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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 From Pipeline: Portland Monthly EVENTS LIST

From Leigh Feldman:
Things I'm currently jocking…

Free ish… We have 2 tix to the Jus Noise Hip Hop Festival for Friday & Saturday w/ Jern Eye & Rob Swift, tix to the Rose City Rollers documentary screening, the Beat Off Battle next Wednesday, 3 pairs of tix to Live & Direct and passes to The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus! 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… http://therub.crewcial.org/ITMFR3.mp3 Starting the new year off with one of the first mix tapes sent to me for 2010. It's from the dj collective The Rub from NYC. Awesome flips of vocals you'll recognize and 100% perfect for a party!

Awesome Ish… Tonight is the Launch Party for The Phunktion w/ Philly's Phunkestra Soul Orchestra @ The Crown Room. It's live band New Orleans style funk, $2 pints, FREE entry and it kicks off a little before 10pm!

This list is growing by leaps and bounds. Turn to the person next to you and see if they are reading the same email. If not, forward it to them and tell them to join the community.

Life is a party, everyone is just waiting to be invited.
See you all out and about! Leigh Feldman

Portland Thursday Events, January 7

• From Pipeline: First Thursday in the Pearl and Old Town (@firstthursday)
• Play For Keeps @ Tribute Gallery (art art art)
• LAUNCH PARTY for The Phunktion w/ Philly's Phunkestra Soul Orchestra @ Crown Room (live band New Orleans/Chicago style brass funk. $2 pints of Newcastle. Free!)
• Urban Girl NW Fashion Show @ Smart Real Estate offices (Miss Teen Oregon is modeling in this. Does that make you more or less interested?)
• Art of Weddings Showcase @ Gerding Theater (bridal fashion)
• Beat Club '68 w/ DJ Rhienna @ East End (tracks from sixty eight)
• Krushgroove Throwback Thursdays @ Bar XV (old school hip hop, funk and throwback jams)
• I Hate Your Job w/ DJ KG @ Tube (soul/r&b and rock)
• From Pipeline: Museum By Moonlight @ World Foresty Center
• The Fix @ Someday Lounge (hip hop dj's)
• Savoir Faire Burlesque & Vaudeville Performance @ Hawthorne Theater (barroom fare)
• From Pipeline: “Winter Kills” the 1st Annual Brew-HaHa (Beer-themed art) @ Anka Gallery
• Liz Albert Installation @ Alpern Gallery (art art art)
• Komikaze: Comics from the Balkans & Beyond @ Floating World Comics (art art art)
• Natalie Philips Art show @ Pearl Room of Powell's Books (art art art)
• After Hours Photography Exhibition @ Compound Gallery (art art art)
• Lee M. Hale: Mind if I Smoke @ Nine Gallery (art art art)
• From Pipeline: SEQUENTIAL ART [sequentialartgallery.com] – “Excerpts from Hand Hewn”, by Philip Barasch
• From Pipeline: 2010 Timbers Army First Thursday gathering at Bitter End Pub (7:01pm)
• From Pipeline: 2nd Annual Big Top Bottoms Up Burlesque Show "Winter Wonderland" @ Kelly's Olympian
• From Pipeline: Subjective Art Show @ Portland Community College Sylvania Campus
• From Pipeline: Free Entry to Portland Chinese Garden
• From Pipeline: 7th Planet Picture Show @ Mt Tabor Legacy

Friday, Saturday and Sunday after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Kimberly Gehl

This weekend the NW Film Center kicks off the 27th edition of its annual Reel Music Film Festival, an exquisite month-long showcase of some of the greatest “musical” films in existence.

Not to be confused with the popular “musicals” film genre we are all familiar with, the Reel Music Film Festival offers a diverse line-up of films whose common themes are the exploration of the history of a wide-variety of styles of music and types of instruments, the fascinating relationship between sound and image, and the influence of music on society and culture.

I was able to preview some of this weekend's line-up, and I have to say that all of them were a pleasure to watch. If you are looking for something to do this weekend, consider one of the following screenings: Read the rest of this entry »

I live in the Sunnyside neighborhood that includes Muddy Waters and read this blog post in the Portland Mercury about their possibly closing next week. I stopped by early in the morning  and I saw they are having a big party this weekend (click picture for large size on Flickr). It looks good and you might want to check out the ending (or hopefully a new beginning) of Muddy Waters.

One of my favorite things at MW is the $1 coffee if you bring your own container. That's quite a deal and let's keep it alive.

Oh and…”Date a barista auction”… I suggest bidding on Aloe as she made me a quite fine hot chocolate and is also apparently a beautician according to a flyer by the door.

Muddy Waters
2908 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214

Related: Our Portland EVENTS LIST

This Rose City Rollers documentary “Brutal Beauty” premiers this Saturday at Hollywood Theater.

Reminder: We give out free tickets every week to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and events in Portland (Rose City rollers bouts for instance). Join it if you like free stuff.

From Press Release:

Brutal Beauty Feature Documentary Premiers January 9th @ Hollywood Theatre
Viewers to revel in this gritty, passionate look at Portlandʼs Rose City Rollers
Purchase Tickets from Film Action Oregon

Toaster Productions and Rockstar Energy Drink are proud to unveil Brutal Beauty, Tales of the Rose City Rollers, an embedded look at the 2009 Rose City Rollers season. The epic documentary puts special focus on the women who make up the Rose City Rollers and the effort and sacrifice that go into this increasingly popular sport. "The goal of Brutal Beauty was to examine the culture and sensation that roller derby has become in Portland and to attempt to discover what is at the core of this movement," said Chip Mabry, Producer/Director of the film.

The film covers the regular season of Portland derby and then follows Read the rest of this entry »

(Win Tickets: Pipeline is giving away several pairs of free tickets to Museum By Moonlight. To win, comment below on why you want to go to this event. Winners will be drawn on Wednesday afternoon and emailed.)

From our partners at World Forestry Center

Museum by Moonlight at the World Forestry Center
An after-hours event for those 21+
When: Jan. 7, 2010
Times: 6 — 9:30pm
Cost: $8, or $6 with coupon off website
Where: World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
More info: www.worldforestry.org
Directions: Take MAX to our front door! Exit Washington Park/Zoo

Tastings •  Beer •  Wine •  Food
Celebrate the New Year right at the Discovery Museum after hours!

Barefoot Wine and Bubbly will be popping champagne and pouring wines from their extensive collection. Oakshire Brewing is coming all the way from Eugene to tap both Overcast Espresso Stout and Watershed IPA for your drinking pleasure. Laurelwood Brewery is back with their Organic Portland Roasting Espresso Stout, and another mystery selection. All drinks are complimentary with admission. Donations are appreciated.

Samples of Active Culture Frozen Yogurt, Mocha Bliss cupcakes from Bliss Bake Shop, and pre-mixed cocktails from Tribeca Light will be available all night. Don't miss your last chance to view special exhibit, Coffee: The World in Your Cup before it ends on Jan. 10 with Read the rest of this entry »

If you one of your New Year's resolutions was more public (semi-)nudity, you are in luck. The Global No Pants on Subway day is this Sunday. Not sure where they will be hopping on in NE, but North and SW are covered. Thanks to rule 1, part 2, there will likely be as many “photographers” & “bloggers” as participants. Thanks to rule #3…ummm…why would one bring baked ham and not eat it? Public (semi-)nudity is confusing.

No Pants Subway Max Ride info:

All are invited to participate in the 9th Annual No Pants! Subway (For us its the Max, Trolley and Bus) Ride. The event will take place at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 10th. Everything you need to know is in this post. Please read it carefully!

REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:

1) Willing to take pants off on public transportation or take them off before or just not wear them at all. If not, be willing to record someone doing it.
2) Able to keep a straight face about it
3) a loose rule. But I would highly recommend eating and bringing snacks. simply bringing a tupperware container full of honey baked ham and not eating it leads to making out with gross boys and telling people “the truth”. neither of those results in positive reactions from the crowd.

**THIS IS A PARTICIPATORY EVENT. DO NOT SHOW UP UNLESS YOU PLAN TO TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF OR HELP RECORD THE EVENT**

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Chinese Teahouse
Chinese Garden, Portland, Oregon
Taken on May 11, 2009
Photo by CarloPDX

The forecast currently only shows rain on Monday of this week and temperatures will make it to the high 40s–not bad for January in Portland. On top of that, entrance to the Chinese Garden will be free until January 11th with various activities happening each day.

From Chinese Gardens website:

On September 14, 2010 Lan Su Chinese Garden turns ten. To commemorate this exciting milestone and honor our special relationship with our sister city Suzhou, we're hosting a yearlong celebration–and everyone is invited. Beginning with ten free admission days and continuing throughout the year, we're filling the calendar with events and surprises not to be missed.

Celebrating Ten Years with Ten Free Days
January 2 – 11

Ten days of free admission to the Read the rest of this entry »

Greek Cusina Purple Octopus
Portland, Oregon
Photo by Julian Chadwick

The Greek Cusina apparently closed this weekend. Perhaps the city's threats finally came to fruition. No news on whether the octopus is still there or will stay up…let's hope so or no Valentine's heart for us this year. BarFly's Review of Greek Cusina here.

Update: it appears the octopus will be taken down tomorrow.

Related: Watch Mad Men Season 4 Premiere Online & In Portland | 60′s Cocktails, Music, Food

Shanrocks is having another one of their special trivia nights on Monday and this time it is Mad Men night.

From Shanrocks:
Do you know the ins and out of Sterling Cooper – or, to be thoroughly modern, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce?

Whether you're an account man or with “creative”; happy in the secretarial pool or eager for that corner office; ripping your nylons on subway seats or staying home with Carla and the kids, you'll want to bring your best pitch to the Ella Street Social Club on Monday, Jan. 4, for Mad About “Man Men,” a special theme night of ShanRock's Triviology dedicated to all things Joan, Roger, Betty, Kinsey, et al. Period dress encouraged; period behavior (smoking while pregnant, sexually harassing Margaret the trivia jockey) . . . not so much.

Trophy & prizes for the winning team!

ShanRock's Triviology presents “Mad About 'Mad Men'”!
Monday, Jan. 4 @ 7:00
Ella Street Social Club @ 714 SW 20th Place
5 person max. per team
Free to play

Description: An attempt to capture the live energy of Chervona, a Portland-based band that seems to defy categorization – Russian/gypsy/punkish/… all seem to fail at describing the foot stomping experience. I cut through two hours of footage to pull together about 6 minutes that hopefully gives you a sense of what the music and performance is like.

Related Info:

• Portland Videos
• PDX Pipeline Vimeo group
• NE Portland New Years @ Alberta Street Pub | Champagne & Caviar @ Midnight
• twitter.com/Chervona