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Free Events This Weekend in Portland: May 23–25

May 23rd, 2008

Snow in Portland on Friday! Well, in Pioneer Courthouse Square anyway.

Admission is free for all events below. Have a great weekend!

Friday, May 23

• Cricket Campus Rail Jam Tour: Professional and amateur snowboarders will perform tricks on snow and rails in Pioneer Courthouse Square, 3:00 pm–6:00 pm. Visit the tour website.

• Mates Of State (website) will perform at Music Millennium at 6:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.

• Free Friday Concert at Someday Lounge: Strangers Die Everyday, Imaginary Airship and Soft Tags will perform at 9:00 pm. For more information, visit the Someday Lounge website.

• Amelia (website) will perform at Borders in Beaverton at 7:00 pm. Visit the Borders website for more information.

• Shelly Rudolph (website) will perform at RiverPlace Hotel at 8:00 pm. Visit the PDX Jazz website for more information.

• The Old Yellers (website) will perform at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. For details, visit the Edgefield website.

• Strawberry Roan (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

• Miss Michael Jodell, Matt Brown and Allen Hunter will perform at Press Club at 8:00 pm. (Michael’s website, Matt’s website) Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

• Author Steven Saylor will talk about his book The Triumph of Caesar at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. Visit the Powell’s website for more information.

Saturday, May 24

• Multnomah County Fair: Running May 24–26, the fair features a petting zoo, pony rides, a rabbit show, wiener dog races, and special events each day. Oaks Amusement Park, noon to 7:00 pm. More information can be found here or at the Oaks Park website.

• Rose Festival RC Regatta: Radio-controlled model hydroplanes will be racing at the casting pond in Westmoreland Park. Event runs from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; racing starts around 10:30 am. For more information, visit www.e-rcu.org.

• GrazeFest at Portland Farmers Market: At this celebration of meat, chefs from Toro Bravo, Fife and Meriwether’s will give cooking demos and samples, ranchers will talk about their practices, and Henry Weinhard’s Brewery will provide beer samples. Downtown in the South Park Blocks between SW Harrison & Montgomery, 8:30 am to 2:00 pm. For details, visit the PFM website.

• Portland Chamber Orchestra “Beethoven Underground”: Families and children are invited to a free dress rehearsal for PCO’s presentation of Beethoven’s The Creatures of Prometheus, with narration by David Robinson and images by Liz Gill Neilson. Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, 10:00 am. For more information, visit the Portland Chamber Orchestra website.

• Women on Bikes Clinic: Learn about choosing the right bike and gear, recreational riding and commuting, riding techniques, use of the TriMet rack, and route planning. Multnomah Arts Center, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. For more information, visit the Portland Transportation website.

• Tim Uecker (website) will perform at Borders in Tigard at 7:00 pm. Visit the Borders website for more information.

• Sean Garcia (website) will perform at Borders in Gresham at 7:00 pm. Visit the Borders website for more information.

• Dan Balmer will perform at RiverPlace Hotel at 8:00 pm. Visit the PDX Jazz website for more information.

• The Harmonica Pocket (website) will perform at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. For details, visit the Edgefield website.

• X-Angels (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

• Mood Area 52 (website) will perform at Press Club at 8:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

• Buggy Puppet Show: Penny’s Puppets will perform Where Is Lilly the Catapilly? at the Belmont Library from 3:00 pm–3:45 pm. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the program. Visit the Multnomah County Library website for more information.

• Artist Reza Antoszewska will give a talk and demonstration of Ebru, a Turkish printmaking technique, at the MuseRoom from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Reservations are encouraged, 503-231-8704. For more information, visit the Muse Art website.

Sunday, May 25

• Multnomah County Fair: Running May 24–26, the fair features a petting zoo, pony rides, a rabbit show, wiener dog races, and special events each day. Oaks Amusement Park, noon to 7:00 pm. More information can be found here or at the Oaks Park website. 

• Jeffrey Halford (website) will perform at Music Millennium at 5:00 pm. For more information, visit the Music Millennium website.

• Portland Lounge Series: Blind Pilot, Sleep and Josh Martinez will perform at Towne Lounge at 9:30 pm (doors open at 9:00 pm). Visit the Towne Lounge website for more information.

• Billy Kennedy (website) will perform at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• Kurosawa’s Stray Dog will be playing at Press Club at 9:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

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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• October 9, 2008 -- Around the Sun Turns Two
• June 8, 2007 -- My New Money-Saving (and Fat-Busting) Game

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