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Summer in the City
Our annual guide leads you to adventure and relaxation, whether you stay in town or head out Summer is the season that makes all the others worth living. Forget fall with its decaying foliage and awful back-to-school perkiness. Dread winter's bleak rain and forced holiday cheer. Shirk spring's impossible, unpredictable weather and debilitating allergens. Summer is the time everyone is waiting for. Though most adults don't get a three-month break--or even a civilized four weeks--there's something about June, July and August that makes even the work week more tolerable. Longer days, warmer weather, sexier clothing, entrenched memories of summer vacations, vitamin D--whatever it is, summer makes everyone happier (well, almost everyone; see page 57). In fact, sometimes the biggest challenge of the summer is choosing what to do. Is this the year to take up surfing? Or make that long-planned trip to the desert? Should you buy a subscription to Chamber Music Northwest? Or give up your whole life to bike around the country? Our annual summer issue doesn't have all the answers, but it does offer some appetizing suggestions. SUMMER IN THE DARK AGES: What’s worse than sunburn? Try traipsing around in full armor trying to avoid contracting the plague FOR THE LOVE OF THE CRASH: Explaining the allure of motorsports NEXT TIME, PHONE HOME: You can go home again, but visiting your childhood haunts may leave you feeling spooked ADULT NOVELTIES: Summer treats grow up WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA: Tired of your boring life? Drop everything and take to the road on two wheels DRINK IT UP: Whether you’re seeking solace, sport or sex, the desert is an oasis CRUEL, CRUEL SUMMER: Outdoor perils might make your want to spend the whole season in front of the TV NOW SHOWING AT A STORE NEAR YOU: Summer movies and the fashion trends they spawn ART AS ENTERTAINMENT: The Rose Festival Association adds the first Portland Arts Festival to its list of June events - and not everyone is happy about it THE ART OF SUMMER: Even straitlaced symphony lovers can let loose and have fun this time of year SIT OR SPIN: A guide to outdoor events in and around Portland THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER: A calendar of this summer’s hot concerts ADVENTURE GUIDE:
snowboarding
night hiking
rock climbing
golf
rowing
running
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