The last three-day weekend of summer has passed, but on the bright side, Friday will arrive one day sooner than usual. Here are the best socially distant events both online and in-person to keep you entertained until then—from the Time Based Arts Festival Past Event Like List to Oregon Zoo Live: Penguins Past Event Like List , and from BIPOC Music Night Past Event Like List at the Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery to the 18th annual Filmed by Bike Past Event Like List . Check out our complete in-person and streaming calendars for even more options. 

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TUESDAY

FOOD AND DRINK

Cooking Up the Harvest – Multnomah Master Gardener Speaker Series Past Event Like List
Crazy about root vegetables? Join cookbook author Diane Morgan (Roots: The Definitive Compendium) for a deep dive into the world of sweet and savory ways to utilize the roots and bushy tops of beets, carrots, and more wholesome bounties of fall. 

GEEK

Star Trek Day Past Event Like List
Trekkies can bide their time until the next season of the intergalactic series (which premieres on October 15) by joining hosts Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton on CBS for a full day of special programming and panel discussions with the show's stars and creators. This Star Trek Day marks the franchise's 54th anniversary! 

MUSIC

Kate Power & Steve Einhorn on the Portland Music Re-Stream Past Event Like List
See a rebroadcast of an Alberta Rose Theater performance by Portland folk music power couple Kate Power and Steve Einhorn. 

Lisa Fitzgerald and the Spill Past Event Like List
Voted "Best Individual Performer" at last year's Multnomah County Battle of the Lawyer Bands, Lisa Fitzgerald and her band the Spill will head up this PDX Couch Tour Concert. 

Safety Dance 80s Request Livestream Past Event Like List
Let off some steam at this virtual version of Portland longest-running '80s DJ dance night. 

PERFORMANCE

Catch A Rising Star PDX 2020 Past Event Like List
Drag queens, kings, and generally fabulous monarchical performers are invited (IRL) to show their talent on stage. If you're not into performing, you can just watch.
Darcelle XV Showplace (Northwest) 

READINGS & TALKS

Sarah Mirk, Omar El Akkad, Kane Lynch, Hazel Newlevant Past Event Like List
Journalist Sarah Mirk's collaborative graphic novel Guantánamo Voices tells the stories of 10 people whose lives have been shaped and affected by the prison, focusing on Guantánamo and the world post-9/11. Join her and her fellow contributors in this online event. 

Two Rivers Supper Club with Leela Cyd Past Event Like List
Lifestyle and food photographer Leela Cyd, whose books include Cooking Up Trouble, Food With Friends, Styling For Instagram, and Tasting Hygge, will join Two Rivers Bookstore for a virtual talk on "the importance of color and whimsy in food" and more. 

WEDNESDAY

COMEDY

Whatchu Wanna Know Past Event Like List
Tune into Twitch every Wednesday in September as Broke Gravy comics Leon, Chris, and Eric delve into "comedy, relationships, and humanity." 

COMMUNITY

Oregon Zoo Live: Penguins Past Event Like List
Get up-close and personal with the zoo's Humboldt penguins in this live video, where you'll also learn about ways to protect them. 

GEEK

Girls in Tech Past Event Like List
Tech ladies can gather virtually for a day of panel discussions and breakout sessions structured around building community and sharpening those data, marketing, and software skills. HP's Chief Diversity Officer Lesley Slaton Brown, Twitter's Diversity Partnership Strategy VP Candi Castleberry Singleton, and Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen are among the special guests.

MUSIC

BIPOC Music Night Past Event Like List
Local BIPOC musicians have curated some excellent Wednesday-night playlists to jam out to while you drink beer at Rogue's Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery. One dollar from every pint benefits Musicians in Solidarity.
Rogue Eastside Pub & Pilot Brewery (Southeast) 

Joe Kye on the Portland Music Re-Stream Past Event Like List
Korean-born, Portland-based violinist-looper and composer Joe Kye played a great solo concert for the Alberta Rose Theater's streaming series recently. They're rebroadcasting it on their YouTube page for those who missed it the first time around. 

Margo Price Past Event Like List
Touted by Sean Nelson as providing a "suave voice and sticky melodies over a positively filthy groove" on her album Midwest Farmer's Daughter, country singer Margo Price will play live from Nashville's Brooklyn Bowl for pay-per-viewers. 

Wyclef Jean: Live at the Apollo Past Event Like List
Grammy winner and ex-Haitian presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean will showcase his primary talent (creating excellent hip-hop) live from the Apollo Theater. He'll be performing his album The Carnival in its entirety. 

READINGS & TALKS

The Stranger Presents: Silent Reading Party
A lot of people are taking the opportunity to turn the online version of The Stranger's super-successful words 'n' vibes experience into a weekly online destination, a respite from (waves hands exasperatedly at basically everything) and an opportunity to simply... slow up, sit down, and just listen to live piano music while sinking into a good book. If you haven't tried it out yet, tonight's the night, and we'll see you at 6pm. If you have tried it out before? Welcome back. It's a damn nice oasis of low-key bliss, isn't it?

Two Rivers Supper Club with Erica Bauermeister Past Event Like List
As Bauermeister renovated a "trash-filled" house in Port Townsend, she discovered things about the "psychology of architecture" and the meaning of home, roots, and family. Hear her read from her book of essays, House Lessons.

THURSDAY

COMEDY

Andrew Rivers Past Event Like List
This comedian blends storytelling with personal anecdotes to deliver some truly funny sets. In addition to being a regular opening act for Christopher Titus, Rivers has been seen on FOX and NBC, as well as the Bob & Tom Radio Show. Catch him live for three nights in a row. 
Helium Comedy Club (Southeast)

COMMUNITY

PDX Urban Debate League Annual Benefit Past Event Like List
Show your support for and learn about the Portland Urban Debate League at this virtual event with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof.

FILM

18th Annual Filmed by Bike Past Event Like List
This local festival highlights "the world’s best independent bicycle movies." Check out the 18th annual event's 72 films online, plus free Q&A sessions with filmmakers (like Dean Dickinson of Bone Deth talking about adult BMX culture) that are already live and ready to watch on YouTube. 

FOOD AND DRINK

Ecliptic + Cloudburst Witbier with Lemon [Virtual] Release Party Past Event Like List
Step one: Pick up Ecliptic's special party seven-pack, which includes their new lemon witbier brewed in "cosmic collaboration" with Seattle's Cloudburst Brewing and some other curated brews. Step two: As you sip, watch a live chat with John Harris of Ecliptic and Steve Luke of Cloudburst, take part in a virtual tasting, and listen to a Q&A.

Wine Tasting Livestream: Non-Traditional Oregon Varietals Past Event Like List
Venture beyond garden-variety grapes with this virtual tasting, which will shine a light on some lesser-known varietals.

GEEK

Queer Trivia Past Event Like List
Prove that you're here, you're queer, and you're full of factoids at this virtual trivia night with Basic Rights Oregon. 

MUSIC

Club Nitty Gritty - RADIO DANCE PARTY Past Event Like List
DJ Action Slacks will spin your favorite R&B classics by Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, and other legends live on 89.1 FM KMHD. 

LIVE From 45: 4 Year Anniversary w/ Ardalan Past Event Like List
San Francisco-based DJ Ardalan will spin live on the internet to benefit local nightclub 45 East.

Splintered Sunlight all Jerry Garcia Band Set Live on Stage at Ardmore Music Hall Past Event Like List
Deadheads mustn't miss this free live broadcast with the Jerry Garcia Band on YouTube.

Swatkins & The Positive Agenda Past Event Like List
Dance to a PDX Couch Tour performance by Swatkins & the Positive Agenda, led by "ginger-bearded smiley musician guy" Steve Swatkins, on Facebook Live. 

Tito's Made to Order: Dierks Bentley, Morgan Wallen, Bun B Past Event Like List
This episode of Tito's Vodka's online series celebrating music, food, and culture across America (proceeds from which benefit the World Central Kitchen) will feature performances by country stars Dierks Bentley and Morgan Wallen, as well as former UGK member Bun B.

READINGS & TALKS

Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement Past Event Like List
Drawing from his book Anti-Vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement, science professor Jonathan Berman will explain how the origins of today’s anti-vaccine movement stretch all the way back to the resistance to Britain’s Vaccination Act of 1853.

Megan Alpert, Amelia Diaz Ettinger, Jennifer Perrine Past Event Like List
Northwest poets Megan Alpert, Amelia Díaz Ettinger, and Jennifer Perrine will read from their new collections published in Portland's Airlie Press. 

Nancy Pearl, Jeff Schwager, Laurie Frankel Past Event Like List
Seattle's (and dare we say the country's) most famous librarian, Nancy Pearl, and playwright Jeff Schwager interview a diverse range of notable and influential American writers about the words that shaped them in their books The Writer’s Library. The co-authors will be joined in conversation by contributor Laurie Frankel (This Is How It Always Is).

Two Rivers Supper Club with Jami Curl Past Event Like List
Confectioner and storyteller Jami Curl (Candy Is Magic and Baking Gold) will talk about her superb candy-making skills and where they've led her in life at this virtual event. 

PERFORMANCE

Rose City Circus on the Portland Music Re-Stream Past Event Like List
Local troupe Rose City Circus performed onstage at the Alberta Rose Theatre for the Oregon Country Fair to the music of the NowHere Band, and it was great. See it rebroadcast on YouTube for one night only. 

VISUAL ARTS

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art: TBA Festival 2020 Past Event Like List
"One of the reasons I love the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s Time-Based Art Festival is that, year after year, they always strive to mix academic, fine conceptual art with fun, challenging performances that deserve to be included in our considerations of 'art,'" wrote former Mercury art editor Suzette Smith of last year's festival. This year there will be a mix of in-person events, like the film program In Lieu of An Ocean (Send Flowers), and streamable stuff, like Charles Mudede's new film Thin Skin.

ALL WEEK

FILM

NW Film Center & Portland Art Museum: Venice VR Expanded Past Event Like List
The Venice International Film Festival's official creative virtual reality competition is offering its programming online and in select venues around the world, and the Portland Art Museum just so happens to be one of the satellite locations partnering with the Venice Biennale! That means that you, a Portland dweller, will be one of the first to see projects from well-known and independent artists from 24 countries. You'll purchase tickets in one-hour increments and select from 39 different virtual-reality experiences, and then you'll select a headset. From there, you'll have 50 minutes to watch projects and participate in them.