Another blazin' summer week is here to beckon you out of doors, and your city is coming through once again with a host of fun things to do around town. See below for our top picks through Sunday, from the Providence Bridge Pedal Past Event Like List to BIPOC-focused markets at the North Park Blocks Past Event Like List and the Breathe Building Past Event Like List to the Vanport Jazz Festival Past Event Like List . For more options, look ahead Like List to the rest of this month's biggest happenings. 

Don't forget to mask up indoors per CDC guidelines. 

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FRIDAY

MUSIC

Chibia Ulinwa Past Event Like List
For her first in-person show in a hot minute, violinist and singer-songwriter Chibia Ulinwa will post up in the backyard with local fiddle and banjo player Colin Stackhouse for a laid-back set.
Two Rivers Bookstore (St. Johns)

Pablo Rivarola Past Event Like List
Don't be surprised if rising Portland trumpet player Pablo Rivarola juggles two instruments at once while dishing out his infectious grooves.
Jack London Revue (Downtown)

Rockin' the Walk Concert Series Past Event Like List
West Coast League baseball team the Portland Pickles will team up with local record label/gift shop Tender Loving Empire for a series of pre-game live concerts at select Friday home games throughout the summer, starting with lo-fi neo-soul outfit M A N E.
Walker Stadium (Lents)

SHOPPING

My People’s Market: In It Together Past Event Like List
Browse an array of handcrafted products from BIPOC makers, artists, culinary wizards, and beverage crafters—all to the soundtrack of local performers curated by Black and Brown collective Y.G.B.
North Park Blocks (Downtown)

SATURDAY

FOOD & DRINK

Community Chef Dinner Series: Flavors of Jamaica Past Event Like List
The second event in the Community Chef Dinner Series will feature Jeniffer Kirton-Bernard, who will share her knowledge, culture, and stories through dishes from Jamaica. Each dinner pack serves two people and includes cocktails from Tito's Handmade Vodka, baked treats from Bella's Italian Bakery & Market, and additional gourmet food items for your own cooking adventures. 
Zenger Farm (Powellhurst-Gilbert)

MUSIC

Vanport Jazz Festival Past Event Like List
Spend the better part of your Saturday taking in some of the smoothest Jazz the Pacific Northwest has to offer in the fourth annual edition of this festival that honors the lost city of Vanport and features artists Gerald Albright, Marion Meadows, Sheila E, and more.
Colwood Golf Course (Cully)

SHOPPING

Elevate BIPOC Market Past Event Like List
Shop for local goods from BIPOC purveyors of food, art, jewelry, clothing, and more. Plus, don't miss out on a raffle whose proceeds benefit Pacific Northwest Family Circle, a Portland nonprofit that supports families who have lost loved ones to police violence.
The Breathe Building (Richmond)

SUNDAY

FOOD & DRINK

Project POOCH Dog Wash with Stickmen Brewing Past Event Like List
Drink a beer and have a slice of ‘za while your dog gets a bath.
Stickmen Brewing Company (Cedar Mill)

MUSIC

Big Mouth Society presents Precious Fruits: A Picnic Concert Past Event Like 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.
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SPORTS & RECREATION

Providence Bridge Pedal 2021 Past Event Like List
Put your pedal to the metal across Portland’s iconic bridges in Providence’s annual bike ride that provides spectacular views of the Willamette River. The event offers different routes for cyclists of all abilities, including a kids’ pedal and a five-mile stride if you’d prefer to hoof it.
Various locations

VISUAL ART

Albina Queens Past Event Like List
This community-based photo project "celebrates those who claim, reclaim, embrace, and disrupt Black femininity in its many forms" and serves as a love letter to the historically Black neighborhoods in North and Northeast Portland. At the timed-entry and socially distanced event, Black femme community members are invited to work their way through a series of booths where artists like Sharita Towne and the Black Arts Ecology of Portland will capture their image "through digital and analog means" that will be featured in next year's exhibition. 
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Ware Ceramics Maker+Maker Past Event Like List
Contemporary ceramic artist collective Ware Ceramics will pair 20 makers with complimentary local businesses so you can simultaneously snag a handmade candle and new ceramic candle holder, some locally roasted coffee and an earthenware mug, or a planter plus a plant baby. 
Oakshire Beer Hall (Northeast)

MULTI-DAY

FILM

Cinema Unbound Summer Movie Series Past Event Like List
The Northwest Film Center's genre-spanning Cinema Unbound program will delight audiences with a rooftop series at Lloyd Center. Eighties favorites like Brokeback Mountain (Sat) and Medicine for Melancholy (Sun) will be screened open air. 
Lloyd Center, Lloyd District (Saturday-Sunday)

Drive-In Movie Spectacular Past Event Like List
Warm summer evenings call for outdoor movie nights, and the Hollywood Theatre is here to deliver with drive-in screenings on the Portland Expo Center's 60-foot mounted screen. To bolster the already enticing notion of seeing gems like Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Wizard of Oz en plein air, the screenings will be paired with live bands and/or DJ sets. 
Portland Expo Center, North Portland (Thursday-Saturday)

Portland Horror Film Festival Past Event Like List
Stay home or go out to see screenings of over 80 short and features chillers at this sixth annual horror fest.
Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood (Monday-Thursday)

FESTIVALS

Sneaker Week PDX 2021 Past Event Like List
With Portland being a major hub for the global sneaker industry, Sneaker Week PDX highlights the innovators and artists who constantly push the medium forward. Each day of Sneaker Week year five will concentrate around a theme—art, design, sport, music, media, tech, and science. 
Various locations (Thursday-Sunday)

Swan Island Dahlia Festival Past Event Like List
This year’s festival sadly won’t include an indoor display, but floral aficionados will still be able to traipse through colorful fields while stopping for photo ops, peruse a farmers market (Fridays only), take floral arranging and crafts classes, and more.
Swan Island Dahlias, Canby (All week)

VISUAL ART

Nature Inside Past Event Like List
Houseplant cultivation and indoor gardening didn't just give people something to do during this past year in isolation; they also provided people experiencing loss and anxiety with an outlet for nurturing growth. In this series, Portland artist Kelda Van Patten comments on the craze by making collages from her original photographs to display plants to "confuse depth and flatness, highlight imperfection, and transform plants into hyperreal objects."
Well Well, Kenton (Saturday-Sunday; opening)