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Leigh sent out his weekly email of Portland weekend events earlier today. It is reproduced below with some additions by Pipeline. You can get the email and your chance to win hookups for shows and deals by emailing leighfeldman3 @ gmail and asking to join

There are many listings so we have put events in red (blue = linked!) that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.

Reminder: We give out free tickets to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join it if you like free stuff.

Related From Pipeline: Portland Monthly EVENTS LIST

From Leigh Feldman:
Things I'm currently jocking…

Free ish… We have tix here and will be giving away some on twitter (add @leighfeldman3) to a screening of Just Wright (tonight), MJ Afrobeat Tribute (fri), Friendly Fire Fundraiser w/ March Fourth & Solovox (sat), Marv Ellis & The People's Prom Night Party (sat) and to Modified Style Fashion Show (sun). Wanna win any of them? Forward this email to a friend, have them write us asking to join the group and we'll enter you both in a drawing to win — or you can find us on facebook at facebook.com/LifeisaPartyFB to get tickets, music and info on weekly events. (These are from Leigh, not Pipeline. Email him to join his list & win: leighfeldman3 @ gmail)

Free music ish… This Afro Treats mix from DJ Dhundee http://www.zshare.net/audio/75564495ca89ac01/ It's a compilation of songs that sampled one of the greatest musicians of all time — Fela Kuti. For people that aren't familiar with Fela Kuti, or the style of music known as Afrobeat, this week is for you! Tonight at Crown Room Jujuba Afrobeat Project is playing a FREE live African Funk/Jazz show (definitely recommended) and tomorrow Ben Darwish and a group of incredibly talented musicians are playing an Afrobeat tribute to Michael Jackson (definitely recommended as well!).

Life is a party, everyone is just waiting to be invited.
See you all out and about! Leigh Feldman

Portland Thursday Events, May 13

• Jujuba Afrobeat Project @ Crown Room (FREE — Live African funk/jazz, 2 for 1 well drinks)
• The Fix w/ Madlib @ Someday Lounge ($15 – hip hop dj's, lounge breaks)
• Housecall @ Groove Suite (FREE — house music)
• Steady Rockin w/ Deff Ro, DJ Renz, Mighty Moves @ Bar XV (FREE — hip hop, funk, r&b)
• Northwest Passage Lecture Series w/ Cool Nutz, Calvin Johnson & more! @ Waypost ($12 — interviews of local celebs)
• Onslaught & Apple @ Upper Playground (FREE — dj and live percussion)
• Simon Bassline Smith @ Whiskey Bar ($8 — dnb, heavy bass, grime)
• DJ Nick Dean @ East Chinatown Lounge (FREE — hip hop, club, lounge)
• Taurus Ball 5 @ Secret Location ($20 — one large late night party, go to Jupiter to buy a ticket and get directions)
• From Pipeline: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• From Pipeline: BTA Benefit @ Madison's Grill | Gear from Nutcase Helmets, Keen, Icebreaker, Portland Roasting, and more.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday after the break…

Portland Friday Events, May 14

• Tribute to MJ w/ Ben Darwish Afrobeat, Marv Ellis & Platform, DJ Doc Adam @ Someday Lounge ($10 — afro beat, hip hop soul fusion, dance)
• Midnight Mystery Ride @ 11:59pm at ??? (FREE — one large bike ride and party, location hasn't been announced as of yet)
• Bubblin w/ Ryan Organ, Ill Cosby, Tyler Tastemaker & Lincolnup @ Crown Room (FREE – two-step, funky, dubstep, house and tropical)
• Jerry Abstract, Merchants Of, Nicodemus, Jak @ Mt. Tabor Theater ($8 — house and electro)
• Live & Direct w/ Rev Shines & DJ Nature @ Rotture ($5 — hip hop, live production, MPC's)
• 1Love DrumNBass Battles @ Groove Suite ($5 — Oregon vs Washington dnb battles)
• American Apparel Rummage Sale @ Convention Center (FREE — tons of clothes)
• Boris & Natasha Cabaret @ PWNW ($10 — multiple dance performances)
• 11th Annual UFO Festival @ McMinnville Main Street (FREE — parade, costume parties, beer gardens galore)
• Uncanny Valley @ Reed College Theater Mainstage ($1 for students/$8 — works in progress theater showings)
• Heavy Sugar w/ LionsDen & Holyman @ Branx (FREE — electro dance)
• PNCA Barbq @ Wallace Park (FREE — food and artists to talk to about art)
• DJ Izm @ East Chinatown Lounge (FREE — lounge, hip hop, club)
• Stanton Warriors, Loki, Sir Kutz @ Whiskey Bar ($10 — electro breaks)
• Vagabond Opera ‘Queen of Knives' @ IFCC ($20 — burning man opera performance)
• DJ Epor @ Ground Kontrol (FREE — superdope electro and videogames)
• From Pipeline: Free Movie Nights in Portland

Portland Saturday Events, May 15

• Friendly Fire Fundraiser w/ March Fourth Marching Band, Solovox, Kazum, Vaudeville @ Refuge ($26 for all day and night/$10 for day — one huge party and late night dance affair for the burning man, performance art, want to have a lot of fun crowd)
• Marv Ellis & The People's Prom w/ DV8 & Mr. Wu @ Mt. Tabor Theater ($8 single/$10 couple — prom theme party, and definitely go check this band out, they kill it!)
• Nightschool w/ DJ Rad & LionsDen @ Crown Room (FREE — electro dance)
• Cloudy October, Mic Crenshaw & Ralph Nader @ First Unitarian Church ($20 — yes, hip hop performers and a famous politician)
• Melange: Bollywood Movez Dance Showcase @ PCC Sylvania ($12 — bhangra and international dance) | Over 350 people last year
• Quixotic, Raise the Bridges, Bad Crowd @ Tonic Lounge ($5 — live band hip hop and rock fusion)
• Roller Derby w/ Rose City Rollers vs Seattle @ Portland Expo Center ($15 — beer, carnage, girls on skates)
• Ante Up @ Someday Lounge ($3 — hip hop, club, remix)
• Alberta Art Hop @ Alberta Street (FREE — murals, food, crafts, open house)
• Tokyo Nights Fashion Show @ Someday Lounge ($25 — fashion show benefit)
• American Apparel Rummage Sale @ Convention Center (FREE — tons of clothes)
• Living Proof, Fogatron, Alan Singley, Your Rival @ Bayou (FREE — house party w/ performers)
• Best of the West Beer Blitz @ Blitz Pearl (FREE — tons of beer tastings, mechanical bull, barbq)
• Cool Nutz Champagne & Pinneapple Party w/ Illmac, Kenny Mack, OG One @ Ash St. Saloon ($15 — hip hop, local legend)
• Philly's Phunkestra & Olympic Sound Collective @ Goodfoot ($7 — funk, soul, jazz)
• Boris & Natasha Cabaret @ PWNW ($10 — multiple dance performances)
• 11th Annual UFO Festival @ McMinnville Main Street (FREE — parade, costume parties, beer gardens galore)
• Uncanny Valley @ Reed College Theater Mainstage ($1 for students/$8 — works in progress theater showings)
• Wasted Chicago Youth, Merchants Of, Alexander East @ Salmon St. Studios ($12 — house, electro, groove, deep dance)
• Richard Visson & DJ Wiggles @ Whiskey Bar ($10 — electro rave)
• Vagabond Opera ‘Queen of Knives' @ IFCC ($20 — burning man opera performance)
• DJ Brad from Moontribe @ BC's ($5 — techno and tribal dance)
• From Pipeline: 3rd Annual Portland Zombie Prom @ Bossanova Ballroom
• From Pipeline: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• From Pipeline: Portland's Mount Tabor Art Walk
• From Pipeline: Beethoven Festival Weekend: Oregon Symphony

Portland Sunday Events, May 16

• Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante's ($8 – fire dancing, strippers, magicians)
• Zoo Bombers @ Zoo Bomb Monument (FREE – mini bike madness)
• Soulstice @ Groove Suite (FREE – deep house)
• Anime Hentai @ Paris Theater (FREE – sex cartoons)
• Band Showcase @ Rontoms (FREE – bands, beer, hipsters)
• PDX Poetry Slam @ Backspace (FREE — poetry event)
• Sausage Portraits Barbq @ Disjecta (FREE — food and custom made sausage recipes made especially for you)
• Geppina Circus Performance @ 1737 NW 26th (Donation$ – aerial dancing)
• Uncanny Valley @ Reed College Theater Mainstage ($1 for students/$8 — works in progress theater showings)
• Modified Style Fashion Show @ Jupiter Hotel ($15 — over 50 designers showcasing, fundraiser, dj's, local celebs)
• From Pipeline: Portland's Mount Tabor Art Walk
• From Pipeline: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• From Pipeline: Beethoven Festival Weekend: Oregon Symphony
• From Pipeline: Sunday Parkways Starts This Weekend | Northeast PDX

UPCOMING (just a taste of things to come…)
â-ŠÂ Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š  5/28 — Risk/Reward Patio Party w/ Skull Candy, Spytec+, Salmon,
Bonfire and tons of other giveaways! @ Plan B
â-ŠÂ Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š  5/29 — Massive w/ Chris Cutz @ Crown Room
â-ŠÂ Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š Ãƒâ€š  6/12 — OPEN BAR Event w/ DJ Jayceeoh, DJ Sacralicious & Special Guest!

Upcoming from Pipeline

• May 17: Beethoven Festival Weekend: Oregon Symphony (Last Night)
• May 19 & 26: "Hot Gun" (Top Gun Musical) @ Dantes + Win Tickets
• May 19-21: Webvisions @ Oregon Convention Center
• May 25: Trainwreck (Members of Tenacious D), The Thornes, The ED FORMAN Show @ Dante's
• May 29: Battle Of The Bands @ Spirit Mountain Casino | $4,500 Cash Prizes