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Multnomah County Library Has A Photostream

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Rose Festival Parade, 1916The Multnomah County Library maintains an impressive flickr photostream. Library branches, including Albina, Belmont, North Portland, and Troutdale, are featured in photo sets. As are scenes from library events such as the Central Library Block Party (2008, 2009, 2010). But most interesting is the History set. The Multnomah County Library, founded in 1864, is the oldest public library west of the Mississippi, and apparently has long been the subject of photographers. [Hat tip Bart King]

Rose Festival Parade, 1916 photo used under the Creative Commons Attributiong-nonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license.

October 12: Know Your City: Examining Portland’s Forgotten History Through Zines

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Vignette from The Life and Death of the X-Ray CafeJoin The Dill Pickle Club and the Portland Mercury‘s Sara Mirk on Tuesday, October 12 2010 at the Central Library (801 SW 10th), U.S. Bank Room, from 6:30-7:45pm as they talk about the Oregon History Comics project.

Board members of the Dill Pickle Club present a slide lecture on their “Forgotten Histories” programs, while Sarah discusses the process of researching, writing and working with 10 artists in illustrating under-acknowledged facets of Oregon history.

Two titles have been released: Lone Fir Cemetery and The Life and Death of the X-Ray Cafe (order your copies at The Dill Pickle Club website). A third title, Dead Freeways, will debut tonight at this event.

Future issues feature the following stories and artists: Vanport Flood – Nicole Georges, The Fall of Logging – BT Livermore, Portland’s Black Panthers – Khris Soden, Celilo Falls – Annie Murphy, Oregon Bike Building – Shawn Granton, Chinatown – Lisa Rosalie, Portland’s Bridges – Zack Davis.

Comic vignette from from The Life and Death of the X-Ray Cafe – illustration by John Isaacson, written by Sarah Mirk.

October 8-10: Fresh Hops, Apple Tasting, Humanist Films, Storm Day, and More!

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So you know how some weekends I say there’s a shit ton of things to do? Well this week I’m not in the least being hyperbolic – there really is a shit ton of things to do on this second weekend in October, 2010. (And this list doesn’t include Sunday’s Timbers match, which will have its own post later . . .)

Friday

442 Soccer Bar442 Soccer Bar Grand Opening

The much anticipated Grand Opening of the 442 Soccer Bar (18th and Hawthorne) occurs Friday, October 8 2010. Doors open at 6pm. . .

The sports channel lineup includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports en Español, Fox Sports Northwest, Gol TV, TYC Sports, Comcast Sportnet, plus a bunch of Spanish language channels, and Champions League and Europa League matches live via DirectTV. [more]

Friday-Sunday

Apple Tasting Event at Portland Nursery2010 Apple Tasting Event at Portland Nursery

The 23rd Annual Apple Tasting Event takes place over the next two weekend (Friday-Sunday, October 8-10, and 15-17) at the Portland Nursery location (5050 SE Stark location).

This has become one of Heather and my favorite annual events. Apple tasting, old fashioned cider pressing, apple desserts, cooking demonstrations, and live music – what’s not to like? [more]

Portland Humanist Film FestPortland Humanist Film Fest 2010

The 2010 Portland Humanist Film Festival takes place October 8 through October 10 at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton). . .

The festival films featured include Cheat Neutral, The Cult of the Suicide Bombers, Letting Go of God, the Portland premier of Creation – The True Story of Charles Darwin, and as part of the Friday Night Opening Gala: Life Of Brian (the festival organizers ask you to dress as your favorite Life of Brian character – prizes will be given for the best worst costume!). [more]

WordstockWordstock Festival 2010

The 2010 Wordstock Festival takes place Thursday, October 7 through Sunday, October 10 2010.

The largest celebration of literature and literacy in the Pacific Northwest features exhibitors, authors, and workshops at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE MLK Jr), and venues throughout the city. The schedule is intriguing. [more]

Saturday

Fresh Hops Tastival!2010 Fresh Hop Tastival at Oaks Park

The 2010 Fresh Hop Tastival, Portland edition, takes place at Oaks Park on Saturday, October 9th from 11:30am until 9pm.

Featuring dozens of delicious locally brewed beers spiced up with freshly picked hops, this festival is a Hop Head’s heaven. [more]


Storm Day at the Pittock Mansion

Storm Day: Commemorating the Columbus Day Storm takes place at the Pittock Mansion on Saturday, October 9 2010 from 11am until 4pm.

OMSI representatives will be on hand . . ., guests will share stories from the 1962 Columbus Day Storm. The Red Cross will provide storm preparation tips. [more]

Saturday-Sunday

Friends of the LibraryFriends of the Multnomah County Library 37th Annual Fall Used Book Sale 2010

The Friends of the Multnomah County Library 37th Annual Fall Used Book Sale 2010, Oregon’s largest used book sale, takes place this weekend, and Monday, at 1205 NE 33rd (corner of 33rd and Sandy).

Over 100,000 books, CDs and DVDs, audio and video tapes, and maps and sheet music will be available. Prices of kids’ books and small paperbacks start at $.50, large paperbacks and hardcovers at $1.50. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Multnomah County Library. [more]

October 9-11: Friends of the Multnomah County Library 37th Annual Fall Used Book Sale 2010

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Friends of the LibraryThe Friends of the Multnomah County Library 37th Annual Fall Used Book Sale 2010, Oregon’s largest used book sale, takes place this weekend, and Monday, at 1205 NE 33rd (corner of 33rd and Sandy).

Over 100,000 books, CDs and DVDs, audio and video tapes, and maps and sheet music will be available. Prices of kids’ books and small paperbacks start at $.50, large paperbacks and hardcovers at $1.50. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Multnomah County Library.

Sale hours are 9am to 6pm on Saturday. Sunday hours are 9am until 5pm, and the sale continues on Monday, 50% discount day, from 9am until 3pm.

There’s also a special members only pre-sale takes place Friday, October 8th from 6 to 9pm, but you can sign up at the door (memberships cost at $30, $20 for seniors, and $45 for families).

First Soccer Game at PGE Park: October 21, 1893

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Multnomah Field Soccer - October 21, 1893Most histories of Portland’s PGE Park, like this official history at PGEPark.com, focus on the legacy of baseball, and generally don’t include soccer in the list of athletic activities hosted at the location in its early days. The early days start in 1893 when the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club (now the MAC – Amateur was dropped) leased the present site and dubbed it Multnomah Field.

Andrew Guest uncovered some of the soccer history in his excellent article on the New Portland Stadium with Old Soccer History in April, including that in 1905, during the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Multnomah Field hosted a Pacific Coast Championship of soccer; what could be described as a precursor to the Cascadia Cup.

But was that the first time soccer was played at Multnomah Field?

After spending a day digging around in the Oregonian archives, I found reference to what may be the first soccer game ever played at Multnomah Field, which eventually became Multnomah Stadium, then Civic Stadium, and is now known as PGE Park.

From page 3 of the The Morning Oregonian, Saturday, October 21st, 1893:

The third game between the Astoria and Portland football association teams will be played on Multnomah field this afternoon, commencing at 3 o’clock. There is a marked difference between association and university or Rugby football. The latter is the more commonly played in the country, though in the former science is brought into play more than actual strength, the foot being used to carry the ball, instead of the hand. The only exception to this rule is the goal-keeper, who is permitted to handle the ball.

Read the entire article below. It’s definitely soccer that is described. (The following day’s Sunday Oregonian reveals that the Portland team beat Astoria 5 to 0, and that attendance was very good, and a great deal of interest was expressed, especially by the crowd of Astorians who came up to back their team.)

Multnomah Field Soccer, from The Oregonian - October 21, 1893