Dave Knows: Portland

Between Timbers games and spending time with Mom on Sunday, there are a few events worth exploring this weekend.
The Portland Vegfest kicks off Friday evening with a keynote address by Howard Lyman, the Mad Cowboy.
The fair Saturday runs from 10am-6pm at Benson High School (546 NE 12th Avenue). The events include food samples, […]

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Cinco De Mayo Carnival from Andrew Curtis on Vimeo.
I stumbled upon this at Oregon Reddit.

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The festival packed, beer soaked, and sun drenched weekends of the summer are still months away.
But this late-April weekend is shaping up nicely. Don’t let a little rain bother you.
Thursday
At 5pm today head up to the old rope factory at NW 13th and Marshall for a free sample of Bridgeport’s Stumptown Tart, an Oregon Marion […]

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Food Cart Festival this Saturday!
Jarrett Jack no longer #1
An interview with Portland director Todd Haynes
Democracy Now considers Portland the most bicycle-friendly city in North America
The Oregonian debates one of my favorite topics (and breakfasts): the best biscuits ‘n’ gravy in PDX
LA considers the Portland Streetcar

*Read the inaugural post for a rosebud explanation.

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Spring has finally arrived, and with it my favorite part of the year: Festival Season.
That’s what I call it anyway.
By late summer every weekend has beautiful weather and copious cultural and neighborhood festivals.
But things start slowly.
Lucky for us beer, as it so often does, saves the day:
Spring Beer and Wine Fest
This is the beer festival […]

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The Red Bull Flugtag is coming back.
I attended in 2004, and despite the the sponsorship by the company that makes an undrinkable beverage, it was a lot of fun (delicious beer was sold at the event).
This year’s three lucky cities are Chicago, Portland, and Tampa Bay.
The Portland event will be held on August 2nd at […]

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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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I miss summer and fall in Portland; the fantastic street fairs, festivals (Beer, French, Greek, Mexican, Polish, German, and more), and Timbers matches. When every weekend provides so many opportunities for fun that even the most obsessive festival frequenter can’t contemplate visiting them all. But then we hit November like a wall, and […]

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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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Put your chicken dance shoes in the closet, the summer festival season is over.
Though the calendar is relatively bare, there are still some things to keep us amused through the wet and 40 degree season knows as Fall/Winter in Portland.
Saturday

Much of Portland’s Burning Man contingent will be “decompressing” Saturday under the Fremont Bridge at Diversion. […]

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