June 6, 2018
Juneteenth -- Port-
land’s annual Juneteenth
celebration, free family fun
open to everyone and commemo-
rating the end of slavery, will be held
Saturday, June 16. A parade will start the festivities at
11 a.m. beginning at the Safeway store on Martin Lu-
ther King Jr. Boulevard and proceeding to the Emanuel
field at North Russell and Williams where activities
with music, food, hip hop cardio, a kids area and raffle
will follow from noon to 6 p.m. On Thursday, June 14
the Billy Webb Elks Lodge will host a Miss Juneteenth
Scholarship Pageant. Visit juenteenthor.com or call
971-930-5862.
Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade -- A cherished
highlight of the Portland Rose Festival, the Spirit
Mount Casino Grand Floral Parade will begin at 10
a.m. on Saturday, June 9. The route starts at Memorial
Coliseum, turns to Northeast Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard and crosses the Burnside Bridge to weave
through downtown, a course of four miles. Reserved
indoor and outdoor seating is available at the Coliseum.
Rose Festival City Fair -- The Portland Rose Festi-
val’s City Fair on the downtown waterfront is open
for its last weekend of Rose Festival, Friday, June 8
through Sunday, June 10. City Fair includes gentle
Kiddie Land rides, tried and true family favorites and
over-the-top twisters for older, more adventurous thrill
seekers.
“Left Hook” -- “Left Hook,” a fully staged new drama
about gentrification and community displacement in
1970’s Portland, inspired by the Knott Street Boxing
Club, premiered as part of the Vanport Mosaic Fes-
tival and shows continue through Sunday, June 10 at
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center in north Portland.
Pride Weekend -- Portland’s Pride Festival celebrat-
ing the LGBTQ+ community takes place Saturday,
June 16, from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 17 from
11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Waterfront Park, downtown.
The annual Pride Parade, also downtown, takes place
Sunday, June 17 beginning at 11 a.m.
Gorge Shuttle Returns -- The Columbia Gorge Ex-
press bus service by the Oregon Department of Trans-
portation has made its seasonal return, now going as
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far east as Hood River.
For this week, the bus de-
parts Friday through Sunday
from the Gateway Transit Center
to Rooster Rock State Park, Multnomah
Falls, Cascade Locks and Hood River. On Monday,
June 11, the bus will start service seven days a week,
year-round.
Sister Act -- Portland actress Kristin Robinson per-
forms the title role in “Sister Act,” the feel-good mu-
sical based on the 1992 smash hit film, now playing
at the Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego.
Shows run through Sunday, June 10. Tickets are $39
for adults and $37 for seniors. Call the box office at
503-635-3901 or visit Lakewood-center.org.
Norman Sylvester -- ‘Boogie Cat’ Norman Sylvester
plays Friday, June 8 at the Rogue Pub in North Plains;
Saturday, June 9 at the Spare Room; Friday, June 15 at
the Vinyl Tap; Friday, June 22 at 5 p.m. at the Tigard
Balloon Festival, and at 9 p.m. at Clyde’s; Saturday,
June 23 at noon at the Mosier Festival and at 4:30 p.m.
at the Gorge Blues and Brews in Stevenson, Wash.,
and Sunday, June 24 at 4 p.m. at the Good in the Hood
Festival at King School Park.
Good in the Hood -- Legendary R&B performer
Howard Hewitt will headline the multicultural Good
in the Hood Celebration, June 22-24 at King School
Park. This year will commemorate the 50th anniversa-
ry of the naming of Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
school and pay tribute to Portland’s civil rights history.
Activities include live bands every day, a kid’s area,
multicultural food, crafts, marketplace vendors, Port-
land Farmers Market, free health screens and more.
‘Fences’ at Portland Playhouse -- Lester Purry stars
in ‘Fences,’ the August Wilson play about a husband,
father, former athlete and garbage collector trying
to define himself in 1950s Pittsburgh. With its Afri-
can-American narrative, the Portland Playhouse play
tackles issues of mental health and the impacts of rac-
ism. Now playing through Sunday, June 10 at Portland
Playhouse, 602 N.E. Prescott St
Robot Revolution -- A new exhibit at OMSI brings
some of the most innovative robots from all over the
world. Learn about the skills robots possess that mimic
and often surpass human capabilities in “‘Robot Revo-
lution,” now showing through Sept. 7.
Zoo for All -- The Oregon Zoo has launched “Zoo for
All,” a new discount program that provides $5 admis-
sion for low income individuals and families. Visitors
may purchase up to six of the $5 tickets by brining a
photo ID and documentation showing they participate
in low income service, like the Oregon Trial Card.
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