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We are giving away a package for for the 2012 Portland Chocolate Festival at the Oregon Convention Center. The package includes two tickets to Friday’s premiere night ($40, must be 21+) and a chocolate martini gift basket from Leonidas Fresh Belgian Chocolate worth $100! Due to the OLCC, the basket does not include liquor, but it does include lots of chocolate! To win, comment on this post why you would like to win/attend. Winenr will be drawn and emailed Thursday, January 19th.

WIN TICKETS: 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:
2012 Northwest Chocolate Festival
Friday, January 20, 5:30-9:30 p.m. (21+)
Saturday, January 21, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, January 22, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday, $20 | Saturday & Sunday, $7-$10
All Ages Saturday & Sunday

Oregon Convention Center
777 NE M L King Blvd  Portland, OR 97232
(503) 235-7575 | More Info/Tickets: chocolatefest.org

The Seventh Annual ChocolateFest promises you the opportunity to sample, taste, savor, and delight in some of the finest chocolate from the Northwest and beyond.

Best of all, by attending the event, eating some chocolate and having fun, you are helping to support the World Forestry Center Read the rest of this entry »

Pipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to attend the PDneXt electronic music showcase at Holocene on Thursday, January 12, 2012. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Thursday, January 12.

WIN PORTLAND MUSIC: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff

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From our sponsors at Holocene:
PDneXt w/ Natasha Kmeto, Graintable, Plumblyne, Danny Corn
Thursday, January 12
9 p.m. | $5 | 21+

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
www.holocene.org

From our sponsors at Hophouse:
Meet The Brewers w/ GoodLife Brewing Company
6-9 p.m. | FREE | 21+

Hawthorne Hophouse
4111 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
More Info: oregonhophouse.com

Bend, Oregon's newest and most talked about production craft brewery, GoodLife Brewing Company, is excited to be back in Portland mingling with beer aficionados.

Join us for our Meet the Brewer night at the Hawthorne Hophouse Thursday, January 12th from 6-9pm to taste the 2011 Bend Brewfest co-winner Mountain Rescue Dry Hop Pale Ale as well as Descender IPA, Pass Stout, and Scottish Heart Scotch Ale. Read the rest of this entry »

From our sponsors at Bossanova:
Wet Hot American Summer Screening
Thursday, January 12
8-10:30 p.m. | FREE | 21+

Bossanova Ballroom
722 E. Burnside Street
More Info: www.bossanovaballroom.com

“One quality of comedy is that if it’s funny, it needs no further justification, and ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ is funny enough to lay any questions to rest…”
–Keith Phipps, THE ONION

Next Thursday, January 12th at 8:00pm, Bossanova Ballroom takes you back to the year 1981,with the special people who made summer camp unforgettable. From the makers of the 90′s sketch show, “The State”, comes the classic cult hit, “Wet Hot American Summer“! Like a renegade piece of SkyLab, it’s coming to kill us all…with comedy! Drink special: CAMP FIREWOOD PUNCH!

Come laugh with your friends or just bring your girl, make-out while the kids drown in the lake or ignore the vegetable can next to you that calls you out on your self-denial.

From our sponsors at Blitz:
Watch UFC 142: Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes
Saturday, January 14
5:30-8:30 p.m. | FREE | 21+
More Info: blitzbarpdx.webs.com/

Blitz Pearl, 110 NW 10th Avenue
Blitz Tigard (99W), 10935 SW 68th Parkway
Blitz 21, 305 NW 21st Avenue

Head down to Blitz this Saturday for a FREE showing of upcoming mixed martial arts event UFC 142 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

All Blitz locations will have a $3 pint of the bartender’s choice during the fight.

The Blazers got their revenge game against the Los Angeles Clippers last night. They played great team defense and led the whole fourth quarter. The Blazers are now 7-2 and undefeated at home.

Tonight comes a tougher challenge as the best big man in the game, Dwight Howard, comes to town. After this, the Blazers leave for a six game road-trip and won’t be back at the Rose Garden until January 23rd.

The games starts at 7PM on KGW. If you do not have television or want a good Portland establishment to enjoy the game with friends, here are several suggestions from our sponsors.

Watch Trailblazers Games in Portland:

Tanker Bar (Se Hawthorne & 48th) | (503) 445-4635 | More info: tankerbar.com
Tanker Bar will be playing all games on their 6 large LCD TVs. $1 Pabst during all Blazers & Football games, and $1 off Nachos during all games. 15 beers on tap, Buckhunter, free popcorn.

Blitz (Ladd, Pearl, Tigard, NW 21) | More info: blitzbarpdx.webs.com
Blitz's FOUR locations will be happening as always with tons of televisions, drinks specials, and games (ping pong, shuffleboard, buckhunters, horseshoes in Tigard, and more).

East Burn (East Burnside & 18th) | (503) 236-2876 | More info: www.theeastburn.com
East Burn will have the game on a large projection screen on their heated patio and also downstairs. Recess discount menu from 3-6PM. They  have daily drink specials (pdf of specials here). 

NE 15th Avenue & Hawthorne Hophouses | More info: oregonhophouse.com
15th Avenue: 1517 NE Brazee | Hawthorne: 4111 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
The Blazers are back and we are ready to make up for lost time. While they dunk, we'll drink. Come watch the Blazers take on the Cavaliers at 6pm at the Hophouse! Dress in Blazer gear and get your first beer for $2.00.

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Preview - Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic:  Read the rest of this entry »

Our partners at NW Film Center challenge you to a 12-hour marathon of some of the finest films ever created. Even better, all proceeds benefit the NW Film Center helping them to upgrade their 16mm projector, create more School of Film scholarships for kids and teens, and much more.

Pipeline will be giving away a pair of tickets to the event next week, so keep an eye out!

WIN TICKETS: 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 partners at NW Film Center:
NW Film Center 12-Hour Movie Marathon Fundraiser
Saturday, January 21
12 p.m.-12 a.m. | $40 | All Ages
More Info and Tickets: nwfilm.ejoinme.org/?tabid=332424
Facebook Event

McMenamin’s Bagdad Theater
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Twelve hours of cinematic ecstasy. Can you last?

This 12-hour smorgasbord of epic cinematic entertainment features host Sean McGrath of Live Wire and Sweat fame, plus special guests Dan Halsted and Cort and Fatboy, film trivia, live performances, and more than a few surprises.

Film Line-up:

SUNSET BOULEVARD: Gloria Swanson is a former silent film star who’s ready for her closeup.
Billy Wilder, 1950

THE LAST WALTZ: Read the rest of this entry »

From our sponsors at Helium:
Craig Robinson @ Helium Comedy Club
SE 9th Avenue & Hawthorne Blvd.
Friday, January 13
7:30 p.m. (SOLD OUT) | 10 p.m.
Tickets are $30-35
For tickets and more information, please visit www.heliumcomedy.com/portland or call 888-64-FUNNY.

Stand-up comedian and actor Craig Robinson is best known for his role on NBC’s The Office — as well as just about every comedy film released after 2007 — and his understated, laid-back style makes him a perfect comic foil in just about any project.

In 2010, Robinson was named as the successor to comics like Jay Mohr, Anthony Clarke and Bill Bellamy to host Last Comic Standing, making him the funniest host the reality competition series has had to date. Read the rest of this entry »