One of my favorite summertime traditions is to pack a picnic basket and go to the symphony. For 31 years, the Portland Festival Symphony has presented live classical music in Portland’s beautiful parks. It’s a wonderful way to experience the symphony in beautiful outdoor settings that bring the community together. This season there will be six symphony [...]
June is just around the corner and Portlanders know what that means: It’s Rose Festival time! This year’s theme is “Carnival of Roses,” and with Portland’s drag icon Darcelle XV as the grand marshal for the Starlight Parade, it’s going to be a carnival extravaganza. The festival — which was named the best in the world in 2007 – begins with the [...]
Willamette Week’s Fourth Annual Eat Mobile is this Saturday, April 23. The event showcases 40 food carts lined up within two and half blocks under the Morrison Bridge (SE 3rd and Belmont). Garden State, Pyro Pizza, and Koi Fusion are a few of my faves. This is an all-ages event and proceeds benefit Mercy Corps Northwest. The bad news: Tickets to [...]
The Portland Farmers Market at the Park Blocks at Portland State University (SW Park & Montgomery) has officially opened! The market opening is a welcome sign of spring. It’s a great community gathering of local farmers, food vendors, foodies and all those who want to live and eat well. Share on Facebook Tweet about it
After three days in Seattle for my daughter’s volleyball tournament last weekend, it was good to be home. But travel tournaments like these are also nice mini-vacations for our family. When we travel, we prefer to stay at suite hotels. After the first day, we all need a little space. For friends with family visiting us in Portland, my recommendations [...]
What is Tet? Tet is celebrated in Vietnam and also known as the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year falls between the end of January and early February; this year it’s on Feb. 3 and marks the beginning of the Year of the Cat (Vietnam) or Year of the Rabbit (China). Tet is like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fourth of July, Mother’s and Father’s days, and your birthday [...]
It’s official. The holiday shopping season has started in downtown Portland. The tree in Pioneer Courthouse Square is lit and Portland’s living room is decked out to greet one and all. This year, our office is buzzing about the new PDX Pop-Up Shops. These are temporary shops, provided at no cost to local artists and designers. This blog post [...]
Everything is ready! The pumpkin is carved and the children’s costumes are made (thanks, Ba Ngoai!), and even the front yard is looking festively frightful. On October 31, whether you are celebrating the eve of All Saints’, All Saints’, All Souls’, or the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (the origin of Halloween), it’s going to be fun to play [...]
What’s a favorite family outing among Portlanders in autumn? Going to the Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island! In October, the Pumpkin Patch has the largest supply of pumpkins in Oregon. This is a great place to find that perfect Charlie Brown pumpkin. And there are lots of things to do while you’re there, including free hayrides, a petting zoo, $2 rides on the cow [...]
