Win Ticket ($119!): Essentials of Book Publishing @ Portland Community College Sylvania | Learn to Self-Publish

Pipeline has a ticket to give away to the Essentials of Book Publishing seminar at PCC Sylvania on Saturday, April 9. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, April 1.

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From our sponsors at the NWABP:
Essentials of Book Publishing
Saturday, April 9
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
$99 till April 16 | $119 after April 6
Register at nwabp.org

Portland Community College, Sylvania

Little Theater
12000 SW 49th Avenue
pcc.edu

The world of publishing is changing rapidly, with the increasing ease of access for independent publishers and shifting roles for brick and mortar bookstores and large publishers. But the book business is thriving, and the basics of creating a successful book remain the same. Quality still matters, and you need to have a plan.

That's why on Saturday, April 9, the Northwest Association of Book Publishers in conjunction with Portland Community College  will offer a seminar called ¬Å“Essentials of Book Publishing.¬Â The motto of the seminar is ¬Å“Walk in with a vision, walk out with a plan.¬Â

Drawing expertise from NWABP membership and Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets: DOM @ Holocene | The Lady Gaga of Garage Rock

Pipeline has a pair of tickets to see Dom at Holocene this Friday, April 1. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, April 1.

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From our sponsors at Holocene:
DOM, Heavy Hawaii, Jeffrey Jerusalem
Friday, April 1
8:30 p.m. | 21+
$8 advance | $10 doors
Purchase Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org

While many bands suffer with identity crises, Worchester, Massachusetts four-piece Dom has their priorities straight. “We want to be the Lady Gaga of garage rock,” proclaims Dominic, the 23-year-old mastermind behind the buzzed-about twisted-pop rockers, who have stampeded into music world consciousness like a herd of irritable rhinos.

If it seems like Dom just came out of nowhere, that is because Read the rest of this entry »

This Weekend: Joe Rogan @ Helium Comedy Club | Fear Factor, NewsRadio

From our sponsors at Helium:
Joe Rogan @ Helium Comedy Club
SE 9th and Hawthorne Street

Thursday, March 31 @ 8 p.m.
Friday, April 1 @ 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 2 @ 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Tickets are $20

For tickets and more information, please visit www.heliumcomedy.com/portland or call 888-64-FUNNY.

Joe Rogan was the host of the hugely successful reality show, ¬Å“Fear Factor,¬Â on NBC. Prior to ¬Å“Fear Factor¬Â, Rogan played Joe Garrelli, the resident electrician on the hit NBC comedy series ¬Å“NewsRadio¬Â and has since provided color commentary for the UFC.

Rogan's passion for Mixed Martial Arts began Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets: Bikini Creature Beach Feature @ Bossanova Ballroom | Babes, Gorillas, Rock & Roll

Pipeline has a three pairs of tickets to attend Bikini Creature Beach Feature at the Bossanova Ballroom. Tickets are good for any night. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, April 1.

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From our sponsors at Bossanova Ballroom:
Bikini Creature Beach FeatureBikini Creature Beach Feature
Thursday, March 31 through Sunday, April 3
Doors 7 p.m. | Show 8 p.m. | 21+
$12 advance | $15 doors
Purchase Tickets

Bossanova Ballroom
722 E. Burnside Street

Bikini Creature Beach Feature, is a satirical take on anything from the Frankie & Annette 1960′s beach party movies, grind-house biker flicks, to the B-horror genre; a bouillabaisse of characters like the one-gorilla wrecking crew Randy Bananas, sexy, pregnant and dune-buggy obsessed wiccan, The Sand Witch, the shambling & acrobatic terror of The Sea Monster, and a gaggle of bikini clad beach girls!

This show has no redeeming social-value WHATSOEVER, so if sex, drugs, rock & roll and little people offend Read the rest of this entry »

Preview: Portland Trail Blazers @ San Antonio Spurs | Spurs Are Shorthanded

Our sponsors at Blitz Ladd (2239 SE 11th Ave, website) play every Blazers game. They have over 24 50¬Â³ HDTVs and a large projection screen + $2 Coors pints special during all Blazer games.

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By Andy Popp
Blazers 72GAME 74: Blazers (42-31) @ San Antonio Spurs (57-16)
Monday, March 28, 5:30 p.m., CSN
Previous match-up(s):
Sunday, December 12th Blazers 78 Spurs 95
Tuesday, February 1st Blazers 99 Spurs 86
Friday, March 25th Blazers 98 Spurs 96
Related: Trail Blazers Games, Schedule, and WIN Tickets

After the Blazers exciting, last second win over the Spurs Friday night, the Blazers find themselves in San Antonio to face the Spurs on their home court.

In addition to being without Tim Duncan, the Spurs will probably have to find a way to win without all star forward Manu Ginobili (questionable: bruised left thigh).

The on Spurs on paper: Read the rest of this entry »

Thursday: Talib Kweli Meet & Greet @ 360 Vinyl | FREE signing by BlackStar member

360 Vinyl just let us know hip-hop star Talib Kweli will be swinging by the shop on Thursday, March 31 at 6 p.m. to sign his new album. He is also playing at the Crystal Ballroom later that night.

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From press release:
kweli-instoreflyerTALIB KWELI
Meet & Greet + Signing
Thursday, March 31
6 p.m. | FREE | All Ages

360 Vinyl
214 SW Eighth Avenue
360vinyl.com

About Talib Kweli:

On Reflection Eternal's 2000 album ¬Å“Train of Thought,¬Â Talib Kweli challenged fans, and himself, to ¬Å“do what comes naturally.¬Â After years of recording on mainstream labels, he now has the chance to produce exactly what he wants-and feels he needs-to produce: an album straight from his mouth to the ears of his fans.

Invoking the true meaning of MC, Master of Ceremonies, Kweli brings Read the rest of this entry »