Sunday August 21, 2005
12:00 PM : UrHo Picnic @ Zoo
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The Zoo,
This Sunday, the 21st of August
Probably meeting at noon, at the zoo gates
$9.50 per adult.
Everyone bringing awesome picnic foods, giant picnic on the lawn, birds of prey.
Saturday March 18, 2006
10:00 AM : VegFest @ First Unitarian Churh
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From http://www.nwveg.org/VegFest.htm
You get to sample a million vegetarian foods for $5!
Saturday, March 18, 10 am - 6 pm
First Unitarian Church
SW 12th Ave. & Main St.
Portland, OR
$5 admission at the door
Saturday June 24, 2006
07:00 PM : Tiki Kon @ the Jupiter Hotel, Jasmine Tree & Alibi
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Tiki Kon is a celebration of all things Tiki. It's a multiday event with the most exclusive tickets already sold out! Friday exclusive ticket holders start the party at a private home's tiki bar, the Castaway Cove, home of Tikimaxton & Pele. Saturday, Tiki Kon roams between the soon to be closed Jasmine Tree, the Alibi and the Jupiter for "Bands! Vendors! Drinks! Socializing! Raffle with Fabulous Prizes! Mysterious Other Things!", including a tiki god ice sculpture rum luge. Exclusive ticket holders also visit a new Tiki bar Thatch, which is not yet even open (where is a Trader Vic's when we need it?). Sunday, exclusive ticket holders start with a brunch at the Alibi, then more home Tiki bar visits. So use your exclusive contacts to get the sold out exclusive tickets, or just show up with the hoi palloi on Saturday. This falls into the keep Portland strange category, such as the Urban Iditarod, the UFO Weekend and the Rose Festival, which means just knowing it exists may be better than actually participating. Sort of like some performance art... Details at www.nwtiki.com exclusive sold out tickets $39, Saturday only tickets $20
Friday June 30, 2006
12:00 PM : Friday Fest @ Half + Half
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Grilling hot dogs on a summer afternoon!
Friday June 30th is Friday Fest.
Come by anytime from noon until supplies dwindle. They will have smoked sausages from Edelweiss (giant, taut, juicy dogs) and Smart Dogs until supplies run out. They'll also have coleslaw and selected condiments, for just $5. And don't forget a the ice cold High Life! Oh! And half of the beer cozies are in!
Friday July 7, 2006
12:11 PM : World's Largest Hot Dog & Bun @ Pioneer Square
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11:30am-1:00pm
Come down and witness the world's largest hot dog and bun as well as free hot dogs will be handed out
Saturday July 15, 2006
04:00 PM : Hot Dog Eating Contest @ Zach's Shack
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3rd Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest
July 15th - 4pm
Featuring Bands & DJs
ZACH'S SHACK
4811 SE Hawthorne
Sunday October 8, 2006
12:00 PM : Brunch @ Valentine's
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This is from September 23rd, but applies to the 8th and beyond!
L'astra bistro is cooking sunday brunch at valentine's, noon to three-ish.
we'll be cooking regionally themed late breakfast food (this weekend,
oaxaca, mexico; next, catalan, spain), friendly to all
diets, three varieties of mimosas, and by next
weekend, rock and roll. or films. or puppets. or
dee-jays. no performance art. so come downtown,
sunday afternoons. it'll be nice.
valentine's. 232 sw ankeny. 248.1600
l'astra. 22 ne 7th. 236.3896
Sunday December 10, 2006
08:00 PM : tara jane oneil @ l'astra
Music Flyered by adam
tara jane oneil at l'astra restaurant
cheap and fancy wine and beer
tasty french inspired foods
fucking amazing grape soda
free
8pm-ish
Sunday April 8, 2007
01:00 PM : Seed and Plant Swap @ Proper Eats
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SWAP EM IF YOU GOT EM!
NW RAGE’s Annual Spring Plant and Seed Swap 2007
You are invited to Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering’s annual spring Seed and Plant Swap.
Gardeners and farmers the world over have freely shared their seeds and plants since agriculture began over 12,000 years ago. In a world of genetic engineering and the corporate patenting of the commons we invite you to continue this age-old tradition by sharing your seeds, and plants with your community.
Come meet our special guest: Heather Flores, author of the recently published ‘Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community’.
Who: you, gardeners, farmers, seed savers and breeders, et, al.
What: Seed and Plant swap. Please bring empty seed packets and plastic bags or pots for plants.
When: Sunday April 8th from 1-3 pm
Location: Proper Eats Market and Café in St. Johns 8638 N. Lombard St. (phone: 503.445.2007)
Friday May 11, 2007
07:00 PM : NORTHWEST VEGFEST @ Benson High School
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2007 Portland VegFest: A Compassionate Living Fair
Northwest VEG is pleased to present Oregon’s Largest Vegetarian Festival, VegFest – A Compassionate Living Fair, on May 11 and 12 in Portland. VegFest celebrates and promotes sustainable, compassionate and healthy food choices and lifestyles. This low-cost, fun event welcomes everyone; with our uplifting atmosphere and positive approach to nurturing the world and building community, VegFest connects organizations, businesses and educators with the local community.
Portland’s VegFest will feature world-renowned authors and acclaimed chefs, as well as 60+ exhibitors and participating non-profit groups offering free food samples, information on nutrition and health, exercise, cooking and baking, and environmental sustainability. In addition, food and vegetarian lifestyle products will be available for purchase. VegFest will have a family-friendly atmosphere and include activities for children.
Where: Benson High School
When: Friday, May 11, keynote presentation at 7 p.m. (Doors open 6:15 p.m.)
546 NE 12th Ave., Portland, OR 97232
Saturday, May 12, festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(NE Portland near the Lloyd Center)
Admission:
Friday keynote presentation is $5 - $10, sliding scale;
Saturday admission is $5 at the door.
Schedule of Events
May 11: Join us at 7 p.m. for a celebratory evening with keynote speaker Dr. T. Colin Campbell, best-selling author of The China Study: Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health. Musical entertainment provided by Anima Bhakti, a Portland-based instrumental duo known for their eclectic blend of world music.
May 12: Enjoy a day-long festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with speakers, chef demos, exhibitors and free food samples. Featured speakers include John Robbins, author of Diet For A New America, The Food Revolution, and his newest book, Healthy At 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World’s Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples; Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease; and Jonathan Balcombe, Ph.D., of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and author of Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good. Chefs include Bo Rinaldi and the Chefs of award-winning Blossoming Lotus Café; Vegan Culinary Educator and Consultant, Chef Al Chase; and chefs and authors Julie Hasson and Bryanna Clark Grogan.
VegFest is presented by Northwest VEG, with:
VegFest Sponsors: Blossoming Lotus Café, Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, and VegNews
VegFest Gold Supporters: Vega and Bob's Red Mill
VegFest Silver Supporters: Proper Eats Market & Cafe, Herbivore Clothing & Magazine, Pioneer Organics, Natural Awakenings Magazine, Living Harvest, Book Publishing Company, and Integrated Medicine Group
Driving Directions and Public Transportation Options: Benson High School is located 2 blocks SE of the Max line NE 11th stop, and TriMet bus #70 stops directly in front of the VegFest entrance at Benson. Click for Mapquest directions.
Keynote Evening May 11th. 7 - 9:30pm at Benson High School, 546 NE 12th Ave. Lecture by Dr. T. Colin Campbell and music by Anima Bhakti; $5 - $10 admission.
Portland VegFest May 12th, 10am - 6pm at Benson High School, 546 NE 12th Ave. Speakers, Chefs, Free Food Sampling, Product Exhibitors and Educational Displays; $5 admission
For Event Information: www.portlandvegfest.org
Thursday July 26, 2007
12:00 PM : Oregon Brew Fest @ Waterfront Park
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Dear Hot Knives, if you see cheap flights, you should come to Portland this weekend. :)
http://www.oregonbrewfest.com/
BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER
Saturday August 25, 2007
02:00 PM : JUNIOR AMBASSADOR'S @ JUNIOR AMBASSADOR'S
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Greetings Beautiful Ice Cream Eating People...
JUNIOR AMBASSADOR'S IS OPEN!
SERVING HOMEMADE ICE CREAM!
REGULAR HOURS, for the rest of the summer, starting today ARE:
4-8 pm WED, THURS, FRI.
2-6 pm SAT.
Flavors Now Available...
Cantaloupe
Chocolate Banana
Green Tea
Vanilla with fresh Peaches
Hope to see you.
Please pass this on to other ice cream eaters.
( Panwiches and Lunch Hours coming soon..)
Love and Friendship,
Junior Ambassador's
Saturday September 8, 2007
07:00 PM : late summer's harvest @ clarklewis
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Clarklewis Restaurant and Viridian Farms are collaborating to bring to the table the best of late summer's harvest.
Chef Daniel Mattern and the Clarklewis kitchen will prepare a five-course farm dinner with hand-picked produce fresh from the sun kissed fields of Viridian Farms.
The menu is TBA and is based on the availability from what Viridian picks that day.
This is part of what makes it so special. It really is about the bounty of the season and highlighting that.. Because the dinner is a few weeks away we have to wait and see what is available.
We hope to have a menu posted.
DATE : Saturday, September 8, 2007 :
PRICE: $65.00 per person
ABOUT: The prix fixe farm dinner will be available all night.
The daily ala carte menu will not be available.
RESERVATIONS:
Call 503.235.2294 or
go to www.clarklewispdx.com
Saturday October 27, 2007
12:00 PM : PUMPKINFEST @ Jr. Ambassador
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PUMPKIN PARTY DAY!
at Junior Ambassapumpkindor's
This SATURPUMPKINDAY, OCT. 27 NOON-DARK (or darker)
PUMPKIN ICE CREAM
PUMPKIN SOUP
PUMPKIN PANWICHES
PUMPKIN CARVING
LOTS OF PUMPKINING GOING ON.
(the food cart is gonna dress up as a pumpkin.)
some Pumpkins will be there for carving (while they last),
but Bring Your Own Pumpkin if you'd like.
See you later,
Pumpkin,
Junior Ambassador
Saturday November 3, 2007
10:00 AM : Vegan Holiday Festival @ Benson High
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the premier vegetarian-friendly event for autumn: the 2nd Annual Vegan Holiday Festival on November 3! Here you can find cruelty-free foods and gift items, plus cooking demonstrations, live music, a silent auction featuring $10,000 worth of vegan-friendly goods and services, and more!
Vegan Ironman triathlete Brendan Brazier is our keynote speaker, and plenty of people from Northwest VEG will also be on hand to answer your questions about the vegan lifestyle.
Complete details, including our press release, can be found at www.veganholidayfestival.com. Best of all, admission is FREE, so come one, come all, and see how fun and exciting the cruelty-free lifestyle can be!
Saturday December 1, 2007
11:00 AM : Holiday Ale Festival @ Pioneer Square
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-2007 Holiday Ale Festival Dates-
Thursday November 29th thru Sunday December 2nd
Welcome to the Holiday Ale Festival, the only beer festival in the Northwest to be held outdoors in the dark, cold and often wet month of December.
Despite chilly temperatures and often-inclement weather outside, attendees stay warm and dry at the festival under a large clear tent that covers the venue while allowing for views of the city lights. Gas heaters create a cozy ambience under the boughs of one of the region's largest decorated Christmas trees.
More than three dozen potent winter ales are featured at the event, all of which are created specifically to bring warmth and cheer to the holiday season. The beers are rich, robust and full of complex flavors.
Cheers to the Season!
Located at:
Pioneer Courthouse Square
701 SW Sixth Ave (between Yamhill and Morrison Streets) Portland, Oregon 97205
Right on the MAX line!
Thursday: 11am to 10:00 p.m.
Friday: 11am to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11am to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11am to 6 p.m.
Tuesday March 4, 2008
12:00 PM : Dine for Darfur Benefit @ Seattle and Oregon
Eats / Drinks Flyered by Rob W.
There are plenty of awful things going on everywhere. So unnecessary. Death in the Darfur region of South Western Sudan in Africa is one. I thought starvation was common in Africa, but my experience there was different. Starvation in Africa is caused by drought sometimes, but more often, war. War disrupts farming and the flow of food. It concentrates large numbers of migrants or refugees onto land beyond its carrying capacity. That is Darfur. The conflict is overflowing into the Central African Republic and Chad. It may ignite all of Southern Sudan.
Portland has attracted a center of Darfur concern with NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, born in Yamhill, visiting and writing extensively, the Portland Amnesty International chapter raising funds and awareness, and other local organizations involved. You can't get more involved though, than putting feet on the ground as does Portland's Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps provides emergency medical and relief workers, then works to develop community centered and directed long term programs.
Tonight dine or hoist a beer in a restaurant participating in Dine for Darfur and 25% of the bill goes to Mercy Corps for Darfur programs. So easy. The participating restaurants and taverns are listed on the website. Thank the venue, thank yourself. One night only. So easy.
Friday May 9, 2008
01:00 PM : Portland VegFest @ Benson High
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Oregon’s Biggest Annual Vegetarian Festival
Spotlights Eco-friendly, Healthful Cuisine
Whether you’re a long-time vegan or a socially conscious omnivore, you won’t want to miss the 4th annual Portland VegFest on May 9 and 10, sponsored by Northwest VEG. What’s on the menu? Green living, better health, and animal protection—all through dietary awareness.
Portland VegFest will feature nationally renowned authors and activists, acclaimed chefs, and over 60 commercial exhibitors and non-profit groups offering FREE, delicious food samples and information on nutrition, cooking, and environmental sustainability. You’ll enjoy live cooking demonstrations, learn about the environmental hazards of animal agriculture, and find out how to improve your family’s health and reduce your ecological footprint through simple lifestyle changes. Got questions? Be sure to visit our “Ask the Experts” table or, better yet, drop in on VEG 101, a fun series of classes throughout the day that will cover all the basics.
Location: Benson High School, 546 NE 12 Ave., Portland, OR 97232
Admission: $5 each day. Free admission for children 10 and under.
For handicapped access, call (503) 853-6994.
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 9
Keynote speech at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 with live music.
“Destroying the Earth a Bite at a Time”—Howard Lyman, activist and author
Howard Lyman was a fourth-generation farmer and cattle rancher who became a household name in 1996 when he spoke out against the meat industry during a guest appearance on Oprah. Lyman’s books, Mad Cowboy and No More Bull, document the potentially deadly practices of the cattle and dairy industry and criticize the folly of a high-protein diet. Now 130 pounds lighter and with a 150-point lower cholesterol level, Lyman is a committed vegan and president of the nonprofit organization, Voices for a Viable Future. Info: www.madcowboy.com
Saturday, May 10
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. festival with free food samples, lectures, cooking demos, VEG 101 classes, “Ask the Experts” table, exhibits, silent auction, children’s activities. Food and gifts available for purchase.
Speakers and chefs include Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Brenda Davis, R.D., Mia MacDonald, Paul Shapiro, and more! For an event schedule and background information on major presenters, visit http://portlandvegfest.org/2008/index.shtml?speakers. (This webpage is still under construction, so please check back throughout April for updates.)
Portland VegFest Sponsors
VegFest is organized by Northwest VEG with generous sponsorship support from
· The Humane Society of the United States
· Blossoming Lotus Café
Other partners include Bob's Red Mill, Book Publishing Company, Natural Awakenings Magazine, Papa G's Vegan Organic Deli, ProBar, Proper Eats Market and Café, Vega, and Wildwood Organics.
Saturday May 17, 2008
05:30 PM : Portland’s Original Iron Chef @ U of P
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Portland’s Original Iron Chef
Saturday, May 17, 3008 5:30-9 pm
The Chiles Center at University of Portland
Watch some of Oregon's best chefs compete in a professionally produced Kitchen Stadium, enjoy a gourmet dinner, and bid on fabulous travel and entertainment packages. Portland's Original Iron Chef is a benefit for Children's Relief Nursery, an early intervention program preventing child abuse and neglect by working with young children and caregivers committed to strengthening their families.
Link to tickets.