Fun in PDX (and I don't mean tech)
@msamye + @stephelhajj (notes by @bryanstearns)
(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)
- http://community.portlandneighborhood.com / @thebuzzbybrian
- 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
- I don't ever want to hear you say there's nothing to do, because clearly, there is. (or @msayme will hold you down and @stephelhaj will punch you in the face).