Dave Knows: Portland

To make the life of a lazy blogger easier, I recommend finding a non-lazy blogger with whom you can do bloggable activities.
Heather of Mile 73 fame has done such a great job of writing up our day trip to the Gorge (and she also has a camera), that, once again, I’ll steal her map image [...]

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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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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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If it turns out to be anything like the August legends match, Saturday’s Game of the Stars between the Mexican Legends and the World All-Stars at PGE Park will be electric. The passion and excitement of the fans alone will draw me to the match, but the intriguing lineups of the two teams should [...]

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Friday-Sunday
Feta, lamb, souvlaki, spanakopita, and don’t forget the koulourakia, diples, and bougatsa!
The last big festival of the Summer/Fall is also one of the best: Greek Festival 2007.
Those last three Greek items above were a mystery to me too, but fortunately the festival website provides a handy Guide to Greek Pastries:
Koulourakia
An all butter and egg [...]

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Friday-Sunday
Brush up on your juggling skills and terminology, the 15th annual Portland Jugglers Festival begins at 6pm Friday and runs through Sunday at Reed College. More a convention than a festival, the three days are filled with workshops and vendor displays and demonstrations.
But Saturday night Benson Highschool hosts The Juggling and Vaudeville Extravaganza, a rare [...]

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See alt.portland and the event’s website for all the details and an explanation of El Grito and Fiestas Patrias.
El Grito y Fiestas Patrias 2007 started Friday (I don’t know how I missed this one - I even walked by Pioneer Square Thursday and made a note to myself to find out what was being set [...]

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The Timbers play Friday and Sunday, so you’ll need to find something to fill the gap. Here are some ideas:
Saturday
The 10th annual Alberta Street Fair is Saturday. There will be multiple stages for music, food vendors, arts and crafts, and of course a parade (at 2:30pm). This is the big daddy [...]

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Portland’s first playoff match is at Vancouver Friday night so come watch the battle at Slabtown via a crappy internet feed blown up onto a big screen so you can really see the lack of quality.
Despite this deficiency you can still make out the Mighty Mighty Timbers and it’s a blast. Slabtown has pinball, [...]

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