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Posted by Meagan Kate

Photo by George Holland

I have praised The Liberators here before. They have given tickets away to our readers. They are incredibly sexy.  This weekend, however, The Liberators are going to rock your faces off.

Not only will you laugh with the hilarious Nicholas Kessler (Icarus, Live Wire!, The Second City, Improv Olympic), Shelley McLendon (Eastland Academy , Mortified, Live Wire!, ComedySportz Portland), John Breen (Wendy and Lucy, Upright Citizens Brigade NYC, The Auteur, Hoskins  and Breen) and Tony Marcellino (The Auteur, ComedySportz Portland, Your Other Left, Skin & Bones), but you'll meet some extra special guests reading their middle school diaries, poems, and/or songs. Yes, that's right — starting the show off will be a bite-sized Mortified show just for you!

The theme? Rock and Roll Fantasies. The Mortified performers, The Liberators — all bringing you the hot rock-related action.

Win Tickets: I can feel your excitement! So this is where we tell you that The Liberators are giving two sets of tickets away to our readers! Please comment below and let us know why you want to see The Liberators (please be sure you can attend), and you will be contacted Saturday afternoon if you have won.

Don't win? Relax! Tickets to the show are cheap and the laughs are abundant. Make sure to check out The Liberators website for information about their improv classes (for all levels!) – which are incredible!

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WHAT: The Liberators

WHERE: Mississippi Studios (21+)

WHEN: Sunday, September 27th @ 7pm

HOW MUCH: $12 at the door

Portland's Halloween season is upon us. We have a large and constantly updated list of Portland Halloween parties, events, costume pictures, etc. You should bookmark it.

Are you on the twitter?
Follow @pdxhalloween for Halloween tweets & use the #pdxhalloween hash tag when tweeting.

Featured event:
Halloween in Portland With The Rose City Rollers: Nightmare on Burnside

Reminder: We give out free tickets every week to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join it if you like free stuff.

Early Halloween Events

• All Month: Fright Town @ Rose Quarter – Oct 3 — Nov 1 + $10 Off Coupon
• October 3: 2nd Annual Portland Halloween Bazaar
• October 21-31: The Fields of Fear Halloween Event in Hillsboro
• October 22-30: Halloween Themed Chariots of Rubber: The Final Massacre
• October 23: Sock Dreams Official Grand Opening Party & Costume Contest
• October 24: 2009 Portland Zombie Walk Date Announced: Meet Hot Zombie Chicks
• October 24: Thrill the World: Micheal Jackson's Thriller Dance in Downtown Portland
• October 25: Spooky Night Hike @ Tryon Creek Park
• October 27:  PNCA HALLOWEEN  BALL @ Berbati's – Sliding Scale / All Ages / 8PM
• October 29: SCRAP Halloween Party with “Incognito” Masquerade Ball @ The Nines
• Ocotber 29: Free Pumpkins @ New Hollywood Whole Foods Market
• October 22-29: Portland Halloween Video Festival: 666 Fest
• October 29-31: Fall Into Darkness 2009 Festival @ Berbati's
• October 30: HELL HOUSE Burlesque Show and WE GOT THE MEAT | Someday Lounge
• October 30: Portland Halloween: Transylvanian Ball | Victorian & Steampunk Attire
• October 30: Fez Ballroom: Shut Up & Dance Halloween Edition | disc jockey gregarious, special guest dj rhienna
• October 30-31: Bram Stoker's Dracula @ 5th Ave Cinema
• October 30 – November 1: Portland Theater: Day of The Dead Celebration @ Miracle Theater + Win Tickets

Halloween Day/ Night Events

Kid-Friendly:

• Portland Halloween @ Voicebox PDX: Scary-aoke Kids Party
• Kid-Friendly Portland Halloween @ Oregon Zoo
• Portland Kid-Friendly Halloween Party @ Voicebox Karaoke
• Halloween Party at the Portland Children's Museum
• Family-Friendly Day & Adult Night Portland Halloween Events @ Disjecta
• Wine, Food, Auction & Halloween Pictures With Portland Photographer Tim Gunther Captures
• Halloween Pictures and Oregon Foodbank Fundraiser @ Campbell Salgado Studio
• 3rd Annual Backyard Bang Rail Jam & Halloween Party

Adult Events

• Halloween Party: Take The Barfly Bus + Costume Contest
• Portland Erotic Halloween Party @ Ron Jeremy's Club Sesso
• Massive Halloween Party: Win SEASON Portland Trail Blazers Tickets
• Late Night Halloween Party: Thriller @ 2410
• Berbati's: Fall Into Darkness -YOB / LUDICRA / WITCH MOUNTAIN / ATRIARCH
• Halloween Dance Party: SNAP @ Holocene
• Halloween at Blitz Ladd: October 30 & 31
• The Parkrose Farmers Market closing day + Halloween Party | 8am-2pm
• I've Got Confidence @ IFCC
• Lone Fir Cemetery Tour of Untimely Departures
• 3rd Annual Backyard Bang Rail Jam & Halloween Party
• East Burn: Heaven & Hell Halloween: $5 door (includes a FREE PBR with costume), $500 Costume Contest
• Funky Halloween @ The Goodfoot Lounge w/ The Devin Phillips Band
• Halloween @ Doug Fir: BEST LITTLE HORROR HOUSE IN PORTLAND | Free
• Portland Institute for Contemporary Art Halloween Party + Win Tickets
• Halloween in Portland With The Rose City Rollers: Nightmare on Burnside
• Portland Halloween @ Voicebox PDX: Scary-aoke Kids Party
• Hotel Lucia Halloween Party With DJ Detroit Diesel
• King Fader & Mumu DJing @ Saucebox: Happy Hour all night
• Portland Theater: Day of The Dead Celebration @ Miracle Theater + Win Tickets
• BLACKOUT Halloween Dance Party with PICA and Ace Hotel
• Family-Friendly Day & Adult Night Portland Halloween Events @ Disjecta
• Space Room party with costume contests & free showing of Mystery Science Theatre 3000
• Bram Stoker's Dracula @ 5th Ave Cinema
• “All Homo's Eve” Featuring: DJ Beyonda, Jenny Hoyston, Kaia Wilson, Nicole J. Georges | Rumpspankers
• Hillstomp plays Ash Street Saloon on Halloween
• Halloween @ Nostrana: All Night Happy Hour & More
• 9th Annual Playhouse's Exotic Erotic Halloween Ball @ Paddy's
• Fright Town @ Rose Quarter – Oct 3 — Nov 1 + $10 Off Coupon
• Halloween at Slabtown: Bands, $31 Tattoos! (No Cover)
• Portland Erotic Halloween Ball @ Crystal Ballroom

November 1st aka Day of the Dead

• Portland Day of The Dead Parade In Old Town | November 1st
• Portland Theater: Day of The Dead Celebration @ Miracle Theater + Win Tickets

Halloween Costume Pictures

• Portland Halloween Costume: Amy Winehouse & Tiger
• Portland Halloween Costumes: Officer Dangle @ Crush Bar

(Pipeline is giving away three sets of tickets to this event. Details at the bottom of this post.)

Posted by Meagan Kate

After a summer hiatus and a new event, Back Fence PDX is coming back in traditional form this Wednesday night. With the theme “Temporary Insanity”, Back Fence PDX is bringing us seven new story-tellers,free  treats from St. Cupcake and the ever-present Back Fence buttons!

For over a  year, the ladies of Back Fence PDX have put Portlanders (and a few special guests) on stage to tell true,  non-memorized stories that even their closest friends may be surprised to hear.

The Mission Theater serves as the perfect backdrop for the event, with an intimate feel and enough liquid courage to make anyone ready to expose their most awkward of moments.

Back Fence would like to offer three Pipeline readers a pair of tickets. The first three readers to write the name of a song with the words “Insane” or “Insanity” in the title will win two tickets to Wednesday night's event.

WHAT: Back Fence PDX: Temporary Insanity

WHERE: The Mission Theater

WHEN: Wednesday, September 23rd

HOW MUCH?:  $10 online, and $12 at the door of The Mission.

Posted by Stacy Day

The much ado Musicfest NW is wrapping up with one final stage tonight. But that doesn't leave you with only one option for music. Someday Lounge opens it's doors for music worthy of your attention: Pacific Pride and Padraic Finbar Hagerty-Hammond (yes, that is his name, yes it is).

I'm no music critic; shying away from generic labels, obscure music references and comparisons. But do yourself a favor: Give a listen. Make your own decision. Yes, there are a few influences that come to my mind. Maybe we can compare notes at the bar tonight over a beer afforded by the bargain ticket price of $5. You can thank the bands later.

Someday Lounge | $5 at the door
Sunday, September 20 | 9PM

Related: Portland Sunday Events: September 20

From the large weekend list compiled by Leigh Feldman & supplemented by Pipeline. There are many listings so we have put events in red (or blue = linked!) that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.

Reminder: We give out free tickets every week to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join it if you like free stuff.

Portland Sunday Events, September 20

• Scarlet @ Queen Anne Victorian Mansion (a night of fashion and classic cars)
• Green Renn Fair @ Holladay Park (March 4th, Sneakin Out, Marv Ellis, Barry Hampton and more!)
• Brazilian Night @ Spark's Pizza (Brazilian music, food, dance and drinks)
• From Pipeline: Portland Retro Gaming Expo@ Portland Crowne Plaza (website)
• Oregon Mini Beer Fest @ Green Dragon (30 Oregon beers available for tasting)
• Doggiepalooza @ Washington Park (a celebration of all things dog)
• From Pipeline: Someday Lounge: Pacific Pride & Padraic Finbar Hagerty-Hammond
• Portland Taiko @ Newmark Theater (taiko drumming)
• Pirate Fest @ Cathedral Park (tons of bands, outfits, drinks and games)
• Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante's (fire dancing, strippers, magicians)
• Zoo Bombers @ Zoo Bomb Monument (mini bike madness)
• From Pipeline: Local Farm Tour: "Organically Grown in Oregon Week"
• Soulstice @ Groove Suite (deep house)
• Anime Hentai @ Paris Theater (cartoons)
• From Pipeline: LA LUNA NUEVA festival of Hispanic Arts & Culture
• Soft Sundays w/ Gretchen Mitchell @ Club Calabash (r&b, blues, soul)
• Bikini Bingo @ East End (bingo and bikinis)
• Sunday Night Showcase @ Rontoms (bands, beer, hipsters)
• Pickin On the Patio @ Doug Fir (bluegrass and acoustic folk)

Posted by Sherri Montgomery

Join the Portland Art Museum and artists artist Harrell Fletcher and Jen Delos Reyes from Portland State University's Art and Social Practice Program, for a evening of participatory art at Shine A Light: A Night at the Museum.

The projects created for Shine a Light are intended to blur the boundaries between art and life and creating space for everyday moments to become a part of the Museum itself. Performances during the evening include musical acts, presenting the life of a boy in a painting, and a chance to view favorite selections from one of the museum's longtime curatorial volunteers. Each project seeks to provide new ways for people to experience the museum's collection.

In the Museum's sculpture courtyard there will be performances by local bands. Check out a printmaking demonstration at a mobile print factory. Inside the Museum there are games, more musicians, a project focused on saving endangered languages, and surprise video installations from the Northwest Film Center.

You can also sample art-inspired beers brewed by local breweries: Laurelwood, Old Lompoc, and Lucky Lab. Each of these breweries selected a work of art from the collection and used it as inspiration for a new beer to be unveiled at Shine a Light.

Advance tickets are available for purchase online (with $1 processing fee) or at the Museum.
When:  Saturday, September 19, 6PM-12AM
Where: Portland Art Museum,
Admission: Adults $12, Students/Seniors $9, Kids under 17 and Members are free

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FIRST, You have to be a member of our Facebook group to win. I will check the names against the group. Join here before entering if you are not a member. Don't worry, we only send out one message a week about portland events and free tickets.

Looking for something to do this weekend?

75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets | September 17-20

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Every week, Pipeline gives away many tickets to great shows all around Portland (and sometimes outside of Portland). We usually reserve many/most of these for friends of ours on Facebook & in our Email list.

Win a Barfly Bus Ticket to Mount Angel Oktoberfest by going here: Portland Oktoberfest @ Mount Angel + Win Tickets: September 19

More Free Tickets and info after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

From our partners at Blitz:

Ducks and Beavers….looking for the best “in Portland tailgate and place to watch the games?

Blitz Pearl and Ladd are hosting the “Civil War All 2009 Season” party.

Blitz Pearl and Ladd have great views from every seat in the house. Every U of O and OSU football game will be screened at both locations.

Raffle for Civil War game tickets, hotel and the best tailgate parties will be hosted every game (along with lots of other cool Ducks and Beavers swag.)

$1 Miller Lite every game. Each beer = 1 raffle ticket. See you there!

Leigh sent out his weekly email of Portland weekend events earlier today. It is reproduced below with some additions by Pipeline. You can get the email and your chance to win hookups for shows and deals by emailing leighfeldman3 @ gmail and asking to join

There are many listings so we have put events in red (or blue = linked!) that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.

Reminder: We give out free tickets every week to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join it if you like free stuff.

Related: Portland EVENTS LISTINGS

From Leigh Feldman:
Things I'm currently jocking…

Free ish… We have tickets to Veggie Fest (sat), the screening of Invincible Pole Fighter (sat), Modest Mouse (9/22) and DJ Vadim (9/23)… Wanna win any of them? Forward this email to a friend, have them write us asking to join the group and we'll enter you both in a drawing to win! (These are from Leigh, not Pipeline. Email him to join his list & win: leighfeldman3 @ gmail)

Free music ish… The Crown Room celebrates their 2 Year Anniversary with a ridiculous show on Friday with tons of performers for $3 (and with Massive next Saturday!), so in honor we give you a chance to grab DJ Tyler Tastemaker's rididididiculous mix NBD 2K9 (yes, rididididiculous; it's a combo of bass, future music, blap, dubstep and remixes) http://www.divshare.com/download/8442481-1cf

Life is a party, everyone is just waiting to be invited.

See you all out and about! Leigh Feldman

Portland Thursday Events, September 17

• Mo Ku Art Opening @ Curbside PDX Gallery (art, wine, beer, music)
• Girl Talk, Brother Reade, Guidance Counselor @ Roseland (hipster heaven)
• Ninjasonik, Totally Michael, Serious Business @ Rotture (even cooler hipster heaven)
• Scion Takeover of Bunk Sandwiches @ Bunk (tons of swag, food, drinks)
• Buckwheat Zydeco @ Mississippi Studios (swamp boogie)
• Helio Sequence and Dr. Dog @ Wonder Ballroom (get your free ticket at Jackpot)
• World Dance / Glow in the Dark Aerial Performance @ World Trade Center Atrium (the name of the show kinda sums it up — world dance glow in the dark aerial performance)
• Art Spark @ Vendetta (gathering of artists to discuss upcoming projects)
• CocoRosie @ Aladdin Theater (people love this group, I do not)
• I Hate Your Job w/ DJ KG @ Tube (soul/r&b and rock)
• Psychedelic Sock Hop w/ DJ AM Gold @ The Tanker (Psych, Rockabilly, Surf, Early Soul and R&B and Fuzzed-out Garage)
• Breakdown Thursdays @ Pala (dubstep, electro, glitch, bass)
• The Fix @ Someday Lounge (hip hop)
• Delicious @ Crown Room (weekly alternative party with super cheap drinks)
• X-otica Go Go / After Burn Party @ Dante's (bass and booty)
• Rose City Sirens @ Hawthorne Theater (burlesque performance)
• Twisted Thursdays @ Calabash (hip hop)

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Posted by Nathalie Weinstein

Enjoy the waning days of summer at the Alberta Street Festival

On Alberta Street, it's not completely unlikely to see a man on a skateboard hula-hooping while being pulled by a dog (seriously, I saw him the other night when I was walking home). So although there is little information out there about what to expect from this year's Alberta Street Fair, it's safe to say it won't be your average experience.

Beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday morning and ending at 6 p.m., the fair will turn Alberta street into one, big party from 11th to 30th Avenue. Vendors that frequent Alberta's Last Thursday celebration will be there, as well as its assortment of wandering stilt-people, live bands and clowns on fixies.

The street's growing clusters of food carts, such as the Grilled Cheese Grill, Spud Locker (a baked potato bar), and Homegrown Smoker's vegan barbecue will be ready to feed the hungered masses. Boutiques Read the rest of this entry »