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Pipeline has a pack of four tickets to give away for the 2011 Portland Jewish Film Festival, taking place Sunday, April 3 through Sunday, April 17 at the NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium. These individual general admission tickets are good for any film during the festival. To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn & emailed Friday, April 1.

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From our sponsors at NW Film Center:
19th Annual Portland Jewish Film Festival
Sunday, April 3 – Sunday, April 17
$9 Individual General Admission | $85 Festival Pass
For Film Schedule and Tickets, visit www.nwfilm.org/festivals/jewishfestival

NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
www.nwfilm.org

The Northwest Film Center and the Institute for Judaic Studies are proud to present the 19th Annual Portland Jewish Film Festival. In its run from April 3 - 17, 2011, the Festival celebrates the diversity of Jewish history, culture, and identity through the medium of cinema. The films, in their abundance, touch on tragedy, embrace humor, and recount the emotional and tangible gains and losses of a people.

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Pipeline has a pair of tickets to the North Willamette Valley Wine Trail Weekend on Saturday, April 9 through Sunday, April 10. To win tickets, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn & emailed Monday, April 4.

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From our sponsors at Northwest Vintners:
North Willamette Valley Wine Trail Weekend
Saturday, April 9 – Sunday April 10
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. | $45, $10 for designated drivers
Purchase Tickets at www.nwvintners.org
For Schedule and Self-Guided Tour Map, click here

Devoted oenophiles, occasional wine drinkers, and those still learning the basics of wine tasting are invited to attend the third annual North Willamette Wine Trail Weekend on April 9-10, 2011. Hosted by North Willamette Vintners, a nonprofit organization comprised of wineries, vineyards and other wine tourism partners in Oregon's North Willamette Valley, the weekend includes special events and tastings at 24 wineries located within minutes of Portland.

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, guests will experience wine tastings exclusive to the Wine Trail Weekend, including offerings of reserve labels, new releases and barrel tastings. Specially selected wine and food pairings will also be an emphasis of the weekend.

All guests will receive a Wine Trail Kit that includes a reusable wine tote, a commemorative wine glass and a variety of special discounts and offers at local hotels, restaurants and wineries. Designated drivers will receive the same tote - with a stainless steel water bottle instead of the wine glass - along with snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.

Along this self-guided tour, guests of the North Willamette Wine Trail will Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline has a pair of tickets to see Farred Haque’s Math Games at the Goodfoot Lounge on Saturday, April 2. To win, comment on post below why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, April 1.

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Related Goodfoot Lounge Weekend Events:

Pipeline has a pair of tickets to the ‘Rid Of Me’ Film Benefit featuring Storm Large and sketch comedy team, SWEAT on Friday, April 8. To win tickets, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn & emailed Monday, April 4.

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From our sponsors at Rid Of Me:
‘Rid Of Me’ Benefit Concert + Auction
Feat. Storm Large, Grand Archives
Ohioan, Part Time Pony & Oracle
Friday, April 8
7 p.m. doors | 8:30 p.m. show
$50 general admission | $150 VIP | 21+
Purchase Tickets at Mississippi Studios

Mississippi Studios
3939 N. Mississippi Ave.
www.mississippistudios.com

Get Ready to party Portland! On April 8, 2011 Mississippi Studios, will open its doors to celebrate and raise money for James Westby's newest film ¬Å“Rid of Me¬Â. Party goers will be entertained by local favorites Storm Large, Grand Archives, Ohioan, Oracle, and Part Time Pony in Portland's most intimate music environment.

VIP tickets include a 6pm cocktail hour and a very private pre-party performance by Storm Large, a swag bag (valued over $300.00) and reserved concert seating. Only thirty tickets available at this level.

General Admission at 7pm will feature red carpet entry, and complimentary appetizers by Paragon, Irving Street Kitchen, Wildwood, and Catering by Caprice. (full no-host bar).

Concert and Auction will be emceed by Portland's top comedy troupe SWEAT.

Pipeline has a pair of tickets to see Head For The Hills and Elephant Revival at Mt. Tabor Theater on Thursday, April 7. To win tickets, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn & emailed Monday, April 4.

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From our sponsors at Mt. Tabor Theater:
Head For The Hills and Elephant Revival
w/ Shook Twins
Thursday, April 7
8 p.m. | $13 advance/$15 door | 21+

Mt. Tabor Theater
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
www.taborpdx.com

Head for the Hills has been receiving nationwide recognition in response to their refreshing take on acoustic music. Rooted in the bluegrass tradition, but often described as progressive acoustic/modern roots, H4TH produces a vibrant mixture of homegrown compositions, traditional harmonies, and improvisation. The group is touring in support of their 2010 self-titled studio effort produced by Colorado Bluegrass aficionado, Drew Emmitt. The release earned the group a charted position in the CMJ Top 200 National Radio listings as well as placement in the ¬Å“Best 50 Albums of 2010¬Â amongst Colorado Music and Radio. In the live setting, H4TH effortlessly ventures into Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline has a pair of tickets to attend Buck and Bounce 5  with the Queen Diva of Bounce Music, Big Freedia at Holocene on Friday, April 8. To win tickets, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn & emailed Monday, April 4.

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From our sponsors at Holocene:
Buck and Bounce 5
Feat. Big Freedia, Rusty Lazer, Beyondadoubt
Friday, April 8
9 p.m. | $14 advance | 21+
Purchase Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org

Big Freedia (pronounced “Free-da”) is the undisputed “Queen Diva” of Bounce Music, and performs six or more times a week in various venues throughout her home town of New Orleans. Bounce Music is an original urban music rising up from the intimate and fun-loving nature of the New Orleans housing projects which dominate the city’s street culture, and Freedia performs a derivative of Bounce reserved for self-proclaimed “Sissies” (a locally used name for biological men with varied and ambiguous sexual identities) that has risen to prominence in recent years and features Read the rest of this entry »

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
GAME 75: Blazers (43-31) @ New Orleans Hornets (42-32)
Wednesday, March 30, 5 p.m. CSN
Previous match-up(s):
Saturday, November 13 Blazers 87 Hornets 107
Friday, November 26 Blazers 78 Hornets 97
Wednesday, February 16 Blazers 103 Hornets 96
Related: Trail Blazers Games, Schedule, and WIN Tickets

This is a big one. The Blazers wrap up their 3 game road trip in New Orleans tonight against the 42-32 Hornets.

The Blazers and Hornets are currently jockeying for playoff position. The 6th seed will play the Dallas Mavericks, the 7th seed draws the Los Angeles Lakers.

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