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If you are looking to broaden your mind tonight and drink free beer, this might be for you. Don't forget to bring your own mug.

From Press Release:
SHIFT: A Green Salon
Local Creatives Share Ideas and Inspiration for Sustainable Design

The Portland AIGA Green Team is holding their 3rd SHIFT: A Green Salon, on Tuesday, May 25th. The event will showcase 10 five-minute presentations from designers, creatives, and innovators that are making communications better and more sustainable. This inspiring and educational evening will also include a short Q&A, mingling, and giveaways — while enjoying fresh local cupcakes from Peach Cheesecake and 52 Ltd. and beer, which is *free* to those whom bring their own mug and are older than Taylor Swift.

SHIFT: A Green Salon will take place Tuesday, May 25th from 7-9pm at Ecotrust in the Pearl (721 NW 9th Avenue, 2nd floor). Doors open at Read the rest of this entry »

We are giving away two $25 Gift Certificates to Portland Saturday Market. To win, comment on this post why you would like to win or why you like the market, etc. Will draw winners on Friday.

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 our partners at Portland Saturday Market:

It's a Picnic in the Park

Celebrate Memorial Day at the Portland Saturday Market's new Waterfront Home. With sprawling green lawns surrounding the Market, there is no shortage of picnic space for you, your family and your dog to play in the sun. The Bill Naito Legacy Fountain at Portland Saturday Market, which is designed for folks of all ages to frolic in the waters adds an element of surprise with its ever-changing water patterns.

No picnic is complete without the perfect meal and you don't have to pack your own! The Market has over 20 food carts to choose from. At Old Town Burger, you'll find Burgers, chicken sandwiches, chili dogs, southwest salads, and seasonal desserts.

Don't think we've forgotten your four-legged friends. We've got hundreds of treats for dogs of all shapes and sizes. Check out Sewing Ventures (Booth #308) or Doodlebug Duds (Booth #805) for the perfect waterproof dog coats, collars and leashes, reversible scarves, fleece sweaters, beds, carriers and tug toys. No trip to the Market with your dog is complete without getting a bag of Reba's Healthy Gourmet Doggy Cookies. You'll find several flavors of these crunchy wholesome cookies at Booth # 909.

The Market's Main Stage will be serving up a great mix of music all weekend long with the likes of Sandy Saunders Band -www.sandysaundersmusic.com on Saturday 5/29 and Thistle & Rose- www.agirlwithaguitar.com on Sunday 5/30.

About Portland Saturday Market

Portland Saturday Market is the largest arts and crafts market in continuous operation in the United States. It is held every Read the rest of this entry »

Another weekend in Portland and another street party. This weekend is in Kenton. Their website is a bit low on the details, but they have been reproduced below. The obvious info is that between 10 and 6 on Saturday, there will be a street party and probably a couple thousand people out there.

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Related: 2011 Kenton Street Fair | Coaster Cars, Music, Bingo, Food

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From Website:

With only a few months to plan, and on a shoestring of a budget, the Kenton Business Association and Neighborhood Association have finished the planning phase of the First Annual Kenton Street Fair!

Currently we have over 70 vendors confirmed, three stages fully booked for the day, a coaster car exhibition, a car and bike show, and a variety of games and activities for folks of all ages!  With the support of neighbors, businesses and artists, we have secured some incredible performers who have offered to help our new event become something special simply because they care to help.  We’re excited to welcome The Lions of Batucada, Sarah Moon & The Night Sky, Mr. Ben and so many more as they entertain us throughout the day and keep the energy up for this special day. Read the rest of this entry »

This Write to Publish Conference is this weekend at Portland State. Tickets for the conference are a bit spendy, but only $10 for the Open House day (May 23), which will showcase several Portland-area writers including Chuck Palahniuk.

From website:
Ooligan Press is excited to announce that award-winning authors Chuck Palahniuk and Ursula K. Le Guin will be sharing their publishing experiences at the Oolicon: Write to Publish open house event, May 23, 2010, at Portland State University.

Several other noteworthy Portland-area writers will be appearing as well, including: Shannon Wheeler, creator of Too Much Coffee Man and Eisner Award-winning artist; Deborah Hopkinson, Oregon Book Award-winning children's author; Virginia Euwer Wolff, National Book Award-winning YA fiction author; and Lilith Saintcrow, popular urban fantasy author.

Write to Publish, affectionately known as Oolicon, is a conference organized by Ooligan Press. The primary goal of Write to Publish is to demystify the publishing process for writers. Write to Publish is different from other writing conferences in that it does not focus on the craft of writing, but rather on the process of getting published.

On May 22, Workshop Day, choose from a series of ten workshops for writers. Come back on May 23, Open House Day, to mingle with professionals in the industry and to hear authors speak about their experiences with the publishing process.

Ticket prices are $130 for writers for the full conference (this includes five workshops and the Open House on the second day) or $32 per workshop.

Tickets for the Open House are $10 ($8 for students). Tickets are only available at the door.

To purchase tickets, please contact the Portland State University box office at (503) 725-3307.

Open House schedule after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

From our partners at East Burn

Starting tonight & every third Wednesday:
DJ EZ Bake Evan +
$2 off all whiskeys, scotch and bourbons (non-well)
9PM-close

East Burn
1800 East Burnside Street
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 236-2876

From our partners at Oregon Symphony

It's the Oregon Symphony's last concert of the season and Carlos Kalmar is bringing down the curtain in style with Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto and Gustav Mahler's most monumental symphonies — "The Titan"

Featuring Elina Vähälä on violin.
The program includes
Lindberg: Purcell Variation
Britten: Violin Concerto
Mahler: Symphony No. 1, "The Titan"

Join us for THE CONCERT CONVERSATION, conducted one hour before each concert, will be presented by Music Director Carlos Kalmar and Robert McBride of All Classical FM. Enjoy Concert Conversations at home, too.

Click here to see it online live at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, or watch the videos on demand any time afterward.

Mount St. Helens from Marquam Hill
Taken on May 8, 2010
Photo by David Gn Photography

Description: Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in Washington State. The eruption on May 18, 1980, killed dozens of people and changed the landscape with its 24-megaton blast. And here it is, after its eruption almost 30 years ago. This is one of the many views you can get from up on Oregon Health & Science University campus on Marquam Hill. This is another view panning my camera to the left zoomed in. Presented in full HDR!

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Portland Japanese Garden
August 19, 2009

Description: It's said that the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with Nature… Hosted by The Travel Channel, this relaxing walk through the Portland Japanese Garden with Head Gardener Michael Kondo covers five distinct garden styles. With bubbling streams, waterfalls, koi fish, raked sands, moss beds, and flowers in bloom–glimpse inside “a beautiful manicured garden in the heart of the metropolis.” Produced by Black Diamond Television, UK.

Unfortunately, the rain is back this week. Yet, temperatures are still 60+ and the blooming plants make it a great time to check out the Japanese Garden(s). If you haven't been, this video will likely inspire you to go. Even if you have been a few times, you might not have seen the head gardener, Michael Kondo, and know fully about the five sections of the layout. So check this video out and have a visit during those “sunbreaks”.

Related from PDX Pipeline:

• More Portland Videos here
• Our Portland Vimeo Group here
• Portland Pictures: Japanese Garden – The Maple

Don't Forget –Portland's Sunday Parkways is back this weekend in Northeast PDX. This is a picture from last year's SE event at Sunnyside Elementary. There's a ton of event info in the PDF below and, as you can see from this picture, good times will be had…

Related: 75+ Portland Events, Parties & Free Tickets | May 13-16

Info from website after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Yet another great Portland neighborhood party this weekend – The Fifth Annual Mt Tabor Art Walk. In addition, you can easily check this out and head over to the Albert Art Hop on Saturday or Sunday Parkways (umm…on Sunday) in NE as well.

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From Website:

The Fifth Annual Mt. Tabor Art Walk will be held May 15 and 16, 2010. This juried event showcases the many artists who live in the Mt. Tabor neighborhood, and promotes high-quality visual art in a variety of media. <!– Applications are now open. –> Applications are closed.

Mission
The Mt Tabor Art Walk showcases the many artists who live in this neighborhood. This annual event is sponsored by a community of artists supporting each other. It is designed to promote high-quality visual art in a variety of media within the unique setting of the MT Tabor neighborhood.

Artist lists and locations here

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