The favorite holiday of portly mathematicians everywhere take splace today, March 14, 2012: Pi Day!
Clearly, the best way to celebrate the versatile mathematical constant π is with a versatile pastry pie.
Look no further than Portland pi(e) blog Make Me Some Pie for the comprehensive 2012 Portland-area Pi Day Happenings list, and a little history of the wonderfully nerdy secular holiday.
Pie Day isn’t officially until Monday, January 23, but several Portland pie purveyors will be celebrating this weekend – visit Make Me Some Pie for a detailed list. For more weekend events, check out the lovingly and carefully curated list below!
All Weekend or Ongoing
The Portland Area Theatre Alliance presents Fertile Ground: A City-Wide Festival of New Works, January 19 through 29, 2012.
“This city-wide festival is focused on new work in the Arts. It will feature world premiere projects, staged readings and a myriad of other arts events from the Portland creative community.” [more]
The 7th annual Portland ChocolateFest, a benefit for the World Forestry Center takes place this Friday through Sunday, January 20-22, 2012. The fest moves to bigger digs this year – exhibit hall A at the Oregon Convention Center.
“ChocolateFest promises you the opportunity to sample, taste, savor, and delight in some of the finest chocolate from the Northwest and beyond.” [more]
Friday
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, January 20, 2012 is now exception: Offbeat Belly Dance! Inaugural 2012 Edition! Fun! Fabulous! Free Show! [more]
Where to Watch Portlandia In Portland
Updated for 2012: season 2!
Don’t have a TV? Don’t have the Independent Film Channel? Watch Portlandia, if you’re into that sort of thing, at the Portland venues listed below.
Portlandia season 2 airs of Fridays, beginning on January 6, 2012. [more]
Saturday
2012 West Coast Mustache & Beard Championships
The Stumptown Stash & Beard Collective presents the 2012 West Coast Mustache & Beard Championships this Saturday, January 21 at the Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside).
“If you made it out last year, then you saw a packed house, with friendly folks (even those without face fur!) sharing drinks, and showing off some fantastically creative beards and mustaches.” [more]
CellarFest 3 at Bailey’s Taproom
The 3rd annual CellerFest at Bailey’s Taproom (213 SW Broadway) takes place this Saturday, January 21, 2012, from 4pm to 11:30pm.
Some of the high octane, rare beers making an appearance at this year’s fest:
Alameda ’09 Papa Noel’s Moonlight Reserve (Old Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels – 7.5%)
Alaskan ’09 Baltic Porter (9.8%) . . . [more]
Come out to the old stomping grounds this Saturday, January 21, 2012 when the Timbers Army Third Saturday returns to the Bitter End (1981 W Burnside).
Yes you get to try to ease off that sense of Timbers withdrawal by supporting one of our greatest game day drinking holes!! [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.
Monday, January 23 is National Pie Day 2012, so declares the American Pie Council.
As part of our American heritage, this day is a perfect opportunity to pass on the love and enjoyment of pie eating and pie making to future generations. The American Pie Council® is encouraging pie lovers across the nation to throw a pie party in celebration of National Pie Day. Hosting a pie baking – and pie tasting – party for friends or coworkers, or to raise money for a favorite charity, are all delicious ways to celebrate on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Why is National Pie Day celebrated on Jan. 23 or 1/23? Because celebrating the wholesome goodness of pie is as easy as 1-2-3.
For Portland-area pie-related events, once again the indispensable Make Me Some Pie has done the footwork: 2012 National Pie Day Rundown for Portland!
What are you doing to celebrate pie day?
Whatever you’re into, you’ll find it this weekend in Portland: crafts, craft beer, tubas, cocktails, art, books, pie, politics, holiday lights, and more!
Ongoing
Portland Area Holiday Light Shows And Displays
I hope for this to be a fairly comprehensive list of the ongoing (not one-time) holiday displays. But if you know of others please comment below and I will add more!
Peacock Lane, Pittock Mansion, Christmas Ships, Zoolights, and more!
Friday
The Beaumont Business Association presents the Fremont Festival of Lights (also known as the Beaumont Festival of Lights) this Friday, December 9, 2011 from 5pm to 9pm on NE Fremont between 42nd and 51st.
The event will include Santa & Mrs. Clause arriving by our local PDX fire engine to be delivered to Santa’s Village at Foot Traffic. [more]
Saturday
Dazzling Winter Sale at Title Wave Bookstore
The Title Wave Used Bookstore (216 NE Knott) invites the public to a Dazzling Winter Sale on Saturday, December 10, 2011.
From 9am to 5pm all used items will be 55% off – great bargains abound on 20,000 books of all kinds, CDs, DVDs and much more! [more]
Season’s Eatings at New Deal Distillery
The 3rd annual Season’s Eatings takes place this Saturday, December 10, 2011 at New Deal Distillery (1311 SE 9th).
From 11am to 6pm some of the region’s best chocolates, cheeses, wines, spirits, charcuterie, baked goods, and more will be available to sample and purchase, and it’s all a benefit for the Oregon Food Bank. [more]
The 4th annual Amnesia Winter Ale Fest takes place Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the brewpub (832 N Beech).
According to The New School, $20 gets you the Winter Fest glass mug and 10 tasting tickets. [more]
The 2nd annual Hawthorne Holiday Stroll takes place this Saturday, December 10, 2011.
Running from noon until 7pm and up and down Hawthorne, the stroll is a celebration of the season and neighborhood businesses. [more]
Tuba Christmas Concert at Pioneer Square
The 21st annual Tuba Christmas Concert at Pioneer Courthouse Square takes place this Saturday, December 10, 2011.
Over 200 tuba and euphonium players participate in this free holiday music concert. The conductor is Charles Bolton, and musicians come from all walks of life and experience level. [more]
Stumptown Artisan Emporium & Bone Shaker’s Tea Parlour
The Stumptown Artisan Emporium and Bone Shaker’s Tea Parlour takes place this Saturday, December 10, 2011 at TaborSpace (5441 SE Belmont).
“Findings, Finery, Frippery and Fashion for the Discerning Time Traveler!” [more]
Brewing Up Cocktails: Winter Holiday Special Edition
Brewing Up Cocktails presents a Holiday Special Edition this Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Hop and Vine (1914 N Killingsworth).
Last winter’s edition was perhaps the most popular installment of Brewing Up Cocktails ever, featuring acclaimed drinks like the Hot Scotchy, Wassail, and the Furburger, all three of which will make their return on December 10th. [more]
Saturday-Sunday
Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale
The 2011 Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale takes place at the Convention Center (777 NE MLK Jr – exhibit hall C) on Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11, from 11am until 6pm.
“With a rotating line up of talented vendors, Crafty Wonderland is the place to go to find the best handmade goods in the NW, as well as affordable work from talented visual artists.” [more]
Sunday
BrewHaHa PDX: Your Slice of Occu-Pie
BrewHaHa PDX: Your Slice of Occu-Pie takes place this Sunday, December 11, 2011 at The Cleaners (adjacent to the Ace Hotel at 1022 SW Stark). . . .
At this free event get yourself some edification, and most importantly, free pie from sponsors Whiffies and Random Order! [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.
BrewHaHa PDX: Your Slice of Occu-Pie takes place this Sunday, December 11, 2011 at The Cleaners (adjacent to the Ace Hotel at 1022 SW Stark).
Wanna be a champion of the 99% but don’t want to pitch a tent?
Curious what’ll happen next in the land of Occupy and what you can do to help economic justice & government accountability?
Enjoy drinks & pie?
Then this BrewHaHa is for you! March on down to The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel. The Bus Project & the Portland Mercury are hosting a discussion about how 99%ers who aren’t camping out can help promote equality.
At this free event get yourself some edification, and most importantly, free pie from sponsors Whiffies and Random Order! There will also be beer, and soda for the under-21 crowd. Occu-pie goes from 4pm to 6pm.
Visit the Portland Mercury and the Facebook event page for more information.
