There's quite an eventful weekend ahead as far as national holidays are concerned, giving you an excuse to order takeout and books for the newly declared Arab American Heritage Month, stare at paintings for Slow Art Day, try new brews for Beer Day, and visit a dog-friendly patio for Pet Day. See those and more of our picks for COVID-compliant weekend activities and events below, like the reopening of the Portland Art Museum Past Event Like List and Jack London Revue Past Event Like List . For even more options, read our guide to the best online events this week Like List .

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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

Order books and takeout for Arab American Heritage Month. The State Department has officially declared April Arab American Heritage Month! If you're looking for a way to honor the new designation, we suggest supporting some local Arab-owned restaurants and carts, such as Al-Amir Like List , Habibi Like List , Aladdin's Cafe Like List , DarSalam, Hoda's Like List , or the Lebanese favorite Nicholas, which just opened a new location Like List on Southeast Madison this week. If you opt for takeout, bolster your tuck-in with a new book by an Arab American author, like Zaina Arafat's debut novel You Exist Too Much, which follows a queer Palestinian American through vignettes that toggle between the US and the Middle East; Olivia Abtahi's Perfectly Parvin, about a 14-year-old Iranian American girl seeking out a date to homecoming (approved by comedian Mitra Jourhari); or Laila Chatti's locally published collection Deluge, which explores themes of "shame, illness, grief, and gender, transmuting religious narratives through the lens of a young Arab American woman suffering a taboo female affliction." They're all available for purchase or pre-order from Powell's Like List and Broadway Books Like List .

Celebrate National Beer Day. National Beer Day was on Wednesday, but there's no reason you can't celebrate belatedly by checking out some new beer releases from the city's abundance of local breweries. This week, the local favorite Von Ebert Brewing Like List has dropped its new Dortmund-Style Export Lager, a smooth, pale Northwest German lager, in addition to introducing a new spring food menu, and Great Notion has unveiled Double Blueberry Shake, a "tart ale brimming with plump blueberries and fragrant vanilla." Plus, Culmination Brewing Like List has unveiled Good Intentions, a German-style Helles lager brewed exclusively with Pacific Northwest barley from Skagit Valley Malting.

Prove your devotion to your pets with special treats and outings on National Pet Day. Surely the dogs, cats, lizards, and beta fish of Portland appreciate the quality time with their owners afforded by quarantine, but National Pet Day (this Sunday) is an opportunity to give your non-human companions even more love and attention. For a little spa day, tow your pooch or feline to Heather's Finest Dog and Cat Grooming Like List in Southwest, then stop by Portland Pet Supply Like List for some new toys and freeze-dried treats before heading to an off-leash dog park like Sellwood Riverfront, Mt. Tabor Like List , Council Crest Like List , or Portland International Raceway Like List . For the best of both worlds, grab a cocktail on the dog-friendly patios at Tin Shed Like List , the Bye and Bye Like List , or Bar Bar Like List . Love pets but don't have one? Look into the adoption and foster programs at Oregon Humane Like List .

Decelerate your museum visit—as much as your timed ticket allows—for Slow Art Day, the nationally recognized brainchild of Brooklynite Phil Terry, who came up with the idea after spending 10 hours staring at Pieter Bruegel’s "The Harvesters." Adopting the gist of other slow-living movements (slow food, slow reading, slow cities, etc.), the holiday (this Saturday) encourages you to eschew the scrolling and multi-tasking habits you've developed as a 21st-century humanoid and instead devote your attention to a couple of artworks for at least 10 minutes apiece. "Approach it as if you were a visitor from another planet with no prior knowledge of the configuration or content of earthly art," suggests Harvard art history professor Jennifer Roberts. You can certainly stay home and look at art online (check out our sister site The Stranger's How To Look column for ideas), but for IRL viewings, we suggest zeroing in on pieces from the photographic collage show Support System Past Event Like List at PDX Contemporary, the Johnnie Chatman Past Event Like List and Lora Webb Nichols Past Event Like List photographs hanging at Blue Sky Gallery, the multimedia group show Unquiet Objects Past Event Like List at Disjecta, or Portraiture from the Collection of Northwest Art Past Event Like List at the Portland Art Museum, which reopens for in-person visits Past Event Like List this Saturday. Or, simply go outside and stare at a beautiful rock for a long, long time. 

FOOD & DRINK

Check out the Oregon Taste Directory. Trying to support more local food producers? On Tuesday, the James Beard Public Market's public project Oregon Taste launched OregonTaste.com, a new directory to connect you with local food sources, including produce vendors, farmers, fishers, ranchers, roadside stands, U-pick fields, farmers markets, and orchards. For even more ideas, check out our guide to spring and summer CSAs to sign up for in Portland Like List .

Other notable weekend events:

Bacon and Wine Pairing Past Event Like List
For a little high-low action, enjoy an assortment of bacon-centric appetizers paired with four wines. Reservations are encouraged, and parties mustn't exceed six people.
Hip Chicks Do Wine, Southeast (Saturday-Sunday)

Climax Drag Brunch Past Event Like List
Local drag star Flawless Shade will team up with Rose City Drag for an LGBTQIA+ spectrum-spanning revue over champagne and brunch fare like savory chickpea pancakes and NW salmon eggs Benedict.
Botanist, Northwest (Sunday)

Grasslands Barbecue Pop-Up Past Event Like List
The new pop-up Grasslands Barbecue, started by former Occidental Brewing Like List head brewer Sam Carroll and his friends Drew Marquis and Brendon Bain, will have its first pop-up in Oregon at Level Beer Like List on Saturday, April 10. Carroll started making oak-smoked, Texas-style barbecue in the backyard as a hobby after losing his job due to COVID-19's impact and turned it into a full-fledged business. The menu will feature brisket, pulled pork, sausage, cheesy grits, collard greens, and Texas-style white bread.
Level Beer, Northeast (Saturday)

OTHER PICKS & HAPPENINGS

Do right by Bridgetown and walk across one. Remember back in 2014 when Portland was all abuzz from the opening of the pedestrian- and cyclist-only Tilikum Crossing Like List ? We love the Bridge of the People, which crosses over the Willamette River in cable-stayed elegance, but it's not the only overpass open to the car-less. Barring no cold weather surprises, freshen up your journey from point A to point B this weekend on one of the city's architectural beauties, like the iconic sage-green St. Johns Bridge Like List , the tallest in the city. Not only will you get an eyeful of boats meandering down the river, but you'll also get to enjoy the requisite Burgerville Like List milkshake—best sipped while admiring big squawking birds in Cathedral Park—or a beer and a pretzel from Urban German Wursthaus Like List at the end of your journey. The Hawthorne Bridge Like List (the oldest highway bridge in Portland), the Broadway Bridge Like List (once the largest drawbridge in the world), the Burnside Bridge Like List (known for its Italian Renaissance-style towers), and the LED-lit Morrison Bridge Like List are also worth a stroll.

Pass on your used books to a local shop. If you've already sorted through your winter clothes in a fit of spring cleaning, transfer that Marie Kondo energy to your book collection to make room for other, better (for you) books. Plop those gently used tomes in your tote of choice and exchange them for pocket money (if your bookseller sees fit) at Wallace Books Like List or Annie Bloom's Like List . If you're left with stragglers, donate them to Powell's, which is holding a book drive Past Event Like List at their warehouse Like List through the end of the month.

Other notable weekend events:

Golden Egg Hunt Past Event Like List
Hunt for "magical" golden eggs hidden throughout downtown Portland by following clues posted at 11:45 am each day on Downtown Portland’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages. Unlike eggs laid by birds, these ones contain certificates to local businesses. 
Various locations (Friday-Sunday)

Jurassic Empire Past Event Like List
Marvel at life-sized dino replicas from the safety of your car, where they can't gobble you up. 
Portland International Raceway, North Portland (Friday-Sunday)

No More Freeways Rally Past Event Like List
Harriet Tubman Middle School students and friends from No More Freeways will rally on campus to oppose ODOT’s $800 million Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion in the "backyard" of the school.
Harriet Tubman Middle School, North Portland (Friday)

Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival Past Event Like List
Gazing at forty acres of tulips lined up in orderly rows against the majestic backdrop of Mount Hood never gets old. In previous years at least, the traffic tends to be pretty bad on weekends, but it’s worth the wait if your eyes are starved for color. Peak blooms are expected to come in early to mid-April, but the fields are open for viewing (so long as you buy a ticket in advance) all month long.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, Woodburn (Friday-Sunday)

ARTS & FILM

Architectural Heritage Center Reopening Past Event Like List
Geek out over the history of Portland's built environment with an in-person visit to this museum, which will welcome a new exhibit, South Portland and the Long Shadow of Urban Renewal Past Event Like List , upon its return. 
Architectural Heritage Center, Southeast (Saturday)

Carchella PDX Past Event Like List
Sate your longing for live music at this drive-in series spotlighting local artists like the one-man-band Vox Canyon.
Oaks Park, Southeast (Saturday)

The Croods: A New Age Past Event Like List
Keeping up with the Joneses, cavepeople-style. (The prehistoric Crood family moves to an idyllic paradise, but they find themselves in fierce competition with a neighboring family, the Bettermans.)
McMenamins Kennedy School, Northeast (Friday-Saturday)

Darcelle's XV Drag Drive-In Past Event Like List
The resident stars of the Darcelle XV Showplace (home of the West Coast’s longest-running drag show and owned by the world’s oldest drag queen, 89-year-old Walter Cole, aka Darcelle) will make itself accessible to people of all ages at this three-day drive-in promising Vegas-style glitz, glamour, and comedy. 
Zidell Yards, Southwest (Friday-Sunday)

Jack London Review Reopening Past Event Like List
This speakeasy-style basement jazz club returned for in-person visits this week at 25% capacity. Book tickets to see Ron Artis II for their opening weekend (tickets for the early show on Friday still remain), or stay home and watch the show via livestream. 
Jack London Review, Southeast (Friday-Sunday)

Portland Art Museum Reopening Past Event Like List
Mask up and reserve your timed tickets for an IRL visit to the Portland Art Museum, which will reopen at reduced capacity from Wednesday-Sunday from 10 am-5 pm. The onsite cafe will remain closed, but the gift shop will be open. You'll be able to see Victor Jorgensen photographs Past Event Like List (through April 25), Ed Bereal's Apex Past Event Like List , Ishaka Shamsud-Din's Rock of Ages Remind Like List , and Portraiture from the Collection of Northwest Art Past Event Like List .
Portland Art Museum, Southwest (Saturday)

Portland Thorns Home Games Past Event Like List
Portland's pro women's soccer team will welcome back fans to Providence park for two home games (one against Kansas City NWSL tonight and one against Tacoma's OL Reign later this month.
Providence Park, Southwest (Friday)

Promising Young Woman Remind Like List
With directorial reign over the second season of Killing Eve and a starring role as Duchess of Cornwall in The Crown under her belt, Emerald Fennell's new revenge thriller stars Carey Mulligan as a justice-seeker who traps would-be sexual assailants at clubs and teaches them a lesson about consent. Come for the thrill of watching smarmy men get what's coming for them, stay for the string-quartet rendition of Britney Spears' "Toxic."
McMenamins Kennedy School, Northeast (Friday-Saturday)

Voyagers Remind Like List
Reality gives way to paranoia and madness for a multi-generational group of astronauts—Tye Sheridan, Lily Rose-Depp, and Colin Farrell among them.
Living Room Theaters & Century 16 (Friday-Sunday)