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Archives for December 2010
“Nick Bradley Might Be an Alcoholic” Premiere (20-December-2010)
Nick Bradley Might Be an Alcoholic, a locally-made television comedy pilot premieres tonight, Monday, December 20, 2010 at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd).
The pilot centers on an irresponsible young man, Nick Bradley (Gavin Bristol), who is named CEO of his father’s company the morning after he drunkenly crashes his car, and is sentenced to three-thousand hours of community service and a mandatory alcohol recovery program.
It stars Gavin Bristol, Doug Brooks, Robert Blanche, Luke Clements, Benjamin Farmer, and Jon Ashley Hall.
Brianna Barrett and Jeremiah Adler wrote and directed the pilot for only $4,000, and filmed around the Portland area with a local cast and crew. The pair took the almost finished product to LA for post-production, where it was well received. The show is making the rounds.
The Bagdad doors open at 5:30 and the show starts at 6:30. Arrive early to meet the cast and crew. There will also be a post-show Q&A with the directors and several cast members. Tickets are free but please consider donating $5 to cover the venue costs!
For more on the story of how a couple young Portlanders created a television pilot, read Peter Ames Carlin’s article in The Oregonian, Portland-made ‘Nick Bradley’ might be a TV series, and Local filmmakers pitch ‘Nick Bradley’ pilot by Geoff Pursinger in the Portland Tribune.
Free Bike-Delivered Neighborhood Welcome Bags from SmartTrips
Did you know that you might be eligible to receive a free bag of transportation goodies from the City of Portland’s SmartTrips program?
SmartTrips is dedicated to offering transportation resources to Portlanders who have moved recently.
It’s a pilot project, so currently only those who have lived in one of the following zip codes for six months or less are eligible to receive the transportation resource materials: 97202, 97206, 97214, 97215.
The goodie bag, full of maps and guidebooks, also comes with – your choice – a chocolate bar from Portland’s Moonstruck Chocolate or an All Day TriMet ticket.
And of course, the goodie bag is delivered by bicycle!
Visit the SmartTrips website for more information on Portland transportation options and this pilot program. For background on SmartTrips, check out Neighhorhood Note’s profile of the program.
Photo of the goodie bag courtesy of Paul Smith (@GreenSmith on Twitter).
Timber Army 3rd Saturday (18-December-2010)
The final Timbers Army 3rd Saturday of 2010 takes place tonight, December 18 2010, at Weird Bar (3701 SE Division). Festivities begin at 7:01pm (at 9pm a cover charge of $1 will be required, so arrive early!).
Considering the Holiday Season is here this would be a splendid time to exchange gifts and other bodily fluids!
Happy Hanukkah!
Happy Festivus!
Merry Kwanzaa!
Joyful Winter Solstice!
Merry Christmas!Let the Holiday drinking season commence!
Weird Bar is a weird bar. It’s actually three bars connected. The front one sports a plethora of games including video crack, pool, Big Buck Hunter, ping-pong, and ahem… A PROFESSIONAL BEER-PONG TABLE!!. Bar number 2 opens at 9pm and terrifies the introverted with karaoke. In bar number 3, which also opens at 9pm, there’s a dance floor and DJs.
For more info visit TimbersArmy.org or the Facebook event page.
Portland Farmers Market Bids Adieu to 2010 (18-December-2010)
The final Portland Farmers Market of the year takes place this Saturday, December 18 2010 at PSU.
Join us for the last market of the 2010 season. It is a perfect day to celebrate a bountiful year and thank our wonderful vendors for nourishing our community.
You have from 9:00am to 2:00pm to stock up for the Holidays, and the Winter – the PSU Farmers Market won’t re-open until March, 2011.
Hat tip to @allisonejones!