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Today 

• Vegan Crawl | Now-Sat., June 18 | Times vary | 28th Avenue Restaurant Row | Prices vary | Enjoy food specials + summery drinks at Boxcar Pizza, Canteen, Epif, and The Sudra; or get a passport to all four spots. 🥑
• Sip & Shop | Fri., June 17 | 6-9 p.m. | Gather Resale, 7400 N. Lombard St. | $5 | Enjoy a drink + light snacks while shopping for second-hand styles. 👚
• Portland Beer Week | Fri., June 17-Sun., June 26 | Times vary | Locations vary | Prices vary | Dozens of events across the city will showcase beers + the people who make them. 🍻
• Zoo Nights | Fri., June 17-Fri., Aug. 12 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Oregon Zoo | $19+ | Enjoy live music on the lawn every other Friday. 🦧

Saturday 

• The Freadom Festival | Sat., June 18 | 12-6 p.m. | Peninsula Park | Free | Portland’s first Black literary festival celebrates reading and freedom with a book swap, book drive, music, food + more. 📚
• Portland Iris Society Show | Sat., June 18 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Portland Japanese Garden | $13.50+ | After many years, the organization returns to judge two varieties of the late-season flower. 🌸
• Let’s Get Proud | Sat., June 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall | $19+ | The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus performs pop tunes about self-love, reflection + celebration. 🎶

Sunday 

• Portland Pride Parade | Sun., June 19 | 11 a.m. | Northwest Broadway + Couch Street to Southwest Naito Parkway | Free | Throw on your rainbow to celebrate and stand with Portland’s LGTBQIA2S+ community. 🌈 

We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.

NEWS NOTES

Weather

• 59º | Morning rain, afternoon clouds + showers | 88% chance of rain

Sunrise + Sunset 

• Rise: 5:21 a.m. 
• Set: 9:02 p.m. 

Holiday

• This Sunday is Juneteenth, commemorating the end of institutional slavery in the US. It is a federal holiday observed on Monday, so expect closures. Observe the day with Juneteenth Oregon’s free festival, free admission to the Portland Art Museum’s special events, Portland’s first Black book festival, an annual Juneteenth Parade + more. (The Oregonian/Oregon Live) 

Cause 

• The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has awarded the Oregon Food Bank $1.2 million to meet increased needs + fund critical renovations. The money will help expand refrigeration capacity at the food bank’s warehouse in Portland, which serves 21 regional food banks and 1,400 partners across Oregon and Clark County. (KOIN) 

• Powell’s Books will donate 19% of all online sales made on Juneteenth (Sun., June 19) to Black Resilience Fund, a nonprofit that provides direct financial assistance to Black Portlanders. The bookseller said it’s raised more than $55,400 for local organizations committed to racial equity over the past two years. 

• This week, the Oregon Humane Society in Portland received 42 of the 150+ dogs found at a suspected puppy mill in California where they were reportedly living in cramped, filthy cages. The dogs, many of which need medical care, will live in foster homes until they’re ready to be adopted. 🐕

Eat 

• Holler Treats is kicking off the first day of summer (Tues., June 21) by relaunching as a “scoops and treats” shop, meaning it will start serving sundaes and milkshakes alongside an expanded list of homemade ice creams. We’re drooling over the options, which include a blueberry Fruity Pebbles shake + strawberry rhubarb sorbet. 🍓 (Eater Portland)  

Festival 

• The 59th annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts returns in full force June 25-26 with live music at George Rogers Park + Lakewood Center. Enjoy the sounds of Norman “Boogie Cat” Sylvester, Phil “Fang” Volk, Dischords, and Andy Stokes for free, though donations are encouraged. 🎷

Tech 

• South Korea-based Samsung C&T has purchased a stake in Powin, a grid-scale battery maker with offices in Portland + Tualatin. The “minority interest” investment includes “strategic equity funding” in Powin, which employs ~130 Oregon-based employees + saw revenue increase from $18 million to $114 million between 2018-2020. (Portland Inno) 

Coming Soon 

• Deepak Saxena, the owner of food cart Desi PDX, is opening a new brunch spot — Masala Lab — at 5237 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in mid-July. You’ll find a fully gluten-free menu showcasing India-inspired dishes like pakora waffles + shrimps and grits with coconut milk polenta. 🧇 (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)   

Ranked

• Northwest Portland’s bonfire-inspired Japanese restaurant Takibi has one of the 25 best new bars in the country, according to Esquire magazine. Writer Jonathan Evans recommends the Tanigawa, Takibi’s riff on a julep, featuring single malt whisky + a liqueur made from ume plums known as umeshu, topped with shaved ice. 🥃 (Esquire) 
• Oregon has many gorgeous towns if you ask us — but one in particular caught the eye of Condé Nast Traveler, which calls Cannon Beach “one of the most beautiful stretches of sand in the country.” Exploring the town’s microbreweries, shops + art galleries is a perfect way to spend a weekend. 🐳 (Condé Nast Traveler)

Biz 

• Downtown Portland is experiencing a historic exodus of office building landlords. More than 12 office buildings in the area are up for sale, or have recently been on the market — the highest number in the past decade, according to Nate Sasaki of Apex Real Estate Partners. 🏢 (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)   

Stat

• 46% of millennials feel strongly about the effects of external factors such as rising interest rates and inflation, according to Opendoor’s financial considerations survey in their 2022 Trends Report. 🏡*

Shop 

• Portland’s looking so bright we need sunglasses — Vincero sunglasses, that is. Your weekend adventures + happy hours deserve a great pair of shades, and Vincero premium eyewear checks all the boxes: High-quality, ethically made, and (best of all) 20% off. 🕶️ *

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Editor’s pick: I’m so excited to kick off National Drink Up Week here in Portland and showcase some local movers + (cocktail) shakers. Pro tip: We’re looking for community partners. Send us your favorite place for a beverage (of any kind) so we can cheers together. 

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