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There are a lot of great events in Portland this weekend , but making some time to check out the Cinco de Mayo festival at Waterfront Park is a good bet. This year’s fest includes professional Luchadores, or masked wrestling, matches on Saturday and Sunday.

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Related 2011 Portland Cinco De Mayo Events:

• May 5-8: 2011 Portland Cinco De Mayo Events, Parties, Drink Specials
• From Drink Spirits: Top 5 Tequila and Mezcal for Cinco de Mayo

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From our sponsors at Portland Cinco De Mayo Festival:

¡Bienvenidos a La Fiesta Anual de Cinco de Mayo!

From May 5 to May 8, 2011, Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association (PGSCA) will present the twenty-seventh 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.

Ticket Info:
Adults: $6.00 13 and older
Child: $3.00 6 years to 12 years
Seniors: 62 yrs and older $4.00
Children under 6 years old – FREE compliments of VERIZON WIRELESS

Entertainment Schedule after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline has a pair of tickets to attend Sprout Productions’ Cinco De Mayo Celebration at The Whiskey on Thursday, May 5. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winners will be drawn and emailed on Wednesday, May 4.

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From our sponsors at Sprout Productions:
Portland Cinco de Mayo Celebration
w/ Ill Gates, Danny Corn, D. Poetica & Mr. Wu
Thursday, May 5
9 p.m. | 21+
$8 for first 50 in before 11 p.m. | $12 after

The Whiskey Bar
31 NW 1st Avenue
www.whiskeybarpdx.com

Sprout Presents a night of diabolical sound with master producer Ill Gates for Cinco De Mayo. As usual our night will be filled with immersive visuals brought to you by pleasuretek, as well as fresh local vendors, with all sorts of dope gear. DaBooth will also be joining us with a super special festive booth to capture your memories of what will be one of Sprouts best nights yet.

ill.Gates is a Toronto-based composer, performer and educator. Over the past 16 years, he has established a global fanbase and a reputation as one of the most dynamic electronic music artists around. He regularly tours across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Gates has headlined at such festivals as Burning Man, Shambala, the World Electronic Music Festival and Read the rest of this entry »

Parents, I know it’s Monday night and everything. But tonight is your chance to own the trivia with the Mom-And-Pop Quiz at Ella Street Social Club. The Grand Prize is a night of free babysitting, which makes it totally worth springing for a sitter tonight.

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From our sponsors at ShanRock:
Mom-And-Pop Quiz
Monday, May 2
7 p.m. | FREE | 21+
shanrockstrivia.com

Ella Street Social Club
714 SW 20th Place

Heard of the Apgar test? Know what croup sounds like? Discussed Montessori lately? Are you one of the unfortunate adults forced by your children to see Tangled more than once? Then you sound like a contender for the Mom-and-Pop Quiz, a night of trivia devoted to all that crap you suddenly learn when you have or are around a kid. As always, this night of ShanRock’s Triviology will offer a fun mix pop culture and book learnin’, but this will all be geared for the spit-up and school-bus set. Sponsored by Nicole the awesome nanny, who has donated the grand prize: free babysitting!