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Portland Weekend Amusements (4-6 December 2015)

December 3, 2015 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

So yeah, the Timbers are in the MLS Cup final on Sunday. We got that going for us. There’s also holiday ale, holiday cheer, and some other things.

All Weekend

2015 Holiday Ale Festival

The 20th Annual Holiday Ale Festival has arrived, running Dec. 2nd – Dec. 6th, 2015. Imagine 50+ big, bold craft beers at one winter event. ‘Tis the holiday season and beer lovers rejoice. We offer this humble gift… the gift of great beer… to the beer lovers of Portland and beyond. Come start your own holiday tradition.

Sunday

2015 MLS Cup Viewing Party at The Crystal Ballroom

The Portland Timbers have advanced to MLS Cup and will face the Columbus Crew at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday for MLS Cup (1pm PT, ESPN / UniMás). Join us for a special viewing party at Crystal Ballroom in downtown Portland.

Sunday’s viewing party is FREE and open to fans of all ages. Enter to win travel for two anywhere Alaska Airlines flies. Plus, you can enter to win a variety of Timbers prizes.

Holiday Cheer

48th Annual Celebration of Oregon Authors – For nearly 50 years, the Oregon Historical Society has celebrated the literary talents of Oregonians at this annual holiday book sale and signing. Meet your favorite author, and take home a personally signed book for the perfect local holiday gift.

All authors who are invited to participate have published in the current year, and many will have multiple books available for sale. Sip on hot cocoa, listen to carols, and get into the spirit of the season as we kick off the holidays at the Oregon Historical Society!

Ongoing

Zoolights

It wouldn’t be the holidays in Portland without a visit to the Oregon Zoo’s annual winter festival ZooLights. As you walk around the zoo, you’ll see a dazzling display of a million and half lights, and experience your zoo in a whole new light. ZooLights runs from November 27, 2015 to January 3, 2016.

The Magic of Wintertime – at the Pittock Mansion

Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season at The Magic of Wintertime, Pittock Mansion’s annual holiday exhibit. This year more than 80 volunteers will transform the museum into a winter wonderland with decorations inspired by skiing and sledding in new-fallen snow, curling up in front of a fireplace with hot cocoa, and celebrating the holidays with family, friends and community. Local musicians will play regularly in the mansion’s Music Room during the exhibit.

History Pub: “Shaping the Public Good: Women Making History in the Pacific Northwest” 30 November 2015

November 29, 2015 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Sue Armitage, Emerita Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Washington State University in Pullman, presents Shaping the Public Good: Women Making History in the Pacific Northwest on Monday, 30 November 2015 at the Kennedy School Theater (5736 NE 33rd).

Drawing on her three decades of research and teaching and based on hundreds of secondary sources, Armitage’s account explores the varied ways in which, beginning in the earliest times and continuing to the present, women of all races and ethnicities have made the history of our region. Armitage shows that even though women were barred from positions of public authority until recently, they have always worked quietly and informally to assure the stability and security of their families and communities. Women’s community building and cooperative skills have been decisive in developing the societies of the Pacific Northwest- Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, and British Columbia.

History Pub, presented by McMenamins, Oregon Historical Society, and the Holy Names Heritage Center, is free and open to all ages. Doors open at 6 PM, and the talk begins at 7 PM.

Things to do in Portland on Thanksgiving Day 2015

November 24, 2015 by Dave Knows 2 Comments

Barfly maintains a list of Portland bars open 365 days a year

And Portland Food and Drink continues the annual tradition with the excellent 2015 Thanksgiving Dinner Roundup

Radio Room (1101 NE Alberta) is open on Turkey Day, and sporting a special menu that includes a Sweet Potato Poutine!

Prost! is opening the doors at 6 PM on Turkey Day for their 7th Annual Prostgiving!

Anna Bannanas (8716 N Lombard & 1214 NW 21st) has been Open 6000+ Consecutive Days

Additionally many hotel bars and restaurants will be open on Turkey Day

Many McMenamins will be open – check out their calendar for dinners, buffets, and film showings

Powell’s Books (1005 W Burnsdie) is open 10 AM to 6 PM on Thanksgiving Day

The Oregon Zoo is open Thanksgiving Day (and every other day of the year, except December 25)

Other ideas: movie theaters, bowling alleys, the neighborhood pub!

Transit

TriMet buses and MAX, as well as the Portland Streetcar, will run on Sunday schedules.

Got any more suggestions? Add them in the comments below – and have an excellent Turkey Day!

Portland Weekend Amusements (20-22 November 2015)

November 19, 2015 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Cherry beers, some nice nature art, the Timbers in the conference finals! You know, just a typical late November weekend.

Friday-Saturday

Portland Night Market

The Portland Night Market showcases the many unique & diverse businesses that call the CEID and the great City of Portland home. Blending food, culture, music, drinks and retail together for an adventurous evening in the Industrial District.

The PNM is a FREE event and open to all ages. Come discover new makers and merchants as you taste, sip, try and buy at the PNM located in a 108 year old industrial warehouse.

Saturday

Portland Cherry Festivus

What simpler pleasure than nature’s finest Cherry? Tart, sweet, distinctly it’s own flavor, the Cherry goes well with sweet or savory as well as Beer and Cider. The Cherry may be the world’s most popular fruit and there is a world of beers to showcase them. So the creators of uber-popular events like the Portland Fruit Beer Festival and the Peche Fest are pleased to announce the first annual Cherry Festivus, a showcase of 25+ beers featuring Cherries and a cider.

Saturday-Sunday

Wild Arts Festival

The 35th annual Wild Arts Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22, 2015 at Montgomery Park (2701 NW Vaughn).

“The Wild Arts Festival celebrates nature in the work of regionally and nationally known artists and writers. Now in its 35th year, the Festival is the Northwest’s premier show and sale of nature-related art and books. The 2014 Festival raised $175,000 for the Audubon Society of Portland.”

Sunday

Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas

Portland Timbers The Timbers host FC Dallas at Providence Park this Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 4:30 PM in the first match of the 2015 Western Conference Championship series.

Sunday’s match will be Portland’s third home playoff game following a penalty-kick shootout win against Sporting Kansas City on Oct. 29 and a scoreless draw against Vancouver in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 1. FC Dallas enters Sunday’s match after a 4-2 penalty-kick shootout win against Seattle Sounders FC in the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 8. FC Dallas, the conference’s No. 1 seed, finished the regular season with a five-game unbeaten run (4-0-1).

Science Pub Portland: Cancer Genome (17 November 2015)

November 17, 2015 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

OMSI presents Science Pub Portland: Cancer Genome on Tuesday, 17 November 2015 at the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave.).

Cancer – perhaps the most scary diagnosis one can face. With the aging of the U.S. population, cancer is becoming ever more prevalent; practically everyone knows someone who has been affected. What is being done to combat this deadly disease? Over the past decade, a whole new class of cancer therapeutics has been developed, acting more like ‘smart bombs’ than the traditional, highly toxic chemotherapies. This shift in therapeutic approaches has been driven by a revolution in DNA sequencing technologies, which have revealed a far more complex picture of cancer than was ever suspected. What was formerly “lung cancer” is now more than 20 different diseases, each offering new possibilities for interfering with tumor growth. In this talk, Dr. Christopher Corless will illustrate how modern sequencing is being used to molecularly classify tumors of all types, and how this information can serve in ‘personalizing’ the care for individual patients.

Presenter Dr. Corless is the Chief Medical Officer for the Knight Diagnostic Laboratories.

The Portland Science Pub takes place monthly at the Empirical Theater at OMSI. Check in at the theater entrance (doors open at 5 PM) – there’s a $5 suggested admission. OMSI’s restaurant Theory, and the Empirical Cafe are open and you can take food and drinks into the theater with you.

Parking is free for the event, but consider taking the streetcar or any of the multitude of buses that cross the Hawthorne Bridge (eastbound/westbound), which has stops a few blocks from OMSI.

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