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I know there are a lot of people out there interested in “Peak Oil”. Learn more about it and have a beer at the Bagdad this Wednesday.

From Summer Lewis:
The Future of Energy to Host: World Oil Supply: At the Turning Point? Presented by John Kaufman

Kaufman will present and discuss the history and current climate of the world oil supply and address the concept of Peak Oil.  According to US EIA (Energy Information Association) data, world oil supplies peaked in 2004.  Many have heard of the concept of 'peak oil', but do not fully understand the reality.  Peak oil, conceptually, simply means that the oil that is left in the ground is more difficult and more expensive to obtain.  This presentation will discuss the Read the rest of this entry »

[Edit: Sarah Mirk is a freelancer with the Mercury. In case the word "reporter" implies she's on staff.]

Mercury reporter Sarah Mirk is on the road covering a story and she just put her blog online: Guantanamo Voices

Guantanamo Voices is a blog tracking former Guantanamo Bay guard Chris Arendt and two former Guantanamo detainees, Moazzam Begg and Sami Al Haj as they travel around the UK together in the winter of 2009.

January 2009 is a brief, crucial time for Guantanamo Bay. Barack Obama has promised to close the prison, but it is not known what will happen to the 270 men still detained there. Also unknown is how the Obama administration Read the rest of this entry »

Obviously, tomorrow is Martin Luther King Jr. It's been already stated many times, but it is truly amazing that on the next day the United States will have its first black President. To observe this historical moment, Old Town Pizza is showing Civil Rights footage tomorrow evening in Old Town in NE on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.

Info from DP/Old Town Pizza:

This Monday
January 19, 2009
Martin Luther King Day

6 hours of 16mm historic civil rights films

5pm-11pm

These are movies you cannot see anywhere else from Tom Robinson's extensive collection of vintage 16mm film. They are an incredible piece of history we'd like to share with you and your friends and families. If you possibly can, please stop by, even for a half hour. Bring someone.

These films are a solemn reminder of how far we've come since then and how very far we still have to go.

No admission charge ever ● All ages ● Very kid-friendly Read the rest of this entry »

The Portland Chocolate Fest is almost two weeks away, but I figure if we post it now you can start planning and I can leverage the press into getting in there free style*…and I like Chocolate, especially “cascading fountains” of Chocolate (I even overcapitalize it).

Update: 2010 – Portland Chocolate Fest This Weekend + Win Tickets

From Lauren Miller at World Forestry Center:
ChocolateFest is Portland's premier chocolate event. Visitors can indulge in our cascading chocolate fountains, be delighted by delicious chocolate samples, and shop in our Chocolate Bazaar and Market. Stop by for Choco-talks and demonstrations to include wine and chocolate pairings, Chocolate 101 and more!

ChocolateFest
Jan. 31 – Feb. 1, 2009
10am – 5pm
World Forestry Center
Washington Park, Portland
www.worldforestry.org/organization/ChocolateFest.php
ChocolateFest is free with museum admission: $8.00 adults, $7.00 seniors, $5.00 children 3-18. Members are free!

*Seriously, I am not above Chocolate bribery.  Free admission + Chocolates and I will twitter it up with pics. PDXPipeline has over 1100 followers now. That's just a good deal.

This event kicks off shortly. If this doesn't work for you, here is a list 15 or more events today in Portland

From McMenamins:

Ever been to a J.R.R. Tolkien tribute party? Yeah, we didn't think so (unless you came last year, or the year before that…). Celebrate the birthday of Tolkien by coming dressed as your favorite Hobbit, elf, wizard or other character from one of his amazing novels. We'll have Hobbit-inspired food specials, the entire “Lord of the Rings” trilogy in the Theater, performances by Willamette Radio Workshop and much more. This is a one-of-a-kind party that you won't find anywhere else in Portland.

Admission to the LOTR trilogy in the Theater is free if you Read the rest of this entry »

[Dandy Warhol action from 2008 Portland Music Awards. Photo by The Mixtress]

The lineup for this year's “Portland Music Awards” has been announced. You can also vote until Tuesday. Here is the latest press release from In Music We Trust about the show:

The second annual Portland Music Awards, which take place January 29, 2009 at the  Crystal Ballroom, have finalized the performance line-up for the night.  The line-up will consist of: March Fourth Marching Band, Floater, Mel Brown with Ben Darwish, Buoy LaRue, Tea for Julie, Aaron Meyer, Idle Poet, Debra Arlyn, Bobby Torres, Echo Helstrom, Acoustic Minds, Keegan Smith, and Morgan Grace. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a serious amount of events this weekend, and Pipeline will be out at three or four of them. The list below comes from Mr. Leigh Feldman of Hot Mess and Massive PArty fame. He sends out a weekly email to thousands of Portlanders every Tuesday. You don't get the email? Well, then write him with “join email list” and get it: twocliche@gmail.com

From Leigh:

Anoth​er day, anoth​er week.​ *​sigh*

Somet​imes I think​ Portl​ander​s are spoil​ed.​ Music​,​ fashi​on, art, film and free beer PBR parti​es?​!​?​!​ Trike​ racin​g?​!?! Choco​late tasti​ng!​?​!​?​ Wareh​ouse cloth​ing sales​?​!​?​!

Yes we do have it all.

And to add to it here is anoth​er free mix from Mr. Monk One and his Wax Poeti​cs crew.​ He'll​ be here Jan. 31st.​ Hopef​ully, you'l​l be there​ too: http:​/​/​www.​ nyctr​ust.​ com/​music​box/​space​funk.​ mp3

Leigh​ Feldm​an

Friday

• Ancho​r Down @ The Know (​rock,​ indie​ rock,​ solid​ fun)
• SixTo​o & Wolf Parad​e guy are Megas​oid (​free pbr, turbo​ crunk dance​ party​,​ elect​ro,​ hip hop. Dubst​ep .. yes, yes and yes!​)
• Mega*​Churc​h @ Backs​pace (​flash​ing light​s and disco​ danci​ng)
• Rockb​ox @ Holoc​ene (​sexy danci​ng for sexy peopl​e)
• Deep Warri​orz @ Tube (two party​ dj's throw​ing a dance​ party​)
• Melao​ De Cuba @ Missi​ssipp​i Pizza​ (​amazi​ng salsa​ and mambo​)
• Deafc​hild @ Branx​ (fuckb​admus​ic.​ com throw​s fun elect​ro parties,​ and even bette​r after​ parti​es!​)
• Aleot​oric @ Somed​ay Loung​e (​truly​ exper​iment​al music​ — expand your mind and hear new sound​s)
• Katt and the Regga​e Revol​ution​ @ Jolly​ Roger​ (fun regga​e at a dive bar)
• Nau Wareh​ouse Cloth​ing Sale @ 525 NW 10th (so much stuff​ to get rid of for cheap​!​)
• Fly By Bombe​rs CD Relea​se Party​ @ Satyr​icon (​rawk with two devil hand signs​ up)
• Point​ Junct​ure,​ WA and At Dusk @ The Coop (​beaut​iful indie sound​s from two great​ bands​)
• Benne​t's Benef​it @ Rottu​re (​solid​ dj's playi​ng a mixtu​re of sound​s
• Seoul​ Broth​er #1 @ Beula​hland​ (​good tunes​,​ good space​)
• Funk at the Monk w/ Neali​e Neal @ Blue Monk (​good tunes​,​ good space​)
• DJ Izm @ East China​town Loung​e (​good tunes​,​ good space​ … Groundhog Day?​)
• Tom Waits​' vaude​ville​ fanta​sy film 'Big Time'​ and Lee Scrat​chPerry​'s 'Upse​tter'​ @ NW Film Cente​r (if I did any drugs​ whatsoever​ and didn'​t like to dance​ I would​ be at these​ two films​)

Satur​day

• Obliv​ian Seeke​rs @ Twili​ght Café (​souls​tomp rock,​ gospe​l tint,​ fun tunes​)
• DJ D'dox​x @ Ohm (​hood rap + hood house​ = me intri​gued)
• Sick Disko​ Party​ @ Branx​ (​twist​ed,​ amazi​ng,​ gross​,​ bizarre costu​mes .. peopl​e love this)
• White​ Light​ Dance​ Party​ @ Valen​tines​ (​broth​er siste​r dj duo do it big and they make it fun for every​one)
• Schoo​l of Rock perfo​rming​ Radio​head @ Berba​ti's (​proba​bly not as good as the real band,​ but proba​bly still​ fun … plus they are kids)
• Devin​ Phili​ps @ Goodf​oot (New Orlea​ns jazz and funk)
• Drum Club @ Dunes​ (​some of the best at minim​al elect​ro playi​ng this small​ party​ spot)
• Lance​ Desar​di @ Pala (​house​,​ tranc​e,​ euro club dance​ in Portl​and.​ Yes, in Portl​and
• The Gits Film @ NW Film Cente​r (​crazy​ docum​entar​y on the murde​r of The Gits lead singe​r)
• Truck​asaur​us,​ Atole​ and DJ Linol​eum @ Backs​pace (​disco​,​ nu- wave,​ no wave,​ dance​ dance​ dance​)
• Asian​ Invas​ion @ 2410 (​tranc​e and break​s dj's fill this space and will proba​bly keep it going​ late night​)
• DJ Ravi @ Somed​ay Loung​e (a mixtu​re of dance​ music​ style​s)
• Hosti​le Tapeo​ver @ Tiga (old schoo​l tapes​!​ Old schoo​l hip hop on tapes​!​)
• Cana Son and Isidr​o Valor​ Perez​ @ Jimmy​ Maks (​Cuban​ jazz for you to feel sexy)
• Tim Root @ Natio​nale Galle​ry (art show truly​ showc​asing​ his abili​ty to use mixed​ media​)
• Blind​ Pilot​ and Loch Lemon​d @ Aladd​in Theat​er (get lost in the beaut​y of both of these​ chamb​er pop/​folk influ​enced​ bands​)
• 8 Bit Resol​ution​ @ Chaos​ Café (for fans of video​ game music​, micro​ pop and 8 bit hip hop)
• Balli​n On A Budge​t w/ Cory O @ Rottu​re (​elect​ro for the party​ kids)
• Nau Wareh​ouse Cloth​ing Sale @ 525 NW 10th (so much stuff​ to get rid of for cheap​!​)

BY Arthur Smid

The Laughing Planet Cafe needs no introduction in Portland, but with the opening of their seventh store, it's high time for Richard Satnick to take a bow.

The success of the Laughing Planet Cafe is thanks to wholesome food at affordable prices, and it's opened doors for west coast farmers. Laughing Planet Cafe contributed to a chorus of local businesses calling for local produce from their food suppliers. "We go through onions. We need them all year," Richard Satnick, co-owner of Laughing Planet Cafe says. "

A big supplier can buy them from all over the country and buy depending on price. We said, find us a local onion and figure out how to store it — where are you going to put a years worth of onions?"

Laughing Planet Cafe sources its food primarily from Food Services of America. They are the first "broadline distributor" to become Food Alliance certified, a certifier that ensures sustainable food systems. "At first we used commercial chicken," Satnick informs me. "Now we use chicken raised in Washington. We had to grow to have the buying power, getting bigger allows the leverage." Whenever possible, Laughing Planet Cafe buys local — or as close to home as they can: local spinach, brown rice from California, beans from Central Bean co-op in Washington, produce from Gatto & Sons in Portland, and tofu from Ota, the family-owned Japanese tofu maker in SE Portland. Read the rest of this entry »

Apollo opens tomorrow night at Portland Center stage. If the mixing of Nazis, the space-race, and the civil rights movement doesn't pique your interest (what's wrong with you?), how about this bit of strangeness for Saturday's performance:

Normally, Portland Center Stage has a strict no cell phone in the theater policy.

But we thought that the deconstructed, multi-media rich experience of our World Premiere production of Apollo would be the perfect opportunity for our first experiment in blog- and twitter-friendly performance.

You can read more about this on the Mercury's Blogtown. Pipeline will be there “tweeting” this event as “authorized twitterers and bloggers”. You can follow this whole thing on twitter using this #Apollo tag (and for some reason, Germans seem to like this tag as well). If there are drinks and free food, I'm sure we will let you know as well.

From Portland Center Stage:

NOVEMBER 10, 2008 — PORTLAND, OR. Award winning playwright/director Nancy Keystone explodes the myths that brought us to this present moment in the world premiere of Apollo, her epic multi-media exploration of the space race, its employment of former-Nazi scientists and its surprising intersection with the civil rights movement.

Inspired by a 1990 LA Times article about former-Nazi rocket scientist (and huge Apollo contributor) Arthur Rudolph, Apollo dives down the rabbit hole of America's race into space, seeking the strange truths, fascinating personalities and unforgivable compromises behind "the pinnacle of human achievement and progress" that was our trip to the moon. Part performance art and part deconstructed documentary, Apollo breaks Read the rest of this entry »

There are some good events going on this Wednesday, but this is the only one with Storm Large.

From the Facebook event:
Come get your first day of issue postmark on the new Oregoon stamp. Official ceremony – with Storm Large singing the National Anthem!! – will be at the World Forestry Center in Portland. First Lady Mary Oberst will give remarks along with folks from the USPS, Chett Orloff, Todd Davidson of Travel Oregon. Read the rest of this entry »