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July 26, 2026 · — Ben McBee
Hi there, Portland! Lazy Sundays not your jam? Seize the (summer) day and head to Piedmont, a neighborhood with plenty of stories, sourdough, and for tonight only, soprano.
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What To Do
Sunday, July 26
- 🎺 HONK! PDX | Montavilla Street Fair, SE 80th & Stark (various locations)
- 🏃 Head for the Cure Portland 5K | Portland Waterfront (Downtown)
- 🎨 Sound Body: Figure Drawing | Bodecker Foundation (Northwest District)
- ✂️ Fanzines 101: The Art of Gratitude | Independent Publishing Resource Center (Buckman)
- 🎬 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Portland Art Museum (Downtown)
- 🎵 Opera in the Park | Peninsula Park (Piedmont)
- 🎸 Young the Giant | McMenamins Edgefield (Troutdale)
- 🎬 Give Me the Ball! x Portland Arts Week | Pam CUT Tomorrow Theater (Richmond)
- 😂 The Gauntlet | Curious Annex Theater (King)
- 🏃 Sculpt Summer Block Party (10:30 a.m. Mat Class) | The Carson Apartments (Northwest)
- 🛍️ Woodstock Neighborhood Yard Sale | Woodstock
Monday, July 27
- 🎸 Of Monsters and Men | McMenamins Edgefield (Troutdale)
- 📚 History Pub: The New Deal Bridges of the Oregon Coast | Kennedy School (Concordia)
- 🎸 of Montreal | Wonder Ballroom (Eliot)
- 🎵 Legacy Ukelele Ensemble Workshop and Concert | Artichoke Community Music (Hosford-Abernethy)
- 🕯️ Happy Hour for Sad People: an Unconventional Grief Circle | Rhinestone (Hosford-Abernethy)
- 🎨 Lavender Wreath Making Class | Wayward Winds Lavender Farm (Newberg)
- 🖼️ Pressed: A Printmaking Invitational | Alberta Street Gallery (King)
Tuesday, July 28
- 🎷 Tuesday Night Jazz: Pete Krebs and Brent Martens | Négociant (Northwest District)
- ✍️ July Write-In: Beach Day | Literary Arts (Central Eastside)
- 🎨 Who’s Your Dada: A Portland Art Workshop for People Who ‘Can't Draw’ | The Haven PDX (Kerns)
Here’s another interesting piece of Piedmont history — this 100-foot-tall wooden water tower once located at the corner of North Williams Avenue and Rosa Parks Way. It doubled as an observation deck and assembly hall before arson claimed it in 1917.
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