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Portland Weekend Amusements (22-24 April 2016)

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If you like German-style beer, cider, and Polish culture – well then you’re in luck this weekend! And it’s all going down on Saturday.

Saturday

Crown the Eagle Festival: A Polish Heritage Party

Crown the Eagle Festival To celebrate its rich and historically significant past, the White Eagle hosts a full-day of Polish and Polish-inspired fare, featuring members of Portland’s Polish community, a lively history presentation, live music, sing-alongs and traditional food and drink specials. Join us to enjoy: Polish games & crafts, facepainting, a beer special and a Passport Discovery Hunt.

Third Annual Hopped Cider Fest

Hopped Cider FestThe third annual Hopped Cider Fest, featuring the finest hopped ciders from across the country for the greatest showcase of hoppiness ever assembled in the known universe, takes place Saturday, 23 April 2016 at Reverand Nat’s Hard Cider public taproom (1813 NE 2nd Ave).

Most of the ciders (visit the event page for the full list) are made especially for the festival, and in addition to ciders from Nat’s other cideries participating include Cider Riot, Schilling & Company, Wildcraft, Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Wandering Aengus, and more.

The $20 admission included a commemorative tasting glass and 7 tokens, each good for a 4 ounce taster. Additional tokens are $2 each.

Reinheitsge-Not Beer Fest

Reinheitsge-Not BeerFestCelebrate the world’s oldest beer rules by drinking beers that break them! The German Beer Purity Law of 1516 turns exactly 500 years old on April 23rd, 2016. Also called the Reinheitsgebot, this law states that beer can ONLY be made from Water, Barley, Hops and Yeast. But that’s just boring! So we pulled together some our favorite breweries in the Northwest to brew some beers that break these silly beer rules.

GermanFest 2016

GermanFest at Bailey's TaproomThe 6th annual GermanFest takes place Saturday, 23 April 2016, at Bailey’s Taproom (213 SW Broadway).

From noon until midnight enjoy German-style beers brewed by Oregon breweries, German sausages from Altengartz German Brand Bratwurst (parked out front), and – after 4pm upstairs – School of Krautrock, a German Electronic Music Chronology.

Visit the event page for more details – including the full brewery and beer list.

History Pub: Harry’s First Hundred Years: A Rousing Conversation with Recent Centenarian Harry Rabinowitz (28 March 2016)

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Harry’s First Hundred Years: A Rousing Conversation with Recent Centenarian Harry Rabinowitz, World-Renowned Conductor of Stage & Screen and Founding Member of Britain’s Campaign for Real Ale – a special History Pub moderated by McMenamins historian Tim Hills – takes place Monday, 28 March 2016 at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd).

From Aretha to the Beatles, RoboCop to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s original London production of Cats, Chariots of Fire to Queen Elizabeth awarding him an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for outstanding service in music. Harry Rabinowitz’s remarkable musical career and love of adventure has earned him world renown, good fortune and a life that now spans the century mark. He turns 100 on March 26.

History Pub is presented by McMenamins, Oregon Historical Society, the Oregon Cultural Trust, and the Holy Names Heritage Center. This event is free and open to all ages. Doors open at 6 PM, and the talk begins at 7 PM.

Portland Farmhouse & Wild Ale Festival (26-27 March 2016)

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Portland Farmhouse & Wild Ale FestivalThe 4th annual Portland Farmhouse & Wild Ale Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, 26-27 March 2016, at Saraveza (1004 N. Killingsworth).

As spring blossoms and the weather milds the Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival falls back to Saraveza, Bad Habit Room and side street of N. Michigan for it’s 4th year. Oregon’s largest and perhaps the Pacific Northwest’s largest Farmhouse dedicated beer festival continues to highlight American made wild and rustic ales that take their inspiration from the beers of France and Belgium. This year the Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival introduces a new VIP early entrance and an exclusive bottle and draft release called ‘The Croze’ from The Commons Brewery.

Over 60 beers from over 25 breweries will be available over the weekend. Participating breweries include: De Garde, Jester King, Block 15 Brewing, Sante Adairius, The Ale Apothecary, Perennial Artisan Ales, Crooked Stave, The Commons, Upright Brewing, pFriem Family Brewers, The Bruery, Solera Brewery, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Great Notion Brewing, Propolis, Agrarian Ales, Three Magnets Brewing, Stillwater Artisan Ales, Hair of the Dog, Almanac, Breakside, Culmination, Russian River, Blackberry Farms, Urban Family Brewing and Golden Valley.

Tickets are available in advance or at the door for $25, which includes 10 drink tickets and a collectible glass. 4oz pours are 1-4 tickets. Visit Saraveza’s event posting for more details, including a special VIP session option.

$1 from every admission will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, Portland.

Portland Weekend Amusements (18-20 March 2016)

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You’re the problem if you don’t have fun this weekend: Timbers, St. Patrick’s Day festivities, and more!

All Weekend

St. Patrick’s Day Festivities

Stout and soda breadA collection of collections:

Saturday

CSA Share Fair

CSA Share FairMeet and talk directly to local farmers who grow our food! More than 40 local farmers, ranchers, and fishers will showcase CSA options, including vegetables, fruits, pastured meats, wild fish, eggs, flowers, honey, and more. . .

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a growing movement that connects eaters and farmers. This is a win-win: You get healthy, fresh, farm-direct food every week, and your farmer gets freedom and security. Other benefits of CSA shares include getting to know your farmer, eating more vegetables, supporting a local business, connecting with your food, and investing in low impact farming practices that protect our drinking water, soils, and wildlife habitat.

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Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake [goddamn that’s a stupid name] visit Providence Park on Saturday, 19 March 2016 to face the Portland Timbers in their second home match of the regular season.

The Timbers look to bounce back from a loss last weekend against an undefeated RSL team coming off a 2-1 victory over Seattle.

Some matchup factoids for you:

The match on Saturday will be the 19th competitive game (regular season, postseason and U.S. Open Cup) between the two teams. This marks the first time that Portland has faced an MLS opponent 19 times since the Timbers first joined the league in 2011.

In 2015, the Timbers led all of MLS with the most shots in both the regular season and the postseason. To start this season, Portland is again getting shots off at an impressive clip with 36, good for second-most in the league. [More]

Ongoing

2016 Tulip Fest

Tulip FestOur favorite time of year is when the tulips bloom!

The Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest is an invitation from our family to yours to enjoy all things that make spring in the Northwest. Stroll through 40 acres of stunning beauty, experience expansive views of vineyards, distant mountains, and a few mud puddles. Fresh flowers, food, and fun for the entire family!

Portland Weekend Amusements (11-13 March 2016)

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Beers, RVs, Cat Rapping, and Art!

All Weekend

RV SHOW!

Airstream BambiThe Portland Metro RV Dealers Association is committed to exposing people to the recreational vehicle lifestyle. Americans find a freedom they cannot duplicate in any other way with the RV life; freedom to set their own pace and see what they want, when they want.

Some like to rest, relax and recharge their batteries, while others like to hit the road and follow the sun. Escaping the routine of the everyday world and strengthening a relationship with friends or family, particularly children, is also important to all RVers

Saturday

Moshow the Cat Rapper

IAmMoshow (The Cat Rapper) live performancen celebration of Carl Kahler’s My Wife’s Lovers, the Museum is hosting a series of “Caturday” pop-up events in partnership with local artists and the Oregon Humane Society. From improv to expert discussions to original rap and cat poetry, we’ll explore the curious intersection between cats and art.

The show is 1 PM at the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park).

Foster Gets Art Walk (2.0)

Second Saturday will commence March 12, with a joint-artist showing hosted by Backstory Books (6010 SE Foster) and Latchkey Gallery (6004 SE Foster), with assists from Wild at Heart Salon and Velvet Goldmine. Remember, these businesses help anchor a burgeoning two-block commercial stretch of Foster that has seen an influx of new businesses and storefront improvements over the last couple years. There’s food (Nayar, Tambayan, Torta), retail (Green Noise, Velvet Goldmine, Backstory, and Meticon Bikes), drink (FoPo Tavern) and art (Latchkey), all combining to make an increasingly vibrant node on Foster.

Sunday

4th Annual Saison Greetings

BaziIt’s daylight savings time! Spring forward to Bazi on Sunday, March 13th from 1-9 PM for a farmhouse ale tap takeover featuring domestic and imported Belgian inspired beers. The beer lineup includes:

  • Drinking Horse Silk Rose Saison (Oregon)
  • Trinity One Ear Saison (Colorado)
  • Ruse Brewing Saison (Oregon)
  • Baerlic Wildcat Meyer Lemon Farmhouse Ale (Oregon)
  • Sasquatch Sister Skookum Imperial Saison (Oregon)
  • Culmination Sai What? Dark Saison (Oregon)
  • North Rim Saison (Oregon)
  • Du Bocq Saison 1858 (Belgium)
  • Saison Dupont (Belgium)
  • BFM 225 (Switzerland)
  • Glazen Toren Saison D’Erpe-Mere Gerookt (Belgium)
  • And more