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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 here and will be giving away some on twitter (add @leighfeldman3) to Mortified (tonight), Murs (fri), Hot Awkward (fri) and Really Good (sat). 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 — or follow us on twitter @leighfeldman3! (These are from Leigh, not Pipeline. Email him to join his list & win: leighfeldman3 @ gmail)

Free music ish… G-dfather of the Portland Rap Scene and local radio show host Cool Nutz has just put out an exclusive mixtape with VTech phones! Grab it here – music.vtechphones.com/2010/04/cool-nutz-mix-cd/

More Awesome ish… Win pair of TICKETS to Portland Indie Wine & Food Festival ($150! — May 8th) from Pipeline on Facebook here: http://pdx.be/fb-topics

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

Portland Thursday Events,  April 29

• Housecall @ Groove Suite (FREE — house music)
• Art Not Crime Live Art Show @ Provenance Gallery on MLK & Alberta (FREE/donations — huge live art showing)
• Steady Rockin w/ Deff Ro, DJ Renz, Might Moves @ Bar XV (FREE — hip hop, funk, r&b)
• Chervona @ Alberta St. Pub ($5 — Balkan brass fun)
• KPSU Fundraiser Band Showcase @ Parlour Café ($4 — tons of bands, cheap bar)
• Pink Party w/ Vagabond Opera, Mars Retrival Unit, DJ Number 6 @ Backspace ($15 — huge fundraiser for Planned Parenthood)
• Mortified @ Mission Theater ($12 — live readings of embarrassing childhood journal entries)
• Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth @ Hollywood Theater ($7 — indie rock g-d status)
• Off the Grid & Tyler Tastemaker @ Crown Room (FREE — heavy bass, electro, UK Garage, dubstep)
• Make It Pop! PDX Pop Fundraiser @ Ace Cleaners ($35 — tons of bands, tons of items, auction)
• Prince Klassen @ Beauty Bar (FREE – $5 tallboy and shot special, can't go wrong, plus this legendary producer!)
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday events after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

This Friday is Meetin Portland's 6th Anniversary party. This will be a huge party (214 people have RSVPed on the site and many more will likely show as over 1100 have viewed it). I went to several Meetin Portland (otherwise known as MiPL) events in 2005. The organizers were/are very nice people and these parties always have a good turnout. They have grown significantly since those days and I would not be surprised if 500+ people showed up to mingle, meet, and all that other stuff people do at these type of things.

From Meetin website:
Once upon a time there were 9 people to got together at Lucky Lab on Hawthorne to form a new group called MiPL. That was 6 years ago… (almost to the day!)

Since the traditional 'gift' for a 6 year anniversary is Candy, we will be going to Candy Ultra Lounge for our Anniversary Party. Below are key details you should know.

From 7:15pm to Midnight Candy will be open ONLY to MiPL. We have secured the ENTIRE place ONLY for us!

Theme: SUGAR AND SPICE and EVERYTHING NICE
Candy has a 'moderate' dress code which includes no baseball hats, tennis shoes or t-shirts, so please come dressed respectfully… but play around with theme if you want – plenty of interpretation allowed! Read the rest of this entry »

After a very long wait, the SE Portland Tool Library opens on Saturday. If you want to help out, they are looking for volunteers and tools.

From website (www.septl.org):

Slated to open May 1, 2010, the SE Portland Tool Library is an all-volunteer library of home and garden tools that may be borrowed free of charge by SE Portland residents.

We're just like a library that lends books, we just happen to deal in saws, hammers, rakes, ladders, and now seeds!

Membership will be FREE! You just have to be over 18 and a resident of SE Portland within SE Uplift's boundaries. The tool library will be located at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, located at 2800 SE Harrison St. and will be open Saturdays from 9am-2pm.

<!–Our latest informational handouts: 3-fold brochure, flyer.

–>Help out! We're in need of volunteers to help get us ready for May 1, 2010 and of course we need tool donations!  If you'd like to volunteer to get us ready, or if you have tools you'd be interested in donating, please contact us!  No broken tools please (gas-powered tools by special arrangement).

Send SEPTL some love on facebook!

From our partners at Goodfoot Lounge

GOODFOOT ALL-STARS TRIBUTE to JAMES BROWN @ 9:00pm

Our 3rd Annual bow-down to the Godfather!!! The All-Stars feature members of Leftover Salmon, The Headhunters, Everyone Orchestra, Devin Phillips Band, The Blue Cranes, Triclops and the Motet! With a full horn line, multiple vocalists and a tight and funky rhythm section come prepared to bust loose on the dance floor. $10.

**WIN TICKETS: Pipeline has a pair of tickets to give out for the All-Stars. To win, go here to our Facebook page and comment on why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn Friday afternoon (April 30). Read the rest of this entry »

Can you taste from forty wineries and eat from fifteen restaurants in one day? Of course you can and that is what you should do on May 8th at the Portland Indie Wine & Food Festival.

WIN TICKETS: Pipeline has a pair of tickets to give out for the fest. To win, go here to our Facebook page and comment on why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn Friday eveningish (April 30).

Reminder: We give out tons of free tickets to our Portland Facebook Group every month including festivals, top music venues, great events, etc. Join it if you like free stuff. (Portland Indie Wine & Food festival is also on Facebook here)

From Press Release:
The Portland Indie Wine & Food Festival – Saturday, May 8th
Get your tickets NOW before they sell out!

Join 40 of Oregon's best craft wineries as they gather at Northeast Portland's Bison Building for the 6th annual Portland Indie Wine & Food Festival. All participating wineries were selected by an expert tasting panel comprised of twelve nationally recognized sommeliers, retailers, wine trade representatives and writers. These tiny producers and winemakers will be on hand to personally pour and discuss their wines, farmer's market style, with many wineries offering direct sales during the festival – the ultimate one-stop shopping experience.

Your ticket includes pours from all selected wineries, a commemorative tasting glass, a festival passport for taking tasting notes and small plates from fifteen top local restaurants and food purveyors like The Country Cat, Pazzo Ristorante, and Café Nell.

Bison Building
419 NE 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232

Tickets:
General Admission: 2 p.m. — 6 p.m. / $75
VIP Admission: 1 p.m. — 6 p.m. / $125
Buy tickets now online at: www.indiewinefestival.com/tickets

From our partners at Blitz

Blitz is pleased to announce that we are holding our first Spring Pale Ale Fest at Blitz Ladd. We have invited 6 1ocal and 4 regional breweries to showcase their Pale Ales so you can try them and compare them to one another. More info about Blitz can be found at blitzbarpdx.com & on twitter  (@blitzbarpdx).

In our first Spring Pale event our special guests include; (Maletis) 10 Barrel Pale Ale (reconfirm), Ninkasi Quantum, Widmer Drifter, New Old Lompoc Condor, (Columbia) Deschutes Red Chair, Lagunitas Pale, Pike Brewing Pale, Pyramid Slingshot, Sierra Nevada Pale, and New Belgium Mighty Arrow.

Twenty percent (20%) of the total sales between 12-9:00pm will be donated to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Food-BBQ
Pulled pork, brisket, chicken, and burgers with Read the rest of this entry »

Mortified returns to Mission Theater this Thursday & Friday and we have a pair tickets to give out to Thursday's show. These shows almost always sell out, so here is a good chance for you to get a pair. To win tickets: Go here to win a pair of tickets of Facebook.

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.

From Press Release:

Mortified, the cult comedy sensation that's a smash hit in LA, NYC, D.C., San Francisco, Austin, Chicago & Boston returns to McMenamins Mission Theater following a two-night sold out show in February. Come see our performers share their shame on Thursday, April 29 and Friday, April 30. Tickets available online or through the Crystal Ballroom & Mission Theater box offices.

Mortified stars everyday people reading aloud their most embarrassing, pathetic and private Read the rest of this entry »

There are a lot of great events in Portland this weekend (especially on Saturday), but making some time to check out the Cinco de Mayo festival at Waterfront Park is a good bet. Not sure if the Max is increasing its schedule this year or not, but that should be announced by Friday.

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From Website:
From May 1 to May 5, 2010, Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association (PGSCA) will present the twenty-sixth annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta. PGSCA was established in 1984, and is a 501 (C-3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Latino culture, arts, education, economic and intercultural partnerships, and goodwill between the cities of Portland and Guadalajara.

¡Bienvenidos a La Fiesta Anual de Cinco de Mayo!
Desde el 1 de mayo hasta el 5 de mayo, la Asociación de Ciudades Hermanas Portland Guadalajara (PGSCA) realizará la vigésima sexta celebración anual de Cinco De Mayo. PGSCA se estableció en 1984, y como una organización sin fines de lucro 503 (c-3) nos dedicamos a promover la cultura y el arte latino a traves de colaboraciones educativas e interculturales entre las ciudades de Guadalajara y Portland.

Ticket Info
ADMISSION
Adults: $6.00 13 and older
Child: $3.00 6 years to 12 years
Children under 6 years old FREE
Seniors 62 and Older: $4:00
Carnival Ride Ticket Information: $.75 cents each ticket (Rides take more than 1 ticket)

Entertainment Schedule (and cool video of the festival) after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Jackpot Records Film & Music Festival is in full swing at Hollywood Theater. According to yesterday's email from Jackpot (and amazingly!), there are STILL tickets left to see Thurston Moore & Jandek live on this Thursday. I wouldn't wait any longer to buy these if you are a fan…just can't imagine there still being any at the door.

From December's Press Release:
Thursday, April 29th Jackpot Records will be presenting a one-time only show with JANDEK AND THURSTON MOORE. Gasp!

Yes, you TOTALLY read that correctly.

In what could be one of the few possible upgrades in both rarity and uniqueness to a live Jandek performance, Thurston Moore will join the legendary Texas recluse for a one-time, on stage collaboration.

Jackpot Records is proud to facilitate this aligning of the planets at the Hollywood Theatre as they did for one of Jandek's earliest live shows nearly four years ago. That show, also curated by Jackpot Records, sold out and was released on CD to widespread acclaim as the album "Portland Thursday". The subsequent years have only enhanced clamor and interest in this true outsider musician.

Thurston Moore, front man for Sonic Youth and aficionado of all things reasonably unique, is a dream collaborator, ramping up the possibilities for what this night could bring. This show, like the musicians themselves, is here only once and then gone forever.

Jandek + Thurston Moore.  Just let it sink in.
When it's done sinking in, click here to purchase tickets, which are now on sale.

Posted by Kimberly Gehl

This past rainy Saturday was a great day to spend at the Stumptown Comics Festival!

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