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Offbeat Belly Dance (20-January-2012)

January 17, 2012 by Dave Knows 1 Comment

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, January 20, 2012 is now exception: Offbeat Belly Dance! Inaugural 2012 Edition! Fun! Fabulous! Free Show!

Can you feel the excitement in the air? Yea verily, tis electric!

Come be a part of the magic, as we gather again in the depths of the Blue Monk’s welcoming and charmingly appointed basement jazz club to stretch, sparkle, and shatter the very limits of the art of belly dance!

Joining us this month are returning champions:

Zighala Zurah!

Vee!

Jasmine!

Friends of Offbeat:

Natasha!

Samira Alemana!

And come see the Offbeat debut of the fabulous and charismatic:

Ayomi!

Friends, Romans, countrymen, goths, pirates, ninjas, panda lovers – this is going to be an amazing night of passionately inventive and delightfully dazzling dance! And it’s free!

In addition to the mindblowing radness of the dancing, the Blue Monk offers tasty libations (the full bar! the dizzying taplist! the delectable drink specials!) and fortifying foodstuffs (the beet salad! the pizza! the other stuff that’s super tasty but I don’t order it because it’s not vegan but I hear it’s awesome!), served up with a smile by charming and attentive bartenders and waitstaff. Seriously, it’s gonna be awesome. You should be there.

Join us this Friday! Bring your friends, your coworkers, your family members, and/or anyone else who seems fun and who you think would benefit from a night of fun and fellowship! Wooo!

Start your 2012 off right with our signature blend of off-kilter awesomeness! Viva Offbeat! Yiyiyi!

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 7pm until 9:30pm.

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

New Year’s Weekend Amusements (Dec. 30, 2011 – Jan. 1, 2012)

December 29, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Whether you’re after fine dining, dance parties, activities with the kids, or fireworks, I’ve got you covered with this post: New Year’s Eve in Portland.

On New Year’s Eve all TriMet buses and trains are free after 8pm, with some routes running until 3am!

And you still have a few options through the weekend if you haven’t yet got your fill of holiday lights and displays:

Peacock Lane 2011

Peacock Lane officially lights up for the 2011 holiday season on December 15 at 6pm.

Peacock Lane is a narrow residential street one block east of Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard (née 39th Ave) between SE Stark and Belmont. Since the 1920s the residents of this stretch of mostly Tudor style houses have gone a little crazy with the Christmas lights [more]

Pittock Mansion Holiday Season 2011

Once again Portland’s historic Pittock Mansion is going all out for the holiday season. This year, from November 21 through January 2, the theme is Christmas Around The World.
“Every year, starting more than 40 years ago, dozens of volunteer decorators, designers, and local organizations donate their time and talents to transform Pittock Mansion into a Christmas wonderland for approximately 17,000 delighted visitors during the holiday season.” [more]

Tannenbaum Madness 2011

Alberta Main Street‘s Tannenbaum Madness is a walking window tour of whimsical, wacky and artistic trees.
“Tannenbaum Madness is an event, inviting families and art lovers to bundle up and take a stroll up Alberta Street this holiday season. Businesses up and down NE Alberta Street create a walking tour of whimsical, artistic, and unique holiday trees on display it in their front windows.” [more]

ZooLights 2011

The 2011 ZooLights ignite for the first time on Friday, November 25. The sparkling lights and brilliant hues will be cast each evening (except Christmas Eve and Day) through January 1, 2012.
“More than a million lights transform the Oregon Zoo into a luminous winter wonderland filled with moving sculptures, forests of lighted trees and animal silhouettes.” [more]

And for even more weekend events and activities, check out the Dave Knows Calendar, and visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, PDX Pipeline, and Oregon Events at OregonLive.com.

Christmas Weekend Amusements (2011)

December 22, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Spending time with the family around the holidays can be nice, but sometimes you just have to get out of the house. Let me suggest some Holiday activities . . .

Christmas Day

Things To Do in Portland on Christmas Day: My annual post listing the bars, restaurants, stores, and other businesses open on Christmas Day.

All Weekend Including Christmas Day!

Peacock Lane 2011

Peacock Lane officially lights up for the 2011 holiday season on December 15 at 6pm.

Peacock Lane is a narrow residential street one block east of Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard (née 39th Ave) between SE Stark and Belmont. Since the 1920s the residents of this stretch of mostly Tudor style houses have gone a little crazy with the Christmas lights [more]

Winter Wonderland Light Show at PIR 2011

The 19th annual Jubitz Winter Wonderland, the Largest Holiday Light Show West of the Mississippi, takes place through December 25 at the Portland International Raceway (1940 N. Victory Blvd).

“Since 1993, a journey through Winter Wonderland has become a Holiday tradition for many families, friends, and social organizations to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season.” [more]

Friday Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

ZooLights 2011

The 2011 ZooLights ignite for the first time on Friday, November 25. The sparkling lights and brilliant hues will be cast each evening (except Christmas Eve and Day) through January 1, 2012.
“More than a million lights transform the Oregon Zoo into a luminous winter wonderland filled with moving sculptures, forests of lighted trees and animal silhouettes.” [more]

Pittock Mansion Holiday Season 2011

Friday-Saturday Closed Christmas Day

Once again Portland’s historic Pittock Mansion is going all out for the holiday season. This year, from November 21 through January 2, the theme is Christmas Around The World.
“Every year, starting more than 40 years ago, dozens of volunteer decorators, designers, and local organizations donate their time and talents to transform Pittock Mansion into a Christmas wonderland for approximately 17,000 delighted visitors during the holiday season.” [more]

Weekend Amusements (December 16-18, 2011)

December 15, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Ready for Festivus? This is your last weekend before the holiday, so check out some of the last minute shopping opportunities below, and have some fun: visit Peacock Lane (car free on Friday!), ZooLights, or the Pittock Mansion’s holiday display.

Ongoing

Portland Area Holiday Light Shows And Displays

I hope for this to be a fairly comprehensive list of the ongoing (not one-time) holiday displays. But if you know of others please comment below and I will add more!

Peacock Lane, Pittock Mansion, Christmas Ships, Zoolights, and more!

All Weekend

Plew’s Brews Winter Beer Festival

The North Portland Fermentation Association and Plew’s Brews proudly present the first annual Winter Beer Festival! From Friday December 16th to Sunday December 18th expect to dig deep into the bounty of Oregon’s finest breweries! Hours are 5 p.m. Friday to Midnight, Noon Saturday until Midnight, and Noon to 6p.m. on Sunday. Glass (real glass!) glasses are $6 and tickets for the beers are $1. [more]

Friday

Offbeat Belly Dance

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, December 16, 2011, is no exception – the Offbeat Belly Dance collectives invites you to OFFBEAT!!! This Friday!!!! FREEE show!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!! [more]

Saturday

Final Portland Farmers Market of 2011

Stock up for the holidays! The final PSU Portland Farmers Market takes place this Saturday, December 17, 2011.

But fret not, the market’s annual hiatus is much briefer than in years past – Shemanski Park will host the Winter Markets on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm from January 7 to February 25. [more]

GIFTED: A Maker’s Marketplace

Gifted: A Maker’s Marketplace takes place Saturday, December 17, 2011 at ADX (417 SE 11th Ave).

An all-inclusive, no-frills holiday event, GIFTED unites craftsmanship and local commerce . . . [more]

Sunday

Publication Fair 2011

The 2011 Publication Fair returns to the The Cleaners at Ace Hotel (SW Stark & 10th) on Sunday, December 18, 2011.

Presented by Publication Studio and the Ace Hotel, from 11am until 7pm local publishers, printers, and producers will be on hand with all of their printed matter for sale. [more]

Offbeat Belly Dance (16-December-2011)

December 14, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

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, December 16, 2011, is no exception – the Offbeat Belly Dance collectives invites you to OFFBEAT!!! This Friday!!!! FREEE show!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!!

All these exclamation points and extra letters can only mean one thing! Yes, dear souls! It’s time for Offbeat Belly Dance!

Join us this month for our spine tingling serpentine spectacular, holding court deep within the labyrinthine confines of the beloved, venerable, and charming Blue Monk.

This month we have thrilling returning champions:

Zighala Zurah!
Vee!
Jasmine!

We will be amazed by performances from our illustrious Offbeat friends – nay good folk – Offbeat family:

Grace!
Adeylah!
Erika Ryn!

Truly, a lineup to be reckoned with!

As always, the show is early (7 to 9 or so)!

As always, there shall tasty food and fortifying libations aplenty!

As always, the show will be completely awesome (Seriously. See the above lineup and copious use of exclamation points – totally warranted and actually quite conservative, I assure you.)!

As always, the show is FREEEEE (Such a deal!)!

And as always, gentle Portlander, the show would not be the same without you! Please join us for a magical night of awesomeness and belly dancing and amazement and also possibly rayguns and swords and zombies and pirates. Woooo! See you there!

Join Karissa, the Ringleader of Offbeat Belly Dance (pictured to the right), and the other fabulous dancers at the show Friday night.

The shows are free, and go from about 7pm until 9:30pm.

Photo credit: Offbeat Belly Dance

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