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Portland Pride Parade
Photo by Zervas

The 2011 Portland Gay Pride Waterfront Festival will take place this weekend (June 17-19) at Tom McCall park starting at noon. Check out more info on entertainment at www.pridenw.org.

Related Portland Pride info and events on PDX Pipeline:

• June 17-20: 2011 Portland Pride Guide: Make It Happen | 30+ Events & Parties
• June 19: Third Annual Portland Drag Race | One Mile Run, Dress In Drag
• From PrideNW: 2011 Pride Headliners

Portland Pride Parade route map, info, and more pictures: Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to the Sugarcane CD Release Party on Saturday, June 18 at The Goodfoot. Winner will also receive a copy of Sugarcane’s new CD, ‘New Southern Recipes.’ To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, June 17.
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From our sponsors at The Goodfoot:
Sugarcane CD Release Party
w/ special guests Jesta, Jonathan Warren and The Billy Goats
Saturday, June 18
9 p.m. | $8, $10 with CD | 21+

The Goodfoot
2845 SE Stark Street
thegoodfoot.com

Sugarcane is an Americana/rock band built upon exemplary original songs (and some choice covers) and for this reason their newest CD comes highly anticipated by PDX roots fans! Expect them to bring some early summer heat to the old stage as they tear ass through some emotional, high-energy tunes!

From our sponsors at Holocene:
66 Records Presents New Musics
Wednesday, June 15
8:30 p.m. | $5 | 21+

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org

Portland’s famously fertile musical community has a really hard time setting healthy creative boundaries for itself. It’s a big part of what keeps our city’s music scene teeming with such an enviable array of new and exciting musical projects and prospects: experimental composers and sound artists frequently dip their toes into populist waters, just as pop musicians brazenly borrow from the annals of the avant-garde. From all five quadrants, the realms of sonic possibility are giddy with cross-pollination and unabashed genre-b(l)ending.

To capitalize on this unique confluence of creativities, Holocene and 66 Records presents NEW MUSICS, a quarterly series which invites Portland’s most exciting sound scientists and pop adventurers to collaborate with Read the rest of this entry »

We have a $25 Gift Card to give away for Portland Saturday Market! To win, comment on this post on why you like the market or want to buy, etc. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, June  @ 3PM.

Reminder: We give out 1000 of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list to win.

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From our sponsors at Saturday Market:
Survival Guide to Portland Saturday Market
By Reid Decker

Summer time is here and that means getting outside.

Visiting the Market is a perfect way to spend an afternoon. The Market is more than just an attraction or something to do, it is an experience. For many people it is a life style.

Whether you found the Market on your own or you came down with a friend or relative, this is your chance to interact with the person who made the products you are purchasing.  Getting to know the artist will make you feel better about your Market buys.

The vendors you meet at the Market are more than happy to chat about their process and are proud of the labor and ingenuity that goes into making their products. Sharing their story is part of the process.

Remember to shop wisely. This isn't a big box store. These artists don't produce millions of pieces to sell at the lowest cost possible. They have put time and energy and the creative process into each piece they make. Now it is your responsibility to care about that process and give it value for yourself. When shopping at the Market you are supporting a local artist.

Print out this list as a handy tool: Read the rest of this entry »

From our sponsors at Helium:
2011 Portland’s Funniest Person Contest
Helium Comedy Club | SE 9th & Hawthorne
Tuesdays & Wednesdays | June 21-August 16
Sign up here for Portland’s Funniest Contest

All you need is 6 minutes of original material and you could be the winner of the 2011 Portland’s Funniest Person Contest and the $1,000 grand prize.

RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Contestants must be from Portland or the surrounding area. You must perform 4:30 – 6 minutes during preliminary rounds. Material must be original. If it is not, you will be disqualified. Registration will conclude when we have reached 140 participants.

The preliminary rounds will take place Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to a special Saturday edition of Holocene’s Rockbox Dance Party. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, June 17.
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From our sponsors at Holocene:
Rock Box Dance Party
Saturday, June 18
9 p.m. | $3 | 21+

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org

ROCKBOX is a dance party. Pure and Simple. The triumvirate of DJ KEZ (KBOO, THE FIX), Matt Nelkin (KPSU), and Dundiggy (THE FIX) play a masterfully blended mix of fun, dance oriented Hiphop, R&B, and Old School Electro with a dash of Bmore, Dancehall, 80s, and House thrown in for good measure.

As die-hard record collectors all three Dj’s play exclusively vinyl. Every set and every ROCKBOX dance party is a custom experience with these cats digging into their seemingly bottomless crates to pull out the beats that make you want to sweat out the work week. More than just another gig for these talented three, ROCKBOX dance party represents their long held vision of merging the classics alongside the progressive.

From our sponsors at Goodfoot:
Green State feat. Scott Law, Tye North & Luke Price
Wednesday, June 15
9 p.m. | $8 | 21+

The Goodfoot
2845 SE Stark Street
thegoodfoot.com

Green State is the new (more than) bluegrass wundergroup consisting of Scott Law, Tye North and Luke Price. Their previous Goodfoot shows were note-perfect evenings of acoustic bliss and this should be more of the same!

Treat your Dad right this Sunday by taking him for beers and all-you-can-eat crawfish at East Burn. Brewers from Oakshire Brewing will be out on the patio to answer all your beer questions.
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From our sponsors at East Burn:
East Burn Low Country Boil
w/ Oakshire Brewing
Sunday, June 19
4-6 p.m. | $20 | All Ages

The East Burn
1800 East Burnside
www.theeastburn.com

THIS SUNDAY, June 19th we welcome brewer Matt Van Wyk with Oakshire Brewing from Eugene, OR. Matt will be bringing along Line Dry Rye and Watershed IPA to pair with our All-You-Can-Eat Backyard Boil.

For $20 you’ll get all you can eat crawfish, shrimp and sausage with potatoes, corn on the cob, and two Oakshire beers.

What a great way to spend Father’s Day with your dad! Stop by EastBurn to reserve your space. Seating is limited and we are selling tickets in advance.

From our friends at Gulf Restoration:
Brett Dennen
Concert To Benefit Gulf Restoration Network
Wednesday, June 15
6:30 p.m. doors | 7:30 p.m. show
$25 | All Ages
Purchase Tickets

McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside Street
www.mcmenamins.com

Singer/songwriter Brett Dennen will have an eco-village sponsored by Reverb at his June 15th, 2011 Portland concert at McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom. The Gulf Restoration Network will be onsite to raise awareness about the need for nationwide support to protect and restore the Gulf of Mexico.

Brett Dennen, singer/songwriter. Dennen's tour eco-villages offer a place where nonprofits can connect to concert attendees and Read the rest of this entry »