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We've created a new Portland New Years page here for 2009 and beyond:

Click HERE for 2009 Portland New Years Parties, Events, Resources and Pictures

Portland is a great city to enjoy New Years Eve/ NYE parties and events. We are putting up events daily here, so check back often…

New Years Eve 2007, Tiger Bar, Portland, Oregon

Update: Don't forget that like last year (every year), there is free Trimet on New Years
(thanks Trimetiquette for reminder)

New Years Eve Events:

• 2008 Portland New Years Eve Parties: Barfly Bus
• New Years Nation Takes Over The Crystal Ballroom | Open Bar
• Shanghai Nights in Portland: New Years Eve | Wonder Ballroom
• New Years Eve at Beulahland With Atom 13 | No Cover
• New Years Eve Party Cruise: Portland Spirit | "Unlimited Champagne"
• Roaring 20s New Years at Bossanova | "Most Decadent" Party
• New Years Eve at Ash St Saloon: Throwback Suburbia, Asphalt Thieves, Orange Collection
• New Years at Mt Tabor Legacy | Out Like That Presents: Kiss This!
• New Year's Eve Jazz with Carri Bella at West Cafe
• North Portland New Years Dance Party: Ladytron, Sugar Short Wave
• Doug Fir & Jupiter Hotel New Years Package | Fir Ball
• Portland New Years: New Deal Gala at Branx | December 31
• New Years Party at Holocene | New Years Resolutions
• Someday Lounge New Years Eve Party: Reggie Watts | Midnight Toast
• Dark Lady's Empire of Pleasure New Year's Eve Event | "Spankings & Treats"
• Slabtown New Years Event | Cover-Free Rock ‘n' Roll Party
• All-Ages New Years Event at Backspace | Old Town, Portland
• Concept Entertainment New Years Events: Grand Central, Gypsy, Thirsty Lion | All Ages
• Old Town Get Down New Years Party | Groundkontrol & Backspace

From Portland New Years 2007/2008:

• Portland New Years Pictures: SmoochKnob, PDX Police, Old Town, Goodfoot…
• pampelmoose top 10 tracks or remixes of Ã¢â‚¬Ëœ07

Related (holiday) Events:

• Wonderball With Storm & The Balls Holiday Party | December 19, 20
• Pink Martini Final Portland Concert of 2008: Crystal Ballroom | December 29
• Meetin Portland Mingler at Blitz Bar | December 18

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Also, we'll be rolling around on NYE with live pictures, tweets, and possibly video of the events. The easiest way to follow that will be Twitter.com/pdxpipeline and our special New Years twitter account: Twitter.com/pdxnewyears

*If you have something we have missed, comment or contact us about them.*

It appears that even though the official Santacon will be in Hillsboro (seriously, Hillsboro, wtf?), many Portlanders are seemingly not into roaming suburban strip malls in their Santa outfits and will be holding things down in the PDX. Specifically, an alternate Santacon crew will have an event in North Portland–The NoPDX Anticon.

You can help gentrify North Portland with white Santas at their website here(that was for you MD).

Also, if you like the old fashioned, possibly police-actioned Santacon, many people are still meeting at the Skidmore fountain.

Details (after jump): Read the rest of this entry »

There are a lot of events going on this weekend in Portland. We'll be adding a lot more Thursday and Friday, so just bookmark it.

First Thursday, December 4

• First Thursday at Goodfoot Lounge: Art of Musical Maintenance V | December 4
• Soft Focus at Bagdad Theater: Dead Moon, Stephen Malkmus & Scotch | December 4
• Soft Focus After-Party at Aalto Lounge | December 4
• First Thursday: The Smallest Art Gallery in Portland is Closing
• First Thursday: Jesse Reno at Lizard Lounge | December 4

First Friday, December 5

• Massive, Ridiculous, Nutty, Sweaty PDX Parties | December 5, 6
• Ain't No Party Like A Cyborg Party | Vidoop: December
  
• Portland Cello Project Holiday Sweater Party: Aladdin Theater | December 5
• First Friday: Holiday Art Party at Destroy Store | December 5
• A Christmas Carol Opening Night: Portland Center Stage | December 5
• The Auteur premiere friday at Cinema 21
• THE BIG 100: 100 artists complete 10 works in a 10 day period | December 5

Saturday, December 6

• 2008 Santacon Updates: North Portland, Downtown, Hillsboro
• Various Dance Party & Bass Music: Two Year Anniversary | Branx
• Massive, Ridiculous, Nutty, Sweaty PDX Parties | December 5, 6
• NIN Only Northwest Tour Date in Portland | December 6
• CyborgCamp at CubeSpace

Sunday, December 7

• Buy Local This Holiday Season: Handmade NW | December 7

Other Events:

• Holiday Ale Festival in Pioneer Square is on all weekend
• Back Fence PDX at Mission Theater "with showgirls and Jesus" | December 10
• Art Institute of Portland Holiday Bazaar | December 4, 5, 6
• 2008 Santacon: Santa Suits for $14.99 | Daily Stank Image Bank
• Etnies Throwing Holiday Party for Portland Adidas | My Father's Place
• 2008 Portland New Years Eve Parties: Barfly Bus
• Pink Martini Final Portland Concert of 2008: Crystal Ballroom | December 29

Also, I'm sure to get my twitter on as I venture out with people to various parties this weekend with live pictures, updates, and possibly video of the events (if someone will hack my iPhone & hook it up). The easiest way to follow that will be Twitter.com/pdxpipeline

* Photo: Charlie Alan Kraft at the Core Art Gallery (Last show tonight), Artwork by Chris Haberman

(Christmas / Holiday) Tree Lighting
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland, Oregon
Taken on November 28, 2008
Photo By Chris Lae

A message from Chris about the lighting ( plus another picture and video) after the jump:

This event is held every year at Portland’s Living Room Read the rest of this entry »

I had not heard of Intown Church before this press release, so I am not sure what it is like on a normal Sunday or Wednesday. I do know they have some great music and art this Wednesday and it is free (donations accepted–it is a church after all).

Info from Matthew Curl:

Intown presents the fourth annual Works Night, an evening of visual art, spoken word and musical performances. An event that has become a favorite tradition of the arts community in Portland, Works Night showcases some of the best artists our city has to offer. Fourteen painters, sculptors, photographers, and filmmakers will be exhibiting work that examines this year's theme, which is "Change". Artists include Chris Haberman, Nicole Gekov, Jared Spafford, Beth Myrick, and many more.

In addition to the visual art, this year's event Read the rest of this entry »