Annual Summer Barn Dance and Picnic @ Sauvie Island, July 30, 2011

I don’t spend $15 on much these days (darn recession, when you gonna go away?), but I would say that the Summer Barn Dance and Picnic on Sauvie Island is money well spent. Dig into a summer BBQ courtesy of Bon Appetit and find a spot to lay your blanket. Then grab your partner (any one will do) and listen up

Beech St. Parlor Grand Opening @ Beech St. Parlor,

The Tiga posse must know how much I love them, because they have opened up their second venture, the Beech St. Parlor ten blocks from my house. As at Tiga they offer their patrons delicious drinks, awesome staff, a killer pool of DJ’s and atmosphere that makes you feel right at home, and then some

The Muppet Movie @ Hollywood Theatre,

I love The Muppet Movie. It is genius, hilarious, has a KILLER cast and is totally not just for kids (though great for kids too). This movie gets deep and it gets dirty and you put all that up on the big screen at the Hollywood Theatre and who knows what kind of big life questions you’ll be pondering as you come out of the theater blinking your way into the afternoon light?