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Free Events in Portland This Weekend: Sept 7–9

September 7th, 2007

Here’s the weekly round-up of free events happening this weekend.

In addition to the list below, I highly recommend checking out the schedule for the PICA Time-Based Art Festival (TBA). Tons going on over the next week, including several free events. Go to the Willamette Week website for a listing of all of the free TBA events, then head over to the PICA website for more information.

For the following events, admission is free.

Friday, September 7

• Grizzly Bear and Deerhunter will be performing at 5:30 pm at Audio Cinema (226 SE Madison). Doors open at 4:30 pm. This show is part of Musicfest NW. If you don’t have a wristband, you can pick up a free pass to this show at Jackpot Records’ Downtown location (203 SW 9th Avenue) or Southeast location (3736 SE Hawthorne) starting at 10:00 am on Friday. Admission will be first come, first serve. For more information, visit the Musicfest NW website.

• The City of Tigard is hosting its annual Family Fest. Tonight is Movie Night at 7:00 pm in the Tigard Library Community Room. ”Bridge to Terebithia” will be showing. Free snacks. For more information, visit the City of Tigard website.

• The Multnomah Outdoor Cinema will be showing “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” at the Multnomah Arts Center (7688 SW Capitol Highway in the Village). Live Bluegrass music at 7:00 pm. Movie starts at dusk (sometime between 8:15 and 9:00 pm). For more information, visit www.multnomahoutdoorcinema.org.

• “Stomp the Yard” will be showing at Lents Park. Start time is between 8:00 pm and 8:45 pm. For more information, visit the Portland Parks website.

• Benji and Joel of the band Good Charlotte will be playing 2 to 3 acoustic songs and signing autographs at the Verizon Wireless Bridgeport Pointe Store from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. The store is located at 7174 SW Hazelfern Road, across from Bridgeport Village next to Whole Foods. For more information, visit the Good Charlotte website.

• Miraflores and Mark Twain Indians will be performing at Mississippi Studios at 10:00 pm. Check here for details.

• The Obituaries will be performing at Music Millennium East (3158 E Burnside) at 6:00 pm.  For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.

• Matt Vrba will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. 21 and over. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• Lovepyle will be performing at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. All ages until 10:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

Saturday, September 8

• Indulge your sweet tooth at the Celebration of Courage family festival sponsored by the Children’s Cancer Association. This year’s festival features ambiance a la Willy Wonka, as well as art activities, “mad science” experiments, live music, balloon art, face painting, jugglers, acrobats and stilt-walkers. The sugar rush lasts from noon to 4:00 pm at the World Trade Center (SW First and Salmon). For more information, visit www.childrenscancerassociation.org.

• The Tigard Family Fest is hosting several free events throughout the day: a 5K Run/Walk, free breakfast, treasure hunt of downtown Tigard, magic show with Magician Tom Waldrop, concert by the Tualatin Valley Community Band, fireworks and free ice cream. For more information, visit the City of Tigard website.

• The Belmont Street Fair is taking place from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Enjoy live music, free trolley rides, tour of the Belmont Firehouse, and more than 100 vendors of arts, crafts, food, etc. For more information, click here. 

• Ghostface Killah and The Bronx will be performing at 5:30 pm at Audio Cinema (226 SE Madison). Doors open at 4:30 pm. This show is part of Musicfest NW. If you don’t have a wristband, you can pick up a free pass to this show at Jackpot Records’ Downtown location (203 SW 9th Avenue) or Southeast location (3736 SE Hawthorne) starting at 10:00 am on Saturday. Admission will be first come, first serve. For more information, visit the Musicfest NW website. 

• Suzanne Vega, deSoL and Matt Nathanson will be the performers at the KINK Live 10 Concert at 6:30 pm at Pioneer Courthouse Square. For more information, visit the KINK website.

• “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” will be showing at Dickinson Park. Start time is between 8:00 pm and 8:45 pm. For more information, visit the Portland Parks website.

• Bagdad Theater will be showing “All My Loving,” a documentary on “music and its effect on pop culture in the late ’60s, with previously unseen footage from The Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Pink Floyd and many others.” Doors open at 11:30 pm; film starts at 12 midnight. 21 and over. For more information, visit the Bagdad Theater website.

• Lincoln Crockett will be performing at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. 21 and over. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• The Guy Tyler Band will be performing at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. All ages until 10:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

• The Oregon Small Business Fair will be offering free informational seminars and counseling for those looking to start their own business. Oregon Convention Center, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Check here for more information.  

Sunday, September 9

• Los Borikuas (traditional Puerto Rican) will be performing at Lents Park (concert gazebo south of stadium at SE 92nd & Holgate) at 3:00 pm. For more information, visit the Portland Parks website.

• Sonny Hess will be performing at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. 21 and over. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

If you know of any other free events happening this weekend, please write a comment about it. If you’d like me to include an event in a future round-up, feel free to contact me.

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