Thursday: Portland Relay for Life Kickoff Event @ On Deck Sports Bar | On-site Registration, Prizes

On Deck Sports Bar and Grill will host the kickoff event for this year's Portland Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. Enjoy complimentary refreshments and sign-up friends, family and yourself for this year's relay.

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From  press release:

Portland Relay for Life Kickoff
Thursday, February 17
On Deck Sports Bar and Grill
910 Northwest 14th Avenue
More info and Relay Registration: www.relayforlife.org/portlandor

Join the Portland Relay for Life for a fun, family friendly event to kickoff the Relay season!  Everyone is welcome, bring your friends, co-workers and family and get them excited for Relay!  There will be a speaker, refreshments, on-site registration, prizes and entertainment too! Relay For Life 2011 will be held at Willamette Park, July 16th-17th 2011.

Sign up for our Early Bird Special now through March 1st. Team Registration is only $50.00 and Individual Participant registration is FREE! Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets ($50): TWISTA @ Mt. Tabor Theater | Fastest Rapper in the World

If you've heard the newest Kanye West album, you know that Chris Rock likes Twista's bling a lot (lyrics/NSFW). We have a pair of tickets to TWISTA on Wednesday, February 23 at Mt. Tabor Theater. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday.

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From our sponsors at Mt. Tabor Theater:
TwistaSonic Refugees Present:

TWISTA
Supported by Big Smurf, Meezilini, 456 and 20Below

Mt. Tabor Theater
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Wednesday, February 23rd
9PM | 21+

Tickets: $22 in Advance, $25 Day of Show through TicketsWest.com
VIP tickets available for purchase at the club

Chicago rap legend and Grammy nominated artist, Twista, is proving after an 18 year career, that he is just getting started. Over the past 5 years, Twista has collaborated with the biggest names in the business including Jay-Z, T-Pain, Kanye West and Ludacris.

His 2004, smash hit record Kamikaze debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts with the hit single “Slow Jamz.” Back in November of 2010, Twista released A Perfect Storm; star studded with collaborations including P.Diddy. Read the rest of this entry »

Preview: Portland Trail Blazers vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Blazers Looking for Elusive 4 Game Sweep

By Andy Popp
martell-websterGAME 55: Blazers (30-24) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (13-41)
February 14, 5 PM, CSN
Previous match-up(s):
Friday, December 17, 2010 Blazers 107 Timberwolves 102
Friday, January 7, 2011 Blazers 108 Timberwolves 98
Monday, January 17th 2011 Blazers 113 Timberwolves 102
Related: Blazers Games, Schedule,WIN Tickets

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The Blazers are in Minnesota for their 4th and final meeting with the Timberwolves this year. Currently, the Blazers 3-0 while facing the Timberwolves and are looking for the elusive 4 game season sweep tonight.

LaMarcus Aldridge will be playing with a chip on his shoulder tonight, as David Stern decided that Kevin Love was more deserving of Yao Ming's replacement on the Western Conference All Star team.

The Timberwolves on paper:
Starting five: Kevin Love, Wesley Johnson, Nikola Pekovic, Corey Brewer, Jonny Flynn
Off the bench: Anthony Tolliver, Martell Webster, Wayne Ellington, Darko Milicic, Luke RIdnour, Kosta Koufos

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Western Conference player of the week Read the rest of this entry »

Saturday: Zwickelmania Oregon Brewery Tour | FREE, Over 55 Participating Breweries

Get your drink on this President's Day Weekend as dozens of Oregon Breweries open their doors for Zwickelmania Oregon Brewery Tour. Meet the brewers, sample the state's best beers and take advantage of complimentary shuttle buses to get home safely.

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From press release:
Zwickelmania Oregon Brewery Tour

Saturday, February 19th
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | FREE
List of participating breweries: oregonbeer.org/zwickelmania

With more than 55 breweries participating in Zwickelmania, Oregon's statewide brewery open-house and tour, the task may seem daunting. But the Oregon Brewers Guild has all the info you'll need to make sure your day is Zwickelicious… including the details on designated drivers.

"As Oregonians, we're fortunate to have so many great breweries open throughout the year, but Zwickelmania is special. This is a once-a-year, one day opportunity for beer fans to brewery hop and sample straight from the source — often poured by brewers themselves," says Oregon Brewers Guild Executive Director Brian Butenschoen. "More than 10,000 people came out to celebrate the event last year, and we're expecting even more participation this year."

The Presidents Day weekend event takes its name from the zwickel, Read the rest of this entry »

February 20-21: Oregon Symphony's Gregory Vajda's Dvorak | Hungarian-Gypsy Instrumental Music

From our sponsors at Oregon Symphony:
DvorakThe Oregon Symphony Presents:
Gregory Vajda's Dvorak

Sunday, February 20, 7:30pm
Monday, February 21, 8pm

Tickets: 503-228-1353 | www.orsymphony.org/gregory

Duevoe, a nine-minute work composed by Oregon Symphony Resident Conductor Gregory Vajda, will make the concerts a memorable occasion for the orchestra. It marks the first time the Oregon Symphony has ever performed a composition by Vajda, who's been the orchestra's resident conductor since 2005. Vajda, a native of Hungary, describes Duevoe as an effort "to capture the strong power, the real spirit of … Hungarian-Gypsy instrumental music. … One Hungarian critic called the piece ‘a kind of Hungarian blues,' which I find very true."

The brilliant Korean-American violinist Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets ($80): Threshold Chinese New Year Party @ Refuge PDX | Acrobats, Burlesque, DJs

We have a pair of passes for the Threshold Chinese New Year Party and Benefit for the Portland Artists Clinic. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, February 18.

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From our sponsors at Anonymous-I:
THRESHOLD:
A Benefit for The Portland Artist Clinic

Saturday, Feb. 19th & Sunday, February 20th

@ Refuge – 116 SE Yamhill
9 p.m. |$20 a night, $40 for weekend | 21+
mythreshold.net

A TWO DAY JOURNEY INTO THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT 2011
Join us for the 5th annual Threshold event celebrating the Chinese New Year!

Live DJs, Audio/Visual Effects and Eye Candy from Kazum, Good Time Girls and Bridgetown Revue.

The event brings awareness and support to the Portland Artist Clinic, a volunteer organization providing community-based, integrative primary care and urgent health care services to Portland artists and musicians who Read the rest of this entry »

Win Passes ($20): 2011 Bicycle Film Festival @ Clinton Street Theater | February 25 & 26

We have two festival passes for the 2011 Bicycle Film Festival. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winners will be drawn and emailed on Monday, February 21.

From press release:
2011 Portland Bicycle Film FestivalBicycle Film Festival
Friday, February 25 – Saturday, February 26

To purchase tickets and see a full list of events, please visit www.bicyclefilmfestival.com.

The Bicycle Film Festival is an arts and cultural event that celebrates the bicycle. The festival brings together many creative communities, including fashion, music and art, as well as various bicycling communities, road racing, cyclocross, fixed gear, BMX, and bike polo over a shared passion for bike riding.

In 2001, Founding Director Brendt Barbur was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. Instead of being deterred by this experience, it inspired him to create a festival that celebrates the bicycle through music, art, and film.

Now in its tenth year the festival is held worldwide. Film Screenings in Portland will be held Friday and Saturday at Clinton Street Theater, 2522 Southeast Clinton Street. After parties nightly! Free bicycle valet parking will be provided at the screenings.

Film highlights include: Read the rest of this entry »