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Yep, it is time for Portland's “premiere chocolate event”.  Here is the information from the faq page:

Where is ChocolateFest Held?
On the World Forestry Center Campus in Portland's Washington Park. Click here for directions. We have grown so much we anticipate we'll be using all the buildings on campus for the event.

When is ChocolateFest?
Saturday and Sunday Feb. 2 & 3, 2008
10:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m. each day

How Much Does it Cost?
ChocolateFest is free with museum admission: $7.00 adults, $6.00 seniors, $5.00 children 3-18. Members get in at no charge.

What IS ChocolateFest?
ChocolateFest is Portland's premier chocolate event. Visitors are delighted with delicious chocolate sampling, the Chocolate Bazaar and, demonstrations and choco-talks.

What Does Chocolate Have to Do With the World Forestry Center?
Great question! Did you know that chocolate comes from the cacao tree? Our mission is to educate about forests and trees of the world and what better way to talk about the cacao tree than to have lots of chocolate on hand.

Sent over from our good friends at Worksound:

Accoutré
Collection of works by 10 Female artists of PDX and San Francisco.
JACLYNN FRONCZAK painting
SARAH KAMSLER painting
AJNA LICHAU video (san francisco)
NICOLE LINDE drawing
KRISTIE MACPHERSON painting
CARRIE MOORE drawing
AMBER MOSS-JENSEN sculpture
VALERIE WALLACE painting
collaborative installation and performance by CHELSEA HEFFNER,TRICIA MARTIN .

Friday, February 1st. Gallery opens at 6pm. Music at 9pm
We Quit (www.myspace.com/wequit)
Red Herring (www.myspace.com/redherringpdx)
Ms. Suad (www.myspace.com/urbansuperwoman)
The Foxgloves (www.myspace.com/thefoxglovespop)
Records spun by DJ Harmony

Worksound PDX
820 se alder 97214
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It is Wednesday in Portland…really, what is there better to do than Dr. Sketchy's drawing class and Xotica GoGo?  From earlier post:

You pay a little cash (goes to models), bring your sketchbook, and draw pictures of cabaret models. The show is put on by "London" of Suicide Girl fame. I wonder how one could possibly get class credit for this….hey AiPD, start working on that

From Dr Sketchy's Myspace page (we might call this page NSFW is you work in one of those environments):

As seen in Willamette Weeks "Best Of Portland"!
Featuring beautiful boy and girl models! ~Costumes!~ Drinks, drawing and debauchery! ~ Contests and Prizes! ~ Music and food!
Every Wednesday 7pm Dantes on SW 3rd & Burnside
$6, $4 students w ID
Stay for Xotica GoGo afterward!

www.drsketchy.com
www.drsketchyportland.com

lady wasteland, a webisode series straight outta portland

December 4, 2007 — The Moose

Webisode 1 of 7 is ready for online consumption.

Here's a little blurb about what lady wasteland is about…continue reading

I saw this short film at Aspen Short Film Festival about 4 months ago. I am not a movie industry person…just a regular Joe. I really think it provides its audience with something that is lacking from independent film, and that is sincerity. This is a genuinely compassionate movie…

From Michael Fields:

The goodfoot will have an art opening last Thursday, Jan 31 from 5-11pm, show will be up until Feb 25. The artists this month are David Whelan, Drew Anderson & Michael Fields.

David Whelan has been working in Portland for the past ten years, exhibiting his art on a mobile picture gallery on a vintage tricycle for most of that time.

Drew Anderson is an artist, inventor and idea person. Drew's creative depository is known as Millions of Hundred Dollar Ideas www.MoHDI.com where for the past year and a half many of his ideas are shared with the world.

Michael Fields is a self-taught artist based in Portland, Oregon. His work is the product of personal reflection. Read the rest of this entry »

Yeah…ummm…from Jen Lane at Barfly:

What goes together better than older women and younger men? Parties and Wednesday nights? Miss Jen Lane and deejaying? Cheap and booze? You'll find it all at BarFly's newest weekly party, COUGARAMA! Cougarama officially launches on Wednesday, February 13th, but stake your territory now, during our weekly warm-up sessions to the big day.

Try out the BarFly Footmen – free footrubs (for ladies only!) from the Boys of BarFly will be a fixture of Cougaramas to come, and we're doing try-outs for Boys this week (interested? Apply in person on Wednesday!). There's no cover for one and all until February 13th, and happy hour prices all night long on everything, too.

Come ready to dance – Deejay Meee-owww's m.o. is to get you going with some thoughtful thoughtsets, then get you crazy with stupid fresh happy rap, sixties soul and pop, and irresistible dance tracks from all eras. Come on down!

COUGARAMA! Warm-up & Footmen Try-outs
Wednesday, January 30th
Tiger Bar (317 NW Broadway)
10pm-close
No cover!

FRIDAY 2/1

Doors at 6 pm

$10 at the door

Wristband Holders Always Free and VIP

The Pity Fucks (PDX) — “Caterwauling walk-of-shame with a heavy down beat, Bridgeport's bridge-burners, The Pity Fucks arrive on the scene eager and willing to pursue wet dreams of future ex-wives. (feat. members of: Reptilian Civilian/The Nightslaves/The Cheap Dates)” (hh)
The Leaders (PDX) – “Sonic PDX post-punk-pop with enough overdrive to keep itself in orbit, The Leaders usher their own brand of local rock with throttle and throat. (feat. members of: The Silverkings/The Rectangles/Mercaz)” (hh)
Ladies Night (Vancouver, BC) – “A spastic attack of treble and reverb for mad people who like screaming happy things from the bottom of a well in a shirt that's too tight.” (jb)
The Eegos (PDX) — “Seriously catchy, high-energy punk tunes with some great hooks. They have some songs that will stick in your head for days, unless you hang out with them after the show, then you won't remember anything for days. Don't miss 'em.” (mh)
Die Rotzz (NOLA) — “Is it punk? Is is rock?? Is it (god forbid) Garage?!? Is it all this and more?!?! Will Rocky and Bullwinkle ever make It off of this craggy outcrop?!?!? STAY TUNED!” (jb)
Knights of the New Crusade (Emeryville, CA) — “H.G. Wells brought these pious Feudalists back from the Middle Ages to spread the good word with some catchy, danceable garage tunes. They will speak, you will listen…and be saved.” (mh)
Top Ten (PSF) – “Do you remember rock and roll radio? Yeah, me neither but Top Ten does so dust off your California cons and come on down and spill beer on them while you sing along to the sing-a-longs.” (jb)
Head (SEA) – “Seattle's own legendary Ramones-clones” (jb)

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“A Night of Psych Pop!”

Wednesday, Jan 30th
At The Someday Lounge
125 NW 5th Ave.
9pm, $6.00

IMAGINARY AIRSHIP – “…is an indie-pop band based out of Portland, Oregon… More than anything, we want to be a band that is dynamic, epic, and unpredictable, taking the listener on a musical journey that greatly involves his or her own imagination.”

THE HARPETH TRACE – “…timeless, not to say it fits comfortably in any time, but rather their desert folk songs seem to wander detached from time in a sort of psychedelic limbo…”- The L.A. Alternative Press

DAYS – “Sonically challenging and beautifully dissonant, this three piece from Portland delivers driving hypnotic rock ranging from rolling grooves to crashing waves of sound. Velveteen vocals glide over snarling bass, angular beats, and soaring ethereal guitar. Rock-psych-shoegaze-pop, call it what you will. This is music with a vision. These are the days.”

- Jules/The Mixtress

The inaugural Portland Music Awards '08 held at Roseland Theater on January 28th is proud to announce the winners:

(Update 2009: Portland Music Awards: March Fourth, Floater, Ben Darwish | Crystal Ballroom)

Outstanding Achievement in Talent Buying: Alicia J. Rose
Pioneer Award: Terry Currier
Best Record Store: Music Millennium
Best New Band: The Dimes
Outstanding Achievement in Jazz: Drew Shoals
Outstanding Achievement in Blues: Papa Salty
Best Music Venue (Large): Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Best Music Venue (Mid-Size): Doug Fir Lounge
Best Music Venue (Small): Mississippi Studios
Band of the Year: The Decemberists
Album of the Year: Ohmega Watts
Best Compilation Album of the Year: “Bridges” by Pacific Oncology
Outstanding Achievement in Classical Music: Portland Cello Project
Outstanding Achievement in Country Music: Caleb Klauder
Best Male Artist of the Year: Renato Caranto
Best Female Artist of the Year: Debra Arlyn
Outstanding Achievement in World Music: 3 Leg Torso
Best Radio Station: KMHD 89.1 FM
Legends Award: The Kingsmen
Best Live Show By A National Touring Act: Chris Isaak
Best Live Performance: Modest Mouse

If you would like to be a volunteer for PDX POP NOW, this is the first meeting. Here is som einfo:

Volunteer Meeting – Tuesday, January 29, @ Backspace

For those of you who'd like to be a part of PDX Pop Now!, here's your chance to hop on
board. We're going to hold our first volunteer meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 29, at Backspace, the downtown Portland arcade and entertainment mecca. Our volunteer coordinator and several board members will be on hand to talk about opportunities available in booking, staging, sponsorship, hospitality, promotions, and other areas of the PDX Pop Now! organization.

PDX Pop Now! Volunteer Meeting
7 p.m.
Tuesday, January 29
Backspace
115 NW 5th Avenue

If you can't make this meeting, don't despair — there will be others. If you have questions or would like to learn about future meetings and volunteer opportunities, please write our volunteer coordinator (volunteer@pdxpopnow.com).

We hope to see you at Backspace!

http://www.pdxpopnow.com