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Last night, we put up ten or so events to do in Portland this Valentine's weekend that we are giving a golden THUMBS UP. Today, Leigh sent over his Portland party email with an amazing amount of events happening in Portland this weekend. To help you sift through them, we have highlighted in red some that are known to be well attended, good times, or look very interesting.

• Portland Valentines Weekend Events: February 12-15 | Part 1

Also, if you want to get Leigh's weekly Portland Party email, message him at twocliche@gmail.com and tell him Pipeline sent ya over.

From Leigh Feldman:

Love is in the air. Can't you feel it?? Fine. Be that way.

But lust is definitely in the air, so for sure curl up next to your boo/boy/girl/lady friend/intimate partner with which things are complicated or someone you just met and enjoy Valentine's Day together.

Then get down and dirty with this mix brought to you by DJ Zimmie. Backrub Volume 2 – http://www.mediafire.com/?zmrdwi5tvyj

I wish you all the best with any love plans you have and/or plans you make through CL casual encounters. See you out and about. Leigh Feldman

Sunday, February 15:

• Verb: A Dance Party Action Benefit Event @ Zaytoon (a dance party to save the independent bookstore In Other Words)
• Queens Girl @ Someday Lounge (music from “one of the Queer Community's most respected touring artists”)
• Crave Party Gras @ Crush (10 go go dancers, 2 dj's and tons of ladies, because, well, it's a ladies dance party)
• Alela Diane CD Release Show @ Holocene (beautiful folk music from a local star)
• Horse Feathers @ Doug Fir (beautiful folk music from local stars)
• Greyboy Allstars @ Crystal Ballroom (could be one of the best shows for Jazz fest)
• Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante's (if all else fails dance with fire)
• Ninja Sunday's @ Tube (an eclectic mix of hip hop and dance tracks + cheap drinks all night)
• Lunatik Clothing/Epic Snowboards 'Buy in 4 Boobies' Poker Tournament 4 Breast Cancer Awareness @ Epic (if you mentioned 'poker' and 'boobies' I would think 'Guy's Night Out' but once that word 'cancer' is thrown in there I start thinking about horoscopes and astrological signs, errr — *looks down with shame and sadness*)
• Zoobombers Mini Bike Winter Fest @ various locations around PDX
• Lizard Lounge Warehouse Sale @ 525 NW 10th (tons of clothing items for super cheap)
• Ice Cream Sunday Dance Party @ East End (free ice cream, free shots at some point in the night, 2 of pdx's best dance party dj's, this is a party that makes you hurt on Mondays)
• Portland Int'l Film Festival @ NW Film Center (movies movies movies from around the world)

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[ Video=Cody Nickell draws winning name in our twitter ticket giveaway]

“I don't ever leave the stage,” actor Cody Nickell explains. “It's an exhausting journey that this guy Charlie takes. I had to learn to pace myself, so I'm not exhausted at the end of the day.” Nickell landed in Portland with his wife Kate Eastwood Norris to start rehearsal on Dec 29th. The actors work with voice coach Stephanie Gaslin to get the London accent. “The union allows a certain amount of hours during the day,” Nickell clarifies. “So we opted for staight sixes with a twenty minute break.” They did four weeks of rehearsal.

Nickell plays an ad executive whose life crumbles around him. “The cast and director are people I really trust, so that makes it easier to go to the darker places I have to go.”

Video of Cody on the set for our twitter ticket giveaway after the jump—> Read the rest of this entry »

By Kimberly Gehl:

The 32nd Portland International Film Festival is officially in full swing and if you haven't checked out any of the films yet, you still have plenty of time to do so because the festival is running through February 21st. This year's festival features 115 films from 42 countries, as well as some intriguing Shorts Programs that feature sets of international, Oregon-made, and experimental shorts. General Admission to every unique, intriguing and well-crafted film is just $9, and only $8 for Portland Art Museum Members and $6 for NW Film Center Members and Children 12 and under.

The festival website advises that you purchase your tickets in advance online but if you arrive early, you can also purchase tickets before the show – if they are still available – at the Festival Ticket Outlet in the lobby of the Portland Art Museum.

So now that all the technicalities are out of the way, I bet the question you really want answered is “Which film(s) should I see?” Being a cinephile myself, every film looks great to me, so I'm not going to tell you which films you should or shouldn't see because it really is a matter of personal preference. Fortunately, there are a plethora of amazing films to please everyone's individual tastes, everything from Read the rest of this entry »

I saw “How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found” at Portland Center Stage last week. I am not a theater critic, but I do know entertainment–and this is highly entertaining. The set is fantastic as were the performances. You will enjoy this show.

In addition, we are giving away a pair of tickets to the show tomorrow (Friday) afternoon! Not only that, but we the winner will be drawn on the set by mister bloody hand himself in that picture…AND star of the show, Cody Nickell…going to be GREAT!! So, all you have to do to win is follow PDXPipeline on twitter and answer our trivia question (easy question) between 1:30-2PM on Friday the 13th. Examples of previous drawings are at the bottom of the post

If you want info about other shows and discounts and so forth, you should probably also follow Portland Center Stage on the twitter as well: @pcsghost

About the show:

The only play in 40 years to win England's John Whiting Award without having received a full production will make its American premiere at Portland Center Stage Read the rest of this entry »

By Arthur Smid

Upstream Battle showing at the Portland International Film Festival is one of the few, the proud, the only German film to feature Oregon politics?! What? Our squabbles over a few dams along the Klamath river interest the Germans? What gives?

Gotta love the Germans. All that historical guilt running them in the right direction. When you're unconscious of evil, you can commit evil acts and believe you are doing good. The German people seeing themselves portrayed as the bad guy in every popular entertainment from the Great War: it's bound to repel everyday Germans from anything that reeks of wrong-doing. The green movement is on good footing in northern Europe.

Let's talk about how the Pacific Northwest sources its power. Read the rest of this entry »

Thursday afternoon Leigh will send his party email over  to us and we will have another 100 or so events going on this weekend posted up. But, this is a roundup of ten or so events this Valentine's Day weekend that we give a THUMBS UP…and our thumbs are golden, people…white gold…platinum, in fact…

• Portland Twitter Giveaway: PDX Jazz Fest Tickets | February 13-22
• Thursday: Dr. Sketchy: Where Cabaret Meets Art School | Rotten Valentines
• Portland Valentine's Day: The Cleaners at Ace Hotel | February 14
• Valentine's Weekend: Mini Bike Winter | February 12-15
• Nemo Design Valentines Benefit Dance & Raffle: February 14
• Yo Big Lips! Win $50 at Virginia Cafe | Valentine's Day
• The Portland International Film Festival: February 5th—21st, 2009
• The 4th Annual Love Show: Over 200 Artists | February 13th
• Bad Luck Video Variety Show: February 13th | Valentine's Cafe
• Fall of the House: Season Four Opener | Portland Theater

MORE events added on Thursday and Friday

Not only will we be out and about taking pictures, video and tweeting on these events–we will also be giving away tickets to PDX Jazz Fest, “How to Disappear” at Portland Center Stage, Backfence PDX at Mission Theater and other great action on the PDX Pipeline Twitter Account.

The Portland Jazz Festival starts Friday, February 13th through the 22nd. Currently several tickets are BUY 1 Get ONE Free (through ticketmaster, by calling the pdxjazz box office at 503-828-JAZZ or
at pdxjazz.com) which is an amazing deal. Most (all?) tickets are $35, so that is a great deal.

In addition, we are giving away many tickets on twitter starting Thursday afternoon (1:30-ish). To win, you simply have to follow us on twitter and enter our drawings by answering our trivia questions (they are easy). We are also giving away tickets to “How to Disappear” at PCS many other events  this weekend.  So follow Twitter.com/PDXPipeline. Twitter giveaway examples at the bottom of this post.

Update 2/19: Today, we are giving away tickets to Patricia Barber + Aaron Parks Saturday February 21st 7:30 p.m. at Newmark Theater

Update 2/20: Twitter giveaway for Pat Martino + Jane Bunnett & The Spirits of Havana Sunday February 22nd 2:00 p.m. Crystal Ballroom

About the Jazz Festival: Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone who has ever been to an event at Nemo Design, knows that they come correct with great times. This event will not only be another fun one, but it helps a great cause…

Other Portland Valentines Weekend Events here

From Dave Allen/ Nemo Design:
NEMO DESIGN VALENTINE'S BENEFIT DANCE

Fundraiser and Raffle
MUST RSVP to: careyg@nemodesign.com
NEMO DESIGN VALENTINE'S BENEFIT DANCE

Portland, Oregon – In celebration of the almighty power of love, Nemo Design and Infinity Images will be hosting a Valentine's Day dance and benefit on February 14, 2009 to raise money for our good friend Eric Davidson.

The benefit will take place between 9pm and 1am at 1875 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97214. Eric – husband to Nemo's former Director of Production, Anna-Carin Davidson – was hit by a drunk driver while riding his bike on May 10, 2008, and then left lying in the street when the driver fled. Read the rest of this entry »

OK, forget flowers and candy and dinners–THIS is what you take your special someone to this Valentine's weekend. Look at that flyer. Nothing says Valentine's like a skull and “badass challenge”. Hey, need a place to crash after all the romantic wining and dining? How about crashing with a cuddly Zoobomber (Email housing@zoobomb.net)?

Other Portland Valentines Weekend Events here

From Zoobomb

Howdy,
Minibike Winter in Portland, OR is right around the corner, this Valentines day weekend! Come join us for the debauchery, drinking, and riding bikes.

Full schedule here:
http://zoobomb.net/minibikewinter/

And of course, the brutal Ben Hurt III Chariot Wars is on Valentines Day itself:
http://flickr.com/photos/gabrielamadeus/sets/72157613058639884/

Hope to see you out there, or maybe at least talking about it on the Interwebs!
Take care, Gabriel Amadeus Tiller

For those of you who might not know…Gabriel is a bike-jousting expert…award-winning I believe

Mini Bike Winter Schedule from site after the jump…. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Sketchy has moved from Dante's to Hawthorne Theater and they are having a “Rotten Valentines” event on Thursday. Dr. Sketchy is a sort of drawing class where you can draw cabaret and pin-up models. That is a lot better than a bowl of fruit…am I right, am I right?

Other Portland Valentines Weekend Events here

From Zoey:
On the 12th, we're offering our Rotten Valentine Party, our rendition of Hallmarks most loved/hated Holiday.

with SPECIAL GUESTS!

SPLENDUH the MAGICKAL UNICORN &

SARAH STYLES's Mysterious Art of Balloon Manipulation!

Hawthorne Theater
SE 39th and Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
$10, 8PM doors, 9PM show

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