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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
• Lawrence Gallery Live Music
• Umpqua Bank-Pearl Live Music
• Andina Live Music
• Paragon Restaurant Live Music
• Vault Martini Live Music
• BodyVox Studios Dance
• Low Brow Lounge Visual Arts
• American Institute of Architects Visual Arts

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Friday January 16

STAGE

Apollo

Los Angeles-based playwright and director Nancy Keystone has been working on this play about the space race, Nazis, Walt Disney and the civil rights movement for the better part of a decade, with bits and pieces previewed here and there to great critical excitement. Now Keystone and her cast premiere the whole show for the first time at Portland Center Stage. It's a big get for the company, and the first really big event of the theater season. Gerding Theater, 128 NW 11th Ave., 445-3700. 7:30 pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays, noon Thursdays. Closes Feb. 8. $30-$66.50.