Portland and Area Newsletter and Planner - January 26, 2024

by Geri And Tim Penner

Portland and Area Newsletter
January 26, 2024
 
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WHAT'S UP THIS WEEKEND?
Excerpts From TravelPortland.com
 
 

MO'S SEAFOOD & CHOWDER FESTIVAL
It's World Famous, dont cha know!! Enjoy culinary options from Mo's Seafood & Chowder and classic Willamette Valley Vineyards wines while celebrating Oregon's Dungeness crab season. This annual tradition brings the flavors of the Oregon Coast to the winery by offering Mo's world-famous steaming chowder bowls, fresh Oregon Coast crab and other seafood selections perfectly paired with our acclaimed Pinot Gris. Buy a case and receive a crab to enjoy with your wine purchase.

SEAFOOD SOCIAL
Join Rex Hill Vinyards' Chef Billy brings the best of Pacific Northwest seafood for a special tasting. Enjoy fresh oysters on the half shell paired with REX HILL Sparkling wines and succulent Oregon Dungeness crab with our Chardonnays. This Seafood Social brings you on a flavor journey, with each bite celebrating our region's coastal bounty.

CRABBING WORKSHOP AND COOKING DEMO
Part 2 of Four Seasons Of Foraging! Throughout the year we will co-host 4 events highlighting the unique foraging opportunities coastal Oregon provides.

Join local educator Alanna Kieffer from Shifting Tides LLC at the Historic US Coast Guard Boathouse for a day of crabbing! Dive into coastal ecology and oceanography along the Oregon Coast while learning how to set and throw crab pots. Gain a deeper appreciation of all things that make Dungeness crab such a special and sustainable food source in Oregon. You will learn how to ID different types of crabs, crabbing limits, seasons, and much more! This is a free event and registration will be capped at 20 attendees.

8TH ANNUAL BREWS, BLUES & CHOWDERFEST AT BEERGARDEN, EUGENE
Beergarden is STOKED to announce our 8th Annual Brews, Blues & Chowder Festival. Each of our food carts will create a unique variety of chowder, we will host blues music from some of the best talent in our area and host a 100% Oregon Coast draft list to round out this epic event.

 Each of our creative food trucks will be putting together their own chowder & seafood specials. Each time you try a special, you’ll get a raffle ticket. Those raffle tickets are your chance to win excellent prizes each night of the event. Here are this years’ flavors:

  • Spam Corn Chowder from Lani Moku
  • Manhattan-Style Smoked Salmon Chowder from Moi Poki *Gluten-Free
  • Bacon Chowder from Once Famous
  • Curry Clam Chowder from Coco Loco
  • Classic Chowder from Nosh
  • Pizza with Sauteed Calamari, Marinara, Garlic, Oregano, Olive Oil, Parsley, Lemon Wedge from Pizza Alta

The tap list for the week will feature all Oregon Coast breweries and cider houses. There will be tasting nights throughout the event as well. You’ll have the opportunity to get a taste of the coast right here in Eugene.

GOOSE HOLLOW COFFEE + BEER FEST
A Rekindling of Portland’s Favorite Little Beer Fest. Coffee + Beer!  The last coffee beer fest was in 2020. It's time to get out and mingle again. The goal of the founders, Jean and Dave Fleming, was to present "freshly-made beer with locally-roasted coffee". With the emphasis on flavors and an abv of 7% or less, the brewers over the years have presented inspired combinations that attendees have sipped on over the course of a few hours and … also have been inspired. 

  • 12 Different Brews by PNW Brewers
  • Live Music  
  • COZY space
  • Heated Tent

USS IMPROVISE
The Funhouse Lounge boldly brings you The Next Generation in comedy. This fan-favorite show returns this January for live, unscripted “episodes” of Star Trek, the Next Generation. Get ready to see all your favorite Next Gen characters like you’ve never seen before, along with fully improvised songs. Join us as we boldly and melodically improvise our way through the final frontier… Engage.

SPECULATIVE DRAMA PRESENTS: TWELFTH NIGHT
Feste meets Fargo in this post-holiday Christmas comedy. Speculative Drama, known for its immersive theatrical performances, teams up with locally owned veteran dive bar Angelo’s on Hawthorne and 46th for a unique production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Evoking the feeling of “Oregon Shakespeare Festival meets Sleep No More,” this fully immersive event follows the drunks, Dukes, and accidental drag kings of Illyria as they fall in and out of love through a series of hijinks, hiccups, and holiday mayhem in a small town where “everybody knows your name.”

All tickets pay-what-you-will. 100% of ticket sales and donations go directly to the cast and crew.

THE LION KING
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. Over 100 million people worldwide have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular — one of the most breathtaking and beloved productions ever to grace the stage.

Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Lion King brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story of hope and adventure set against a fantastic backdrop of stunning visuals. The Lion King also features the extraordinary work of Tony Award®-winning choreographer Garth Fagan and some of Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Award®-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice.

OREGON CIDER WEEK
Oregon Cider Week Special Edition is happening with CiderCon 2024, hosted in Portland, Oregon. The Northwest cider community will welcome visiting conference attendees, media, buyers and cider fans at a wide variety of not-to-be-missed events. Save the day and stay tuned.

STUDIO GHIBLI FILM FESTIVAL
This year’s festival includes daily screenings, special guest speakers, and an Opening Night celebration focused on the 40th anniversary of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Watch all your favorites, from My Neighbor Totoro to Kiki’s Delivery Service, all on the largest movie screen in Portland. Select screenings will feature introductions by experts on Miyazaki’s work from Portland State University and Pacific University.

PORTLAND MUSIC MONTH
January is Portland Music Month  (as officially proclaimed by the City of Portland). To celebrate, MusicPortland has curated 31 days of performances at 21 local venues featuring hundreds of music acts. The best part is, you’re invited.

Oregonians love the great outdoors in our backyards: mountains, rivers and coast. We protect these natural resources, and it’s hard to appreciate them during the dark winter season. But even though Portland doesn’t get much light in winter, a rich and vibrant music scene highlights the essence of this city. With so many local artists to discover and spots to visit around town, MusicPortland has turned all of Portland into a concert.

MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE: THE ART OF NETSUKE SCULPTURES
Portland Japanese Garden is delighted to present its final new art exhibition of 2023, Masterpieces in Miniature: The Art of Netsuke Sculptures. Once immensely popular across Japan, netsuke (pronounced nets-keh) were miniature sculptures that also served a purpose as personal fashion accessories, helping overcome the lack of pockets in traditional men’s clothing by helping hang small items from a kimono sash. What started as simple accessories evolved into beautiful and complicated sculptures created in a variety of exquisite materials over a span of more than two hundred years during Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868).

PORTLAND WINTER ICE RINK
The Portland Winter Ice Rink and Woodsy Winter Village is a family-friendly outdoor ice rink located at the west end of the Morrison Bridgehead on the waterfront in Portland, Oregon.  In addition to skating, enjoy a variety of activities in the Woodsy Winter Village which features a concession marketplace, food, warm beverages, and a cozy lounge.

PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS
Come cheer on the Winterhawks, Portland's junior ice hockey team and three-time WHL champs. Winterhawks games are a great night out for fans of all ages, whether you want to sit right by the glass or a little higher up for a full-ice view.

HOLLYWOOD FARMERS MARKETS
Year-round on Saturdays, the Hollywood Farmers Markets hosts 50+ vendors, bringing you the best of the region’s agricultural bounty. In addition to amazingly fresh, local food,  you’ll find live music, children’s activities, and fun events throughout the season.


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Here is the current market report for December 2023 for the Greater Portland area.
 
New Listings
  • New listings (1,026) decreased 4.4% from the 1,073 listed in December 2022, and decreased 43.9% from the 1,828 listed in November 2023.
Pending Sales
  • Pending sales (1,309) increased 8.5% from the 1,206 offers accepted in December 2022, and decreased 9.2% from the 1,441 offers accepted in November 2023.
Closed Sales
  • Closed sales (1,330) decreased 9.2% from the 1,464 closings in December 2022, and decreased 1.0% from the 1,344 closings in November 2023. Inventory and Time on Market Inventory decreased to 2.7 months in December. Total market time increased to 60 days.
Year-to-Date Summary
  • Comparing the twelve months of 2023 to the same period in 2022, new listings (29,689) decreased 18.0%, pending sales (21,363) decreased 20.4%, and closed sales (20,941) decreased 25.2%. 
Average and Median Sale Prices
  • Comparing 2023 to 2022 through December, the average sale price has decreased 2.1% from $610,900 to $598,000. In the same comparison, the median sale price has decreased 3.0% from $548,400 to $532,000. 
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