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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK: Tiny dances in Beaverton and all things vintage at the Expo Center
MONDAY, JULY 8-SUNDAY, JULY 14 OLD TIME FAIR — Everybody enjoys a traditional old-fashioned fair. In West Linn, you’ll have a chance to attend the Old Time Fair, which returns this year. The event runs July 12-14. The fair will be held at Willamette Park, 1100 12th St. in West Linn. Enjoy a community parade, the ambassador coronation, a beer garden, live music, a classic car show, carnival rides and more. For more information, go online (westlinnoregon.gov/oldtimefair). ...
REVIEW: New doc blames PGE operations for water quality decline on Deschutes
The Last 100 Miles debuts in Portland on July 9. Additional screenings to be held in Hood River, The Dalles, Maupin The post REVIEW: New doc blames PGE operations for water quality decline on Deschutes appeared first on Columbia Insight.
Ox, one of Portland’s best restaurants, reopens this week after fire
On the evening of March 20, Greg Denton got a call no small business owner wants to receive. It was Cory Rom, general manager at Ox, informing him that a fire had broken out in the middle of dinner service at the award-winning Argentine restaurant Denton co-owns with wife Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton.
Hundreds camp at Oxbow; officials remind guests of burn ban and water safety amid heat wave
The Portland area is experiencing an intense heat wave and burn bans over Fourth of July weekend — but that’s not stopping people from flocking to Oxbow Regional Park. Hannah Erickson, a Metro Parks and Nature spokesperson, said that 273 people will be occupying all of the park’s 86 campsites just outside of Troutdale this weekend, even if they can’t toast s’mores around a campfire.
Jam Session: HAREFEST ready to deliver rock, roll and memories
“Music is moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” Plato sure had the vibe of Harefest figured all those centuries ago. Fortunately, what Plato instinctively understood will be on full display in Canby July 18-20 as another Harefest musical feast uncoils at the fairgrounds. Harefest returns for its 12 iteration and yes,...
20 Years Distilled: Farm-to-Glass Fermentation @ New Deal Distillery | Free, Samples, Cocktails, Behind the Scenes, Meet the Distiller
Have you ever wondered how we turn a barrel of molasses into Rum? Pears into Brandy? Or grains into Whiskey and Vodka? We’d love to share the magic of fermentation with you and what we’ve learned over the years about sourcing, processing, and transforming agricultural products into spirits.
The Victorian Belle Presents Garden Afternoon Tea | Tea Service, Pastries, Gardens
$65-$70 More info: victorianbelle.com. The Victorian Belle’s Afternoon Garden Teas are a fun and elegant way to celebrate June! During your tea experience, you’ll enjoy the beautiful gardens and grounds outside and explore the mansion’s three floors inside at your leisure. Our service features pastries from Little...
Win Tickets: Dead Sometimes @ The Goodfoot Pub & Lounge | Grateful Dead Tribute
Keeping the timeless sound of the Grateful Dead alive for the next generation, Dead Sometimes brings together the songs you love to sing with the jams that make you dance. This high energy and gritty jam band from Portland, Oregon, consists of Mac Brown (guitar, vocals), C.J. Mead (guitar, vocals), John Slovik (guitar, vocals), Curtis Waterbury (bass), Ben Skoch (keyboards, vocals), Chris Palmer (drums), and Austin Stewart (drums, vocals). Together, they create that feeling of digging into a song, letting go of the rest of the world, and giving it everything you’ve got. These guys have been playing together for more than a decade in various iterations, including Five Fingers of Funk, Steely Dawn, Cow Paddy Stompers, Norwester Sky, Christopher John Mead, and Austin Stewart Quartet. $5.
What to plant now for the fall and winter veggie garden
KBOO is open to the public! To visit the station, contact your staff person or call 503-231-8032. It's time to plan for and plant plants for the fall and winter veggie garden. Plus it's not fertilizer, it's rock dust. So what is it?. Host Glen Andresen and co-pilot Jim Gilbert...
Project Pabst back in Portland after 7-year hiatus
More than seven years after expanding to multiple cities before pulling the plug, Project Pabst is back in its original home of Portland, Ore. on July 27 and 28. The weekend festival is sponsored by primary backer Pabst Blue Ribbon, which teased the announcement at the beginning of the year. The San-Antonio-based beer company will host 20 artists—and Pepper, the event’s famous unicorn—over two days at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, along the Willamette River.
How to keep your garden happy in the excessive heat
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The hot and dry stretch of weather felt around the Pacific Northwest may be stressing your summer gardens. Multiple days in the triple-digits will put a strain on some sensitive and hardy plants this week. Water loss is at a greater rate through a plant’s leaves and soil due to evaporation as temperatures soar into the 100s around Portland.
Gresham photographer spots ‘unusually adventurous’ frogs seeking relief from heat
A pair of local Gresham residents hippity hopped into the foliage late last week, creating a rare sight of some adventurous frogs. Wildlife photographer Caz Zyvatkauskas snapped photos of northern red-legged frogs perched high up in some ferns, seeking a cool spot during the heat wave. That sighting is somewhat unusual, with a local frog expert confirming the species is not renowned for its climbing prowess. The likely reason is...
Portland’s Summer of Slushies kicks off with $8 drinks through July
Portland Mercury and Jim Beam are hosting the Summer of Slushies 2024, offering boozy, frozen, custom-made treats at just $8 a pop, with more than 20 Portland-area bars and restaurants participating.
Everyday Heroes: 'Fences for Fido' gives dogs their freedom
Portland, Ore. — Bleu and Ryder are a year and a half old and still have a ton of puppy energy. "They like to run, they like to play, they always tangle each other up in their cables," says their human Kenna Nelson. The four-foot-tall fence in Kenna's Southeast...
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