Portland October Events 2011
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- All Month: Portland Halloween Parties, Events, Costume Contests
- All Month: Free Movie Nights in Portland
- All Month: Special Events, Food & Drink Specials @ Blitz Pearl | Barcade, Pub Club, Industry Night
- All Month: Portland Trivia Nights With ShanRock's Triviology - Fun & Free, Prizes! | Jack London Bar, Bare Bones, East Burn, La Merde
- All Month: Portland Design & Architecture Festival | Home Tours, Parties, Workshops (Win Tickets)
- All Month: Portland LEGO Castle Adventure @ Portland Children’s Museum | 1,000s of LEGOs
- October 25-31: Fright Town – Portland Halloween Haunted House: Event Info, Coupon, & More
- October 31: SE Portland Halloween @ Holocene - Nightmarish Stopmotion Adaptation of Alice in Wonderland With Wampire, Litanic Mask, Bruxa (Win Tickets)
- October 31:S.I.N. Halloween Boo Bash @ Cuda Beach Club | Liquor Tasting, Costume Contest, DJs
- October 31: Monday Night Trivia Halloween Edition @ Hawthorne and 15th Avenue Hophouses | FREE, ShanRock’s Triviology, Half-Price Beer Flights
- October 31: Thriller Halloween Party @ Refuge PDX | Thriller Dance, Costumes, Special Guest (Win Tickets)
- October 31: Watch Monday Night Football In Portland @ East Burn | $10 Pitchers, Patio Projection Screen
- October 31: Seventh Annual Portland Halloween Tour of Untimely Departures | Lone Fir Cemetery
- October 31: Not So Spooky Halloween Stories @ Portland Library | Woodstock
- October 31: Parachute @ Hawthorne Theater | All Ages, Melodic Rock, Afropop (Win Tickets)
- October 31: 1st Annual Portland GRIMM Halloween Bike Ride & Mobile Dance Party | Free
- October 31: MileGhost 5 – The Haunted Manor @ Milepost 5 | FREE, Indoor Trick-or-Treating, All Ages
- October 30-31: Gomyo Plays Beethoven w/ Oregon Symphony | Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Nielsen’s The Inextinguishable
- October 29-31: Portland Scare Hollow Haunted Event 2011@ Mt Tabor: Entire Halloween Town | FREE, Fully Actor Driven Yard Haunt
- October 28-31: Portland Friends Of Library Fall Used Book Sale | 100,000 Items
- October 30: Free Portland Halloween Trivia Event - They're Coming For You: Zombie Quizzery
- October 30: Portland Zombie Walk 2011 @ Hollywood Vintage | FREE, All Ages, Voodoo Donuts, Thriller Dance
- October 30: Annual Portland Dia De Los Muertos Celebration at Linnton Community Center | Free, Traditional Dance & Music
- October 30: Invasion of Place | FREE, All Ages, Public Art Project, Music
- October 30: Watch New Walking Dead Episodes @ Tanker Bar, SE Hawthorne (happy hour prices, 15 beers on tap, free popcorn)
- October 30: Last 2011 Regular Market Day @ Montavilla Farmer’s Market | Extreme Pumpkin Carving
- October 30: 6th Annual Celebration of Art at Mittleman Jewish Community Center | FREE, Local Artists, Live Music
- October 30: Clyde Lewis’s Ground Zero Lounge: Killer Clown Edition | John Wayne Gacy’s Suits, Ghost Contact
- October 28-30: Lizard Lounge NW Portland Warehouse Sale This Weekend | Pendleton, Levis Vintage, Nau, G-Star, & More
- October 29 & 30: Howloween At The Oregon Zoo | Scavenger Hunt, Goodie Bags, Candy, Prizes
- October 29 & 30: 3rd Annual Portland Int’l Raceway ChumpCar Halloween Race Weekend | Costume Contest, Jack-O-Lantern Contest, Prizes
- October 29 & 30: Portland Dia De Los Muertos (Day Of The Dead) Parade, Altar Build, & Music Celebration | FREE
- October 29: SE Portland Halloween @ Bagdad Theater | FIAT Fright Nights – John Carpenter’s THE THING (1982)
- October 29: Watch UFC 137 in Portland @ Blitz Pearl & Tigard | FREE, St-Pierre vs Condit, Drink Specials
- October 29: “Sing & Scream” North Portland Halloween Karaoke & Costume Party @ Sweet Home Bar | $5 Jager bombs, Drink Specials, Swag, Prizes & Raffle
- October 29: Ron Jeremy’s Club Sesso Halloween Party | Four Floors of Horrors, Costumes
- October 29: Halloween Boo Cruise Party On Portland Spirit: Music, Costume Contests, Prizes, & More
- October 29: Night of the Living Ales @ Burnside Brewing Co. | Beer, Burlesque, Music, Fire (Win Tickets, $30+)
- October 29: Portland Thrill the World Dance @ Irving Park | Practice, Date, Location | Michael Jackson Zombie Thriller Dance
- October 29: A Talking Heads Halloween @ Goodfoot Lounge With Ben Darwish & Commotion + Polyrhythmics (Win Tickets)
- October 29: Second Annual Midnight Serenaders Halloween Bash @ Secret Society Ballroom | Costumes, Dancing, Special Zombie Drinks (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 29: Portland Halloween Costume Party + Discount | Fire Dancers, Aerial Performers, Music, & Benefit For Oncology Youth Connection (Win Tickets)
- October 29: HOWL All Night Portland Halloween Party + Win Tickets ($50+) | Benefit For The City Repair Project
- October 29:Heineken Halloween @ The Crown Room | FREE Drinks, Costumes, DJ Doc Ada, DJ Marvel
- October 29: Portland Farmers Market Family Friendly Halloween Event at PSU | Pumpkin Carving, Costume Parade
- October 29: Halloween at Hawthorne Theater | Costume Contests, Raffle, Music, Burlesque (Win Tickets, $50)
- October 29: 12th Annual Erotic Ball | Portland’s Biggest Halloween Party | 2,000 People, $10,000 Costume Contest
- October 29: Drop Dead Gorgeous Halloween Party @ Grand Central Bowl | Hair and Makeup, Costume Contest, Halloween Cocktails
- October 29: Portland Day Of The Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) Celebration @ Pink Rose | Four Course Meal, Tequila Pairings, Costumes (Win Tickets, $100)
- October 29: Bollywood Horror IX Costume Dance Party w/ DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 29: Portland Halloween $500 Costume Contest & Party @ East Burn | Live Music All Night, Rare Monk, Cascadia Soul Alliance
- October 29: Tangled Halloween Party In North Portland | Ariel Dancers, Music, Costumes, Complimentary Adult Beverages
- October 29: Clean Energy Film Festival @ The Dalles | FREE, Three Documentary Films
- October 29: Vagabond Opera’s Transylvanian Voodoo Ball @ Star Theater | Music, Tarot Readings, Costumes, Chervona, Rachel Brice (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 29: SNAP! 90′s Dance Party – Halloween Edition @ Holocene (Win Tickets)
- October 29: Trick-or-Tiki at Trader Vic’s – Costume Contest, Drink Specials
- October 29: Portland Thrill the World Dance Practice | Michael Jackson Zombie Thriller Dance
- October 29: Blue Iris Halloween Costume Party @ The Spare Room | FREE, New Orleans Style Brass Band, Costumes
- October 29: Jazz Concert to Benefit Friends of the Children, Portland @ First Unitarian Church | One Night Only (Win Tickets)
- October 28-31: Portland Friends Of Library Fall Used Book Sale | 100,000 Items
- October 28: Boy and Bean @ East Burn | FREE, 10 p.m., Swing, Jazz Trio (More Info)
- October 28: LIVE 95.5 Freak Boutique Portland Halloween Party @ Wonder Ballroom | 1,000 People, Live Music, $2,500 Prize Costume Contest, & More
- October 28: Snow Angel + Flamenco En Vivo @ Mt. Tabor Theater | Indie Pop, Flamenco Music, Dancing (Win Tickets, $50)
- October 28: XI, Tyler Tastemaker, Graintable @ Holocene | FREE Before 11 p.m., Bass Music
- October 28: Friday DJ Night @ Jack London Bar | FREE, Dancing, Starts At 10 p.m. (Info/Website)
- October 28: Watch NBC’s GRIMM Premiere (& Every Episode) In Portland | Free Admission & Popcorn
- October 29: Portland Thrill the World Dance Practice, Date, Location | Michael Jackson Zombie Thriller Dance
- October 28: Soundstage Rhythm Orchestra’s Macabre Ball @ Bossanova Ballroom | Masquerade Ball, 24-Piece Orchestra, Burlesque (Win Tickets, $40)
- October 28: Portland’s Sexiest Halloween Party: Boogie Nights VIII | Costume Contest, 80s Music, Dancing (Win Tickets, $50)
- October 28: Halloween at Oregon Zoo – Annual Squishing Of The Squash
- October 28: Pink Martini & Storm Large Joining Occupy Portland For “This Land Is Our Land” Rally | Pioneer Courthouse Square
- October 28: Free Admission to Portland Art Museum | 5-8PM, Fourth Friday of Every Month
- October 28: Snow Angel @ Music Millenium | FREE, All Ages, Indie, Pop, Folk, 8-bit
- October 27-29: Nightmare On Couch Street Halloween Party Weekend @ Blitz Pearl | Costume Contest, Prizes, Dancing
- October 27-29: Hannibal Buress @ Helium Comedy Club | Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock
- October 27-28: Quarter Orange’s 2nd Annual Halloween Kickoff Extravaganza @ Holocene | FREE, local horror short viewing
- October 27: Moo Got 2 w/ Charley Orlando @ The Goodfoot | Downtempo, Analog Synth, Funk, Rock
- October 27: Last Thursday Art Opening @ The Goodfoot | FREE, Art, Cocktails
- October 27: Friends Of Last Thursday meeting @ Random Order Coffee Shop | Volunteers Wanted (more info)
- October 27: Watch Always Sunny in Philadelphia & The League at Tanker Bar, SE Hawthorne (15 beer on tap, free popcorn, more info)
- October 27: All.I.Can Film Screening @ Bagdad Theater | Best Movie In Skiing (Win Tickets)
- October 27: Paula Sinclair @ Music Millenium | FREE, All Ages, Country, Rock
- October 26: Beer Tasting @ Blitz Pearl | FREE, Appetizers Provided (More Info)
- October 26: Presentation & Dialogue: Grassroots Participation in Designing Community | FREE, All Ages, Snacks
- October 26: The Impostors/Temporal Love @ Music Millenium | FREE, All Ages, Punk, Blues, Funk
- October 26: Fungineers Pantasy Island Halloween Tour @ Someday Lounge – Performers, Costumes
- October 25-31: Fright Town – Portland Halloween Haunted House: Event Info, Coupon, & More
- October 25: Mark Dodich & Emily Trikus @ New Renaissance | Astrology Holiday Survival Guide
- October 25: Stumptown Stories @ Jack London Bar | FREE, Portland Hauntings
- October 25: Naughty Bingo @ Tanker Bar | FREE, Hosted By Rocket, Dirty Prizes
- October 24: Kids In The Hall Quiz @ Jack London Bar | FREE, Signed Trophy, Shanrock’s Triviology
- October 24: Celebrity Chef Stephanie Izard w/ Chef Andy Ricker (Pok Pok) To Present A Private Multi-Course Dinner @ Ping | Benefit For “Share Our Strength”
- October 24: Drunk Poets Society @ Lovecraft Bar | FREE, Open Mic Poetry, Silent Film, Drinks
- October 24: Warren Haynes Band @ Crystal Ballroom | Soul, Blues, Member of The Allman Brothers, The Dead, Gov’t Mule (Win Tickets, $50)
- October 24: Watch Monday Night Football In Portland @ East Burn | $10 Pitchers, Patio Projection Screen
- October 23: Watch New Walking Dead Episodes @ Tanker Bar, SE Hawthorne (6-7PM, happy hour prices, 15 beers on tap, free popcorn)
- October 23: High Places, Purple & Green @ Holocene | Dance Beats, Electronic, Visual Art (Win Tickets)
- October 23: Matt Nathanson @ Music Millenium | FREE, All Ages, Pop, Rock, Acoustic
- October 20-23: Portland Cocktail Week | 4 Days, 51 Events (Win Tickets, $240)
- October 19-23: Fright Town – Portland Halloween Haunted House: Event Info, Coupon, & More
- October 21-23: Annual Apple Tasting Event @ Portland Nursery
- October 22-23: Sounds of the 60s & 70s w/ Oregon Symphony | Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Blood, Sweat & Tears
- October 22-23: Portland Halloween Costume Sale @ Oregon Ballet Theatre | FREE, Fabric, Tutus, Ballet Shoes
- October 22: Secure Your ID Day @ Landmark Ford | FREE, Document Shredding, Cell Phone Drive
- October 22: 80s Dance Party w/ 90 Below @ Jack London Bar | Prom-Style Photos, 80s/90s Attire, Music
- October 22: Rose City Rollers & Portland Men’s Roller Derby Coed Bout + Rosebuds HS Bouts @ The Hangar | Derby Double-Header (Win Tickets, $80)
- October 22: Portland Parks and Recreation Bridge Walk | Tour Downtown’s Largest Mechanical Structures (Win Tickets, $30+)
- October 22: Moonlight Masquerade @ Oregon Convention Center | Electronic Music, Three Stages, Costumes
- October 22: A Panel Discussion: Iraqi Refugees In Portland @ Launch Pad Gallery
- October 22: Dogtooth @ East Burn | FREE, 10 p.m., Folk, Bluegrass, Swing (More Info)
- October 22: Danny Barnes w/ Fruition @ The Goodfoot | Bluegrass, Country, Folk (Win Tickets)
- October 22: 4th Annual Moulin Rouge at Bagdad Theater | 35mm Showing, Film’s 10 Year Anniversary, 21+ (Win Tickets)
- October 22: No Ivy Day 2011 @ Gateway Green | FREE, All Ages, Green, Community
- October 22: 8 1/2 DJs: Soul and R&B Edition @ Holocene | Beyondadoubt, Cooky Parker (Win Tickets)
- October 22: Portland’s Wackiest & Craziest Halloween Event – Night Scavenger Hunt | $1000 in Prizes & Pipeline Discount
- October 22: HealthCamp Oregon 2011 at Urban Airship | FREE, Discussing Health
- October 22: Harvest Fest @ Portland Community College’s Rock Creek Campus | FREE, Theater, Music
- October 21: Massacre: Curves of the Damned @ Bossanova Ballroom | Gore-Burlesque, Fire Dancers, Contortionists, Costume Contest (Win Tickets)
- October 21-23: Freak Bike Fall IV | Freak Bikes Events All Weekend Long
- October 21: Unhappy Hipsters Book Signing @ Land | FREE, Wine, Meet The Authors
- October 21: Blackalicious w/ Freestyle Fellowship @ Refuge PDX | Hip Hop, Gift of Gab (Win Tickets, $40)
- October 21: Whispering Pines @ Music Millenium | FREE, All Ages, L.A. Classic Rock
- October 21: Soul Stew Dance Party @ The Goodfoot | Funk, Blues, Break Beats
- October 21: Nikon Night @ Lizard Lounge | FREE, Beer, Wine, Music, Giveaways
- October 21: Rockbox Dance Party @ Holocene | Electro, Hip Hop, Sweet Beats (Win Tickets)
- October 21: Friday DJ Night @ Jack London Bar | FREE, Dancing, Starts At 10 p.m. (Info/Website)
- October 20-23: Portland Cocktail Week | 4 Days, 51 Events (Win Tickets, $240)
- October 20-22:Tom Green @ Helium Comedy Club | Road Trip, MTV’s Tom Green Show
- October 20-22: White Bird Uncaged Presents Chunky Move’s Connected @ Lincoln Hall | 5 Dancers Create Kinetic Sculpture (Win Tickets, $60)
- October 20: Connecting Communities: Adaptable At Any Age @ Lloyd DoubleTree | FREE, All Ages, Music, Food, Mayor Adams
- October 20: Watch Always Sunny in Philadelphia & The League at Tanker Bar, SE Hawthorne (15 beer on tap, free popcorn, more info)
- October 20:Scott Law Band w/ Erskine @ The Goodfoot | Reunion Show, Electric Guitar
- October 20: April Verch @ Alberta Street Pub | First Woman To Win Canada’s Fiddle Championship (Win Tickets)
- October 20: Robben Ford w/ The Campbell Brothers @ Aladdin Theater | Electric Guitarist, 5-Time Grammy Nominee (Win Tickets, $50+)
- October 20: Entertainment For People @ The Woods | Ian Karmel, Comic Strip Tease, Cupcakes, Booze (Win Tickets, $30+)
- October 19-23: Fright Town – Portland Halloween Haunted House: Event Info, Coupon, & More
- October 19: Selling Yourself in a Recovering Economy Workshop @ Brix Tavern | pdxMindshare
- October 19: Bottleneck Blues Band w/ Twisted Whistle @ The Goodfoot | Soul, Blues
- October 19: pdxMindShare Networking Event @ Brix Tavern | NW Portland
- October 19: Horroregon Social @ Jack London Bar | FREE, Dancing, Talk Show, Celebrity Guests
- October 19: Trivial Comedy @ Helium Comedy Club | FREE, Trivia, Stand Up
- October 19: Yellowman @ Mt. Tabor Theater | Jamaican Reggae Dancehall Legend
- October 19: Save Bristol Bay Road Show @ Bagdad Theater | FREE, All Ages, Documentary Screening, Refreshments
- October 18: Stumptown Stories Portland Halloween Edition @ Jack London Bar | FREE, Haunted Happenings, Drinks
- October 18: Naughty Bingo @ Tanker Bar | FREE, Hosted By Rocket, Dirty Prizes
- October 17: Drunk Poets Society @ Lovecraft Bar | FREE, Open Mic Poetry, Silent Film, Drinks
- October 17: Watch Monday Night Football In Portland @ East Burn | $10 Pitchers, Patio Projection Screen
- October 17: GAEA to play free show at Float On. Live music, food & wine to celebrate one year of sensory deprivation.
- October 17: Mike Keneally Band & Bryan Beller @ Mt. Tabor Theater | Guitar, Singer-Songwriter
- October 13-16: MANY Portland, Events, Parties, FREE Tickets ($700+)
- October 16: Wavesauce Pre-Halloween Party & Costume Contest @ Goodfoot| Benefit For Lone Fir Cemetery
- October 16: Doggiepalooza @ World Forestry Center | Pet Fair, Parade, Beer, Fashion Show (Win Tickets)
- October 16: Peter and The Wolf w/ Oregon Symphony | Kids Concert Series, Choir, Dancers, Narrator Pamela Mahon
- October 16: Portland Urban Goat Keeping 101 @ Multnomah County Library | FREE, Live Goat, Urban Goat Info
- October 12-16: Fright Town – Portland Halloween Haunted House: Event Info, Coupon, & More
- October 15-16: Portland Open Studios | Watch Artists Work, Studio Tours (Win Tickets)
- October 13-15: Portland Ballet Double Bill: Petrouchka/Carmen @ Oregon Ballet Theatre | Under 35? Pay Your Age
- October 13-15: The Skylar Brothers @ Helium Comedy Club | Curb Your Enthusiasm, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia
- October 15: Wax! Dance Party @ Jack London Bar | FREE, 80s Club Underground Music (Info/Website)
- October 15: Marv Ellis and The Platform @ The Goodfoot | Hip Hop (Win Tickets)
- October 15: Downtown Vancouver Sweet & Savory Walking Food Tour | Ethnic Delicacies, Vancouver History
- October 15: Acoustic Minds @ East Burn | FREE, 10 p.m., Rock (More Info)
- October 15: “A Star Is Born” | Decemberists Tribute Band | Reel Music Film Festival (Win Tickets)
- October 15: Rose City Rollers Fresh Meat Tryouts @ The Hangar | FREE, Be A Roller Derby Skater
- October 15: Lyricist Lounge w/ Wordsworth, Punchline, Philly’s Phunkestra @ Crown Room | 1st Hour Drinks FREE, Funk, Hip Hop
- October 15: Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy w/ Oregon Symphony | 120 Voices, 3 Choral Masterpieces (More info/tickets)
- October 15: Storm Day: Commemorating The Columbus Day Storm @ Pittock Mansion | Tornado Chamber, Weather Balloon, Historic Photos
- October 15: Fresh Hop Celebration @ East Burn | FREE, 8 Kegs, Ninkasi, Double Mountain
- October 15: Portland Urban Goat Keeping 101 @ Multnomah County Library | FREE, Live Goat, Urban Goat Info
- October 15: Art Opening @ Place Gallery | FREE, All Ages, Installations
- October 15: EMEK Poster Retrospective Opening @ Peoples Art Of Portland | The Thinking Man’s Poster Artist, FREE, All Ages
- October 14-16: Annual Apple Tasting Event @ Portland Nursery
- October 13-15: Portland Ballet Double Bill: Petrouchka/Carmen @ Oregon Ballet Theatre | Under 35? Pay Your Age
- October 13-15: The Skylar Brothers @ Helium Comedy Club | Curb Your Enthusiasm, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia
- October 14: Soul Stew Dance Party @ The Goodfoot | Soul, Funk, Breakbeats
- October 14: Portland Timbers vs Houston Dynamo | Timbers Final Home Game Is Do Or Die
- October 14:St. Vincent w/ Cate Le Bon @ Crystal Ballroom | Baroque Guitar Rock (Win Tickets)
- October 14: Shine-A-Light @ Portland Art Museum | 3,000+ People, Dance, Poetry, Tattoo (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 14:Orchestre L’Pow Presents Moonlight Masquerade @ Bossanova Ballroom | Burlesque, Big Props, Costumes, Music (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 14: Ninkasi Killer Beer Dinner @ Brasserie Montmartre | Seven Course Dinner, Beer Pairing
- October 14: Discos Discos @ Holocene | Tropical Bass Dance Party (Win Tickets)
- October 14: King Crimson’s Adrien Belew Power Trio @ Aladdin Theater | Progressive Rock ( Win Tickets, $60)
- October 14: Pagan Jug Band @ East Burn | FREE, 10 p.m., Folk, Bluegrass (More Info)
- October 13-15: Portland Ballet Double Bill: Petrouchka/Carmen @ Oregon Ballet Theatre | Under 35? Pay Your Age
- October 13-15: The Skylar Brothers @ Helium Comedy Club | Curb Your Enthusiasm, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia
- October 13: Alameda Brewing Beer Belly Dinner @ East Burn | Four Course Dinner, Beer Pairings (Win Tickets, $80)
- October 13: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks w/ Ty Segall @ Crystal Ballroom | Singer/Songwriter from Pavement, Indie Rock (Win Tickets)
- October 13: Bang Bang Portland Premiere @ Hollywood Theater | Indie Gangster Drama (Win Tickets)
- October 13: Chris Haberman Art Opening @ Littman Gallery | FREE, All Ages, People’s History of Oregon
- October 13: Gang Gang Dance @ Holocene | Pan Cultural Body Music (Win Tickets, $30)
- October 13: Mars Retrieval Unit @ The Goodfoot | Psychedelic Rock
- October 13: Russell Batiste and Friends w/ The Dirty Syncopators @ Mt. Tabor Theater | New Orleans Funk (Win Tickets)
- October 13: Joseph Webb’s Sight Beyond Vision Opening Reception @ White Gallery | FREE, All Ages, New Works in Photography
- October 13: Iron Bartender @ Left Bank Annex | Portland’s Top Bartenders Compete For Children’s Relief Nursery
- October 13: Portland McMenamins Kennedy School 14th Anniversary | FREE, All Ages, Music, Food & Drink Specials
- October 12-16: Fright Town – Portland Halloween Haunted House: Event Info, Coupon, & More
- October 12: The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy Presents A Special Reading of Wildwood | Ursula Leguin, Kim Stafford, Forest Park Benefit (Win Tickets)
- October 7-13: Friday the 13th at Laurelhurst Theater | 1980, It’s Jason’s Birthday! (Showtimes/Tickets)
- October 7-13: Pink Promise Zone @ Pioneer Place | FREE, Breast Health Info, Susan G. Komen Benefit
- October 12: VINYL: THE ALTERNATE TAKE @ Whitsell Auditorium- Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center (Win Tickets)
- October 12: Tequila Tasting @ Blitz Pearl | FREE, Appetizers Provided (More Info)
- October 12: Future Beat 11 @ The Goodfoot | Feat. Dundiggy, Carrier, Brazil, Ryan Organ
- October 12: AIGA’s dMob Social @ Shanghai Tunnel | Free, Portland Professional Association For Design
- October 11: FOO FIGHTERS: BACK AND FORTH @ Mission Theater- Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center (Win Tickets)
- October 11: Falling Whistles @ Lizard Lounge | FREE, All Ages, DJ, Drinks, Art Installation
- October 11: “Deaf Jam” @ Community Cinema | Free, PBS Independent Lens Series
- October 11: Stumptown Stories: Real Class Warfare @ Jack London Bar | FREE, Longshore Strike In Portland, History In A Bar
- October 10: Watch Monday Night Football In Portland @ East Burn | $10 Pitchers, Patio Projection Screen
- October 10: MR. MOJO RISIN: THE STORY OF L.A. WOMAN @ Mission Theater- Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center (Win Tickets)
- October 10: Bronfman Plays Brahms w/ Oregon Symphony | Piano, Brahms First Concerto
- October 7-9: Fright Town – Portland Halloween Haunted House: Event Info, Coupon, & More
- October 9: Portland Urban Goat Keeping 101 @ Multnomah County Library | FREE, Live Goat, Urban Goat Info
- October 9: Riches of A City @ 5th Avenye Cinema | FREE, History of Downtown Portland
- October 9: Celso Machado, Geoff Berner, The Brazillionaires @ The Old Church | Brazilian Guitarist, Percussionist, Multi-Instrumentalist (Win Tickets)
- October 9: Cut Copy After Party @ Holocene | Acid House, Electro, Soul (Win Tickets)
- October 9: Piano Riot! @ Kaul Auditorium | Multiple Grand Pianos, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (Win Tickets)
- October 8-9: Portland Open Studios | Watch Artists Work, Studio Tours (Win Tickets)
- October 8: Rah Digga w/ Rose Bent, 4th Pyramid, Manimalhouse @ Crown Room | First Hour of Drinks FREE, Hip-Hop
- October 8: Sugarcane w/ Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank @ The Goodfoot | Back Woods Blues, Rootsy Folk (Win Tickets)
- October 8: Portland Cheese Festival @ Green Dragon | “The Wedge”
- October 8: WhereCampPDX 2011 @ Metro Regional Center, FREE, All Ages, Unconference
- October 8: THIS IS NOISE POP @ Whitsell Auditorium - Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center (Win Tickets)
- October 8: Buck and Bounce Dance Party @ Holocene | Dirty South Bass (Win Tickets)
- October 8: Oregon Days Of Culture Puppet Performances @ Walters Cultural Arts Center | Hillsboro, Free
- October 8: Bronfman Plays Brahms w/ Oregon Symphony | Piano, Brahms First Concerto
- October 8:Oregon Music Hall of Fame Induction & Concert @ Newmark Theater | Music, Guitar Auction, Poison Waters (Win Tickets)
- October 8: Unsinkable Genius: The Surreal Voyage of George Hitchcock & kayak @ Portland Central Library
- October 8: Free Day at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center Japanese American History Museum | Oregon Days Of Culture
- October 8: DJ Gray Matter @ East Burn | FREE, 10 p.m., Pop, Rock, Electronic (More Info)
- October 8: Tannaz Farsi Opening Reception @ Disjecta | FREE, All Ages, Art Installation
- October 7-13: Pink Promise Zone @ Pioneer Place | FREE, Breast Health Info, Susan G. Komen Benefit
- October 7-13: Friday the 13th at Laurelhurst Theater | 1980, It’s Jason’s Birthday! (Showtimes/Tickets)
- October 7-9: Fright Town – Portland Halloween Haunted House: Event Info, Coupon, & More
- October 7: Johnson Creek Community Art Show @ Spring Creek Coffee House | FREE, Art, Wine, Cheese
- October 7: Brongaene Griffin - Traditional Irish Fiddling @ Portland Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA)
- October 7: Five Elements Art Show @ Bamboo Grove | FREE, All Ages, Chinese Philosophy and Medicine
- October 7: Carolyn Hart First Friday @ The Ford Building | FREE, All Ages, Fashion Design, Photography
- October 7: SE Portland First Friday Art Show With Giulia Patriarca Cruise | Tast Unique, barre3, Twill, Sushi Mazi, Ecobaby
- October 7: Oregon Wild Photo Contest Unveiling @ Ecotrust | FREE, Silent Auction, Beer, Wine
- October 7: First Friday Superjam w/ DJ Magneto & Friends @ The Goodfoot | Funk, Soul, Disco, Hip Hop
- October 7: What We Carried Opening Reception @ Launch Pad Gallery | FREE, All Ages, Iraqi Food & Music
- October 7: Andrew’s Ave w/ Cascadia Soul Alliance @ East Burn | FREE, 10 p.m., Funk, Rock (More Info)
- October 7: Mark Farina World Tour @ Refuge PDX | Mushroom Jazz, Electronic (Win Tickets)
- October 7: Stumptown Underground Top Secrets Zine Release Party @ In Other Words | FREE, All Ages, Prizes
- October 7: Portland Community College (PCC) 50th Anniversary Celebration @ Pioneer Courthouse Square | Music, Food, Senator Jeff Merkley
- October 7: Calvin Johnson of K Records @ PSU | Music by Point Juncture, WA, EMP.MOE
- October 7: Pets and Portraits Free Exhibit @ The Splendorporium | SE Portland Children’s Art Gallery
- October 6-8: Anthony Jeselnik @ Helium Comedy Club | Comedy Central Roasts, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
- October 6: Portland First Thursday 25th Anniversary: 50+ Art Openings & Events
- October 6: 1st Thursday Phunktion w/ Philly’s Phunkestra, Polyrhythmics @ The Goodfoot | Live Art, Dancers, Breakers
- October 6: Chad Vangaalen, Gary War, aan @ Holocene | Psych-Pop, Rock (Win Tickets)
- October 6: Watch Oregon Ducks vs Cal Bears in Portland @ Thirsty Lion
- October 6: Free First Thursday Music In the Pearl – Jordan Harris | Pink Rose PDX
- October 6: Occupy Portland Protest @ Tom McCall Waterfront Park
- October 6: Betty Mayhem Karaoke in the Rialto’s Jack London Bar (More info)
- October 6: Ninkasi Sleigh’r Holiday Ale Release Party @ Thirsty Lion | Beer, Music, Trivia, Prizes
- October 5-9: Mitsubishi i 100% Electric Experience | FREE, Test Drive An Electric Vehicle
- October 5: OctoberBest High Tech Trade Show | 80+ Exhibitors, Benefit For Oregon Food Bank
- October 5: Pocket w/ Trio Subtronic @ The Goodfoot | Funk Quartet, Jazz, Covers
- October 5: Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra Free Performance – Ensemble Benefit Concert
- October 4-5: Doug Benson @ Helium Comedy Club | Super High Me, VH1′s Best Week Ever, Doug Loves Movies
- October 4: Scott Pemberton Trio @ The Goodfoot | FREE, Funk, Jazz, Improv
- October 4: PDX Green Drinks: GoGreen Afterparty @ Jinx | FREE, Food & Drink Specials
- October 4: Oregon Symphony Storytime @ St Johns Library | Free
- October 3: Hindi Zahra w/ Ryan Francesconi, DJ Anjali @ Holocene | Sultry Folk, Jazz
- October 3: Bully On Bronte: Wuthering Heights vs Jane Eyre Trivia @ Ella Street Social Club | FREE, Prizes, Drinks, Shanrock’s Trivia
- October 2 & 3: North Portland Oktoberfest @ Prost! Beer Garden, 3 Bars, 10 Food Carts, 6000 Square Feet
- October 2: Wordstock Literary Quiz @ East Burn | FREE, Prizes, Drinks, Shanrock’s Trivia
- October 2: Aids Walk Portland @ Pioneer Square | Prizes, Food, Friends, 11,000+ People
- October 2: Portland Urban Goat Keeping 101 @ Multnomah County Library | FREE, Live Goat, Urban Goat Info
- October 1 & 2: Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Schedule
- October 1 & 2: Portland Greek Festival Pictures & 2011 Schedule | 15,000+ People, Food, Music, Dance
- October 1: Star Slinger @ Holocene | Electronic, Soul, Psychedelia (Win Tickets)
- October 1: Mark Curry + Halloween Video @ Helium Comedy Club | Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper, Showtime At The Apollo (Win Tickets, $80)
- October 1: Scott Pemberton Superband @ The Goodfoot | Funk, Rock, Jazz, Psychedelia (Win Tickets)
- October 1: The Many Faces of Breast Cancer @ Ambridge Events Center | FREE, Cancer Resources, Panel Discussion, Refreshments
- October 1: Booty Call of the Wild @ Jack London Bar | FREE, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Dancing
- October 1: Bootleggers Ball @ Irving Street Kitchen | Open Bar, Gourmet Food, Music, Performers, Dancing (Win Tickets)
- October 1: ROFLCon Summit + Ben Huh Interview @ Wieden + Kennedy | Panelists from Cheezburger Network, Reddit, OhInternet (Win Tickets)
- October 1: ANDAZ Presents Delhi 2 Dublin @ Branx | DJ Anjali & The Incredible Kid (Win Tickets)
- October 1: Community Classical Celebration w/ Oregon Symphony | Affordable Family Prices, Beethoven, Gershwin
- October 1: Leaks, Tweets and Deletes: Intellectual Freedom in a Digital World @ Portland Central Library
- October 1: Ziggy Marley @ Music Millennium | fREE, All Ages, Reggae
- October 1: Stripped Down Screw Burlesque Presents ‘Disney After Dark’ @ Star Theater | Princess-Themed Burlesque (Win Tickets)
- October 1: Portland Fresh Hops Festival & Hoppy Birthday Party @ Circa 33 | Beer, Over 10 Brewers, Music
- October 1: Free Boot Camp Classes, Tai Chi, and Personal Training | Greenway Park, Beaverton
- October 1: David Thomas Roberts @ Classic Pianos | Classical Composer, Pianist & Artist (Win Tickets)
- October 1: H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Keeps Portland Weird @ Hollywood Theater (Win Tickets, $50)
