(Here are a bunch of notes I took; some should be links, some are just suggestions. Feel free to correct them, add actual links, or add more!)
use #pdxfun as hashtag
upcoming.yahoo.com, but not everything's there
#pdxpipeline (has facebook group, lists events / ticket giveaways on thursdays)
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pdxculture list
portland.brightneighbor.com
read window postings, get off the bus a stop early and read as you walk
college events: events.reed.edu (+ L&C, PSU w/ cultural center)
meetinportland.com: flash mobs + random meetups
powells.com: readings
drunkenrampage.com & cacophanysociety, santacon, nwtiki.com, underdogportland (cinco de mayo)
aroundthesunblog.com
shifttobikes.org/cal – bike events like the bridge ride, the naked bike ride, pedalpalooza, midnight mystery ride, zoobombers (do other events too); pumpclub.org, bta4bikes.org
oaks park skate rink
many beer festivals
culinate (food blog), portland pie-off, food cart sampling, sauvie island picking, farmers markets, saturday market (under burnside), portland nursery apple tasting (fall), bite of oregon, taste of the nation (fundraiser), Jake's crab fest,
kinetic sculpture race, adult soapbox derby (tabor)
polishfest, greekfest, … lots in pioneer square, too
music: waterfront blues fest (july), oregon zoo concerts, rose garden concerns, (you guys totally forgot PDX Pop Now!! - Camo)
theater: shakespeare in the parks, oregon shakespeare festival (steep discounts this season!), anonymous theater
baseball: keiser volcanos, minor league allstar
art: community murals, free museum days
dance: the lindy hop society: swingout.net, pdx django (gypsy jazz), portlandtango.com, pdxdjazz yahoo group
where to take tourists: heathman brunch, washington park, rose garden, chinese walled garden, various falls parks, the fruit loop, oregon coast/yachats, wine country
note: there is nothing fun in Vancouver