Summer officially started yesterday. Which means it's time to stop pretending you'll "make the most of the season" and actually do it. We're helping with that by giving away tickets to Shady Pines Festival this July at Camp Tasty's!

More than 50 local artists, musicians, makers, and creatives are heading to the woods for a weekend of live music, art, camping, and the kind of summer memories your phone camera can never quite capture. This one's a big deal. Enter to win!

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• "One of the coolest subscriptions" ever joined, "worth every penny," and "one of the best things to happen to the live music scene." DoPDX MORE members’ words, not ours. Enjoy 12 months for $50.*

• Ten years after Ology introduced one of R&B's most distinctive voices, Gallant is celebrating the album that changed everything! Catch the powerhouse vocalist at Hawthorne Theatre on Friday, 8/21 live.

• Singer-songwriter Role Model is hitting the road this fall with the Chuck On Tour, which will include a stop at the ​Hayden Homes Amphitheater on Wednesday, 9/9. Sign up for presale access now!

• Juice boxes. Glow sticks. Absolute scenes. Lenny Pearce brings the Toddler Rave World Tour to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Friday, 10/23. Get tickets for you and your favorite tiny dance-floor enthusiast!*

• Remember "Honey, I'm Good?" Andy Grammer's been writing feel-good anthems ever since. Catch the multi-platinum pop star at Elsinore Theatre on Saturday, 12/5. Tickets drop Friday, 6/26 at 10AM!

THE BEST PLACES TO SWIM NEAR PORTLAND

The Pacific Northwest does summer differently. Think alpine lakes, river swims, hidden swimming holes, and shoreline escapes worth the drive. Whether you're chasing a peaceful float or a full-day adventure, these Oregon lakes and rivers are ready to cool you off.

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THE 10-MINUTE RESPONSIBLE THING

Life insurance is easy to avoid, because it’s really not that fun to think about. If given the choice, we’d prefer to use our brain power imagining a horse wearing a cowboy hat… But this needs to be done. 

Ethos makes the insurance of life a lot easier to deal with. You answer a few health questions online, skip the medical exam altogether, and most people get approved the same day. Every plan includes a free will, so you can knock out two of life's least fun tasks at once. Policies start around $54 a month*, and more than 500,000 families have already gotten covered through them. If people depend on you - a spouse, kids, parents, a horse wearing a cowboy hat, anyone - it’s one of the most assuredly useful things you can take care of in about 10 minutes.

Sample rate: 10-year term $1M life policy for 40 y/o healthy, non-smoking male.*

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• Portland summer is great until your apartment starts feeling like an air fryer. Here's where to find free cooling resources, heat pumps, and weatherization programs that can help you stay comfortable when the temperature spikes.

• For 33 years, Good in the Hood has been bringing Portland together through food, music, culture, and community. Head to Lillis-Albina Park this weekend, 6/27–28 for a beloved local tradition celebrating the history and legacy of Albina.

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