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Portland Weekend Amusements (4-6 March 2016)

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In another sign of spring, Saturday Market opens this weekend. Your MLS-champ Timbers kick off the 2016 season, and Barleywines and SE Portland art round out a solid weekend.

Friday-Saturday

19th Annual Lucky Lab Barleywine Festival

Lucky LabVisit The New School for the Beer List for the Lucky Labrador Barleywine Festival.

Come join us for the big, crazy beers at this year’s Barleywine Festival at the Quimby Beer Hall on Friday and Saturday, March 4th and 5th, noon to 10 p.m. both days. An event glass and four tokens are just $15 and extra tickets are $2 each for a four ounce pour. We have over 50 different beers. We will have about 25 on tap at any one time so you might want to make this a two day event.

Saturday

Portland Saturday Market – opening day 2016

Portland Saturday MarketOn March 5th, PSM opens once again to showcase Oregon’s best handmade products for our 43rd year.

PSM will feature:

  • Instagram Contest “Why I love handmade” Post pictures of products purchased from PSM. Win a $25 gift card. Stay connected socially with #handmade happiness
  • Five give-a-ways of $25 gift cards per day
  • Main Stage entertainment is serving up local music with the likes of The Talbott Brother and Cardboard Songsters
  • Kids’ Korner featuring Amazama Circus Arts Team will teach kids to juggle, balance things and much more
  • Flamebuoyant’s Circus entertainers will meander Saturday with their stilt walkers, jugglers and musicians.
  • 21 Food Carts featuring original recipes of local favorites like Angelina’s Greek Cuizina -chicken gyro, Jalisco’s vegetarian burrito and Tim’s Thai chicken satay with peanut sauce.
  • 250+ talented artisans selling their original handcrafted wares.
  • PSM is a FREE event and open to all ages. Come discover the best of PDX in one place.

Saturday-Sunday

SE Area ARTWalk

SE Area ArtWalkNearly 70 artists will provide a blaze of colors, shapes, textures, and visual stimuli in SE Portland neighborhoods for the annual SE Area ARTWalk on Saturday and Sunday, the first weekend of March. The ARTWalk map area includes the boundaries of SE 9th Ave to SE 41st and SE Powell to SE Hawthorne Blvd. Artists show in their own creative space or are hosted by local residents and businesses allowing you to visit indoor locations on the free, self-guided tour. The SE Area ARTWalk is a community-building event that has strengthened the connection between businesses, artists, and neighbors.

Sunday

Portland Timbers’ 2015 MLS Cup Championship Celebration and home opener against Columbus Crew SC

Portland TimbersThe Portland Timbers host the Columbus Crew at Providence Park on Sunday, 6 March 2016 in the 2016 league opener for both teams, at 1:30 PM.

Oh yeah, and we’ll be celebrating winning the 2015 MLS Cup!

The celebration will include:

  • The official 2015 MLS Cup Championship banner unveiling, with the help of Timber Jim and Timber Joey
  • A commemorative MLS Cup Championship pennant giveaway for the first 7,500 supporters into Providence Park
  • MLS Cup trophy display and photo opportunity at the matchv
  • A large-scale banner and flag display on the Providence Park pitch pre-game
  • As is tradition, the Timbers Army will sing the national anthem

Science Pub: Inside a Prescribed Fire (3 March 2016)

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OMSI Science PubOMSI presents Science Pub Portland: Inside a Prescribed Fire on Thursday, 3 March 2016 at the Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan).

For thousands of years, fires provided countless benefits to Oregon’s landscapes and peoples. Some of these fires were ignited by lightning, while others, particularly those in the Willamette Valley, were started by people. Some of the foods relied upon by the Kalapuya, who inhabited the valley prior to settlement, responded favorably to fire, as did many other plants and animals. With settlement and agricultural development came the demise of fire and the diverse species that depended upon it. Today, many of those species are listed as sensitive, endangered, or threatened.

In this talk, The Nature Conservancy’s Fire Manager and Burn Boss, Amanda Stamper, explains the role of fire in the Willamette Valley. She will dive into the history and foundation of fire’s role in the ecology of the Valley and then take you inside a controlled fire being used to restore and conserve native species and habitats.

Doors open at 5 PM. The science begins at 7 PM, but arrive early to secure your beer, grub, and a seat! There’s a $5.00 suggested donation/cover charge. All ages are welcome.

History Pub: Immigrant Voices from Portland’s Historic Chinatowns (29 February 2016)

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Shops in Building Between Alder and Morrison, circa 1890

Immigrant Voices from Portland’s Historic Chinatowns, a panel discussion in the History Pub series, takes place Monday, 29 February 2016 at the Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd).

Bertha Lee Saiget was raised on the outskirts of Chinatown by parents who were new immigrants from China. Bertha was a long time Headstart teacher for Portland Public Schools and a graduate of Oregon State University.

Kenneth Fong was born in Old Chinatown and is a retired high school principal. His father was both a tailor and one of two owners of the largest casino in Chinatown.

Robert Luck was born in New Chinatown, where his parents ran a lottery in their storefront on Northwest Sixth Avenue two blocks from Union Station. As a boy, he worked in Chinatown restaurants and was a runner for his family lottery, delivering tickets and picking up winnings based on two drawings a day. He received a university education and became a successful aeronautical and electrical engineer, working for Bonneville Power and firms in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. He has also had a semi-professional acting career.

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 Weekend Amusements (26-28 February 2016)

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Legos, booze, beer, and a bridge celebration – this is my kind of weekend!

Ongoing

Sour Fruit Fest

Cascade Brewing Barrel HouseCascade Brewing Barrel House‘s annual Sour Fruit Fest – featuring sour fruit beers – kicks off Wednesday, 24 February 2016 and runs through Sunday, 28 February.

Over 50 sour fruit beers will be available for tasting, at least four each day of the festival. The preliminary featured lineup: . . .

Friday, 2/26 – Primordial Noir, Apple Crisp a la Mode, Manhattan 2014, Pineapple Wheat

Saturday, 2/27 – Key Lime Pie, Cherry Vlad, Strawberries & Cream, Candied Cantaloupe

Sunday, 2/28 – Cherry Bourbonic Double Red

Saturday

New Sellwood Bridge CelebrationNew Sellwood Bridge Opening Celebration

Multnomah County’s newest, old, bridge opens to auto traffic on March 1, 2016. Before that happens, come on out Saturday, 27 February 2016 from noon until 4 PM for the New Sellwood Bridge Opening Celebration.

“The community is invited to a celebration on the new bridge on Saturday, Feb. 27. The new bridge opens for the free, family-friendly event at noon. An opening ceremony and ribbon cutting will start the celebration around 1 p.m., followed by the “Through the Decades” parade. Attendees should enter the event at S.E. Tacoma St. and S.E. 6th Ave.

Food carts, retail and non-profit booths will be located on the bridge for the party. There will be entertainment on the main stage and along the bridge, and a few surprises. The first to arrive will receive a Sellwood Bridge lapel pin to commemorate the day.”

TOAST: The Original Artisan Spirits Tasting

TOAST 2016The 6th Annual Toast event is an opportunity to taste from a wide variety of over 120 spirits from across the Northwest, the Country and the Globe. Whether your spirit preference is Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Vodka, Tequila, Brandy, Liqueurs – or even unique spirits like Absinthe and Aquavit – the estimated 40 distillers and producers at TOAST will have it covered. TOAST allows small distillers and producers to showcase their handcrafted spirits, while providing an opportunity for the public to experience the diversity and quality of craft spirits from Oregon and beyond.

Saturday-Sunday

Bricks Cascade 2016: Public Exposition

BRICKS CASCADE 2016This event is open to the public and will be held February 27 & 28 between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM

Join us to see the artistic and ingenious marvels created by Adult Fan of Lego (AFoL) and very talented young builders from around the world.

Vendors will also be available with T-shirts, LEGO Minifigs, Custom made plastic elements and old/vintage LEGO sets.

Sour Fruit Fest (24-28 February 2016)

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Cascade Brewing Barrel HouseCascade Brewing Barrel House‘s annual Sour Fruit Fest – featuring sour fruit beers – kicks off Wednesday, 24 February 2016 and runs through Sunday, 28 February.

Over 50 sour fruit beers will be available for tasting, at least four each day of the festival. The preliminary featured lineup:

Wednesday, 2/24 – Cherry Bourbonic, Honeycot

Thursday, 2/25 – Tartini, Shrieking Violet, Baked Blackberry, Blueberry Bourbonic

Friday, 2/26 – Primordial Noir, Apple Crisp a la Mode, Manhattan 2014, Pineapple Wheat

Saturday, 2/27 – Key Lime Pie, Cherry Vlad, Strawberries & Cream, Candied Cantaloupe

Sunday, 2/28 – Cherry Bourbonic Double Red

Entry is free each day, noon until close. You just pay for the beers you drink. Visit the FB event page and the New School article for more details, including the rest of the beers scheduled to make an appearance through the festival.