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2010 Cascadia Pinball Cup Registration is Open

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Cascadia Pinball CupRegistration for the 2010 Cascadia Pinball Cup began on August 31st and extends until October 1st.

The competition will be held at Slabtown (1033 NW 16th) on November 7th, starting at noon.

The competition features 9 qualifying rounds of 4 player matches. The top 12 players move to the finals. Prizes are cash:

Cash Prizes (% of total prize pool)

1st = 34%
2nd = 20%
3rd = 14%
4th = 8%
5th – 8th = 4%
9th – 12th = 2%

More details at CrazyFlipperFingers.com. Registration is $42 ($62 if you pre-order the t-shirt at the same time).

July 29-August 1: Beer, Back Fence PDX, Pinball, and a Street Fair

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Craft Beer MonthFirst things first – this is the last weekend of Craft Beer Month in Oregon, so naturally you have several beery events to consider:

And now on to some other activities . . .

Thursday

Back Fence PDXBack Fence PDX

The theme of the July 29th, 2010 Back Fence PDX is He Said/She Said:

“Two people will tell the same story from their different POVs. The second person to tell the story will be sequestered so they may not hear how the first person tells it. EXCITING!” [more]

Friday – Sunday

Showdown at Slabtown IIShowdown at Slabtown 2010

The 2nd annual Showdown at Slabtown takes place this Friday through Sunday, July 30th through August 1st, at Slabtown (1033 NW 16th).

In my salad days I was a pretty decent pinball player. My little brother, Steve, however, was a master. We played in the late-90s era Portland Pinball League incarnation at the now defunct Jockey Club on Killingsworth, where Steve racked up a number of championships. I think I placed 3rd or 4th once. [more]

Saturday

Overlook Village CelebrationOverlook Village Celebration

The 2nd Annual Overlook Village Celebration takes place Saturday, July 31st 2010 on North Killingsworth, West of I-5.

From 11am until 6pm enjoy local art and craft vendors, live local bands, a pet costume contest, a car show, and a sidewalk sale. [more]

July 30 – August 1: Showdown at Slabtown 2010

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Showdown at Slabtown 2The 2nd annual Showdown at Slabtown takes place this Friday through Sunday, July 30th through August 1st, at Slabtown (1033 NW 16th).

In my salad days I was a pretty decent pinball player. My little brother, Steve, however, was a master. We played in the late-90s era Portland Pinball League incarnation at the now defunct Jockey Club on Killingsworth, where Steve racked up a number of championships. I think I placed 3rd or 4th once. If Steve were not living in Elko, Nevada, he’d be at Slabtown this weekend. My excuse, on the other hand, is that I have virtually retired from pinball – I don’t hang out at bars enough anymore to get in any practice!

The Open Tournament is held on 6 machines. Play your games anytime Friday (3pm – Midnight) or Saturday (Noon – Midnight). According to the announcement on rec.games.pinball, the open tournament machines are Seawitch, Frontier, Whirlwind, Demolition Man, The Simpson’s Pinball Party, and Terminator: II. Finalists, the top 16 entries, will compete on August 1st after the Classics finals.

The Classics Tournament is held on 4 machines: Aces and Kings, Royal Flush, Solar City, and Aztec. Qualifying rounds take place same time as the open tournament above, while the finals, featuring the top 8 competitors, takes place at noon on Sunday, August 1st.

Prizes for this years event are cold hard cash! Entries cost $3 per ticket (4 tickets for $10), and you can enter as many times as it takes. The Crazy Flipper Fingers website has the rest of the details.

Portland Pinball Map Conquers our Neighbors to the North

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Portland Pinball Map iPhone App Splash ScreenThe folks behind the Portland Pinball Map (and the highly recommended iPhone application) have expanded their horizons, with two new maps for our neighbors to the North:

Just like the Portland map, the new maps enables a user in Seattle and BC to:

  • Check your favorite locations for their latest line-up
  • Search for machines throughout town
  • Browse the machines in your region
  • Search for locations with four or more machines
  • Comment on a machine’s condition

Also like the Portland map, the BC and Seattle maps are maintained by locals. The BC map is maintained by the folks at the Vancouver Regional Pinball Association (VRPA), and the Seattle map is maintained by unaffiliated volunteers.

At this moment the BC map tracks a respectable 58 locations and 91 machines, and the Seattle map 82 locations and 153 machines (compared to the mature Portland map’s hearty 176 locations and 366 machines).

(There is no accompanying iPhone app for the new regions yet, but I imagine that’s only a matter of time.)

April 16-18: Bike Films, Story Telling, Belly Dance, Pinball, Timbers and More

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Update: Even more things going on this weekend . . .

Firkin Fest 2010 (Saturday)

Night Owl Record Show (Saturday)

Oregon Bike Polo Championships (Saturday and Sunday)

Wow, what a weekend this is shaping up to be. There’s something for everyone. If you’re not going out to have fun this weekend, then there’s nothing I can do for you.

Friday

Offbeat Belly DanceOffbeat Belly Dance

Every third Friday of the month, from 7 to 9pm, the Blue Monk (3341 SE Belmont) hosts the Offbeat Belly Dance collective, a club rocking, good timing, genre-defying gang of badass belly dancers.

And this Friday, April 16th marks Offbeat Belly Dance’s 2nd anniversary! [more]

Friday-Sunday

Filmed By BikeFilmed by Bike 2010

Portland’s Filmed by Bike film festival takes place this Friday through Sunday, April 16-18, at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton).

The festival kicks off Friday night with a street party on Clinton Street in front of the theater from 5:30pm to 11pm. The street party includes a beer garden and entertainment and a raffle (cash only for these!). [more]

Hearing Voices Storytelling FestivalHearing Voices, 2010 Storytelling Festival

The 6th annual Hearing Voices story telling festival takes place this week, from Sunday, April 11th through Sunday, April 18th. This event is hosted by the Washington County Cooperative Library Services as part of National Library Week. Life, legends, history and folk tales come alive through the magic of storytelling. [more]

Saturday

Record Store DayNational Record Store Day

The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. [more]

TimbersTimbers open 2010 season Saturday at PGE Park

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers open the 2010 USSF Division-2 Pro League season Saturday as they play host to the Rochester Rhinos at PGE Park at 7 p.m. For the seventh time since 2001, the Timbers open the regular season at home. [more]

For more on the Timbers as they begin the 2010 season, read the most recent Portland Timbers Roundup, Timbers Tidbits, and my Portland Timbers Primer.

Sunday

Pin Brawl 2010Portland Pinbrawl 2010

Portland Pinbrawl 2010 takes place Sunday, April 18th at Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade (511 NW Couch). Match ups start at 11am.

Grand Prize is a Williams’ Johnny Mnemonic Pinball Machine, and cash and assorted sundries go to other top finishers. [more]

And believe it or not, there’s lots more to do this weekend. Visit Around The Sun, Blogging Portland On the Cheap, and PDX Pipeline.