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The Best Shows and Events in Portland This Week, April 2026

Surrealist flowers and oil-painted gemstones, and other things to do this week.

9:30am By Matthew Trueherz

Wheelie Good

These Are Portland’s Essential Annual Bike Rides

Bike plays, bridge takeovers, and naked rides—few cities have livelier bike calendars than ours. Here are the can't-miss events.

04/07/2026 By Katherine Chew Hamilton and Rebecca Jacobson

PDX Index

How Franz Bakery Makes 1 Million Buns Every Day

Running the numbers on the Portland company, which got its start 120 years ago.

04/06/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson

From the Archive

There’s Something About Mary’s

Portland claims more strip clubs than Vegas, so what makes this one so special? Look inside and see for yourself.

04/03/2026 By Jason Cohen Photography by Marne Lucas

Real Estate

Property Watch: Historic Storefront with Modern Apartment Above

The charming 1913 corner building got a second-story residence—two bedrooms, two bathrooms—in 2012.

04/03/2026 By Melissa Dalton

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Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Princess and the Pea

Also: Springsteen, FKA Twigs, and other shows in town this week.

04/02/2026 By Rebecca Jacobson and Matthew Trueherz