Kennedy School 2024 Oktoberfest Brewfest | German Food & Dance, Live Music, 24 German-Style Craft Beers & Ciders

From our sponsors:
Kennedy School Oktoberfest Brewfest
September 28, 2024
1-7PM | $28 ADV, $30 Doors | All Ages
More info: mcmenamins.com

Kennedy School
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. Portland, OR, 97211

Raise a handcrafted ale as you dance the polka! Indulge in German fare while you celebrate with live music and 24 German-style beers and ciders, featuring both German-imported selections and locally-made German-style brews!

Live Music

• 2-4pm * Joshua August Rivera
• 4:30-6:30pm * Jay Si Proof

Jay Si Proof
Jay Si Proof was created by trombonist and vocalist Jeff Chilton whose credits include performing with The Diamonds, The Platters, Broken Social Scene, and recording on over 20 albums by Portland based ensembles. Described as “earth jazz alchemists” by Vortex Magazine, Jay Si Proof’s original music plays between rhythmic grooves, personal lyrics, and jazzy harmonies, blending the finesse of a Steely Dan record with the aesthetic of old school funk like The Meters and new school R&B like Erykah Badu. Their music has been featured on Portland’s KMHD radio and abroad in European and South American new music playlists.

Joshua Rivera
Joshua Rivera has produced 6 releases and recorded close to fifty original songs varying from dark-folk fairytales to driving psychedelic epics. As he honed his skills from fledgling songwriter to deliberate music-maker he has meandered through various NW ensembles including Weathermaker, Sudden Anthem, and Early Hours. The newest evolution of his work musically is that of a finely woven, sizzling americana-pop that rocks outside of ethnomusical lines when it needs to and lyrically speaks to a new paradigm of compassionate existence while still rooted in the subconscious and gliding into the ether. The music is emotive on a variety of levels and danceable just when you need it.