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(For list of weekend events: 75+ Portland Weekend Events | April 30-May 3)

If for some reason you still haven't joined our Portland Facebook Group, you should if you like the FREENESS. Here are tickets we gave away this week.

We give out free tickets every Thursday to the group. Below is all the great tickets we gave away this week. For next Thursday (May 7), we have tickets for Mos Def, Scott Weiland, Roller Derby, Star Trek opening weekend @ the Roseway Theater, Doug Fir, THE SHRUNKEN HEAD OF PANCHO VILLA @ Miracle theater + many more…

Join it if you like free stuff.

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(For list of weekend events 75+ Portland Weekend Events | April 30-May 3)

Last Thursday flows into First Friday immediately this month. Picks from us for good art shows/parties this evening:

Nemo Design: BENEATH THE SURFACE: FLORA, FANTASY & FABLE IN SURFACE DESIGN

NEMO and Pattern People present BENEATH THE SURFACE: Flora, Fantasy, and Fable in Surface Design, May 1st through May 31st.

Opening Reception, Friday, May 1st, 6pm to 10pm, with Music provided by Spencer Product.

BENEATH THE SURFACE is curated by surface design studio, Pattern People, and highlights the work of influential, contemporary surface designers through the mediums of wallpaper, prints, and 3-dimensional objects. The work presented demonstrates how patterns can give dimension to an otherwise flat surface and create a world that pulls in the viewer. Focusing on escapist and fantastical themes, the exhibit features utopian landscapes, folkloric fables, and interpretations of magical inner journeys.

The exhibit includes designers from the U.S, Japan, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and the U.K.
For show details visit: www.patternpeople.com/beneath_the_surface

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(For list of weekend events 75+ Portland Weekend Events | April 30-May 3)

Posted by Nathalie Weinstein

Thrills, chills and tea at Wonderland Circus

When I entered the Bossanova Ballroom for Wanderlust's production of Wonderland Circus, the first person I saw was a woman in a furry hat handing out brownies and cookies with "Eat me" written on them. For its production, the ballroom was transformed into a mad tea party: giant playing cards adorned the walls and the stage while the jazzy, circus-y Trash Can Joe Orchestra jammed on a raised band stand.

The tea party ticket holders sat at a table at the foot of the stage with the March Hare and Mad Hatter, and enjoyed delicious-smelling courses of food, tea and even absinthe during the course of the show. Though the Trash Can Joe Orchestra tended to drown out some of the production's dialogue, I wasn't complaining; the music was swinging and nearly everyone is familiar with the storyline. The production used a series of circus performances to tell Alice's story.

Jessica Hoage of A-Wol Dance Collective is the perfect Alice: small in stature, blond bob and amazing acrobatic abilities to boot. On her journey she encounters a GIANT Jabberwocky that looked like something out of a nightmare, some very grouchy flowers on stilts and a flame breathing Queen of Hearts. After it was over, my date looked at me and said, "Can we come back next weekend?"

Wonderland Circus plays tonight (May 1) and tomorrow night (May 2) at the Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E. Burnside St. Tickets are available at www.bossanovaballroom.com

Related: Wonderland Circus at Bossanova Ballroom | April 24-May 2

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