Archives for April 2010

April 17: Night Owl Record Show

April 17, 2010 by Dave Knows 1 Comment

Support your local record store today, Saturday April 18th: it’s Record Store Day. Record Store Day is an international celebration of independent record stores. To participate a store must be a physical retailer whose product line consists of at least 50% music retail, whose company is not publicly traded and whose ownership is at least 70% located in the state of operation. Find local participating stores here.

For even more vinyl Saturday head up to upper Hawthorne for the Night Owl Record Sale at the Portland Eagles Lodge (4904 SE Hawthorne Blvd).

Portland’s Night Owl Record Show is the nation’s first night time record show. Twice a year since October of 2003 music fans and record fiends from Portland, the Pacific Northwest and as far away as Florida, New York and Japan, have gathered for a funky time buying, selling and trading records. The Eagles provide food, drink and pool to keep things from getting boring.

Sale runs from 5 to 9pm Saturday, April 18th. Admission is $2 Admission ($15 early bird). Records, food, and drinks will be available.

Keeping Up With The Portland Timbers

April 16, 2010 by Dave Knows 3 Comments

The best way to keep you head above water in terms of Timbers news, rumors, and sundry related topics is to religiously reload threads on Talk Timbers, aka the Soccer City USA Message Board.

But if you’ve been following the board for a while, you may have noticed the wrong side of the signal to noise ratio is getting higher and higher, and becoming a barrier to actually extracting anything useful or interesting from the discussions.

I’m here to help.

Below you’ll find my tried and true tips and recommendations for staying on top of Timbers news:

SoccerCityUSA.com

The Timber Mill remains the best source for Timbers schedule information, team and player statistics, and historical data. Allison Andrews, the site creator and owner, also produces some of the best match recaps, and photo galleries.

Despite the extra effort required, you’ll still want to bookmark your favorite sections and threads at Talk Timbers, and occasionally load the most recent posts. Tip: use the following link to get the 25 most recent comments (but don’t reload too often; you don’t want to overload the server!): http://www.soccercityusa.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?action=recent;display=25

Community and Social Networking

Join the 107 Independent Supporters’ Trust, aka 107ist.

Stay informed about Timbers fan activities and news with The Timbers Army. Join the Timbers Army Facebook group, and follow @TimbersArmy on Twitter (and check out the associated lists for other Timbers twitterers).

The Blogs

I recommend visiting these blogs daily:

Portland Timbers USL Blog at The Offside

Portland Timbers at Oregonlive

Dropping Timber Twitter: DroppingTimber

The Woodwork

And check Dave Knows Portland every Tuesday and Friday for the Tuesday Timbers Tidbits and the Portland Timbers Roundup, respectively, wherein I aggregate much of the recent Timbers news and info from the above blogs and more. I read all the blogs and set up Timbers google alerts and organize the results so you don’t have to!

The News

OregonLive.com can be difficult to navigate. Fortunately the editors aggregate all the Oregonian Timbers articles and OregonLive Timbers Blog entries on this page: www.oregonlive.com/Timbers

At 95.5 The Game, scroll to the bottom of the Strong At Night page to find The Strong Blog, which features plenty of Timbers content.

The official organ of the organization: PortlandTimbers.com is the best source for player news.

As far as local television station websites go, only KPTV seems to be aware of the existence of the Timbers. Find their stories here: www.kptv.com/Timbers/

The Timbers coverage at other TV stations, The Columbian, Portland Tribune, and the alt weeklies is sparse to nonexistent; if you’re looking for Timbers news, they aren’t worth checking daily (though this may change as the season gets under way and MLS approaches in 2011). If these news sources do publish something worthwhile, you’ll probably hear about it through the other resources listed here.

April 16-18: Bike Films, Story Telling, Belly Dance, Pinball, Timbers and More

April 16, 2010 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Update: Even more things going on this weekend . . .

Firkin Fest 2010 (Saturday)

Night Owl Record Show (Saturday)

Oregon Bike Polo Championships (Saturday and Sunday)

Wow, what a weekend this is shaping up to be. There’s something for everyone. If you’re not going out to have fun this weekend, then there’s nothing I can do for you.

Friday

Offbeat Belly Dance

Every third Friday of the month, from 7 to 9pm, the Blue Monk (3341 SE Belmont) hosts the Offbeat Belly Dance collective, a club rocking, good timing, genre-defying gang of badass belly dancers.

And this Friday, April 16th marks Offbeat Belly Dance’s 2nd anniversary! [more]

Friday-Sunday

Filmed by Bike 2010

Portland’s Filmed by Bike film festival takes place this Friday through Sunday, April 16-18, at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton).

The festival kicks off Friday night with a street party on Clinton Street in front of the theater from 5:30pm to 11pm. The street party includes a beer garden and entertainment and a raffle (cash only for these!). [more]

Hearing Voices, 2010 Storytelling Festival

The 6th annual Hearing Voices story telling festival takes place this week, from Sunday, April 11th through Sunday, April 18th. This event is hosted by the Washington County Cooperative Library Services as part of National Library Week. Life, legends, history and folk tales come alive through the magic of storytelling. [more]

Saturday

National Record Store Day

The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. [more]

Timbers open 2010 season Saturday at PGE Park

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers open the 2010 USSF Division-2 Pro League season Saturday as they play host to the Rochester Rhinos at PGE Park at 7 p.m. For the seventh time since 2001, the Timbers open the regular season at home. [more]

For more on the Timbers as they begin the 2010 season, read the most recent Portland Timbers Roundup, Timbers Tidbits, and my Portland Timbers Primer.

Sunday

Portland Pinbrawl 2010

Portland Pinbrawl 2010 takes place Sunday, April 18th at Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade (511 NW Couch). Match ups start at 11am.

Grand Prize is a Williams’ Johnny Mnemonic Pinball Machine, and cash and assorted sundries go to other top finishers. [more]

And believe it or not, there’s lots more to do this weekend. Visit Around The Sun, Blogging Portland On the Cheap, and PDX Pipeline.

Portland Timbers Roundup (04/16/2010)

April 15, 2010 by Dave Knows 2 Comments

The Timbers open the 2010 season this Saturday at PGE Park. The Rochester Rhinos make their only visit to Portland season. Kickoff is 7pm.

So it is time for the season previews:

Someone has to say it by Bob Kellett at The Woodwork

I’d love to share an old story or two about the good old days when we used to play Rochester, but the fact is that for many years Rochester was able to control the league scheduling so that they never had to travel west of the Mississippi. Hence a dearth of good tales. But looking at their Rhino mascot, I can’t help but notice that it has a striking resemblance with Preston Burpo. [more]

Hoop Dreams by Dave Hoyt at The Woodwork

There is a palpable sense of excitement going into this season which is unlike any from seasons past. Players, management and fans all have butterflies in their stomachs, waiting to draw that last deep breath, before the final season of this iteration of the Timbers begins on Saturday. [more]

We’re Going To Win The Something, Something, Something by Lucas Grzybowski at The Woodwork

The cherry blossoms are blossoming, the Blazers are limping bravely into the playoffs (injuries, schminjuries!), the weather changes every five minutes from rain to sun to rain again, and sidewalk seating is starting to appear at bars and cafes around town. Do you know what that means? Spring is springing in the Rose City. And do you know what THAT means?

Timbers season is upon us! [more]

Portland Timbers: The past and the future provide motivation for 2010 team by Geoffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian

The Portland Timbers begin their final season as a minor league franchise with an eye on the past and the future.

The Timbers, playing in the USSF Division 2 Pro League this season, would very much like to win a championship before the franchise joins Major League Soccer in 2011. Winning a title would not only erase the memory of coming up short last season, but also add to the team’s momentum going into next year. [more]

Fans gear up for MLS by Rick Curwen at OregonLive

Portland Timbers’ season opener against the Rochester Rhinos kicks off at 7 p.m. on Saturday and local soccer fans have much to look forward to, both off the pitch and on it. [more]

Timber 2010 season preview in four parts, by Kip Kesgard at OregonLive:

Portland Timbers 2010 USSF Season Preview by Kevin at Dropping Timber

Excitement is building. If you close your eyes you can feel it in the air, smell it. The Timbers are becoming harder to ignore. They’re on the sides of buses, on Max trains, and on billboards. You see them on fliers and posters, hear them talked about on the radio, or maybe even notice them pasted on the side of the Foosball table at your local bar. People in this city are starting to talk Timbers and for good reason. The Portland Timbers are about to show the world why this franchise and its amazing fan base have earned the moniker Soccer City USA. And that’s exciting. [more]

Timbers seek major exit by Paul Danzer at The Columbian

PORTLAND — Major League Soccer doesn’t arrive in Portland for another year. But the Portland Timbers aren’t waiting for 2011 to think big.

The team is planning international exhibitions against top-flight competition. It is hoping to make it’s mark in the U.S. Open Cup tournament. And, most of all, it wants to give its fans the franchise’s first championship. [more]

With 2011 fast approaching, we’re beginning to see interesting content at PortlandMLS2011.com, the official organ of the MLS Timbers.

Mayhem in the Rose City after 1975 playoff win over Sounders at PortlandMLS2011.com

Multiple videos posted from the 1975 playoff match between the North American Soccer League Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers. The Timbers started off slowly that season at the gate, drawing just over 8,000 for their first home match. However, by the end of the year the stadium was packed. Meanwhile, Sounders FC were up north selling out every home match at expanded 18,000-seat Memorial Stadium. [more]

Wilkinson visits England on first MLS trip at PortlandMLS2011.com

PORTLAND, Ore. – As technical director of the Timbers Major League Soccer franchise, Gavin Wilkinson begins a week-long trip in England on Wednesday, where he will meet with multiple Premier League clubs and formally start scouting talent abroad. [more]

Wilkinson blogs from England at PortlandMLS2011.com

Today, I spent the day at the Chelsea’s training center (Cobham St.) and met with several people at Stamford Bridge.

It was incredible to say the least. They had the first team training on one part of the facility and a U-13 boy’s tournament on the other with teams from Arsenal, Charleton Athletic, Watford, etc. [more]

Meanwhile the official organ of the USL Timbers continues to keep us informed about the here and now:

Timbers name Adam Smith as club’s goalkeeper coach at PortlandTimbers.com

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today named Adam Smith as the club’s goalkeeper coach for the 2010 season. Timbers head coach and general manager Gavin Wilkinson made the announcement. [more]

Marcelin recalled for Haiti National Team duty at PortlandTimbers.com

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today announced that midfielder James Marcelin was recently named to the Haitian National Team’s 18-man roster for a friendly against Argentina on May 5 in Argentina. [more]

See you at the match!

April 11-18: Hearing Voices, 2010 Storytelling Festival

April 15, 2010 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

This festival began last weekend (sorry I dropped the ball!) but continues through Sunday, April 18th, so you still have a chance to catch several of the events.

The 6th annual Hearing Voices story telling festival takes place this week, from Sunday, April 11th through Sunday, April 18th. This event is hosted by the Washington County Cooperative Library Services as part of National Library Week.

Life, legends, history and folk tales come alive through the magic of storytelling.

There are 14 performances over the 8 days of the festival (still 9 left, Thursday-Sunday!).

This year National Library Week will be celebrated with the theme, “Communities thrive @ your library.”

The festival features four professional storytellers/ensembles: Willy Claflin (San Francisco, CA), Nuestro Canto (Beaverton, OR), Brody Theater (Portland, OR) and Oregon Shadow Puppet Theatre (Portland, OR).

Admission is free to all the events, which take place at a bunch of different venue. Visit the website for more information about the festival, the performance schedule, and the workshop.

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