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FREE tickets to the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game, to be played by the Portland Timbers versus players from around the league at Portland's Providence Park on Monday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m., are available online. Sign up for FREE tickets here. … [Read more...] about FREE tickets to Portland Timbers game Aug. 4

FREE classical concerts contribute to lovely summer evenings in Portland's parks. The Portland Festival Symphony, founded 34 years ago by Maestro Lajos Balogh, will perform in a series of FREE concerts during the summer at public parks throughout Portland. Bring a picnic, along with the whole … [Read more...] about FREE classical concerts in the parks

Have you seen the new Netflix documentary on Portland's baseball heyday? It's FREE to anyone who has a streaming account on Netflix. Titled The Battered Bastards of Baseball, it's about the brief but brilliant history of the Portland Mavericks independent baseball team. The owner of the team was a … [Read more...] about The Battered Bastards & local baseball

Since 1999 the JAW Festival has taken over Portland Center Stage at the Armory for two weeks every summer to develop and revise the scripts of select playwrights, and for one weekend those scripts are presented by local theater professionals in FREE staged readings. This year, the JAW (Just Add … [Read more...] about FREE staged readings at JAW Festival, July 24-26

The FREE Cathedral Park Jazz Festival returns this weekend for the 34th year. The festival kicks off Friday night at 5 p.m. as the cool cats from Roosevelt High School take the stage to welcome attendees. In this beautiful riverside park in the shadow of Portland's Gothic St. Johns Bridge, it's a … [Read more...] about FREE jazz @ Cathedral Park Friday – Sunday

There will be plenty of free fun Saturday, July 12, at the 13th annual Mississippi Street Fair, with vendors, a dunk tank and live music on five stages along the street from Fremont to Skidmore. There will be local products, crafts and food for sale, as well as a craft beer garden. Hours are 10 … [Read more...] about FREE fun at Mississippi Street Fair Saturday

A FREE four-week concert series begins this Thursday, July 10, at 5:30 p.m. at Ecotrust, 721 N.W. Ninth Ave. Here's the Sundown Concerts line-up for each Thursday in July: July 10: Portland Cello Project and All Ages Dance Party July 17: Magic Mouth with Brainstorm July 24: The Builders and … [Read more...] about FREE concerts @Ecotrust Thursdays in July

Who doesn't love Burgerville, the Northwest's own fast food chain that celebrates the local bounty in goodies such as fresh fruit milk shakes? Currently, the fresh Oregon raspberry shakes are the favorite frozen sensation. From now through Wednesday, July 2, after 8 p.m. only, you can get two of … [Read more...] about Buy a Burgerville shake or smoothie, get 1 free

Happy 18th Anniversary, Queen Bee Creations! The popular hand-made bag, accessory and home goods maker is celebrating by knocking 25% off prices of all Queen Bee, Chick Pea and Rebecca Pearcy Textiles merchandise on Saturday, June 28. Stop by the store at 3961 N. Williams Avenue from 10 a.m. to 7 … [Read more...] about Queen Bee bags 25% off for anniversary

Yes, the festival is FREE. Unfortunately, the beer is not. However, anyone showing proof that they arrived by Tri-Met gets $1 off the $6 price of a reusable, compostable cornstarch glass. Once you have a glass in hand, four-ounce tastes of organic beer cost just one $1 token; a full glass of beer … [Read more...] about Free organic beer festival June 26-29

Sunday Parkways, when certain city thoroughfares are closed to all but pedestrian and bicycle traffic, returns Sunday, June 22, this time to North Portland. The 9.5-mile route will be automobile-free from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a route that includes Willamette Boulevard and a number of parks, … [Read more...] about Sunday Parkways North Portland 6-22

Be the first to try the chicken dinners at Son of a Biscuit, the new restaurant opening soon at 2045 S.E. Division Street. In advance of the June 25 opening, owners Micah Camden and Katie Poppe are giving away FREE chicken dinners to the first 1,000 people through the door this Saturday, June 21. … [Read more...] about Free chicken dinners Saturday at S.O.B.

There's no better way to prepare for the World Cup than to read about soccer -- that is, unless you're up to actually playing soccer or watching other people playing soccer. Soccer loving bookworms can take advantage of a good deal at Powell's Books: 30% off select titles on the topic of soccer. … [Read more...] about 30% off soccer books at Powell’s

Get your (almost) half price tickets here for the Tuesday, June 17, game between the Portland Timbers and the Orlando City U23s. It's round four of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Be there to help the Timbers Army cheer on the team. These cheap tix are just $15.  Normally priced tickets are … [Read more...] about Cheap tix for Tuesday’s Timbers game

Free. Beer. Hike. Those three words are bound to excite any Portlander. Sorry I can't include the word "naked," but that's not part of the Beers Made By Walking program. This esteemed organization offers FREE hikes with brewers in Portland, Bend and Seattle. On Wednesday, June 11, there's a … [Read more...] about Free Forest Park beer hike Wednesday

The stars lined up so that State Parks Day coincides with Free Fishing Weekend. That means that if you're camping overnight for FREE on Saturday, June 7, to celebrate State Parks Day, you can also fish for FREE on both Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, to celebrate the Oregon Department of Fish … [Read more...] about FREE camping and fishing this weekend

First Thursday of the month -- FREE admission to Museum of Contemporary Craft, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday of the month -- FREE admission to Portland Children's Museum, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. First weekend of the month -- FREE admission June 7-8 to Portland Japanese Garden, Portland Art Museum … [Read more...] about FREE & cheap museum days — June

Do you ever choose a restaurant based on what's for dessert? How about if dessert is FREE? If you love ice cream and FREE dessert, this is a week made in heaven. From Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, Tillamook is offering FREE Tillabars to every diner as their delectable and delicious … [Read more...] about Tillabars FREE at 5 PDX restaurants

It doesn't take a trip to the Genius Bar to know that a FREE Apple T-shirt is a great souvenir of Saturday's grand opening of the new Apple store in Pioneer Place at the former location of Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 S.W. Fifth Avenue. Be there when the doors open at 10 a.m. to make sure you get your … [Read more...] about Free T-shirts at Apple Store opening

All good things must come to an end, and I guess that includes beloved neighborhood yarn stores. After more than 14 years in business at 14th and Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Yarn Garden is closing. The owners hope their old customers will help carry on their mission of teaching all Portlanders to … [Read more...] about Yarn Garden closing sale Half Off

We all miss Fareless Square, but the days of free rides on TriMet haven't completely disappeared. Thanks to Portland Parks & Recreation, TriMet bus No. 83, also known as the Washington Park Loop bus, is completely FREE every day from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Catch the bus every 20 … [Read more...] about Washington Park bus FREE all summer

After nearly five years in Hillsdale -- first on the north side of Capitol Highway, then on the south side -- Korkage Wine Bar & Shop is calling it quits. In an announcement on the shop's web site, owners Earl Johnson and Tamairah Boleyn are calling it quits.  From now until the end of June the … [Read more...] about Closing sale at Hillsdale’s Korkage Wine Bar & Shop

More than 2,000 museums across the country are offering FREE admission all summer long to active duty military service members and up to five family members. In Oregon there are almost 30 museums that are making this offer, which is good from Memorial Day, May 26, through Labor Day, September 1. You … [Read more...] about Museum admission free for Blue Star families

It's first come first served at a FREE medical and dental clinic at Wilson High School Saturday, May 17. Patients will be seen beginning at 8 a.m. and doctors, dentists and physical therapists will treat as many people as they can until the clinic closes at 3 p.m. At the same time, there will be … [Read more...] about Free Medical & Dental Clinic at Wilson Hi, May 17

It all depends on the Blazers. This deal is pretty good already -- $35 for a $100 value -- but as long as the Portland Trailblazers remain in the NBA Championship playoffs, the price is reduced by another 20%, lowering the price to just $28. This is for a Portland Rose Festival ride wristband. … [Read more...] about Discounted Rose Festival Ride Wristband

Saddle up and join bicycle author and entrepreneur Todd Roll on an easy, three-hour FREE ride through neighborhoods and parkways Sunday morning, May 18, 9 a.m. to noon. Roll, proprietor of Pedal Bike Tours, with locations in downtown Portland and Honolulu's Waikiki Beach, is offering bicyclists of … [Read more...] about Free family-friendly bike ride in Washington County May 18

You can't beat four-part harmony, especially when it's done in the swinging style of Manhattan Transfer. Among the group's many hit tunes are "Route 66," "Birdland" and "Boy from New York City." They'll be onstage at the Aladdin Theater Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. Opening the show is Cascade, … [Read more...] about Half-price tickets to see Manhattan Transfer May 15

Redbox movies and games are 50 cents off for the second rental as a Mother's Day special. Both DVDs or games must be rented in the same transaction for the discount to apply. If you prefer live theater, Portland Center Stage is offering a Mother's Day special. Tickets are half off for the last … [Read more...] about A few more Mother’s Day deals

It really must be spring. The flowers are in bloom, we occasionally see the sun and the City of Portland this weekend is launching its series of free walks around town known as the Ten Toe Express Walks, as well as the first of five neighborhood Sunday Parkways for pedestrians and … [Read more...] about Free Ten Toe Express Walks and Sunday Parkways this weekend

Act now to snag airline tickets for a fall trip to San Francisco on Virgin America. The sale fare of $65 one way plus tax is available for travel from Portland on select Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from September 3 through November 19. The sale ends at 9:59 p.m. Thursday. … [Read more...] about 3-Day @VirginAmerica PDX-SFO Sale, May 6-8

Take mom camping for Mother's Day! If your mom is that special kind of mom who likes to rough it and enjoys a campfire brunch of hobo stew and s'mores, this deal offered by KOA Campgrounds may appeal. Campers who stay as paying guests at the Longview North/Mount St. Helens KOA Campground in … [Read more...] about Free Mt. St. Helens camping Mothers Day weekend

Throughout the month of May you won't have to leave Fido behind for a romantic getaway at three of Portland's finest hotels: the Hotel Lucia, the Hotel deLuxe and the Sentinel, formerly the Governor Hotel. May is National Pet Month, so sharing a hotel room with your four-legged friend is one way to … [Read more...] about Pets stay free in May @hotel_lucia, @hoteldeluxe & @sentinel_hotel

Adoption fees for every adult cat or dog (that means age 1 or older) at the Oregon Humane Society are reduced by 50% starting Sunday, April 13, through Saturday, April 19. That can be a substantial savings for a new best friend, especially for some elite mutts that command a regular adoption fee of … [Read more...] about OHS pet adoptions half price April 13 – 19

Get a FREE dose of Shakespeare and romance at Director Park at noon on Friday, April 11, when Portland Center Stage presents "All's Fair in Love & Shakespeare." Title sound familiar? But it doesn't quite ring a bell? That's because this show, featuring four young actors from the company's … [Read more...] about Free Shakespeare at noon, Director Park, April 11

Have you heard? Pioneer Courthouse Square is having a birthday Sunday. The square, also known as Portland's Living Room, is turning 30. To celebrate, Portland's own Pink Martini is leading the second annual Singin' in the Square, 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 6. Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes, Storm … [Read more...] about Pioneer Courthouse Square Birthday Sing-Along Sunday

Saturday, March 22, is the 26th Anniversary Sale for Multnomah County Library's Title Wave Bookstore. To celebrate, the already low prices for books, CDs, DVDs and magazines will be slashed 55%. Inventory of the used book store is comprised of more than 20,000 items, whose regular selling prices … [Read more...] about Used Books 55% Off at Title Wave March 22

It’s time to mark the calendar for one of the West’s largest and longest running classic auto gatherings as the Portland Auto Swap Meet revs up to celebrate its 50th anniversary April 4 – 6 at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center. CHEAP DAY is Sunday, April 6, which is a half-day,  8 am to … [Read more...] about Portland Auto Swap Meet, April 4-6

At the Repair Cafe don't expect a fancy espresso drink. But if you show up with a busted lawnmower, a goofy gear or a flat tire on your bicycle, a ripped hem on your favorite skirt, a knife that is so dull it can't cut butter, or various other repair problems, cheerful volunteers will fix everything … [Read more...] about Free Repairs at Repair Cafe March 20

Friday, March 14, is Pi Day. Hurray! It feels like we've been waiting a whole year for this. And, coincidentally, Pi Day, the day that celebrates the mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximated to be 3.14 . . . (hence, the 3-14 date), is Albert … [Read more...] about Celebrate Pi Day and Albert’s B’Day

Admission to the Oregon Zoo is just $4 on Tuesday, March 11, as part of the zoo's Second Tuesday program. Thanks to underwriting by the Walmart Foundation, adults save $7.50 from the regular admission of $11.50; seniors save $6 from the regular admission of $10; and kids save $4.50 from the regular … [Read more...] about Reduced admission at zoo’s Second Tuesday

Looking for another occasion to wear your Portland Timbers attire? Deck yourself out in your T-shirts, jackets, hats, scarves and/or socks, walk into any Portland-area Chipotle restaurant, and for your efforts you'll get a menu item free with purchase. This Buy One-Get One Free deal is for one day … [Read more...] about Chipotle deal for Timbers fans 3/8

Do you consider yourself part of the Powell's Books Friends & Family? Of course you do! Then you qualify for a 30% discount on nearly everything at all Powell's Books retail stores on Sunday, March 9, during normal business hours, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.  The discount does not apply to shipping … [Read more...] about Powell’s 30% off sale Sunday

This coming Sunday evening, March 2, is Oscar night. You could watch the Red Carpet and the following ceremony in the comfort of your own home, but why not join the fun and festivities by attending a local Oscars party? A few of them are FREE of charge, which makes them winners in the eyes of … [Read more...] about Watch the Oscars for FREE

Technically, Presidents' Day is a combined birthday celebration for Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and George Washington (Feb. 22). But what the heck. Why don't we celebrate all the Presidents? Apparently University of Virginia had that in mind when they chose Presidents' Day (February 17) as the … [Read more...] about Celebrate Presidents’ Day

In honor of Seattle's extraordinary win at the Super Bowl, the Oregon Symphony is graciously offering a 2-for-1 ticket deal so more Portlanders can cheer our neighbors to the north by attending the guest appearance of the Seattle Symphony at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Sunday, March 30 at 3 … [Read more...] about 2-for-1 tickets to Seattle Symphony at The Schnitz

Here's a great deal offered by our friends at Portland Piano International. To get two tickets for the price of one to the Monday evening recital by 2013 Cliburn Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko, just go to the Lincoln Hall box office one hour or less before the 7:30 p.m. curtain and say, "Portland … [Read more...] about Two-for-one tickets for Feb. 3 piano recital

February 2 means different things to different people. The weather watchers among us will be focused on Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania groundhog that indicates each year on this day whether winter will be long or short. Want an early spring? Pray that Phil doesn't see his shadow. This year … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, James Joyce!

The Pittock Mansion, the iconic estate that overlooks our fair city from a hilltop high above West Burnside Street, turns 100 this year. To celebrate, visitors can tour the beautiful 23-room home for FREE, Saturday, February 1 through Monday, February 10. That's a savings of $9.50 for adult general … [Read more...] about 10 FREE days at Pittock Mansion

Short on happiness? Make sure you're in the audience at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing Tuesday, January 21, 7 p.m., when happiness guru Gretchen Rubin shares her wisdom on leading a happy life. Rubin, who lives in New York City, is the best-selling author of The Happiness Project. On Tuesday … [Read more...] about Get happy FREE at Powell’s

Monday, January 20, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, also known as the MLK Day of Service. As per President Obama's invitation to all Americans to help others, this day of service is meant to honor the legacy of Civil Rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who once said, … [Read more...] about Pitch in for MLK Day of Service