July 27-29, 2018
Coming to JAW, and to Portland, is an adventure unlike any other! We’ve put together this helpful guide to all things Portland, designed to make planning your trip easy and Portlandian.
And if you have more questions after reading this, ask Benjamin Fanistein at .
Willamette Valley Wineries
Oregon Wines on Broadway • Bottle shop, wine tasting, wine club.
Oregon Wine • Events, restaurants, and other Oregon wine-related resources.
Wine Country • Travel Portland's guide to Willamette Valley wine country.
Explore the Pearl • Hotels in Portland Center Stage's 'hood, the Pearl District.
Airbnb • Find rentals in the Portland area.
Oregon ArtsWatch • Arts & culture news.
Willamette Week • WW's weekly arts section.
The Portland Mercury • Upcoming arts and other events by category.
Drink & Draw • A group of people who drink and draw in Portland.
Hop in the Saddle • Bicycling and craft brews.
PDX Beer Bloggers • Portland beer blogs.
Portland Beer • Beer in Portland.
Oregon Beer • Beer in Oregon.
PQ Monthly • Portland queer magazine.
Q Center • Portland’s LGBTQ Community Center.
Red Dress Party • Annual benefit ball for LGBTQ community.
Pride Northwest • Celebrates positive diversity of LGBTQ communities.
Queer Dance Parties • A guide to Portland's queer dance parties.
Man's Face Stuff • Moustache wax and beard balm.
Stumptown Stache & Beard Collective • Local chapter of Beard Team USA.
Know Your City • Guest speakers, walking tours, self-guided tours and custom tours.
Lone Fir Cemetery • History from Portland's founders and pioneers.
Portland Walking Tours • A whole bouquet of tours.
Santacon • The best tour of Portland is a drunken tour of Portland. Dressed like Santa.
Shanghai Tunnels • Not remotely historically accurate, but a helluva story.
Mindful Meltdown Ecstatic Dance • A midweek ecstatic dance practice.
Vagabond Tales • Welcome to Portland, Strip Club Capital USA.
Noteworthy:
Acropolis • Steak and titties.
Casa Diablo • Vegan strip club.
Devil’s Point • Strippers + Karaoke = Stripperoke.
Mary’s Club • “Portland’s First Topless”
Silverado • Male strippers. No bachelorette parties.
Cycle Portland Bike Tours • Portland’s oldest bike tour company.
Pedal Bike Tours • Guided sightseeing tours of Oregon, and high-quality bike rentals for the whole family.
Community Cycling Center • Recycled bikes and a space to learn about bike operation, maintenance and repair.
PDX Cycling • Blog of best training rides in the Portland.
BTA • Bicycle Transportation Alliance.
BikePortland • Independent, daily news source.
Portland Bureau of Transportation • Bike maps and trip planning tools.
World Naked Bike Ride • The world’s largest naked group ride.
PDX Backyard Chix • “Chicken keepers unite!”
Pistils Nursery • Urban chicken keeping.
Video • Chickens are out; goats are in.
List of Favorites • Results from an unscientific study.
Portland Food Cart Adventures • Adventures of a food cart fan.
Portland Food Map • A visual directory for Portland food information.
Under the Table with Jen • Food cart reviews.
Choffy • Coffee, but made from chocolate. No caffeine crash.
Courier Coffee • Fresh roasted and bike delivered daily.
List of Favorites • A guide to 20 best coffeehouses and roasters.
Mondo Croquet • Sledge hammers and bowling balls.
Oregon Kickball Club • A true community of kickballers.
PDX Adult Soapbox Derby • The Indy 500 is child’s play.
Portland Bridge Swim • 11 miles, 11 bridges.
Rose City Rollers • Roller derby.
Crafty Wonderland • The best handmade goods from NW artists and artisans.
Em Space Book Arts Center • Letterpress and printing coöperative.
IPRC • Independent publishing resource center.
Newspace Center for Photography • Where photo enthusiasts can learn, create, discuss and show their work.
Modern Domestic • Sewing studio.
The Rebuilding Center • Reuse warehouse.
Scrap • Reuse resource center.
Tanner Goods • Portland leatherworkers.
Tender Loving Empire • Record label, retail consignment shop, and screen-printing studio.
Woodblock Chocolate • Family run, bean to bar chocolate manufactory.
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