Cyclist and DJ collective Bike Homies lead this year's Bike Summer Kickoff Ride.

TGIF, right?! Don’t delay in starting your weekend because we have plenty of cheap and cheerful suggestions on how to spend it: at events from the Veganizer Asian Market to the CareOregon Starlight Parade and from Bike Summer’s Kickoff Ride to the Portland Archaeology Roadshow. For more ideas, check out our top picks of the week.

FRIDAY

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Pocky & Zines
If your creative practice makes you peckish, this event celebrating the end of AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month has you covered. Head to PCC’s Rock Creek campus for a zine-making workshop, free Asian snacks, and a mini zine fest. Participants can bounce between three stations—”reflect,” “create,” and “share”—where they’ll encounter a guided creative process complete with prompts, supplies, and art-filled booths. JANEY WONG
(PCC Rock Creek Campus, North Bethany, free)

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