Archives for October 2012

Great Pumpkin Event at Portland Farmers Market (27-October-2012)

October 24, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The Portland Farmers Market annual Great Pumpkin Event takes place on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at the PSU market.

The pumpkin carving contest goes from 9 a.m. to noon (or while supplies last). Awards will be announced at 12:30 p.m. The winner in the kids competition receives a basket of market goodies. The adult contest winner gets $130 in Organic Valley coupons.

The children’s costume parade kicks off at noon – all participants receive a market goody bag.

Visit the Portland Farmers Market website for more details.

Howloween and the Squishing of the Squash at the Oregon Zoo (2012)

October 23, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Each year the Oregon Zoo acknowledges the reason for the season (i.e. pumpkins) right around Halloween.

The Annual Squishing of the Squash takes place Friday, October 26, 2012 in the elephant area, at 10:30 a.m. The elephants will get to take out their aggression on a huge and innocent pumpkin. This event is free with your paid zoo admission.

And then Howloween at the Zoo takes place both Saturday and Sunday October 27 and 28, 2012, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The zoo provides a fun and safe setting for this Halloween tradition, where costumed trick-or-treaters learn about wildlife in a fun scavenger hunt throughout the zoo.

In keeping with the zoo’s mission, Howloween aims to be educational as well as fun. Scavenger hunts and activities are themed to teach kids about animals around the world, and their habitats and adaptations. Goodie bags filled with candy and prizes will be given out for completed hunts at the zoo’s exit.

As part of a commitment to earth-conscious operations, the Oregon Zoo participates in Green Halloween – a nationwide initiative to make Halloween healthier and more eco-friendly. There will be a small amount of Halloween candy in each bag, but we are careful to source products that do not contain palm oil.

Howloween activities are also free with zoo admission. Visit the Oregon Zoo website for more information.

Night of the Living Ales (26-October-2012)

October 22, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The third annual Night of the Living Ales takes place Friday, October 26, 2012 at Burnside Brewing (East Burnside at 7th).

Night of the Living Ales is the ultimate Halloween extravaganza designed around everything that makes Portland and Halloween great – craft beers, burlesque, costume contests, go-go dancers and the album release for local hometown favorite Boy Eats Drum Machine with additional musical stylings by Oh, Darling.

Some of the special, limited edition beers available at the extravaganza include:

Almond Joy from Burnside Brewing, a London-style Porter brewed with dark Belgian Chocolate, toasted almonds and toasted coconut.

Vanilla Jack from Oakshire Brewing, a one-off vanilla bean version of Oakshire’s Chocolate Pumpkin Porter.

Upright/Bushwhacker one-off blend of un-aged Fantasia ale from Upright blended with a Perry cider from Bushwhacker Cidery.

Rosemary Stout, a special version of Lompoc Brewing’s Stout aged with Rosemary just for NOTLA.

Oak-aged Renewale from Ninkasi Brewing, a special rare barrel-aged version of the Eugene, OR breweries Porter.

Oh yeah, and your evening also includes Sexy performances from the Sinferno Go-Go Dancers Gwen, Luka, Melody and Tyger and 3 different costume contests each with a different theme and more chances to win great prizes.

And tickets will only set you back $10! The fun goes from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. and is 21 and over only. Visit NightOfTheLivingAles.com for more details.

Strip City’s Storied Sex Worker Specters & Midnight Cowboy (26-October-2012)

October 22, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Kick Ass Oregon History presents Strip City’s Storied Sex Workers Spectre… a.k.a. Portland’s Dead Prostitutes plus a screening of Midnight Cowboy, this Friday, October 26, 2012 at the Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan).

Ribald Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin will be on hand to share ghostly tales – about sex worker from Strip City.

Some are ghosts, yes, but some are just whores of yore – famous sex workeres from our city’s past who deserve a little retelling . . .

We will talk about these ladies that have graced Portland’s past, and examine a few establishments haunted by their specters. We will discuss why sex workers are particularly vulnerable, and disappointingly, seemingly expendable.

(For a preview check out the most recent episode of the Kick Ass Oregon History podcast: Portland’s Dead Whores.)

The nights activities also include a costume contest: dress like a Pimp or Whore, from ANY era. The grand prize is a night’s stay at The White Eagle, one of Portland most famous former haunted whorehouses.

And finally, stick around for the 35mm print screening of one of the classics of the prostitute film genre, Midnight Cowboy, staring starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman [the “I’m walking here” scene is one of my favorite scenes in all of film!].

Tickets are $8 at the door, or $6 in advance. Doors open at 8 p.m., Doug begins the Kick Ass Oregon History at 9 p.m., and the film begins at 10:15 p.m. This show is 21 and over only!

Portland Humanist Film Festival (October 26-28, 2012)

October 21, 2012 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The third annual Portland Humanist Film Festival (PHFF), 35mm closer to reality, takes place Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st).

Sponsored by the Center For Inquiry, the PHFF was established to be a provocative and enlightening cultural experience indicative of the rapidly growing Humanist movement in the Pacific Northwest.

Its mission is to provide, through the medium of film, an expansive window into many of the aspects of existence, morality, history, science and philosophy that reflect the Humanist perspective. By presenting a fusion of film genres that affirm the Humanist philosophy, the Portland Humanist Film Festival offers a meaningful dialogue for those who are curious about Humanism and its societal impact.

Films featured this year include Flatland, Kumaré (this is the Oregon premiere), Chocolat, Homeopathy: Cure or Con, and more – check out the full schedule on the website.

Tickets for individual films or single and mult-day passes are available online.

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