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There is a ridiculous amount of interesting things to do in Portland this weekend (again) if you are staying in town.Message from Modou at Worksound about their Last Saturday show:

Volume:

a survey of how Portland 's art scene addresses, redirects, abuses and redefines space (urban, institutional, outdoor, etc.)… as the city itself undergoes a transformation and a renegotiation of its spatial expectations

August 30-September 23
At Worksound 820 SE Alder
Opening August 30 7 PM,  Also open First Friday September 5 7pm
live music Million Brazilians

Artists and Curatorial notes after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

A message from Voodoo Doughnut:
This Saturday, August 30th, at Voodoo Doughnut, Too! From 2 to 9pm.

Last Fritter of the summer show starring Girl Trouble, and the Oblivion Seekers and other fabulous bands. Cat Daddy and Chuck from Voodoo Too with be having a pull pork showdown with Cat Daddys Memphis Style pulled pork versus Chuck's Georgia Style.

Come see a free show, buy a plate of BBQ, play some bubble hockey, sit in the dentist chair, sit on the coffin couch, play pinball and oh yeah, have a doughnut while your at it! There is much more to this show than meets the bulletin! Come check it out.

Frittering the Summer Away
Voodoo Doughnut, Too!
1501 N.E.Davis
Portland, Oregon 97232

I received this message from LeLo in Nopo the other day. It looks like it will be a tasty-great time, and I do have a “High on Pie” kind of attitude most of the time. You have two days left, so start baking. If you can't bake, but want to try the pies out, LeAnn/Lelo has this to say:

If you're not bringing a pie, you can still come and love some pie with everyone: after judging, it will be first come first served, so I wouldn't be late!

Event Info:

The Portland Pie Commission is pleased to announce the 2008 Portland Pie-Off on Saturday August 30^th, 3:00 PM at the Washington Park Picnic Shelter (aka the Elephant House). Part contest, part community celebration of all things pie, the Portland Pie-Off is a chance to meet other pie lovers, win fun prizes with your pie-making prowess, swap recipes and eat pie! Mmmpie!

The rules are simple: Make a homemade pie (or several pies), show up promptly at 3:00 PM with $5.00 cash and submit as many as you wish in one or more of the 8 different categories (there are 12 categories for judging: see the website for details). Or just bring a pie for eating. In fact, we don't even care if you bring a pie as long as you come with a stellar HIGH ON PIE attitude and an appetite. This is a grass-roots effort and it's a first come first serve basis: don't be late! Parking is sparse: plan ahead! Better yet, you can also RSVP at: www.pie-off.blogspot.com and join in the on-going pie banter, information, stories and pie art leading up to the big day.

More on the event after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

Juice Jam is a great free hip-hop event this weekend featuring all four elements (needed for a complete hip-hop diet). Read this Willamette Week article about last year's event and watch some videos here.

This year's info:

an all day hip hop park jam featuring ALL 4 ELEMENTS…
-live DJs
-MC performances
-live paintings on the Graffiti Wall
-all day Bboy cyphers

SATURDAY AUGUST 30TH
@O'Bryant Square
SW 9th Ave & Washington St12pm – 7pm
ALL AGES and  COMPLETELY FREE!!!!

Just got a message from Julie Sabatier that this will be the last Destination DIY listening part for a while. If you wanted to become a backyard chicken farmer* (who wouldn't?), tonight is your night…Info:

Destination DIY: Urban Farming
New episode available August 28 at http://destinationdiy.org and via the OPB podcast
Listening Party August 28, 7pm Waypost Coffeeshop, 3120 N Williams Ave.
**New issues of the Destination DIY zine will also be available at the August listening party.**

Destination DIY (formerly DIY, Portland) is a monthly radio show and podcast highlighting revolutionary do-it-yourself projects. Our 31st episode will focus on the delights and challenges of raising plants and animals in the city while holding down a day job.

Host and producer Julie Sabatier will offer listeners a peek into this year's Tour de Coops (http://www.growing-gardens.org/portland-gardening-resources/chickens.php), where Portland's backyard chicken farmers reveal the secrets to their success. Sarah Brown and Connor Voss at Diggin' Roots Farm (a CSA) (http://www.digginrootsfarm.com/) will discuss the challenges of raising livestock and vegetables on 2 rented acres plot surrounded on all sides by suburban neighbors. You'll also hear from the folks at Tryon Life Community Farm (http://tryonfarm.org/share/), an alternative community and educational farm surrounded by a state park** within Portland city limits. A photo slide show will be available at www.destinationdiy.org thanks to photographer Tim LaBarge. (slide-show is very cool-go look!)

*Side Note: I actually did have some backyard/urban chickens in Germany. It's very nice to have fresh eggs all the time, and maintenece/cost is rather low.

**If you haven't been to Tryon Park, you should go now while the weather is still nice. It is one of the best parks in Portland. Info here

What happens when 60 artists come together for an art show? Usually, a very big party. I would expect that will happen this evening especially as Alberta darkens at 9PM or so.

Info from Jason Brown:

“I am, therefore I think2″ at the goodfoot. It's part illustrative memoir, part social commentary. The work displays imagery any were from praying to beer to genetic engineering. There are around 60 artists with over 200 works, and a varied of mediums (etching, painting, mixed media, photography, etc). Opens Last Thursday, Aug 28th from 5-11pm, show up until Sept 22.

The goodfoot
2845 SE Stark

Read the long list of artists after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

Just a reminder that Riverfest is happening this weekend (and now). This is the first Riverfest in Portland (Oregon, that is), and I am not sure what to expect. The Parade of Species is Saturday, and there is still time to register for that as well as many other activities. Info from the website:

Event Details

As part of the first Portland Riverfest join with your fellow greater-Portlanders for the first Willamette Species Parade. Come celebrate all the species of the Willamette River in this fun, participant-heavy parade! Participate in pre-parade workshops to make costumes, puppets, masks, human-powered floats and anything else you can think of (materials provided). All are welcome!

Parade details:

Time/date: 12:30PM August 30th

Place: Starting at Waterfront Park near the Hawthorne Bridge.

Route: North in Waterfront Park crossing the Steel Bridge then South along the Eastbank Esplanade to Salmon where we will enjoy music and a celebration with Gallery Homeland.

Cost: It's all FREE! If you don't already have your own fabulous parade get-up, come make something great with us before the 30th.

Go here for more information and here to register.

If you are out on Alberta this evening, perhaps you might want to swing by the Porch and see this show:Info from Emily:

Great Magnet Recording Concerns presents The Porch on Thursday August 28th, 2008 during Alberta Streets Last Thursday Art Walk.

Voted the Best of Portland by the Willamette Week in 2007, ThePorch is a unique music venue that has been featuring local and national musicians during Last Thursday for over 4 years.

The Porch is the front porch of 2827 NE Alberta St, the Studio and Headquarters of Great Magnet Recording Concerns. The BYOB event is free, open to the public, and features four bands throughout the evening from 6pm-10pm.

This month The Porch is proud to feature Mark DeNardo, 8-bit composer and songwriter from Brooklyn, NY, as well as local acts The Golden Greats, The Marmits and Ari Lesser and the 4 Trees hailing from Eugene, Oregon.

I had breakfast with Bryan of UrbanDrinks yesterday and he showed me something that might change your life. For those of you who use an iGoogle homepage (and the rest of you who will–you can only resist them so long), UrbanDrinks has created a Portland happy-hour Google “gadget”.

Go here to get the widget (I mean gadget).
As you can see in the screen-grab, there is an arrow on the top right of the gadget. Click this to edit your preferences. You can modify the timeframe (either right now or today), search radius, number of happy hours to display, the order by which to sort the results, and the direction to sort. Ha–look how close I live to the “lounges” of both Bonfire and Goodfoot (jealous much?).

Oh, and according to Bryan, soon you'll be able to choose which types of happy hours you're looking for. Nice…using technology for good. That, apparently, is the the UrbanDrinks way. :)

Lastly, a note to UrbanDrinks (and you). According to Allison's PSA back in June and verified by myself, Bonfire's Happy Hour now begins at 2PM with some great food deals.

Just a reminder, if you had forgotten or were not aware that the Portland (pre-)Zine Syposium kicks off this evening and runs through Sunday. Tonight is at the IPRC and Saturday/Sunday at PSU

Info:

Join us for Pre-Zine Symposium Fun at the IPRC on Friday August 22st. The IPRC is hosting an open house starting a 6 pm, Downstairs at Reading Frenzy at 7 pm, this summer's teen Zine Campers are reading from their new zines, and at 8 pm back at the IPRC, you have a chance to read or perform at an Open-mic. So get your zine done early, you don't want to miss all of this!

Zine-Reading by Camp IPRC Teens
@Reading Frenzy
921 SW Oak ST.
NEW DATE: Friday, August 22nd
7pm; Free

Pre-Portland Zine Symposium Open House and Open Mic Zine Reading @The Independent Publishing Resource Center
917 SW Oak, Suite #218 (Open Mic reading in Suite #206)
Friday August 22nd
6-10pm (open mic reading begins at 8pm); Free

And of course the two-day 8th annual Zine Symposium is on Sat & Sun August 23 and 24 at Portland State University.

More IPRC info here

For all the details go to pdxzines.com