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Filmed By Bike (April 15-17, 2011)

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Filmed By BikeThe 9th annual Filmed by Bike film festival takes place Friday through Sunday, April 15-17 2011 at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton).

Filmed by Bike is a film festival of bike-themed independent short movies from around the world. Submissions are limited to eight minutes and must revolve around the central theme of cycling.

Hundreds of international entries are submitted but only an average of 30 make the final cut. Our jury of esteemed judges makes that tough decision.

Shawn Levy explains on OregonLive what makes this film festival special:

It’s an event so steeped in the eccentric ways of our fair city that it almost seems like something cooked up by the spoofmeisters of “Portlandia”: Scores — nay, hundreds — of bicyclists turning a modest commercial intersection into a spontaneous springtime fair, with craft beers flowing, djs spinning, bikes and bike wear being flaunted, bike gear being raffled off, and, most importantly, independent short films about the world — nay, the universe — of bicycling screening in a theater just steps from the action.

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!).

The show program is available on the website. Buy tickets online or at the door. Consider a festival pass!

April 11, 1806: Meriwether Lewis’ Dog is Stolen

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Meriwether Lewis wrote of the theft of his dog, Seaman, on April 11, 1806:

Three of tribe the Wah-clel-lars, stole my dog this evening, and took him towards their village, I was shortly afterwards informed of this transaction by an indian who spoke the Clatsop language, sent three men in pursuit of the theives.

And he meant business:

with orders if they made the least resistence or difficulty in surrendering the dog to fire on them; they overtook these fellows or reather came within sight of them at the distance of about 2 miles; the indians discovering the party in pursuit of them left the dog and fled.

I guess stealing a dog is more serious than stealing a canoe.

Book Release Party: New Works by David Walker and Mike Russell (13 April 2011)

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Cort and Fatboy in The Secret of the Buried UnicornsJoin David Walker and Mike Russell at Bridge City Comics (3725 N. Mississippi) on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 as they celebrate the release and sign copies of their latest books.

Darius Logan: Super Justice Force is David Walker’s debut young adult novel:

A life-long fan of comic books and movies, I decided to write the sort of book that I wanted to read when I was a teenager, but couldn’t seem to find. Darius Logan: Super Justice Force is that book. It is the story of an ordinary kid living in an extraordinary world of superheroes, and finding the strength within himself to be a better person than he ever imagined possible.

Mike Russell brings two books to the party:

Cort and Fatboy and the Secret of the Buried Unicorns stars Portland podcasters Cort and Fatboy in a tale of Danger & Adventure in the Media Wasteland:

The boys are running out of money — but then they remember that Portland, Oregon is built on a unicorn burial ground. With the unpaid help of their regular guests — including Walker and Russell — can the boys exploit this fact and make the rent?

And Beware the Sabre-toothed Vampire collects Season One of Russell’s webcomic about a tiny vampire hampered by his giant fangs.

The party goes from 6pm to 8pm.

Soccer City USA: The Portland Timbers and the NASL Years, 1975-1982

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Portland Timbers NASL era logoSoccer City USA: The Portland Timbers and the NASL Years, 1975-1982, the newest exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society, kicks off on April 15, 2011 (the day after the Timber’s home opener!).

In celebration of the Timber’s exciting first match, the Oregon History Museum is opening Soccer City USA, an exhibit that tells the story of the original Portland Timbers team. The exhibit will provide an inside look into the club’s history, profile well-known players and coaches and display a collection of photos, videos, equipment, uniforms and other memorabilia and ephemera unmatched in a single collection.

The exhibit runs through September 4, 2011.

April 10, 1865: Oregon Volunteers Leave Fort Hoskins

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Fort Hoskins was established by the U.S. Army in 1856 near the Luckiamute River in the Coast Range northwest of Corvallis to monitor the Coastal (Siletz) Indian Reservation. Garrisoned there were companies G and F of the 4th U.S. Infrantry, under Captain Christopher C. Auger. The fort was named for Lieutenant Charles Hoskins who was killed during the Mexican War. When the U.S. Civil War began, troops serving at Fort Hoskins headed east, and Oregon Volunteers took their place (source: Fort Hoskins Historic Park brochure – pdf).

These Oregon Volunteers left the fort on April 10, 1865, at the end of the Civil War, and the fort was decommissioned and sold.

The site is now Fort Hoskins Historic Park.