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In Portland's quest to have the most Oktoberfests of any city in the world, we present the 3rd one (that we know of) so far this September. This is a pretty big one taking up three full days with eating contests, dancing contests, dog agility contests…it's got it all.

From Oaks Park

Zenner's Oktoberfest at Oaks Park

It's Portland's premier fall festival!  Dust off your lederhosen and bring out the whole family for a weekend of German-style family fun!  Festival features:

* Authentic German food and beer featuring locally owned Zenner's Sausage and Paulaner Beer
* Live music by the Northwest's best Oompah bands
* Dancing, contests, and games in the 2 Festhallen
* Kinderplatz children's games and crafts by the Portland Saturday
* German School and Rocktoberfest with Radio Disney
* Craft and import vendors
* Dog shows
* German cooking demonstrations
* Thrill rides
* And much, much more!

Related: Portland EVENTS LIST

Full schedule of events after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

From our partners at JANE a theater company

Fall is here and theater season is upon us! JANE a theater company, in partnership with BrunDog Productions, is proud to announce that its lush, Broadway-style production of Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical "COMPANY" is back — and better than ever — with a new run Sept. 25 — Nov. 8 at the Winningstad Theater in Portland (1111 SW Broadway).

This Thurs., Sept 24, join a special preview showing, which is also a fundraiser event for the Oregon Food Bank. Just two cans of food are required for admission…while seats last. So, be sure to arrive early for this 8 p.m. show.

This event is part of National Hunger Action Month. Come out and show your support — and join a sparkling night of theater with COMPANY. And, if you miss the opener, you can visit visit ticketmaster.com or PDXTix.com to purchase tickets for another showing.

Also…

• Become a JANE theater company fan on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/nopq7e)
• Follow JANE on Twitter: @JANEtheater (http://twitter.com/JANEtheater)

I 've noticed a lot of people still seem to not know about this and we wouldn't want to disappoint the Flaming Lips with our lack of naked bikers, since….Naked Bike riding + Mount Tabor + Flaming Lips = Portland Heaven

It's going to be in the 90s tomorrow, so all works out for you and your birthday suit.

Are you on the twitter? Follow @pdxbikes (& @bikeportland) to see Portland bike tweets and use the #pdxbikes hashtag when sending out Portland bike info.

From Bike Portland (quote from Wayne Coyne):
For the sake of the shoot we would rather no tall bikes or abnormally small bikes, it's just easier on the camera guy, George. Though if some show up I'm sure they will figure it out. We are looking for things to be as natural as possible so we are discouraging costumes and body paint. Though if people want to make themselves shiny with baby oil or something, that will play off the lights well! Read the full story here

No tall bikes? No short bikes? No body paint? What's next…no fixed gears? That might be “natural” in the OKC, but not the PDX, Mr Coyne.

Event details:
Flaming Lips naked bike video shoot
Wednesday, September 23, 10am – 10pm (drop-in)
The top of Mount Tabor, by the basketball courts
No RSVP needed. Just show up wearing clothes, please.
For more information, contact: bikeforthelips at gmail dot com

*Photo by J. Maus @ BikePortland

Related: Video: World Naked Bike Ride in Portland | Hawthorne Bridge

Pampelmoose and Pipeline are throwing a FREE aftershow bash for Ume and Dead Confederate at RonToms tonight, Tues Sept 22nd. Also lined up to perform is Boy Eats Drum Machine. RonToms is open as usual for adult beverages but we expect to kick things off at 10PM going through closing time. The first 50 people through the door get an exclusive limited edition Gang of Four Tommie Sunshine remix on 7″ vinyl. Live performance times: Boy Eats Drum Machine 10:30 Ume 11:15

There is no reason to get a DUI (or DUII) on Halloween in Portland when you can roll the Barfly bus. I hear this is a pretty great party and I know the Halloween busses are very popular. They had to get extras and even those were sold out last year, so get those tickets quick.

Related: Portland Halloween Parties, Events, Costumes, Contests, Pictures, etc

From Barfly
Ooky-Spooky Ninth Annual Halloween BarFly Bus Tour!

Trick or treat to the max onboard the BarFly Bus for Halloween! There'll be thrills and chills all night long as we visit some of the scariest haunts in Portland. Multiple costume contests throughout the night with fun prizes (and sometimes even cold, hard cash!), too. It's our most popular tour of the year for a reason – IT KICKS ASS! Make no mistake – COSTUMES ARE MANDATORY! FYI – all ten of last year's Halloween BarFly Buses sold out weeks in advance.

Saturday, October 31st, 2009, 7pm-1am
$25 apiece or $200 for ten – No cover charges, drink discounts and complimentary appetizers, included. COSTUMES MANDATORY – multiple costume contests!

Click here to buy tickets

This is probably the end of nice Last Thursdays on Alberta so I encourage you all to go out there and experience the mayhem. However, when the sun goes down, you might want to go to Southeast for what is sure to be an awesome show. You know what happens when you have a show with 100 artists? Big Party. That's what happens.

Are you on the twitter? Follow the @lastthursday account for Last Thursday updates plus use the #lastthursday tag when tweeting from the events.

From Goodfoot Lounge

“I am, therefor I think 3″ at the goodfoot, opens Last Thursday, Sept 24th from 5-11pm, show's up until Oct 26th. It's part illustrative memoir, part social commentary. The work displays imagery any were from praying to beer to genetic engineering. There are around a 100 artists with over 300 works, and a varied of mediums (etching, painting, mixed media, photography, etc).

artists
Adam Ciresi
Adam Ross
Anna Todaro
Ashley Costa
Ben Wilson
Brad Klausen
Brandon Wilkinson
Brent Houzenga
Brett Superstar
Bruce New Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Kristen Imes

As a general rule, I have an aversion to restaurants that are attached to hotels, but on occasion, there are exceptions to this rule – one of these exceptions being H5O Bistro, attached to Hotel Fifty.  One of the things

that I enjoyed most about this restaurant were its classical approaches to modern cuisine. The service was excellent, the food was delicious and flavorful, and the ambiance was both relaxed and refined.

On a recent outing, my friend and I went there to enjoy a few cocktails overlooking Waterfront Park and the river, and then ended up ordering a few appetizers from their tapas-inspired menu. We had two amazing cocktails – the Bliss, a lovely libation of Bombay, St. Germain, and white peach puree – as well as the Perfect, which was, as the name suggests, perfect. I mean, how could one go wrong with bourbon and bourbon soaked bing cherries?

The duck confit with house-made gnocchi, fennel pollen, tomato, and crispy parmesan was Read the rest of this entry »

From our partners at Singlelicious

Singlelicious HQ is giddy from spending all weekend with the social media gurus at Word Camp Portland. We're geeks — we know! But our geekalicious, singlelicious selves believe in taking the hyper local, singles road less traveled as we connect Portland's lovely singles. This week we are graced by beautiful weather and four incredible opportunities to spike your date with destiny and chance meetings. You can drop into any event or sign up online at www.singleliciouspdx.com. Let us know you will be there!

FREE:  Spontaneous Singlelicious Food Cart Meet Up! Inspired by our charming, witty, gorgeous friends at Word Camp Portland, Singlelicious has spontaneously scheduled a lunchtime food cart meet up on Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join us at the food carts on SW 3rd & Washington for sunshine, singles, and lunch. Yum!

Singlelicious will be easy to spot. If you don't spot the throngs of Portland's most desirable singles crowding the food carts, you will see our Singlelicious logo loud and proud.  Bring your lunch money and join us!

Tonight – Luscious for Single Lesbians at Mint/820: Tuesday, Sept. 22 Read the rest of this entry »

Portland Halloween 2008
Amy Winehouse & Tiger
Holocene, SE Portland

We're getting ever so close to Portland's favorite holiday, so time to figure out your costume. Amy Winehouse might be done this year, but that tiger is always good.

You can see my full set of Halloween pictures from last year on Flickr here. Add your Portland Halloween pictures to our Flickr group here.

Related: 2009 Portland Halloween Parties, Events, Costumes, Contests, Pictures, etc

The Meat Puppets – Plateau
Description: Club kingsnake presents The Meat Puppets performing the song Plateau live at the Republic of Texas Biker Rally in Austin, Texas on 6/1/2007

The Meat Puppets are playing a free in-store performance this evening at Music Millennium. That's your Tuesday taken care of.

From Press Release:

MEAT PUPPETS
Tuesday, 9/22 – 6 PM
Out of all of the bands that made SST Records a towering force in the American underground during the mid-'80s, the Meat Puppets lasted the longest, surviving where other bands fell apart. Not only did they play hard, loud, and fast, but they also had elements of the blues-rock of ZZ Top, the ambling folk-rock of the Grateful Dead, and Neil Young's country-rock and hard rock. myspace.com/themeatpuppets

Music Millennium
3158 E Burnside St
Portland, OR 97214