Archives for February 2012

OMSI After Dark: Bridgetown Baconfest (February 29, 2012)

February 25, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Bridgetown Baconfest, a very special OMSI After Dark, takes place this Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Portland is obsessed with two things – bridges and bacon! Explore the engineering behind Portland’s newest bridge while enjoying the candy of meat!

Science nerds unite for childfree, brain-building science fun at OMSI After Dark!

Sample beer, wine, spirits, chocolate and fudge; take part in demonstrations and activities such as Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, TriMet’s Real Stuff, and the Bridge-Building Challenge; enjoy performances by the Wanderlust Circus; try special menu items at the OMSI cafe grill (including Sweet Potato and Pork Butt Poutine!); and check out the wares of a multitude of vendors, many bacon-related, including Bacon Shirts, Bacon Skateboards, Olympic Provisions, Portland Creamery, and more.

21 and over only. Tickets are $12 for non-members, $6 for members – pre-purchase online – and free for OMSI After Dark members. Visit OMSI.edu for all the details.

Beer Brawl V (February 27-March 4, 2012)

February 25, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Oregon, Washington, and California vie for beer bragging rights during the fifth annual Beer Brawl Beer Brawl IV at the Concordia Ale House (3276 NE Killingsworth).

Stop in for a 12 BEER blind Taster Tray featuring the best Pale Ale, IPA, STOUT, and Brewers Choice Beers each STATE has to Offer.

Try the beers and submit your ballots at the pub from Monday, February 27 through Sunday, March 4, 2012.

Oregon’s team is captained by Hopworks Urban Brewery, Hales Ales helms Washington’s, and Firestone Walker Brewing Company serves as captain of team California.

The cortandfatboy Midnight Movie: Enter The Dragon (2-March-2012)

February 25, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Bruce Lee will finally be given his Midnight Movie due, on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne) when Cort and Fatboy present his most famous film, Enter The Dragon.

I don’t know how we managed to run this thing six years without it occurring to us that we’ve never shown a kung-fu flick before. We’ve shown pretty much every style, every genre, and somehow, the martial arts have escaped us. We’ve shown action, drama, comedy, and musical, but we’ve never put on a legitimate ballet of brutality, flurries of fists and feet whistling across the screen like a hurricane of pain.

So if we’re gonna show a martial arts movie? We’re gonna show the martial arts movie: ENTER THE DRAGON.

Watch Jim Kelly create an instant legend. Watch John Saxon smarm his way into America’s heart. But most importantly, watch BRUCE LEE wreck what seems like three million human beings (including Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan, who appear as stuntmen in the film) in three million different ways. But he’s not all sneering death and destruction. The man was a teacher, and there is much to learn from ENTER THE DRAGON.

So on March 2nd? Be like water. Pour yourself into the Bagdad Theater, and focus, or you will miss all that heavenly glory playing out on the big screen, the way it was meant to be seen.

Go to CortAndFatboy.com for more information, podcasts, and film commentaries for this and previous midnight movies.

The doors of the Bagdad open at 10pm, and the film begins at 11pm. Admission is only $3 (at the door or online), and you have to be 21 or over.

Weekend Amusements (February 24-26, 2012)

February 23, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Should be a fun Portland weekend – there’s a beer fest, a chowderfest, and a lot of fun option on Saturday. Winter isn’t all bad!

All Weekend

Winter Nano Beer Fest

The third annual Winter Nano Beer Fest takes place this weekend, February 24 through 26, 2012, at Max’s Fanno Creek Brew Pub (12562 SW Main St., Tigard).

Featuring big beers by small local breweries, including Astoria Brewing Company‘s Bitter Bitch Imperial IPA, Beer Valley‘s Leafer Madness Imperial Stout, Bend Brewing‘s Sexi Mexi Imperial Stout, Boneyard Brewing’s Notorious Triple IPA, The Common’s Sticke Double Alt, and lots more! [more]

Friday

Portland Art Museum Free Day

The Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park) is offering free admission on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 5pm until 8pm.

And there will be food carts! [more]

Where to Watch Portlandia In Portland

Updated for 2012: season 2!
Don’t have a TV? Don’t have the Independent Film Channel? Watch Portlandia, if you’re into that sort of thing, at the Portland venues listed below.
Portlandia season 2 airs of Fridays, beginning on January 6, 2012. [more]

Saturday

Fix-It Fair

The last of the 25th annual series of Portland neighborhood Fix-It Fairs takes place this Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Jefferson High School (5210 N Kerby Avenue).

“Fix-It Fair is a FREE event where you can learn simple and affordable ways to save money and be healthy at home this winter.” [more]

Hillsdale Brewfest and Battle of the Belt

The 19th annual Hillsdale Brewfest and Battle of the Belt takes place this Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 11am until late at the Hillsdale Brewery and Public House (1505 SW Sunset Blvd).

Twenty-two brewers from the vast McMenamins empire bring specially brewed beers to the festival Saturday to be judged (and enjoyed) by festival patrons. [more]

New Old Lompoc Chowder Challenge

New Old Lompoc‘s sixth annual Chowder Challenge takes place Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Fifth Quadrant (3901 N Williams) from noon until 4pm.

Admission to the competition is free, and attendees 12 and older can purchase sample trays for $10 to participate in the tasting. All proceeds will be donated to the Community Transitional School, which provides educational services to homeless and at-risk children. [more]

Entertainment for People

The latest Entertainment for People extravaganza takes place Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Disjecta (8371 N Interstate).

Hosted by Shelley McLendon and B. Frayn Masters (of Back Fence PDX fame), Entertainment for People is a highly entertaining variety show that offers a snack-sized smorgasbord of music, weird stuff, film, readings, comedy in all forms, and booze. [more]

And for even more weekend events and activities, check out the Dave Knows Calendar, and visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, PDX Pipeline, and Oregon Events at OregonLive.com.

Humanity on Wheels: An Evening of Mass Transit Tales! (20-March-2012)

February 22, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Humanity on Wheels: An Evening of Mass Transit Tales! is coming to the Jack London Bar (in the basement of the Rialto Poolroom at 529 SW 4th Ave.) on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7:30pm.

Kick Ass Oregon History is pleased to partner with TriMet Diaries in offering for your amusement and education… “Humanity On Wheels; an Evening of Mass Transit Tales!” . . .

On this evening we will revel in Mass Transit Glory with the following distinguished speakers:

www.orhistory.com‘s Ribald Resident Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin, who has publicly commuted downtown daily since 1984, will tell the yarns of TriMet’s history, being sure to leave in all the gory details!

Bill Reagan will share his findings as a devoted Urban Explorer and Chronicler.

Jeff Guardalabene, or just Dr. Jeff will regale the swooned audience with his tales of TriMet adventures, and perhaps channel some tattered beat generation musings on public transportation.

Other Special Guests shall surely arrive (with transfer in hand, of course) and an Open Mic session shall round out the evening – where you too can share your Mass Transit Stories, both angelic and satanic in nature.

And you certainly won’t want to miss orhistory.com‘s assistant Mellia Lang’s awesome TriMet stage set – it’s like a diorama come to life!

Won’t you join us? Conveniently located in the heart of the formerly “fareless square.”

Visit OrHistory.com and TriMetDiaries.com for more details.

Poster design by Heather!

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