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With the great weather of summer Portland evenings, East Burn's Beer Belly events have been selling out quickly. Therefore we are putting the contest and info up early, so that you might win or buy before there are no tickets left.

We have a pair of tickets to this month's beer belly dinner at East Burn ($70 value!).  To Win: Comment on this post why you'd like to attend. Winner will be drawn Friday (August 6) at 4PM.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every month to our Portland Facebook Group for many of the top events & venues in PDX. Join it if you like free stuff. Not on Facebook? Join our email list and win there.

Related: August 16: EastBurn Tasting With Stone Brewing | 3 Different Beers Paired  With 3 Appetizers

From our partners at East Burn:

Join us Thursday, August 12th from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
(Beer Belly Is ALWAYS the Second Thursday!)
On the Patio and in the Annex at The EastBurn
1800 SE Burnside, Portland OR 97214 Tel. 503.236.2876 info@theEastBurn.com

Cost is $35 per person, which includes 5-courses of beer and food. All proceeds are donated to Ride On, Portland's Safe Ride Program. Tickets available in advance via PayPal or by stopping in to the East Burn.

This month we are welcoming Vertigo Brewing
with Brewer/Owners Mike Haines and Mike Kinion
& East Burn Chefs Jeff Pagel & Joe Dougherty

Menu & Beverage Pairings: Read the rest of this entry »

From the large Portland weekend event list compiled by Leigh Feldman & supplemented by Pipeline. 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.

Portland Sunday Events, August 1

• Band Showcase @ Rontoms (FREE — bands, beer, hipsters)
• Zoo Bombers @ Zoo Bomb Monument (FREE — mini bike madness)
• Anime Hentai @ Paris Theater (FREE — sex cartoons)
• Bike Polo @ Alberta Park (FREE — come watch or participate!)
• PDX Pop Festival @ Rotture (FREE — all ages music showcase of tons of local PDX performers)
• From Pipeline: Rogue's 16th Annual Bones and Brew Festival | Benefit For Oregon Zoo
• From Pipeline: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• From Pipeline: "On The Wing" (Chapman Swifts) Screening @ Portland Art Museum + Win Tickets
• From Pipeline: Portland Concerts in the Park Schedule
• From Pipeline: Last Weekend ->Trek In The Park @ Woodlawn Park
• From Pipeline: 2010 Portland Summer "Movies In the Park" Schedule
• From Pipeline: PDX Gulf Coast Benefit @ Disjecta
• From Pipeline: City-Wide Drink Specials From Yelp | 16 Bars!
• From Pipeline: Portland Beavers vs St Lake Bees
• From Pipeline: Drink & Draw at Goodfoot Lounge
• From Pipeline: Coho Productions' Live Girls: Play About Portland Strip Clubs
• From Pipeline: Overlook Village Celebration on North Killingsworth Street (facebook)

UPCOMING (just a taste of things to come…) Read the rest of this entry »

ON THE WING: THE SWIFTS OF CHAPMAN SCHOOL
Dan Viens in attendance.
Sunday, August 1, 7p.m.
ON THE WING
US 2009 | Director: Dan Viens
TICKETS: $9 General, $8 Museum Members, Students, Seniors, $6 Friends of the Film Center

Dan Viens “On the Wing” plays this evening at Whitsell Auditorium in the Portland Art Museum. It's a film about the Portland Swifts, the “largest known swift roost in the world“. Dan no longer lives in Portland, but will be in attendance this evening for Q&A.

I sent Dan some questions about the film, the Portland film community, Thai food, Dave Matthews Band, etc, and the answers are below. You can also see the trailer and more info about the screening here.

***********Q&A with “On The Wing” director Dan Viens********

PDXP: What about the Swifts made you want to make this film?
Dan Viens: When I moved to Portland in 2006 I was looking for a project. I moved into a place a few blocks from the swifts. As I watched their roost play out that year I saw how amazing the story was from so many different perspectives. I knew looking at the phenomenon through the eyes of the birds, the onlookers, the neighbors and the school would tell a great story. Once I confirmed no one had made a film about the swifts I knew it had to be done. The story of the birds is such an amazing illustration of what makes Portland so special and I wanted my film and effort to be another piece of what makes the city great.

PDXP: You are no longer in Portland. Where are you living and what are you up to?
Dan Viens: I'm living in San Francisco now working for an advertising agency. However, I'm doing the long distance thing with my wife and dog who are still in PDX so I'm back as much as possible.

PDXP: How long did it take you to make the film? Read the rest of this entry »