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From Jason at Floating World Comics (who is a contributor here but mailed this one in to me):

Join us this 1st Thursday, Nov. 1st for a special Day of the Dead art celebration with local artist Farel Dalrymple and Seattle artist Kazimir Strzepek. Farel made a big splash in the indy comics scene with his debut 'Pop Gun War' and his acclaimed 'Meathaus' anthologies. Last month he made his Marvel comics debut with 'Omega the Unknown' written by novelist Jonthan Lethem. Kazimir is a relative newcomer to the indy comics world, but his debut “The Mourning Star” won an Ignatz award for Outstanding Series! Read the rest of this entry »

There is an evite. I don't know how to link to it. You don't have to RSVP, but can if you want. Just go to evite and search PDX Bones and you'll find it. Wait, just tried and I am wrong. Well, if you aren't on that 300+ invite list, then here is your invite and info from the invite:

November 7
Jace Gace
SE 21st and Belmont
Portland, Oregon 97214

This is the second in PDX PIPELINE's (pdxpipeline.com) series of Domino Clubs/Socials. They occur on the first Wednesday of every month. Many cities and peoples around the world regularly play in domino clubs and tournaments. This is the only known one in Portland.

We will have people playing all 5s, Mexican Train, and Texas 42. We have many sets of dominoes, but you can bring your own–hopefully not marked :)

The event is FREE. We give away prizes based on no certain criteria except randomness.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PLAY, we will show.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY, there will still be art, music, beer, waffles, and video happening…and just socializing

At the last event, we taught several people. At this one, there will be many people who can teach and play. It is a club, not a tournament.

Jace Gace will also be projecting various film clips, domino scores (I've lost a couple times), music videos, and possibly myself playing the Dominologist–beat him once.  :)

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Well, I can't tell you that I am able to fully describe this performance. One quote (very positive) was “a flock of birds with OCD“. All I know is that I am not necessarily Mr. Modern Dance and I had a great time. These pics are not the best–I am no pro photographer–but there are about 75 of them and a you can get a decent thought about what to expect.

It also gives a good idea of what it is like to watch “a flock of birds with OCD”. I definitely reccomend seeing this show before it ends this weekend.

Performance Works Northwest/Linda Austin Dance presents
"circus me around"
Oct. 26, 27, 28 (Fri-Sun)
Nov. 1, 2, 3 (Thurs-Sat)
at 8pm

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*JC Edit: Word on the street is that Portland advertising big-boys,Weiden Kennedy (W+K), is coming with a full force presence as they have lifted last years ban…rumors of the ban reason are unconfirmed at this time and are not reported. Google turns up no results with a quick glance*

From Jordan at AiPD:

For the 50^th consecutive year, PAF is hosting the Rosey Awards, a celebration of world-class, locally created work celebrating Oregon and Southwest Washington's Communication Arts. The Art Institute of Portland will be hosting the work in a month-long gallery exhibit. From November 1-6 we'll have a range of entries from the Rosey Awards.

From November 8-28, the award-winning work will be featured exclusively, and will be announced at the Awards event, November 7, 2007. The types of advertising displayed include print, broadcast and interactive advertising, direct response, company literature and sales material. Please see the attached release for gallery address, hours and contact information.

The Art Institute of Portland Gallery
November 1 to November 28, 2007
Rosey Award gallery exhibit

Art Institute of Portland
www.artinstitutes.edu
1122 NW Davis St
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 228-6528
Get directions

*JC Edit: New contributer, and I'm honored to have Jeremy Bloom from It is Written join us here*

New Venue! Portland can always use good new venues… It's a big ol' warehouse in an industrial area, with a full bar and vast interior spaces to fill with lasers and lights and lots of dancers. They're calling it On Air, and judging from what they've lined up for the opening night, this could be a great addition to the Portland scene…

Rabbit In The Moon is a legendary live electronic music group; since 1993 they've entertained crowds all around the world with their utterly awesome beats and manic antics – LED suits, giant hamster balls (for rolling – on top of the crowd!, flamethrowers… and more.

And R.I.T.M is just the headliner – there are 13 additional DJs and performers listed, ranging from the psytrance of Epsilon to the visuals of VJ Disco Beaver.

The On Air venue is at 1300 N River St. (under the Fremont Bridge) near the Albina MAX stop – see map

All Ages – Full cash bar with valid I.D. – $20 Presales / $30 Door. Ticket info and more via Anon'mous-i

From earlier post:

Oct 31: Holocene —KBOO's Night of the Living Tongue hosts this year's Boo Bash featuring a diverse array of Pacific Northwest musicians

October 25th, 2007 — Julian Chadwick |

From the People at KBOO:

KBOO Community Radio's Boo Bash is hosted this year by the station's Night of the Living Tongue program and takes place on Halloween, October 31 at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison Ave, Portland. Tickets are $7 with costume/ $12 without. Doors open at 8pm. The party is a fundraising event for KBOO, a non-profit community radio station.

This year's event will showcase a diverse array of independent Pacific Northwest bands including Velella Velella, Strength, Rainbow and the Kittens, Neo Pagan Jazz Bastards, Mattress, Pulse Emitter + Brizbomb, as well as KBOO DJs Rolf, Dr. Zomb and Jamilah. There will also be visual artists, a costume contest, raffle prizes and more. Night of the Living Tongue's Jennifer Robin and Sean Ongley will emcee.

 

KBOO Community Radio is proud to present the Boo Bash, the newest incarnation of its famed Halloween event, the Boo Ball. For several years, KBOO was host to the infamous Boo Ball Halloween Party, taking over sites like Union Station for an evening. After several years of hibernation, KBOO has returned to Halloween in a new place and form for the next generation of radio listeners. This year's sponsors include Captured by Porches Brewing Company, Hot Lips Pizza and PDX Pop Now! Enjoy Halloween's best party and support independent music and radio at this fundraiser for KBOO. More information is available online at www.kboo.fm or by calling 503 231 8032 x206. Read the rest of this entry »

*JC Edit: From Kristin Wall at KWDesigns, check out her site– Also, b/c of this same treatment, I left Wamu for the lovely Albina Community Bank over a year ago. You can read that here.*

WaMu has this lovely statement on The WaMu Difference section of their website. Until recently, I was a WaMu customer. As a customer I certainly didn't feel any "value" or was I "listened to". In fact, I was ignored and was treated with no value.

Earlier this month, I called & spoke with a WaMu representative about a $592 fraudulent charge that had been posted to my checking acct. I filed a dispute against the merchant and was told it would take approx. 5 business days for the matter to be resolved. In the meantime, I was concerned I would incur insufficient fund fees. The WaMu rep. informed me I would be able to file a "separate" dispute once this dispute cleared. Essentially, rack up fees, then we'll credit your acct? Pretty wacked.

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from earlier post:

Oct 30: "City of Portland Mayor Tom Potter and Commissioner Dan Saltzman join more than 50 area sustainable industry leaders in a send-off of the PDX Lounge Sustainable City installation. "

October 26th, 2007 — Julian Chadwick |

PDX Lounge – Portable ‘Sustainable City' Trucks to Chicago

WHAT: City of Portland Mayor Tom Potter and Commissioner Dan Saltzman join more than 50 area sustainable industry leaders in a send-off of the PDX Lounge Sustainable City installation.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
4 p.m. — 6 p.m.

WHERE: Neil Kelly Warehouse, 2636 NW 26th Ave

WHO/WHY: City of Portland Mayor Tom Potter
City Commissioner Dan Saltzman
Various company leaders representing PDX Lounge Partners (Gerding Edlen Development, Columbia Forest Products, Neil Kelly, IF Green, NAU, KEEN, Full Sail Brewing and many others — see www.pdxlounge.com for a complete list)

VISUALS: Oregon's environmentally-friendly furniture and accessory products — designed and built by local artisans — will be packed up in a 53-foot semi trailer fueled with B20 biofuel and head out to Chicago for a week-long business development engagement.

SIGNIFICANCE: PDX Lounge is a public-private economic development framework designed to tout Oregon as a place that's not just eco-friendly, but actively encourages innovation and entrepreneurship around green industries. In November 2007, PDX Lounge travels to Chicago, coinciding with the USGBC Greenbuild conference. It will be housed at the Chicago Illuminating Company, a 20,000 square foot installation and multimedia experience showcasing critical building blocks for a sustainable economy.

More Information here on:

• Portland Sustainability
• Portland Biodiesel
• Mayor Tom Potter

Posted in Tom Potter, biodiesel, sustainability

Not so fast, Tri-met is going to save us!

From Trimet–you can subscribe to email updates and get these wonderful tips right here

Riding the bus after dark? (why yes I do, what's the problem?)
Be seen and be safe. (awesome! afraid I might die for a moment)

If you are traveling alone between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., you can ask your bus operator to stop anywhere along your route-not just at designated stops. You can increase your visibility and prevent accidental pass-ups by alerting your bus operator with a safety strobe or small flashlight. Go to trimet.org

I really hope that I start seeing “safety strobes” (what is that and where do I get it?) and small flashlights constantly through the darkness this winter creating a constant Portland light show; which is why I had to put this up–fantastic! Wait, I just googled it and you can get your personalized safety strobe buttons here!

Get ready for flashing PDX PIPELINE buttons this winter people.

More information on:

*Trimet/Tri-met
*The lovely “We Are All Going To Die” series

“If Hitchcock had made a slasher film, this would be it”

–Simon Goetz, Oct 29, 2007, 13:14

That's what the Mayor of Belmont (M.O.B.) told me when he called to explain that he hadn't sent me info on the showing b/c his Macbook is in the shop…yeah, why its broke will be left to the imagination…hmmm

He also said the sound design is amazing…

From IMDB:

Release Date: 10 June 2005 (USA) more view trailer

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Tagline: Hearts will bleed. (oh really, sounds painful)

Plot Outline: Two college friends, Marie and Alexa, encounter loads of trouble (and blood) while on holiday at Alexa's parent's country home when a mysterious killer invades their quiet getaway. more

Aalto Lounge
SE Belmont and 34th
Portland, OR 97214
8 PMish
Free and Frightening

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