Hot weather sometimes makes it hard to shop for—and wear—clothes, but you will thank yourself later if you take advantage of the end of season sales that are cropping up all over. Me, I like to spend my summers in the off-off-season preparing for winter. Case in point: the shearling jacket I bought off the back of a meat delivery truck last week, which I won't be able to wear until November, probably, but man, what a steal.

—Multi-material object maker Haley Ann is having a pop-up sale today, with pieces on sale up to 50 percent! She's accompanied by vintage goodies curated by Portland stylist extraordinaire Victoria Mesenbrink. 727 SE Morrison, TODAY!, 4-8 pm

—The summer sale is on at Imelda's and Louie's (also see: Halo Shoes), with 20-70 percent off select styles. Imelda's and Louie's, 3426 SE Hawthorne, Wed June 24-Sun July 5

Sloan is celebrating their nine-year anniversary this week, with 30 percent off regular priced items and an additional 50 percent off sale items at each of their stores this week, including a new N Mississippi location, with champagne poured out starting at 3 pm till it's gone. Sloan, 3824 N Mississippi, TODAY till 9 pm; 3526 SE Hawthorne, Wed June 24, 10:30 am-9 pm; 728/738 NW 23rd, Thurs June 25, 10:30 am-9 pm

—If you're entering the design and manufacturing field yourself, and looking to connect with a community, you'd be hard pressed to find a better starting point than Portland Made, which is having its quarterly Makers Meetup, replete with complimentary beer and snacks. Discussion topics for the evening include finding affordable real estate, upcoming trade shows, export markets, and much more. Made Here PDX, 40 NW 10th, Thurs June 25, 7-8:30 pm

—This Friday, Portland based designer Gretchen Treser is having a music and fashion event/show/party... She doesn't appear to have a web site other than an FB page, which only seems to contain inspiration images, but she's throwing around phrases like "proper beast" and "little wack dress" on the flier, so color me intrigued. Studio 317, 815 SE Grant, Fri June 26, 8:30 pm

Altar's having a summer party—a proper one too, with cocktails, music, trunk shows, and prizes, as well as an open grill! Altar, 3279 SE Hawthorne, Fri June 26, 7-11 pm

—Independent design and manufacturing stalwart Queen Bee is celebrating a commendable 19 years! They're having a 24-hour flash sale of 25 percent off house lines (Queen Bee, Chickpea and Rebecca Pearcy Textiles) and 10 percent off other merch, as well as debuting HT+RP, a new collaboration between Queen Bee founder Rebecca Pearcy and apparel designer Heather Treadway. Queen Bee Creations, 3961 N Williams, Sat June 27, 10 am-7 pm in store (Pearcy and Treadway in attendance 4-7 pm) and through 9:59 am Sun June 28 online

HT+RP printed silk tunic, Queen Bee ‘Sprout pannier bike bag
  • Queen Bee Creations
  • HT+RP printed silk tunic, Queen Bee ‘Sprout' pannier bike bag

—Hot Mass is a monthly music/local vendor showcase curated by Beth Ann of vintage clothing line Zero Wave (look for upcoming ones on July 11 and August 29). Shop goods from Worldclique and Kat Seale along with music from Pearles, Doubleplusgood, Rio Grands, a special secret guest, plus DJs Dirty Red and Ryan Petersen. Church, 2600 NE Sandy, Sat June 27, 5 pm, $5

Zero Wave
  • Caron Nicole Leach
  • Zero Wave

Jane's Vanity is have a "summer soiree" to launch spring collections in the loungewear, lingerie, apparel, and swimwear categories from lines like the new-to-the US Morpho + Luna, Fleur of England, and Cadolle. Plus bouquets from Spellbound Flowers (which is also installing a "tableaux vivant… that will usher visitors into the exuberant mood of summer"), Topaz frangrances, and DJ Tony Stewart. The Cleaners at Ace Hotel, 403 SW 10th, Sun June 28, noon-7 pm

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  • via Jane's Vanity