Many Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets: Music, Art, Food, Beer, Festivals, Theater | January 27-30

The weekend is finally here and once again, we have a great list of Portland events, parties and tons of free tickets.

We have also added events from Leigh Feldman's LifeisaParty email blast. You can get the email and your chance to win hookups for shows and deals by emailing leighfeldman3 @ gmail and asking to join.

********************* 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. Not on Facebook? Join our email list and win there. *********************

Related: Our Portland Monthly Events Calendar

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Win Tickets & Prizes From Pipeline

• Win Tickets: Black Thought Of The Roots Thursday Night @ Refuge PDX ($20, January 27)
• Win Tickets: Midnite @ Mt Tabor Theater | 100% Roots Reggae Music From St Croix, US Virgin Islands ($30, Jan 28)
• Win Tickets: Retake Productions Live Musical Accompaniment To Select Silent Masterpieces @ Bossanova Ballroom ($20, Jan 29)
• Win Tickets: Jujuba @ Goodfoot Lounge | 11 Piece Afrobeat And Juju Juggernaut ($16, Jan 29)

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Portland Thursday Events January 27, 2011

• Featured: Into The Woods One-Year Anniversary Party | Portland Music Documentary Crew
• Featured: Last Thursday Art Opening @ Goodfoot Lounge
• Featured: Scott Law/Tye North Duo @ Goodfoot Lounge | Acoustic Pickes & Honkeytonk Homeslice
• Featured: ShanRock's Triviology @ World Famous Kenton Club – Fun & Free, Prizes!
• Featured: Cd Release Party for Hives Inquiry Squad at Mt Tabor Theater (Facebook Event)
• Featured: MARC MARON @ Helium Comedy Club | 'WTF' Podcast
• Featured: THREADS — The True Story of an Indiana Farm Girl in Viet Nam | Fertile Ground Festival
• Preview: Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics On TNT
• All Month: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• All Month: Stary Nights Live @ OMSI's Kendall Planetarium: Presentation of Planets, Constellations, Zodiac, Shooting Stars and Satellites
• From LifeisaParty: Dr. Demento @ Reed College ($5 — tonight's show is songs about Illegal Drugs)
• From LifeisaParty: Podkrepa @ 2116 N. Killingsworth ($5 — Bulgarian folklore dance club)

Friday, Saturday & Sunday Portland Events after the break…

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Portland Friday Events January 28, 2011

• Featured: Watch Portlandia Episode 2 Featuring Mayor Adams & Kyle MacLaughlin @ Tanker Bar | FREE, SE Portland, Drink Specials
• Featured: Midnite @ Mt Tabor Theater | 100% Roots Reggae Music From St Croix, US Virgin Islands(Win Tickets)
• Featured: Heartless Heathers vs TBD Scrimmage @ Oaks Park | Only $7
• Featured: SNAP! 90's Dance Party @ Holocene | FREE Before 11
• Featured: MARC MARON @ Helium Comedy Club | 'WTF' Podcast
• Featured: The Awesome 80's Prom On Portland Spirit | Dinner, Dancing, Music, Contest
• Featured: THREADS — The True Story of an Indiana Farm Girl in Viet Nam | Fertile Ground Festival
• Free Admission to Portland Art Museum | 5-8PM, Last Friday of Every Month
• Episode 2: Captured by Aliens @ Theater! Theatre!
• All Month: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• All Month: Stary Nights Live @ OMSI's Kendall Planetarium: Presentation of Planets, Constellations, Zodiac, Shooting Stars and Satellites
• From LifeisaParty: Buckman Chili Cookoff @ ECS House ($10 — all you can eat chili from various chef's)
• From LifeisaParty: Dr. Demento @ Reed College ($5 — tonight's show is songs about Punk Rock)
• From LifeisaParty: Flash @ BC's (FREE — techno dance party)

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Portland Saturday Events January 29, 2011

• Featured: For the Love of Art Pre-Valentine's Craft Show & Trunk Sale @ Launch Pad Gallery
• Featured: Oregon Symphony Presents PERCUSSION SPECTACULAR @ Alene Schnitzer | Percussion Wizard Colin Currie
• Featured: ShanRocks Triviology Bloody Marry Brunch & Trivia @ Slammer Tavern | FREE, Prizes
• Featured: Jujuba @ Goodfoot Lounge | 11 Piece Afrobeat And Juju Juggernaut(Win Tickets)
• Featured: Retake Productions Live Musical Accompaniment To Select Silent Masterpieces @ Bossanova Ballroom(Win Tickets)
• Featured: The Awesome 80's Prom On Portland Spirit | Dinner, Dancing, Music, Contest
• Featured: Massive Dance Party @ Crown Room With DJ Risk One (SF) | Hip Hop Party Joints, Bass Heavy House, World Beat Funk
• Featured: Rose City Rollers Season 6, Game 1 — Guns N Rollers vs. Break Neck Betties
• Featured:Holocene All-Star DJ Night & Dance Party | FREE Before 11PM
• Episode 2: Captured by Aliens @ Theater! Theatre!
• All Month: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• All Month: Stary Nights Live @ OMSI's Kendall Planetarium: Presentation of Planets, Constellations, Zodiac, Shooting Stars and Satellites
• SE Portland: Supercon SE Portland Pub Crawl | Supertrivia, Hookahs, Bar Games & More
• SE Portland: 1st Annual Scottish Ale Festival @ Cascade Brewing Barrel House | Scottish Ales & Food, Music | No Cover
• North Portland: St. Johns Neighborhood Association Annual Winter Social | Free Food & Entertainment, Raffle & More
• From LifeisaParty: Live Art Models @ 1pm at Backspace ($5 — chance to photograph, draw, paint, sketch live art models)
• From LifeisaParty: 3rd Annual Q Center Winter Gala @ The Nines Hotel ($150 — yes tickets are expensive, but they spare no expense in decoration and entertainment. This is the largest Queer event/fundraiser in the NW)

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Portland Sunday Events January 30, 2011

• Featured: Crystal Ballroom's 97th Birthday Free-For-All | Music, History Tours, Drinks & More
• Featured: ShanRocks Trivia and Movie Night @ East Burn | Free, Prizes
• Featured: Junior Roller Derby — Rosebuds vs. Kitsap Derby Brats (Port Orchard, WA)
• Featured: THREADS — The True Story of an Indiana Farm Girl in Viet Nam | Fertile Ground Festival
• Episode 2: Captured by Aliens @ Theater! Theatre!
• All Month: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• All Month: Stary Nights Live @ OMSI's Kendall Planetarium: Presentation of Planets, Constellations, Zodiac, Shooting Stars and Satellites
• East Burnside: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
• Downtown: World Yoga Day Celebration @ Hotel Monaco | Free 90 Session
• SE Portland: Multnomah County Sustainability Film Series Presents Food Fight @ Bagdad Theater | FREE
• From LifeisaParty: Zoo Bombers @ Zoo Bomb Monument (FREE – mini bike madness)
• From LifeisaParty: Ninkasi Presents Sunday Night Jazz @ Blue Monk ($3 — live jazz bands)
• From LifeisaParty: Skate Like A Girl Ladies Only Sessions @ Ripzu Park (FREE — girls only skate session)

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Upcoming Portland 2011 Events

• January 31:Oregon Symphony Presents PERCUSSION SPECTACULAR @ Alene Schnitzer | Percussion Wizard Colin Currie
• February 4 & 5: The Awesome 80's Prom On Portland Spirit | Dinner, Dancing, Music, Contest
• February 5: Bob Marley Tribute and Birthday Celebration @ MT Tabor Theater (Facebook Event)
• February 5: Booty BASSment Dance Party @ Holocene With Ryan & Dimitri +  Maxx Bass (Info)
• February 10-11: Mortified Portland Valentine's Day Weekend Event
• February 12: 26th Annual Charleston Crab Feed (Oregon Coast, more info)
• February 12: Portland Valentine's Event @ Bossanova Ballroom | A Decadent Dessert Service And Show
• February 14: Portland Valentine's Day Weekend Events: Dinner, Shows, Parties
• February 18: Boomshakalaka – Thirty Portland Designers and Illustrators Exhibit New Work On The Portland Trail Blazers