Summer’s holding on tight this weekend, and we hope you take advantage by heading to easygoing events from Comedy In The Park Fest to PDX Pop Now! and from the Division Clinton Street Fair to the Portland Dragon Boat Festival. For more ideas, check out our guide to the top events of the week.
FRIDAY
COMEDY
Kickstand Comedy In The Park
Kickstand Comedy’s hugely popular Comedy in the Park series hits Laurelhurst Park for its final regular show this week, although Saturday will bring the inaugural Comedy In The Park Fest. Grab your pals with a sense of humor and drop your blankets early—the free stand-up show has been known to draw crowds of 4,000 or more. The plus side of the bonkers crowd is the unmatched dog-watching; I’m a fan of Laurelhurst duck-watching, too. This Friday, a lineup of much-loved funnybones will head to the stage after local laughers Rachelle Cochran and Julia Corral get the crowd going. LINDSAY COSTELLO
(Laurelhurst Park, Laurelhurst, free)
