Beyoncé Birthday Celebration
The best way to celebrate Beyoncé’s 41st birthday is by dancing to the silky, feel-good bops stacked inside her new dance-forward, reference-packed record, Renaissance. With sparkling, strobing highlight tracks—“Heated,” “Cuff It,” “Pure/Honey,” “Cozy,” and “Virgo’s Groove”—Bey emphasizes self-love and honors club and ballroom sounds, especially her personal and professional influences. If one is in need of a sacred space to get turnt and move one’s body like crazy to Beyoncé tunes new and old, Produce Row can facilitate that! On Sunday, September 4, BIPOC- and LGBTQ+ dance party series, Slay, teams up with Tribute Night for an all-day celebration in honor of Beyoncé Gisele Knowles-Carter. Portland’s Produce Row will play host to the Slay the Day party (4 pm-8 pm), welcoming Yoncé fans into the spot’s expansive covered patio. Immediately following, DJ Ronin Roc spins all those iconic, irresistible Sasha Fierce vibes at Bey the Night (8 pm-late). Produce Row’s comfy booths and delicious menu (truffle fries! burgers! fish and chips!) offer an ideal setting to rest and refuel in the nonexistent space between bops.
by Jenni Moore