Portland August Events 2010
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- All Month: Free Movie Nights in Portland
- All Month: Concerts In The Park | 2010 Portland Summer Concert Series | FREE!
- August 31: Naughty Bingo @ Tanker Bar With Cari Carter Of Motokitty | Every Tuesday
- August 31: Local Film Video Gong Show Round #2 | The Woods
- August 30: Pints For Pica & 2010 TBA Festival Guidebooks | Low Brow Lounge
- August 26-29: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets
- August 29: Portland Timbers vs Crystal Palace (‘Timbers Look To Finish The Win Against Baltimore’)
- August 29: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- August 29: Portland Opera Free Open Chorus Rehearsal In Director Park
- August 29: Willamette Week Pop-Up Pool Party | Free
- August 29: Research Club Brunch @ South Park Blocks | Free
- August 28 & 29: ¬Å“Stumptown Staycation¬Â @ Portland Saturday Market + Win $25 Gift Certificate
- August 28 & 29: Green Dragon Hosts 2nd Annual Nano Fest | Benefit, Beer, Food Carts
- August 28: Portland's Old Town Block Party Is Back + Deelay Ceelay Video
- August 28 & 29: The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium: “Zine Arcade!”
- August 28: Oregon Rafting Team & Tapwater Present The “Going Big Summer Blowout!” @ Mt Tabor Theater | Over $3,000 In Prizes
- August 28: Mudeye Puppet Show, Puppet Making, Puppet Dancing & Live Music @ St Johns Farmer’s Market | FREE
- August 28: Hopworks 2nd Annual Biketobeerfest
- August 28: A Prairie Home Companion @ Oregon Zoo | Zoo Beat Premium Concert
- August 28: Kanaval Portland | Carnival-Style Party To Benefit Haitian Orphanages
- August 28: Portland Treasure Hunt | $250 Cash Prize
- August 28: Portland Radio Authority (PRA) Benefit – Bangaroo @ Plan B
- August 28: Rose City Rollers Derby Daze Double Header @ Oaks Park
- August 28: Wax Fingers Album Release Party @ Backspace | All Ages
- August 28: Massive Dance Party @ Crown Room
- August 28: Portland's Old Town Block Party Is Back + Deelay Ceelay Video
- August 28: Where's Waldo Scavenger Hunt & Portland Public Schools Benefit
- August 28: Blue Cranes Album Release @ Alberta Rose Theater
- August 26-28: Jimmy Pardo @ Helium Comedy Club + Win Tickets
- August 26-28: 19th Festa Italiana | Portland Italian Festival
- August 27 & 28: Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child | NW Film Center
- August 27: Portland Art Museum offers free admission on the fourth Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m.
- August 27: The Quick & Easy Boys, Alpaca and The Villains @ Mt Tabor Theater ($5 advance, $8 day of)
- August 27: Pre-Zine Symposium Dance Party @ The Waterheater
- August 27: “Please And Thank You | Performative Exploration Of Humdrum @ Half/Dozen Gallery
- August 27: Release Party – “Northwest Passage: 50 Years of Independent Music From The Rose City” @ Reading Frenzy
- August 27: Avatar (The River City Band, Portland Teen Idols, rock climbing wall) @ Laurelhurst Park | “Movies In The Park” | FREE
- August 26 & 27: Pink Martini @ Oregon Zoo | Zoo Beat Premium Concert
- August 26: Last Thursday on Alberta
- August 26: Last Thursday On Alberta: BillyGoat Vintage Anniversary + Things out of Stuff Celebration
- August 26: Timbers Aim To Keep Rolling Thursday Night Against Austin
- August 26: Alice in Wonderland (2010) (The River City Trio) @ Hazeltine Park | “Movies In The Park” | FREE
- August 26: Ron Wyden & Rep. Earl Blumenauer @ OMSI In Support Of Wind Energy Job Growth In Oregon
- August 26: Arts Council of Lake Oswego “Follow Your Art!” Summer Festival
- August 26: Curtis Salgado will be playing a free show at EaT: An Oyster Bar | Free, 7-9PM
- August 26: Klutch & Heidi Elise Wirz @ Goodfoot Lounge | Last Thursday
- August 25: Free Play @ Ground Kontrol | Last Wednesday of Every Month
- August 25: Northwest Dance Project Summer Arts On Main Street Performance | Downtown, Outside, Free
- August 25: Grindhouse Film Festival Presents Five Element Ninjas @ Hollywood Theater
- August 24: “Columbia Grain Tour: Feeding the World” – Portland Harbor: Behind the Scenes Tour & Lecture Series By Port of Portland | FREE
- August 24: Naughty Bingo @ Tanker Bar With Cari Carter Of Motokitty | Every Tuesday
- August 24: SHIFT 4 Local Creatives Give 10 Engaging Presentations on Sustainable Design | Portland AIGA
- August 23: “PDX Jelly Coworking” @ Souk | Free
- August 22: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- August 22: Zion-i & Amp Live Party @ Refuge | BBQ & Beer All Night
- August 19-22: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets
- August 18-22: Thrashin' Musical @ Dante's + Win Tickets | ¬Å“West Side Story With Skateboards¬Â
- August 22: Free Summertime Outdoor Acoustic Music Series @ Mississippi Studios (3pm-7pm, free, all ages, drink specials)
- August 19-22: Portland Folk Festival This Weekend + WIN Full Passes ($80)
- August 20-22: Portland Third Annual RiverFest Celebration
- August 21: Portland Baconfest @ EastBurn | Over 2,500 Bacon Lovers
- August 21: “The Portland Harbor by Water” – Portland Harbor: Behind the Scenes Tour & Pub Lecture Series By Port of Portland
- August 21: Montavilla Brewfest @ Thatcher’s | 20+ Different Beer, Music, BBQ
- August 21: 2010 Alberta Street Fair | Parade, Music, Vendors, Beer Garden
- August 21: Chamber Music Concert @ Community Music Center | All-Ages, Free
- August 21: The Three-Minute Picture Show Black Tie Gala & Film Screening @ Clinton Street Theater + Win Tickets
- August 21: Rock For Kids 2010 Benefit @ Hawthorne Theater
- August 21: Multnomah Days – Parade, Kids Zone & More | Multnomah Village Business Association
- August 21: Radical Women Present “Ida B Wells; A Passion for Justice” @ Bread and Roses Center
- August 19-21: Bill Burr @ Helium Comedy Club This Weekend | HBO's ¬Å“One Night Stand¬Â & ¬Å“Chappelle's Show¬Â
- August 20 & 21: Sixth Annual Bend Brew Festival
- August 20 & 21: Glendi Cultural Food Festival in Beaverton | Greek, Middle Eastern, Russian and Ethiopian
- August 20: Flick on Bricks – Jaws @ Pioneer Courthouse Square
- August 20: Karyn Fiebich Vinyl & Ink Solo Show @ The Art Department | Free
- August 20: The Swell Season with Black Francis @ Oregon Zoo | Zoo Beat Premium Concert
- August 20: The Hold Steady @ Crystal Ballroom + Win Tickets
- August 19: Art Spark @ Bar Bar | Portland TBA Festival & Casiokids
- August 19: Portland Noon Tunes In Pioneer Square
- August 19: Grand Opening Celebration of Elizabeth Caruthers Park | First Neighborhood Park in Portland's South Waterfront District
- August 19: Thursday Rooftop Cinema: Troll 2 @ Hotel deLuxe + WIN Tickets | One Of The Worst Movies Ever Made
- August 19: “Good Movies, Outside!” Series @ Ecotrust | FREE
- August 19: Official Lady Gaga Portland After-Party @ Refuge PDX + Win Tickets | SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS
- August 18: Digable Planets @ Mt Tabor Theater
- August 18: The Quebe Sisters Band @ Oregon Zoo | Wednesday Zoo Tunes
- August 18: Apes Tapes Launch Party @ Holocene
- August 17: Portland Noon Tunes In Pioneer Square
- August 17: Naughty Bingo @ Tanker Bar With Cari Carter Of Motokitty | Every Tuesday
- August 16: The EastBurn Presents A Tasting With Stone Brewing | 3 Different Beers Paired With 3 Appetizers
- August 16: Buckman Village Brewery Grand Opening
- August 15: Many Portland Sunday Events
- August 15: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- August 12-15: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets
- August 15: Second Annual Robot Beauty Pageant @ Fez Ballroom | FREE
- August 15: Bargain Hunting 101 Bi-Annual Super-Colossal, Collaborative Clearance Sale @ Crystal Ballroom | Free
- August 15: Free Summertime Outdoor Acoustic Music Series @ Mississippi Studios (3pm-7pm, free, all ages, drink specials)
- August 15: 17th Annual Hawthorne Street Fair!
- August 15: SE Portland Sunday Parkways
- August 15: Tokyo Police Club at Aladdin Theater + Win Tickets
- August 15: Portland India Festival
- August 15: A Great Lengths Event At Bonnet | Benefiting For The American Cancer Society
- August 13-15: Rose City Rollers Hometown Throwdown | Wheels of Justice vs. Rat City, Bay Area & Gotham
- August 13-15: Tualatin Crawfish Festival
- August 12-15: Free Admission To OMSI
- August 14: Chris Isaak @ Oregon Zoo | Zoo Beat Premium Concert
- August 14: Playback Theater: Where Your Stories come to life on the Spot
- August 14: Central Library Block Party | FREE
- August 14: Free ATLAS Global Bass Dance Party @ Holocene
- August 14: Portland Soap Box Derby CRASH Videos & 2010 Info
- August 12-14: Maria Bamford At Helium Comedy Club + Win Tickets
- August 14: MacForce Summer Blast | Largest Mac Expo In Oregon
- August 14: Best of Oregon Food & Wine Festival @ the Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club
- August 13: Flick on Bricks – The Muppets Take Manhattan @ Pioneer Courthouse Square
- August 13: Wieden+Kennedy Sponsored Beer and Blog | Green Dragon
- August 13: The B-52s @ Oregon Zoo | Zoo Beat Premium Concert
- August 13: Poor Man's Whiskey And Fruition @ Mt. Tabor Theater
- August 13: Portland Twilight Criterium | Professional Bike Racing In Downtown Portland
- August 12: Portland Noon Tunes In Pioneer Square
- August 12: Deschutes Brewery Street Fare & Benefit | NW Portland
- August 12: Sally Tomato’s “Toy Room” @ Clinton St Theater | World Premiere, One Night Only
- August 12: Beer Belly Dinner at East Burn + Win Tickets ($70!) | 5 Courses
- August 11: LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends With Tahoe Jackson @ Oregon Zoo | Wednesday Zoo Tunes
- August 11: Timbers Take Recent Triumphs Into Wednesday Night Match Against Minnesota
- August 10: SEMpdx Social Networking Rooftop Party 2010 | Food, Drinks, Music, Networking
- August 10: Portland Noon Tunes In Pioneer Square
- August 10: Naughty Bingo @ Tanker Bar With Cari Carter Of Motokitty | Every Tuesday
- August 10: Grindhouse Film Festival presents: THE 70′S ITALIAN CRIME SERIES! | Hollywood Theater
- August 5-8: 75+ Portland Weekend Events, Parties & Free Tickets
- August 8: The Levon Helm Band with Joe Pug @ Oregon Zoo | Zoo Beat Premium Concert
- August 8: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- August 6-8: Second Annual Nano Beer Fest @ Fanno Creek Brew Pub | 15 Styles of Oregon Beer
- August 6-8: Bite Of Oregon @ Waterfront Park | Largest Culinary Event In Oregon
- August 6-8: The Worlds 13th Annual Elephant Garlic Festival! | North Plains, Oregon
- August 8: Free Summertime Outdoor Acoustic Music Series @ Mississippi Studios (3pm-7pm, free, all ages, drink specials)
- August 5-7: Natasha Leggero @ Helium Comedy Club + Win Tickets
- August 7: Booty Bassment @ Holocene | DJs Dimitri Dickinson, Beyonda, Maxx Bass | FREE
- August 7: Portland Annual Fremont Festival | Music, Food, Art, Street Performers
- August 7: Portland Patios: The Great Outdoor BarFly Bus Tour + Win Tickets ($40!)
- August 7: Ecopalooza All-Day Solar-Powered Concert @ Fernhill Park | FREE
- August 7: Proper Festival @ McCoy Park, North Portland
- August 7: 2010 Portland Iranian Festival | South Park Blocks
- August 7: Ultimate Radical Block Party @ Laughing Horse Books | Music, Food, Games
- August 1-7: Coho Productions' Live Girls: Play About Portland Strip Clubs
- August 6: First Friday East Side Gallery walk (more info)
- August 6: EMEK Art Show @ Po’ Boy Studios | Over 200 Posters, Handbills, Art Prints | First Friday
- August 6: My Own Monsters | British Artist Brings Solo Show To Portland @ Red e
- August 6: First Friday Opening @ Launch Pad Gallery | Katie Simpson Spain
- August 5: Portland Noon Tunes In Pioneer Square
- August 5: 50+ Portland First Thursday Events
- August 5: Creative Advocacy Network First Thursday Flash Performances | NorthWest Dance Project, Last Regiment
- August 5: MusicfestNW Annual Post Show @ Backspace |First Thursday
- August 5: Original Artwork Of Scott Pilgrim @ Floating World Comics
- August 5: Rooftop Cinema @ Hotel deLuxe + Win Tickets
- August: 5: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys @ Oregon Zoo | Wednesday Zoo Tunes
- August 4: Myrrh Larsen Full Band Debut @ Someday Lounge | Free
- August 3: Portland Noon Tunes In Pioneer Square
- August 3: Naughty Bingo @ Tanker Bar With Cari Carter Of Motokitty | Every Tuesday
- August 3: Three Acclaimed Songwriters Co-Headline Mississippi Studios
- August 3: Grindhouse Film Festival presents: THE 70′S ITALIAN CRIME SERIES! | Hollywood Theater
- August 3: National Night Out | 2010 Portland Summer Concert Series | FREE!
- August 2: ShanRock’s Triviology Presents: Damn Fine Quizzery – And Hot! | Twin Peaks Trivia
- August 1: PDX Pop Now! 2010 Fest Line-Up + Compilation CD
- August 1: 2010 Trek In The Park @ Woodlawn Park
- August 1: PDX Gulf Coast Benefit @ Disjecta
- August 1: Free Portland Sunday Concert Series @ Rontoms
- August 1: Free Summertime Outdoor Acoustic Music Series @ Mississippi Studios (3pm-7pm, free, all ages, drink specials)
- August 1: Portland Video: On The Wing Trail (Chapman Swifts) + Win Tickets
- August 1: Overlook Village Celebration on North Killingsworth Street (facebook)
- July 31 & August 1: Rogue’s 16th Annual Bones and Brew Festival | Benefit For Oregon Zoo
- July 30-August 1: PDX Pop Now! 2010 Fest Line-Up + Compilation CD
- July 26-August 1: City-Wide Drink Specials From Yelp | 16 Bars!
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