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Timbers, Tulips, Records, Comics, Bike Films, and More! (April 15-17, 2011)

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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]

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

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

The museum is located at 1200 SW Park, and the hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm, and Sunday, noon to 5:00pm. The exhibit runs through September 4, 2011. [more]

Friday-Sunday

Filmed By BikeFilmed By Bike

The 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.” [more]

Friday

Offbeat Belly DanceOffbeat Belly Dance Third Anniversary Extravaganza

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

This third Friday, April 15, 2011 is no exception, and it’s a special occasion: Offbeat Belly Dance Third Anniversary Extravaganza! [more]

Saturday-Sunday

Stumptown Comics Fest 2011Stumptown Comics Fest

The 8th annual Stumptown Comics Fest takes place Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17, 2011 at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE MLK), and this one’s the largest ever:

“The Northwest’s largest creator-focused comic arts festival returns to Portland for its 8th year! Over 200 exhibitors and publishers and more than 40 hours of panels and workshops make this the largest Stumptown Comics Fest in our history!” [more]

Saturday

Record Store Day 2011Record Store Day

Support your local record store Saturday, April 16: it’s Record Store Day 2011.

Record Store Day is an international celebration of independent record stores. To participate a store must be a retailer whose “primary business focuses on a physical store location, 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.” [more]

Sunday

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers vs. Dallas Burn

The Portland Timbers play their second home match in 4 days, when the Dallas Burn visit on Sunday, April 17 for an afternoon match. Kickoff at Jeld-Wen Field is at 3pm.

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

Record Store Day (16-April-2011)

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Record Store Day 2011Support your local record store Saturday, April 16: it’s Record Store Day 2011.

Record Store Day is an international celebration of independent record stores. To participate a store must be a retailer whose main primary business focuses on a physical store location, 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. In 2011 over two dozen Oregon stores are participating!

One such store is friend of the blog Hall of Records (3342 SE Belmont), which is sweetening the pot with a free beer for anyone who spends $10 or more on records!

Match Day (14-April-2011): Portland Timbers vs. Chicago Fire

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Portland TimbersHappy Portland Timbers Day (pdf)! The MLS Portland Timbers‘ first home game is finally here.

The visiting Chicago Fire (1-1-1) face the Timbers (0-2-1) at 8pm tonight at a match broadcast on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 95.5 The Game, and La Pantera 940 AM.

But of course the place to be tonight is the wet, cold [temperatures in the low 40s, rain and wind, possible thunderstorms!] and wild Jeld-Wen Field. I’ll be one of the lucky 18,638 in attendance, staying warm by cheering and clapping and hoping for some Timbers goals!

Previews:

April 14, 1962: Packy the Pachyderm Born at the Portland Zoo

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The Sunday Oregonian (15 April 1962)The first baby elephant to be conceived, born and to survive in a zoo in the United States so far as the records show was born on April 14, 1962 at the Portland Zoo (now Oregon Zoo).

The Sunday Oregonian reported the next day on the front page:

It’s a boy!

Bell, who has been elephanticipating for 635 days, presented the nation with its first home-born elephant in 44 years at 5:58 a.m. Saturday.

Mother and her fuzzy-faced baby are doing fine. In fact, “Fuzzy-Face” made his public debut at the elephant house six hours after birth when he and his mother made an appearance behind the glass in the show window of the elephant house. . .

His tail is longer than his trunk. His eyes are bigger than his appetite, red-rimmed and brown like his mother’s. He is altogether ridiculous, but abviously the apple of his mother’s eye.

“Fuzzy-Face” was described as standing about three feet tall and weighing around 150 pounds. He was christened Packy on April 24, 1962. The name was chosen from over 3000 entries in a KPOJ radio station contest. Wayne W. French of Gresham was awarded a portable stereo set for suggesting the winning name (The Oregonian, 25-April-1962).

Packy is all grown up now. He is one of the largest Asian elephants in the United States, 10-foot-6 at the shoulder, and weighs over 6 tons. He has sired 7 calves.

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

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

The exhibit curators are Michael Orr (aka @maofootball ) and Morgen Young (aka @AlderLLC), historians and principals of FC Media LLC, which is dedicated to forming the definitive history of Portland Timbers Football Club.

They have assembled an exhibit which focuses on the years the Timbers played in the original North American Soccer League, and is the largest collection of Timbers artifacts in one place at one time.

The museum is located at 1200 SW Park, and the hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm, and Sunday, noon to 5:00pm. The exhibit runs through September 4, 2011.

Here are a few examples of what you will see:

1981 Warm Up Ball

Warm up ball from 1981 that was accidentally kicked into the crowd. It was later signed by the team at the first home game of the season against Vancouver.

Booster Jacket from the Timbers’ Booster Club, founded in 1976

Booster Jacket from the Timbers’ Booster Club, founded in 1976

Framed poster of the players on the 1975 team, loaned by ex-Timber Roger Goldingay (#16). (Click to embiggen!)

Framed poster of the players on the 1975 team, loaned by ex-Timber Roger Goldingay (#16). The poster is 7 feet wide.