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Portland Weekend Amusements and Events (May 18-20, 2012)

May 17, 2012 by Dave Leave a Comment

Holy crap there’s a lot to do this weekend – the Carolyn Show Launch Party, Maifest, Kenton Street Fair, Rose City Used Book Fair, a Timbers match, and more – whew!

Friday-Saturday

Rose City Used Book FairRose City Used Book Fair

The 2012 Rose City Used Book Fair takes place Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19 at The Double Tree Lloyd Center (1000 NE Multnomah). The fair runs from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. . . .

This unpretentious book fair is sponsored by the Portland Area Used Booksellers’ Association, and features thousands of books from independent booksellers from Portland and beyond. [more]

Friday

The Carolyn ShowThe Carolyn Show Launch Party

The Carolyn Show Launch Party takes place Friday, May 18, 2012 at Cosmic Monkey Comics (5335 NE Sandy) at 8 p.m. . . .

Cartoonist Carolyn Main and filmmaker Mike Vogel have teamed up to create The Carolyn Show, a web series about a cartoonist, her talking pug, and paying the rent. It includes a mix of live action and animation. [more]

Offbeat Belly DancingOffbeat 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, May 18, 2012 is now exception: Offbeat Belly Dance! This Friday! Free Show! Wooooo! [more]

Saturday and Sunday

Mt. Tabor Art Walk 2012

The 7th annual Mt. Tabor Art Walk takes place this Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, 2012 – on and around Mt. Tabor!

The Mt. Tabor Art Walk showcases the many artists who live in this neighborhood. This annual event is sponsored by a community of artists supporting each other. It is designed to promote high-quality visual art in a variety of media within the unique setting of the Mt. Tabor neighborhood. [more]

Saturday

Maifest!Maifest!

Celebrate spring the German way at Maifest on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Oaks Amusement Park.

Join Zeitgeist Northwest for a unique experience of German culture and a day of fun for the whole family! We bring an old German tradition, the celebration of spring, to town. [more]

Sunday

Kenton Street FairKenton Street Fair 2012

The 3rd annual Kenton Street Fair takes place Sunday, May 20, 2012 in the heart of Kenton, on N. Denver between Schofield and Willis, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“The Kenton Fair is an annual celebration of diverse and engaged communities aimed at promoting local growth and a sustainable future for Historic Kenton.” [more]

Portland TimbersPortland Timbers vs Chicago Fire

The Portland Timbers (2-5-3) host the Chicago Fire (4-2-3) at Jeld-Wen Field this Sunday at 4 p.m.

Still struggling, Portland is coming off a well-earned draw at Houston on Tuesday. Draws on the road are respectable, but the Timbers haven’t scored a goal in weeks! Chicago lost to Sporting Kansas City last weekend. This is the only regular season match between these two teams this season. [more]

Attack of the FlixAttack of the Flix #5

Attack of the Flix, presented by Microflix, is a monthly competition for Portland filmmakers held at the Curious Comedy Theatre (5225 NE MLK).

This month’s show, #5, takes place Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Vote for your favorite flicks – the first place winner receives a golden trophy! [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.

The Carolyn Show Launch Party (18-May-2012)

May 17, 2012 by Dave Leave a Comment

The Carolyn ShowThe Carolyn Show Launch Party takes place Friday, May 18, 2012 at Cosmic Monkey Comics (5335 NE Sandy) at 8 p.m.

Do you like sharks with horse legs, swordplay, talking pugs, and Leprechauns?

Do you enjoy watching funny videos online but crave a chance for human interaction watching videos in a comic book store?

Regardless of how you answered either of those questions, you should come to the Carolyn Show launch party! We are going to show a never-seen-before episode and more!

Cartoonist Carolyn Main and filmmaker Mike Vogel have teamed up to create The Carolyn Show, a web series about a cartoonist, her talking pug, and paying the rent. It includes a mix of live action and animation.

Visit the Carolyn Show website and YouTube channel for more details and videos!

Portland Premiere: Did You Kiss Anyone? (7-February-2012)

January 24, 2012 by Dave Leave a Comment

http://frontave.coDid You Kiss Anyone? Portland Premiere!The Portland premiere of local filmmaker Mike Vogel‘s latest film, Did You Kiss Anyone?, takes place Tuesday, February 7, 2012 (exactly one week before Valentine’s Day) at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne).

Heather and I are excited to attend this no doubt fantastic event. We had the pleasure and honor of helping out with and witnessing some of the making of the film, and we got to be extras in one of the bar scenes. Oh, and Heather is going to be up on stage at the premiere (details below) – she needs lots of attention.

“Did You Kiss Anyone?” is a made-in-Portland comedy about a married couple who agree to a one night affair which ends up being the most chaotic night of their lives. The premiere will include bloggers telling stories, actors reading audience submitted Kiss-Off messages, and more.

Doors open at 6pm, with the Kiss-Off messages commencing.

At 7pm Portland bloggers William Reagan and Heather Goguen [my lovely wife!] will tell stories on stage. Bill will share Prom is a Four Letter Word and Heather will explain How to Marry Your Internet Stalker [ahem, I was not a stalker – she’s taken creative license with this story].

The film begin at 7:30pm, followed by a Q&A with the actors and filmmakers.

Admission is a mere $3! You can RSVP on Facebook, or save the date on Google Calendar.

For trailers and more on the making of the film and cast, visit DidYouKissAnyone.com.

Video Interlude: Five Days of Nightfall

December 6, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

Local filmmaker Mike Vogel continues perfecting his skyscraper time lapse technique, with Five Days of Nightfall:

Music by Trevor Bennett http://weeklyreverie.wordpress.com/ – I recorded a timelapse out a different window at work for five days in a row (November 28 – December 2, 2011).

Go check out Mike’s My Portlandia playlist, and visit MikeVogel.com for more.

“If Portland’s Public Art Could Talk” – Starring the Hipster Otters

August 25, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

Mike Vogel is a genius.

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