Welcome to the weekend, Portland. Let's go on record here, and predict that it'll be a good one, and will meet all of your needs. Oregon Craft Beer Month is in full swing and this weekend you'll get to enjoy the sour delights of Puckerfest and the strong IPAs of the Concordia Cup. You'll also want to tour Lone Fir Cemetery, experience the Mississippi Street Fair and practice your French at the annual Bastille Day celebration. A fulfilling weekend can be yours with a little luck, and strict adherence to this lovingly curated list of Portland events.
'Newport Bay,' a striking photo uploaded by user Nwfstop Photography to our Oregon Outdoors photo contest. FRIDAY July 13 Oregon Country Fair (Veneta, OR) - Road trip: Head south and experience the countrified festivities at this 43rd annual, three-day extravaganza of food, live entertainment and crafts. Fri-Sun. More information. Tickets.
Tin House Readings at Reed College - Aimee Bender, Mary Szybist and Robert Boswell will read and sign as part of the annual Tin House Summer Workshop, which runs through Sunday. 8 p.m. $5.
SATURDAY July 14
Lone Fir Cemetery Walking Tour - Explore Portland's most beloved cemetery, learn about early and notable Portlanders laid to rest there and check out some unique grave markers. 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation.
Puckerfest at Belmont Station - Sour beers have grown in popularity and availability in Portland, thanks to brewers like Cascade and Upright; this two-day annual event returns, allowing you to taste dozens of funky offerings from near and far. Sat-Sun., Noon - 11 p.m.
Bastille Day Festival at Director Park - A celebration of French food, history and culture, put on by the French in our midst. The eighth-annual waiter race is always a highlight, too. Noon - 6 p.m. FREE
Mississippi Street Fair - One of summer's annual highlights: five stages of live music, dozens of great restaurants, hundreds of vendors, thousands of smiling faces. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. FREE.
SUNDAY July 15
Superhero Fun Run at Eastbank Esplanade - If you're like me, a typical Sunday starts with getting dressed up in superhero garb and going for a run on the waterfront. This Sunday, we should all do that together. 8 a.m. $10
'Concordia Cup' at Concordia Ale House (NE) - Your chance to blind taste test 12 Oregon Imperial IPAs and vote for your favorites; help crown this year's dominant Imperial, and launch its reign of hoppy dominance. Sat-Sun., 11 a.m.
'Breaking Bad' at Hollywood Theatre & Academy Theater - You may have thought, recently, "Why can't I watch 'Breaking Bad' on a larger screen? Why isn't life fair?" -- Well, now you can watch it on the big screen. Now life is fair. 9:30 p.m at Hollywood.; 10 p.m. at Academy. FREE.
Also Receiving Votes:
Pegasus Dream at Doug Fir (Fri.); 'Days of Heaven' at Laurelhurst Theater (Fri-Thurs.); Woody Guthrie Tribute at Trinity Church (Sat.); Luz Elena Mendoza at Mississippi Studios (Sun.)
Movies opening this week: Ice Age: Continental Drift. See complete Portland and Oregon movie listings.
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-- Jeff Schmitt
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