The 2012 Thatcher’s Brewfest (known as the Montavilla Brewfest in years past) takes place this Saturday, August 18, from noon until 9 p.m. in the parking lot behind the bar (7906 SE Stark).
$1 get you in, and $1 gets you a sample. A full beer will set you back $4. Last year over 20 Northwest craft beers were on tap, and Andre’s Texas-Style Barbecue will be available too, and there will be live music.
This fest is 21 and over only. Proceeds benefit the Montavilla Neighborhood Association.
Pioneer Courthouse Square plays host to the sights and sounds of India and the Subcontinent on Sunday, August 19 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the India Festival 2012.
Please be there with your family and friends to get a taste of Indian culture for FREE and get a glimpse of this growing, warm and welcoming community. We are hosting India Festival on August 19th and will celebrate India’s independence and our cultural heritage with our friends in Oregon. Our festival has grown every year with record crowds and new vendors.
Don’t miss out on a memorable event that draws crowds from all over the West Coast!
There will be music and dance exhibitions, as well as food!
The event is sponsored by the India Cultural Association.
Every third Friday of the month the Blue Monk (3341 SE Belmont) hosts the Offbeat Belly Dance collective, a club rocking, good timing, genre-defying gang of badass belly dancers.
This Friday, August 17, 2012 is no exception: Offbeat Belly Dance! This Friday! Awesome! Magical! Free Show!
This month’s show is special – yes, I know, they’re all special, but this one’s different – ok, true, every Offbeat show’s rather different from the usual belly dance show, but this month’s show is unique – alright, yes, they’re all… look, that’s not the point. The point is:
THIS MONTH WE’RE STARTING ON TIME!!!!!
Whyfore, you ask? Well, Ringleader Karissa just had a birthday and is all fired up to embrace opportunities for self improvement, but more importantly, the Blue Monk is running two (count ’em! two!) shows this Friday!
Following Offbeat will be a series of dramatic readings hosted by:
This show is not affiliated in any way with Offbeat, but the Naked Girls have been kind enough to offer Offbeat patrons a discount on their cover charge for any and all of you fine folks who want to stick around for yet further entertainment after Offbeat.
How exciting! Come for the belly dance show, stay for the dramatic readings! Or just come for the belly dance show! You are the captain of your own ship, Mighty Portlanders! May we humbly suggest you chart course for our fine and festive port?
Join Karissa, the Ringleader of Offbeat Belly Dance (pictured to the right), and the other fabulous dancers at the show Friday night.
Individually, the members of the Offbeat Belly Dance collective perform at shows throughout the Portland area, but on the 3rd Friday of the month they come together at the Blue Monk to perform in a rollicking belly dance revue. One of the things that makes it offbeat, is that the dancers choose whatever kind of music they like. Karissa tells me this has included traditional Middle Eastern music, zydeco, AC/DC, Strauss, The Pogues, hip hop, jazz, blues, Old Crow Medicine Show, the Spice Girls, and just about everything else.
The shows are free, and go from about 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
Visit OffbeatBellyDance.com for more information. You can also become a fan on Facebook, and follow the genre-defying, good timing gang of belly dancers in Portland OR, w/Karissa as ringmaster/carnival barker/propagandiston on Twitter at @OffbeatBelly
Photo credit: Offbeat Belly Dance
Attack of the Flix, presented by Microflix, is a monthly competition for Portland filmmakers held at the Curious Comedy Theatre (5225 NE MLK). This month’s show takes place Sunday, August 19, 2012.
Submit your film if you are an Oregon or Washington filmmaker! Entries must be 10 minutes or less, and submitted on USB thumb drives encoded as AppleTV (see the FAQ for full details).
Films are shown in the order they are submitted, and screened live on the interwebz!
Vote for your favorite flicks – the first place winner receives a golden trophy!
Admission is free (a donation bucket will be at the door). Curious Comedy Theatre is an all ages venue, and has a full bar.
This recurring show takes place every third Sunday. Visit the Microflix website and the Attack of the Flix Facebook page for more details.
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