70+ Portland Labor Day Weekend Events: Festivals, Music, Art, Comedy + Win Tickets ($600+)

The weekend is finally here and once again, we have a great list of Portland events, parties and tons of free tickets.

We have also added events from Leigh Feldman’s LifeisaParty email blast. You can get the email and your chance to win hookups for shows and deals by emailing leighfeldman3 @ gmail and asking to join.

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Featured: 2011 Portland & Oregon Labor Day Weekend Tips | In & Outside Of PDX

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Portland Thursday Events, September 1

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Oregon State Fair Pictures & 2011 Information | “Oregon’s 2nd Largest City for 11 Days!”

Oregon State Fair
Oregon State Fair Food – “Dominator” Corn Dog
Photo by Geoff Kleinman, OnPDX.com

From Oregon Labor Day Weekend Tips | In & Outside Of PDXSalem is only an hour drive away (from Portland) and the State Fair is a cornucopia of activities, food, rides and fun. At $11 per person you get some serious bang for you buck.

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Win Tickets ($30+): SE Portland Muddy Boot Festival | Promote Sustainable Living

We are giving tickets to the Muddy Boot Festival in SE Portland next weekend. They include:

  • A pair of tickets to the Keynote Address by sustainable business practices guru Joel Makower.
  • A pair of festival passes to the Outdoor Festival, which takes place September 10 & 11.

To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend and WHICH EVENT you would like to attend. Winners will be drawn and emailed Monday, September 5.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff

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From our sponsors at Muddy Boot Fest:
2011 Muddy Boots Festival Poster Thumbnail6th Annual Muddy Boot Festival
Keynote Address: Friday, Sept. 9, 2011 7:00 p.m.
Outdoor Festival: Sept. 10, 2011 12– 9:00PM | Sept. 11, 12-6PM
More info: www.muddyboot.org 

St. Philip Neri | 2408 SE 16th Ave | Portland, Ore.

Keynote Address: $12 advance / $15 door
Outdoor Festival: $5 advance / $7 door / kids under 12 FREE
Buy tickets here: brownpapertickets.com/event/190964

6TH ANNUAL MUDDY BOOT FESTIVAL GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN SE PORTLAND

The sixth annual Muddy Boot Festival, a three-day grassroots event that promotes sustainable living, will feature keynote speaker Joel Makower, live music, food and beverage, workshops, panel discussions, kids’ activities and an outdoor marketplace featuring local vendors and exhibitors. This year’s theme, “Health + Happiness: Sustaining Vibrant Communities,” addresses healthy eating, the health of our economy and everything in between.

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Win Tickets: Groundation @ Wonder Ballroom | Reggae, Dub, Funk, Jazz

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to see Groundation at the Wonder Ball room on Friday, September 2. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, September 2.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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From our sponsors at DoubleTee:
Groundation @ Wonder BallroomGroundation w/ Kevin Kinsella, Outpost
Friday, September 2
8 p.m. | $20 | 21+
Purchase Tickets from TicketFly

Wonder Ballroom
128 NE Russell Street
wonderballroom.com

Groundation have established themselves as leaders in the ongoing American Reggae movement. Though their international success seemingly knows no bounds, headlining massive festivals from Morocco to Belgium, the States have been once again slower to catch on to this homegrown musical phenomena.

That is all set to change with the forthcoming full length-studio album “Building An Ark,” which sees the band crystallizing their singular blend of Dub, Funk, Jazz & Roots Reggae into an even more ethereal sound.

Win Tickets: Peaches w/ Rude Dudes @ Roseland Theater | Dirty Electro Pop

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to see Peaches on Sunday, September 4 at the Roseland Theater. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, September 2.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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From our sponsors at DoubleTee:
Peaches @ Roseland TheaterPeaches w/ Rude Dudes, DJ Beyondadoubt
Sunday, September 4
9 p.m. | $19 | All Ages
Purchase Tickets at TicketMaster

Roseland Theater
8 NW 6th Avenue
www.roselandpdx.com

You think you know Peaches? Perhaps you do. Whether you’ve been a fan since before her groundbreaking 2000 debut, The Teaches of Peaches, or just met for the first time, prepare to get to know her much, much better.

Peaches has always trafficked in subversion. On her fourth full-length, I Feel Cream, what she subverts—time and again—are preconceived notions of who Peaches is and what she does. Read the rest of this entry »

50+ Portland First Thursday Art Openings & Events: Pearl, Old Town, China Town, NW, SW | September 2011

First Thursday @ Everett Station Lofts, Portland, OregonPortland’s monthly First Thursday event is tonight!  The weather should be perfect and thousands of people will be out and enjoying the art and events. There are over 50 (probably 100) galleries having openings this month, with most openings taking place in the Pearl district and Old Town/China Town.

We have a very large list below thanks to Sequential Art Gallery (328 NW Broadway). They compile an email called the “[h]IT LIST” of events every month. You can join it by emailing them @ sequentialart @ gmail dot com. We have reproduced much of it below with permission.

Related: 70+ Portland Labor Day Weekend Events: Festivals, Music, Art, Comedy + Win Tickets ($600+)

Are you on the Twitter? Follow @FirstThursday or the #firstthursday hashtag to see what people are posting about it. You can also follow Sequential art on twitter: @sequentialart

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