The Essentials

12 Things to See and Do in Portland: July 2018

Jazz in the Chinese Garden, outdoor movies galore, a sketch comedy bonanza, and the beautiful portraits of Borderland—summer’s got plenty in store.

06/19/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson and Fiona McCann

Hot Wheels

Here's Where to Find Portland's Underground Custom Car Scene

Every Sunday, the city's motorheads gather on SE Second Avenue for an event called the Red Door Meet.

06/19/2018 By Mike Allen

Cowabunga

Portland Monthly’s All-Local Food Festival Will Be the Toast (and Taste) of Summer

Cowabunga—our ode to Oregon bounty—features Bar Casa Vale, Ringside, Little Beast, Carman Ranch, Tournant, and more. Plus, our seventh annual Country Brunch!

06/15/2018 By Zach Dundas and Kelly Clarke

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 14–17

Genre-crossing jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch plays the Jack London, SlimFast meets murder at Profile Theatre, classic cars come to the Portland Art Museum, and the Oregon Zoo kicks off a season of alfresco concerts.

06/14/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson, Fiona McCann, and Natasha Tandler

Pride Month

6 Ways to Get Artsy at Portland Pride

From sci-fi wine tastings and curated club parties to a LGBTQ history walking tour, there are plenty of original ways to celebrate Pride in Portland.

06/12/2018 By Natasha Tandler

Festival

The First-Ever Northwest Deaf Arts Festival Is Gonna Be a High-Tech Affair

The multimedia show features hip-hop, poetry, and an award-winning deaf dancer.

06/12/2018 By Sam Pape

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 7–10

Calexico plays Revolution Hall, Corey Pein reveals the horrors of Silicon Valley, the Jewish Film Fest returns, and fancy 3-D projection mapping comes to the opera.

06/07/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson, Fiona McCann, and Natasha Tandler

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 31–June 3

Godspeed You! Black Emperor play the Wonder, Imago braces for nuclear fallout, queer black artists meditate on flowers, and two local authors kick campfire cooking up a notch.

05/31/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson, Fiona McCann, and Natasha Tandler

Light a Fire

It’s Time to Nominate Portland’s Best Nonprofits and Volunteers

Who are they? You tell us! Submit your nominations for Portland Monthly’s 2018 Light a Fire awards.

05/29/2018 By Portland Monthly Staff

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 24–27

Sticking around town for the long weekend? Portland delivers with ballet, sketch comedy, concerts by Bon Iver and David Byrne, and much more.

05/24/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson, Fiona McCann, and Natasha Tandler

The Essentials

13 Things to See and Do in Portland: June 2018

Pop star Frankie Simone drops her debut EP, Soweto Kinch plays genre-crossing jazz, and Masha Gessen talks straight about Trump and Putin.

05/22/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson and Fiona McCann

Pride: The Prequel

In 1964, Portland Tried to Crack Down on the City’s Gay Scene. Here's What Happened.

Before the rainbow flag flew high, queer life unfolded in bars both wild and discreet. Then the city decided to shut it all down.

05/22/2018 By Zach Dundas

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 17–20

From Laura Veirs to Bill Nye, sketch comedy to LGBTQ documentaries, here's what's on deck.

05/17/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson, Fiona McCann, and Natasha Tandler

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 10–13

Tommy Pico brings electric poetry to Powell's, Courtney Marie Andrews sings melancholic melodies, BodyVox bounds through a NoPo warehouse, and craft cannabis takes over Revolution Hall.

05/10/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson, Fiona McCann, and Natasha Tandler

Woman Up!

This Weekend Brings Portland Monthly's Stories about Awesome, Change-Driving Women to Life

A chance to bask in Oregon's female future.

05/03/2018 By Zach Dundas

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 3–6

Bike films, protest art, a world-class pianist, and LeVar Burton reading aloud—we've got a good few days ahead, Portland.

05/03/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson, Fiona McCann, and Natasha Tandler

Woman Up!

Pump Iron, Bust a Move, and Meditate at Portland Monthly’s Woman Up!

In its second year, our weekend of wellness and empowerment will show you all kinds of ways to move, groove, and generally improve your current level of fun.

04/27/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson

PoMo Picks

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Apr 26–29

From a Tetris-inspired dance show to Jorja Smith, wildly talented teenage ballerinas to hypnotic Portland poet Anis Mojgani, here's what to do when the sun disappears.

04/26/2018 By Rebecca Jacobson, Fiona McCann, and Natasha Tandler

Woof!

Does Your Dog Have What It Takes to Lead a Parade?

Wannabe canine grand marshals, line up.

04/25/2018 By Christine Menges

Woman Up!

Make Art, Rock Out, and Plot Career Domination at Portland Monthly’s Woman Up! Event

Our second annual wellness and empowerment bonanza boasts a roster of hands-on experiences to inspire creativity and get you where you want to go.

04/25/2018 By Kelly Clarke

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12 Things to See and Do in Portland: July 2018

Here's Where to Find Portland's Underground Custom Car Scene

Portland Monthly’s All-Local Food Festival Will Be the Toast (and Taste) of Summer

Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 14–17

6 Ways to Get Artsy at Portland Pride

The First-Ever Northwest Deaf Arts Festival Is Gonna Be a High-Tech Affair

Top Things to Do This Weekend: June 7–10

Top Things to Do This Weekend: May 31–June 3

It’s Time to Nominate Portland’s Best Nonprofits and Volunteers

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