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From our sponsors @ Grand Central Bowl:
Portland Lebowski Bash
September 17, 2011 | 9PM-2AM
Free Entry | $3 Games

Grand Central Bowling
808 SE Morrison Ave | Portland, OR 97232 | (503) 236-2695
Website: www.thegrandcentralbowl.com

Lebowski Bash is coming the Grand Central! We’re hosting an all Lebowski party on Saturday, Sept 17th.  Start off the night with the movie screening on the second floor mezzanine starting at 9pm. Our bartenders will be making caucasians all night long from Hood River Distillers and after the movie there’s going to be a “dream sequence” burlesque performance from Itty Bitty Bang Bang!

94.7fm and Miller High Life will be providing a photobooth for everyone to get their picture taken in.  Dress in your best Big Lebowski costume for the contest at midnight!

From our sponsors at Laurelwood:
10th Annual Laurelfest
Saturday, September 17
3 -9 p.m. | FREE | All Ages

Laurelwood Brew Pub
5115 NE Sandy Blvd.
www.laurelwoodbrewpub.com

Laurelwood Public House & Brewery is having it's 10th annual Laurelfest celebration this Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. We will have a special seasonal beer release of Laurelfest Bier; a Vienna lager style fresh hop beer, a wonderful food menu consisting of dishes from a fresh Albacore tuna salad to house made double smoked pork & cheddar sausages, and a fantastic live music line up.

In addition to the great food, beer, and music, we will have fun kids activities all day.

The music schedule and food menu is as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

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Update - October 30: Portland Zombie Walk 2011 @ Hollywood Vintage | FREE, All Ages, Voodoo Donuts, Thriller Dance

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Portland Zombie Walk
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Photo by thelonellama

The Portland Halloween event season is nearing and that means a Portland Zombie Walk & Thrill The World Dance are right around the corner. This year however, they are trying to raise money to make it a legit event (insurance and permits) in Pioneer Square through a kickstarter project. They are offering several prizes including Zombie Walk rubber ducky, T-shirts, and a Zombie Makeover!

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Related Portland Halloween Events and Info:

• Our Portland Halloween Calendar Of Events, Parties, Costume Contests
• 2010 Portland Zombie Walk Pictures | Pioneer Courthouse Square
• Video from 2009 Thrill the World dance (and Zombie walk pictures).
• 2010 Portland Halloween Pictures (on Flickr)

2011 Portland Zombie Walk Info: Kickstarter Project & Prizes:

From Email:
It is the final count down! Ten days until our kickstarter project for the permits and insurance ends. If we do not meet our goal the zombie walk will not meet on Pioneer Court House Square  nor will the Thrill the World Portland dancers perform Michael Jackson’s Thriller. This kickstarter is to raise the funds to cover insurance and permits that the city requires of us as we are now an event of this size. Also all preivious years, all previous organizers were lucky that the Zombie Walk didn’t intrude on the square when another organization had paid for it.

Please check out this link and share it with your friends: kickstarter.com/portland-zombie-walk

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Portland Zombie Walk Prizes (More prizes at Kickstarter Link):

PLEDGE $5 OR MORE: An official 2011 Portland Zombie Walk wristband. A fashionable accessory that you can wear, assuming you still have an attached hand, and all other less benevolent zombies will moan at. Plus … A slightly larger font in the credits of the 2011 Portland Zombie Walk Disk

PLEDGE $10 OR MORE: A custom 2011 Portland Zombie Walk rubber ducky. Why don’t zombies take baths? Because they don’t have a ducky! Don’t find yourself without yours. Plus … the wristband and an even large font in the credits of the Portland Zombie Walk Disk

PLEDGE $100 OR MORE: Now the biggies of limited rewards. You get the wonderful items and the the option to enter a single person into the 2011 Portland Zombie Walk Makeover! You have never felt so dead as you will after Christine Stimac applies her life draining magic on you. Every ghoul will turn and moan when you shuffle by. (and all the other goodies, including special mention and appearance in the 2011 Portland Zombie Walk Disk)

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From Facebook:
We are group of people getting together dressed as Zombies to roam around Portland in a predetermined route to perform Street Theater and zombie antics. Sans weapons, respectfully including zombie “hunters”. Portland Zombie Walk is an annual event in October that started out as a flash mob years ago and usually complimented by Portland Thrill The World volunteer dancers.

Our zombie community has expanded over the years with an observation of around 3,000 zombies during the 2010 Portland Zombie Walk. Portland Zombie Walk has also had walks during “May of the dead” complimentary to PDX Zombie Prom.

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to the Nurses Album Release Party on Thursday, September 22. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Monday, September 19.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week 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:
Nurses Album Release Party
Thursday, September 22
8:30 p.m. | 21+
$7 advance | $8 door
Purchase Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org

Nurses have announced the release of their next full-length, Dracula, on Dead Oceans. The album will be released in the US on September 20 and in the UK on September 19. The new disc features the band’s unmistakable elastic melodies, heady pop hooks and unconventional knack for catchy songwriting. With its deep grooves, funky bass lines and focus on rhythm, Dracula feels like the older brother to 2009′s Apple’s Acre.

The album is handcrafted with weird and wonderful noises from the band members Aaron Chapman, James Mitchell & John Bowers, who eschewed typical instrumental roles and instead collaborated as producers, each contributing his own ideas and sounds to form songs.

From our sponsors at Helium:
Dave Attell @ Helium Comedy Club
SE Ninth & Hawthorne Blvd.

Thursday, September 15 @ 8 p.m.
Friday, September 16 @ 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Saturday, September 17 @ 7:30 and 10 p.m.
Tickets are $25-30
For tickets and more information, please visit www.heliumcomedy.com/portland or call 888-64-FUNNY.

Dave Attell was named one of the ¬Å“25 Funniest People in America¬Â by Entertainment Weekly Magazine. His caustic wit, rapid-fire delivery and his choice of material that can best be described as “very adult” has earned him the reputation as a “comic’s comic.”

But if you ask Attell, he'd say, “I'm just trying to get some laughs and sell some drinks.” In 2001, Attell used this love of booze and laughter to create and host the hit series, “Insomniac with Dave Attell” for Comedy Central. Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to see Marv Ellis & The Platform at The Goodfoot on Saturday, September 17. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, September 16.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week 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:
Marv Ellis & The Platform w/ Mosley Water, Worth + Bondy
Saturday, September 17
9 p.m. | $7 | 21+
thegoodfoot.com

An evening of hip hop featuring the conscious lyrics of Marv Ellis and the tight live band that backs him with everything from jazz to funk to electronica! Person People's Mosley Wotta and Worth and Bondy of NIAYH kick the night off.

A blend of world fusion rooted in hip hop is the key to their success. Front man Marv Ellis is a proven & true Northwest emcee, with a massive catalog of music and abilities.

The band continuously packs local Northwest shows with their fresh new sound, and has put themselves in a position to keep the momentum moving forward.

Portland has several Oktoberfests parties this month, but the only one that is Bike-themed is at Hopworks Urban Brewery (aka HUB) this weekend. In fact, this is the “World’s Only Bike-in Oktoberfest Party” according to the website. This year's event benefits Sunday Parkways and The Bicycle Transportation Alliance.

They are also looking for 80 volunteers and by volunteering, you receive: A BikeToBeerFest tshirt | 10 tickets for food and drink! | First dibs at the Huffy Toss Competition | A chance to be up close and personal with the bands | A seat in the heart of all the action. More info for volunteering on site here.

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From our sponsors at HUB:
3rd Annual Biketobeerfest
September 17, 2011 | Noon - 10 P.M.

Hopworks Urban Brewery
2944 SE Powell Boulevard | Portland, OR 97202 | (503) 232-4677
hopworksbeer.com/biketobeerfest

World's only Bike-In Oktoberfest party featuring Bikes, Beer, & Bands featuring 12 Bike Builders, 5 Local Bands, 15 Hopworks Beers, Games, Performances & Food. 

Biktobeerfest Features, Schedule, and Video: Read the rest of this entry »

From our sponsors at Thirsty Lion:
Oktoberfest Weekend
Friday, September 16 – Saturday, September 17
All Day | FREE | 21+
www.thirstylionpub.com

Downtown Thirsty Lion, 71 SW 2nd Avenue
Washington Square Thirsty Lion, 10205 SW Washington Square

Oktoberfest is here and the Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill is celebrating all weekend long. They’ll be featuring live music, a huge selection of beer and an authentic Oktoberfest menu. Both the downtown and Washington Square locations will be featuring bands on both Friday and Saturday nights.

Downtown’s music lineup: 9/16 The Rock Doctors ¬Â¢ 9/17 The Bradley Band

Washington Square’s music lineup: 9/16 The Brian Odell Band ¬Â¢ 9/17 Jacob Merlin

Pipeline is giving away tickets for you and four friends to attend Rockbox on Friday, September 16 and Gaycation on Saturday, September 17 (No Waiting in Line!). To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend and which event. Winners will be drawn and emailed Friday, September 16.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including tickets 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:
Rock Box Dance Party
Friday, September 16
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.

More Rockbox Info + Gaycation… Read the rest of this entry »

There is another big festival in Pioneer Square tomorrow to celebrate Mexican War of Independence. There will be dancing, food, drink, singing, and the ever-present Mayor Sam Adams. Entry is free!

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Related Portland Events and Info:

• –>Our Portland Events Calendar & Ticket Giveaways<–
• Win VIP Tickets ($110): United: A Gaylabration @ Q Center | Music, Champagne, Food, Dancing (Sept 17)
• Win Tickets: Portland VegFest @ Oregon Convention Center | Food, Cooking Demos, Movies (Sept 17 & 18)
• September 17: 3rd Annual Biketobeerfest @ Hopworks |  12 Bike Builders, 5 Local Bands, 15 Hopworks Beers
  
• September 17: Lebowski Fest @ Grand Central | Free Admission, $3 Games, Costume Contest, Movie, Caucasians, Dance

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El Grito (Fiestas Patrias) Press Release: Read the rest of this entry »