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Tulips, Trilliums, Timbers, and More! (April 1-3, 2011)

March 31, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

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Tulip FestTulip Fest 2011

Tulip Fest 2011 at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn kicks off Friday, March 25 and runs through Sunday, May 1.

On weekdays it’s 40 acres of blooming tulips (and daffodils), a cafe, country store, farm equipment on display, Dutch sausages, and a gift shop. And on weekends you get all that, plus pony rides, . . . beer and wine and . . . [more]

Friday

Kopstootje Biere, aka Head Butt Beer, Debuts

Join Upright Brewing and Bols Genever this Friday, April 1, 2011 for the unveiling of their new collaboration: Kopstootje Biere.

Billed as the world’s first beer created to accompany a spirit [more]

AliensCort and Fatboy’s Midnight Movie: Aliens

Join Cort and Fatboy this Friday, April 1, 2011 for a very special, anniversary edition, of the Midnight Movie:

“To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Midnight Movie’s move to the Bagdad, Cort and Fatboy are bringing back ALIENS in 35mm” [more]

Friday-Sunday

Faux Film FestFaux Film Festival

What the hell is a faux film festival?

A festival of mockumentaries, fake commercials, fake public service announcements, fake film trailers, fake training videos, fake travelogues, etc. – you get the idea. [more]

Saturday

PancakesFundraiser Pancake Breakfast!

Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church is hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 2nd 8-11am.
Proceeds will be split between building upkeep costs and relief efforts in Japan, post earthquake and tsunami. [more]

Timbers Away ViewingGame 3: Timbers vs. New England Revolution

The Portland Timbers travel east for their third league match of the 2011 MLS season. Watch at a Portland Soccer Bar! Kickoff is at 4:30pm. [more]

Saturday-Sunday

Trillium FestivalTrillium Festival

The 2011 Trillium Festival, brought to you by the Friends of Tryon Creek, takes place Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3, 10am to 4pm both days.

“Celebrate the coming of our spring festival featuring our Native & Hardy Plant Sale, Trillium Market, and Garden Art Sale.” [more]

And for even more weekend events and activities, visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, and PDX Pipeline!

Kopstootje Biere, aka Head Butt Beer, Debuts (1-April-2011)

March 31, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

Kopstootje Launch InvitationJoin Upright Brewing and Bols Genever this Friday, April 1, 2011 for the unveiling of their new collaboration: Kopstootje Biere.

Billed as the world’s first beer created to accompany a spirit, the idea for the collaboration originated with local freelance writer, barista, mixologist and magician Jacob Grier. His goal was to create the perfect beer to drink with Bols Genever, served neat in the traditional Dutch tulip glass – a combo known as Kopstootje (pronounced kop-stow-che) and a common Dutch tradition found in every bar in The Netherlands.

Literally translated as a “little head butt”, a Kopstootje is the Dutch take on a “beer and a shot,” famously enjoyed by sipping from a tulip glass filled with Bols Genever and paired with a beer. With the ritual of the bartenders filling up the tulip glass to the absolute rim, the drinker bends forward to slurp off the top of the genever and then take the first sip of beer. It’s a ritual that is becoming very popular in the United States with the recent reintroduction of Bols Genever.

The beer Upright has created falls into the biere de garde classification, but with the addition of some of the same botanicals used in creating Bols Genever. For more on the beer and the inspiration read The New School‘s write up: A New Class of Beer.

The tasting takes place at Circa 33 (3348 SE Belmont) on Friday, April 1st from 5pm until 8pm.

March 31, 1917: Vesterlide Launched, First All Steel Steamer Built in Portland

March 31, 2011 by Dave 1 Comment

Launch of the Vesterlide (31-March-1917)
Launch of the Vesterlide (31-March-1917)

Big Cunarder Is Launched in City, blared the headline. The Vesterlide, built by the Northwest Steel Company, was the first all-steel steamer built in Portland, and the first vessel built for the British line in the United States.

Throngs of Portlanders came out to witness the 2:12pm launch of the 8800-ton steel freighter. Mayor H.R. Albee issued a proclamation declaring the afternoon a holiday as far as possible. Neighboring businesses, like the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company, which built wooden ships, shut down so every employee could watch the launch.

Officials Are Delighted.

Even before the Vesterglide was waterborne, dozens on the great platform, which had been erected immediately in front of the bow, crowded around Joseph R. Bowles, president of the Northwest Steel Company, and Walter F. Beebe, vice-president, and were most complimentary in their expressions of congratulations. Beaming countenances of the officials indicated their delight, and in that they had every reson to feel so, it being the first ship built there and not a hitch was experienced in the launching.

Unfortunately, on reaching the opposite side of the river the stern of the Vesterglide crashed into the side of the steamer Ruth, damaging her so she sank later, and three men were injured.

I’m not sure how crashing into and sinking a steamer and injuring three men qualifies as “not a hitch,” but that’s how The Oregonian reported the news of the March 31, 1917 launch.

March 30, 1916: Portland Uncle Sams (aka Rosebuds) Play for Stanley Cup

March 30, 2011 by Dave 3 Comments

First action photograph of Portland's professional team, practicing at Portland's Ice Hippodrome (<em>The Oregonian</em>, 28-November-1914)

Above is the first action photograph of Portland’s professional team, practicing at Portland’s Ice Hippodrome (The Oregonian, 28-November-1914)

The Stanley Cup had been awarded since 1893 to the top hockey team in the Dominion of Canada. In 1914, with the inclusion of the Pacific Coast Hockey League in the competition for the cup, a U.S. team (i.e. Portland) first became eligible. In 1916 the Portland Uncle Sams (aka Rosebuds) were the first American team to compete in the cup final, losing 2-1 in the final match of a 5 game series to the Montreal Canadiens on March 30, 1916.

The series was played in Montreal. The Oregonian reported (31-March-1916):

The contest was hard fought and spirited and in the last period the rival teams skated like mad men and the big crowd was kept in an uproar, especially after Dunderdale, of Portland, had shot the goal which brought the score to a one-to-one tie.

The series was hard fought throughout and even the most ardent Eastern fans admitted tonight that Montreal had shown little if any superiority over the clever skaters from the Pacific Coast. Each team had won two games and tonight’s game, played under National Hockey Association rules, an advantage to the locals, was the deciding factor.

Background on the Portland Uncle Sams:

Portland’s professional hockey team was purchased from New Westminster in 1914 (The Oregonian, 23-October-1914), and played and practiced at the Ice Hippodrome at NW 20th and Marshall (Ibid., 26-November-1914). The team played their first game (which they lost 6-3 to Vancouver B.C.) on December 8, 1914 (Ibid., 9-December-1914). The Oregonian usually referred to the team as the Portland Uncle Sams, and used that name in box scores and lineup listings, but occasionally also mentioned their alternate nickname, Rosebuds.

Faux Film Festival (April 1-3, 2011)

March 29, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

Faux Film Festival 2011The 7th Annual Faux Film Festival takes place April 1 through 3 2011 at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy).

What the hell is a faux film festival?

A festival of mockumentaries, fake commercials, fake public service announcements, fake film trailers, fake training videos, fake travelogues, etc. – you get the idea.

The lineup:

Friday April 1 starting at 7pm:
Shorts: Faux Commercials, Faux Trailers, and movie/TV spoofs.
Feature: Bill Plympton’s “Guns on the Clackamas”

Saturday April 2 starting at 7pm:
Shorts: General Satire.
Feature: “Multiple Means of Murder”

Sunday April 3 starting at 7pm:
Shorts: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy spoofs.
Feature: “Mutant Swinger from Mars”

Visit the website for a detailed schedule (or download it in PDF format).

Visit the retro [i.e. 1997] designed website for details, including ticket information and Faux Film Festival history.

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