While everyone is focused on Valentine's Day this coming week, Oregon will be hitting its 158th birthday and the supposed worst day of the year for riding bikes will have come and gone. Not to mention the end of Lan Su Chinese Garden's Chinese New Year celebration. So find something more to celebrate with these six things to do in Portland.
Oregon's 158th birthday celebration
Take a selfie with famed pioneer Dr. John McLoughlin, get a look at Oregon's constitution, hear some Oregon Trail music and grub on some birthday cake in early celebration of our great state turning 158 on Feb. 14.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11; Oregon State Capitol, 900 Court St. N.E., Salem; free; oregonstatelegislature.gov
The One Motorcycle Show
Motorcycle aficionados show off their most awesome and unconventional custom bikes, getting revved up on their shared love for the nitty-gritty experience of tricking out and riding their own motorcycles. After seeing the bikes on display, catch some of them race for a $10,000 purse Sunday, Feb. 12 in Salem.
Various times Friday, Feb. 10-Sunday, Feb. 12; 900 N. Columbia Blvd.; free; the1moto.com
"Don't You Forget About Me" '80s Valentine's arcade prom
Take your valentine back to the '80s with old-school jams, old-school arcade games and as much old-school teenage lovesickness as you can muster.
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11; QuarterWorld, 4811 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.; $3 for entry into arcade, additional quarters for games (21 and up); quarterworldarcade.com
Worst Day of the Year Ride
One of Portland's granddaddy costumed bike rides laughs in the face of nasty February weather (except for the one year it really was the worst day of the year) and parades 15 miles through Portland's east side or 42 miles over the west hills.
Courses open at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. and close at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 12; Lucky Lab Brew Pub, 915 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.; $10-$49; worstdayride.com
Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show
It'll take a whole pack of grizzly bears to keep you from heading outside after surrounding yourself with the latest gear for fishing, hunting and just tooling around in the woods.
Various times Wednesday, Feb. 8-Sunday, Feb. 12; Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Dr.; $5-$12; thesportsshows.com
Chinese Lantern Viewing
The Chinese New Year comes to a close at Lan Su Chinese Garden with traditional lanterns reflecting in the lake, dancers and an illuminated dragon procession.
5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7-Sunday, Feb. 12; Lan Su Chinese Garden, 239 N.W. Everett St.; $15-$55; lansugarden.orgOur editors found this article on this site using Google and regenerated it for our readers.
