Happy Hump Day! If your week needs more fireworks, deep-fried food, and people screaming on carnival rides, the Portland Rose Festival returns 5/22–6/7. Dragon boat races, parades, and festival fun await. Best part? You can win your way in!*

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• The DoWEEs are 5, ancient by party-creature standards. Learn the facts, the lore, and the lightly troubling origins of the DoWEEs on DoPDX, and celebrate with a $50 year of DoPDX MORE.*

• Gary Owen brings the No Hard Feelings Tour to town this Friday, 5/15, and we’ve got free tickets if you’re trying to spend your Friday hearing deeply unserious stories from one of comedy’s most chaotic storytellers.*

• Celebrate 20 years of the Portland Choir & Orchestra with a massive live concert packed with sweeping classics, fresh arrangements, and special guest Carter Brey this weekend at Rolling Hills Community Church. Win tickets!*

• We’re sending one lucky reader to OUTLOUD Music Festival during WeHo Pride Weekend this June. The Pussycat Dolls, JADE, Ava Max, Ashlee Simpson, Jess Glynne, and more are on the lineup. Enter to win VIP tickets, a hotel stay, and $600 to get you there.*

• Plosivs is basically a San Diego indie rock Avengers situation – members of Pinback, Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, and Drive Like Jehu all crashing into one band. Catch ‘em at Mississippi Studios this August. Snag your seat!

WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY

It’s Win Stuff Wednesday, Portland. You know the drill. Time to win some free tickets for you and your favorite emotionally available plus-one. Smash that link, enter the giveaways, and let fate decide your weekend plans for once.

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• You might have noticed we are hiring! If you’re interested in all things Portland, love going out, and want to help promote live events in the city, you should definitely apply!

• Want a wedding story that doesn’t sound like everybody else’s? Darcelle XV Plaza hosts a massive summer ceremony celebration on Saturday, 7/18 with music, dancing, and Poison Waters running the show.

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