Of course it was inevitable. And it’s mildly amusing too!
Archives for February 2012
Weekend Amusements (February 10-12, 2012)
Happy Darwin Day weekend everyone! Whether you’re prepping for Valentine’s Day or celebrating science, this should be a great weekend.
Friday
The Cort and Fatboy Midnight Movie: The Breakfast Club
For February’s entry in the cortandfatboy Midnight Movie series, we present a 35mm print of John Hughes’ most heartfelt film, his love letter to the awkward, beautiful, sad, and hilarious horrorshow that is High School, his magnum opus as a writer and director: The Breakfast Club. [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
House Spirits’ St. Valentine’s Day Bazaar
House Spirits Distillery‘s first annual St. Valentine’s Day Bazaar takes place this Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the stillroom (2025 SE 7th).
“. . . We will be throwing open the doors of the Still Room and releasing Volstead, our first vodka in over a year. There will be cocktails, food and a slew of our wonderful neighborhood vendors with gifts for your Valentine.” [more]
Sunday
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution via natural selection revolutionized biological science and gave us a greater understanding of the origins of life.
Darwin Day is celebrated around the world on February 12th, the anniversary of the day Darwin was born in 1809. [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.
House Spirits’ St. Valentine’s Day Bazaar (11-February-2012)
House Spirits Distillery‘s first annual St. Valentine’s Day Bazaar takes place this Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the stillroom (2025 SE 7th).
We have one event this month, but it’s going to be a big one! Join us for our very first, and hopefully annual, St. Valentine’s Day Bazaar. We will be throwing open the doors of the Still Room and releasing Volstead, our first vodka in over a year. There will be cocktails, food and a slew of our wonderful neighborhood vendors with gifts for your Valentine.
Joining House Spirits will be Olympic Provisions, Stumptown Coffee, Scout Books, 2550 Degrees Candles, Salt & Straw, Olo Fragrance, Pink Slip Jam, The Good Flock, Theo chocolate, Woodblock chocolate, and Xocolatl chocolate.
Admission is free, and all ages are welcome (with parent or guardian). The fun goes from 11am to 6pm.
Stumptown Stories: Jazz Divas (February 7 & 14, 2012)
The Stumptown Stories series, geared to everyone who loves this city we live in, takes place most Tuesdays at Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder).
February kicks off with a two-part presentation on Jazz Divas.
Part 1: Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald (February 7)
Part 2: Sara Vaughan and Dinah Washington (February 14)
The presenter both weeks is Bob Kingston, resident historian for the Portland Opera, librarian, free-lance musicologist, and self-professed opera music-fanatic living in Portland. He blogs at Dramma Per Musica.
Doors open at 5pm for this free event (21 and over only). Presentation begins at 7:30pm.
Darwin Day 2012 in Portland
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution via natural selection revolutionized biological science and gave us a greater understanding of the origins of life.
Darwin Day is celebrated around the world on February 12th, the anniversary of the day Darwin was born in 1809.
The Darwin Day website explains what the celebration is about:
Darwin Day is an international celebration of science and humanity held on or around February 12, the day that Charles Darwin was born on in 1809. Specifically, it celebrates the discoveries and life of Charles Darwin — the man who first described biological evolution via natural selection with scientific rigor. More generally, Darwin Day expresses gratitude for the enormous benefits that scientific knowledge, acquired through human curiosity and ingenuity, has contributed to the advancement of humanity.
Portland Area Darwin Day Events
- Darwin’s Birthday Party at Pioneer Square – Join the Humanists of Greater Portland and the Center for Inquiry at Pioneer Courthouse Square this Sunday, February 12 at noon for birthday cake!
- Visit The Dispersal of Darwin for More Darwin/evolution related events in Portland area.