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Your Guide to Concordia
Wander the Concordia neighborhood, and you’ll always learn something new — like how one of Portland’s iconic gay bars found a new home in...
Side Quest: Hit the Bricks
It can be mind-boggling to witness how much Portland has changed in just a few years — over decades, that transformation is even more dra...
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Side Quest: Porch Power
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The Weekly Wander by City Cast PortlandMay 10Your Guide to Mt. Tabor
Portland's BestApril 30Your Guide to May 2026 in Portland
Events
Sunday, May 24
- 🎨 6th Annual Paper Invitational (last day) | Alberta Street Gallery
- 🎡 Multnomah County Fair | Oaks Amusement Park
- 🎭 Rumors by Neil Simon (last day) | Experience Theatre Project (Aloha)
- 🎭 Brown Face (last day) | Milagro Theatre (Buckman)
- 🎭 PSU Theater Arts Impro Ensemble: Post-Show Unscripted | Lincoln Hall Boiler Room Studio (Portland State)
- 🎭 Hamlet (last day) | The Starlight (Old Town)
- 🎉 Sunday Social Anniversary: Memorial Weekend Day Party | La Factoría (Kerns)
- 🎷 Birth of the Cool: A Tribute to Miles Davis | Aladdin Theater (Brooklyn)
- ⛸ Stars on Ice | Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Lloyd District)
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