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BelgianFest 2012 (10-November-2012)
The 3rd annual BelgianFest takes place this Saturday, November 10 from 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Bailey’s Taproom (213 SW Broadway). Nobody loves Belgian beer as much as the Bailey’s crew, which is why...
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Humanity on Wheels 2: another Evening of Mass Transit Tales! (20-November-2012)
Humanity on Wheels 2: another Evening of Mass Transit Tales!, takes place Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the Jack London Bar (in the basement of the Rialto Poolroom at 529 SW 4th Ave.). Inspired by Muni...
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Things to do in Portland on Thanksgiving Day 2012
Coffee Anna Bannanas (8716 N Lombard & 1214 NW 21st) is opening at 7:30 a.m. and closing when it slows down, probably 5 or 6 p.m. The worker-owned Red & Black Cafe is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on...
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Holiday Ale Festival 2012
The 17th annual Portland Holiday Ale Festival takes place Wednesday, November 28 through Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Over the years this has come to be one of my favorite...
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Portland Weekend Amusements (June 8-9, 2013)
This seems as good a time as any to re-start the ol’ blog – two of my favorite annual events take place this weekend! Saturday-Sunday Portland Fruit Beer Festival The PFBF is one of my favorite beer...
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True Crime in Portland: Portland Exposé (12-June-2013)
The first installment of True Crime in Portland, presented by the Jim Elkins Appreciation Society and McMenamins Mission Cinema Society, features a screening of the 1957 noir film Portland Exposé on...
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Portland Weekend Amusements (June 14-16, 2013)
Welcome, once again, to your weekend itinerary. I can’t think of any better way to spend a weekend than with books, pride, and a good old fashioned pagan festival (with beer garden!). Friday-Saturday...
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The Great Flood of 1894 (18-June-2013)
Join the Kick Ass Oregon History crew on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 for their 2nd Year Anniversary Party at the Jack London Bar (529 SW 4th) – and a presentation on the Great Flood of 1894, when the...
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Back Row Picture Show: The Octagon (June 28, 2013)
The Back Row Picture Show (tag line: Lights! Camera! Disappointment. We make bad movies worse.) takes place every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at the East Bank Saloon (727 SE Grand). Hosted by...
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Portland Weekend Amusements (June 28-30, 2013)
The first really warm weekend of the year is upon us, so of course: beer. Portland’s summer seems to have begun a bit early this year – the 4th of July isn’t until next week! Friday Back Row Picture...
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Sign Up Now: Old Timey Bars Kick Ass Bus Tour (14-November-2013)
Don’t miss the Kick Ass Oregon History Old Timey Bars Kick Ass Bus Tour coming up on November 14, 2013. Inspired by the recent Old Timey Bars podcast and taking a page from last summer’s Portland Bar...
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Science Pub Portland: Shaping Light with Folded Surfaces (18 November 2014)
Science Pub Portland presents Shaping Light with Folded Surfaces tonight at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave.). Light reveals our visual universe. Light shapes how we perceive form and...
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Oregon History 101: Immigration and Ethnicity (1 December 2014)
Oregon History 101: “Looks Like a Good Beginning”: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Exclusion in Oregon, 1850-1910. will be presented by Dr. Jacqueline Peterson-Loomis at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd...
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Holiday Ale Festival 2012
The 17th annual Portland Holiday Ale Festival takes place Wednesday, November 28 through Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Over the years this has come to be one of my favorite...
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Portland Weekend Amusements (June 8-9, 2013)
This seems as good a time as any to re-start the ol’ blog – two of my favorite annual events take place this weekend! Saturday-Sunday Portland Fruit Beer Festival The PFBF is one of my favorite beer...
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True Crime in Portland: Portland Exposé (12-June-2013)
The first installment of True Crime in Portland, presented by the Jim Elkins Appreciation Society and McMenamins Mission Cinema Society, features a screening of the 1957 noir film Portland Exposé on...
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Portland Weekend Amusements (June 14-16, 2013)
Welcome, once again, to your weekend itinerary. I can’t think of any better way to spend a weekend than with books, pride, and a good old fashioned pagan festival (with beer garden!). Friday-Saturday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Great Flood of 1894 (18-June-2013)
Join the Kick Ass Oregon History crew on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 for their 2nd Year Anniversary Party at the Jack London Bar (529 SW 4th) – and a presentation on the Great Flood of 1894, when the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Back Row Picture Show: The Octagon (June 28, 2013)
The Back Row Picture Show (tag line: Lights! Camera! Disappointment. We make bad movies worse.) takes place every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at the East Bank Saloon (727 SE Grand). Hosted by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portland Weekend Amusements (June 28-30, 2013)
The first really warm weekend of the year is upon us, so of course: beer. Portland’s summer seems to have begun a bit early this year – the 4th of July isn’t until next week! Friday Back Row Picture...
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