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December 26: Charles Phoenix returns in a holiday mood

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The King of Retro, Charles Phoenix, returns to Portland the day after Christmas for Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slideshow.

From the press release:

In this hilarious Holiday show you’ll see how Americans decorated, dressed up, dined, and drank to celebrate- New Years, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas in the 50s and 60s.

I attended the sold-out October show in Portland, and intend to be back for this one.

It takes place Friday, December 26th – 8:PM at the Clinton Street Theater – 2522 SE Clinton St.

TICKETS: $19 – All Ages:

  • Available at: Speedboat Coffee (5115 Se Foster Rd)
  • Online at WWW.SpeedboatCoffee.com – Will call only
  • Or Day of show At the Clinton St. Box Office (though it will probably be sold out, so go to buy your tickets online or at the coffee shop!)

ScanFair 2008: Sights, sounds, and Pickled Herring

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Saturday morning found us at PSU’s Smith Center for the 24th annual ScanFair, celebrating the sight, sounds, tastes and traditions of a Scandinavian Christmas. The event raises funds for PSU Nordic language classes and the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation, the mission of which is to preserve, communicate and celebrate Scandinavian heritage and culture.

Events like the ScanFair are not really my scene. I’m part Norwegian, and who doesn’t occasionally crave some lutefisk? But the ScanFair is primarily a holiday bazaar; there isn’t even a beer or aquavit garden!?

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December 6-7: ScanFair, Radical Books, and Holiday Cheer

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There are other things to do this weekend in besides drinking beer.

ScanFairThe Scandinavian Heritage Foundation‘s 24th Annual ScanFair takes place this weekend at PSU’s Smith Center. Come for the Scandinavian food, crafts, and the 53rd crowning of Oregon’s Lucia Queen of Light. Stay for the Pickled Herring Eating Contest at noon Saturday!

The fair is held at PSU, on the 3rd floor of the Smith Memorial Center (1825 SW Broadway). Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and children under 12 get in free.

From noon to 4pm Saturday the Portland IWW is hosting the 3rd Annual IWW Working Class Book Fair at Liberty Hall (311 N Ivy) from 11am-5pm.

Vendors include Laughing Horse Books, In Other Words, Tarantula Press, Eberhardt Press, Just Seeds, Malkriad@s, Olin, Red Letter Press, Great Northwest Books, Decentra Collective, Black Rose Collective, and others.

From noon to 5 Sunday the Oregon Historical Society hosts the 41st Annual Holiday Cheer event, A Celebration of Oregon Authors and Artists.

Gather for an afternoon with more than sixty Oregon authors and artists as they display, autograph, and sell their latest work at this popular event. It’s the perfect chance to get your holiday

Neighborhood Notes has more information.

A toast to Repeal Day 2008

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On December 5th, 1933 the Federal prohibitionary laws were repealed when three quarters of the states ratified the 21st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

This Friday, the 75th Repeal Day, join me in a toast to our brewers, vintners, distillers, distributors, publicans, bartenders, waitrons, and friends.

Imbibe Unfiltered, the blog of Imbibe Magazine, has rounded up Repeal Day celebrations and deals throughout the country.  The Portland entries:

Portland, Oregon
50 Plates
Try a flight of Manhattans—applejack, bourbon and rye—for $9, or sample one individually for $3. A variety of pre-Prohibition cocktails will also be available.

Teardrop Lounge
Send them an e-mail for the password that will grant you access to this bar’s top-secret Repeal Day cocktail menu.

Also (via Around the Sun), McMenamins and Dewar’s present a free show at the Bagdad Theatre:
REPEAL DAY CELEBRATION 2008! LANGHORNE SLIM with Fogatron, Flappers, Firedancers & More.