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With national and international media shining bright lights into every nook and cranny of Portland culture, this saccharine-sweet spot gets the most hype of all. (read more) In what used to be one of Portland’s grimiest locales, the Pearl District’s upscale retailers have come a long way from their busted-warehouse beginnings—a transformation both lauded and severely scoffed at, depending on whom you ask. For better or worse, there’s no apparent end in sight to the high-rise construction. Spendy though it is, all this dense mixed-use development makes for readily walkable retail, food and gallery bounty. Couple that with the alphabetical street names, and it’s easy to navigate through high-end local shops like Bubble Boutique (1238 NW Glisan St., 219-0098) and Lizard Lounge (1323 NW Irving St., 416-7476) that commingle with giant chains like REI (1405 NW Johnson St., 221-1938) and Diesel (30 NW 12th Ave., 241-1355). For a morning bite, scribble your party’s name on a waitlist at the French-American Everett Street Bistro (1140 NW Everett St., 467-4990), or nurse your hangover at kitschy Byways Cafe (1212 NW Glisan St., 221-0011). Should the sun decide to pop up, head over to Jamison Square (810 NW 11th Ave.), where condo-dwelling MILFs and their preppy offspring splash in the fountain and take PB&J breaks at Sip & Kranz (901 NW 10th Ave., 336-1335). For a reality check, pop by the Low Brow Lounge (1036 NW Hoyt St., 226-0200) for some killer tater tots and a brew, or wallow in the blues at Jimmy Mak’s (221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542). —Elianna Bar-El.

• Bluehour Food
• Fratelli Food
• Ecotrust Food
• Teardrop Cocktail Lounge Food
• REI Food
• Sur La Table Food
• Gerding Theater Stage
• Portland REI Outdoors
• Bar Mestizo at Andina Live Music
• Apotheke CLOSED Live Music
• Crystal Ballroom Live Music
• Emanon Cafe Live Music
• Jimmy Mak's Live Music
• Lawrence Gallery Live Music
• North Park Blocks Live Music

Events Today

Saturday November 7

VISUAL ARTS

Jessica Loughlin

Bullseye Gallery In Expanse, Australian phenom Jessica Loughlin continues her career-long fascination with the eternal horizon. While the show includes many of the stratified horizontal studies we have come to associate with her, it also incorporates a newer tactic and technique, as seen in works such as Awash 3. Its vaporous wisps, rising like fingers of fog from a river, speak less of strata, more of ascent; less of stasis, more of fluidity. This piece and several others light up the room with a near-blinding bluish white, lending visual drama to an exhibition already aglow with allegory. 300 NW 13th Ave., 227-0222., 227-0222. Show runs Sept. 29- Nov. 21.

Giles Bettison

Bullseye Gallery Australian glass phenom Giles Bettison is no longer a wunderkind—he is a mid-career master. He has both honed and extended his technique, which consists of turning tiny “murrine” blocks into immaculate sculptures that shimmer like rapturous patchworks. Twisting, bending and dissolving like a hundred surrealist clocks, the glass cubes congeal into vessels that evoke lace and woven tapestry. This is the work of a virtuoso who damned near magically imbues small-scaled vessels with big impact. 300 NW 13th Ave., 227-0222., 227-0222. Closes Dec. 29.

Upcoming Events

Sunday November 8

VISUAL ARTS

Jessica Loughlin

Bullseye Gallery In Expanse, Australian phenom Jessica Loughlin continues her career-long fascination with the eternal horizon. While the show includes many of the stratified horizontal studies we have come to associate with her, it also incorporates a newer tactic and technique, as seen in works such as Awash 3. Its vaporous wisps, rising like fingers of fog from a river, speak less of strata, more of ascent; less of stasis, more of fluidity. This piece and several others light up the room with a near-blinding bluish white, lending visual drama to an exhibition already aglow with allegory. 300 NW 13th Ave., 227-0222., 227-0222. Show runs Sept. 29- Nov. 21.

Giles Bettison

Bullseye Gallery Australian glass phenom Giles Bettison is no longer a wunderkind—he is a mid-career master. He has both honed and extended his technique, which consists of turning tiny “murrine” blocks into immaculate sculptures that shimmer like rapturous patchworks. Twisting, bending and dissolving like a hundred surrealist clocks, the glass cubes congeal into vessels that evoke lace and woven tapestry. This is the work of a virtuoso who damned near magically imbues small-scaled vessels with big impact. 300 NW 13th Ave., 227-0222., 227-0222. Closes Dec. 29.