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Free Events This Weekend in Portland: July 25–27

July 25th, 2008

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

All weekend (July 25–27)

• Oregon Brewers Festival: More than 70 breweries will sell their tasty creations at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Admission is free, and non-drinkers can enjoy free sodas and live music. Visit the event website for more information. 

• Maritime Heritage Festival: The event includes boat shows, boat and water sports demonstrations, children’s activities, log rolling and more at Riverplace Marina & Docks (315 SW Montgomery). Visit the event website for more information.

• PDX Pop Now: 50 local bands will perform at Rotture (315 SE 3rd Avenue) in this annual all-ages music festival. For the complete schedule, visit the PDX Pop Now website.

• The play “Willy Wonka” will be performed at Washington Park Amphitheatre (400 SW Kingston Avenue). The adult cast will perform all three days at 6:30 pm. Youth casts will perform matinee shows on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit the event website.

• ArtSplash in Tualatin: This juried art show and sale at Tualatin Commons (8325 SW Nyberg Street) will include the work of 50 artists, as well as kids’ activities. Concerts will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings. More information can be found here and here. 

Saturday and Sunday (July 26 and 27)

• Portland Actors Ensemble will perform “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” in Laurelhurst Park (SE 35th Avenue and SE Oak Street) at 3:00 pm. Visit the PAE website for details.

• Northwest Classical Theatre Company will perform William Shakespeare’s “Troilus & Cressida” at 3:00 pm in Woodlawn Park (NE 13th Avenue & Dekum). For details, visit the event website.

Friday, July 25

• Portland Concerts in the Park: Casey Neill and the Norway Rats (Americana rock) will perform at Fernhill Park (NE 37th & Ainsworth) at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information.

• What Cheer? Brigade (website) and Starantula (website) will perform at Someday Lounge (125 NW 5th Avenue) at 9:00 pm. Visit the Someday Lounge website for more information. 

• Dave Evans and Dave Frishberg will perform at RiverPlace Hotel (1510 SW Harbor Way) at 8:00 pm. Visit the PDX Jazz website for details.

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

• The Goodwill River (website) and Sarah Coleman (website) will perform at Alberta Street Pub at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information. 

• Chris Margolin (website) will perform at Hawthorne Theatre (1507 SE 39th Avenue) at 9:00 pm. Visit the event website for more information.

• Dead Man’s Hand (website), Straitjacket, The Revisions (website) and The Decliners (website) will perform at Slabtown (1033 NW 16th) at 9:00 pm. Visit the Slabtown website for more information. 

• Tualatin Concerts on the Commons: Norman Sylvester Band (blues/soul/funk) will perform at Tualatin Commons at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information.

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

• Conroy-DeBrie Trio (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. Visit the Rock Creek Tavern website for more information.

• Flicks on the Bricks: “The Goonies” will be showing at Pioneer Courthouse Square at dusk. For more information, visit the Pioneer Courthouse Square website.

• Portland Movies in the Park: “Bee Movie” will be showing at Holly Farm Park (10819 SW Capitol Hwy) at dusk (between 8:00 pm and 8:45 pm). Pre-movie entertainment starts at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information. 

• Wilsonville Movies in the Park: “Daddy Day Camp” will be showing at Memorial Park at dusk (lawn opens at 8:15 pm). For more information, visit the City of Wilsonville website and look under “City Seasonal Events.”

• Masque Alfresco will perform Carlo Goldoni’s “Servant of Two Masters” on the Beaverton Library lawn at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information. 

• Lance Olsen, Noy Holland, Steve Tomasula, Kate Bernheimer and Lidia Yuknavitch will be reading at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside. Visit the Powell’s website for more information.

Saturday, July 26

• Division/Clinton Street Fair: Taking place along inner SE Division and Clinton Streets, the fair will include family activities, food vendors, live music and dancing. The event begins with a parade, which starts at 10:45 am. For the parade route and more information, visit the event website.

• Water in the Desert Festival: The event includes Butoh theatre, dance and musical performances, and children’s activities. Peninsula Park (700 North Rosa Parks Way), 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Visit the event website for more information. 

• Milwaukie Daze Festival: The event will kick off with a parade through downtown Milwaukie at 10:30 am. The day’s activities also include kids’ activities, games, live music and fireworks. Visit the event website for more information. 

• Hawaiian Festival in Vancouver: Esther Short Park will be filled with the sights, sounds and smells of the islands. There’ll be live music, hula/Polynesian dancing and food vendors. 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. More information can be found here and here. 

• Beaverton Party in the Park: The celebration includes live entertainment, inflatables, arts and crafts, sports, classic car show and more. Howard M. Terpenning Complex on 158th and Walker Road, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm. Visit the event website for the schedule of activities and more information. 

• GreenWalks: Explore South Waterfront Park 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.

• Terrace Trails Park Open House: Share your ideas regarding the development of the park with project staff, and enjoy food and games. SE 107th & Henderson, 10:00 am to noon. Visit the Portland Parks website for more information.

• Gil Reynolds Trio (website) will perform at Music Millennium (3158 E Burnside) at 5:00 pm. Visit the Music Millennium website for more information.

• Portland Concerts in the Park: Pan Gypsies Steel Drum Band (Caribbean fun) will perform at Powell Butte Nature Park (SE 162 & Powell) at 7:00 pm. For details, visit the event website.

• Randy Porter will perform at RiverPlace Hotel (1510 SW Harbor Way) at 8:00 pm. Visit the PDX Jazz website for details.

• The Hunter-Donnaloia Duo will perform at Press Club at 8:30 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

• Scotland Barr & The Slow Drags (website), Kasey Anderson (website), and Gabe Rozzell and the Decency (website) will perform at Slabtown (1033 NW 16th) at 9:00 pm. Visit the Slabtown website for more information. 

• Eric John Kaiser (website) will perform at Edgefield at 7:00 pm. Visit the Edgefield website for more information.

• Reina Collins & The Saloonatics (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern at 9:00 pm. Visit the Rock Creek Tavern website for more information.

• Tualatin Concerts on the Commons: Misty River Band will perform at Tualatin Commons at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information.

• Portland Movies in the Park: “ET” will be showing at Kenilworth Park (SE 34th Ave & Holgate Blvd) at dusk (between 8:00 pm and 8:45 pm). Pre-movie entertainment starts at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information.

• Tualatin Movies on the Common: “Transformers” will be showing at Tualatin Commons at about 9:00 pm (movie begins after sunset). Visit the event website for more information.

• Catch the Reading Bug Show: Ventriloquist Steve Taylor and his puppet friends will perform at Albina Library from 11:00 am to noon. Visit the Multnomah County Library website for more information. 

• Masque Alfresco will perform Moliere’s “School for Wives” on the Beaverton Library lawn at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information. 

Sunday, July 27

• International Festival in Vancouver: Celebrating the cultural diversity of the community, the festival includes entertainment from Hispanic, Asian and Polynesian cultures, as well as kids’ activities, puppet theatre and more. Esther Short Park, 10:30 am to 5:00 pm. Visit the event website for more information. 

• Lake Oswego Wine and Food Festival: Admission is free. The Kruse Way Rotary will be collecting donations, and a portion of wine and food sales will go to community charities. Musicians will provide entertainment. Noon to 8:00 pm, Millennium Plaza Park. Visit the event website for more information.

• Pickin’ on Sunday at Doug Fir: Chris Robley and Jasmine Ash will perform at 3:00 pm on the patio. Visit the Doug Fir website for details.

• Portland Concerts in the Park: Linda Hornbuckle (soul-tinged R&B) will perform at McCoy Park (North Fiske between Trenton & Fessenden) at 6:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• Forest Music in Tryon Creek State Park: Rose City Timberliners Barbershop Chorus will perform at Tryon Creek Park at 2:00 pm. Visit the Tryon website for more information.

• Freak Mountain Ramblers (website) will perform at LaurelThirst Public House (2958 NE Glisan Street) at 6:00 pm; Harper Simon (website) and Eric Earley (website) will perform at 9:30 pm. Visit the event website for details. 

• Lake Oswego Concerts in the Park: David Lanz will perform at Millennium Plaza Park at 6:00 pm. Visit the Lake Oswego website for more information.

• The film “Kilowatt Ours” will be showing at Bagdad Theater at 6:00 pm (doors open at 5:00 pm). Visit the theater website for details.

• The film “Freaks” will be showing at Press Club at 9:00 pm. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St., 503.233.5656.

• Masque Alfresco will perform Carlo Goldoni’s “Servant of Two Masters” on the Beaverton Library lawn at 6:30 pm. Visit the event website for more information. 

• Author Rhys Bowen will make an appearance at Murder by the Book (3210 SE Hawthorne Blvd) at 5:00 pm. Visit the MBTB website for more information.

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.

Other articles from Around the Sun:

• December 5, 2008 -- Free Events This Weekend in Portland: Dec 5–7
• November 28, 2008 -- Free Events This Weekend in Portland: November 28–30
• November 18, 2008 -- 12/5–12/14: Free Christmas Concert at Portland Christian Center

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