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Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Portland This Weekend: July 30-Aug 1, 2021

Portlandia Mermaid Parade, Last Chance for Slushies, and More Last-Minute Events Under $10
July 30, 2021
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In partnership with Unipiper and Weird Portland United, the Portlandia Mermaid Parade presents an outdoor festival "of all things mermaid- and water-related" at Tom McCall Waterfront Park this Saturday. (Weird Portland United)

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 List to a Tarot Reading Pop-Up Past Event List at Sisters Gourmet Deli to a Golden Girls Bike Ride Past Event List . Plus, check out our guides to the best things to do this week List and all month long List for more options. 


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FRIDAY

MUSIC

Hunter : Presents | Moan | Zone | DJ Pains Grey Vj Bat Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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? Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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 Past Event List
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

MUSIC

Big Mouth Society presents Precious Fruits: A Picnic Concert Past Event List
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 Past Event List
As part of Pedalpalooza Past Event List and in honor of a belated National Cheesecake Day List , 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)

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