Sometimes I succumb to event overload — so many choices of things to do without even leaving town that I can’t choose and end up doing none of them. July and August in Portland are particularly susceptible to this problem with multiple conflicting events.
Just a few I might go to this weekend, free except for food and drink:
Friday July 10 — dusk — Flicks on the Bricks at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Tonight’s free movie is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Saturday July 11 10AM-9PM — street fair on North Mississippi Avenue with live music, barbecue contest and all kinds of people watching. Info at http://www.mississippiave.com/
Saturday July 11 Noon – 8PM — early Bastille Day celebration at Jamison Square Park in the Pearl. Music, pommes frites and a waiter’s race. Info at http://www.afportland.org/bastillepdx/
If you want to take a drive rather than stay in town, check out the Oregon Lavender Festival being held at several nurseries and farms over Saturday and Sunday. List of participating locations and events at each one at http://www.oregonlavenderfestival.com/
