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Tonight/Thursday, August 2nd

• 5th Avenue Street Fair — Old Town/Chinatown • August 2 • 5-10

• It's First Thursday…did you not know?
• Stumptown Downtown is having it's Art Opening Party Tonight with THE COOL KIDS and LIFESAVAS
• ATOM 13 and 3M at the BOG

Friday:

• Rock And Rose and Rontoms = 'soso'
• Jace Gace is educating fools
• Hot Sweaty “will get you laid” Mess at The Tube
• PDX POP NOW kicks down 5 million bands
• Pretty Please at Moloko Plus

More later I'm sure…I'll be at a dive bar playing dominoes

Here are pics of bikes I've seen around the PDX. Click on thumbs to enlarge/go to flickr page:

Do you see your bike?

PORT is the real expert and they have the picks for how to spend your first Thursday tipping your hat/wagging your finger at art.

I like this myself:

First Thursday | Heart of the Pearl

Featured Resident Artist

Clement Lee, Pinnacle resident and abstract painter.

A native of China, Clement Lee grew up in Hong Kong, where his early art experience consisted of Chinese painting, calligraphy and drawing. Now Portland-based, Lee is currently focusing on representational and abstract painting in acrylic and mixed media.

Meet Clement at our champagne reception, August 2.

CHAMPAGNE BABY! Tip O' Da Hat!….READ MORE

In what must have been the lead story for KATU (other than the alligator in SW Washington–google it–be afraid), Sheed can't sell his house.

Yes, Rasheed “I helped destroy your team then left and won a championship” Wallace had to reduce his asking price from $5.5 Million to $5.2 Million.

What does this mean?

• Rasheed is coming back to re-destroy our newly golden Trailblazers!
• Scottie's house was really crappy…
• The housing market is horrible, get out while you can!
• We Are All Going To Die? No, but did you hear about that alligator?…”that's down in Southwest Washington, not Louisiana“

Cami, over at Metblogger, has the low-down on the best thing I've heard in a while:

This Sunday is the 27th annual Sellwood Sundae in the Park. If you've never heard of it or you've never been this might be the time to check it out. I've gone every year since I moved back to Southeast and my summer wouldn't be complete without it. Festivities kick off at noon and continue until 5pm in Sellwood Park (on SE 7th)….READ MORE