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Portland Juggling Festival and Vaudeville Extravaganza 2012

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Portland Juggling Festival 2012The 20th annual Portland Juggling Festival takes place Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30 on the Reed College Campus (3202 SE Woodstock).

The Portland Juggling Festival is one of the largest regional juggling festivals in the United States, with jugglers from around the world and down the street joining together to share their knowledge and show their skills. We have performers, hobby jugglers, and beginners joining together for a two and a half days of throwing. Expect a big show Saturday evening, workshops for beginning, intermediate, and advanced jugglers, and vendors of every variety of juggling prop.

Attendees can choose from numerous workshops to attend, plus multiple vendors‘ wares to peruse. And take in a show: The Juggling and Vaudeville Extravaganza features a family-friendly assortment of local and national juggling and variety acts in one live performance, and highlights the festival on Saturday night. Performers include International Juggling Association champion, Tony Pezzo, Declan Mee, Cate Flaherty, Laura Green the Juggling Queen, Curt Carlyle, and lots more!

Visit the festival website and Facebook event page for festival admission details and full schedules.

And check our review of the 2008 extravaganza by guest blogger Lesley: Entertaining, silly, endearing and creepy: A Juggling Extravaganza to remember

History Pub Monday at Kennedy School (24-September-2012)

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Portland Public MarketMeet the Producer: Public Markets and Progressives in Portland and Seattle is the topic of the latest History Pub at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd), on Monday, September 24, 2012.

Public markets, where consumers buy food directly from farmers, blossomed in the early 20th century, and both Seattle and Portland embraced them. They were touted for lowering food costs, increasing growers’ income, improving freshness, and contributing to public health. While Seattle’s Pike Place Market still thrives today, Portland’s Public Market died in 1942. Why the different outcomes, and is a rebirth in the offing?

The presenter is Richard H. Engeman, a Pacific Northwest archivist and historian. He is the author of The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane; and Eating It Up in Eden: the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Cookbook..

The show begins at 7 p.m., entrance is free, and this event is all ages.

OMSI After Dark: Burgers & Brews (26-September-2012)

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OMSI After DarkBurgers & Brew. Enough Said. is the theme OMSI After Dark on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

We get serious about warm buns, frosty mugs, and hot, dripping patties. Discern the difference between grain- vs. grass-fed beef, delve into the science of skunky beer, and experience the magical action of yeast. Drink up with beer samples from local breweries while learning how the beer is made.

OMSI After Dark is where Science nerds unite for childfree, brain-building science fun.

Featured science demonstrations and activities include Beer Goggles, Beer Pong Physics, Cooking Chemistry, Dry Ice Rootbeer, Flash Freezing Beer, Microbrew Under the Microscope, and more.

And don’t miss the second annual OMSI After Dark Brewfest, featuring beers from fourteen breweries. Brewfest tasting packages include event admission, a souvenir pint glass, and 10 tokens for samples.

Hours are 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission $12 Non-Members, $6 Members, FREE OMSI After Dark Members.
Optional brewfest package is $25 Non-Members, $15 Members, $5 OAD Members. You can buy tickets online, or at the door (no reservations necessary). 21 and over only!