Odds are the most exciting road trip you could go on this weekend will be with Queen & Slim as they debut on HBO Max Universal Pictures If you’d been told just last year that drive-in movies would enjoy a resurgence not seen since the 1970s, you’d probably be like “So… what, did a completely […]
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A Guide to Outdoor & Socially Distant Adventuring in the Portland Area for the End of Summer 2020
Buddy, you have no idea how happy these Dinosaurs are to see you having a late-summer adventure. Prehistoric Gardens via Facebook Summers in Oregon can be sort of deceptive. You might get all the way into the middle of July before it starts to feel like it’s been any warmer than the spring was, and […]
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The Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Aug 17-20, 2020
It’s as good an opportunity as any to remember what it feels like to be inspired when the Obamas speak at the DNC this week. Democratic National Convention If you’re reading this, congratulations! You managed to not melt, dissolve, or evaporate after the weekend heatwave that hit Portland. And if you’re looking to celebrate your […]
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The Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Aug 10-23, 2020
Spoilers: There’s a sophisticated stand-up set at the end of this week courtesy of the one and only Shane Torres! Just because the weekend is over doesn’t mean we’re going to stop offering up a whole bunch of awesome things to do for the rest of the week, like a stand-up star coming home to […]
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The Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: Aug 7-9, 2020
Get into a good flow for the weekend with this fun (and fuzzy) yoga routine for you and your favorite floofs. Oregon Humane Society Summer 2020 keeps right on moving forward, and even if it starts raining again (it shouldn’t, but this is Portland, so who the hell really knows) the events aren’t going to […]
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The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in Portland This Weekend: Aug 7-9, 2020
The big screen gets really big when the largest blockbuster of the ’80s hits the 99w Drive-In this weekend! This is certainly one of the most intriguing Augusts in recent movie-watching history. Granted, a lot of that is due to the fact almost every theater around is still closed because there’s still a pandemic going […]
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Your Guide to Portland Festivals Going Online for Summer 2020
For its 155th year, the Oregon State Fair is going online, so now all the corndogs, elephant ears, and midway attractions are coming to your living room! If you’re spooked by the ghost of festival season that looms over outdoor amphitheaters and waterfront parks, we’ve got news for you: Some of Portland’s most beloved annual […]
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The Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: Aug 3-6, 2020
Visit the Stop Killing Us art exhibition at HOLDING Contemporary to learn about Black Portland’s history of protest. Don’t Shoot PDX So far August, so good. Let’s keep this up, shall we? Let’s just keep on offering up a whole bunch of awesome Things to Do for the rest of the week, things like hanging […]
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Your Guide to Protest Events In Portland This Weekend: July 31-Aug 2, 2020
Matheiu Lewis-Rolland While the feds seem to have finally vacated the premises, that doesn’t mean the protest actions need to lessen in response. And this weekend provides plenty of opportunities to exercise your First Amendment rights, through organized discussions about how best to dismantle racist power structures, and via in-person gatherings and marches against police […]
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The Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: July 31-Aug 2, 2020
The Pickathon at Home grand finale is guaranteed to be amazing when Khruangbin takes the stage. Mary Kang This weekend, July enters the rearview, and we welcome August with open (if not a little sweaty and sunburned) arms, especially since there’s a whole lot of very fun Things to Do this weekend, like catching the […]
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The Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: July 24-26
Mask up and head out for a chance to see over 40 years of professional Portland soccer history at the Oregon Historical Society Museum this weekend! Andrea Lonas Photography via Oregon Historical Society We’ve almost made it through July somehow, and hopefully if we stack our weekend full of amazing Things to Do, we’ll fly […]
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The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in Portland This Weekend: July 24-26
The Hollywood Theatre hosts this special look behind the scenes of Gremlins with VFX wizard Chris Walas. Hollywood Theatre With Tenet‘s release (finally) being pushed back indefinitely, it seems this weekend is the one where the film industry realized going inside a movie theater is probably not a thing that’ll be happening again in 2020. […]