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We are coming on yet another weekend of Portland First Thursdays & Fridays. This one at Nemo looks liek a standout especially if you have bike skills.

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Related: Our Portland 2010 February Events List

From NEMO:
NEMO hosts the Backyard Blam presentation of Bridgetown Hustle, art show and contests, Friday, February 5, 2010, 6pm to 10pm.

Bike Art Show
Custom bikes, photography, and much more.

Bunny Hop Contest
So. You think you can jump? Prove it at 7:30.

Roller Sprints
Open sprints is a head-to-head bike race on stationary bikes.
Races are on Giant Bowerys that double as grand prizes! Races at 8:00.

Trick Comp
Take it out to the parking lot and show us what you got. Best tricks can win big. Takes place just after sprints.

$5 to participate in the contests. Mad prizes.

Posted by Mike Harper

The era of the folk orchestra hasn't given up its bloom with the new decade. Layers of musicians pile into tiny venues and pack stages like nearly lit matches huddling in a matchbox – percussive smashing of random objects, toy pianos and brass instruments shining against the floating tones of melting guitar strings wrapped around violin whispers! In the vein of Zach and everyone's favourite Sufjan comes one Berkeley via Missouri composer that has landed in Portland like an origami crane folded from sheet music. Having toured through Portland with Bearkat in 2008, Kyle Butz set his sights on this town, orchestrating his return by way of cross-continental tour, gaggle of musicians and accordion in tow.

Bootz Orchestra channels large Balkan beats through the four strings of Kyle Butz's ukulele, buried alive beneath a shuddering brass section and the soaring violin of Ashley King.  "Mollifying Whirl," from Bootz's EP Bony Jars, begins with a Read the rest of this entry »