Another weekend of events is here to prove that you don't need a reserve of disposable income to go out on the town. See below for the latest batch of last-minute events under $10, from the last days of the Portland Mercury's Summer of Slushies Past Event Like List to a Tarot Reading Pop-Up Past Event Like List at Sisters Gourmet Deli to a Golden Girls Bike Ride Past Event Like List . Plus, check out our guides to the best things to do this week Like List and all month long Like List for more options.
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FRIDAY
MUSIC
Hunter : Presents | Moan | Zone | DJ Pains Grey Vj Bat
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Get yourself all glossed up for a kink- and queer-positive dance night pushing EBM, New Wave, industrial, Italo disco, '80s and '90s bangers, and more sumptuous beats all night.
Star Theatre, Northwest ($5)
No Year, Still/Form
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Post-hardcore quartet No Year will rip through North Portland for a late-night set after opening tracks from local noise outfit Still/Form.
Kenton Club, North Portland ($10)
The Social Stomach, Nuisance (mems of Body Shame and Bathwater), Antemano
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The self-proclaimed "darlings of the Portland experimental scene", The Social Stomach, will make their grand return to the tactile stage, joined by genre-mutuals Nuisance and Antemano, who takes influence from various electronic acts from the '60s, '70s, and '80s "with a heavy industrial tilt."
No Fun, Southeast ($5)
PERFORMANCE
Orfeo in Underland: An Immersive Opera
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Renegade Opera's Orfeo in Underland follows the journey of Orfeo, a young musician, whose partner, Euridice, has passed away. Presented at twilight in the First Presbyterian Church's outdoor plaza, the work features English dialogue, a chamber orchestra, and fantastical puppetry.
First Presbyterian Church, Downtown ($5)
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
FOOD & DRINK
Portland Mercury's Summer of Slushies
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The coolest, most delicious event of the summer is finally here! The Merc and Jim Beam present Summer of Slushies, which brings boozy, frozen, custom-made treats to the frugal and thirsty denizens of Portland at just $5 a pop. Check out this convenient slushie map to see which bars have the goods.
Various locations ($5)
VISUAL ART
Justyna Badach
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Justyna Badach uses images from films "created for a male audience" to spotlight the role popular culture has played in appropriating scenes of violence, which the artist would argue ignores the greater context of colonialism and other forms of discriminatory brutality in our society.
Blue Sky Gallery, Northwest (free; closing)
Tess Rubinstein | Pond Song
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Painter and illustrator Tess Rubinstein presents renderings of quiet moments with flowers, tides, fog, and other markers of the rural California coastline.
Stephanie Chefas Projects, Southeast (free; closing)
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
VISUAL ART
Have You Had a Burger?
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Korean artist Hyun Jung Jung's latest body of work combines kinetic, interactive, and performance art, reflecting on the various "mundane yet charged" questions she has received during her time in the United States, including (but not limited to) "Have you had a burger?" and "Can you paint my nails?" The pieces are a response to these questions, which she was unable to answer in the past.
Well Well, Kenton (free; closing)
SATURDAY
COMMUNITY
Tarot Reading Pop-Up
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Get a glimpse into your future for a few bucks, courtesy of Tarot readers Brenna and Lucy Larkin. Afterward, you can celebrate your fortune and/or comfort yourself with a deli sandwich.
Sisters Gourmet Deli, North Portland ($5)
FESTIVALS
Portlandia Mermaid Parade: Part of Your World Walking Tour
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If your car is still a proud bearer of a "Keep Portland Weird" sticker, you'll be glad to know that your city is making an effort to uphold that title. In partnership with Unipiper and Weird Portland United, the Portlandia Mermaid Parade presents an outdoor festival "of all things mermaid- and water-related." We're talking interactive mermaid spaces, educational booths (god knows the proverbial sailor has spread a lot of misinformation about fish-people!), performances, art installations, a live mermaid tank exhibit, and more.
Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Southwest (free)
FOOD & DRINK
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck at Bridgeport Village
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The all-pink Hello Kitty cafe truck will return to the Rose City, bringing with it plenty of kawaii sweets and collectibles.
Bridgeport Village, Tigard (free)
MUSIC
Madison Plaza Summer Series
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This pop-up series presented by the Portland Art Museum, The Numberz FM, and the Portland Bureau of Transportation continues with an exercise in "art and healing" with Subashini Ganesan.
Madison Plaza, Downtown (free)
The Mutineers with Meredith Brothers at Old Gilbert Road Tavern
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The Mutineers, a punk-rock duo with a soft spot for country ballads, will share a genre all their own alongside good-time honky-tonk group Meredith Brothers.
Old Gilbert Road Tavern, Southeast (free)
SPORTS & RECREATION
SKATEMOBILE Pop-Up
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Bring your own skates or rent a pair from Rose City Rollers' Skatemobile at this pop-up, where Carlos the Rollerblader will DJ live.
North Park Blocks, Downtown (free)
SUNDAY
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Big Mouth Society presents Precious Fruits: A Picnic Concert
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In commemoration of the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death, the local music collective Big Mouth Society will perform music based on the Italian literary genius's poetry. Each show will take place at a private residence, so you'll have to RSVP to get the exact location.
TBA (free)
SPORTS & RECREATION
The Golden Girls Bike Ride
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As part of Pedalpalooza
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and in honor of a belated National Cheesecake Day
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, take a Golden Girls-inspired bike ride starting at Tropicale and moving along to Petite Provence, where you can get a slice of cheesecake. The next stop is Fernhill Park, where you can partake in Golden Girls trivia and a costume contest, leaving just enough time for a final stop at the Shady Pines food truck pod.
Tropicale, Northeast (free)