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Portland Weekend Amusements (15-17 July 2016)

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Just your typical mid-July weekend in Portland: Timbers, Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, Highland Games, Berry Festival, OMSI After Dark, and more!

All Weekend

Cathedral Park Jazz FestivalCathedral Park Jazz Festival

As the longest-running FREE Jazz Festival west of the Mississippi River, CPJF celebrates its 36th year with three days of world-class music. The Festival begins Friday night with dynamic Blues, R&B, and Soul. Saturday and Sunday will feature all the multiple styles of Jazz in all its glory. Keep checking our website to see who is performing this year.

The stage is situated in a natural amphitheater with a backdrop of the beautiful Willamette River to the west and the mighty St Johns Bridge overhead . . .

Friday-Saturday

Oregon Berry FestivalOregon Berry Festival

The Oregon Berry Festival is made for berry lovers, who know it’s summer in Oregon when the ripest, juiciest berries start appearing perfect for making pies, jams and other decadent treats.

Come on down to the Oregon Berry Festival to find all the freshest Oregon berries including everything from Marionberries to Ollalieberries and the best blueberries and strawberries you will find anywhere. The festival showcases everything berry!

Saturday

Portland Highland GamesPortland Highland Games

The Portland Highland Games brings the sights and sounds of the Scottish highlands to Portland, Oregon. The third Saturday in July brings out the highland dancers, bagpipe bands, and athletes to Mt Hood Community College to compete. With traditional Scottish foods and activities for the whole family, you’re sure to have a great time.

OMSI After DarkOMSI After Dark: On the Rocks & Off the Grill

Shoot off water rockets, concoct chemical creations, and explore the wonders of OMSI with no kids in sight! Enjoy a glass of wine while learning about robots, tornados, or fossils. Talk to a brewer about the science behind beer, or taste how an extra 10% cacao can make a difference in chocolate.

All that and more with OMSI After Dark, a night at the museum for the 21-and-over crowd filled with food, drink, and science fun!

Sunday

Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Flounders

Timbers LogoCascadian rival Seattle visit Providence Park on Sunday, 17 July 2016 to face the defending MLS champion Portland Timbers.

The Timbers, undefeated in their last eight league matches and currently seventh in the Western Conference standings, hope to retain their good form – and maybe even get a win – on Sunday when rival Seattle visit.

Seattle, second to last in the standings but coming off a big 5-0 (!) win Wednesday against first place Dallas, will be without their aging star Clint Dempsey, who received a red card in that same match.

The match begins at noon.

Ongoing – in the Parks

Movies in the ParkMovies in the Park

  • Fri, July 15 – Irving Park (NE 7th Ave & Fremont St ) – Star Wars – The Force Awakens (2015)
  • Sat, July 16 – Glenhaven Park (NE 82nd Ave & Siskiyou St) – Raiders of the Lost Ark (2015)
  • Sat, July 16 – Hoyt Arboretum (4000 SW Fairview Blvd) – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (1993) PG
  • Sun, July 1y – Denorval Unthank Park (510 N Shaver St) – Avengers Age of Ultron (1993) PG

Concerts in the Park

  • Friday, July 15 – Fernhill Park (NE 37th, North of Ainsworth St) – The Quick & Easy Boys

Original Practice Shakespeare FestivalOriginal Practice Shakespeare Festival

OPS Fest brings a new style of Shakespearean performance to the Portland area by reviving the old.

This weekend’s performances at Laurelhurst Park:

  • Romeo & Juliet – July 8 @ 7PM
  • The Tempest – July 9 @ 2PM
  • Hamlet – July 9 @ 7PM
  • Hamlet – Fri. July 15 @ 7PM
  • Much Adoe About Nothing – Sat. July 16 @ 2PM
  • The Tempest – Sat. July 16 @ 7PM
  • The Comedie of Errors* – Sat. July 16 @ 10PM
  • The Taming of the Shrew – Sun. July 17 @ 2PM
  • Romeo & Juliet – Sun. July 17 @ 7PM

Stumptown Stories Presents: Law and Disorder (12 July 2016)

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Stumptown Stories presents Law and Disorder on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder).

Joe Streckert (Interesting Times) is talking about Robertson v Baldwin, a US Supreme Court case out of Oregon carved out an exception to the 13th emendment, which banned slavery. When it came to maritime labor, sailors could still be forced to work against their will, despite what the Constitution said.

Finn JD John (Offbeat Oregon History and author of Wicked Portland) will get into a rogue’s gallery of the members of America’s most exclusive club: The FBI’s Most Wanted list. Featuring a gangster, a murderer, and the Sandy Chief of Police.

Stumptown Stories, batshit crazy stories from the murkiest, weirdest, and nuttiest corners of Portland history, takes place the second Tuesday of every month at the Jack London.

Admission is free. Doors open at 7:00 PM, 21 and over only.

Portland Weekend Amusements (8-10 July 2016)

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Now the real summer kicks in: concerts, movies, and theater in the park; the always fabulous Mississippi Street Fair, Bastille Day, and more!

Ongoing – in the Parks

Movies in the Park

  • Movies in the ParkFri, July 8 – Wilshire Park (NE 33rd Ave & Skidmore St) – Minions (2015)
  • Sat, July 9 – Dickinson Park (SW 55th & Alfred Ct) – Shaun the Sheep (2015)
  • Sun, July 10 – Woodlawn Park (NE 13th Ave & Dekum St) – The Sandlot (1993) PG

Concerts in the Park

  • Friday, July 8 – Fernhill Park (NE 37th, North of Ainsworth St) – Tony Starlight

Original Practice Shakespeare FestivalOriginal Practice Shakespeare Festival

OPS Fest brings a new style of Shakespearean performance to the Portland area by reviving the old.

This weekend’s performances at Irving Park (NE 9th & Fremont):

  • Romeo & Juliet – July 8 @ 7PM
  • The Tempest – July 9 @ 2PM
  • Hamlet – July 9 @ 7PM

Saturday

Mississippi Street Fair

Mississippi Ave Street Fair 2016The 15th annual Mississippi Avenue Street Fair takes place Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 10 am until 9 pm on Mississippi Avenue from Skidmore to Fremont.

One of the most festive and well-attended street fairs in town, the Mississippi Street Fair features five car-free blocks (plus the adjacent side streets), multiple stages of music and dance, hundreds of fantastic craft and food vendors, a Kids Zone, Grandfather’s Rib Off competition, and more!

This year’s fair beneficiary is the Boise Business Youth Unity Project – Fosterinq a stronqer & community throuqh internships for teens.

Bastille Day Festival

Bastille Day Festival 2016The Alliance’s 14th annual Bastille Day Festival takes place on Saturday, July 9, 2016, from noon-6 pm. The Portland festival is one of the largest Bastille celebrations on the West Coast. This year’s festival is celebrated for the second year outdoors at the Portland Art Museum across from the SW Park Blocks. And of course the Bastille Festival is free and open to the public!

Look for fun activities for the whole family, including music, a photo booth, street performers, le marché (the marketplace), French cuisine, and the Spirit of Bastille Costume Contest.

Sunday

Songbook PDX – A Literary Mixtape

Songbook #4Songbook is a reading series comprised of reactions to writers and their own interpretations of songs whether horrid or ethereal. We hear the reader read the piece then we hear the piece of music played at the venue. It’s the literary mixtape you always wanted.

July’s lineup includes: Liz Prato, Shannon Brazil, Shawn Levy, RV Branham, Hobie Anthony, Stephen O’Donnell, and Daniel Elder at Post 134, Alberta Street.