Join us on Friday, August 27th to experience some of Portland's finest queer performers and chefs. Its like three evenings packed into one night! We are kicking things off with some of Portland's funniest queer comics, followed by live music from local band PRIZES. Chef Stacey Givens of Side Yard Farm is teaming up with friend & fellow Chef Risa Lichtman of Lepage Food & Drinks to cook you up an end of summer farmy dinner.
TICKET INCLUDES CONCERT, COMEDY SHOW & A FARM DINNER. DOORS OPEN AT 6PM. COMEDY SHOW STARTS AT 7PM. LIVE MUSIC STARTS AT 830PM. YOU MUST BE OVER 21 TO ATTEND
**WHEN CHECKING OUT, PLEASE CHOOSE FRIDAY, AUGUST 27TH AT 6PM*
**COVID GUIDELINES & MORE-PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASE**
In order to keep everyone safe, you must show your vaccination card at the door. Please arrive with your mask on, but once you take a seat and get your refreshments, you may take your masks off to enjoy your food and drink. During the show, please put your masks back on. Please bring a camping chair or blanket. No outside alcohol is allowed. Bags will be inspected upon check in. Please do not park on Simpson St. Its local access only. Please park on NE 48th & Killingsworth and walk down 48th to the farm. Thank you for understanding
FARM DINNER MENU
End of Summer Salad-Summer Lettuces. Tomatoes. Ground Cherries. Peaches. Gherkins. Breaky Rads. Herbs. Shiso Vinaigrette
Cold Fried Chicken Sandos-Fried Chicken Thighs. Farmy Lovage & Nasturtium Aioli. Zucchini Pickles. Greens. Brioche Bun
Veg Option: fried green tomato sandwich. Please email thesideyardkitchenpdx@gmail.com
Beans & Things-Charred Bush Beans. Lil' Squash n' Onions. Blistered Cherry Toms. Basils. Spiced Yogurt. Honey Drizz
Lil' Street Corns-Spices. Cotija. Papalo. Citrusy Crema. Flowers
Farm Whoopie Pie- Ground Cherry Cookies. Chevre & Basil Filling
BEVVIES-The farm bar will be serving local beer, wine and farm driven cocktails.
THE BAND
PRIZES- Prizes, formed in 2019 by Anna Diem and Emily Kingan, play lyrically driven songs, borrowing inspiration from many musical genres including pop, folk, rock, and electronic. The songs take the listener to a vivid, emotional place, riding in the back of a truck, or making out in your underwear. Diem started writing and recording songs when she was 15, later moving to New York to attend the School of Audio Engineering. She now lives in a cabin in the woods in southern Oregon where she writes and records in her home studio. Kingan has been playing in bands since the 1990s, forming the punk band, the Haggard, in 1998. The Haggard toured the US, Europe, Australia and Brazil, and released two albums before splitting up in 2003. Later Kingan joined the electronic pop band Lovers, releasing two albums with the band and touring the US and Europe several times between 2008 and 2014. Prizes enjoys collaboration with other queer artists and writers. They have co-written songs with queer writers Trenna Sharpe and Zeyah Roge. Their first release, Summertime, was mixed and mastered by Melissa Dyne of the Blow. Prizes has several recordings in the works, to be released this fall. **Guest musician Hannah Smith-Keller
THE COLLAB CHEF
Risa Lichtman is the chef & owner of Lepage Food & Drinks in Portland, Ore. You can find her seasonal menus popping up at restaurants and farms throughout the Portland area, or through Lepage’s weekly rotating meal delivery. The food is seasonal Jewish and Mediterranean-inspired comfort food, sometimes done fancy and sometimes done homey because they love a bit of both. Risa is the lead organizer of the Portland chapter of Queer Soup Night, which gathers queer community and allies over food-centered events and raises funds for local grassroots organizations. She believes in using food as a means for resistance and activism, participating in mutual aid, and strengthening community.
THE STAND UP COMICS
COMIC #1 & HOST- MX. DAHLIA BELLE is a writer, comedian, sometimes model, and accidental activist based in Portland, OR. She has been a frequent contributor to The Stranger and Portland Mercury, repeat guest on NPR's Think Out Loud and local news outlets speaking on a variety of issues affecting Black, Queer, and neurodivergent communities. She has also performed at Portland Queer Comedy Festival, NW Black Comedy Festival, All Jane Comedy Festival, and HaHa Harvest Fest.
COMIC #2- Samhita Reddy is a chicken-keeper, a non-profit fundraiser, and bike/ bus/ foot/ anything-but-car commuter. She's a PDX native who spent most of her adulthood in New York before landing back in Portland again; thankfully, this makes it easy for her to make fun of people who take themselves too seriously on either coast.
COMIC #3- Riley McCarthy is a sober, queer, writer and comic from Madison WI by way of Portland OR. He has been a finalist in Portland’s Funniest Person, has been named one of Portland Mercury’s “Undisputed Geniuses of Comedy” and has performed in comedy festivals around the country. Riley is a storyteller whose work is whimsical, optimistic and honest.
HEADLINER- Katie Nguyen is a writer and comedian living in Portland, Oregon. Her writing has been featured in The New Yorker, you can hear her stand-up on SiriusXM radio, and she is a regular at Helium Comedy Club. Katie teaches comedy classes at Helium and Portland Center Stage. She has twice been chosen as one of the Portland Mercury's Geniuses of Comedy, and was recently named the winner of Willamette Week's Funniest Five.