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🧀 Nacho week, Sunday Parkways, and SZA dance party
June 23, 2025 · — Adrian González
Good morning! It’s officially summer — and if you’re anything like me, you’re ready to soak up every minute of it. There’s so much happening around Portland this time of year, so we’ve pulled together a list of the best events to help you plan your first full week of summer fun.
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Today on City Cast Portland
"Tilt," the debut novel by Portland writer Emma Pattee, imagines the aftermath of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, which experts say has a one-in-three chance of happening here in Portland in the next 40 years or so. As a journalist, Pattee has reported on the danger that Portland schools' unreinforced masonry buildings pose during an earthquake.
There’s no amount of retrofitting that would make an old brick building as safe as a new building, but it can certainly be a lot safer than it is now.
So today on the City Cast Portland podcast, we're talking with Pattee about the book, the real science behind it, and how she still finds joy living in Portland while acknowledging the threat.
What To Do
Monday, June 23
- 🌮 Portland Mercury Nacho Week | various locations
- 🎵 Cowboy Junkies | Revolution Hall (Buckman)
Tuesday, June 24
- 🔵 Bard Bingo | Wonderwood Springs (St. Johns)
- 🎸 Greer | Polaris Hall (Humboldt)
- 🎵 Open Jam & Games | Barrel Room (Old Town)
- 🌮 Portland Mercury Nacho Week | various locations
- 🎬 The Color of Pomegranates | Clinton Street Theater (Hosford-Abernethy)
- 🎶 Noon Tunes Summer Concert Series: Friends Friends | Pioneer Courthouse Square (Downtown)
Wednesday, June 25
- 🎤 Talib Kweli | Star Theater (Old Town)
- 🌮 Portland Mercury Nacho Week | various locations
- 🧑🍼 Sleep & Snuggling: The Key to Social Connection | Alberta Rose Theatre (Concordia)
- 🐈 FCCO 30th Anniversary Open House | Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon (South Portland)
Thursday, June 26
- 🍅 Cully Farmers Market | Cully neighborhood
- 🚶 Last Thursday on Alberta | Alberta Arts District
- 🥁 Barenaked Ladies with Guster and Fastball | McMenamins Edgefield (Troutdale)
- 🌮 Portland Mercury Nacho Week | various locations
- 🍿 Wild & Scenic Film Festival | Hollywood Theatre (Hollywood)
- 🎬 Love Lies Bleeding | Clinton Street Theater (Hosford-Abernethy)
Friday, June 27
- 🔬 2025 Invent Oregon Finals | University of Portland (University Park neighborhood)
- 🌮 Portland Mercury Nacho Week | various locations
- 🤣 Kickstand Comedy in the Park | Laurelhurst Park
- 🎙️ Trouble Man: A Tribute to Marvin Gaye | Alberta Abbey
- 🤘🏽 Tash Sultana with Lime Cordiale | McMenamins Edgefield (Troutdale)
- 🎸 HOMIE FEST VI | Swan Dive (Buckman)
- 🧑🎤 Frequency Fest Bandapalooza | Barrel Room (Old Town)
Saturday, June 28
- 🌮 Portland Mercury Nacho Week | various locations
- 🎙️ Post Malone: The BIG ASS Stadium Tour | Providence Park (Goose Hollow)
- 🎷 PDX Vintage Jazz Tribute | Alberta Abbey
- 🎤 David Spade | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (Downtown)
- 💃🏾 SZA Dance Night | Holocene (Buckman)
- 🍿 Rocky Horror Picture Show | Clinton Street Theatre (Hosford-Abernaty)
- 🥒 Picklefest | Pickles-Walker Stadium (Lents)
- 🎸 HOMIE FEST VI | Swan Dive (Buckman)
- 🏳️🌈 We Shine Louder Pride Festival | Jupiter Hotel (Buckman)
- 🤭 Honk if You’re Horny | Kickstand Comedy (Hosford-Abernethy)
Sunday, June 29
- 🌮 Portland Mercury Nacho Week | various locations
- 🗡️ Oregon Renaissance Faire | Clackamas County Fairgrounds (Canby)
- 💄 Drag Brunch | Bar Cala (Concordia)
- 🏳️🌈 Over The Rainbow Portland Pride Month Kick-Off | Darcelle XV Showplace (Old Town)
- 📖 Campfire Tales: Live Storytelling | Echo Theater (Richmond)
- 🛍️ Blossom & Bounty: AANHPI Summer Market | Lan Su Chinese Garden (Old Town)
- 🎸 Sunday Open Jam | Barrel Room (Old Town)
- 🎉 Good in the Hood Multicultural Festival | Lillis Albina Park (Eliot)
- 🚲 Sunday Parkways | Cully neighborhood
Monday, June 30
- 🧠 Monday Trivia | Rose & Thistle (Sullivan’s Gulch)
- ⛳️ Sip & Chip | McKay Creek Golf Course (Hillsboro)
- 🎬 All About My Mother | Hollywood Theatre
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Correction: In Wednesday's newsletter, I misnamed the spot that is now home to Malpractice. The previous establishment was Grape Ape. Big thank you to reader Denise T. for pointing it out. 🙏🏽
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