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Free Events This Weekend in Portland: June 27–29

June 27th, 2008

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

All weekend

• Pedalpalooza: It’s the last weekend for this bike-related mega-event. For the full schedule, visit the event website.

• North American Organic Brewers Festival: Admission is free, and you can get a $1 discount on the tasting mug if you ride MAX to the event and present your validated ticket. The three-day festival takes place at Overlook Park. For details, visit the event website.

Friday, June 27

• Portland Actors Ensemble will perform Julius Caesar in Washington Park at 7:30 pm. Visit the PAE website for details.

• Environmental Film Event: The film Kilowatt Ours will be showing at Bagdad Theater. Doors open at 5:00 pm, show starts at 6:00 pm. All ages welcome. Visit the Bagdad website for more information.

• Floater (website) will perform at Music Millennium at 7:00 pm. Visit the Music Millennium website for details.

• Kate Davis (website) will perform at RiverPlace Hotel at 8:00 pm. Visit the PDX Jazz website for details.

• Miss Michael Jodell (website) and Matt Brown (website) will perform at Press Club at 8:30 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

• Mark Alan (website) will perform at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Visit the Edgefield website for more information.

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

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

• Multnomah Outdoor Cinema: Men in Black will be showing at the Multnomah Arts Center at dusk. Visit the event website for more information.

• Author Chris Hedges will talk about his book Collateral Damage at 7:00 pm at Powell’s Books, Cedar Hills Crossing. For more information, visit the Powell’s website.

• Comic book creator Peter Bagge will talk about his book Apocalypse Nerd at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. For more information, visit the Powell’s website.

Saturday, June 28

• Good-in-the-NeighborHood Festival: This two-day multicultural music and food festival features live music, cultural food vendors, kids’ arts and crafts, and more. Saturday and Sunday starting at noon at King School Park. Visit the event website for details.

• Portland Mural Show Block Party and LivePaint: At this community event, the main attraction will be a live paint-off featuring 40 artists. Live music all day. Olympic Mills Commerce Center, noon to 6:00 pm. Visit the event website for details.

• Old House Fair: If you’re interested in old houses and period-authentic renovation, this is your event. Architectural Heritage Center, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. For details, visit the event website.

• Portland Actors Ensemble will perform Julius Caesar in Washington Park at 7:30 pm. Visit the PAE website for details.

• South Portland Historical Walking Tour: Author Laura Foster will lead this walking tour and talk about the history of Portland’s oldest neighborhoods. 9:00 am. For details and meeting place, visit the event website.

• GreenWalks: Explore Sylvania Natural Area Park (SW 53 & Capitol Hwy) with a guide from Portland Parks & Recreation. 10:00 am to 11:00 am. Appropriate for adults and families. Visit the PP&R website for details.

• Recycled Arts Festival in Vancouver: The festival will include live music, kids’ activities and entertainment, art vendors, and more. Esther Short Park in Vancouver. Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Sunday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. For details, visit the event website.

• Bike Repair and Maintenance Clinic for Women: Bike Gallery will present a hands-on clinic covering basic bike maintenance, flat repair, and cleaning techniques. Multnomah Arts Center, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. For details, visit the event website.

• Grant Richards (website) will perform at RiverPlace Hotel at 8:00 pm. Visit the PDX Jazz website for details.

• Joshua Slamp (website) will perform at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• The Red Rubber Band (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

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

• Americana Music Concert: Stumptown Stars will perform multiple genres of Americana music, such as Appalachian, bluegrass, folk and more. Sellwood-Moreland Library at 2:00 pm. For details, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• Wizard Rock Concert: Tonks, a band that plays original rock inspired by the Harry Potter book series, will perform at Capitol Hill Library at 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• African Drumming and Dancing Workshop: Taught by musician and artist Chata Addy, this interactive workshop will introduce families to Ghanaian music. North Portland Library, 11:00 am. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• Poetry Reading and Walk: Sharon Wood Wortman will talk about her book Walking Bridges Using Poetry as a Compass: Poems About Bridges Real and Imagined by 70 Poets, with Directions for Five Self-Guided Explorations at St. Johns Library, 3:30 pm. The reading will be followed by an optional walk to St. Johns Bridge. For more information, visit the Multnomah County Library website.

• West Linn Movies in the Park: Horton Hears a Who! will be playing at Mary S. Young Park at dusk. For more information, visit the City of West Linn website.  (Look under “Upcoming Parks & Recreation Events & Activities”)

• Comics and the Internet: An interactive discussion with comic book creators Peter Bagge, Daniel Duford, Neal Skorpen, Dylan Meconis and Jenn Manley Lee. Someday Lounge, 5:00 pm. For more information, visit the Someday Lounge website.

• Comics Party + Magazine Release: After his appearance at Someday Lounge, Peter Bagge will be at Floating World Comics from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm with fellow artists J.R. Williams and David Chelsea. Also, the event will celebrate the release of Ash Magazine, a literary and visual arts publication. For more information, visit the event website.

• Children’s book author Dawn Desjardins will talk about her books at 1:00 pm at Twenty-Third Avenue Books. Visit the shop’s website for more information.

Sunday, June 29

• Good-in-the-NeighborHood Festival: This two-day multicultural music and food festival features live music, cultural food vendors, kids’ arts and crafts, and more. Saturday and Sunday starting at noon at King School Park. Visit the event website for details.

• Recycled Arts Festival in Vancouver: The festival will include live music, kids’ activities and entertainment, art vendors, and more. Esther Short Park in Vancouver. Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Sunday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. For details, visit the event website.

• Readers Theatre Repertory will perform Fighting Words at the Central Library at 2:00 pm. The performance mixes drama, music and poetry to explore the topic of independence in the US. For reservations, contact 503.295.4997 or info@readerstheatrerep.org. For more information, visit the RTR website.

• Family Discovery Sunday at Museum of Contemporary Craft: The theme is Mosaic Madness. With paper, families can make Gaudí-inspired sculptures to take home. 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. For details, visit the MCC website.

• Portland Lounge Series Concert: Carcrashlander, Shelley Short and Adam Shearer (of Weinland)  will perform at Towne Lounge at 9:30 pm. For more information, visit the Towne Lounge website.

• Billy Kennedy (website) will perform at Edgefield at 5:00 pm. 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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