Shopping this season is made easy with Six & Main holiday gift guides. | Photo provided by Six & Main
Have you made a list, checked it twice, but still feel like you’re missing that special gift? Don’t worry because we’ve got you covered with a gift guide featuring everything from clothing and accessories to candles and coffee from artists and brands in our online shop, Six & Main.
Whether you’re shopping for the ultimate party host, your favorite homebody, or someone in between, there’s a giftfor everyone.
Adventurers can relax in outdoor chairs from Trippy Outdoor, keep their brews cold with Kanga Coolers, and catch a big one with fishing supplies from Toadfish. To fully equip them to explore the great outdoors, add a Jack Foster hat + Rheos floating sunglasses.
Before you stick a bow on it, click the button below to explore more gifts, including options for the foodie and pet lover in your life.
Heather Goodwind Art Exhibit Opening Reception | Thursday, Nov. 17 | 5 p.m. | Antoinette Hatfield Hall, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland | Free | Be among the first to see the works of this award-winning visual artist who studied with traditional and contemporary ink artists in China.
2022/23 Portland Arts & Lectures: Anthony Doerr | Thursday, Nov. 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland | $88-$340 | Hear from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “All the Light We Cannot See” and “Cloud Cuckoo Land” as part of this four-part lecture series.
illuminati hotties | Thursday, Nov. 17 | 8 p.m. | Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., Portland | $34-$64 | Join the clandestine society of fans of this indie rock band.
Friday, Nov. 18
George Lopez | Friday, Nov. 18 | 7 p.m. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland | $71+ | Start your weekend with a laugh at the sitcom actor’s OMG Hi! Comedy Tour.
Saturday, Nov. 19
Oysters & Olio Happy Hour | Saturday, Nov. 19 | 1-4 p.m. | Durant at Red Ridge Farms, 5700 NE Breyman Orchards Rd., Dayton | $40 | Enjoy freshly harvested Pacific oysters topped with an Olio Nuovo mignonette and a glass of Durant Vineyards 2019 Brut.
Winterhawks vs. Kamloops Blazers | Saturday, Nov. 19 | 6 p.m. | Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 300 Winning Way, Portland | $26-$65 | Portland only has room for one team called the Blazers, so let’s send these phonies packing.
We have amonthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.
50º | Few clouds with gusty winds | 1% chance of rain
Sunrise + Sunset
Rise: 7:12 a.m.
Set: 4:37 p.m.
Plan Ahead
Deck the halls with painted cutouts, fa la la la la. Christmas comes early (Friday, Nov. 25 in fact) for fans of Portland cartoon artist Mike Bennett. He and his crew are working on a winter wonderland, Snow Day, which will be attached to Ace Hotel and also feature wrapping paper, tree ornaments, and more. 🎨
Sports
Thorns legend Christine Sinclair signed up for one more year in Portland. And now, she will sign many copies of her new book, “Playing the Long Game,” at Powell’s City of Books this Saturday, Nov. 19. From 1-3 p.m., fans can get some face time with the star, as well as her signature. ⚽ (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)
Coming Soon
It’s a go for Grand Fir Brewing, a new project from Portland food and beverage power couple Whitney Burnside and Doug Adams. The business opens its doors Friday, Nov. 18 in the former West Coast Grocery space (1403 SE Stark St.). Look for hearty fare to pair with pours like the Tack Shack East Texas Lager. 🍻 (Portland Monthly)
TPK Brewing co-founders Elliott Kaplan and Jess Hardie are rolling the 20-sided dice by opening Portland’s first brewpub dedicated to tabletop role-playing games this spring. It will be a place for all to gather on Dungeons & Dragons quests, sing karaoke, sip six flagship beers, and more. 🎲 (Portland Monthly)
Eat
Drop any beef you have with Vancouver — its waterfront is now home to El Gaucho, a steakhouse chain that moved into Hotel Indigo. The menu will have mainstays and new additions like grilled pork belly and steelhead. Witness Tree Lounge (the city’s first rooftop bar) joins the building next month. 🥩 (Willamette Week)
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$37.5 million. That’s how much United Airlines plans to invest in a biofuel refinery near Clatskanie (about an hour from Portland). It’s a big boost for the proposal from NEXT Renewable Fuels, which hopes to produce 50,000 barrels a day of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel made from recycled organic materials. ✈️ (OPB)
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OUTDOORS
Let’s go streaking 🌠
Look to the skies for the Leonid meteor shower
The Leonids originate from a point in the Leo constellation’s mane. | Photo by Juraj Tóth
Alright, who made the wish upon a shooting star for a cloudless night in November? Because it really worked.
And it couldn’t have come at a more fortuitous time. With just a few passing puffs in the sky, meteorologists are predicting favorable viewing conditions for at least half the peak of the Leonid meteor shower, which starts Friday, Nov. 17.
Experts recommend catching the show in the late evening, away from light pollution and after the waxing crescent moon sets. Fun fact: During the meteor storm of 1833, the Earth crossed paths with the parent comet’s dust trail causing approx. 50,000 to 150,000 meteors to fall each hour.
Editor’s pick: I’m back from the trip of a lifetime in Japan and let me say — if you thought Portlanders had love for Mount Hood, it’s nothing compared to Mount Fuji’s prestige.
I’ll never forget the gasps from inside the gondola as we came up over a ridge to see the sacred peak in all its glory — luckily, the mountain was out.
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