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FRIDAY

COMEDY

Kickstand Comedy in the Park Past Event Like List
Kickstand Comedy has reprised its hugely popular Comedy in the Park series in Laurelhurst Park, so grab your pals with a sense of humor and spread out your blankets early—the event has been known to draw crowds of 2,000 or more.
(Laurelhurst Park, Laurelhurst, free)

FILM

Nordic Northwest Outdoor Film Screenings
Past Event Like List Whether you're in Oslo or the Pacific Northwest, no summer is complete without catching an outdoor movie screening (or five). Nordic Northwest agrees, and their new film programming offers a little something for everyone's cinema tastes, from the arty and avant-garde to lighthearted and fun. On August 26, the series wraps up with The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, a heartfelt '75 family flick complete with stop-motion animal friends and weirdo Rube Goldberg-like contraptions. Attendees will find a range of Oregon wines, beers, and non-alcoholic options to keep their thirst at bay during each screening.
(Nordic Northwest, Metzger, $15 per vehicle)

FOOD & DRINK

Imperial's 9th Anniversary & CPP Release Party! Past Event Like List
Imperial Bottle Shop and Taproom will commemorate nine years of business with the release of a special Cold Pale Pils brewed in collaboration with Von Ebert Brewing, plus live music by the Timbo Brothers, mini-golf (with a prize for those able to beat the owner), a Detroit-style heirloom tomato pizza from StillPoint Bakery, and other festivities.
(Imperial Bottle Shop and Taproom, Richmond)

Street Bazaar Past Event Like List
If you dig the Portland Flea, you'll love this colorful mash-up of the city's food, drink, music, and art scenes, complete with mouthwatering street fare from Buddy's Steaks, Hapa Pizza, and Birrieria Jalisco, plus festive cocktails from Zoo Bar. Over thirty artists will be on site to share their bright, contemporary works, and an epic dance battle will set the vibes for the evening.
(Nova, Central Eastside, free)

SATURDAY

COMEDY

POWER BOMB Comedy and Wrestling
Past Event Like List Knockout jokes are the name of the game at this mash-up of comedy roasts, drinking contests, and wild wrestling matches. Local comics have teamed up with Blue Collar Wrestling to plan this fresh show hosted by local funny guy Robby Sherman. If the brawling and laughing until your stomach hurts works up an appetite, you'll find food carts in the parking lot.
(The Colony, North Portland, $15)

The Siren Theater Improv Giants
Past Event Like List Catch Portland's quick-on-their-feet improv experts for this evening of inventive, unscripted, no-limits fun. Longstanding comedy favorites Shelley McLendon, Dylan Reiff, Tyler Quinn, Kristen Schier, and Nicholas Kessler will strut their hilarious stuff on stage.
(Siren Theater, Old Town-Chinatown, Pay-What-You-Can $5-20)

COMMUNITY

Summer Square Past Event Like List
Portland's best will be posted up at this chill market and community gathering this weekend, and for good reason—visitors will find a photo booth by hip Gaia-lovers Making Earth Cool, vintage digs from William Temple Thrift, and local veg from Our Village Gardens, plus youth poetry performances, snacks from Meals On Us PDX, and a gallery show featuring local favorite Ricky Bearghost. Bring a donation of a small appliance, pot, or pan to enter a raffle for prizes from beloved local businesses like Cafe Olli and Fulcrum Fitness.
(Community Warehouse, King, Free)

FOOD & DRINK

Alibi 75th Anniversary Luau Past Event Like List
The iconic, kitschy Alibi Tiki Lounge is one of the longest-running tiki bars in the country. Help them celebrate their 75th birthday with plenty of colorful orgeat-based beverages, off-key karaoke, and "tons of fun events throughout the day."
(Alibi Restaurant and Lounge, Overlook)

Kalama Harbor Lodge Second Annual Brewfest
Past Event Like List Feast your eyes on the scenic Columbia River while tasting 32 different beers and ciders from McMenamins and other local producers. Spend $33 ($30 in advance) for 10 tokens and a keepsake glass, or just show up and enjoy the live music.
(McMenamins Harbor Lodge, Kalama, free)

SlushFest Saturday Tap Takeovers
Past Event Like List Cool off this summer with this slushie-centric street party from Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom. They'll feature a four-tap kegerator and slushie machine, with four beers on tap from a different local brewery each week, a different housemade slushie, and "ice bergs" (beer pours with slushie floats).
(Imperial Bottle Shop and Taproom, Richmond)

Vegan Night Market Portland Past Event Like List
Herbivores and omnivores alike are welcomed to this plant-based night market featuring a variety of vegan vendors, pop-ups, businesses, nonprofits, and grassroots organizations. The event benefits Wildwood Farm Sanctuary & Preserve, a Newberg-based sanctuary providing a safe haven for abused and abandoned farmed animals.
(Clever Cycles, Hosford-Abernethy, free)

LIVE MUSIC

Anjali & The Kid Present: A Summer Sidewalk Party
Past Event Like List Get down to a variety of international bops and obscure pop gems from DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid's impressive vinyl/CD collection while you celebrate the remaining days of summer. Arrive early enough to catch supporting sets from local DJs Panaflex, ALoSo, and Daniela Karina, as well as a performance from the Hillsboro School District mariachi band, Mariachi Una Voz.
(Bar Carlo, Foster-Powell, free)

Loving
Past Event Like List Canadian trio Loving will bring their easygoing blend of indie rock, pop, and folk to town in support of their debut full-length, If I Am Only Thoughts, which, as Pitchfork writes, "radiates immediacy and approachability." 
(Doug Fir Lounge, Buckman, $15)

Volume Bomb Fest 5 Past Event Like List
Local punk label Volume Bomb Records will host this music festival with over fifty heavy-hitting acts across five venues. Performing bands include hardcore veterans MDC (Millions of Dead Cops), Astoria garage punks The Dumpies, ex-Mormon trio The Latter Day Skanks, and many, many more.
(Mighty Moe's Tanker, Hawthorne, $10)

PERFORMANCE

A Midsommer Night's Dreame Past Event Like List
​Unrequited love, requited love, fairy chaos, and a magical donkey—it's all fair game in A Midsommer Night's Dreame, and somehow it all works out in a happy ending. The Original Practice Shakespeare Festival brings Shakespeare's magical, fae-friendly comedy outdoors, interpreting the Bard's ​work in the classic First Folio style (that means limited rehearsal, an onstage prompter, and a fast-paced, improvisational feel).
(Mt. Tabor Amphitheatre, Mount Tabor, free)

READINGS & TALKS

Poetry in the Orchard
Past Event Like List If you're as stressed out as, well, everyone else, you might benefit from this poetry gathering in the charming Malden Court Community Orchard, a community-led, "open to all" gardening project in Lents. Set up a lawn chair in the shade among the kiwis and quince while poets Caroline Holm, Dan Raphael, Jen Coleman, Josh Gaines, and others share their thoughtful work. Cold bevvies provided!
(Malden Court Community Orchard, Lents, free)

Why the Arts Are Essential: Artist Talk with Chisao Hata Past Event Like List
Community organizer and performing artist Chisao Hata will share how art "roots us in our humanity" and acts as a grounding force at any age. Hata's lecture is the fourth and final event in the Portland Chinatown Museum's Artist Talk series, which spotlights regional Asian American artists working in the intersections of community, history, and culture.
(Portland Chinatown Museum, Old Town-Chinatown, free)

VISUAL ART

Laura Berger: Chrysalis Past Event Like List
Laura Berger's dreamy minimalism feels subtly spiritual, and that's no mistake—the painter started her practice as a therapeutic exploration of existence and human connection. Viewing her radiant color choices as "combined energies," Berger develops open-ended narratives that reference the fluid nature of memory in Chrysalis.
(Stephanie Chefas Projects, Central Eastside, free; opening)

Portland Art Picnic
Past Event Like List At this Cathedral Park gathering, Portlanders can do what they do best—hang around outside and show some love for the local art scene. Pack a blanket for the event, where you'll find snacks from Kichina, face painting, and an outdoor gallery featuring over five dozen local artists sharing paintings, wearables, stickers, and more. (Bring some cash along to support the artists and donate to a mutual aid raffle.) Live music sweetens the deal, and there'll probably be some great dog watching.
(Cathedral Park, Cathedral Park, free)

SUNDAY

FOOD & DRINK

Silobration NW Past Event Like List
Pack up the car and take a day trip to this family-friendly festival marking the end of summer and the beginning of the harvest season. The festivities include wine, live music, an artists market, food trucks, a fun run, a kids' zone, lawn games, craft classes, and more. Look forward to smash burgers from chef Will Preisch of Holdfast Dining and local fare from Farmer’s Lunchbox Food Truck.
(Abbey Road Farm, Carlton, free)

GEEK & GAMING

Twin Peaks Bingo Past Event Like List
Grab a damn fine cup of coffee (or maybe a beer and a slice of 'za) and settle in for a misty visit to the fictional town of Twin Peaks. While screening the 90-minute pilot episode of the cult TV show, host Thom Hilton will lead a game of bingo for a chance to win some killer themed prizes. Cherry pie not included.
(The 4th Wall PDX, Buckman, free)

LIVE MUSIC

NW Loopfest Past Event Like List
That reverb pedal in your heart will flutter wildly as you watch a wide variety of artists⁠— including singer-songwriters, electronic musicians, and beatboxers ⁠—perform live looping sets. Highlights include ambient wizard Transparent Aluminum, experimental ensemble Twenty Three Suns, and pop artist Reisender.
(Mayfly Taproom and Bottle Shop, Kenton, free)

Piano Queen with Saint Syndrome
Past Event Like List Portland's only live-singing piano-playing drag queen Saint Syndrome will bring you an evening filled with classic covers, comedy, and original songs, all with her signature grace and vintage elegance. Fellow drag royalty Nicole Onoscopi, who was recently crowned Miss Gay Oregon, will get the night started. 
(Star Theater, Old Town-Chinatown, $12)

PARTIES & NIGHTLIFE

Deep Like: Soulful House/Afro House Dance Party Past Event Like List
Brooklyn-based selector Frankie Feliciano, whom Traxsource called "one of the house music community's most respected denizens," will be joined by DJs Eaves, Floyd Vader, and Cee Blanco for a blend of house beats and Afro/Latin sounds crafted for the dancefloor.
(Holocene, Buckman, $15)

Heartbeat Silent Disco Sundance Sundays
Past Event Like List Tune into rotating live DJ channels on provided (and sanitized) noise-canceling headphones while dancing silently under the sunset. Bringyour own blankets, snacks, props, or whatever helps you get into the groove.
(Laurelhurst Park, Laurelhurst, $10)

PERFORMANCE

Richard III
Past Event Like List Laurelhurst Park just got a little more dramatic. The Original Practice Shakespeare Festival brings Richard III outdoors, interpreting the Bard's ​part-history, part-tragedy play in the classic First Folio style (that means limited rehearsal, an onstage prompter, and a fast-paced, improvisational feel). OPS Fest will deliver a fresh take on the age-old story of jealousy, rivalry, and power.
(Mt. Tabor Amphitheatre, Mount Tabor, free)

READINGS & TALKS

The Book of Greens Book Signing and Q&A with Jenn Louis Past Event Like List
Head to leafy Cornell Farm this Sunday for a cookbook signing by Portland chef and author Jenn Louis (her simple, yet refined culinary style has earned her two James Beard Award nominations). Louis will be signing copies of The Book of Greens, winner of the coveted International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award—if you've ever wanted to know how to stop your greens from wilting so quickly, this is the book for you. While you're in the area, make a day of it and pop by Portland Audubon or Hoyt Arboretum.
(Cornell Farm, Cedar Mill, free)

SHOPPING

Hawthorne Street Fair 2022 Past Event Like List
If you've lived in Portland for more than a year or two, you've probably stumbled across this daylong party between SE 30th and SE 39th. Stroll down Hawthorne for the sunny street fair, which includes musical performances, food, and wares on display from local businesses. (Street fairs not your thing? Avoid driving around Hawthorne on the 28th.)
(Hawthorne District, free)

MULTI-DAY

FESTIVALS

PDX Pop Now! 2022
Past Event Like List PDX Pop Now! is your annual reminder of the vibrant music scene that exists within our city. After a two-year hiatus (due to you-know-what), the (mostly free) all-ages festival is back and bigger than ever with a week-long schedule of local musicians performing across eleven venues. Look out for performances from interdisciplinary rapper MAARQUII, R&B-pop queen Kingsley, garage rock outfit Club Deluxe, and plenty more.
(Various locations, $0-$10, Friday-Sunday)

FILM

Ferris Bueller and Grease Past Event Like List
Feelin' blue about Olivia Newton-John's recent passing? Head to this throwback drive-in screening of Grease to shake off the sadness with old-school tunes and plenty of leather. But first, buckle in for a John Hughes teen romp—the double feature kicks off with Ferris Bueller's Day Off after dusk.
(99W Drive-In, Newberg, $0-$15, Friday-Sunday)

Three Thousand Years of Longing
Past Event Like List George Miller takes a break from desert dystopia in Three Thousand Years of Longing, which stars Tilda Swinton as—what else—a stylish academic, and Idris Elba as a djinn who grants her three wishes in exchange for his freedom from a cramped bottle. As you might have guessed, things get fantastical and utterly complicated. If the premise sounds a little chintzy, just remember, this is the guy who somehow directed both Mad Max and Happy Feet—maximalism is his middle name, so at the very least, this'll be a visual magic carpet ride.
(Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood District, $8-$10, Friday-Sunday)

PERFORMANCE

Ruby Rocket, Private Detective Past Event Like List
Zany gumshoe Ruby Rocket is great at what she does—until she isn't. In this clamorous comedy starring Stacey Hallal alongside Portland's wackiest improvisers, Ruby's story will blaze to life with physical comedy, multimedia elements, and classic noir storytelling (we're hoping for smoky alleyways and gals in dark sunglasses).
(Curious Comedy Theater, King, $15, Friday-Saturday)

VISUAL ART

Bill Will: Arcade Past Event Like List
Catch conceptual artist Bill Will's Arcade before it closes on August 27. The imaginative exhibition draws from the miniature scenes and mechanical construction of 20th-century penny arcade games to cast an impish grin toward contemporary political and cultural issues. (You just might absolve a sin or two.)
(Russo Lee Gallery, Northwest Portland, free, Friday-Saturday; closing)

Christian Rogers and Shohei Takasaki: Curly Hair / Hot Metal Past Event Like List
Christian Rogers and Shohei Takasaki create paintings and drawings with explosive color palettes and undulating forms; shown together, the two artists' works are brazen and strangely sensual. Curly Hair / Hot Metal draws from varying inspirations—Rogers references queer history and vintage erotic magazines, while Takasaki's aesthetic hints at promiscuity, but remains rooted in urbanity and metropolitan values. Despite their differences, the works fit together like jagged jigsaw puzzle pieces—see them before the show closes on August 28.
(Nationale, Buckman, free, Friday-Sunday; closing)

Dinolandia Past Event Like List
Whimsical illustrator Mike Bennett presents his latest installation, a two-story immersive museum filled with illustrated life-size dinosaurs. Who needs a trip to Jurassic Park when we've got Dinolandia in the heart of Portland?
(710 SW Yamhill St., Downtown, $5, Friday-Sunday)

I Am An American: Stories of Exclusion and Belonging
Past Event Like List Hate crimes targeting Asian Americans are on the rise—if you don't know about it, you haven't been paying attention. In collaboration with Portland photographer Jim Lommasson and artist Roberta Wong, The Immigrant Story presents this exhibition of photographs, objects, and artwork to bring awareness to the current experiences of Asian Americans. The show's title, I Am An American, became a rallying cry after Japanese Americans were imprisoned in internment camps in WWII. While trends of xenophobia and discrimination continue, this exhibition speaks to the endurance of strength of Asian Americans in the face of generations of adversity.
(Oregon Historical Society, South Park Blocks, $0 - $10, Friday-Sunday; opening)

Land Art Exhibition
Past Event Like List Inspired by the (literally) groundbreaking '60s and '70s land art movement, Blackfish has partnered with local Native American artists to bring challenging new installations and performance works to the gallery space. As part of this month's programming, Blackfish will also offer free shuttle rides to and from their new "Sight Land" space, a four-acre outdoor art site in the East Columbia neighborhood. This weekend, Native artist Toma Villa will share their carving skills at the gallery and at the Sight Land location.
(Blackfish Gallery, Pearl District, free, Friday-Saturday; closing)

Motherhood
Past Event Like List Curated by AJ McCreary, "community maverick" and former Portland City Council candidate, this group painting exhibition celebrates Black motherhood in all of its softness, rebellion, and resistance. The show includes works by Alice Price, Kayin Talton Davis, Latoya Lovely, and McCreary herself. Learn more about Motherhood at the artists' talk on Saturday, which will also include free portrait sessions for moms.
(Oregon Contemporary, Kenton, free, Friday-Sunday; closing)

To the River
Past Event Like List Created over the summer by a gathering of multimedia artists, this six-week sculptural site incorporates a "matrix of waveforms" that lead visitors on an immersive journey from the base of the Portland Aerial Tram to the Willamette River. The salvaged wood sculptures are accompanied by wind-activated soundscapes, considering rivers as connective networks that unite us across geography and time.
(Zidell Yards, Southwest Portland, free, Saturday-Sunday)

Yuyang Zhang: stupid little life
Past Event Like List Amid a grueling 20-month visa petition process, China-born artist Yuyang Zhang did something pretty incredible—he channeled his anxiety into a series of mixed-media digital collages and photographic diptychs, blending imagery from Chinese communist propaganda with American iconography in a precise, subtly humorous style. In stupid little life, which closes on August 27, Zhang's works reflect on his queer identity and sociocultural hybridity. 
(Blue Sky Gallery, Northwest Portland, free, Friday-Saturday; closing)