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Offbeat Belly Dance (17-December-2010)

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Offbeat Belly DanceEvery third Friday of the month 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 third Friday, December 17 2010 is no exception – the Offbeat Belly Dance collectives invites you to Blue Monk! This Friday! It’s time for Offbeat Belly Dance!

Join us for the Blue Monk’s ever changing tap list! Its lengthy list of hard liquor and mixed drinks, new and classic! Tasty food (vegan options! meaty things! things with cheeeeeese!)! Happy hour til 8!

And Offbeat Belly Dance! Join us this month for our shiny fabulous returning champions:
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Vee!
Ziggy!
Jasmine!

And join us for a thrilling troupe performance by the inventive, the intoxicating, the incredible –

Mandala!

We are also giddy with anticipation for the Offbeat Belly Dance solo debut of the shiny and talented –

Stephanie!

You’ve seen her grace the Offbeat stage as part of the rock ’em sock ’em awesome Deviant Dance! Now come marvel at her work as a soloist!

There will also be me – Karissa – dancer, ringleader, curator of awesome!

Plus one player to be named later! OMG! Stay tuned! Building suspense! Yiyiyi!

As always, the show is FREEEEE!

As always, the show will be AWESOME!

And as always, dear heart, it will not be nearly as spectacular without YOOOOOO!

Join us! Bring your friends! Bring family! Bring neighbors!

Most of all, noble Portlander, bring your party hat and your dancing shoes. There is fun to be had, and we want to share it with you!

Start your weekend off right with our own special brand of off-kilter awesomeness and wonderfully weird belly dance!

Viva Offbeat!

Hugz,

Karissa
Ringleader, Offbeat Belly Dance

Join Karissa, the Ringleader of Offbeat Belly Dance (pictured to the right), and the other fabulous dancers at the show Friday night.

Individually, the members of the Offbeat Belly Dance collective perform at shows throughout the Portland area, but on the 3rd Friday of the month they come together at the Blue Monk to perform in a rollicking belly dance revue. One of the things that makes it offbeat, is that the dancers choose whatever kind of music they like. Karissa tells me this has included traditional Middle Eastern music, zydeco, AC/DC, Strauss, The Pogues, hip hop, jazz, blues, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Spice Girls, and just about everything else.

The shows are free, and go from about 7pm until 9pm.

Visit OffbeatBellyDance.com for more information. You can also become a fan on Facebook, and follow the genre-defying, good timing gang of belly dancers in Portland OR, w/Karissa as ringmaster/carnival barker/propagandiston on Twitter at @OffbeatBelly

Photo credit: Offbeat Belly Dance

Tuesday Timbers Tidbits (14-December-2010)

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TimbersOn Monday the Portland Timbers announced the signing of former Arsenal fullback Kerrea Gilbert, who most recently played for Peterborough United. Check out Geoffrey C. Arnold’s Roster Tracker, which he updated yesterday, for the latest information on signings.

Mao’s Football Show airs live today, and every Tuesday, on Cascadia.fm at 4pm. Today @YoungGunsBlog will join Mao and Nevets to talk about the signing of Kerrea Gilbert.

Over at Chopping Timber, read about what to expect as the Timbers first MLS offseason continues. Month by month until March, Geoff explains the lay of the MLS Land.

Visit The Nerd is the Word for the latest (13-December-2010) PGE Park Renovation updates, with lots of photographs.

And as always, stay tuned to Dropping Timber, the Timbers blog at the The Offside, and the OregonLive Timbers blog throughout the week for the latest updates on the Portland Timbers.

In supporter news, the 107ist board member election is complete, and we have four winners: Joanne Couchman, Abram Goldman-Armstrong, Sean Moran, and Garrett Dittfurth. They will serve on the board for three years, starting on January 1, 2011.

Of course everyone knows about the new Timbers store, but don’t forget to visit the online Timber Army store for everything from patches, to punk rock pins; hoodies to iPhone skins.

Portland Food Carts to become Booze Carts?

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BoozeWith the news that Portland food cart owners are eyeing the possibility of liquor licenses, there’s some work to be done on the Portland Food Cart scene. For one thing, many carts will need new monikers to let the public know they have new offerings.

Some suggestions:

  • Potato Vodka Champion (SE 12th and Hawthorne)
  • Euro Trashed (SE 43rd and Belmont)
  • Lucille’s Coors Light Party Balls (SE 43rd and Belmont)
  • Azul Tequila Mexican Taqueria (SE 50th, South of Division) – This one already exists, alas they’re not (yet?) serving tequila
  • New Taste of India Pale Ale (SW 5th and Oak)
  • Ziba’s Zima (SW 9th and Alder)
  • Koi Infusion (SW 4th and College)

Over at Portland’s Least Popular Food Carts, Bill Oakley has one that may actually end up being a very popular cart:

  • Cooter’s Moonshine & SquirrelBurgers (NE 23rd & Alberta)

Any more ideas?

Presents For Procrastinators (18-December-2010)

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Presents for Procrastinators 2010The first ever Presents For Procrastinators Artisan Holiday Market event takes place Saturday, December 18 2010 at the Art Department (1315 SE 9th).

For one day only, the ART DEPARTMENT warehouse will transform into a bustling local marketplace. …From intricate handmade jewelry and baubles to fabulous clothing from emerging designers, and from collections of modified vintage treasures to gorgeous illustrations, the market has an item for even the toughest person on your shopping list. It’s an event designed to unite art and local commerce, while offering a place for crafters to network and build community. It’s also a great chance for attendees to support our vibrant local economy.

This all-inclusive, no-frills holiday bazaar runs from 11am until 5pm. In addition to the multitude of crafters and artisans (visit the website for a full list of participating vendors), Domo Dogs and Miss Zumstein Cakes and Desserts will be available to feed you, while Hip Chicks Do Wine will be selling bottles of wine and Captured By Porches will be offering beer to help make the shopping experience tolerable.