Due to time constraints, our blog posting has been very infrequent but we wanted to post this event and hope that you will share:

The Interactive Museum of Gaming and Puzzlery (IMOGAP) is hosting a 24-hour Raffle and Game-A-Thon this weekend from noon on Saturday until noon on Sunday. The museum in danger of losing their lease and this event will help to keep the doors open. All you need to do is sign up to be a participant and show up and play! An anonymous donor has provided the IMOGAP a generous incentive for gamers: each player will earn $10 an hour for the museum, so come on out and lend your support! Please check out their Facebook page or homepage for more information. With over 4500 games on hand, the museum is the largest publicly accessible collection of board games in the United States. Here’s a nice feature from KOIN channel 6 news.

Okay, in addition to the 24-hour Game-A-Thon, there are plenty of other things to keep you busy this weekend, including:

– Free: El Grito Fiestas Patrias at the Moda Center

– Free: Nature and Culture Festival at Blue Lake Park

– Free: SE Division Street Festival of Nations Celebration

– Free: Broadway Street Festival in Beaverton

– Free: Portland Polonia 23rd Annual Polish Festival

– Free: 10th annual Serbian Festival in Milwaukie

And more ideas!

– Oregonlive’s 5 things to do in Portland this weekend

– PDXPipeline Weekend Events and Giveaways

– Willamette Week’s Get Busy: The Best Things to Do This Week September 14th – 20th

– Events12 Monthly Calendar

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!

Willamette Week’s Summer Guide

Summer Events Guide 2016 from the Oregonian

“The Holy Trinity of Summer” from the Portland Mercury – exploring the outdoors, ice cream, summer patios and more

MeetUp Portland – We added this great web site here because there are hundreds of groups around the Portland area putting on events or taking in events that look for people just like you to join up with.

Events12.com produces this awesome event calendar every month — if you haven’t seen this before, you are missing out, bookmark it for sure!

ShareOregon, a new web site helping you find and share things to do in Portland and beyond.

Do503, another recently discovered gem with daily listings of things to do in Portland

PDXPipeline – yep, one of our top three resources in Portland for finding things to do!

Blogging Portland on the Cheap will return in the fall, in the meantime we’ll provide updates on our main web site at Portlandonthecheap.com with new birthday deal perks, resources and more. We’ll also update our Community Calendar as we receive submissions. Thanks for reading and enjoy the summer!

Best,

Portland on the Cheap

Willamette Week’s Summer Guide

Portland Tribune Summer Fun Guide

Portland Mercury’s Summer Guide, Part One: Outdoor Adventure
Portland Mercury’s Summertime Guide, Part Two: Food and Boozin’

Frugal Living NW’s free or cheap summer movies in the Portland Metro area

MeetUp Portland – We added this great web site here because there are hundreds of groups around the Portland area putting on events or taking in events that look for people just like you to join up with.

Events12.com produces this awesome event calendar every month — if you haven’t seen this before, you are missing out, bookmark it for sure!

PDXPipeline – yep, one of our top three resources in Portland for finding things to do!

Blogging Portland on the Cheap will return in the fall, in the meantime we’ll provide updates on our main web site at Portlandonthecheap.com with new birthday deal perks, resources and more. We’ll also update our Community Calendar as we receive submissions. Thanks for reading and enjoy the summer!

Best,

Portland on the Cheap

Pioneer Courthouse Square: free doughnuts from Coco Donuts beginning at 8am for the first 200 customers. Then at noon, more doughnuts from Krispy Kreme will be given away. More details at PDX Pipeline.

Sesame Donuts: one free mini doughnut per customer; offer is valid at all locations
Multiple locations

Donut Palace: Doughnuts for 80 cents, or get a dozen for $7.99
3164 NW 185th Avenue, Portland

Krispy Kreme: one free doughnut of your choice
3 Portland area locations

Helen Bernhard Bakery: one free doughnut while supplies last
1717 NE Broadway Street, Portland

Donut Queen: $7.99 for a dozen doughnuts
5842 E Burnside Street, Portland

Blue Star Doughnuts: no offers, but a percentage of all sales will benefit The Dougy Center in Portland
Multiple locations

Annie’s Donut Shop: no offers, but a portion of the sales will be donated to the Salvation Army
3449 NE 72nd Avenue, Portland

Delicious Donuts: nothing official, but they said they might give out some doughnut holes
12 SE Grand Avenue, Portland

Voodoo Doughnut: no official offers
Multiple locations

Heavenly Donuts: no official offers (each store we called said “maybe”, but no further details were provided)
3 area locations

Doughnut Land: no official offers
19350 SW Boones Ferry Road, Tualatin

Donut Day: no official offers (employee deferred to owner, who was not present at the time)
18295 SW Tualatin Valley Highway, Beaverton

Coco donuts: no offers from the stores, but they will hand out free doughnuts at Pioneer Courthouse Square beginning at 8am
3 Portland area locations

Donut Plus: no official offers
14740 NW Cornell Rd # 100, Portland

Pip’s Original: unknown, phones went unanswered
4759 NE Fremont Street, Portland

Donut World: no official offers
720 NE Burnside Road, Gresham

Tonalli’s Donuts & Cream: no official offers
2805 NE Alberta Street, Portland

Tigard Donut: no official offers, but the nice lady did say that their prices are overall cheaper and a dozen doughnuts are only $9
13815 SW Pacific Highway, Tigard

Article of the Month:
“The Best and Worst Things to Buy in June,” by Dealnews.com.
“Mercury’s Summer Guide, Part One: Outdoor Adventure!” from the Portland Mercury May 13th, 2015 edition.
“Mercury’s Summertime Guide, Part Two: Food and Boozin’!” from the Portland Mercury May 20th, 2015 edition.

Multiple Days:
– Free – various admission costs: Portland Rose Festival events throughout June include dragon boat races, concerts, parades, art show, milk carton boat races, Fleet Week, Rose Cup car races and much more. Use this 2-for-1 admission coupon for City Fair for June 3rd – 7th.
– Free: 2015 Pedalpalooza, June 4th – 27th at various locations around town!
– Free: Bank of America’s Museums on Us program offers free admission to the Portland Art Museum, the Portland Children’s Museum and the Japanese Garden on Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th. To qualify for Museums on Us, customers must present their Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain free general admission.
– Free: Admission to the Oregon Historical Society is free from Friday, June 5th – Sunday, June 7th for the special viewing of the 2014 Heisman Trophy. Please see website for viewing hours.
– Free: Free Fishing Weekend, Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th.
– $2-$3 admission: Rose City Book & Paper Fair, Friday June 12th and Saturday June 13th at the Doubletree Lloyd Center.
– Free: 45th Annual City of Roses Delta Park Powwow, Friday June 19th – Sunday June 21st at Delta Park.
– Free: Tigard Festival of Balloons, Friday June 26th – Sunday June 28th at Tigard’s Cook Park.
– Free: Good in the Hood Festival, Friday June 26th – Sunday June 28th at Lillis Albina Park.
– Free: 52nd annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Friday June 26th – Sunday June 28th.
– Free: 30th annual Eastmoreland Garage Sale, Saturday June 27th and Sunday June 28th.
– Free: 10th annual Recycled Arts Festival, Saturday June 27th and Sunday June 28th at Vancouver’s Esther Short Park.

Tuesday, June 2nd:
– Free: Hillsboro First Tuesday opening exhibits, 5:00pm – 6:30pm in downtown Hillsboro. Check it out at the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center and the Sequoia Gallery + Studios. The Washington County Museum will also have free admission from 5:00pm – 8:00pm.

Wednesday, June 3rd:
– Free: Rose Festival Junior Parade, 1:00pm – 2:00pm in the Hollywood district.

Thursday, June 4th:
– $3: World Forestry Center $3 First Thursdays.
– Free: First Thursday Urban Adventure Run, 6:00pm – 7:00pm in downtown’s Pearl district area.
– Free: “Hurry Up and Wait” interactive forum theatre presented by Theatre for Real Life participants, 4:00pm – 6:00pm at Bud Clark Commons.
– Free: Portland First Thursday downtown, plus the Pearl district.

Friday, June 5th:
– Free: National Doughnut Day, get a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme.
– Free: Target First Fridays offers free admission to the Portland Children’s Museum from 4:00pm – 8:00pm.
– Free: Montavilla First Friday, 6:00pm – 8:00pm in SE Portland for art, food, music and shopping.

Saturday, June 6th:
– Free: camping and day use at Oregon State Parks for State Parks Day.
– Free: Beaverton Wind Ensemble Free Concert, 1:00pm at Beaverton City Library auditorium.

Sunday, June 7th:
– $2: OMSI first Sunday event offers general admission to all for only $2.
– Free: Woodstock Farmers Market’s Opening Day, 10:00am – 2:00pm.
– Free: Portland Opera Preview: The Rake’s Progress, 2:00pm at Multnomah County Central Library.
– Free: Portland Wind Symphony Concert, 3:00pm at PSU’s Lincoln Hall.

Tuesday, June 9th:
– $4: Oregon Zoo second Tuesday offers $4 admission for all. Ride public transit, show proof of fare and receive an additional $1.50 off.

Saturday, June 13th:
– Free: 25th annual Cruisin’ Sherwood Classic & Custom Car Show, 11:00am – 4:00pm. Block party until 10:00pm.
– Free: 12th Annual Buddhist Festival in the Park, 11:00am – 4:30pm at Colonel Summers Park.
– Free: Portland Scandinavian Midsummer Festival at Oaks Park, 11:00am – 6:00pm.

Sunday, June 14th:
– $5: Portland Parks 5k series, 9:00am at Lents Park.

Friday, June 19th:
– Free: Vancouver USA Marathon Active Expo, 9:00am – 6:00pm at Esther Short Park, open to the public.

Saturday, June 20th:
– Free: Vancouver USA Marathon Active Expo, 2:00pm – 7:00pm at Esther Short Park, open to the public.

Sunday, June 21st:
– Free: North Portland Sunday Parkways, 11:00am – 4:00pm.

Tuesday, June 23rd:
– $1: Regal Cinemas $1 Summer Movie Express begins, 10am on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings until August 19th.
– Various admission fees: Opening Night Hillsboro Hops baseball, 7:00pm with magnet giveaway and post-game fireworks.

Thursday, June 25th:
– Free: Last Thursday on Alberta, streets will be closed from 6:00pm – 9:30pm.

Friday, June 26th:
– Free: Portland Art Museum Free Fourth Friday, admission is free for everyone from 5:00pm – 8:00pm.

Saturday, June 27th:
Free: Portland Naked Bike Ride, time and place TBA, please see web site.

For more ideas on what to do, please check out Willamette Week’s ‘Head Out’ section, Portland Mercury’s ‘My, What A Busy Week!’ and PDX Pipeline.

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Article of the Month:
“The Best and Worst Things to Buy in May,” by Dealnews.com.

Multiple Days:
– Free: 33rd Annual Ceramic Show­case, Friday May 1st – Sunday May 3rd at the Exhibit Hall at the Vet­er­ans Memo­r­ial Coliseum.
– Free: Bank of America’s Museums on Us program offers free admission to the Portland Art Museum, the Portland Children’s Museum and the Japanese Garden on Saturday May 2nd and Sunday May 3rd. To qualify for Museums on Us, customers must present their Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain free general admission.
– Free: The Ultimate New Home Showcase, Saturday May 2nd & Sunday May 3rd, tour new houses all over the Portland metro area.
– Free: Friends of the Hillsboro Library bi-annual book sale, final weekend Friday May 1st – Sunday, May 3rd.
– Standard Festival Pass $105.44: Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Thursday May 7th – Sunday May 10th. Yes, the price is over a hundred bucks, but you are getting 4 days of excellent comedy!
– Free – ticketed events : McMenamins 16th Annual UFO Festival, Thursday May 14th – Sunday May 17th at Hotel Oregon in McMinnville. Many free events like the “Landing Party,” UFO Abduction Dash, music and more.
– Free: Pioneer Family Festival, Friday May 15th – Sunday May 17th at Oregon City’s Clackamette Park.
– Free: Memorial Weekend in the Wine Country, Friday May 23rd – Sunday May 25th.

Friday, May 1st:
– Free: Target First Fridays offers free admission to the Portland Children’s Museum from 4:00pm – 8:00pm.

Saturday, May 2nd:
– Free Comic Book Day, participating shops include Things From Another World, Excalibur Books, Future Dreams, Floating World and Cosmic Monkey.
– Free: Portland Meadows Kentucky Derby Party, gates open at 7:00pm but the big race isn’t scheduled until 3:24pm.
– Free: Faire in the Grove, 10:00am – 6:00pm at McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove.

Sunday, May 3rd:
– Free: Faire in the Grove, 10:00am – 4:00pm at McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove.
– $2: OMSI first Sunday event offers general admission to all for only $2.
– Pay What You Will performance of “The Lion,” 7:30pm at Portland Center Stage. Tickets are limited so we recommend purchasing them when purchasing begins at noon the day of.

Monday, May 4th:
– Free: Designing a Garden to Table Landscape, 6:30pm – 7:30pm at Living Room Realty.
– Free: “May the Fourth Be With You” free Screening of Star Wars Fan Films, doors open at 6:30pm, McMenamins Mission Theater.

Tuesday, May 5th:
– Free: Hillsboro First Tuesday opening exhibits, 5:00pm – 6:30pm in downtown Hillsboro. Check it out at the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center and the Sequoia Gallery + Studios.

Thursday, May 7th:
– Free: First Thursday Urban Adventure Run, 6:00pm – 7:00pm in downtown’s Pearl district area.
– Free: Performance “Caminos del Ande- Andean Trails,” 6:30pm – 7:30pm at the Hillsdale Library.

Saturday, May 9th:
– Free: Camas Plant & Garden Fair, 9:00am – 4:00pm.
– Free: 9th Annual St. Johns Bizarre & Parade, 10:00am – 7:00pm with music, crafts, food drink and more.
– Free: Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Spring Sale, 11:00am – 6:00pm at the Oregon Convention Center.
– Free: Gypsy jazz & vintage swing stringband, 2:00pm – 3:00pm at the Multnomah County Central Library.

Sunday, May 10th:
– Free: East Portland Sunday Parkways, 11:00am – 4:00pm.

Tuesday, May 12th:
– $4: Oregon Zoo second Tuesday offers $4 admission for all. Ride public transit, show proof of fare and receive an additional $1.50 off.

Friday, May 15th:
– Free: Rock ‘n’ Roll Portland Health & Fitness Expo, 12:00pm – 6:00pm at the Oregon Convention Center.
– Free: Oregon Wilderness Block Party, 5:00pm – 10:00pm at Keen’s Footwear in the Pearl.

Saturday, May 16th:
– Free: Rock ‘n’ Roll Portland Health & Fitness Expo, 9:00am – 5:00pm at the Oregon Convention Center.
– Free: 10th Annual Mt Tabor Art Walk, 10:00am – 5:00pm.

Sunday, May 17th:
– $5: Portland Parks $5 for 5k series, 9:00am – 11:00am at Fernhill Park.
– Free: 10th Annual Mt Tabor Art Walk, 10:00am – 5:00pm.
– Free: 5th Annual Regional Trails Fair, 12:00pm – 5:00pm at the Oregon Convention Center.

Wednesday, May 20th:
– Free: Beaverton Wind Ensemble concert, 7:00pm at Beaverton City Library Auditorium.

Friday, May 22nd:
– Free: Portland Art Museum Free Fourth Friday, admission is free for everyone from 5:00pm – 8:00pm.
– Free: Rose Festival opening night fireworks, 9:45pm. Cityfair admission is $10 if you want to see the show from within the park and if you want to see the 8:30pm concert from Hit Machine.

Saturday, May 23rd:
Memorial Day weekend events and things to do, suggestions from PDX Pipeline.

Thursday, May 28th:
– Free: Last Thursday on Alberta, streets will be closed from 6:00pm – 9:30pm.

Saturday, May 30th:
– Free: Rose Festival Starlight Parade, 8:30pm – 11:00pm.

For more ideas on what to do, please check out Willamette Week’s ‘Head Out’ section, Portland Mercury’s ‘My, What A Busy Week!’ and PDX Pipeline.

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Article of the Month:
“The Best and Worst Things to Buy in April,” by Dealnews.com.

Multiple Days:
– Free: Tax preparation assistance, listings by county courtesy of CASH Oregon.
– Free – donation request: Hoyt Arboretum Friends (HAF) celebrates its fourth annual Arbor Month with a variety of tours, classes and presentations to introduce people to the beauty of this urban green space and the important conservation work they do at Hoyt Arboretum.
– Free: Bank of America’s Museums on Us program offers free admission to the Portland Art Museum, the Portland Children’s Museum and the Japanese Garden on Saturday April 4th and Sunday April 5th. To qualify for Museums on Us, customers must present their Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain free general admission.
– $7 admission: PIR Auto Swap Meet, Thursday April 9th – Saturday April 11th.
– Free: Icelandair scavenger hunt prize giveaways, Friday April 10th – Sunday April 12th.
– Free: Art of the Story: 11th Annual Storytelling Festival, Saturday April 11th – Saturday April 18th.
– Free: Just Between Friends consignment sale, Thursday April 23rd – Saturday April 25th at the Portland Expo Center.
– Free: Friends of the Hillsboro Library bi-annual book sale, Friday April 24th – Sunday, May 3rd.

Wednesday, April 1st:
– Free: Cash & Carry Smart Foodservice new store grand opening celebration with giveaways, samples, demos and more. New store located near the Pearl district.

Thursday, April 2nd:
– Free: First Thursday Urban Adventure Run, 6:00pm – 7:00pm in downtown’s Pearl district area.

Friday, April 3rd:
– Free (first 500 only): 21st annual Spring Beer & Wine Fest at the Oregon Convention Center, 12:00pm – 10:00pm.

Saturday, April 4th:
– $5 adult admission: NW’s Largest Garage Sale and Vintage Sale, 8:00am – 5:00pm at the Portland Expo Center.
– Free: Portland Wind Symphony concert, 7:00pm at PSU’s Lincoln Performance Hall.

Sunday, April 5th:
– $2: OMSI first Sunday event offers general admission to all for only $2.
– Free: Easter Egg Hunt & Mimosas at the Armory beginning at 12:00pm. Come for the prizes, stay for the show! The People’s Republic of Portland is at 2:00pm followed by the Pay What You Will night for Cyrano at 7:30pm.

Tuesday, April 7th:
– Free: Hillsboro First Tuesday opening exhibits, 5:00pm – 6:30pm in downtown Hillsboro. Check it out at the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center and the Sequoia Gallery + Studios.

Saturday, April 11th:
– Free: International TableTop Day, celebrating tabletop games all over Portland at local libraries, Powell’s book stores and more. Please see web site for locations.
– Free: Washington County Museum Free Family Day, 10:00am – 1:00pm.
– Free: 35th Annual Trillium Lily Festival & Native and Hardy Plant Sale, 10:00am – 4:00pm at Tryon Creek State Park.
– Free: Beaverton “Fun Over 50″ Fair, 1:30pm – 4:00pm at Beaverton’s Elsie Stuhr Center.

Sunday, April 12th:
– Free: 35th Annual Trillium Lily Festival & Native and Hardy Plant Sale, 10:00am – 4:00pm at Tryon Creek State Park.

Monday, April 13th:
– Free: PCPA Noontime Showcase presents the Jefferson Dancers, 12:00pm at Antoinette Hatfield Hall.

Tuesday, April 14th:
– $4: Oregon Zoo second Tuesday offers $4 admission for all. Ride public transit, show proof of fare and receive an additional $1.50 off.
– Free: Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day, 12:00pm – 8:00pm.

Saturday, April 18th:
– Free: Friends of the Multnomah County Library Spring Used Book Sale 2015, 9:00am – 6:00pm at Gresham Station Shopping Center.

Sunday, April 19th:
– Free: Friends of the Multnomah County Library Spring Used Book Sale 2015 50% off discount day, 10:00am – 4:00pm at Gresham Station Shopping Center.

Wednesday, April 22nd:
Free: Beaverton Wind Ensemble concert, 7:00pm at Beaverton City Library Auditorium.

Friday, April 24th:
– Free: Portland Art Museum Free Fourth Friday, admission is free for everyone from 5:00pm – 8:00pm.

Saturday, April 25th:
– Free: Alder Creek 23rd annual Spring Paddle Festival at Vancouver lake, 9:00am – 4:00pm.
– Free: Portland Earth Day celebration, 10:00am – 5:00pm at Normandale Park.
– Free: 3rd Annual Jantzen Beach Jamboree, 4:00pm – 7:00pm with free food, free music and free beer.

Sunday, April 26th:
– Free: Alder Creek 23rd annual Spring Paddle Festival at Vancouver lake, 9:00am – 4:00pm.
– Free: 8th annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade, 9:30am – 12:00pm at Eastport Plaza.

For more ideas on what to do, please check out Willamette Week’s ‘Head Out‘ section, Portland Mercury’s ‘My, What A Busy Week!‘ and PDX Pipeline.

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