Pickathon is this weekend at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley. Fans say “You won’t understand unless you come”…yes, it’s that’s unique. Their secret is that Pickathon is an experience where everything is intertwined. The world-class music from acts like Portugal The Man and Taj Mahal, the stunning architecture, and the beautiful natural landscape, together, create something truly different. The first bands take the stage Thursday at 1 PM…get tickets at Pickathon dot com
The Vanport Jazz Festival features some of the biggest names in jazz at The University of Portland.
Music lovers be on the lookout for Piano Push Play. Local artists transform old, donated pianos into whimsical works of art which are distributed across the city.
Enjoy the magic of Portland summer nights with live music, food and festivities at the Oregon Zoo while relaxing among the lush gardens and wildlife at Zoo Nights. Friday night is Journey Tribute Band: Stone In Love.
Portland Sneaker Week officially kicks of Sunday at OMSI with K.I.C-FLIX, a family-friendly screening of Piece by Piece and Q&A with Adidas footwear designer Sarah Sabino, plus free Lego giveaways and building experiences!
The Chinese Festival is this Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Pioneer Courthouse Square. The festival is free to attend. Cultural exhibits showcase Chinese art, history and gifts. There are lots of kids activities, including origami, Chinese calligraphy, ink painting and more. Food options include barbecue pork buns, steamed dumplings, spring rolls, musubi, skewers, pot stickers, cold noodles, tea and more.
Starting Friday, the annual Dahlia Festival is in bloom at Swan Island Dahlias in Canby. Stroll through nearly 50 acres of rainbows of dahlia fields, eat some mini cider doughnuts, sip on some fresh squeezed lemonade, peruse the gift shop, take a floral arranging class, do some evening yoga in the flower fields, enjoy live music on the weekends—and, of course, take a bouquet of fresh-cut dahlias home with you.
Are a Ross? Saturday is the Northwest Fossil Fest, celebrating 20 years of paleontology discoveries. You and your family can spend the day learning about fossils, fossil collecting, and identification. It’s a free, family friendly event with displays, demonstrations, and educational fun for children at Tualatin Heritage Center.
Wrap up National Blueberry Month with a family day of berry picking one of the many farms, find one here.
Portland Opera is partnering with Portland Parks for its Summer Free for All: Lunch and Play program, which will bring Building Block of Opera to children and families in select area parks.
If you're near downtown this weekend and feeling peckish, The Food Network just named Fuller’s Coffee Shop in the Pearl District the best diner in Oregon! They’re at 136 NW 9th Avenue in Portland.
Hey Bargain Shoppers come meet Mike at the new Canby Grocery Outlet Bargain Market. Open now at 891 SE 1st Ave. Mike Chase will be there on Saturday 11am-1pm so stop by and say hi and enter to win some great prizes plus discover Grocery Outlet’s Bargain Bliss!
When was the last time you visited Lloyd Center. Portland's 'dead mall' got weird. In a good way. Filled with quirky stores, nonprofits and start ups, roller skating and ice skating. It's like an Alternative Mall. There's a secondhand pet store, Electronic Music club where you can take classes, a magic shop, a Lego store called "Brickdiculous, a pinball museum...
STACEY & MIKE WATCHLIST:
Stacey: Happy Gilmore 2 streaming on Netflix. If you loved the first one you will enjoy it, there's a ton of call backs and cameos. Also love that his daughters are in another one of his movies. Sadie plays a woman he meets in AA and Sunny plays his on-screen daughter Vienna. His wife, Jackie plays Vienna's dance teacher.
Mike: The Tourist starring Jamie Dornan. Available on Prime and Netflix.