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World Naked Bike Ride
Burnside Bridge, Portland, Oregon
June 18, 2011

As always, Jonathan from BikePortland has a lot of great pics from the World Naked Bike Ride. We’ve posted a sampling here, but you can see many more on his site as well as descriptions and comments here.

From NYDailyNews.com: Thousands of cyclists take it off for World Naked Bike Ride; meant to raise environmental awareness

“This is just a way of drawing attention to the need to be more green and replace fossil fuels with natural power,” Ken Johnson, who was body-painted grey at the Portland route, told Reuters.

In Portland cops even sent out a press release stressing it is legal to be naked in public in that city. They did, however, urge participants to wear a helmet…Read More…

From TimesLive (NSFW): Naked riders pedal for respect

World Naked Bike Ride is a globally observed event among hard-core bikers designed, at least ostensibly, to promote the use of the bicycle for transportation. But Portland cyclists have been especially adamant about making it another of the Pacific Northwest city’s quirky traditions. Read More…

More Portland Naked Bike Ride Pictures (NSFW)… Read the rest of this entry »

From our sponsors at Bossanova:
Keegan Smith and The Fam
Monday, June 20
8 p.m. Doors | 9 p.m. show
FREE | 21+

Bossanova Ballroom
722 E. Burnside Street
www.bossanovaballroom.com

Keegan is the charismatic front man of an extremely talented group of veteran musical heavyweights, producers, and bandleaders from the Northwest’s thriving music scene. The fundamental instrumentation of the Fam is comprised of: Tyrone Hendrix (drums), Chris Chard (bass), Josh Wuerth (guitar), and Justin Dodge (keyboards/producer), however they frequently feature all-star performers on various other instruments such as brass and percussion.

Together they create an energetic and entertaining sound that Read the rest of this entry »

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 including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff *********************

Featured: Oakshire Brewing Low Country Boil @ East Burn | All-You-Can-Eat Crawfish, Beer

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Win Tickets & Prizes From Pipeline

• Win Tickets: Tim Minchin @ Aladdin | Piano Playing, Tight Pants-Wearing Comic ($50, June 23)
• Win Tickets: Gold Shoe Revue @ Bossanova | Burlesque, Gun-Wielding, Knife-Throwing Dames ($24, June 24)

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Portland Sunday Events June 19, 2011

• Featured: 2011 Portland Pride Guide: Make It Happen | 30+ Events & Parties
• Featured: Paul Mooney @ Helium Comedy Club | Chapelle's Show, Writer for Richard Pryor
• Featured: Survival Guide to Portland Saturday Market (WIN $25 Gift Certificate)
• Featured: Oakshire Brewing Low Country Boil @ East Burn | All-You-Can-Eat Crawfish, Beer
• Featured: Chalk-let Portland Candy Bus Grand Opening On SE Hawthorne | Fizzy Drinks, Candy Tattoos, Music, “Candy Mountain”
• Featured: Portland Timbers vs New York Red Bulls | Timbers Not Distracted By Red Bulls Stars Coming To Town (June 19, 7 p.m., ROOT Sports)

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• East Burnside: Trivia Nights @ East Burn | Fun & Free, Prizes!
• NE Portland: Trivia Nights @ Spare Room | Fun & Free, Prizes!
• Downtown: Portland Pride Festival
• Milwaukie: Milwaukie Farmer's Market | FREE, Local Food, Music, Crafts
• Downtown: Portland Pride Parade: Pictures, Route Map
• NW Portland: Third Annual Portland Drag Race | One Mile Run, Dress In Drag
• NW Portland: Therapeutic Gardens Presentation by Teresia Hazen @ Friendly House
• SE Portland: Twelfe Night @ Mt. Tabor Park | FREE, Original Practice Shakespeare Festival
• Old Town: Father's Day at Portland Chinese Garden | Shadow Puppet Workshop, Dragon Performance & Dance
• East Burnside: Gillian Welch Listening Party @ Music Millennium | FREE, Limited Edition Posters, Prizes
• Downtown: Pioneer Square Jazz Day @ Pioneer Square (FREE - jazz in the park) [From Lifesisaparty]
• West Burnside: Zoo Bombers @ Zoo Bomb Monument (FREE – mini bike madness) [From Lifesisaparty]
• SE Portland: Ninkasi Presents Sunday Night Jazz @ Blue Monk ($3 - live jazz bands) [From Lifesisaparty]
• Old Town: Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante's ($8 – fire dancing, strippers, magicians) [From Lifesisaparty]
• East Burnside: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
• Pedalpalooza: PDX Bridges @ Grand Central Bakery
• Pedalpalooza: Pretty Panty Ride Five @ Esther Short Park
• Pedalpalooza: Annual Crash Ride Pride Bike Ride @ the Pride Parade
• Pedalpalooza: Fallout Shelter II @ Lloyd Center
• Pedalpalooza: Splash Dance Six @ Salmon Street Springs Fountain
• Pedalpalooza: Homemeade Ice Creamery Tour @ Laurelhurst Park
• Pedalpalooza: Have More Bike Tango Fun @ NW 11th Ave and Johnson
• Pedalpalooza: Unicorns Unite @ Laurelhurst Park
• Pedalpalooza: The Winged Ride @ Col. Summers City Park
• Pedalpalooza: Art By Bike: Street Art Shootout @ Holladay Park
• Pedalpalooza: Find That Dinosaur @ BIKEASAURUS
• All Month: Free Movie Nights in Portland
• All Month: Discounted Bowling @ Grand Central Bowl | $2 and $4 Games, Prizes

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Upcoming Portland 2011 Events Read the rest of this entry »

By Will Conwell
GAME 14: Portland Timbers (5W-6L-2T) vs New York Red Bulls (5W-2L-7T)
Sunday, June 19, 7:00 p.m. Galavision/ROOT
Previous match-up(s): None

For the first time since joining MLS, the Timbers are on a three game losing streak, but they will look to turn things around against the number one team in the East, the New York Red Bulls. The Timbers may not have left Jeld Wen Field with any points against Colorado last week, but they did show the hard work and solid passing that has been missing from the team in recent games. Many hailed the game as the Timbers best played in weeks and the team will certainly look to bring that same energy to the pitch tonight.

The Timbers will field a similar line-up to the one that played against Colorado last week, Read the rest of this entry »