Dame is opening an elevated sports lounge in the Benson Friday. Honorable Mention PDX is part-owned by Trailblazer GOAT Damian Lillard. A speakeasy will be opening up in a back room in the coming months.

March is Portland Dining Month, an opportunity for diners to sample Portland's top restaurants at two price points, $35 & $55.

What’s your go-to sandwich? Meatball sub, BLT, hot pastrami? It’s Portland Sandwich Week. More than 80 Portland restaurants are taking part, many offering $10 sammie specials through this Sunday. If you’re not hungry rn you will be after you see the full color picture menu at PortlandMercury.com

She Brew's 11th annual festival will celebrate over 50 professional female brewers from around the Pacific Northwest, as well as a handful of female home brewers. Taste their creations and cast your vote for the People's Choice Award. Plus, check out food trucks, browse offerings from women- and BIPOC-owned businesses, play outdoor games, snap some photo booth pics, and participate in a raffle. All proceeds will benefit the Human Rights Campaign.

St. Vincent, MonoNeon, Madeleine Peyroux...For 10 days in March, the Biamp Portland Jazz Festival comes to life in venues across the city, featuring performances spanning jazz, soul and experimental sound.

On Saturday, you can attend the 10th annual Lunar New Year Dragon Dance Parade and Celebration. Celebrate the Year of the Horse with a special parade through Portland. At the parade, a 150-foot dragon is accompanied by lion dancers, performers and a lively community parade through Old Town, Downtown, and ending at the Oregon Historical Society Park Plaza.

Abby's Closet Prom Dress Giveaway returns to Oregon Convention Center. Each spring, Abby’s Closet invites high school students to a 2-day prom dress giveaway where they can choose a dress that fits their unique style - completely free of charge. More than 5,000 dresses have been donated just for you.

Portland is one of the best cities in the U.S. for nightlife according to Travel and Leisure. They looked at everything: safety, bars per 100,000 people, closing times, drink prices, live music, the whole vibe. Like Dueling Pianos at The Barrel Room, The Shining inspired karaoke bar HallwayPDX and Line Dancing Lessons at Dixie Tavern.

The Portland Golf Show, the longest-running and most successful golf show on the West Coast returns to the Expo Center.featuring the lowest prices of the year on name-brand clubs and equipment from the industry’s leading manufacturers.

What Superfans do you think we have more of in Portland? Potterheads? (Harry Potter fans), or Ringers? (Lord of The Rings fans) Hard to tell but Ringers will be taking over OMSI to watch the complete cinematic journey, including the extended editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Plus, you get to take in all the action on the Empirical Theater’s giant 4-story screen. The Middle-earth Film Festival at OMSI is on select days now through March 17th.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Get your tickets now for the NARI PNW Remodeled Homes Tour March 14 featuring two whole house remodels by Mountainwood Homes. This is the link to get you $10 off your tickets.

The Notebook, the Nicholas Sparks book that went on to become one of the greatest love stories on the big screen thanks to Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, is now a live show. Noah and Allie's lifelong love story is recreated for the stage, with music and lyrics by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. Keller March 10-15.

Stand By Me is turning 40, and the stars of the movie are coming to town for a big-screen viewing and post-film conversation; Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Wil Wheaton at the Schnitz March 29.

Shamrock Half Marathon Run Fest is Portland’s longest running tradition. With a fast, scenic course through downtown and roaring crowd support. Of course the dancing, green beer and shenanigans will be going down at Paddy’s and Kells.

Portland’s vibrant East Side Arts District comes alive for the First Friday Art Walk.

SOLVE Spring Cleanup signup are open. It'll be a month long this year during April. There are 65 events open for registration, but SOLVE wants to increase that to more than 200 projects across the state. Last year, there were 214 projects with 45-hundred volunteers and they removed over 26-thousand pounds of trash.

SPRING BREAK FUN:

Oaks Park opening day is March 22.

Whale watching season on the Oregon Coast.

Come meet the new pair of young bongos at the Oregon Zoo. The species of African antelope are critically endangered with fewer than 200 left in the wild. The bongos, who come to us from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, are named Banjo and Bentley and they have reddish-brown coats and thin white stripes.

Spring blooms: cherry blossoms at waterfront park and the Portland Japanese Garden, as well Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn.

STACEY & MIKE WATCHLIST:

Stacey: The Last Thing He Told Me S2. Ryan Gosling on SNL this weekend, Harry on SNL next weekend...Also HARRY on Neflix THIS Sunday.

Mike: Ken Burns Vietnam Doc. A good reminder of how much MORE divided we could be in 2026