05.02.2024

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Events

Thursday, May 2

Free First Thursday | Thursday, May 2 | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland | Free | Explore the museum’s exhibits, including “Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks,” and programming at PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater.
Salt & Straw Happy Hour | Thursday, May 2 | 5-7 p.m. | Straightaway Cocktails, 901 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland | Free | Stop by for this first-come, first-served happy hour featuring Lemon Mari Gold Amaro Sherbet and mini Apicco Spritz.

Friday, May 3

Upcycle Fashion | Friday, May 3-Saturday, May 4 | Times vary | The Valiant Ballroom, 111 W. Ninth St., Vancouver | Free | Celebrate local fashion “re-makers” at this event co-hosted with Most Everything Vintage.

Saturday, May 4

Spacestation Wonderwood | Saturday, May 4 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Wonderwood Springs, 7410 N. Chicago Ave., Portland | Free | Bring your little space cadets to this extraterrestrial extravaganza of art, crafts, face painting, and tubular tunes.
Portland Thorns vs. Washington Spirit | Saturday, May 4 | 7 p.m. | Providence Park, 1844 SW Morrison St., Portland | $27-$288 | Team morale is high following two consecutive wins, but they need your help to keep their spirits soaring.

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News Notes

Concert

Big name bands are bringing their shows to the Rose City this summer. Past standouts like Alanis Morissette, Blink-182, Hootie and the Blowfish, and superstars of today (think Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Noah Kahan) will make stops at venues including Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Moda Center, and the Wonder Ballroom. (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)

Plan Ahead

What’s a Self-Love Soiree, you ask? It’s time to treat yourself (or the women in your life) to an uplifting evening of live music, inspirational speakers + healers, and handcrafted goods. It’s coming to The Old Church on Saturday, May 11; pre-sale tickets are $35 and the VIP treatment is $65.

Outdoors

Mother’s Day means birds and blooms at Silver Falls. The state park’s annual festival, Saturday, May 11-Sunday, May 12, will feature a wildflower show, native plant sale, guided bird watching and hikes, educational discovery tables, crafts, and live raptor presentations at 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. See the full schedule.

Eat

With a new location fresh out of the oven in Hillsboro, Ranch Pizza is set to open its eighth eatery in the Montavilla neighborhood this month. The popular purveyor of Sicilian-style pies will open at Southeast Stark Street and 79th Avenue, and like the business’s Beaverton outpost, will contain a Loro Coffee. (Portland Business Journal)

Travel

Riding Amtrak doesn’t always have to be a distant journey. Margaret Seiler took the train from downtown Portland to Oregon City for $4 round trip, and although such a day trip won’t make sense most of the time, it is a good reminder to slow down (and enjoy the snack bar). (Portland Monthly)

Sports

Some teams hang on to the final buzzer of Game 7, others crash out of the NBA playoffs in dramatically unimpressive fashion. Locked On Blazers host Mike Richman discusses how Rip City could benefit from those sour feelings in what’s expected to be a busy trade market.

Eat

Every Thursday at Willamette Valley Vineyards in Lake Oswego, slow-roasted prime rib is ready to enjoy with bold Walla Walla reds. Can’t make it on Thursday night? Visit the tasting room in Lake Oswego throughout spring for special, seasonal pairings. Make a reservation.*

Arts

💰 Show me the Monet

Portland Art Museum receives grant to restore Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’

Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," one of approximately 250 paintings created by the artist, now owned by Portland Art Museum. White blossoms occupy the upper half of the work, sprouting from round lily pads. On the bottom half, three pink flowers are framed by water grass.

Portland Art Museum used proceeds from a highly successful Van Gogh exhibit in 1958 to purchase this Monet masterpiece the year after. | Photo by M.O. Stevens

Iconic painter Claude Monet created ~250 compositions of the water lilies in his garden in Giverny, France before he died in 1926. Out of all those works, one particular piece hung in the dining room of his son, Michel Monet, for over 35 years — eventually, in 1959, it made its way to the Portland Art Museum’s (PAM) Impressionist collection.

Since then, “Water Lilies” has lost a bit of its original magic, but thanks to a grant from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project, holistic conservation to restore the painting to its intended appearance — soft, subtle colors with varying texture and luminosity — can move forward. PAM conservator Charlotte Ameringer is leading the complicated effort to remove a synthetic varnish that saturates the paint films, imparting a flat surface gloss.

Typically, this type of work is conducted behind-the-scenes, but the community is invited to follow the process over the next eight months via social media.

Expect the painting to return to public view, alongside a transformed campus, in late 2025.

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Cambrie and I visited Oregon City yesterday — admittedly, we did drive — but we still had a great time and a delicious lunch at Mesa Fresca Latin & American Kitchen. I would recommend the restaurant (and the housemade hot sauce) if you’re in the area.

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