Breweries + bars

• Cellar DOG, 8012 SE 13th Ave. | This wine pop-up at Plural Collective welcomes canine companions with arms wide open. With plenty of fresh water, chew toys, and treats, your dog will be busy for as long as you decide to stay.
• Leisure Public House, 8002 N. Lombard St. | Patios in front and back make this a great place to take pups, especially during summer when their humans can enjoy boozy popsicles.

Restaurants

• Tin Shed Garden Cafe, 1438 NE Alberta St. | Order a doggie dinner right off the menu. If you buy a Tin Shed dog bandana, the proceeds will be donated to a nonprofit partner; come back with your dog wearing it and you’ll get 50% off a doggie dinner.
• Midtown Beer Garden, 431 SW Harvey Milk St. | It may be hard for you to choose from the 27 food carts serving up mouth-watering morsels, but one cart in particular will have your pup’s attention and that’s Bring! Treats for Dogs.

Hotels

• Woodlark Hotel, 813 SW Alder St. | Travel in luxury and bring your pampered pooch along to this hotel that allows big dogs and doesn’t charge pet fees. Dog beds, treats, toys, and bows are complimentary.
• Kimpton RiverPlace Hotel, 1510 S. Harbor Way | This 4-star hotel on the waterfront rolls out the red carpet for every member of your family, including the furry ones. Pets are even invited to the nightly hosted wine reception.

• Labrador retriever
• French bulldog
• Beagle
• German shepherd

• Spring Equinox Garden Fair | Tuesday, March 26 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 SE 122nd Ave., Portland | Free | Raise a garden trowel to the start of spring and participate in a seed swap, meet OSU master gardeners, get your tools sharpened, and stroll through the gardens; be sure to register in advance.

• Craft Mixology Class: Sip in Time-Cocktails throughout the Eras | Wednesday, March 27 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Straightaway Cocktails, 901 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland | $85 | Learn to make four cocktails (the hints are: disco, flame, egg white, and bubbles) representing different eras while learning about their place in history.

• Record Swap & Sale | Thursday, March 28 | 6 p.m. | Tomorrow’s Verse Taproom, 4605 NE Fremont St., Ste. 103, Portland | Free | Bring your unwanted vinyl for this inaugural swap; turntables will be primed and ready for sampling.

• NW Dance Project - Secret Stories | Friday, March 29-Saturday, March 30 | 7:30-9:15 p.m. | Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland | $29-$68 | See the world premieres of three contemporary dance works by choreographers Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Nicole von Arx, and NW Dance Project veteran Joseph Hernandez.

• “Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks” | Saturday, March 30-Sunday, Aug. 11 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland | $22-$25 | Fashion, gaming, and architecture merge in this exhibition feet-uring nearly 60 examples of futuristic footwear, from robotic VR boots to the Marty McFly-approved Nike Mag.

• The MAX Blue Line has resumed regular service after crews extended the Red Line into Beaverton and Hillsboro as part of TriMet’s A Better Red project. Starting this fall, travelers can access the Red Line at existing Blue Line stops as far west as the Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport station. (KOIN)

• Southwest Portland’s Markham Elementary School will not reopen in time for the start of the 2024 school year. Portland Public Schools said reconstruction of the building, which was damaged during the January ice storm, will take longer than anticipated. Four nearby schools have been hosting Markham Elementary students. (KOIN)

• Magda Skarbonkiewicz will make her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. The 18-year-old former Jesuit High School student is the two-time reigning junior women’s saber world champion and will compete as a member of the US Fencing women’s saber team. (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)

• A new study looking at 2020-2021 data found 7.8% of adult Oregonians identified as LGBT — the second-highest percentage in the US behind the District of Columbia. Oregon also has the third-largest share of same-sex households at 1.4%; in Portland, that figure is 1.65%, the third highest of any US city. (Portland Business Journal)

• Portland has the second-largest hammered-copper statue in the country… but it’s nowhere near as famous as Lady Liberty. A policy adopted shortly before the Portlandia statue was installed allowed its creator, Raymond Kaskey, to retain the copyright and prevent Portlandia’s likeness from being used commercially. No souvenirs, no icon status. (Willamette Week)

• The Trail Blazers started five rookies in Saturday’s game against the Nuggets — a rare move in NBA history. Find out what it means and get a breakdown of Scoot Henderson’s return from the injury list on the Locked On Blazers podcast.

• Calling all book lovers: Literary Arts presents Gabrielle Zevin is almost sold out. Catch the bestselling author of “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” which is this year’s Multnomah County Library’s Everybody Reads book, on Thursday, April 4. Grab tickets starting at just $21 (youth 17 and under are free).*

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