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.
The Oregon Brewers Guild‘s fourth annual Zwickelmania takes place this Saturday, February 18, 2012 at dozens of breweries and brewpubs state wide.
Zwickelmania, held every President’s Day weekend, is a free statewide event that offers beer drinkers a chance to tour Oregon breweries, meet the brewers, and sample beers.
Over thirty Portland-area breweries are taking part. The Oregon Brewers Guild has some suggested itineraries:
N/NE Portland
Fire on the Mountain Brewing, 3443 NE 57th Ave
Laurelwood Public House and Brewery, 5115 NE Sandy Blvd
Columbia River Brewing, 1728 NE 40th Ave
Upright Brewing Co. 240 N Broadway
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., 924 N. Russell St
Amnesia Brewing Company, 832 N Beech
Lompoc Brewing Co. – 5th Quadrant, 3901-B N Williams
Breakside Brewery, 820 NE Dekum
Alameda Brewhouse, 4765 NE FremontSW to NW Portland to St. Johns
Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace to MacTarnahan’s Taproom
Full Sail at Riverplace, 0307 SW Montgomery
Rock Bottom Brewery, 206 SW Morrison
Rogue Hall, 1717 SW Park Ave
McMenamins Crystal Brewery, 1332 W. Burnside St.
Deschutes Brewery-Portland Pub, 210 NW 11th Ave
Rogue Distillery+Public House, 1339 NW Flanders St
BridgePort Brewing Co., 1313 NW Marshall
Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby
Lompoc Brewing – New Old Lompoc Brewery, 1616 NW 23rd
Pyramid Breweries Mac Tarnahan’s Taproom, 2730 NW 31st Ave
Occidental Brewing, 6635 N. Baltimore AveSE/Inner NE Portland
Portland U-Brew + Pub, 6237 SE Milwaukie Ave
Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies, 6410 SE Milwaukee Ave
Gigantic Brewing, 5224 SE 26th Ave
Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 SE Powell Blvd
The Commons Brewing, 1810 SE 10th
Hair of the Dog Brewing Co., 61 SE Yamhill St.
Lucky Lab Brewpub, 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Green Dragon, 928 SE 9th Ave
Cascade Brewing Barrel House, 939 SE Belmont St.
Burnside Brewing, 701 E. Burnside
Coalition Brewing, 2724 SE Ankenny St.
Migration Brewing, 2828 NE Glisan Street
Visit the Zwickelmania website for more itineraries, a full list of participating breweries in the Portland area and statewide, and several shuttlebus options.
The Oregon Historical Society (1200 SW Park) celebrates Oregon’s Statehood Day with free admission* on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.
Help Oregon celebrate its 153rd birthday by coming to OHS for free! We will be cutting Oregon’s birthday cake at noon with our special guests, past Governors Victor Atiyeh and Barbara Roberts. We will also be unveiling brand new additions to the Treasures of the Vault exhibit, extended through April 1.
The museum’s hours Tuesday are 10am to 5pm.
* The museum is always free to Multnomah County County residents
Happy Darwin Day weekend everyone! Whether you’re prepping for Valentine’s Day or celebrating science, this should be a great weekend.
Friday
The Cort and Fatboy Midnight Movie: The Breakfast Club
For February’s entry in the cortandfatboy Midnight Movie series, we present a 35mm print of John Hughes’ most heartfelt film, his love letter to the awkward, beautiful, sad, and hilarious horrorshow that is High School, his magnum opus as a writer and director: The Breakfast Club. [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
House Spirits’ St. Valentine’s Day Bazaar
House Spirits Distillery‘s first annual St. Valentine’s Day Bazaar takes place this Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the stillroom (2025 SE 7th).
“. . . We will be throwing open the doors of the Still Room and releasing Volstead, our first vodka in over a year. There will be cocktails, food and a slew of our wonderful neighborhood vendors with gifts for your Valentine.” [more]
Sunday
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution via natural selection revolutionized biological science and gave us a greater understanding of the origins of life.
Darwin Day is celebrated around the world on February 12th, the anniversary of the day Darwin was born in 1809. [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.
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution via natural selection revolutionized biological science and gave us a greater understanding of the origins of life.
Darwin Day is celebrated around the world on February 12th, the anniversary of the day Darwin was born in 1809.
The Darwin Day website explains what the celebration is about:
Darwin Day is an international celebration of science and humanity held on or around February 12, the day that Charles Darwin was born on in 1809. Specifically, it celebrates the discoveries and life of Charles Darwin — the man who first described biological evolution via natural selection with scientific rigor. More generally, Darwin Day expresses gratitude for the enormous benefits that scientific knowledge, acquired through human curiosity and ingenuity, has contributed to the advancement of humanity.
Portland Area Darwin Day Events
