Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone. The unofficial entry to summer is upon us, and as always, you'll be inundated with great holiday weekend options if you should be staying in town. The Rose Festival is getting underway, the Multnomah County Fair is here, and many of the bands playing Sasquatch will be in town to delight you before or after their sets at The Gorge. That's just a sampling of this lovingly-curated, holiday weekend list of Portland events.
From 2006: The Rose Festival Fireworks at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. FRIDAY May 25 Dana Carvey at Spirit Mountain Casino - Party on, Wayne and party on, Spirit Mountain Casino stand-up comedy show attendees. (Great reference. Very relevant.) 8 p.m. $15.
Here We Go Magic at Bunk Bar - In addition to providing you with high-quality sandwiches since 2010, Bunk Bar also provides high-quality rock show experiences. $10. 9 p.m. Tickets.
Rose Festival Fireworks at Waterfront Park - I know many of you are asking about the fireworks. (I can hear you; it's weird.) They are Friday. And, yes they are spectacular. 10 p.m. FREE.
SATURDAY May 26
Rose Festival CityFair - This year's festival features MegaDrop, your chance to free-fall from 130 feet, alongside the great food, rides and games you love so well. Fri., 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat-Mon., 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. $5 daily.
Multnomah County Fair at Oaks Amusement Park - Barnyard fun, family fun, mini-golf fun, and take-a-free picture-with-Bigfoot fun. Sat-Mon., 12 p.m. - 7p.m. FREE.
Wonder Northwest Festival - Sort of an equal opportunity pop-culture festival, Wonder NW lets you mingle with fellow geeks, gamers, film buffs and pirates. Here's a schedule. $8 daily;$15/pass Tickets.
Zombie Prom at Bossanova Ballroom - The theme of this prom is "Night At the O-scares" -- Hollywood glamour meets the undead. 8 p.m. 21+ $20. Tickets.
SUNDAY May 27
OMSI IMAX Film Festival - If you like your films to be considerably larger, more scientific and concise, then you are in for a treat. See films & showtimes. Thru July 1.
Kurt Vile at Star Theater - Philly based songwriter's 'Smoke Ring for My Halo' was one of the highlights of 2011. See what all the fuss was about in the video below. 9 p.m. Tickets.
MONDAY May 28
5 Monets/100 Days at Portland Art Museum - PAM adds three paintings by the Impressionist master to its collection for the summer. Here's a video with some background on the exhibit. Note: The museum will open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Memorial Day, and the Mark Rothko and John Frame exhibits have been extended one more day for your viewing pleasure.
Also Receiving Votes:
Red Fang (benefit for Grant HS) at Hawthorne Theater (Fri.); Spiritualized at Wonder Ballroom (Fri.); Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Mississippi Studios (Fri.); Mark Lanegan Band at Wonder Ballroom (Sat.)
Movies opening this week: Men in Black III; Moonrise Kingdom; Chernobyl Diaries. See complete Portland and Oregon movie listings.
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--??Jeff Schmitt
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