Welcome to Memorial Day weekend. And in case your calendar isn’t full of barbecues, tenting journeys or different conventional summer time kickoff occasions, we’ve bought an inventory of enjoyable outings to shore it up. The Multnomah County Truthful is that this weekend with loads of household enjoyable at Oaks Park. We’ve additionally bought a number of stage performs, a celebration of gardening in Forest Grove, and the Pokémon regional championships. For those who’re in search of an inventory of occasions in celebration of Memorial Day, go to this web page: oregonlive.com/occasions/2025.
The Cascadia Drag Pageant
Marla Darling in partnership with the Oregon Metropolis Delight Pageant affords a three-day pageant on the historic Clinton Avenue Theater. Friends embody Bolivia Carmichaels, Woman Berri Matthews and the forged of Hunk PDX, a trans-masc and nonbinary Vegas-style revue.
Kickoff occasion 8 p.m. Thursday, Could 22, Drag Dangerzone 6 p.m. Friday, Could 23, Day of Drag 1-9 p.m. Saturday, Could 24, Clinton Avenue Theater, 2522 S.E. Clinton St.; tickets begin at $17; cstpdxtickets.sq..website.
Kiki Yeung “Cantonese Mother”
Kickstand Comedy welcomes headliner Kiki Yeung, founding father of Loopy Woke Asians. In her touring present, she blends her U.S. upbringing with a Cantonese sharp wit and sassy humor. You might even be invited on stage to play video games for prizes. Good luck with that.
10 p.m. Friday, Could 23, Kickstand Comedy, 1006 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.; $22; kickstandcomedy.crowdwork.com/exhibits.
Hitchcock on Movie
You possibly can’t actually be a movie buff with out being a devotee of Alfred Hitchcock. Though he by no means received a greatest director Oscar (regardless of 5 nominations), Hitchcock’s movies are nonetheless persistently acknowledged for his or her technical achievements and creative benefit. For those who’re not savvy on this grasp’s work, that is your likelihood. Movies proven embody “Vertigo,” “Psycho,” “Dial M for Homicide” and “Rear Window.”
Varied showtimes Friday-Monday, Could 23-26, Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.; tickets $12; hollywoodtheatre.org/sequence/hitchcock.
“Love and Data”
Portland State College’s Faculty of Music and Theater affords a play that explores what it means to be human in a world full of expertise, knowledge and digital actuality. Caryl Churchill’s work consists of greater than 100 characters in 57 vignettes.
Opens 7:30 p.m. Friday, Could 23, and continues 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays by Could 31, Lincoln Corridor, 1620 S.W. Park Ave.; GA tickets $20; pdx.edu/music-theater/love-and-information.
Multnomah County Truthful
The primary county truthful to kick off a protracted truthful season simply so occurs to land smack dab in the midst of Multnomah County at Oaks Park, and on Memorial Day weekend. Gate admission is free (although there’s a cost for parking), and guests can anticipate colourful stage leisure, wiener canine races, meals cubicles, handicraft reveals, Lucha Libre wrestling, small livestock, and naturally, all of the enjoyable halfway rides and video games.
Midday-7 p.m. Saturday-Monday, Could 24-26, Oaks Amusement Park, 7805 S.E. Oaks Park Manner; admission is free, trip bracelets can be found on-line or on the park; multcofair.com.
Pokemon followers will collect on the Oregon Conference Middle for the regional championships.Photograph by Robert Paul
Pokémon Regional Championships
Collect all ye Pokémon gamers, supporters, followers and the merely curious because the regional championships of the favored buying and selling card sport converge on the Oregon Conference Middle for a weekend of battles the place gamers can win scholarships and money prizes. Will you be the following Pokémon Regional Champion? Gotta catch ‘em all.
Occasions 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Could 24-25, Oregon Conference Middle, 777 N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd; spectator admission required prematurely $15; rk9.gg/spectator/pokemon-portland-2025.
Get gardening ideas on the Grand Lodge in Forest Grove.Picture courtesy of McMenamins
Grand Lodge Backyard Expertise
Gardening season is exploding, and that is your likelihood to spend a whimsical weekend exploring the blooming great thing about the grounds at Grand Lodge in Forest Grove. Take a self-guided tour of the grounds, store the plant sale, take heed to talks on horticulture, historical past and pruning (tickets required), and plenty of different occasions.
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Could 24, Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove; free to go searching, tickets required for some occasions; etix.com/ticket.
Ann Flemming exhibits work at a Ridgefield space artwork present this weekend.Picture courtesy of the artist.
Clark County Positive Arts Present (Ridgefield)
Go to Ridgefield this weekend for a day of superb artwork displayed in a historic farmhouse on a hill above the Lewis River. The present options a number of Clark County artists and focuses on artwork from the northern a part of the county. There can even be stay guitar music as you browse. Hosted by PN Farm Arts Initiative.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Could 24-25; Plas Newydd Farm, 33415 N.W. Lancaster Street, Ridgefield; free admission; pnfarm.com/occasion/creating-space.
Portland Ballet presents “Present/Traditional 2025”
Portland Ballet performs George Balanchine’s basic “Concerto Barocco,” Dennis Spaight’s “Crayola,” and two world premieres on this springtime celebration. Inventive Director Nancy Davis says she’s thrilled to supply two dynamic world premieres that push the boundaries of classical ballet method. The present is for all ages.
1 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Could 24, Lincoln Corridor, PSU, 1620 S.W. Park Ave.; tickets $16-$40; theportlandballet.org,
“Banned”
Hand2Mouth Theatre appears at banned, challenged and restricted books and what prompts a want for censorship within the U.S. How did we get right here? What occurs in a world with out books? The work incorporates neighborhood interviews, private tales and analysis, all with an irreverent lens.
Opens 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Could 24, and continues 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays by June 7, Shaking the Tree, 823 S.E. Grant Ave.; tickets $15-$25; app.arts-people.com.
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Bob Dylan Birthday Bash
This profit for Jeremy Wilson Musician Well being & Providers Program celebrates one of many biggest songwriters of all time and welcomes Bobcats for an evening of Dylan tunes and extra carried out by Scott Regulation, Megan Diana, Emily Love, Brad Parsons, Leo Moon and others. 21 and older solely.
8 p.m. Sunday, Could 25, Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave.; tickets $26; etix.com/ticket.
“The Guide of Mormon”
Is that this “the perfect musical of this century?” The New York Occasions thinks so, and so do thousands and thousands of followers who’ve seen it stay or listened to the soundtrack. This satire of faith, tradition shock, and musical theater follows two Mormon missionaries who journey to Uganda and certain be taught greater than the villagers they’re speculated to convert.
Opens 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Could 27 and continues numerous instances and dates by Sunday, June 1, Keller Auditorium, 222 S.W. Clay St.; tickets begin at $74; portland5.com/keller-auditorium/occasions.
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— Rosemarie Stein
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