Dave Knows: Portland

After Flugtag head to SE Portland to honor your ancestors; Oregon Buddhist Temple (3720 SE 34) is hosting Obonfest 2008 this Saturday, August 2nd from 4pm-9pm.
A smörgåsbord of food options await you, including, yakisoba, yakiniku/yakitori/Korean short ribs, chirashi sushi, spam musubi, corn on the cob, manju, shave ice, and berry dessert.
Enjoy your beer in the [...]

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My brother Steve grew up and spent most of his life in Portland before moving to Elko, Nevada a few years ago. He and his family are enjoying their new home town, and Steve is blogging about it on one of my subdomains:
Elko.DaveKnows.org
Recently he and the family took in the 45th annual National Basque [...]

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The overgrown lot Twilight Theatre in the Garden behind Moxie RX is hosting a series of events this summer, including music, dance, films and Puppetstock, a summertime puppet theatre extravaganza!
The current schedule:
Friday June 27, 10 am:
Mudeye Puppet Company
Penny’s Puppet Productions
Thursday July 3, 8 pm:
The Dim Sum Puppet Opera Company
Thursday, July 10, 7 pm:
The Joe Cocker [...]

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