Dave Knows: Portland

Three films with Portland connections are out or coming out soon. Only the Feast of Love actually takes place in Portland, but Portland makes an appearance in Into the Wild, and Todd Haynes, the director of I’m Not There, lives in Portland.
Feast of Love
Feast of Love is receiving mixed to bad [...]

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Nothing goes with whiskey like 5th Century BC Greek history lessons. Come down to the Brooklyn Park Pub (3400 Milwaukie Ave) Sunday night at 6pm for the first installment of a three part history lecture series covering the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, and more!
This Sunday Rene Boullet will discuss the two Persian incursions [...]

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If your idea of a good time is to be possessed of unnameable fear then make your way to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy) this weekend. Doors open at 6pm Friday for the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. The founder of the festival, Andrew Migliore, welcomes fans to the festival:
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival [...]

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Presenting a guest post by Lesley:
Saturday night, after a couple of cocktails, I, along with two friends, attended the 15th annual Juggling and Vaudeville Extravaganza at Benson High School. I’ll be honest: I don’t have much of a base from which to write a comprehensive review about a juggling show. I was not [...]

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Presenting a guest post by Brent:
That’s right, last weekend was the 14th annual Polish Festival, and what a damn good time it was! This was the first year that I’ve marched on over the Failing Street Pedestrian Bridge to arguably the best festival in Portland and the largest Polish festival on the West Coast. [...]

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I don’t anticipate a playoff run, but I think we’re in for some surprising wins this season, and I expect we’ll discover another star or two in the bunch, besides Brandon Roy. LaMarcus Aldridge is the odds on favorite to be that standout, but Channing Frye, Webster or Outlaw might surprise us. We’ve [...]

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Friday-Sunday
Feta, lamb, souvlaki, spanakopita, and don’t forget the koulourakia, diples, and bougatsa!
The last big festival of the Summer/Fall is also one of the best: Greek Festival 2007.
Those last three Greek items above were a mystery to me too, but fortunately the festival website provides a handy Guide to Greek Pastries:
Koulourakia
An all butter and egg [...]

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