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Popina Swimwear Boutique Travel Showcase First Thursday (7-June-2011)

July 6, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Popina Travel Showcase Popina Swimwear Boutique in the Pearl District (318 NW 11th) is hosting a series of travel events with the help of experts from the travel site BootsnAll.

The latest Popina Swimwear Boutique Travel Showcase takes place this First Thursday, June 7, 2011 from 6:30pm until 8:30pm. The guest host this month is Jessica Spiegel:

Jessica Spiegel is BootsnAll’s resident Italy expert and writer of WhyGo Italy, an online travel guide. Jessica has been traveling in Italy for over 10 years and writing the WhyGo Italy travel guide for almost five years. Her special areas of expertise include trip logistics (especially train travel) and helping first timers to Italy. The only thing she likes as much as being in Italy is talking about Italy, so come with your Italy questions and get insider info on all things Italy travel.

Learn how to escape the cubicle, chat travel with the BootsnAll Travel crew, plan your next getaway with Popina’s retro-inspired swimwear, and enjoy a free beer, courtesy of Kona Brewing! Oh, and don’t forget the giveaways, which this month include two first class upgrades on Alaska Airlines, Alaska Airline travel vouchers, and an Ellington travel bag.

Find more details and RSVP on the Facebook Event page.

Bastille Day Festival in the Pearl (9-July-2011)

July 6, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The 9th Annual Bastille Day Festival takes place Saturday, July 9, 2011, from noon until 8pm at Jamison Square Park in the Pearl District. Admission is free.

The Fête de la Bastille commemorates the storming of the Bastille Prison on le quatorze juillet, 1789. The Portland celebration features the 7th Annual Portland Waiters Race, musical acts, French food and wine and a themed market, pétanque demonstrations and lessons, a singing of La Marseillaise, and a Jardin of Wine and Beer.

If you make it to this festival, I recommend the Jardin of Wine and Beer. The trick though, is that this fest takes place the same day as the Mississippi Avenue Street Fair. Fortunately Pix Patisserie (3901 D N Williams) also throws a Fête de la Bastille, and has scheduled theirs for July 16th this year – details forthcoming!

SE 7th Ave Block Party (15-June-2011)

June 14, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

Join the Pacific Pie Company, Vie de Bohème Winery, and Deco Distilling for a SE 7th Avenue Block Party this Wednesday, June 15, 2011 starting at 4pm.

The neighborly businesses (all situated between Hawthorne and Clay on SE 7th) will feature special deals during the block party:

Pacific Pie Company: $2 Aussie beers + sparkling wine, $3 sausage rolls

Deco Distilling: 2 free tastes in their tasting room

Vie de Boheme: Sangria for $4, 1/2 off a wine flight, 20% off a case of wine, and free live music at 7:30pm

The occasion: The grand opening of Deco (1512 SE 7th), the grand re-opening of Pacific Pie Company (1520 SE 7th), and the grand opening one-year-removed of Vie de Bohème (1530 SE 7th Ave).

Via Make Me Some Pie

PDX Urban Wineries Premiere (12-June-2011)

June 10, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The PDX Urban Wineries Premiere takes place Sunday, June 12, 2011 at The Slate (2001 NW 19th) from 3pm to 6pm.

The PDX Urban Wineries, an association of wineries that are happy to be producing wine in the city of Portland, OR, are ENSO Winery, Grochau Cellars, Helioterra Wines, Hip Chicks Do Wine, Jan-Marc Wine Cellars, Ribbon Ridge Vineyard, Seven Bridges Winery, and the Vincent Wine Company.

The members of PDX Urban Wineries make a variety of different wines, not just Pinot Noir. Many of us make wines from grapes like Syrah, Tempranillo, Pinot Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, among others, as well as unique red and white wine blends. Wines meant to be enjoyed immediately in everyday situations, and wines meant to age in your cellars for your most special occasions.

We want to create an urban winery culture in Portland, where you can bike, bus, cab or even walk to visit our tasting rooms and sample the wines we make. To attend the events we hold. To explore the neighborhoods we’re located in.

Sunday’s premiere features all eight wineries pouring, plus appetizers, and a raffle. Buy tickets online. For more information visit the PDX Urban Wineries website, Facebook page, or follow on Twitter!

Weekend Amusements (June 10-12, 2011)

June 9, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The 2011 Rose Festival is in full swing – Fleet Week is upon us, the Grand Floral Parade takes place Saturday, and the Milk Carton Boat Races are Sunday.

Meanwhile beer and cider drinkers, bicyclists, and Timbers fans are also in for a treat this weekend – see below!

Ongoing

Pedalpalooza 2011

“Pedalpalooza is 2+ weeks of bikey fun. With 239 events, most organized by individuals, bikers of all persuasions are likely to find many events of interest. Nearly all events are free.”

Runs June 9-26. [more]

Saturday-Sunday

Portland Fruit Beer Festival

“Fruit beers are the red-headed stepchild of craft beer, often overlooked by beer lovers because of preconceptions that they are sweet, boring, or artificially flavored. The first annual Portland Fruit Beer Festival aims to change all that and open minds to the strange and exotic possibilities that fruit beers can offer.” [more]

Saturday

Cider Summit Portland

The inaugural Cider Summit Portland takes place Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Elizabeth Caruthers Park (3508 SW Moody) from 11am until 7pm.

The lineup features multiple ciders from two dozen cideries, including Oregon’s 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Wandering Aengus, Blue Mountain Cider Company, Bushwhacker (who will be demonstrating apple pressing at the event too!), Carlton Cyderworks, and EZ Orchards. [more]

Portland Timbers vs Colorado

The Portland Timbers (5-4-2) aim to regain form at home Saturday when defending MLS champions Colorado (4-3-7) make their Jeld-Wen field debut.

Though the Timbers lost to Colorado to open the season, they’ve been strong at home and have a chance to get revenge. Colorado have played to draws the last five matches.

Sunday

Milk Carton Boat Races

The Westmoreland Park casting pond is the place to be on Sunday, June 12: the 2011 Milk Carton Boat Race kicks off at 11am!

My favorite Rose Festival event, I have not missed a race since the 2009 revival, and I won’t miss the 2011 spectacle either. [more]

Cirque Du Cycling

This year’s Cirque du Cycling takes place Sunday, June 12, 2011. A benefit for Albina Youth Opportunity School, it’s a street festival, a circus, a bike race and a parade on North Mississippi.

The Cirque features an art bike parade, a criterium-style street race, a cargo bike race, and a family ride. And to accompany the festivities? Exhibitors and a beer garden! [more]

PDX Urban Wineries Premiere

The PDX Urban Wineries Premiere takes place Sunday, June 12, 2011 at The Slate (2001 NW 19th) from 3pm to 6pm.

The PDX Urban Wineries, an association of wineries that are happy to be producing wine in the city of Portland, OR, are ENSO Winery, Grochau Cellars, Helioterra Wines, Hip Chicks Do Wine, Jan-Marc Wine Cellars, Ribbon Ridge Vineyard, Seven Bridges Winery, and the Vincent Wine Company. [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, and PDX Pipeline!

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