Admission to the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park) is free on Friday, July 27, 2012 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
The museum offers free admission ever fourth Friday (5 p.m.- 8 p.m.) of the month, so if you can’t make it this week, mark August 24, 2012 on your calendar!
Regular adult admission is $15 ($12 for seniors 55 and up and college students, 18 and up, with ID; free admission for children up to 17).
Union Pacific celebrates 150 years of railroading this Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14, 2012 at Portland’s Union Station (800 NW 6th) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
150 Years ago President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of 1862, allowing Union Pacific to set forth on an ambitious journey. In 2012, Union Pacific celebrates the shared stories that have shaped our country since 1862. To mark the 150th anniversary, we invite you to explore how the nation’s largest railroad came to be and how UP continues to build America with innovation and tenacity, touching the lives of nearly every citizen.
A Streamliner E-9 and the Promontory traveling museum car will be on display, and a portable locomotive simulator will give visitors a chance to see up-close how trains are operated.
Burn, Baby, Burn: OMSI Gets Fired Up! is the theme of this month’s OMSI After Dark, on Wednesday, June 27, 2012.
[W]e’re all fired up with this month’s event theme, fire and water. Flaming balloons, great balls of fire, vanishing water, tornadoes of fire and more. Don’t try this at home!
Yup, it’s time for another child-free night at OMSI, and there’s alcohol!
The OMSI After Dark Summer Concert Series also debuts Wednesday, with performances by Radiation City, and The Robinsons & The Psychedelic Family Band.
Visit the OMSI Cafe for special menu items, and Altengartz Bratwurst will be out front from 9:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Bring cash (only!) for the beer and wine and cocktails at the bars set up throughout the museum.
Featured science demonstrations and activities include Flaming Baloons, Freezer Burn, and Tornado of Fire. Coffee, spirits, chocolate, and beer vendors will be on hand.
Hours are 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Admission is $18 for non-members, $9 for members. You can buy tickets online, or at the door (no reservations necessary). 21 and over only!
Summer is finally here – which in Portland means festivals, bikes, Timbers, and more (pretty much exactly like Spring and Fall).
Ongoing
“Pedalpalooza is 3+ weeks of bikey fun. With 272 different events, most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions are likely to find many events of interest. Nearly all events are free.”
Runs June 7-30. [more]
All Weekend
The 20th annual multicultural music, food festival, and parade, Good in the Hood, takes place this weekend, June 22 through 24, 2012, at Lillis-Albina Park (N. Flint and Russell Streets).
It’s Good Neighbor Night from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, featuring live music by Andy Stokes Band and Nekked Bonz. The Good in the Hood parade and the Good Neighbor run/walk take place Saturday at 11 a.m. [more]
Friday
Admission to the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park) is free on Friday, June 22, 2012 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
The museum offers free admission ever fourth Friday (5 p.m.- 8 p.m.) of the month, so if you can’t make it this week, mark July 28, 2012 on your calendar! [more]
Laughter is the Best Medicine: A Night of Comedy
The third annual Laughter is the Best Medicine, presented by the Vital Life Foundation, takes place Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Alberta Rose Theater (3000 NE Alberta).
Hosted by Dave “Gruber” Allen (best knowns as the guidance counselor on Freaks and Geeks), this comedy fundraiser benefits the Oregon Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. [more]
Saturday
The second annual Cider Summit Portland takes place Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Elizabeth Caruthers Park (3508 SW Moody) from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The lineup features multiple ciders from two dozen cideries, including Oregon’s 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Wandering Aengus, Blue Mountain Cider Company, Bushwhacker, Carlton Cyderworks, and EZ Orchards, and lots more. [more]
Sunday
North Portland Sunday Parkways
The second of five 2012 Sunday Parkways takes place this Sunday, June 24, 2012 in North Portland.
From 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on wind your way on bike or foot through mostly residential streets free of car traffic, from one park to the next. This year’s route is 9.5 miles long. [more]
Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Flounders
The Portland Timbers (3-6-4) play host to their Cascadian rivals, Seattle Sounders (7-4-4), at Jeld-Wen Field today at 2 p.m.
Hard to believe, but the Timbers are undefeated in league play at Jeld-Wen field since April 7 – with two wins and two draws. [more]
And for even more weekend events and activities, check out the Dave Knows Calendar, and visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, PDX Pipeline, and Oregon Events at OregonLive.com.
Admission to the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park) is free on Friday, June 22, 2012 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
The museum offers free admission ever fourth Friday (5 p.m.- 8 p.m.) of the month, so if you can’t make it this week, mark July 28, 2012 on your calendar!
Regular adult admission is $12 ($9 for seniors 55 and up and college students, 18 and up, with ID; free admission for children up to 17).
