Dave Knows: Portland

Cosmic horror returns to North East Portland, specifically the Hollywood Theatre, this weekend:
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival promotes the works of H.P. Lovecraft, literary horror, and weird tales through the cinematic adaptations by professional and amateur filmmakers. The festival was founded in 1995 by Andrew Migliore in the hope that H.P. Lovecraft would be rightly [...]

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The first time I tried to attend the Greek Festival, several years ago, a friend and I surveyed the scene upon arrival and calculated that between standing in line for tickets, then drinks, and then food we’d be there for hours before we’d have a chance to breathe, much less enjoy our spanakopita.  Heaven forbid [...]

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We may have seen the last of the summer weather.
This morning I awoke to soothing sound of rain; it’s still mild enough to sleep with the windows open. The first storm of the season will be hitting the coast tomorrow.
Perhaps if this keeps up the Greek Festival this weekend won’t [...]

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Well, that’s what it sounds like:
Guillermo Lara Guadarrama, presidente de los Tiburones Rojos del Veracruz, afirmó que los escualos podría disputar un juego amistoso en los Estados Unidos el próximo 10 de octubre ante un equipo de Portland . . .
I actually kinda know Spanish (unlike French). My rough translation is:
Guillermo Lara Guadarrama, president [...]

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Just below the masthead on the Polish Festival website are the words: the best kept secret of Portland, Oregon.
Well, the secret is out.

Oregon Reddit//

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Remember Kozmo.com?  During the dotcom bubble you could order a candy bar from their website, and for about what you’d pay at Plaid Pantry they’d deliver it to your door via orange scooter, or sometimes bicycle.  I can’t imagine how that business model failed!
It’s been a long wait, but the idea has returned [...]

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As I mentioned in the previous post, the Polish Festival takes place this weekend.  Here are some tips to help you get the most out of the best Fall festival in town:

Bring cash! The longest line at the fest is the ATM line. Pay cash for the $1 tokens to buy drinks and food.
Take [...]

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The 15th annual Portland Polish Festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27-28 at the grounds of the Polish Library Hall and St. Stanislaus Church on North Interstate and Failing.
From the press release:
The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, and noon to 6p.m., Sunday, with continuous stage entertainment and a Saturday [...]

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The Portland Juggling Festival returns to Reed College (3203 SE Woodstock Blvd) this weekend, September 26-28th.  The Juggling and Vaudeville Extravaganza will once again be held at Benson Tech (546 NE 12th), Saturday at 7pm.
The Portland Juggling Festival is the largest regional juggling festival in the United States, with jugglers from around the world and [...]

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Portland welcomes Rudy Fernandez

Video is from the Blazer Blog.
There more:

Blazer’s Edge: Hola Rudy
Behind the Blazer Beat: Rudy’s rousing arrival
And some great photos at the Wild Weird World of Sports: Rudy

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