Dave Knows: Portland

Hillsdale Brewery & Public House (1505 SW Sunset Blvd) will host the 15th annual Hillsdale Brew Fest, aka the Battle of the Belt, this Saturday.
From the McMenamins website:
On Saturday, February 16, 2008, the notorious “Battle of the Belt” rages for the fifteenth time at Hillsdale Brewery & Public House. McMenamins’ Hillsdale Brewfest is a day-long [...]

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Portland historian Tom Robinson’s vintage 16mm films will be shown at Mississippi Pizza through February, starting tonight at 9pm (right after the spelling bee).
Tonight’s subject:

January 7, 2008
Beer Commercials a Go-Go!
Tom’s been busy buying even more of those retro liquor ads. See some of the classics you already love, plus reels of never shown ads, certain [...]

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Festivals are few and far between in late fall and winter, but this weekend is one of the exceptions. Fight the holiday cheer and cold: imbibe copious amounts of alcohol, sausage, and pickled herring.
Thursday-Sunday
Pioneer Square hosts the Holiday Ale Festival once again. Stay warm and dry and claustrophobic under the big tent. [...]

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Both hops and barley prices are way up this year, and brewers are feeling the pinch; especially local craft brewers, and drinkers, who aren’t fond of adjuncts like corn or rice.
But I am hopeful the result, other than $5+ pints, will be some lighter, more complex beers.
I can appreciate the malty and bitter jolt of [...]

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*If you are over 21.
From the Oregon Bus Project:
The Oregon Bus Project and the Portland Mercury team up again Tuesday, October 30th to offer you an evening of rousing debate about the OLCC. This debate is the fifth in the monthly Debate Club series held at rontoms on 600 E. Burnside (this month’s at 8pm).
The [...]

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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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Tonight at 6pm the portable barrel-shaped pub pictured (in a computer rendering) here will be making an appearance at the future (April 2008) home of Deschutes’ Portland pub, at NW 11th and Davis. According to the press release:
The new signature wooden barrel will be parking at the future home of the Portland Deschutes Brew Pub [...]

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Friday-Sunday
The Oaks Park Oktoberfest begins Friday. This is one of my favorite local festivals and it’s not just because of the plentiful beer and women in dirndls (though that’s a large part of it):
Portland’s premier fall festival celebrates the season with a family style German festival. Authentic food, beer, live oompah music on 2 [...]

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Take your lederhosen out of the closet, as there are Oktoberfests galore this month, in addition to several street fairs, the inimitable Polish Festival, and the Juggling and Pirate Festivals to boot!
Speaking of boots . . .
Friday-Sunday
The Muddy Boot Organic Festival kicks off Friday at St. Philip Neri Church (18th & Division). The [...]

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Moxie Rx, in the lot just north of the Rexall Building at N Mississippi and Shaver, is the place to be Monday nights in late summer. Outdoor movies are the reason:

Monday August 27th – Steve Cheseborough will perform acoustic blues from the 1920’s and 30’s followed by the Portland Premiere of the [...]

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