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Montavilla Movie Night in the Park
movie night in Montavilla Park
The Montavilla Neighborhood Association is about to host it’s first ever Movie Night in the Park event. Festivities kick off at 4pm Saturday, August 22nd with City Blessing church’s kids carnival. There will also be vendors hosting children’s activities (I will be there applying temporary tattoos), food vendors and loads of people and fun. Get there early to get a good seat for the movie and if there is time to spare, hop across the street for the Manor of Art event going on at Milepost 5. We hope to see you there!
Details:
- Kids Carnival starts at 4pm
- Movie starts at 9pm, free, appropriate for all ages
- Located at 685 NE 82nd Ave
Weekend Events in Portland Oregon – May 15th – 17th
Frank Black Playing at Berbati
There are a couple of things going on this weekend in Portland and the surrounding areas that look interesting. We all know there is awesome weather coming for us in the next couple of days because that’s all people can talk about! So that means we need to get outside and get some vitamin D into our systems.
Friday
- Everyone Who Looks Like You at Milepost 5 – 8pm, $15 Hand2mouth theater production.(also playing Sat and Sun).
- Youth Group at the East End - 9pm, $8, good band from Australia. 203 SE Grand
Saturday
- Alberta Art Hop – Alberta will be closed, 11am – 6pm, there is a parade at 3pm, local artists, dancers, crafts, food. Perfect weather to be outdoors this weekend!
- Mt. Tabor Art Walk – 11am-5pm, here is the map.
- 10th Annual UFO Festival at Hotel Oregon McMenamins - all things UFO plus the keynote has had encounters, should be interesting. 310 NE Evans St. McMinnville, OR
- Twilight Rummage Sale at the Eagles Lodge – 5pm – 9pm, cool, vintage things for sale, 50th & Hawthorne
Sunday
- Frank Black and The School of Rock at Berbatis – $12, there is a show at 1pm and one at 5pm, very talented kids back Frank Black as he sings Pixie’s songs, awesome! 213 SW Ankeny
Weekend Events in Portland Oregon – May 8th – 11th
photo by Marisa Swenson
Mother’s Day weekend this week, don’t forget. Here are a couple of things that I will be doing (or really want to do) this weekend.
Friday
- Hike in the Gorge – not really an event but that’s what I’m doing, no rain today, go for a hike, outline of hikes and their difficulty levels here.
- Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks at the Doug Fir – 9pm, $15, 830 E Burnside
Saturday
- Organic Garden Workshop at Metro’s Demo Garden – Free, 10am – 2pm, 6800 SE 57th Ave
- St. Johns Bizarre and Parade – free, parade starts at noon, vendors, beer garden
- Portland Bungalow Show – 10am – 6pm, $10, focus is on windows, Ambridge Center 1333 NE MLK
- Portland Farmers Market - get Mom some flowers, PSU park blocks, 8:30am-2pm, between SW Harrison and SW Montgomery
Sunday – Mother’s Day
- Crafty Wonderland at the Doug Fir - local artists and crafty DIY ers sell their awesome stuff in the basement of the Doug Fir , 11am – 4pm, 830 E Burnside
- Mother’s Day 80’s Dance Party at the Airplay Cafe – 5pm – 7pm, $5 for a family, dance to 80’s music with your kids, 701 E Burnside
Weekend Events in Portland Oregon – May 1st – 3rd
Friday – Happy May Day!
- Blackbird Band Beatles Cover Band at the Airplay Cafe – 7pm – 9pm, $10 for a family, 701 E Burnside
- May Day Celebration at the Kennedy School – 5pm, free (you will always want to buy a beer right?) lots of kids stuff, music, will be fun!
- Ladytron and The Faint at the Roseland – 8:30pm, $20, 8 NW 6th Ave
Saturday
- Hollywood Farmers Market Opens Today – 8am-2pm, smaller version of the downtown market, gets a little crazy around 10ish so you will want to get there early, yummy breakfast burritos, great veggies, and classic foods pesto, yum! 44th & NE Hancock
- Le Bistro Bazaar at the Montage – 11am – 4pm, vintage item swap meet, sell, trade items, The Montage bar will be open and serving happy hour while this is going on. 301 SE Morrison
- Cinco De Mayo Family Dance Party at the Airplay Cafe – 5pm -7pm, $5 for the fam, can you tell I love this place? 701 E Burnside
- Star”effer” at Holocene - 9pm, $10, will be a good show. 1001 SE Morrison
- Bryan Free at Mississippi Studios – 9pm, $8, 3939 N Mississippi
- Arrested Development Quiz Show at Peter’s 19th Hole - I love this TV show and am pretty sure that I would win this, but will be out w/ friends this night. 5701 NE Fremont St, (503)460-0544, call them to see what time it starts.
Sunday
- Pretty Dress Bike Ride – meet at Ladds Circle (1996 SE Ladd) at 2pm and wear a pretty dress.
- Big Ass Garage Sale at 2615 N Emerson - pretty much is what it sounds like
- Cinco De Mayo Celebration at the Waterfront (that’s what all those rides and tents they are setting up are for) should be some good food.
Weekend Events in Portland – April 17th – 19th
photo by Marisa Swenson
Here are some fun events that are going on in Portland this weekend that I will be at or love to be at!
Friday
- Andy Simon Family Happy Hour at the Airplay Cafe- 5:30pm – 7:30pm, free, 701 E Burnside
- Ya Jala Lebanese Restaurant – I’m going here tonight and will be loving it!!
Saturday
- Portland’s Largest Garage Sale at the Expo Center – 7am- 6pm, 2060 N Marine Dr, lots of stuff to buy
- Stumptown Comic Fest at the Lloyd Center Doubletree (all weekend) – 1000 NE Multnomah, more info here.
- 11th Annual Kitchen Revival Tour at the Architectural Heritage Center - 10am -4pm, $25 per person, See several wonderful period or historically accurate kitchens, 701 SE Grand Ave.
- Packy’s Birthday Party at the Oregon Zoo – 10am- 4pm, $9.75 adults, lots of fun elephant activities, 4001 SW Canyon Rd
- Paper Art Show at the Japanese Gardens – 10am – 7pm, exhibition of unique paper art, local artists will display and sell different paper art styles, $8 (special rates for students and seniors), 611 SW Kingston Ave
- “Eat Mobile” Food Cart Festival at Disjecta – 5:30pm – 9:30pm, $5 and includes loads of samples from cart vendors, proceeds benefit Mercy Corps NW, 8371 N Interstate Ave
- Roller Derby at Oaks Park - 6pm, $12 (buy tix in advance), at the hangar 7805 SE Oaks Park Way
- Strength at Rotture – 9pm, $5 door, danceable music, 315 SE 3rd
Sunday
- NW Pet and Companion Fair at the Expo Center - 10am – 5pm, $7, come here to adopt a pet! 32+ pet rescue and non-profit shelters, 2060 N Marine Dr.
- Mates of State at the Wonder Ballroom – cute tunes! 8pm, $15, 128 NE Russell St.
Weekend Events in Portland – April 3rd – 5th
Portland Cello Project
Here’s a list of some things going on around town this weekend. There is a lot of good music on Friday night, do I have to choose just one?
Friday
- Children’s Museum free admission all day until 8pm, 4015 SW Canyon Rd
- First Friday Art Reception at Press Club, free, 2621 SE Clinton
- 1,000 WORDS Art Opening at the Ugly Mug Coffeehouse, 6pm-8pm, 8017 SE 13th, free and a percentage of the sales will be donated to Transitions Global an organization fighting to stop human trafficking.
- Friday Night Follies at Janus Home 1324 SE Grande Ave, serving wine and some sales on vintage furniture, more details on other participating vendors here.
- Quasi at Backspace starts at 10pm, $8, 115 NW 5th, this doesn’t happen very often
- Mortified at Someday Lounge, like Cringe, people reading embarrassing diary entries mainly from High School, should be funny, 8:30pm $12 at the door,125 NW 5th ave
- Blue Giant at Doug Fir, 9pm, $12 at the door, 830 E Burnside
Saturday
- Pearl District Bunny Hop 10am – 6pm, more info on participating vendors here.
- David Rovics Pirate Songs at the Airplay Cafe, 5pm, $10 for a family, kids wearing eyepatches get a free cookie, 701 E Burnside
- Museum of Contemporary Craft presents Handmade Nation film screening, 12pm, $10, 724 NW Davis
Sunday
- Portland Cello Project at the Central Library, 2pm, free, 801 SW 10th Ave
- OMSI $2 admission all day 9:30am – 5:30pm, 1945 SE Water Ave
Weekend Events in Portland – March 27th – 29th
Chris Robley playing @ Mississippi Studios Friday Night
There are a lot of great things going on this weekend.
Friday
- Chicken Fest at the Livingscape Nursery 3926 N. Vancouver Avenue (Friday – Sunday) -Workshops on Care, Selection & Coop Building, Live Display of 20 Different Breeds, Fiddle Jam, March 28, 2-6pm
- Andy Simon Sings for Happy Hour and Family Dinner Concert at the Airplay Cafe, 5:30-7pm, free, 701 E Burnside
- Bryan Free, The Winebirds and others at Backspace, 9pm $6, 115 NW 5th
- The Dimes, Chris Robley and the Fear of Heights at the Mississippi Studios, 9pm, $8 (you should go see Chris Robley for only $8 while you still can, don’t wait until he is playing the Crystal and tix are $30) 3939 N Mississippi
Saturday
- Portland Farmers Market at the PSU Park Blocks Saturdays: March 21 – Dec. 19th 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Chicken Coop Building at the Community Room at People’s Food Co-op, 3029 SE 21st Ave. Learn what is necessary to build your hens a happy home, then enjoy a short walking tour of backyard chicken coops near People’s Food Co-op.
- 3D Center of Art and Photography presents History of the Stereo Card - 3D Center of Art and Photography, $5 for adults, under 15 get in free, 1928 NW Lovejoy
- Roller Derby at the Expo Center – doors at 5pm, $16-$24, this usually sells out more info here. 2060 N Marine Drive
- Twilight Rummage Sale at the Eagles Lodge – craft items and vintage pieces, 5pm-9pm, 4904 SE Hawthorne
- Viva Voce, The Shakey Hands at the Aladdin – I get to go to this, yay, it’s going to R-O-C-K! $12, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave
Sunday
- Soap Box Derby Sign-Up at Beuhlaland – starts at 8am (but you can get in line at 4am, they will only take 39 entries for the August derby at Mt. Tabor)
- Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival – see a lot of tulips $10 per car load, 33814 S Meridian Rd Woodburn, OR
- Holcombe Waller and The Healers present Into the Dark Unknown: The Hope Chest - Portland Institute for Contemporary Art Imago Theater, $18, 17 SE 8th
Special Monday Event
- Dooce is going to be at Powell’s on Burnside – at 7:30pm for a siging of her new book It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita, get in line now, it will be packed with tons of moms and dads.
Weekend Events in Portland – March 13th – 15th
- photo by Marisa Swenson
Here are a couple of things to do this weekend that look like fun. Hopefully that sunshine will stick around so we can get outdoors.
Friday
- Lower Fremont 2nd Friday Artwalk and Sidewalk Sale: Local artists and crafters will display and sell their work outside. Lower Fremont 2nd Friday event is on NE Fremont between 12th & 14th Avenues, 4:00 pm–9:00 pm.
- TONIGHT KATEE SAKHOFF “STARBUCK” WILL BE THERE LIVE IN PERSON “Battlestar Galactica” Final Season: Final 2 episodes of BSG.Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd). Doors open at 9:00 pm; show at 10:00 pm. Ages 21+. It will be packed.
- Parenthetical Girls at Backspace (indie rock): starts at 9pm, $7, 115 NW 5th Ave
- Restaurant Recommendation: The Observatory, the food and drinks are great.
Saturday
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Make a Bird House: The Rebuilding Center will provide you with the tools, reclaimed house materials and all the instruction you’ll need to build your own bird house. Most appropriate for grades K–5. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. Belmont Library (1038 SE 39th Ave), 3:00 pm–5:00 pm.
- “Che” opening with director Steven Soderbergh in attendance at Cinema 21: movie times here. Located at 616 NW 21st.
- David Hall & Friends at the Airplay Cafe Family Friendly: 5pm, Doors open at 4:30. Full family-friendly menu of meals and snacks, beer and wine available. $7 per child/$12 per adult
Sunday
- ”Welcome to the Dollhouse” will be showing at Press Club at 8:00 pm. All ages. Located at 2621 SE Clinton St.
- Hike to the top of Mt. Tabor
Weekend Events in Portland – March 6-8th
photo by Marisa Swenson
There are a couple of fun events going on this weekend in Portland. Hopefully this sunshine will stick around for a couple of days (I heard a rumor of snow on Sunday).
Check it out:
Friday 3/6/09
- Free First Friday Night at Portland Children’s Museum: Admission to the museum is free from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 4015 SW Canyon Road
- Opening reception for artist Anna Peters at Destroy: DJ sets by resident DJ Infamous 1. Beer compliments of Widmer Brothers, starts at 7pm. 1712 E. Burnside
- Battlestar Galactica Final Season at the Bagdad Theater: final 10 episodes of “Battlestar Galactica.” 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd Doors open at 9:00 pm; show at 10:00 pm (I’m going, yes!)
- Fujiya & Miyagi at Doug Fir (lovely electro pop): Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm
$13 advance, $15 day of show. 830 E. Burnside
Saturday 3/7/09
- 19th Annual Buckman Art Show & Sell: Paintings, ceramics, photography, wearable art, toys, food, student art and performances, kids’ art activities and more! 320 SE 16th Avenue 10am-5pm, $2 suggested donation,Buckman Marimba Ensemble, Buckman Chorus, student dancers, live jazz, bluegrass and more!
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Swingfest – Portland Lindy Exchange: Pioneer Courthouse Square live music and swing dancing. 1:00 pm–4:00 pm.
- Sip 47 Wine Tasting: March 7 and 8, 2009, thirty-five wineries and businesses along Rt. 47 in the Northern Willamette Valley will celebrate spring by offering a weekend full of tastings of brand-new wine releases, food pairings, sake tastings, live music, discounts and more! Here is the map.
- Mood Area 52 at Press Club: 8:30 pm. All ages, located at 2621 SE Clinton St
- Writers Block at Holocene: 10 recording artists: Jesse & Josh (Oh Captain, My Captain), Chris Robley (yay), Nat & Dave (Derby),Amy Seeley, Johnny Clay (The Dimes), Bryan Free, Henry, Chris & Jules(Jonah), Lael Alderman, Ehren Ebbage, Nathan Trueb (Tango Alpha Tango), Kelli Schaefer, Eric Nordby (Norman), Karizma. Whew! What a line up, bargain at only $7 admission or $5 with some canned food (I assume for the starving artists).
Sunday 3/8/09
- “Manhattan” the Woody Allen movie at Press Club: 8:00 pm. All ages, located at 2621 SE Clinton St
- ReGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow at Hoffman Gallery: innovative work from 50 up-and-coming photographers from around the world. located at 8245 SW Barnes Rd
Weekend Events in Portland – February 27th – March 1st
photo by Marisa Swenson
Here are a couple of events going on in Portland this weekend that look like loads of fun.
Friday 2/27/2009
- Airplay, family friendly Andy Simon Sings–Happy Hour and Family Dinner Concert, 5:30-7pm, free. Located at 701 E Burnside
- Battlestar Galactica Final Season – final 10 episodes of “Battlestar Galactica.” Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd). Doors open at 9:00 pm; show at 10:00 pm
- Tango Alpha Tango at the Someday Lounge, $7 starts at 9pm, located at: 125 NW 5th
- French Kicks at the Doug Fir $12 starts at 9pm, located at: 830 E Burnside
Saturday 2/28/2009
- Southeast Portland Area ARTWalk: The ARTWalk offers the opportunity to go on a free, self-guided tour of artists’ studios and home workspaces, as well as see local artwork in galleries, host homes and businesses within the “walkable/bikeable/busable” boundaries of SE 9th to SE 41st & SE Hawthorne to SE Powell Blvd. Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am–5:00 pm. Families welcome. For more information and free map, visit the event website for your map.
- Portland Saturday Market starts this weekend Old Town at SW Ankeny + Naito Parkway (under the Burnside bridge)
- Architectural Heritage Center – Hidden Brilliance: The Residential Architecture of Joseph Jacobberger Oregon architect known for his design of the St. Mary’s Cathedral, churches and schools in Oregon.Cost $18, Located at: 701 S.E. Grand Ave.
- Rose City Rollers – Rose City Rollers Guns N Rollers vs High Rollers doors 5pm, starts at 5:45pm, Located at: Hangar at Oaks Park 7805 SE Oaks Park Way
- Airplay cafe family friendly Mo Phillips Music Spectacular, 5pm, $5 per person/$10 per family located at: 701 E Burnside
Sunday
- Martha Wainwright at The Doug Fir, 9pm $12. Located at: 830 E Burnside
