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Top Sports Bars to root for the Portland Trail Blazers

by Janessa Philemon-Kerp

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Every fall, fans of the Portland Trail Blazers emerge from their summer caccoon, in search of the perfect sports bar to root for our hometeam. What makes perfect? Cheap beer, centrally located and not too crowded.
First on this list is the quintessential Marathon Taverna. Located on Burnside, this dive bar serves a disgustingly cheap breakfast [...]

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Broken Lizard on Comedy Tour Throughout the Fall.

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by Bill Meagher

You’ve laughed at their antics during their movies Super Troopers, Club Dread, and Beerfest. And now you have the chance to see them perform live during a comedy tour! Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffeman, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Eric Stolhanske are all set to perform their sketch comedy before a live audience. And they will [...]

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Kid Sister Announces Tour, Album Out November 17th

The queen of the hip-hop scene in Chicago, and one of the most fashionable and adorable MCs around, is heading out on the road in support of her forthcoming album Ultra Violet, which is FINALLY coming out on November 17th! A lot of people have given Kid Sis a hard time about when her album [...]

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Star Wars in Concert is an Interactive Orchestral Experience that Brings Fans Closer to the Music of the Movie

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by Bill Meagher

A long time ago in a Galaxy far far away
Message from John Williams
Creating the music for the Star Wars films has been an exciting and wonderful experience for me, and I have therefore derived particular pleasure in assembling a compendium of themes from all of the films to be presented in Star Wars: In Concert.
The [...]

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Autumnal Fun

by Janessa Philemon-Kerp

Looking for Halloween or Autumn-inspired activities this month? Look no further than Sauvie Island. Though the island (pronounced both Saw-vee or So-vee) is known for it’s U-pick fruit farms, nude beach, bicycle paths and hiking trails, it’s during October that Sauvie Island really comes alive.
Pumpkin Patch
A fun family activity or a great date, driving out [...]

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“Community” – NBC’s new comedy sitcom

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After finding overwhelming success with other comedic sitcoms like “The Office” and “30 Rock”, NBC has unveiled its newest gem “Community”, starring Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, and long-time funnyman Chevy Chase.
Seemingly targeting viewers in that awkward limbo stage between early adulthood and the real world, “Community comes across as a blend of the John Hughes [...]

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Wi-Fi for the Discerning Adult

by Janessa Philemon-Kerp

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We all know, or should know, the best coffee shops to soak up the hours while furiously finishing that assignment or luxuriously facebooking the hours away. See: Goldrush, Muddy’s Coffeehouse, the Fresh Pot, Cellar Door, Crema Bakery, and Albina Press. Just to get you started.
But what about those late fall afternoons when a (beer) brew [...]

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Comedian David Cross is Coming to the Merriam Theater October 20th

by Bill Meagher

You’ve laughed over the characters antics that he commited alongside Bob Odenkirk in Mr. Show, and the trouble he got himself into as Tobias Funke on Arrested Development. Maybe you’ve appreciated his roles in movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Run Ronnie Run, Waiting For Guffman, and Scary Movie 2. Or maybe you’ve [...]

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Best of Belmont

by Janessa Philemon-Kerp

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Belmont Street has it all. With everything from vegan breakfast to drag queen bingo, falafel waffle to wiffleball, Belmont is the over-looked yet hipper little sister to neighboring Hawthorne Boulevard. Eclectic and accessible, here are six attractions not to miss on Belmont:
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The Tao of Tea at 3430 Southeast Belmont is housed next to the artsy [...]

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Video Games Live is an Orchestral Arcade Music Experience that is Touring the World

by Bill Meagher

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Video Games Live Trailer
Video Games Live™ is an immersive concert event featuring music from the most popular video games of all time. Top orchestras and choirs perform along with exclusive video footage and music arrangements, synchronized lighting, solo performers, electronic percussionists, live action and unique interactive segments to create an explosive entertainment experience!
This is [...]

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Musicfest NW

by Janessa Philemon-Kerp

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The schedule is posted, armbands are for sale (at these locations), and Portland’s gearing up for this year’s omnipresent local music showcase. Musicfest Northwest is just under two weeks away, falling on September 16th-September 20th.
Like Austin’s SXSW, Portland’s MFNW is a city-wide celebration of the best music out there today. Sponsored by Portland’s popular [...]

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Top Seattle Basketball Players at the Adonai Hood Classic

by Gabe Showalter

The NBA and the Sonics may have left Seattle, but you could start an expansion team with all the basketball talent that calls the Seattle area home. Take one look at the rosters for this weekend’s Adonai Hood Classic and you’ll known why Seattle has put itself on the basketball map as one of the [...]

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Last Chance To See August: Osage County on Broadway, First Chance on National Tour

by Jonathan Mandell

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Question: When do alcoholism, addiction, divorce, disappearance, suicide, incest, child abuse, child molestation and early death make for family entertainment?
The answer is August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. Family entertainment because it’s about a (I hope) fictional family, the disturbed and disturbing Weston family of Oklahoma, and the play was called “sensationally entertaining” by the [...]

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Elfin Saddle on tour with Sunset Rubdown

by Mike Showalter

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If you haven’t heard of of Elfin Saddle allow me to introduce them to you. Currently on tour with Sunset Rubdown, they’ll be in LA tonight, then in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle before working their way back across their native Canada.
I don’t think I can overstate how original their sound is, making use of [...]

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Election Night Parties in Portland

Portland is a beautiful green city, full of nice characters, some really great music, a tram, a giant bookstore, and a shiny clean dose of political activism. Which means, come November 4th, the Portlanders will be out and about and looking for a place to watch the election returns, gather with neohippie friends and drink [...]

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