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World Cup starts tomorrow, although most parties around here in Portland start Saturday when the United States takes on England. We beat them last time we faced them in a World Cup…ok, it was 1950, but still..BOOYA…suck it England.

Update: Where To Watch Women’s World Cup Final Online & In Portland: USA vs Japan

Related from Pipeline and others:

• Watch World Cup Finals Online & In Portland: Spain, Holland, Germany, Uruguay
• Our large Portland Events list.
• Portland-based Netninja’s vuvuzela iPhone ringtone. You’re welcome.
• Pictures: Huge Portland World Cup Party @ Director Park + Other Parties

From Yahoo! Sports ( “Predicting a World Cup champion”):

As an expectant nation awaits the start of the World Cup, the most pressing question — especially for newcomers to soccer — is pretty simple.

Can the United States win the World Cup? Read on here...

From Slate Magazine (“The Secret History of American Soccer”):

In the 1920s, soccer was on the cusp of becoming a major sport in the United States. Then it all crashed and burned…Read more here

Watch World Cup Online:

If you have the cable, but are not near a TV, you can watch at ESPN360.

If you do not have cable, there are several (“illegal”) sources such as this one, this one, this one, this one, and this one where you will likely be able to catch games…probably non-US broadcasts.

Interesting fact: Oregon supplies grass seed for World Cup (from KGW)

Where to Watch World Cup in Portland, Oregon

There are going to be tons of bars showing the World Cup around Portland, Oregon. However, many of them will not be open until the later 11AM games or playing replays in the evening. The best way to find out is just to call. We have made some calls and visits though and have some picks for you…

Most Interesting: Director Park & Pioneer Square

Director Park is in downtown (815 SW Park Ave) and the newest park in Portland. They will have an outside viewing on Saturday, June 12, at 11 a.m ( United States takes vs England). Family friendly + BEER Garden & Timbers Army.

Pioneer Courthouse Square will show the World Cup final on Sunday, July 11, at 11 a.m. .

Pearl / NW pick – Blitz Pearl: 110 Northwest 10th Avenue

Blitz will be open at 7AM on Saturday and during many days of World Cup action. They will have a party to celebrate the US game with drink/food specials. They also have MANY screens. (blitzbarpdx.com for more info)

More picks after break including SE, SW, North, NE… Read the rest of this entry »

Leigh sent out his weekly email of Portland weekend events earlier today. It is mostly 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. Not on Facebook? Join our email list and win there.

Related Posts & Events From Pipeline:

• Our Portland Monthly EVENTS LIST
• Where To Watch The World Cup Online & Portland Picks
• Pedalpalooza 2010: Portland Weekend Bike Picks | June 10-13

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 Portland Actors Conservatory's ‘Big Love,' two DVD copies of the award winning documentary  The Cove' and tickets to Kenny Dope (tonight!), Brian Park of Blue Horns (fri) and free entry for four to the LifeisaParty Open Bar Party (saturday)! 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 you can find us on facebook at facebook.com/LifeisaPartyFB to get tickets, music and info on weekly events. (These are from Leigh, not Pipeline.)

Free music ish… DJ JayCeeOh x High Snobriety's mixtape collab ‘PM2.' I highly suggest downloading this if you like club dance music. http://www.divshare.com/download/9028387-800 To me it gets crazy about 13min in when he mashes Manu Chao & Shabba Ranks before going into a Run DMC remix. Oh, I also highly suggest coming to see him Saturday at the Open Bar Party at Crown Room.

Awesome ish… This weekend on the 12th is Sailor Jerry Day! There is a super private screening of the Hori Smoku documentary movie about tattooing, a barbq, a concert and an open bar. Wanna go? You must rsvp at this site to be included – http://horismokumovie.com/portland_june12/ (or you can go to the other free screenings on Sunday or Monday -portland_screening)

Even more awesome awesome ish… LifeisaParty Open Bar Party is Saturday June 12th at the Crown Room. For the first hour of the night come and drink on us! Doors at 9pm. Tell your friends, tell your mom, tell your friends mom! We've got world champion DJ Jayceeoh from Super7 fame (google him and see what comes up. You'll be impressed) and Sacrilicious! Plus free drinks for LifeisaParty folk!

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

Portland Thursday Events, June 10

• Jujuba West African Funk Project @ Crown Room (FREE — afrobeat, west afrian juju music, 2 for 1 drinks)
• Kenny Dope w/ The Fix @ Someday Lounge ($6 — legendary status! If you don't know, do a simple search and be blown away by how much of his music you know)
• Stop the Slaughter of Dolphins Awareness Event @ Someday Lounge (FREE — 6 to 9pm, guest speakers, gatherings, fundraiser)
• Troupe DeVille presented by Dave's Killer Bread @ The Old Church ($15 — opera, flamenco, blues, dancers)
• Portland Underground Film Festival @ Clinton St. Theater ($8 — underground film)
• Steady Rockin w/ Deff Ro, DJ Renz, Mighty Moves @ Bar XV (FREE — hip hop, funk, r&b)
• Film Stuff Auction and Party @ Ace Hotel Cleaners ($10 — film people party)
• Portland Mercury Bike Issue Release Party @ LaurelThirst (FREE — tons of crazy bikers)
• From Pipeline:  "Country Food Fair" @ Director Park
• From Pipeline: Destroy Nate Allen 500th Show Celebration @ Satyricon
• From Pipeline: Beer Belly Dinner With Everbody's Brewing @ East Burn
• From Pipeline: Pedalpalooza 2010 — Portland Weekend Bike Picks
• From Pipeline: Portland Festival Of The Flowers @ Pioneer Courthouse Square
• From Pipeline: Free Movie Nights in Portland

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

From our partners at Anonymous-i

Anonymous-i proudly presents one of the biggest underground house sensations: Derrick Carter.

FRIDAY JUNE 11th 2010
This show will be 21+ / $15 at door
@ Refuge | 116 SE Yamhill.

Derrick Carter began DJ'ing at the age of nine, spinning disco records at family reunions. Born and raised in the western suburbs, Carter was into music from a young age, but during his teens Chicago's house scene sucked him in for good. Before long Carter became a strong presence in the city's underground dance scene. “When I got my driver's license at 16 my sneak ability was validated,” he laughs. “I was a fierce bedroom jock for a long time. After you mix for the love of it for six or seven years, you get it pretty tight and you can take it on the road.” He got by working at dance-music specialty stores like Gramaphone and gigging at parties. Later he landed regular DJ stints at Shelter, Foxy's, and Smart Bar. Though he doesn't spin much locally anymore, when he does he attracts large crowds. Most of the time he works in Europe, where he's become a minor celebrity among dance-music aficionados :

Derrick's sets are rooted in house, but he freely travels outside club tastes, seamlessly incorporating old-school disco, soul, jazz and whatever catches his fancy.

His debut single “Love Me Right” appeared in Read the rest of this entry »

Portland's Pedalpalooza kicks off today! There are currently over 270 events on the website and probably around a hundred for just this weekend. So, we went through and found 19 that look to be good, well attended, or should be interesting. As always, we'll have our large all-around weekend events list later today on the site.
Related: Our Portland Events list.

On the twitter? Follow @pdxbikes and the #pdxbikes tag. Also follow @pedalpalooza.

Thursday Portland Bike/ Pedalpalooza Picks, June 10

• Portland Mercury Bike Issue Release Party @ LaurelThirst Public House 5-7PM; The Portland Mercury's annual bike issue is hitting the streets today, packed with profiles of local cyclists and the whole PedalPalooza calendar. Celebrate the issue release with a drink before heading to the PedalPalooza kickoff ride.
• Pedalpalooza Kickoff Ride @ Laurelhurst Park @ 7PM: Meet by the pond at 7PM (meet at 5 for community potluck). “Ride with us in to the night! Secret ending location. bring costumes, bright lights, dome protectors, and some sass. I want to see feathered hats, glowing underwear, and some dude in a pokadot bath robe.”
• Rooftop Ride @ 10:30PM in rooftop bar or in front of hotel @ 11 @ Departure/ The Nines Hotel; Ride around town with other urban explorers and see some new perspectives on p-town – from above! Bring your sense of adventure. Acrophobes (those with an acute fear of heights) will not dig it. However, it's all safe enough – as long as you are relatively sober. No money required, unless you wanna get something at Departure before we leave.

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