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OMSI After Dark: Burn, Baby, Burn (27-June-2012)

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OMSI After DarkBurn, Baby, Burn: OMSI Gets Fired Up! is the theme of this month’s OMSI After Dark, on Wednesday, June 27, 2012.

[W]e’re all fired up with this month’s event theme, fire and water. Flaming balloons, great balls of fire, vanishing water, tornadoes of fire and more. Don’t try this at home!

Yup, it’s time for another child-free night at OMSI, and there’s alcohol!

The OMSI After Dark Summer Concert Series also debuts Wednesday, with performances by Radiation City, and The Robinsons & The Psychedelic Family Band.

Visit the OMSI Cafe for special menu items, and Altengartz Bratwurst will be out front from 9:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Bring cash (only!) for the beer and wine and cocktails at the bars set up throughout the museum.

Featured science demonstrations and activities include Flaming Baloons, Freezer Burn, and Tornado of Fire. Coffee, spirits, chocolate, and beer vendors will be on hand.

Hours are 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Admission is $18 for non-members, $9 for members. You can buy tickets online, or at the door (no reservations necessary). 21 and over only!

Portland Slavic Festival (30-June-2012)

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Slavic FestivalThe 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.

Chervona plays at 6 p.m. with Juliana & PAVA, and extraordinary Russian Folk BAYAN (baton accordion) player Leo Nosov.

Visit the Slavic Festival website and Facebook event page for more information.

Portland Weekend Amusements and Events (June 15-17, 2012)

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How is it possible that PDX Beer Week continues? Beer Week in Portland, my friends, is 10 days long! And you won’t want to miss the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival at Oaks Park, and the opening of OHS’s new exhibit Saturday, and lots more!

Ongoing

PDX Beer Week 2012PDX Beer Week

The 2nd annual PDX Beer Week takes place June 7 through 10, 2012 throughout the city.

“In addition to having more breweries than any other city in the world, Portland enjoys one of the most advanced beer cultures — and a thirst for fun and educational craft beer events.” [more]

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]

All Weekend

Pride NorthwestPortland Pride Festival & Parade

Portland’s official LGBTQ Pride Parade and Festival, Portland Pride, takes place Friday, June 15 through 17, 2012. The Portland Pride Parade takes place Sunday, June 17 downtown – kicking off at 11:30 a.m.

The Waterfront Festival runs Friday though Sunday and features entertainers, vendors, and more [more]

Friday

Offbeat Belly DanceOffbeat 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, June 15, 2012 is now exception: Offbeat Belly Dance! Free! Fantastic! This Friday! Wooo! [more]

Saturday

Scandinavian Midsummer FestivalScandinavian Midsummer Festival

The 84th annual Portland Scandinavian Midsummer Festival takes place Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Oaks Park.

Scandinavians have a long tradition of celebrating the Summer Solstice with bonfires or raising of the Maypole (Majstång). Here in Portland that tradition is being celebrated for 84 continuous years at the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival. [more]

Oregon VoicesOregon Voices: Change and Challenge in Modern Oregon History – Public Opening

OHS is opening its doors for free on Saturday, June 16. Explore the exhibit’s interactive areas with theatre instructor Morgan Cox. At 1 PM, listen to historian and author Bill Robbins’ talk, “Reflections on Modern Oregon.” After learning about Oregon’s natural resources, kids can decorate their own backpack and fill it with fun tools for exploring Oregon’s great outdoors! [more]

Sunday

Attack of the FlixAttack of the Flix #06

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 takes place Sunday, June 17, 2012.

Films are shown in the order they are submitted, and screened live on the interwebz! [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.

Offbeat Belly Dance (15-June-2012)

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Offbeat Belly DanceEvery 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, June 15, 2012 is no exception: Offbeat Belly Dance! Free! Fantastic! This Friday! Wooo!

You know how it is this time of year, Noble Portlander… You can never be sure about things… will it be sunny… will it be hailing… will the men’s pro basketball season ever actually end with a champion or will one season loop seamlessly into the next, and if so then will they change the logo to a ouroboros… these are unanswerable questions, Dear Portlander.

But y’know one thing you can always be sure of?

That the Offbeat Belly Dance show will be awesome!

And good news! This Friday! It’s time for Offbeat! Wooooo!

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 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

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

Portland Pride Festival & Parade (June 15-17, 2012)

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Pride NorthwestPortland’s official LGBTQ Pride Parade and Festival, Portland Pride, takes place Friday, June 15 through 17, 2012.

The Portland Pride Parade takes place Sunday, June 17 downtown – kicking off at 11:30 a.m.

The Waterfront Festival runs Friday though Sunday and features entertainers, vendors, and more (view the Pride Guide for details).

Find more information at the official site and the Facebook page.