Another good starting point - Links to many things throughout Oregon. Portland Rose Festival Held for 92 years, this is one of America's largest parades. This early August music festival is well attended both by Jazz artists and their fans. This ever-expanding showplace recently opened its Stellar Cove coastal habitat exhibit, starring sea lions and otters viewable from above and below waterline. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Quite popular and worth a visit.
Brewpubs are now quite prevalent in the Portland area.
And unlike most taverns they are upscale, positive places for all. Bridgeport Brewing One of the area's finest craft brewers, their products are also available in stores. This group has restored many a historic structure, all the while brewing many an excellent beer. They offer hotels, bed and breakfasts, theater pubs, and neighborhood brewpubs. A spectacular concentration of cliffs, high waterfalls, a broad river and wildflowers.