Welcome to what will probably feel like a second weekend to many of you. The Waterfront Blues Festival is in full swing, and the beautiful weather is here (and getting more reliable). That will go a long way toward ensuring your weekend in Portland, or wherever you may roam, will be a good one; this lovingly curated list of Portland events can't hurt, either.
Scott Pemberton played a lively set Thursday afternoon at the 2012 Waterfront Blues Festival. Ross William Hamilton /The OregonianFRIDAY July 6 Waterfront Blues Festival at Tom McCall Park - As you may be aware, the 25th annual Blues Fest is already in full swing, and runs through Sunday with remaining headliners like Steve Miller Band, Galactic, James Hunter and Betty Lavette. See complete schedule. Admission: $10 + 2 cans of food (suggested donation)
'Rigsketball' kickoff party at Plan B - The second-annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament featuring local bands, and spearheaded by stalwarts And And And, starts in a few weeks. Friday's festivities will feature live music from the organizers as well as Grandparents, The No Tomorrow Boys, Charts and more. 7 p.m. FREE.
Bridge City Music Festival: Wu-Tang Clan with Dead Prez at Refuge PDX - A packed evening filled with hip hop, Reggae and Afro-Caribbean sounds and an aim to 'bridge the gap in music.' Also: The Wu-Tang Clan. 8 p.m. $40.
SATURDAY July 7
PDX Bridge Festival Block Party at The Slate (NW) - Live music on two stages from the likes of the Quick & Easy Boys, Solovox and Tango Alpha Tango; beer from Lagunitas and much more. 5 p.m. - 12 a.m. FREE.
'Smashed' Block Party at East End - Two days of blistering punk and metal at this 3rd-annual event in Southeast. Redd Kross headline Saturday's festivities. Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Blood Beach, Sons of Huns are also on the docket. Sat & Sun. 1 p.m. - 1 a.m. $12.
'Entertainment for People' at Disjecta - Writer Steve Almond and Live Wire's Courtenay Hameister are among the many folks who aim to amuse you -- or at the very least to entertain you -- provided you are a person. Novelist Jon Raymond is your host. 7 p.m. 21+ $10-12. Tickets.
SUNDAY July 8
Wooden Boat Festival at Oregon Maritime Museum (Waterfront) - Build toy boats, admire the work of master craftsmen, and explore your connection with the Willamette while enjoying live music, barbecue and a beer garden. Noon - 6 p.m. More information. FREE.
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981) at Hollywood Theater - A new 35mm print of the film that introduced the world to hunky archaeologists. Fri-Mon., 7 p.m. Tickets.
'The Conversation' (1974) at Laurelhurst Theater - Francis Ford Coppola's classic suspense film will even make you wary of the surveillance technology that we have long outstripped. Fri-Thurs., $4. See showtimes.
Also Receiving Votes:
Talkdemonic at Doug Fir (Fri.); Eef Barzelay at Mississippi Studios (Sun.)
Movies opening this week: The Amazing Spider-Man; Savages; Katy Perry: Part of Me. See complete Portland and Oregon movie listings.
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-- Jeff Schmitt
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