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ScanFair 2012
Celebrate the sights, sounds, tastes and traditions of a Scandinavian Christmas at the 28th annual Portland ScanFair, presented by the Scandinavian Heritage Foundation, this Saturday and Sunday,...
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Things to do in Portland on Christmas Day (2012)
Add to this list by leaving a comment below – Thanks! Some shops and activities and bars and restaurants do stay open on the holiday – you just need to know which ones. I’ve done the ground work, now...
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Die-Oh-Ram-Ahs! The 2nd Annual Kick Ass Oregon History Diorama Contest
The 2nd annual Kick Ass Oregon History Diorama Contest has begun. As everybody knows – Dioramas Kick Ass! Those awesome little cardboard boxes detailed with globs of glue and faded construction paper...
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True Crime in Portland: Portland Exposé (12-June-2013)
The first installment of True Crime in Portland, presented by the Jim Elkins Appreciation Society and McMenamins Mission Cinema Society, features a screening of the 1957 noir film Portland Exposé on...
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Portland Area 4th of July Fireworks (2013)
You’ll find fireworks galore in the Portland area on Thursday, July 4th 2013. All of the shows listed below can be seen from the sponsoring event venues and at least the immediately surrounding areas...
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Portland Weekend Amusements (June 14-16, 2013)
Welcome, once again, to your weekend itinerary. I can’t think of any better way to spend a weekend than with books, pride, and a good old fashioned pagan festival (with beer garden!). Friday-Saturday...
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The Great Flood of 1894 (18-June-2013)
Join the Kick Ass Oregon History crew on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 for their 2nd Year Anniversary Party at the Jack London Bar (529 SW 4th) – and a presentation on the Great Flood of 1894, when the...
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Portland Weekend Amusements (June 21-23, 2013)
The longest days of the year are upon us, as are the summer festivals dedicated to drinking and leisuring in the sun, when it makes an appearance. Friday-Saturday Cider Summit PDX The 2013 takes place...
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Back Row Picture Show: The Octagon (June 28, 2013)
The Back Row Picture Show (tag line: Lights! Camera! Disappointment. We make bad movies worse.) takes place every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at the East Bank Saloon (727 SE Grand). Hosted by...
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Portland Weekend Amusements (June 28-30, 2013)
The first really warm weekend of the year is upon us, so of course: beer. Portland’s summer seems to have begun a bit early this year – the 4th of July isn’t until next week! Friday Back Row Picture...
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Portland 4th of July Weekend Amusements (2013)
Have a great 4th of July – don’t drown and don’t burn anything down! Thursday Portland Area 4th of July Fireworks You’ll find fireworks galore in the Portland area on Thursday, July 4th 2013. All of...
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Sign Up Now: Old Timey Bars Kick Ass Bus Tour (14-November-2013)
Don’t miss the Kick Ass Oregon History Old Timey Bars Kick Ass Bus Tour coming up on November 14, 2013. Inspired by the recent Old Timey Bars podcast and taking a page from last summer’s Portland Bar...
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Noir City: Portland’s Vintage 35mm Film Noir Festival (September 20-22, 2013)
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Boulevard) presents Noir City Portland, this weekend Friday, September 20 through Sunday, September 22, 2013. [T]he full lineup of titles boasts the Film Noir...
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Stumptown Stories: Radical Portland (24-September 2013)
The Stumptown Stories: Free Tuesday Lecture Series, geared to anyone who is curious about the world and community in which we live and loves to learn new things, takes place most Tuesdays at Jack...
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Breakfast: From Silver Screen to Small Screen (1 October 2013)
Portland ecologist and food writer Heather Arndt Anderson presents Breakfast: From Silver Screen to Small Screen, on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and...
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Mysterious Skeletons of Old Oregon: If only these bones could talk … (1...
Finn John, author of the Offbeat Oregon column Wicked Portland: The Wild and Lusty Underworld of a Frontier Seaport Town, presents Mysterious Skeletons of Old Oregon: If only these bones could talk …...
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Oregon Experience ‘Portland Noir’ Documentary Screening (11 October 2013)
Watch a preview screening of Oregon Experience‘s Portland Noir on Friday, October 11, 2013 at the Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan). From shanghaied sailors to opium dens, Portland’s illicit past is...
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Stumptown Stories: When Oregon was Russian (15 October 2013)
Kick Ass Oregon History‘s Ribald Resident Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin presents When Oregon Was Russian on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder)....
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Ghastly Northwest Tales: A Historic Halloween (31 October 2013)
Kick Ass Oregon History presents Ghastly Northwest Tales: A Historic Halloween on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at the Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder). Master of ceremonies and...
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D.B. Cooper 101 (19 November 2013)
Join Kick Ass Oregon History‘s Ribald Resident Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the Jack London bar (basement of the Rialto, SW 4th and Alder) for D.B. Cooper 101. Get the...
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