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Portland Weekend Amusements & Events (July 27-29, 2012)

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Used to a more robust Weekend Amusements blog post from me? Cut me some slack – TWINS!

All Weekend

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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.

Portland Weekend Amusements & Events (July 13-15, 2012)

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Oh my goodness, summer is here! [Wondering why this post is so sparse? Here’s why!]

Friday-Saturday

Saturday

Sunday

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.

Portland Weekend Amusements & Events (July 6-8, 2012)

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Relax this weekend – recover from the 4th of July. [Wondering why this post is so sparse? Here’s why!]

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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.

Portland Weekend Amusements & Events (July 29-July 1, 2012)

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Beer, bikes, music, movies, a Slavic Festival, and more on this Canada Day weekend!

All Weekend

NAOBFNorth American Organic Brewers Festival

The 2012 North American Organic Brewer Festival takes place Friday through Sunday, June 29, 30 and July 1 at North Portland’s beautiful Overlook Park.

One of my two favorite Portland beer festivals, celebrates its 8th year with over 60 organic beers and ciders, live music, organic foods, vendors, and even activities for the kids. The beer selection looks fantastic! [more]

Friday-Saturday

Pedalpalooza 2012Pedalpalooza 2012

“Pedalpalooza is 3+ weeks of bikey fun. With 272 different events, most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions are likely to find many events of interest. Nearly all events are free.”

Runs June 7-30. [more]

Movies in ParksPortland Movies in the Park

Portland Parks and Recreation has released the 2012 summer schedule of Movies in the Park. From June 29 through September 18 sprawl out at one of Portland’s fine municipal parks several times a week for an evening of free entertainment.

Friday 6/29: The Adventures of Tintin @ Knott Park

Saturday 6/30: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial @ King School Park [more]

Saturday

Slavic FestivalPortland Slavic Festival

The 2012 Portland Slavic Festival takes place Saturday, June 30 at Oaks Amusement Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The largest Slavic festival in the Northwest features art shows, dance groups, singers, choirs of children and adults, sports, and lots more. Vendors will be offering Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, and Armenian food. [more]

St Johns NoFest 2012St Johns NoFest

The st johns nofest is a free music and arts festival with over 90 performances this year. the event begins at noon in the historic town square, and continues across multiple venues late into the night. every conceivable and perceivable music genre is represented, as well as installations, micro film fests, and a spoken word/comedy showcase. growing into its 5th year, the SJNF is evolving and expanding. [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.

Portland Movies in the Park (Summer 2012)

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Portland Parks and Recreation has released the 2012 summer schedule of Movies in the Park. From June 29 through September 18 sprawl out at one of Portland’s fine municipal parks several times a week for an evening of free entertainment.

It’s a quite pleasant way to watch movies!

Pre-movie entertainment begins at 6:30pm and movies begin as soon as it’s dark.

DATE MOVIE TITLE PARK / SITE
Fri, June 29 The Adventures of Tintin Knott Park
Sat, June 30 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial King School Park
Tue, July 10 Back to the Future Oregon Park
Thu, July 12 Puss in Boots Unthank Park
Fri, July 13 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Multnomah Arts Center
Fri, July 13 Dolphin Tale Wilkes Park
Sat, July 14 The Wizard of Oz Concordia University
Sat, July 14 The Adventures of Tintin Dickinson Park
Thu, July 19 Roman Holiday (1953) Caruthers Park
Fri, July 20 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Irving Park
Sun, July 22 Zookeeper Sellwood Park
Tue, July 24 101 Dalmations (1996) Brentwood Park
Thu, July 26 Pretty in Pink DeWitt Park
Fri, July 27 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Gateway Park (NE 106 & Halsey)
Sat, July 28 Toy Story 3 Wilshire Park
Sun, July 29 The Goonies Lents Park
Fri, Aug 3 Citizen Kane (1941) Laurelhurst Park
Sat, Aug 4 Footloose (2011) Brooklyn Park
Sat, Aug 4 Kung Fu Panda 2 Earl Boyles Park
Sun, Aug 5 The Muppets (2011) Sellwood Park
Tue, Aug 7 Moneyball Peninsula Park
Wed, Aug 8 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Glenfair Park
Thu, Aug 9 The Muppets (2011) Caruthers Park
Fri, Aug 10 Cars 2 Parklane Park
Fri, Aug 10 The Muppets (2011) St Johns Park
Sat, Aug 11 Up Wilkes Park
Sat, Aug 11 Secretariat Woodlawn Park
Sun, Aug 12 Toy Story 3 Argay Park
Sun, Aug 12 Plan 9 from Outer Space Washington Park
Tue, Aug 14 Mars Needs Moms Woodstock Park
Thu, Aug 16 Happy Feet Two Hazeltine Park
Fri, Aug 17 Hugo Irving Park
Sat, Aug 18 Super 8 Alberta Park
Sat, Aug 18 Akeelah and the Bee Warner Pacific College
Sun, Aug 19 The Karate Kid (2010) Lents Park
Thu, Aug 23 Megamind DeWitt Park
Fri, Aug 24 Hugo Laurelhurst Park
Sat, Aug 25 Gamera vs Zigra Sewallcrest Park
Fri, Aug 31  Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Dawson Park
Fri, Aug 31 The Adventures of Tintin Mt Scott Park
Sat, Sept 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Wellington Park
Thu, Sept 6 Big Miracle Caruthers Park
Fri, Sept 7 Funny Face (1957) Director Park
Fri, Sept 7 Hugo Multnomah Arts Center
Sat, Sept 8 Pee-wee’s Big Adventure Wallace Park