INDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT WON’T BREAK THE BANK

Need ideas for something to do during these cold winter months? Heat it up at a concert!

From huge, extravagant venues to intimate coffee shops, various artists are constantly performing in Portland and its surrounding areas.

Popular artists’ concerts are always selling out fast, but sometimes the local musicians can be better – especially for your wallet.

It’s always a good idea to be constantly checking ticket websites for low-priced concerts, and scoping out new artists that you’ve never heard before. However, I know that can be time consuming – especially with this new term starting – so here are some concerts in January that can help you unwind!

There are concerts available as early as this weekend. Vein will be playing at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland this Sunday, Jan. 13, and tickets are on sale, from $32-$35. However, if you’d like something farther out, Jacob Banks will be playing at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland this upcoming Tuesday, Jan. 15, and tickets range from $22-$72. 

Those are just a couple of the countless concerts playing this month.

If you’d like to purchase tickets, the best way is to go directly through the venue’s website, because they tend to have the best prices.

Another way to unwind is letting off some steam with laser tag! The Wunderland on Burnside offers quality, miner-themed games for only $4.25 a game, per person. It is open noon to 11 p.m. on Sunday-Thursday; noon to midnight on Friday; and 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday.

Then again, you could kick back and relax at the Mt. Hood Theatre in downtown Gresham.

The theater offers only a few different movies at a time, but the insanely cheap prices –$4.50 per adult and $3.50 per child – and the outstanding popcorn make the experience worthwhile.

Advocate Staff