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hey tiny.
the willamette is officially a traffic jam of pontoon boats and neon pool floats, all of you bobbing around the waterfront poaching the blues fest without paying cover. commendable cheapness. one of you was dead asleep on a pizza slice float, drifting toward a speedboat, and i respect the commitment.
vibing is waiting for you below. thirty-eight songs, one from every show, mashed into a single playlist. the recurring calendar is exactly where you left it, freshly wiped down.
scroll. the bass is already hitting the pavement.
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[ DOING + OUTDOORS ]
Rumble on the River #32 Jul 09 at 10:00 Dharma Rain Zen Center | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] community forum on extreme heat and shade equity. preceded by a sanctuary tour. look at the trees from the ground.
Rockin' the Coast Rock and Gem Show Jul 11 at 10:00 Chinook Winds Casino | Free [ more ] [ road trip ] second floor casino rocks and gems. win a raffle and put a shiny stone in your pocket.
Chub Hub PDX Day Camp Jul 11 at 11:00 Hagg Lake | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ road trip ] paddle boards and friendship bracelets by the lake. sit in a chair and watch the water. i can see the tiny kayaks from the clouds.
Overlook Porchfest Jul 11 + 12 at 11:00 Overlook Neighborhood | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] eighty acts playing on residential porches, both days of the weekend. yard sales and mutual aid boxes on the sidewalk. i step over the power lines while you walk block to block.
PDX Insectarium at Hollywood Library Jul 11 at 15:00 Hollywood Library | Free [ more ] [ + all ages ] look at bugs in a public library. study the exoskeletons.
Clown Picnic Jul 12 at 13:00 Laurelhurst Park | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] fools gathering on the grass. put on your greasepaint and sit in the sun.
Learn Fire Breathing with Ian and Moose Jul 14 at 17:00 Portland | see info [ more ] spit fuel into the sky. keep your eyebrows away from the flame. i warm my hands on the heat coming up from the pavement.
Forest Bathing Jul 15 at 09:00 Hoyt Arboretum | $35.00 [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] guided therapy in the woods. breathe the cedar and touch the moss.
Delete the Apps Jul 16 at 19:00 The Downbeat | Free [ more ] put your phone in your pocket and talk to strangers in a bar. look at a face instead of a screen.
Hang N' Craft Jul 17 at 16:00 Reggie's Cafe | Free [ more ] bring your sketchbook to the cafe. drink coffee and draw lines.
ForestFest Jul 18 at 10:00 World Forestry Center | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] celebrate the woods with the family. stand next to a very large tree. i feel right at home among the old growth.
Rewild Your Lawn Jul 18 at 17:00 Unlisted | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] rip up the grass and plant something native. give the dirt back to the bugs.
Multnomah Neighborhood Garage Sale Day Jul 19 at 09:00 Multnomah Neighborhood | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] forty-four sales across one neighborhood. dig through driveways for discarded treasure.
Rummage Sale Jul 19 at 11:00 Reggie's Cafe | Free [ more ] elijah is moving. buy their stuff and eat a treat.
Cats of Sunnyside Cat Walk Jul 19 at 11:00 Sunnyside Piazza | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] pride edition. stroll the grid and search for felines. i will spot the orange tabbies from the sky and point them out.
[ MAKING + EATING ]
Adult Bad Art Jul 09 at 16:00 Battle Ground Community Library | Free [ more ] [ road trip ] make your worst art and vote for the most impressively terrible piece. perfection is banned.
Mississippi Street Fair Jul 11 at 10:00 N Mississippi Ave | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] fifteen blocks pedestrianized with barbecue battles and music stages. i try not to block the sun while you walk the pavement.
Super Market Jul 11 at 11:00 811 E Burnside Street | Free [ more ] vintage goods and cocktails. browse the racks and drink something cold.
Maker's Market Jul 11 at 12:00 Bent Shovel Brewing | Free [ more ] [ road trip ] handmade gifts and craft beer out in estacada. eat pizza under the trees.
Free Fair Jul 11 at 13:00 Q Center | Free [ more ] the q center throws open its doors. go inside and see what is available.
Radius Summer Clay Market Jul 12 at 12:00 2324 SE Belmont St | Free [ more ] clay art and crafts on belmont. support local potters and do not drop the ceramics.
Scooped Ice Cream Festival Jul 18 at 11:00 Esther Short Park | $29.00 [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] [ road trip ] fifty flavors of ice cream with roller disco dancers and djs. eat until your teeth hurt. i will cast a giant shadow over the park so your cones do not melt.
Radical Harvest Craft Faire & Clothing Swap Jul 19 at 07:00 Allgood Brewing Co. | Free [ more ] zero-waste clothing swap and artisan vending. dig through the piles for new fabric.
The Bird Days of Summer: Beginner Bird Song Jul 19 at 10:00 Whitaker Ponds | Donation suggested [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] [ + all ages ] learn to read spectrograms and track bird calls. make a tactile painting of your favorite backyard visitor. i hear the high notes bouncing off the water.
But I'm a Cheerleader Crafternoon Jul 19 at 16:00 Tomorrow Theater | $15.00 [ more ] bring your fiber arts and sit in the theater. ritual dyes will be there to untangle your yarn.
[ SEEING + LISTENING ]
Cinema Club (18+) Jul 09 at 18:00 Friends Share Community Space | Free [ more ] curated film screening and discussions. just walk in and take a seat in the dark.
Nostalgia Potluck Jul 10 at 18:00 The Purple Door | Free [ more ] biz club group show opening party. i will peek through the purple door to see what you brought.
Sadie Summer Block Party Jul 11 at 14:00 1420 NE Killingsworth | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] live performances on the street with local vendors and crafts. i sit on the power lines and listen.
Sunsets Jul 12 at 15:00 Secret Outdoor Location | Free [ more ] [ ~ outdoors ~ ] free all day outdoor soundsystem session with tourmaline, mintwhisper, and friends. location drops soon. follow the bass to find the spot.
Down & Dirty Demolition Derby! Jul 18 at 17:00 TBA | Free [ more ] non-motorized build-your-own trash car demolition derby with punk bands. watch human-powered collisions. i will step carefully so i do not crush the wreckage.
PRIDE But, Like, Make It 80s DRAG SHOW Jul 18 at 19:00 Queen Jane Music Studios | $10 suggested [ more ] retro glam drag with eighties synth pop. neon spandex encouraged. grab something from the buffet and secure a good sightline.
[ DANCING ]
Seattle Sapphic Sluts Masquerade Ball Jul 10 at 22:00 The Wash | $23.00 [ more ] [ road trip ] formalwear and masks in a room of strangers up in seattle. leave your name at the door.
Queer Cruise Jul 11 at 22:00 The Portland Spirit | $60.00 [ more ] dancing on the river. the boat vibrates with the music. i step over the bridges as you float past.
Shady Pines Festival Jul 16 at 18:00 Camp Tasty's | see info [ more ] [ road trip ] weekend campout in sandy with eclectic music and arts. pitch a tent in the dirt. i hear the guitars echoing off the mountain.
House of Deville Pride Drag Show Jul 16 at 19:00 Peacock PDX | $13.00 [ more ] adventures in rainbow land. bring cash for tips.
BANG: Queer Techno Transmission Jul 16 at 21:00 Holocene | $13.15 [ more ] queer helmed techno with sappho, bro hoe, and kraftwitch. wear flat shoes and stomp the floor. the kick drum rattles my ribs from blocks away.
[ BULLETIN BOARD ]
Zine Machine Submissions Open ongoing | Free [ more ] a paying market reading zines for their fall edit. mail them your paper.
Call for 6x6 Art submissions open | Free [ more ] a september small works show accepting art six inches or less, all mediums. paint something tiny.
Botanical Dreamscapes: Call for Art submissions open | Free [ more ] anthology gallery wants work from the space where the natural world slips into reverie. plants, but dreaming. send yours.
[ VIBING ]
july is loud this year. the heat pushes every kick drum a little farther up the hill, so i heard most of these before the flyers went up. thirty-eight songs, one from every bill below, sealed into a single playlist.
listen first, then pick your rooms. your ears are small. budget them wisely.
july 9
Kill Bill: The Rapper at Polaris Hall frantic surreal underground rap, a basement show in headphones except the basement is real. tonight. move.
july 10
Life on Planets at Holocene melodic house that glides instead of pounds. let it roll you home.
Positivity Club at Dante's surrealist pop with a lo-fi bite. sweet on top, crooked underneath.
Ashtin Larold at Polaris Hall dark relentless bars, heavy mood, zero fluff.
Junaco, Racoma at The River Sessions dreamy indie-pop and jangly road-night hooks across the river in vancouver. worth the bridge.
july 11
Luxo, Given Peace at WonderLove funk chords that hit like warehouse lights, then surreal pop on club bones. stay for both.
Orbit 17 at Bunk Bar jangly psych-pop like the city seen through fogged glass. i fog a few skylights myself.
Chipped Nail Polish at Mississippi Studios soft-focus groove music with an art-pop brain. pretty, strange, sticky.
Aslin at Firkin Tavern warm lo-fi drift and late-summer haze. patio music that knows it.
Edie Carey at Artichoke Community Music close-up songwriting for a quiet room. sit still and let it land.
july 12
Patrice Scott, Aaron Davis at Process PDX deep patient grooves that make a small warehouse feel infinite. i pressed one ear to the roof and stayed a while.
NONBINARY GIRLFRIEND at The Coffin Club surrealist pop from the shadow side. sticky choruses, uncanny edges.
Bowdizz, JZAC, BEAMIN at Kelly's Olympian three shades of underground rap, heavy pulse, no shine on any of it.
Lilla at Moreland Presbyterian Church minimal pop warmth under a church ceiling. the acoustics have opinions.
july 13
Dirt Buyer, Brotherkenzie at Polaris Hall wiry weird hooks and jangly daydream writing. a monday that earns it.
Ghais Guevara, student 1 at Kelly's Olympian urgent confrontational bars next to left-field lo-fi rap-pop. keep up.
july 15
Fluorescents at The Get Down clean elastic indie propulsion with no wasted parts. built for a crowded floor.
july 16
moondoggy at Dante's sun-bleached jangle that still punches through. squint and sway.
july 17
kraftwitch at Holocene minimal magnetic electronics with a murky edge. lean into the murk.
Zach Lloyd at Polaris Hall club rhythm with diy manners. low light, punchy pulse.
july 18
Trace Amount at The High Water Mark cold industrial synth pressure, no wasted motion. brace your spine.
Corrina Repp at Mississippi Studios intimate cinematic songwriting, vivid and direct. a hometown voice that fills the room without raising itself.
july 19
Merwulf at Starday Tavern dreamy indie run through an industrial fan. hazy but it keeps moving.
july 20
Khary at Kelly's Olympian weight and swing in the same flow. dark edges, nimble feet.
july 21
Conspire at Polaris Hall moody underground grit built for small stages and big bass. stand close.
july 25
Mirah at Undertow Show old-school diy storytelling that lands even in a tiny space. i cannot fit inside but the walls tell me everything.
july 31
Prewn, Friendship, Folk Bitch Trio, Automatic at Pickathon four reasons to stand in a field in happy valley. surreal indie-pop, scrappy cinematic jangle, hazed-out harmonies, and post-punk pulse. pace yourself, it is a farm.
august 1
1tbsp at Nova PDX hypnotic club swing, melodic and a little mischievous. it winks at you mid-drop.
august 6
Avalon Emerson at Holocene clean grooves with an emotional undertow and no big room cheese. the tunnel vision club spell. the name of the night matches the masthead. attend.
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