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The Portland Soap Box Derby is not the only large festival this Saturday that makes Portland great. The 3rd annual BaconFest is back again with over 900 pounds of food. Last year, over 2,000 people attended and Saturday’s weather prediction of 80 and sunny should mean at least another 2,000 this year.

Related: Deals of Portland Launch: $10 for $20 of Brunch Food & Drink @ East Burn | Bottomless Pints, Mimosas

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From our sponsors at East Burn:
Baconfest: 3rd Annual Celebration of Portland's Love of Bacon
August 13 | 12PM-8PM
East Burn | 1800 E Burnside | Portland, OR 97214 | 503-236-2876
Admission: $5 + suggested 2 can food donation for Oregon Food Bank
More info: theeastburn.com/baconfest

It's back¬Â¦.. Bigger, Better, Baconier! On Saturday August 13th, it's time to get your Bacon on!  Live Music featuring Bumpin Nastys, Andrews Ave and Funktastic. Vendors will be selling everything you could imagine having to do with the meat candy we know as BACON! 

This year’s Baconfest features a Bacon Dance Off, Bacon Toss, Bacon Twister and the world famous Bacon Eating Contest!

The event will be held at EastBurn. 18th street will be closed off between Burnside and Ankeny. The event starts at Noon and goes until 8pm. There will be plenty of beer and all of the delicious bacony foods you can eat! Admission is $5 admisson plus a suggested two can food donation to benefit the Oregon Food Bank.

More Portland Baconfest Pictures + Videos Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to see Scott Pemberton Superband at The Goodfoot on Saturday, August 12. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, August 12.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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From our sponsors at The Goodfoot:
Scott Pemberton Superband w/ Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle
Saturday, August 13
9 p.m. | $8 | 21+

The Goodfoot Lounge
2845 SE Stark Street
thegoodfoot.com

It's that time again! SP Superband (the expanded version of the trio) steps in the room to tear some s@*t up! These shows are becoming the stuff of local legend, so don't miss the band as they roll through funk, rock, surf and psychedelia.

Tonight they are joined by Mike Dillon (Les Claypool, Critters Buggin', Garage-a-Trois) and his inventive Go-Go Jungle, who should not be missed.

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to the Quiet Music Festival of Portland at Disjecta Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, August 12.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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From our sponsors at Quiet Music Fest:
Quiet Music Festival of Portland
Friday, August 12 -Saturday, August 13
8 p.m. | 21+
$7 per day | $12 both days
disjecta.org

Disjecta
8371 N. Interstate Ave.

Artist Chris Johanson is pleased to present the Quiet Music Festival of Portland in collaboration with local arts and cultural organization Disjecta. Celebrating the power of quiet music, the two-day music event opens on Friday, August 12, 2011, and marks the debut of the annual series.

Thoughtfully curated by Johanson, the festival features special performances by a spectrum of bands from across the country, highlighting this unique genre of ¬Å“emotional, vibrant and low volume¬Â music.

The Quiet Music Festival of Portland showcases many exclusive acts by musicians performing outside their normal milieu, including:

¬Â¢ Rare solo performances by Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, Tom Greenwood from Jackie-O Motherfucker, Stephen Malkmus of Pavement and the Jicks, and Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to Goldie Presents Ezza Rose & Shenandoah Davis at The Old Church on Sunday, August 14. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, August 12.

Related: Free Sack Lunch August Concerts @ The Old Church | Classical, SW Portland Park Blocks

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to see Brainstorm at Holocene on Thursday, August 11 and another pair of tickets to attend Buck & Bounce Dirty South Dance Party on Friday, August 12. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend and which show. Winners will be drawn Thursday, August 11.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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From our sponsors at Holocene:
Brainstorm w/ Appetite, Sun Angle, DJ Jeffrey Jerusalem
Thursday, August 11
8:30 p.m. | $5 | 21+

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org

Polyrhythmic pop masterminds Brainstorm return to Holocene, in their only local club show of the summer!

Brainstorm is like an eight-dollar smoothie of ecstatic art rock, gospel spirituals, and African highlife. This high energy 2-piece manages to seam together a variety of influences into one coherent onslaught of shimmering pop. Crushing riffs, explosive percussion, old world chanting, casio disco, and jaunty tuba lines make Brainstorm one of the most exhilarating bands around.

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From the people who brought you the  Superhero Pub Crawl last month comes another pub crawling dress-up adventure this weekend. It should be a lot easier to participate in this one as all most of us have pajama wear. Of course, you might want to buy some to win one of the awards below. And don’t worry, apparently you’ll be on the “nice side of Burnside” during the crawl…

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Related Portland Events and Info:

• –> Our Portland Events Calendar <–
• August 13: Portland Baconfest Pictures & Videos + 2011 Info | East Burn, Bacon Eating Contest, Music, Beer
• August 13:  Portland Soap Box Derby Crash Videos, Spectator Map, & 2011 Info
• August 12: Portland Twilight Criterium | Bike Races, Beer, Food Carts (Win VIP Tickets = Free Food/Beer)
• August 13: MST3K-Style Screening: The Breakfast Club @ Cinema 21 (Win Tickets)
  
• August 12-14: Rose City Rollers August Takedown | 4 Roller Derby Bouts (Win VIP Tickets = Free Beer)
  

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From Press Release:
1st Annual Pajamas & Nighties Pub Crawl 2011
August 13th 2011 @ 4 pm till last call.

On Deck Sports Bar & Grill
910 Northwest 14th Avenue | Portland, OR 97209

Info: Must be 21 yrs & older. No cover. Free to attend. Live Band. DJ. Dancing. Happy Hour Drinks.  View of map visit - StumptownCrawlers.com

Start at 4 pm to 5:30 pm at On Deck then move onto Rogue Ale House and so on. 7 bars to crawl. View Map here.

CRAWLER: you need to bring a stuff animal, a pillow, and wear slippers. If you come as a couple or group dress in a theme. We have colorful beads for you all to earn. Everyone will get a glow necklace at dusk. Happy Hour drinks vary at each bar, so ask, as each bar will be different. We'll crawl along the nice side of Burnside (Pearl District / Crystal Hotel area) always in a well lit area, within a HUGE group, no one leaves a damsel in distress.

Awards: Biggest Stuff Animal. Hottest Pajamas (M&F). Sexiest Nightie (M&F). Best Couple. Best Theme Group. Most Original and lame.

LEGAL ANTICS: (group photo) in front of Fantasy Adult Bookstore (neon sign). Hook’n & Hitch’n (quick group photo). Twister on a mattress (group photos). Criss Cross the cross walks along Burnside (group photos). Pillow Fight (group photo & video) and so much more…

From our sponsors at Helium:
Sebastian Maniscalco @ Helium Comedy Club
SE Ninth and Hawthorne

Wednesday, August 10 @ 8 p.m.
Thursday, August 11 @ 8 p.m.
Friday, August 12 @ 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Saturday, August 13 @ 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Tickets are $10-15
For tickets and more information, please visit www.heliumcomedy.com/portland or call 888-64-FUNNY.

On “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Sebastian has appeared as the unforgettable style correspondent providing hilarious grooming advice to unsuspecting airline passengers and churchgoers.

Some of Sebastian's other television appearances include the award-winning series The Savages, Tim Meadows' The Very Funny Show, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Showtime's Comics without Boarders, Comics Unleashed and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

While perfecting his routine on the stand-up circuit, Sebastian was handpicked by award-winning actor and entertainer Vince Vaughn Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to Undulation: A Dance Extravaganza at the Jupiter Hotel on Friday, August 12. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, August 12.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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From our sponsors at Undulation:
Undulation - A Dance Extravaganza
Friday, August 12
7:30 p.m. | 21+
$15 advance | $20 door
Purchase Tickets
www.jamballahnw.com

The Jupiter Hotel
800 East Burnside Street

Enjoy nationally acclaimed dancers Sedona with Bellydance SoulFire, Ashley Lopez and Holly Dai and local dance favorites Apsara, Znama and more for a wild and wicked evening of tribal and burlesque fusion.

This includes the Portland debut of local legend and now New York denizen Darshan's performance group Petrichor. Consider this the cheekier, sexier, champagne dreams sister to the big Jamballah NW Saturday Showcase. Come for the hot dancing, stay for the cool world beats afterparty with open stage, hosted by DJ Dave.

Pipeline contributing writer Rebecca Gross took a trip to Sauvie Island recently and brought back some delicious looking berry photos and sweet canning tips for our readers. Get out to the island this weekend to take advantage of Oregon’s berry season. Too far? Zupans and New Seasons both have a nice selection of local berries as well.
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By Rebecca Gross
I recently spent half a day on Sauvie Island picking berries at Kruger’s Farm. Though the raspberries are done for the season, the u-pick berry patches still had some blackberries, Marionberries and boysenberries. They were all dark, juicy and delicious! Blueberries were bountiful and are perfect for snacking or for mixing into a berry jam. Which is exactly what I used them for.

I ended up buying some fresh raspberries from Kruger’s Farm Market and jammed for the rest of the afternoon with two friends.

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Pipeline is giving away a pair of VIP tickets to the Portland Twilight Criterium on Friday, August 12. The tickets include FREE BEER, FREE FOOD, and the very best race viewing at the most exciting turn in the course. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, August 12.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff
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From our sponsors at Twilight Criterium:
The Portland Twilight Criterium
Friday, August 12
4-9 p.m. | FREE | All Ages
portlandtwilight.com

North Park Blocks
NW 9th & Couch

Come watch the area’s fastest cyclists compete for the region’s biggest purse in the Portland Twilight Criterium, presented by Subaru, on Friday, August 12. The course surrounds the North Park Blocks of downtown Portland, creating an island oasis of 360-degree race viewing.

There’s always fast-paced excitement for cyclists and spectators alike along the race’s highly technical course. You can get close enough to the action to feel the wind from racers rushing by as they complete each half-mile lap in just over one minute.

This free event features a Widmer Beer garden with happy hour from 4-6pm. There is also an expo of handbuilt bike with builders on site to Read the rest of this entry »