75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets | July 29 – August 1

Leigh sent out his weekly email of Portland weekend events earlier today. It is mostly reproduced below with some additions by Pipeline. You can get the email and your chance to win hookups for shows and deals by emailing leighfeldman3 @ gmail and asking to join

There are many listings so we have put events in red (blue = linked!) that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.

Reminder: We give out free tickets to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join it if you like free stuff. Not on Facebook? Join our email list and win there.

From Leigh Feldman:
Things I’m currently jocking…

Free ish… We have tix here and will be giving away some on twitter (add @leighfeldman3) to Curren$y (Sat), a VIP booth to MASSIVE (Sat), a pass to the Sol Designe Wine & Cheese tasting (mon) and tix to ‘Weird Al’ Yankovich (tues)! Wanna win any of them? Forward this email to a friend, have them write us asking to join the group and we’ll enter you both in a drawing to win – or you can find us on facebook at facebook.com/LifeisaPartyFB to get tickets, music and info on weekly events. (these are from Leigh, not Pipeline. Email/follow him to win these.)

Free music ish… This LIVE set from Coachella from DJ Excel – http://www.mediafire.com/?dh9rbj0d3u5o6v8 – For those of you that missed DJ Excel at Coachella, lucky for you and me and everyone, you can check him out at MASSIVE this Saturday July 31st at the Crown Room!

Awesome Ish… You Can Also Win Tickets to Helium Comedy Club, Rooftop Cinema, Oregon Zoo Concerts, Crystal Ballroom, & BarFly Bus on PDXPipeline here.

More Awesome ish… The end of the month is approaching, which means MASSIVE is almost upon us! Come celebrate the end of July on the 31st with us a Crown Room for what will surely be one crazy evening. Special performer, special dj and some really special surprises! And of course, MASSIVE is free till 10:30 for those part of LifeisaParty. See you at the end of the month!

Life is a party, everyone is just waiting to be invited.
See you all out and about! Leigh Feldman

Portland Thursday Events, July 29

Friday, Saturday & Sunday after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Preview: Six Bands To See @ 2010 PDX Pop Now! Festival | July 30 – August 1

Posted by Mike Harper

Last year, the unrelenting July sunlight lashed down on a young crowd that moved in and out of Rotture like circulated air in heaving musical lungs. We’ve had a bit of repose from the sun’s hellish rays this year, but PDX Pop Now! will prove as hot as ever! Daytime tuneage for all ages to enjoy, starting this Friday at 6pm (not so daytimeish, but Saturday and Sunday lineups start at high noon)!

Swing by in between your weekend romping and get sucked into the parking lot dance party of the summer! Check out the full schedule here http://pdxpopnow.org/schedule, and a few things to look forward to:


And And And
Friday, Inside @ 9:30
Riding on a wave of sound into long fresh summer days, swimming in instrumentation and carefully lazy harmonies. Read the rest of this entry »

Win Portland Tickets: Helium Comedy Club, Rooftop Cinema, Oregon Zoo Concerts, Crystal Ballroom, BarFly Bus

Portland EventsPipeline is giving away many tickets this weekend. Some of them you can win here on the site and some (Crystal Ballroom, Oregon Zoo), you can win by joining our facebook group and/or email list.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every month to our Portland Facebook Group for many of the top events & venues in PDX. Join it if you like free stuff. Not on Facebook? Join our email list and win there.

  • Win Tickets: Johnny Cash Movie On Rooftop Of Hotel Deluxe | Top Down (July 29)
    Pipeline has partnered with NW Film Center to give away tickets to many of their screenings including a pair to Thursday night’s Rooftop Cinema. To win, go here and comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn Thursday (July 29) at 3PM extended to 4PM due to late email.
  • Win Tickets: On The Wing Trail (Chapman Swifts) @ Portland Art Museum (Aug. 1)
    On The Wing is a documentary film that tells the story of Portland’s Chapman Swifts. This trailer gives you a peek at the phenomenon and its cult following. To win, go here and comment on this post why you’d like to attend.Winner will be drawn Friday (July 30) at noon.
  • Win Tickets: Portland Patios: The Great Outdoor BarFly Bus Tour (August 7)
    It’s definitely outside drinking season in Portland and our friends at BarFly have their fifth annual bus tour next weekend of great PDX patios. We are giving away a pair of tickets to it as well. To win, go here and comment on this post why you’d like to attend.Winner will be drawn Friday (July 30) at noon.
  • Win Tickets: Crystal Ballroom and Oregon Zoo Concert Series
    Win tickets to Crystal and Oregon Zoo Concerts by joining our facebook group and/or email list.

Thursday: Willamette Week’s Best Of Portland Party @ Wonder Ballroom

Thursday is the WWeek’s big Best of Portland party. Many of Pipeline’s partners and friend’s are nominated and involved (hey, that’s our friend SAUCE in the ad there), so it should be a great time.

Related info and events from Pipeline:

From press release:
Willamette Week’s
Best of Portland Extravaganza Stage Show:

7:30 pm Thursday, July 29
Wonder Ballroom
Tickets, $7 at wweek.com/store

In a city that boasts the slogan “Keep Portland Weird,” who better than Willamette Week to pick the best of the city’s weird and wonderful inhabitants and gather them all together on one stage for one night?

Willamette Week is proud to announce our Best of Portland Extravaganza stage show at Wonder Ballroom on July 29 and featuring performances by Best of Portland honorees. In a show with both acrobats and Imperial Stormtroopers the Extravaganza gives a sampling of who WW’s staff has deemed, “best.”

Performers include Read the rest of this entry »

Thursday: Johnny Cash Movie On Rooftop Of Hotel Deluxe + Win Tickets | Top Down: Rooftop Cinema

Pipeline has partnered with NW Film Center to give away tickets to many of their screenings including a pair to Thursday night’s Rooftop Cinema. To Win: Comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn Thursday (July 29) at 3PM extended to 4PM due to late email..

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every month to our Portland Facebook Group for many of the top events & venues in PDX. Join it if you like free stuff. Not on Facebook? Join our email list and win there.

From our partners at NW Film Center:

Top Down: Rooftop Cinema
DOOR-TO-DOOR MANIAC
DIRECTOR: BILL KARN
US, 1961
Top Down admission: $8

Join us on the panoramic parking rooftop at the Hotel deLuxe, SW 15th at Yamhill, for some warm starry nights filled with lovable films, culinary treats, a little live music, and spectacular city views.

The evenings begin at 8 p.m. with music and refreshments. Gracie’s Restaurant will offer easy-to-juggle meals, snacks, and cocktails, and additional beverages will be available from TAZO Tea and MacTarnahan’s Brewing. The screenings start when the sun sets (9-9:30 p.m.). Bring your favorite portable chair or blanket, but please, no pets or outside food or drink.

Kris Kristofferson, upon meeting young Johnny Cash in Nashville in the early sixties, Read the rest of this entry »

Portland Video: On The Wing Trailer (Chapman Swifts) + Win Tickets To Sunday Screening


On The Wing trailer
Video/Film by Dan Viens

Description: On The Wing is a documentary film that tells the story of Portland’s Chapman Swifts. This trailer gives you a peek at the phenomenon and its cult following. More information at swiftsmovie.com

This film is playing Sunday at Whitsell Auditorium (Portland Art Museum) and we have a pair of tickets to give away. To Win: Comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn Friday (July 30) at noon.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every month to our Portland Facebook Group for many of the top events & venues in PDX. Join it if you like free stuff. Not on Facebook? Join our email list and win there.

Add your Portland videos to our vimeo group.
More Portland Videos here on Pipeline.

From NW Film Center:

Northwest Film Center presents:
A Northwest Tracking Program
ON THE WING: THE SWIFTS OF CHAPMAN SCHOOL
Dan Viens in attendance.
Sunday, August 1, 7p.m.
ON THE WING
US 2009 | Director: Dan Viens

The largest known swift roost in the world– over 30,000 birds–is in a school Read the rest of this entry »

Portland Patios: The Great Outdoor BarFly Bus Tour + Win Tickets ($40!)

It’s definitely outside drinking season in Portland and our friends at BarFly have their fifth annual bus tour next weekend of great PDX patios. We are giving away a pair of tickets to it as well. To Win: Comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn Friday (July 30) at noon.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every month to our Portland Facebook Group for many of the top events & venues in PDX. Join it if you like free stuff. Not on Facebook? Join our email list and win there.

Related Portland food & drink info on Pipeline:

From our friends at BarFly:

BarFly Bus Tour
THE GREAT OUTDOOR BARFLY BUS TOUR!
Saturday, August 7th, 2010  | 7pm-1am
$20 apiece or $175 for a group of ten
Pay no covers, get special drink deals, and hors d’oeuvres, too!

It’s a party on the patio all night long on Saturday, August 7th! Join BarFly for a Bus on the wild side, as we explore Portland’s great outdoor bar scene. Dance and drink under the stars at the coolest courtyards, lushest lanais, and most decadent decks in town! Pith helmets and hip boots, optional.

On your own or with friends, you’ll have a blast on the BarFly Bus! Perfect for bachelor/-ette parties, birthdays, and groups, too – special discounts for parties of ten or more.

By the way, in case you’re keeping score at home, this is our FIFTH ANNUAL Great Outdoor BarFly Bus Tour! Scroll down to the ticket links below. Read the rest of this entry »

Tonight: Toad the Wet Sprocket & Hey Marseilles @ Crystal Ballroom

Related info and events on PDX Pipeline:

From our partners at Crystal Ballroom:

Toad the Wet Sprocket
Hey Marseilles

Crystal Ballroom
Wednesday, July 28

7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show
$23 advance, $25 day of show
21 and over
Buy Tickets

About Toad the Wet Sprocket

Named in honor of a sketch by the Monty Python comedy troupe, this 4-piece band of Santa Barbara, CA high school cronies came to be known as Toad the Wet Sprocket in 1986. To this day, their mellow, melodic folk-pop sound made them one of the most successful alternative rock bands of the early 1990s.

Singer Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss spent time honing their skills in area bars. Then, in 1988, they entered a nearby studio and came out with their debut LP, Bread and Circus. Recorded in just 8 days and for a cost of $650, this inaugural recording was originally sold in Santa Barbara area record stores as a homemade cassette. While the band was recording their second album, Pale (16 days & $6,000) they caught the attention of the LA offices of Columbia Records.

After agreeing to the band’s request to reissue Bread and Circus only in its original form – without any alterations or remixes – Columbia Records signed Toad the Wet Sprocket.

Then in 1991, Toad the Wet Sprocket’s commercial breakthrough came as the single “All I Want” (which had nearly been left off the 1991 album Fear) became a Top 20 hit. Gavin’s Read the rest of this entry »

All Week: City-Wide Drink Specials From Yelp | 16 Bars!

Our friends over at Yelp are having some great drinks specials all over Portland this week. $2 Rum & Cokes & $6 bottles of “Champagne” at The Tube…scary. If you are on the twitter and enjoying, take a pic and use the #pdxdrinks tag for retweeting on @pdxdrinks account.

Reminder: Pipeline offers drinks specials and free tickets to many Portland venues every week to our Facebook Group and email list. Join & drink cheap + win tickets.

From Don over at Yelp:
Yelp Drinks PortlandHello All!

I just wanted to let you know that Portland’s first multi-bar, week-long happy hour kicks off next week! Yes, it’s finally time for Yelp Drinks Portland! From Monday July 26 through Sunday August 1, sixteen amazing local bars will be offering 3 specialty drinks for 1/2 price all day long for an entire week!

Participating bars include Beulahland, Davis Street Tavern, East Chinatown Lounge, Eastburn, Goodfoot Lounge, Jinx, Jo Bar & Rotisserie, On Deck Sports Bar & Grill, Papa Haydn East, Papa Haydn West, PINTS, Slow Bar, The Hop & Vine, Tube, Vault Martini Bar, and Vintage Cocktail Lounge!

Drinks range from a hoppy local brew to a bottle of Veuve, with a bunch of high-end cocktails in between, so there’s something in there for everyone. There’s no cost to the bars or consumers to participate, this is simply a promotion to connect local folks with amazing local bars.

What’s the catch? There is none! Just do the following:
1) Show up at the bar during regular operating hours any time the week of 7/26-8/1
2) Mention the Yelp Drinks promo and order one of the 3 special drinks for the week (available while supplies last – make sure to check for availability)
3) Tip based on regular drink price please!
4) Repeat (but please, drink responsibly, and don’t drink and drive!)
5) Post all Yelp Drinks related reviews here: http://www.yelp.com/bi…

Yelp Drinks Portland drink list… Read the rest of this entry »

Portland’s Last Thursday on Alberta | Live Mural Painting

Wow, this month flew by and Last Thursday is here in just two days! Crazy.

On Twitter? Check out @lastthursday and use the #lastthursday hashtag.

Related Info on Pipeline:

Message from Pipeline friend Anna Todaro:

My art buddy Drew Wheelen and I will be out back Live painting our mural with some new and recent works of ours on display inside the bar.

We’ll be there on Last Thursday from around 6-Close.

Our Work will be up all month.

Last Thursday on Alberta
the Alleyway, 2415 NE Alberta St