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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 (blue = linked!) that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.

Reminder: We give out free tickets 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 tix (and will also be giving away some on
twitter… umm, Charlie Murphy?!?! – add @leighfeldman3). We are giving away to Snoop Dogg (tonight), Mark Farina (tomorrow), Cyclops Collective CD Release Show w/ Quixtoic (the day after tomorrow …starring Jake Gyllenhall), as well as tix to the Hip Hop theater version of Taming of the Shrew called ‘Slapt that Bitch' at Theater! Theater! (Sat), tix for Bollywood legend DJ Suketu (3.12) and to the Foundation 10 Year Anniversary Street Dance Competition (3.26/3.27)! 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… This Mux Mool edit of Snap's ‘Rhythm is a Dancer. You can see Mux Mool, Kraddy and a few others at FRESH on Friday night! http://blog.iso50.com/audio/s_mm.mp3

Things to look for this weekend… Burlesque shows, vaudeville shows, $2 whiskey, $1 beer, fashion shows, Hot Mess 3 Year Anniversary, March Fourth Marching Band 7 Year Anniversary, Creative Artists 4th Anniversary, First Thursday and the launch of the Will Vinton Claymation show!

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

Portland Thursday Events, March 4

• From Pipeline: 50+ Portland First Thursday Events
• The Fix @ Someday Lounge (FREE – hip hop dj's)
• March Fourth Marching Band Anniversary Show @ Crystal Ballroom ($15 — this will be one huge party!!)
• The Phunktion w/ Philly's Phunkestra, DJ Sweet Anomaly and a late night jam session with members of March Fourth @ Crown Room (FREE – $2 whiskey, $2 pints, Southern funk goodness)
• Snoop Dogg @ Roseland Theater (SOLD OUT but you can win our tix!)
• House Call @ Groove Suite (FREE – house music)
• Krushgroove Throwback w/ DJ Mafia CD Release @ Bar XV (FREE – old school hip hop, funk and throwback jam dj's)
• Intimate Strangers Art Opening @ Tribute Gallery (FREE — art art art)
• Lizard Lounge First Thursday w/ Bryan Free & Chuck E Bloom @ Lizard Lounge (FREE — drinks, art, music performance, Koi Fusionn, Nau spring line and what I think is one of the best first Thursday spaces/parties there is)
• Hana Diamond Art show @ Compound Gallery (FREE — art art art)
• Sick Jaggers x Compound After Party @ Yes & No (FREE — electro rock dance)
• FREE Wine Tasting @ Mr. Jolly's (FREE — wine drinkers rejoice!)
• Wrecking Crue @ Igloo Gallery (FREE — art art art)
• Neo G Yo, Winston Lane, Cloudy October, Ripley Snell @ Rotture (FREE — electro hip hop)
• Le Beau @ East Chinatown Lounge ($5 — hip hop and electro)
• The Hugs & Foregin Orange @ Portland Photo Studio (FREE — bands, pizza, drinks)
• 4th Annual Creative Arts Therapists Show @ 100th Monkey Studio (FREE — art art art)
• From Pipeline: Laugh Riot: Comedy Night at the E Room
• From Pipeline: Artwork of Mark Randall at Slinde & Nelson | First Thursday
• From Pipeline: Galerie Salome First Opening In Everett Station Lofts
• From Pipeline: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• From Pipeline: Voicebox To Host Red Carpet Karaoke | Portland Oscar Awards Party

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Portland's Searchfest takes place next week @ the Governor Hotel. It is the ultimate conference in Portland for the search engine marketing & internet strategy. PDX Pipeline readers can save $30 on their SearchFest ticket with the coupon code BRD-SEMPDXSF1020.

I sent Portland SEO expert & SEMPDX board Member Todd Mintz some questions about the conference and his responses are below:

PDXP: Why should people attend SearchFest?
Julian, I think most people who read PDX Pipeline are interested and involved in social media in one form or another.  We're dedicating a whole track of our agenda to social media where we've invited top experts to speak on relevant topics like Twitter, Facebook & Social Media strategy.  Social media isn't just for fun…it's a business that if done properly can be lucrative for all involved.

If you're interested in Search Engine Optimization or Paid Search, we have full agenda tracks for those topics too.

PDXP: How big of a role does social media play in search/internet marketing now?
Huge.  Massive.  Ginormous. The rise of social media meant that people / businesses could disseminate their message to the masses without needing a top search engine ranking.  However, social media and search marketing frequently work together to help a business achieve their aims.  Our SearchFest session on social media tactics will delve more deeply into that.

PDXP: How has Searchfest evolved since the beginning?
This is our 4th SearchFest Conference and we started doing these because Read the rest of this entry »

You know spring is really close when the Saturday Market kicks off (as well as cherry blossoms). Well, that happens this weekend and they are going to have a party. Also, I didn't know this until now, but if you make a $25 purchase, you receive a free TriMet ticket or a two hour parking validation at any Smart Park garage. Not bad…and of course, don't forget about the good food…mmmmmm

From Press Release:
Join PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET for the kickoff weekend of the 37th season, March 6th & 7th. The tradition continues with a new look for the Market, under an 8,000-square-foot open-sided pavilion, a cantilevered deck over-looking the river and a circular plaza containing the Legacy Fountain in a beautiful park setting along the waterfront.

The two-day celebration on March 6th & 7th will include:

* 5 Daily give-a-ways of $25.00 gift cards and one grand prize gift basket, which includes four tickets to Portland's Lan Su Chinese Garden at NW 3rd & Everett, a $100.00 gift card, and other fine crafted goodies from the Market!

* The Market's Main Stage will be serving up traditional Irish music all weekend long with the likes of The Fenbi International Superstars (http://www.myspace.com/fenbi)

* The Kid's Corner, featuring Janet Julian teaching children and their families how to create musical instruments out of recycled materials to use during the 2 PM Kid's Parade through the Market both Saturday and Sunday.

* The Market's international Food Court featuring original recipes of local favorites like Jalisco's chicken quesadillas, Taste of Poland's homemade pierogi or Chowder Heads; juicy fish-and-chips basket.

* And, as always, the Market's talented artisans selling their original handcrafted wares.

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Posted by Sasha Burchuck

Galerie Salome opens this Thursday!

Aaron Montaigne (Dangerous Boys Club, former Crash Worship) and Laura Kinsinger (designer and indie fashion muse). Maybe you've seen them dressed in fine ensemble, driving around Portland in their black Spitfire convertible with their one-eyed black pug, "Valentino." There is something wonderfully exotic about the two of them which they have translated in to the jewel-toned and chandeliered space that they are about to present to Portland.

Salome's doors will open on 28 portraits by Jaret Ferratusco (author of Please Don't Leave Me and founder of Patient, Folded Hands Press) who will be reading from his most recent novella I Grew Up In Amaltherey Hill.

Ferratusco will be followed by a performance by K Records artist Joey Casio. Reading at 9:00, musical performance 9:30.

Galerie Salome
625 NW Everett Street., #101

“Jake The Crab”
Jake's Famous Crawfish
Portland, Oregon
Photo by Kimberly Gehl

Well, now that the purple octopus of Greek Cusina is gone, there appears to be a new king blow-up sea-life animal in town at Jake's. More Portland pictures on Pipeline here…

Update: JakieInPDX has some more pictures here in the daytime and from above.