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Upcoming Free Events in Portland

July 27th, 2007

Perusing this week’s Willamette Week, I saw several free events happening over the next few days:

Friday, July 27:

Theater:

• “The Misanthrope” performed by Masqueal Fresco at the Beaverton Library Lawn, 12375 SW 5th & Hall Blvd, 6:30 pm–8:00 pm (check website for more show dates)
• “Wizard of Oz” performed at the Washington Park Amphitheatre, 400 SW Kingston next to & below the Rose Garden, 6:30 pm, also on Saturday, July 28

Saturday, July 28:

Theater:

• “As You Like It” performed by Northwest Classical Theatre Company at the Terry Schrunk Plaza (SW Third & Jefferson), 3 pm (check website for more show dates)

Food:

• People’s Food Co-op Free BBQ: Free Tofurky veggie dogs and Hot Lips soda, as well as face painting and music by Coney Island Cartel. People’s Food Co-op, 3029 SE 21st Avenue, 503-ORGANIC, Noon-3 pm

Sunday, July 29:

Music

• Portland Lounge Series: Audiocrip, Gulls, Michael Bruce at Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place, 503-241-8696, 9:30 pm, ages 21+

Festival:

• Water in the Desert: Music, guest speakers and more at St. Johns Cathedral Park grounds, Cathedral Park, North Edison and Pittsburgh Avenues, 928-274-3247, 2 pm–11 pm

Monday, July 30:

Music

• Night Wounds and Twin Crystals at Branx, 320 SE 2nd Avenue, 234-5683, 10 pm, ages 21+

Theater:

• “Dido and Aeneas” at Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Avenue, 725-5808, 7 pm

Be sure to check out this week’s WW; it’s the Best of Portland issue. I’m thrilled that thriftmapper.com and Carye Bye were featured this week, two Portland boons that I’ve written about in the past:

Thriftmapper.com was named Portland’s Best Website to Satisfy Your Inner Packrat.

And Carye was lauded for bringing so many good things to Portland, including Red Bat Press, Small Museums Bike Tours, Bathtub Art Museum and the newly created Hidden Portland, a brochure and website detailing Portland’s small museums.

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