Dave Knows: Portland

Everything about last night’s Timbers match against Seattle was fantastic, except for the result. One of the highlights for me was watching a drunk and/or belligerent Sounder customer/fan hog-tied and carried out of the beer garden by a swarm of security and police. Good times.
A League Below, a Class Above
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Wednesday, July 1st at 7pm the Portland Timbers take on the MLS Seattle Sounders in a third round US Open Cup match at PGE Park.
I’ve seen quite a few USL vs MLS matches over the years – in general there is not much difference in player quality between the better USL teams like this year’s [...]

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Of course the North American Organic Brewers Festival will be at Overlook Park all weekend long. I’m heading up there immediately after work on Friday – it’s my favorite summer beer festival.
Saturday celebrate the summer solstice (a week late) at the 81st annual Scandinavian Midsummer Festival with the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation and The [...]

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I suggest you get your tickets now.
You can get them online, but I always like just walking up to the PGE Park box office ticket window (20th and Morrison) – no friggin Ticketmaster fees! It’s open 10am to 5pm Monday through Saturday.
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Start the weekend off right at PGE Park Friday night – the Timbers host the Minnesota Thunder at 8pm. But then, after suitable recovery time, what will you do with the rest of your weekend?
Well for one thing, you can enjoy the beer and bbq and support Habitat for Humanity at the 2009 Oregon Brews [...]

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Every weekend should start with a Timbers match!
Back when Thirsty Thursdays only happened a few times a season, I could rationalize putting up with a hangover at work the next day, or even calling in “sick” with the brown bottle flu, but now about half the matches are Thirsty Thursdays; these are the matches at [...]

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The Portland Timbers face a challenging next three days. After dispatching the Kitsap Pumas Tuesday (read Grondhopper’s account of the match here) in a US Open Cup match, their next too matches are on the road too, against the two USL first division teams ahead of them on the table.
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Practice your French and watch the The Portland Timbers take on the Montreal Impact at PGE Park this Thirsty Thursday at 7pm.
The Timbers beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 last Saturday, and then demolished the young Club America Reserves 4-1 Sunday in a friendly. The Mighty Mighty Timbers are unbeaten in the [...]

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Saturday May 30th will be a lovely day for a tailgate. And then at 7pm the Vancouver Whitecaps visit PGE Park to face the Timbers in the teams’ second match up of the year. Vancouver, perennially a good team, is one point behind Portland in the standings. This will be a [...]

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I’m heading to the coast this weekend, but if I were in town everything below would be interesting to me (well except for the fun center):

Timbers play two games
Rose Festival Waterfront Village opens Friday
Sunday buses return to the bus mall
Wordstock Book-to-Film Festival
Everything at Value Village is 50% off Monday

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