka w/ MaryLeigh Roohan @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk, Americana, Indie
July 15 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Chris Pureka is a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose body of work has resonated deeply with these seemingly disparate milieus.
Win Tickets ($80): Reckless Kelly @ Mission Theater | Roots Country-Rock
July 29 @ Mission Theater – For nearly 25 years, Reckless Kelly has graced the musical landscape with a high-powered form of Americana, equally rooted in raw passion, refined musicianship, and gritty authenticity.
Love, Oregon Festival @ Camp Colton | Micro-Festival Celebrating Oregon Music, Food & Nature
July 15-17 in Colton – Love, Oregon is a celebration of Oregon music, food, and nature with a first-class lineup of Oregon musicians, farm-to-table meals by Oregon chefs, and numerous speakers, workshops, and camp activities.
2022 Tea Fest PDX @ Lewis & Clark College Estate Gardens | Vendors, Tastings, Classes
July 16 @ Lewis & Clark College – Join us for all things tea! Browse our vendor booths for tea and teaware from all corners of the globe and learn about tea in one of our tea classes.
Portland Parks & Recreation Presents East Portland Summer Arts Festival | Featuring Grammy Winner Esperanza Spalding
Portland Parks & Recreation presents the first annual East Portland Summer Arts Festival on July 9 and 10 featuring Five-time Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding.
2022 Mississippi Street Fair in North Portland | 4 Music Stages, Bar-B-Q Competition, Rib Off, 100s of Vendors & More!
The 2022 Mississippi Street Fair is Saturday, July 9th from 10AM to 9PM on North Mississippi Avenue from Fremont to Skidmore Streets.
Zane Lamprey Lager than Life Brewery Comedy Tour @ Cooper Mountain Ale Works | Netflix, Hulu, Stories from a Professional Drinker
July 7 @ Cooper Mountain Ale Works – Zane Lamprey’s LAGER THAN LIFE COMEDY TOUR is a NEW comedy tour in 2022! It’s even more fun than last year’s very successful Laughs & Drafts tour. Join us for NEW stories, NEW jokes, and MORE great craft beer!
HAREFEST 10 @ Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby | 23 Tribute Bands on 3 Stages, Food, Camping & More!
July 8-9 in Canby – HAREFEST 10, The Mother of All Tribute Festivals is back! 23 of the nation’s best tribute bands converge on Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby, Oregon for a weekend of live music, food & drink, camping, and more.
MANY Portland July 4th Weekend Events & Giveaways ($1,100+): Waterfront Blues Festival, Fireworks, Horror Film Festival, Vintage Sale & More! | June 30-July 4, 2022
July 4th Weekend is here, Portland! Waterfront Blues Festival is back and that means fireworks on the waterfront on Monday night! After hunting for Bigfoot, get a front row seat to see the fireworks w/ Portland Spirit’s Fireworks Cruise. And Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival is underway with a full schedule of events nearly every day.
Portland in the News: Local Swimming Holes; Celebrating Black Jazz Elders; Rose Quarter’s Puzzling Grain Elevator | June 30, 2022
This summer’s Cathedral Park Jazz Festival will feature Portland’s black jazz and soul elders.
The Rose Quarter’s grain elevator has a puzzling history and an uncertain future.
And cool off this summer at these nearby swimming spots.
Explore Oregon’s Hood River Fruit Loop | Gorgeous Views, Summer Harvest Produce, Flowers, Lavender, Railbikes Ride, Animals & More!
Delicious cherries are available in abundance throughout the Hood River County Fruit Loop. Farm stands along the Fruit Loop offer fresh fruits and vegetables, pies, jams, jellies, ice cream, milkshakes, and freshly preserved produce.
Win Tickets ($34): Michael Hurley, AC Sapphire (Album Release), Isabeau Waia’u Walker @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Freak Folk
July 16 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Michael Hurley could be called the godfather, or grandfather, of ‘freak-folk.” Throughout his career Hurley has marched to his own drummer, as a truly original American artist.
Win Tickets ($40): Triple Trouble Tour: Ryan Cassata, Tom Goss & de ROCHE @ The Old Church Concert Hall | Folk Rock, Indie
July 14 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – Ryan Cassata is an award-winning singer-songwriter, actor, performer, published writer, LGBTQ+ activist and motivational speaker.
Win Tickets ($30): The Old Church Moon Series Presents Super Buck Moon Sound Bath w/Moss Wand & Amulets | Healing Series
July 13 @ The Old Church Concert Hall – As Moss Wand, Troy Micheau and Brianna Sas explore the intersection of sound and healing with cascades of synthesizer drones and resonant crystal singing bowls.
Get a Brighter Smile at Luxi Bar in Downtown Portland | Woman-Owned, Luxury Teeth Whitening and Tooth Gem Services
Luxi Bar can whiten your smile up to 10 shades using all natural, food-grade peroxide with long lasting effects.
Win Tickets ($100): One Nation Under a Groove Tour w/ George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | w/ The Motet, Fishbone, Pimps of Joytime
July 29 @ Pioneer Courthouse Square – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic is back with the One Nation Under a Groove Tour, with iconic front-man George Clinton still at the helm, and this time, he’s bringing his friends.
Win Tickets ($79): The Zombies: Life Is A Merry-Go-Round Tour @ Aladdin Theater | w/ Olivia Klugman
July 16 @ Aladdin Theater – Iconic British psychedelic pop legends The Zombies are back to celebrate their long-awaited Induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with a new album in the works and their 2022 “Life Is A Merry-Go-Round” Tour.
Win Tickets ($99): Tim Heidecker Live! (Late Show) @ Aladdin Theater | Featuring The Very Good Band, Comedy & Music
July 15 @ Aladdin Theater – Tim Heidecker (from Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and beyond) is taking his “No More Bullshit” stand-up character on the road, as well as his Very Good Band.
Win Tickets ($90): Grammy Winners Old Crow Medicine Show @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Americana String Band, w/ Hillstomp
July 17 @ Pioneer Courthouse Square – Old Crow Medicine Show got their start busking on street corners in 1998, from New York state and up through Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit.
Win Tickets ($30): The Lowdown Drifters @ Ponderosa Lounge & Grill | Country Energy, Rhythm & Folk
July 22 @ Ponderosa Lounge and Grill – This Washington band mixes up some southern rock, folk balladeers, and red dirt country into a sound all their own.
MANY Portland Weekend Events & Giveaways ($750): Clackamas on Tap & Uncorked, The World is With Ukraine Benefit Show, Live Music, Comedy & More! | June 23-26, 2022
First weekend of summer is here, Portland! Chamber Music Northwest Presents Influences & Intersections 2022 Summer Festival kicks off Saturday. Warm weather is back and Pix Pâtisserie’s Outdoor Patio is now open for summer. And, Rose City Rollers Presents Rooftop Roller Disco has returned to Lloyd Center!
Portland in the News: Living Building, Minimum Wage Increase, Goonies Ship Found | June 23, 2022
The 300-year-old ship that inspired The Goonies was recently found off the coast of Manzanita.
A new commercial building in Portland’s Old Town uses 100% recycled water and produces its own power.
And Portland’s central library will be closed from August-November for a massive renovation project.
Farm to Plate Dinner @ Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island | Featuring Local Bounty Curated by Two of Region’s Top Chefs
Summer 2022 @ Topaz Farm – Farm to Plate dinners on Sauvie Island are nearly sold out – reserve yours for a memorable summer night!
Topaz Farm Summer Harvest Fest 2022 Outdoor Music Series on Sauvie Island | La Luz, Joseph, Fruition & More!
Summer 2022 @ Topaz Farm – Nothing says summer like a warm evening with friends and family on Sauvie Island, listening to live music and enjoying farm-fresh food and drinks – all under an open sky!
Win Tickets ($80): Blind Pilot @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | w/ Cut Worms, Folk, Indie
July 15 @ Pioneer Courthouse Square – Blind Pilot was formed in Portland in 2007 when songwriter Israel Nebeker and co-founding member Ryan Dobrowski went on a west coast tour via bicycle.
THIS WEEK in Portland: Halloween Events, Festivals, Music, Comedy, Trivia, Theater, Happy Hours, & More!
| Today
Win Tickets ($70): 94/7FM KNRK presents “December to Remember” w/ Buffalo Traffic Jam @ Crystal Ballroom | Folk Music
| All Ages, downtown, music
Win Tickets ($40): World Forestry Center presents Forest Pub: Mushrooms @ Mission Theater | An Evening of Storytelling, Science & Community
| All Ages, events, NW Portland, Science
New Portland Jobs: Path Home, HOLLA School, Pole Portland & More
| Jobs
Pass the Hatchet Halloween Takeover @ LaVerne’s | Bayou-Gothic Decor, Spooky Food & Drink Specials
| events, Food & Drink, Halloween, NE Portland
Get Spooked at Haunted Escape Room – Escapism’s Malice Manor in NE Portland | Ghost Story, Private Rooms, 2026 Halloween Activity
| All Ages, events, Halloween, NE Portland
Halloween Party II @ Trouble Bar | Dance Party, Costume Contest, Prizes, Drink Specials
| events, Food & Drink, Free, Halloween, music, SE Portland
The Happy Hour @ Bikram Yoga | FREE, Learn & Practice Meditation
| Active Lifestlye, All Ages, events, Free, NE Portland
Win Tickets ($200): BOOgie Night: Burlesque Dinner Show & Disco @ Hōkū Events on Madison | Halloween Burlesque w/ A ’70s Disco Twist
| events, Food & Drink, Halloween, music, SE Portland
Portland Symphonic Choir presents Tales From The Vault @ Bank of Expensify | Part Halloween Party, Part Musical Adventure
| downtown, events, Food & Drink, Halloween, music, SW Portland, theater
A Scary Home Companion @ Victorian Belle | Spooky Sketch Comedy
| events, Food & Drink, Halloween, north portland, theater
Nocino Liqueur Release Party @ New Deal Distillery | Fall Cocktail Menu, Behind-The-Scenes, Take Home This Year’s Batch
| events, Food & Drink, Free, SE Portland
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