Dig out your old prom dress and cummerbunds and come say your goodbyes to Lloyd Center at their Prom On Ice this Friday evening, presented by Bridgetown Skating Collective. The Lloyd Center Mall in Portland will close on August 8th. On that Saturday Lloyd Center's skating sweethearts, Jerry and Tally Leonard who skated every week at Lloyd Center for nearly 60 years, will have their final skate.
Foodieland - a network of thousands of small businesses offering amazing food from different cultures- is at Portland Expo Center this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
When was the last time you can say you had a totally carefree day? No schedules, no traffic. Sunday Parkways rolls through North Portland this Sunday from 11 to 4 with nearly 7 miles of streets open for walking, biking, and rolling. Check out St. Johns, local businesses, food, and family fun along the way.
Washington County Fair is open in Hillsboro now through August 2. And it's free to get it in. Woo Hoo family day.
Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo, Oregon's oldest fair, is also going on now through the weekend n McMinnville.
The Portland Parks Summer Free For All is back ya'll. Free lunches and family-friendly outdoor movies in the park.
If thou art no plans this weekend, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is road trip away in Ashland.
OMSI discount day is this Sunday. Tickets for Empirical Theater and Kendall Planetarium shows, tours of the USS Blueback Submarine, as well as select special exhibitions, can also be purchased for $5 per person on OMSI $5 Days.
The Portland Fire are home hosting Indiana again. Last time Caitlyn Clark and the Fever were in town a couple months ago, The FIRE won 100-84 and held Caitlyn to just 6 points in front of a sold out Fire Pit. Tip off 7pm at The MODA Center
Soccer City and The Timbers army is suiting up for Saturday at Providence Park. The I-5 soccer rivalry between the Portland Timbers and the Seattle Sounders FC is the oldest and most intense derby in American professional soccer. Remember your Portland Timbers matchday ticket serves as a free TriMet pass on all buses, MAX trains, and LIFT services.
Are you going to Ed Sheeran Saturday in Seattle? At last check you could still get tickets starting around $110.
LOOKING AHEAD
Benson Boone is playing MODA Center Wednesday Aug 5, tix still available!
Oregon State Fair is August 29-September 7 in Salem. Acts performing this year include Weird AL, The Beach Boys with John Stamos, Uncle Kracker and oh...be still my 80's heart...Sebastian Bach is the new front man for Twisted Sister!
National Night Out is coming up next week on August 4th. The annual event on the first Tuesday of August since 1984 is all about bringing communities closer to those who serve in blue. Events are organized around the country, including block watches, festivals and cookouts.
The Elephant Garlic Festival invites you to stop and smell the garlic in North Plains. If you’re a fan of hometown events filled with music, food and fun, you’ll want to attend at least one day of this three-day festival, held at the Jessie Mays Community Park in North Plains. It’s about all things garlic, coming up on Friday August 7th with live music starting at 12 noon and runs all day Saturday and Sunday. See all about it at FunStinks.com
Jane Lynch is coming to Salem Friday August 28 at Elsinore Theater.
STACEY & MIKE'S WATCHLIST
Stacey: NARCOS on Netflix. I know, I'm comically late to this. To all who implored me to watch it over the years, you were right, I was wrong, it's fantastic. I especially love Boyd Holbrook's narration. He plays DEA agent Steve Murphy.
Mike: The Dink on Apple +
NEW TO THEATERS
Spiderman: Brand New Day is expected to take down The Odyssey and make as much as $300 million opening weekend.
COMING TO STREAMERS
Sunday is the return of Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness S3 on Paramount +
Ted Lasso returns August 5 Apple TV
Reacher Season 4 on August 12th on Prime Video
DC’s Lanterns, S1 Premieres August 16 to HBO Max (Kyle Chandler fans, he plays Hal Jordan)
Outer Banks Season 5 drops Aug 20 on Netflix.