• Juneteenth Oregon Parade & Festival | Saturday, June 15 | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Lillis Albina Park, North Russell Street and Flint Avenue, Portland | Free | A parade kicks off this local event founded by community leader Clara Peoples in 1945, followed by food, music, vendors, kids activities, and learning opportunities.
• Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration | Saturday, June 15 | 3-6 p.m. | Cook Family Park, 17005 SW 92nd Ave., Tigard | Free | Enjoy food from Eleni’s Kitchen, Ezell’s Famous Chicken, and KC’s Sweets & Treats, plus performances by local dance groups and Grammy-nominated local reggae superstar Aaron Nigel Smith.

• Juneteenth In My Shoes 2024: Woodlawn Walking Tour | Wednesday, June 19 | 10-11:30 a.m. | Black Rose Market, 6732 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland | $0-$25 | Follow Word is Bond ambassador Jahad on a walk through the Woodlawn neighborhood, learning about his childhood and dreams, Juneteenth, and excerpts from historic speeches.
• Juneteenth In My Shoes 2024: King Neighborhood Walking Tour | Wednesday, June 19 | 12:15-1:30 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, 4906 NE Sixth Ave., Portland | Free | Learn about the historically Black neighborhood’s past and present on this journey led by Mycah, a Word Is Bond ambassador who grew up in the King neighborhood.
• Juneteenth Celebration with Pre-Show Music by VNPRT | Wednesday, June 19 | 6:30-7:15 p.m. | Portland Center Stage, 128 NW 11th Ave., Portland | Free | Browse booths from local, Black-owned businesses and and listen to a DJ set by Portland-based producer VNPRT before a ticketed performance of “Clyde’s.”

• Cloud Forest Washington Park Volunteer Event | Friday, June 14 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Oregon Holocaust Memorial main entrance, Southwest Washington Way and Wright Avenue, Portland | Free | Join Portland Parks & Recreation in removing invasive plants and other basic land care maintenance.
• Portland’s Fruit Beer Fest | Friday, June 14-Monday, June 17 | 11 a.m.-9 p.m. | Pine Street Taproom, 126 SW Second Ave., Portland | $25 | Trade in your 12 tasting tickets to sample a bushel of fruit-infused brews from local and national breweries, plus order bites from local food vendors.
• Rose City Book & Paper Fair | Friday, June 14-Saturday, June 15 | Times vary | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland, 1000 NE Multnomah St., Portland | $5 | Peruse everything from underground ‘zines and quirky vintage photo albums, to antiquarian tomes and signed first editions by today’s hottest authors.
• “The Seagull” | Friday, June 14-Sunday, June 30 | Times vary | Twilight Theater Company, 7515 N. Brandon Ave., Portland | $20-$30 | Blinking Eye Theatre presents this dark comedy by Anton Chekhov centered on themes of unrequited love and obsession.

• Portland Water Lantern Festival | Saturday, June 15 | 6-10 p.m. | Laurelhurst Park, Southeast Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard and Stark Street, Portland | $14-$71 | Gather at one of Portland’s most beloved parks for an enchanted evening of food trucks, music, activities, and thousands of floating lanterns.
• Mat Kearney: Headlights Home Tour | Saturday, June 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland | $37.50-$118.50 | Breathe in, breathe out and treat your ears to a live show by this multi-platinum songwriter and producer.

• Northeast Cully Sunday Parkways 2024 | Sunday, June 16 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Locations vary, Portland | Free | Treat the father figure(s) in your life to an afternoon of biking, walking, or rolling along a 6.2-mile loop route featuring parks, vendors, and family activities.

• The Portland Public Schools board approved cuts totaling $30 million from next year’s budget. The decision will reduce PPS staff by 200 positions, from adaptive P.E. teachers and district office jobs to assistant librarians and art teachers. (KOIN)

• The Angel’s Rest Trail and connecting trailheads are temporarily closed in the Columbia River Gorge after a cougar stalked a runner earlier this week. The US Forest Service said the trail will reopen once federal and state officials deem it safe to do so. Brush up on these safety tips. (KGW + KOIN)

• The South of France is about to get a taste of Portland’s pioneering women’s-sports bar. Next week, The Sports Bra will debut a poolside pop-up at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The Women’s Sports House will serve “renditions of The Bra’s signature cocktails.” Enchanté. (The Oregonian/Oregon Live)

• Oregon Ducks superstar alum Sabrina Ionescu is Paris-bound. The two-time WNBA All-Star will join Team USA for 5x5 basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It will mark the New York Liberty guard’s first time representing the US in the event, but she’s no stranger to winning gold medals on the international stage. (KOIN)

• Are you traveling to Meowi? Oops, we mean Maui. The Maui Humane Society is looking for Alaska Airlines passengers flying to Portland between Monday, June 17 and Saturday, July 6 to chaperone kittens on their journey to Oregon where they’ll start new lives. Sign up to be an Alaska Angel.

• An LGBTQ+ nightclub in Old Town/Chinatown is having its phoenix moment. Embers Avenue, which folded in 2017, reopened this week under new leadership and a new name: Badlands Video Dance Bar. The renovated bar aims “to provide the same safe place for all of our queer friends to have fun at.” (Eater Portland + KGW)

• A luxury real estate brokerage will open a new retail space in downtown Portland. Engel & Vӧlkers recently signed a 10-year lease on 1,700 sqft of the 511 Building’s ground floor and plans to open in August. Previously, the company’s nearest office was in Lake Oswego. (Portland Business Journal)

• A new children’s chapter book by a Portland husband-wife duo explores relatable experiences, like moving to a new home, making new friends, and dodging bullies… all while sticking to a zero-blood diet. “Frankie D, Vegan Vampire” highlights themes of adaptability, initiative, and empathy and is geared toward readers 7-10 years old. (KOIN)

• For the second time in two weeks, the Trail Blazers are rumored to be interested in trading up in the draft. Locked On Blazers answers the question — what will it look like? (And is it a good idea?)

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Places to donate blood in Portland

Here’s what you need to do

• Read up on the requirements for donating blood to see if you are eligible.
• Complete a Blood Donor History Questionnaire ahead of your appointment or on-site.