Win Tickets ($50): FRESH Innovative Electronic Night + BOOTY BASSMENT Rap Dance Party @ Holocene | Two Night of Dancing

We are giving away a pair of tickets to attend FRESH Innovative Electronic on Friday, March 2, 2012 AND tickets for you and five friends to attend BOOTY BASSMENT on Saturday, March 3, 2012, both at Holocene. To win comment on this post why you’d like to attend and which show. Winners will be drawn and emailed Friday, March 2.

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From our sponsors at Holocene:
Jacques Greene @ HoloceneFRESH Innovative Electronic feat. Jacques Greene (Montreal), Robert Koch (Berlin), Tyler Tastemaker, jprez
Friday, March 2
9 p.m. | $10 advance | 21+
Purchase Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets

Holocene
1001 SE Morrison Street
More Info: www.holocene.org

Jacques Greene hails from Montreal, Canada. His focus is glistening house music with the perfect balance of reverence and idiosyncrasy, and an unashamed devotion to R’n'B. Releases on LuckyMe and NightSlugs have announced his arrival in the house music world in fine style, recent remix work for Radiohead and Katy B have made him crossover to a wider audience furthering the attention of this rightfully hyped artist.

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Watch Portland Trail Blazers @ Denver Nuggets in Portland | Preview, Food & Drink Specials

Tonight’s game starts at 6 PM on CSN. If you do not have cable or want a good Portland establishment to enjoy 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).

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SE Portland Area ArtWalk 2012 | Free, 100 Artists, Hawthorne, Clinton, Division, Powell

If you ignore the weather, maybe you can feel spring right around the corner as the SE Portland Area Artwalk arrives this weekend. The art-walk showcases over 100 artists in the areas of Hawthorne, Clinton, Division, and Powell streets. Grab your umbrella, take pics of the first Cherry blossoms of the year, and know that spring is nearly here.

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From Press Release:
SE Portland Area ArtWalk 2012 | Free, 100 Artists, Hawthorne, Clinton, Division, PowellSE Portland Area ArtWalk 2012
Where: Art Walk boundaries SE 9th Ave to SE 41st and SE Powell to SE Hawthorne Blvd
March 3 & 4, 2012| More info: www.seportlandartwalk.com

Nearly 100 artists will provide a blaze of colors, shapes, textures, and visual stimuli in SE Portland neighborhoods for the annual SE Area ARTWalk on Saturday and Sunday, the first weekend of March. The ARTWalk map area includes the boundaries of SE 9th Ave to SE 41st and SE Powell to SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Artists show in their own creative space or are hosted by local residents and businesses allowing you to visit indoor locations on the free, self-guided tour. The SE Area ARTWalk is a community-building event that has strengthened the connection between businesses, artists, and neighbors.

Maps & Tours: View the online guided tour | View Map online can online| Downloaded PDF map here

Win Tickets ($35): ANDAZ Bhangra/Bollywood Dance Party @ Rotture | DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid

We are giving away tickets for you and four friends to attend ANDAZ w/ DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Rotture. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, March 2, 2012.

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From our sponsors at ANDAZ:
Andaz @ RottureANDAZ w/ DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid
Saturday, March 3
9 p.m. | $7 | 21+
More Info: www.anjaliandthekid.com

Rotture
315 SE Third Avenue

The longest-running Desi party West of the Hudson river! ANDAZ is just four months away from its ten-year anniversary! February was the biggest ANDAZ at Rotture yet, a raucous, sweaty dance party with aunties and uncles getting down with all the young kids.

This will be a night of hardcore Panjabi and UK Bhangra dancefloor Molotovs, Bollywood/Tollywood/Kollywood percussion riots, and the latest urban Asian flavors from all corners of the desi diaspora.

ANDAZ is such a Portland institution it is mentioned in the travel guides Best Places Portland 8th Edition and the Moon Handbook Portland; fitting recognition for a monthly dance party now in its tenth year.

Portland Alien Museum First Thursday Art Opening @ Littman Gallery

Did you know there is a Portland Alien Museum? You can learn more about it this First Thursday at Portland State University’s Littman Gallery to see Contact. Contact presents new and venerable works…that examine and explicate alien phenomena ranging from screen memories to sexual encounters within a historical narrative of documents and ephemeral objects from The Portland Alien Museum collection.

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From Press Release:
CONTACTC O N T A C T
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 1st, 5-8 pm

Littman & White Galleries | Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway #250, Portland OR 97207
503.725.5656 | More info: pdx.edu/littmanandwhite

Chase Biado ¬Â¢ Jamie Edwards ¬Â¢ Daniel J Glendening
Joshua Lee Vineyard ¬Â¢ Xhurch Collective | Curated By Chloé Womack

¬Å“There are 400 billion stars out there, just in our galaxy alone. If only one of a million of those had planets¬Â¦ If just one out of a million of those had life, and if just one out of a million of those had intelligent life, there would be literally millions of civilizations out there. And if there wasn't, it'd be an awful waste of space.¬Â1

People who have extraterrestrial experiences want explanations. For three percent of the human population, Read the rest of this entry »

Brick Or Block Lego Tournament @ Cruzroom | FREE, Lego Sculptures, Prizes

From our sponsors at Shanrock:
Lego Challenge @ CruzroomBrick or Block Lego Tournament
Wednesday, February 29
7 p.m. | FREE | 21+
Limit 6 teams of 2-4 people
More Info: shanrockstrivia.com

Cruzroom
2338 NE Alberta Street

You provide the skills, we provide the Legos…and the judging of your skills! Each game will be divided into two rounds. In the first Challenge round all teams will be given about an hour to craft a Lego creation based on a mystery theme. When time’s up, each team will present their work to a panel of three judges, who will score it based on originality, interpretation of the theme, and building skill.

The two highest scoring teams will move on to the Champion Lightning round, in which they will craft another Lego masterpiece. The best of the two will win a prize of some sort . . . and oh, so much glory! This tournament will hereafter be held on the first Wednesday of each month.

Win Tickets: Manimalhouse CD Release @ Ted’s Berbati’s Pan | Funk-Soul Collective

We are giving away a pair of tickets to see Manimalhouse at Ted’s Berbati’s Pan on Saturday, March 3, 2012. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Friday, March 2, 2o12.

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From our sponsors at Manimalhouse:
Manimalhouse @ Ted's Berbati's PanManimalhouse feat. DJ Weather & Serge Severe, Hosted by Tony Ozier
Saturday, March 3
9 p.m. | $5 | 21+
More Info: www.manimalhouse.com

Ted’s Berbati’s Pan
231 SW Ankeny St.

Portland based funk-soul collective Manimalhouse are releasing their long awaited second album, Move Your Soul on Saturday, March 3, 2012. To celebrate, Runaway Productions and Ted's Berbati's Pan is hosting a special edition of its monthly Something Good event with an extended set by its house band Manimalhouse, who will be performing their new album in its entirety. Something Good happens every first Saturday of the month at Ted’s, and is Portland’s only funk and soul night featuring a world class DJ and a live 10 piece band. Read the rest of this entry »

Bob Saget @ Helium Comedy Club Portland | Full House, Entourage, Dirty Work

From our sponsors at Helium:
Bob Saget @ Helium Comedy Club PortlandBob Saget @ Helium Comedy Club Portland
SE Ninth & Hawthorne Blvd.
Thursday, March 1 @ 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Friday, March 2 @ 7 & 9:30 p.m. (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, March 3 @ 7 & 9:30 p.m. (SOLD OUT)
Tickets are $27-$32
For tickets and more information, please visit www.heliumcomedy.com/portland or call 888-64-FUNNY.

Yes, Bob Saget has starred in many successful television shows, including two of the most family-friendly shows network TV has ever produced (“Full House” and “Americas Funniest Home Videos”) but he's also an out of his mind, standup comedian for over thirty years.

From his his HBO special “That Ain’t Right” to his scene-stealing cameos in “Entourage,” and “The Aristocrats,” it's always effective as Saget embraces his dark side. From directing MGM's cult favorite feature film “Dirty Work,” to directing and producing the highly acclaimed ABC television movie, “For Hope,” to starring in the critically acclaimed, Paul Weitz off-Broadway play, “Privilege, to starring on Broadway in the Tony Award winning “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Bob Saget shows no signs of stopping. Ever. Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets ($18): Acoustic Goodfoot All-Stars w/ Scott Law, David Pugh @ The Goodfoot | Acoustic Bluegrass

We are giving away a pair of tickets to see the Acoustic Goodfoot All-Stars on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at The Goodfoot. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, March 2, 2012.

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From our sponsors at The Goodfoot:
Acoustic Goodfoot All StarsAcoustic Goodfoot All-Stars
Saturday, March 3
9 p.m. | $9 | 21+

The Goodfoot
2845 SE Stark Street
More Info:
thegoodfoot.com

You’ve seen The Goodfoot All-Stars tear up the stage with James Brown tributes and more…

This evening we’ve assembled another All-Star group for an evening of the finest bluegrass music around.

The Acoustic All-Stars are:
Tye North (Leftover Salmon)
Scott Law (Honkeytonk Homeslice w/ SCI's Billy Nershi)
David Pugh (Jackstraw)
Jesse Withers (Jackstraw)
Sam Yates (Jackstraw)

This show promises to be a picker’s delight. You’ll be scootin’ those boots, jumpin’ and a booty shakin’ all night long!

Unconditional Forgiveness @ New Renaissance Bookstore | Learn How To Let Go Of Resentment

From our sponsors at New Connexion:
New Connexion February 2012Unconditional Forgiveness For Everyone & Everything
Tuesday, February 28
7-9 p.m. | $10 | All Ages
More Info: newconnexion.net

New Renaissance Bookstore
1338 NW 23rd Avenue

Join us at New Connexion's monthly wellness sampler of new ideas on alternative health, personal growth and conscious living.

Do you have a hard time forgiving others? Learn about what forgiveness is and isn’t, how it benefits you and how to remove obstacles to forgiving. Hear inspirational stories about the miracles that accompany the experience of forgiveness and learn the eight steps of forgiving another. Try an exercise to get the process of step one started, and get a taste of the renewing energy of unconditional love. Mary Hayes Grieco, author of Unconditional Forgiveness, teaches a powerful method of forgiveness that's accessible to everyone.

Sign up for the New Connexion eMinder today, and get free emails with more inspiring workshops and classes -> newconnexion.net/calendar/