Happy first official day of summer! Soak up the sun this weekend at cheap and cheerful events from the 19th Annual Latino Cultural Festival to Juneteenth Oregon and from Taste of Thailand to the Tigard Festival of Balloons. For more suggestions, check out our top event picks of the week.
FRIDAY
PERFORMANCE
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival
The Original Practice Shakespeare Festival brings its productions outdoors each summer, interpreting the Bard’s work in the classic First Folio style (that means limited rehearsal, an onstage prompter, and a fast-paced, improvisational feel). “Shakespeare should feel a little dangerous,” the fest’s organizers explain, and nothing sounds more dangerous to me than hopping on stage in front of a crowd to perform a barely rehearsed Elizabethan play. Check out the calendar for dates and locations of plays performed in parks across the city, including tales of heartbreak, murder, ghosts, and political intrigue. LINDSAY COSTELLO
(Mt. Tabor Summit, Mount Tabor)
