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NEW MEMBER looking for info

2009-10-28T03:35:10Z

hey all we are new to portland and wanting to participate in this months last thursday, as we have heard awesomeness about it. i tried to find info on the alberta arts site but it was not that helpful. do we have to be a member to vend? do we just go there and set up somewhere on the streets that are in their walk map? what time should we set up? can we bring an awning of some sort if it is raining or do people just take cover as they can find it? we are just excited to check it out but want to be prepared so that we can have a productive day. please help! any info that you think would come handy would be appreciated! any info about any art anything in portland would also be rad! go thursday!

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holiday survey

2009-10-10T07:46:08Z

Hi... I am a psychologist studying people's feelings about the winter holidays. Who likes them, who doesn't, and why? I am seeking a sample that is diverse in age, relationship status, and geographic location. If you have 20 minutes or so, please click on the *anonymous* link below. (And feel free to send the link to potentially interested friends and family members) Thanks in advance.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=hKz45MQGByWfFM9xl1KScg_3d_3d

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Rose City Vaudeville hosts Busker's Corner Last Thursday!

2009-08-25T20:33:07Z

That's right, Rose City Vaudeville will host the Busker's Corner on 19th Ave. and Alberta this Last Thursday! (Look for the double decker bus, Lodekka Rose.) We start when the road closes around 7:00. Bring your props and a hat to pass around the crowd. We will have the p.a. system up with 2 mics and a stage for you to take over for a spell. First come first in line. Fire performers must wait until dark. The Busker's corner will end promptly at 10:00.
We look forward to see all you beautiful performance artists on Thursday!
Happy and Maquette
Rose City Vaudeville

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First time vendor looking for last minute advice!!

2009-07-30T20:44:33Z

I know it is last minute, but you never know, someone may see this before tomorrow and come to my aid. I've been working furiously producing wearable art that I want to sell at Last Thursday. However I just realized, as I am trying to get everything ready for tomorrow, that I don't have any idea what the protocol is for vendor set up. How early should I get there? Do people have "spots" that they return to every month that they will get mad at me for un-knowingly stealing? Do I need to go in earlier and ask the owner of whatever shop or bar I want to set up outside of for permission? I can't believe I didn't think to find all this out before, but I've been having so much fun sewing that I just realized that the day is TOMORROW and I have no idea what to do once I get there! If anyone sees this and has any pointers I'd love to hear from you. If not I'm sure I'll figure it out tomorrow. Thanks for reading. Happy summer and have a great Last Thursday!

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Fire dancing at last thursday

2009-07-12T19:28:14Z

Hey all
I am trying to get involved at fire dancing at last thursdays. I have my own equipment and safety supplies. Anybody know who I should be talking to? OR is it just ok to set my stuff up and spin my little heart out?

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alberta

2009-04-01T22:34:16Z

is last thursday in alberta year round?

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bricks

2009-03-06T03:54:25Z

hey eveyrone. I have a large stack of bricks, cleaned and neatly stacked. hundreds of bricks, some with paint on one side, some charred on one side, but all solid. if anyone has a need for these I'd be interested in talking about some kind of trade. not necessarily money, but something in the spirit of the Trade Economy that's really kicking into high gear these days around Portland. if you want to see a photo, email me at mr.fuuzz at yahoo dot com thanks, Matty

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AbZtraKt Synergy at Last Thursday

2009-02-17T22:00:38Z

AbZtraKt Synergy Happens
February 26th
7-9pm

Live Painting!!
with Bret Hostetler, Shawn Christopher, Aaron Trotter
and music by Mortal Engines.....

Studio 1627 JOAT Studios

1627 NE alberta street

be there or be an octagon.
be there and be an octagon.
www.abztraktsynergy.blogspot.com

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Techno Thurs. Jan 22

2009-01-27T23:34:48Z

Tehcno Thursdays
Come join us Thursday, Jan. 22, as we welcome one of your favorite local djs, Dj Burnt, will be dropping his awesome mashup of tunes.

Our goal is to bring great music and wonderful talent to the suburbs!
We want everyone to come out and have a great time at The New Phoenix Lounge.
They serve yummy Chinese food and stiff drinks.
We want to make this place the new kick it spot on the Westside.
Support your local talent!
Dj Sence- 9 til 10:30
Dj Burnt- 10:30 til late

12525 sw Canyon rd.
Right across from Beaverton Honda
Event Options :: Edit Event

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March 7th: Sol Invictus - A Benefit Party For Playground

2009-01-18T00:40:46Z

Playground Presents:

******Sol Invictus******

.....The Unconquered Sun

A benefit for the Playground Summertime Outdoor Events

Saturday March 7th, 2009 @ The Station - 2410 N. Mississippi Portland, OR

Join us as we gather to welcome the Sun back to our Northern Latitudes with all-night music, dancing, audio/visual installations, friendship and community.

2 Rooms of DJ and Live-PA performances by:

Afro Q Ben(Luminous Fog - PDX)
Blue Spectral Monkey(Interchill - PDX)
b0t23(ELM - PDX)
Deafchild(Team Cowper - PDX)
Jacaranda(Playground - PDX)
Jeremie O'Connor(Full Moons - Asheville)
Manoj(Playground - PDX)
Michael Manahan(Decibel - Seattle)
Mike Gong(ELM - PDX)
Phidelity(Native States - PDX)
Skoi Sirius(Oracle - SEA)

-Teahouse and edible art by Open Heart Cafe

-Visual stimulation by VJ Welkin

-Live digital painting by Ryan Johnson (www.artbyryanjohnson.com)

-Live oil painting by David Heskin and Aloria Weaver

-Entertainment till the break of dawn!

$10 - $20 Sliding Scale Suggested Donation
Nobody turned away for lack of funds.
All proceeds go to offering free outdoor park parties in the summer.

Saturday March 7th, 2009
9:00 PM - 6:00 AM

www.playgroundphenomenon.com

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TECHNO THURSDAY, BEAVERTON, OR

2009-01-15T00:04:02Z

Tehcno Thursdays
Come join us Thursday, Jan. 15, as we welcome one of your favorite local djs, Double A, will be dropping some of his awesome electro house and breaks.

Our goal is to bring great music and wonderful talent to the suburbs!
We want everyone to come out and have a great time at The New Phoenix Lounge.
They serve yummy Chinese food and stiff drinks.
We want to make this place the new kick it spot on the Westside.
Support your local talent!

Dj Sence- 9 til 10:30
Double A- 10:30 til late

12525 sw Canyon rd.
Right across from Beaverton Honda

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http://sew-op.ning.com/

2008-12-26T16:54:32Z

looks new... just starting.... promising though, for networking. have places for everybody- textile, sewing, pattern makers, etc.

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economy?

2008-12-10T18:36:40Z

hey,

I was just wondering if the economy is noticably effecting Last Thursday... are things slowing down? Are things speeding up bc people wnat to keep money local... is there a change?

thanks for indulging my curiosity,

nadia

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Thank you to whoever is responsible for getting the street closed during Last Thursday

2008-11-02T04:05:27Z

I hope for more nights with a closed Alberta St. next warm season. Thank you to whoever is getting that done. Much appreciated.

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HYDRIVE @ Zill Sake tonight! 1806 NE Alberta

2008-10-30T20:30:08Z

AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE OF TOE TAPPING GOODNESS WITH A FAT SIDE OF RHYTHM AND GROOVES. THE BAND SEAMLESSLY WEAVES MUSICAL STYLES RANGING FROM THE SMOOTH SOUNDS OF OLD SCHOOL SOUL TO THE FAT BEAT TONES OF VINTAGE ROCK AND ROLL.

8PM - 11PM
No Cover - the entertainment is on US!
Zilla Sake
1806 NE Alberta

http://www.purevolume.com/hydrive

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Free Hugs @ Last Thursday Oct 30

2008-10-22T22:35:50Z

Bring your 'Free Hug' Sign. Gather a group of friends or just you, we'll meet on the street and gather as we meet. I'll Hug you there.

Draw Free Hug Signs, Wear Costumes, Film the Free Hug Action (Take
Pictures too), create a FreeHug Skit, Spark a Self-Perpetuating Hug
Circle on the street, support others to join (bring extra signs), A
Free Hug Sanctuary, A Free Hug Booth. Intention to Manifestion.

Be Creative, Live, Laugh, Enjoy, Express our Inner Child, Heal each
other, Heal the Earth.

Give and Receive Free Hugs
At Last Thursday Art Walk on Alberta St (15th - 26th) Oct 30. 6-10pm

(note the Day of the Dead parade happening also)

Lovin' Hugs
Colin

Join the Google Group:
groups.google.com/group/freehugsportland

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brown bear missing from Last Thursday

2008-10-01T00:25:44Z

Alright, I know Halloween is coming up, but we really need the hood to our bear costume back. Mister Creature hung it up to dry behind the double decker bus on Alberta and 18th after his act, and it disappeared. Please pleaase please give it back! It is a vital part of our show, and as I don't have any more of that fabric and can't find it again, I'll have to make a whole new bear suit at the cost of about $75 bucks in materials. I don't really want to have to do this just because of someone's sticky fingers, so please pretty please help bring my bear back home!

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"concerned citizens" trying to shut us down

2008-09-28T22:47:34Z

I came home to a note strapped to my doorknob asking "do you have concerns about Last Thursday" Listed on the note were such things as excessive noise, transportation problems, street closures, parking problems, litter, etc... Obviously this is someone who can't stand people having fun 1 time a month at most four times a year.

Anyhow, this person, and probably others, will be at the city neighborhood meeting this Monday, September 29 at 6:30 at the NE Police Precinct, 449 NE Emerson. We need a strong showing of people that support this community event to offset the few "concerned citizens."

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Calling all local artists

2008-08-22T22:27:41Z

As i am a big art lover and like to support the local artists....

A friend of mine contacted me and wanted me to pass this on....

A new cafe opened up off of broadway and wants to have roving art in the place every month.

So if you are a local artist or know someone who is and would like a chance at showing and selling your work, feel free to drop off your artist statement at the location tues - sunday 10 - 6.... i would advice trying to get it in to them before the end of august!

addy is julia's cafe
2130 ne broadway

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World Hoop Day 8/8/08

2008-08-02T02:14:13Z

WOOOHOOO!!
~PDX~
GroovinMegzz and I (Kristin) are organizing and hosting a big shabang at Col. Summers Park.
Begins August 8th at 2pm into the night!

Listen for the soundsystem and look out for fire!!

It's gonna be a blast!

Megzz will take you through free hoop yoga classes around 7pm and there will be hoop races!
Hoops to use and hoops for sale!

Come all!

Donations are very welcome as I am independently funding the event ;-)

Kristin

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Team Glow photos? ((during Off the Grid @ 20th ))

2008-08-01T18:15:55Z

ahhh, what an incredible LAST THURSDAY !
baby steps in the right direction towards closing the street, yeah?

anyway - OFF THE GRID played an amazing set of music in the field on 20th n Alberta last night ,
we had a Great time playing with our LED Hoops and Staffs -

lots of people were taking pictures, anyone want to post some? :)

Thanks and we will see you next month!

so much Light thru Love ~<3

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hula hoops for sale

2008-08-01T06:27:37Z

Hey ya'll. I'll be at last thursday with a batch of beautiful hoops from 15-25 bucks a pop. Or just come by to watch, take pictures, and share the hoop love!!

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2 BM tickets for sale !!@!

2008-07-25T07:29:55Z

Yup...

i need to tend to other obligations.

if ya need one or know of someone who needs one let me know.
Please pass the word. Word.

$295 each.

we could do a paypal thing. or i live in portland.

:)

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Naked Bike Ride Tomorrow (Saturday 19) On Alberta Street

2008-07-18T19:03:53Z

Welcome Human Beings, Welcome to Celebration and Honor.
Expose the Naked Truth.
its about the Beauty of our bodies, the separation between rich and poor (were all human beings underneath our clothes) , Sustainability of the planet (how much energy do we waste driving our cars and washing our clothes in these hot summer months?). Its about Truth, Love and Conscious Growth.

Visit:: (Google Group) http://nakedbikeridepdx.tk , http://tribes.tribe.net/nakedbikeridepdx
These rides will be happening on a monthly basis, so join the mailing list (Google Group) to stay involved.
----
July 19, 6pm. NE Portland, ride around Alberta and Mississippi
Meet at: 4906 NE 22nd, Portland, OR

-NakedBikeRidePDX
Joy,
Colin

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Portland Naked Monthly Bike Ride

2008-07-09T19:56:49Z

Hello Last Thursday on alberta street,

I'm in love with free hugs and im in love with naked bicycle riding. Waking up to the beauty inherent in this world.

the awareness and fun brought by one naked bike ride enlivens the heart and soul, but once a month is living on the frontier of all the positive change this world needs. Lets ride naked together once a month in support of our beautiful bodies, in support of bicycles, in support of change, consciousness, love, truth, playfulness, Life, Sustainability, Mother Earth, in support of feeling the wind on our skin...the sun. beloved sun.

Monthly Naked Bike Rides in portland
please join the NakedBikeRidePDX Mailing list/Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/Nakedbikeridepdx
for all the latest updates, the where, the when. also tell your friends.
i would like to have our first ride this month. if we get enough people to start, we'll ride july 19 in the afternoon, alberta area in portland.

Expressing our Beautiful Bodies,
Colin - NakedBikeRidePDX
http://groups.google.com/group/Nakedbikeridepdx

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Last Thursday Busker's Corner hosted by Rose City Vaudeville

2008-06-23T00:40:55Z

Come by 19th and Alberta for a busker corner!
Rose City Vaudeville and Acadian Ballroom is hosting a beer garden, Irish band, and street performers on our blocked off 19th Avenue.
Look for the Rose City Vaudeville double decker bus in the street, ya can't miss it!

Are you a busker (street performer)?
This is how it works:
We will start at 6:00 and have a sign-up and we'll announce you, take the stage and you have a maximum 20 minutes of performance time then you can pass the hat if you would like. Then the next performer takes the stage and so on.

We have just built an aerial rig for trapeze, silk, and hoop if you let us know beforehand.

Rose City Vaudeville will also be scouting for new talent for upcoming shows. (FYI-our unifying theme is turn-of-the-century costuming and ol' time music with a modern flair. You know, bustles and top hats.)

Hope to see you there!

Maquette and Happy
Rose City Vaudeville

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garage sale $5 and under 6364 ne rodney. Mostly Vintage clothing!

2008-06-20T18:19:48Z

Want to find really cute vitage clothing and not pay $20 for them?
Come to our garage sale, we have fun, funky bright nice vintage clothing.
Plus shoes, belts bags ect.
And everything under $5.
it's on sat- sun 21st-22nd from 9-5

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Snagging Space

2008-06-08T21:37:17Z

My daughter would like to show some work (paintings) at the July LT. Any ideas on where to set up, and what sort of permission is needed? This is her first time showing...

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Dogs at last Thursday

2008-06-06T21:26:54Z

I just want to say that I am a lover of dogs and don't have issues with dogs. I do have some issue with some of their owners however. Last Thursday is not the best atmosphere for most dogs to be in. There are hundreds of people milling around, it's loud, it's chaotic, there's fire spinning around. Unless your dog is extremely socialized to large crowds or perhaps a circus performer then maybe it would be best to leave him/her home for this night. Your dog would probably be happier.

I have known many people who humanize their pets. Dogs aren't humans they are dogs. they follow dog codes of behavior. If you do not understand this you should not own a dog. You especially should not own a pitbull. ( I do not hate pitbulls, my x owned a pitbull which I lived with for 10 years until he died, the dog that is. I loved the dog but he was not a dog that was safe to take out in public. He was extremely aggressive to other animals, which is how pitbulls are specifically bred to be.)

Last night, not for the first time, I found myself in the middle of a dogfight on Alberta. The participating dogs were both pitbulls. One was on a leash and the other who was not on a leash jumped on him. The owner of the unleashed dog pulled his dog off the other and kept his dog on a leash for 5 maybe 10 minutes. Then he had a talk with his "little buddy" and told him that that other dog did not want to play and proceeded to unleash his pet. Many people asked him to leash his dog and he did not because he felt his dog was not a problem and was happier offleash. The same dog tried to go into my friends house up the street. She is afraid of dogs and I shoed the dog out of her house. The owner was nowhere in sight.

Sorry for my rant, but I'm sick of it.

My dog doesn't bite, he's vegan.

Dummy up, you hippy fuck, you own a dangerous animal. Treat him as such.

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JUNGLE LOVE MASQUERADE with Jujuba, DJ Devon, Late Night Freak Out Odyssey TONIGHT at Center Space!!!!

2008-05-31T16:51:36Z

Please join you friends and FAMILY for a masquerade of EPIC proportions tonight at Center Space (420 SE 6th ave) from 9pm till 5am!!
cheap tix are at the door!!!!

VBC after party!!!!

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Coming out for Last Thursday?

2008-05-29T18:02:43Z

Stop by Zilla Saké House!

Portland's own HyDrive will throw down an evening of toe tapping goodness from 9pm,
this is your last chance to catch the whole band in action for months!
No cover, the entertainment's on us!

Zilla Saké House is an intimate Saké bar featuring a full bar and an extensive list of Saké cocktails.
Designed by Oregon artists, Zilla Saké House is an evening experience and an education in Saké.

1806 NE Alberta

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Last Thursday Advice

2008-05-28T20:51:05Z

Hello Fellow Artisans ...

I am new to PDX and I am wanting to sell some stuff at Last Thursday. Looking for info on how to get a spot. I read on their website that you go and talk to a business earlier in the day and then set up. I am wondering if most peeps already have their spots staked out or if in fact it is a first come first serve kind of deal. I know down on the boardwalk in Venice people could get pretty territorial and I don't want to upset the mix but I do want to share my creations with others. Any advice would be great and anyone who might be wiling to meet up and set up together that has experience down on Alberta and knows some good spots that would be awesome! I am selling some sexy funky clothes, colorful children's clothes and I will be enticing people with vegan chocolate coconut macaroons!
Thanks for your help!
See you down there!

xo - erin
Mystic Serpent

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Cycle Seen Opening at Guardino Gallery this Thursday.

2008-05-27T00:11:36Z

Come check out some great cycling photos at Guardino Gallery (2939 NE Alberta Street). Cycle Seen is a month long photography show taking place at 9 locations in Portland focusing on the Portland cycling culture.

cycleseen.org

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Busker's Block for Last Thursday!

2008-05-23T18:01:22Z

Hello!
Just wanted to invite you to Last Thursday on Alberta.
Rose City Vaudeville is now hosting a busker's block on 19th and Alberta. We have closed off our block to traffic and we'll be pulling out our double decker bus and hosting performance artists for the next three Last Thursdays.
How it works:
We will start at 6:00 and have a sign-up chalkboard so sign in and we'll announce you, take the stage and you have up to 20 minutes of performance time then you can pass the hat if you would like. Then the next performer takes the stage and so on.
The Accadian Ballroom will be joining in the fun serving food and drink on the street as well. Next month they are wanting to have a beer garden as we entertain the masses.
Rose City Vaudeville will also be scouting for new talent for upcoming shows. (FYI-our unifying theme is turn-of-the-century costuming and ol' time music with a modern flair. You know, bustles and top hats.)
We are building a portable aerial rig but it will not be ready for Thursday but we should have it done next month.

So please come on over this coming Thursday, 19th Ave and Alberta. Introduce yourself, sign up and come play! Please let your other performing friends know to join us at the busker's block!

Maquette and Happy
Rose City Vaudeville

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toy art show submissions deadline need more burners involved!

2008-05-09T20:09:27Z

Please submit your art by Sunday May 11th go to www.toyartpdx.org for more info
thanks

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Toy Art Show looking for art submissions and performers

2008-04-09T19:19:19Z

Toy Art can be anything toy themed. Bicycles, puppets, sculpture, pinatas, dolls, games, fashion, robots, and more are encouraged.
Still looking for Hula hoopers, puppeteers, and fire spinners for the show!
Please let me know if you are interested!
www.toyartpdx.org

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OPEN MIC NIGHTS Tuesdays (NW 21st and Gilsan)

2008-04-06T23:12:23Z

The spacious Old Nob Hill Cafe & Bar is hosting open music nights.
Everyone is welcome from solo musicians, deejays, and bands.
This is a great opportunity for fun and practice at performing live. Being a new venue most nights are open- in fact we would like to get things rolling ASAP so impromptue shows are great you can most likely play tonight if you like. Anyhow we are setting the schedule but we are planning for bands and deejays on Saturday and Sunday with open mike nights during the week.

CONTACT INFO:
oldpharm@mail2bar.com
Or come on in any night after 9 o'clock and talk to either of the bartenders John or Matt.

LOCATION:
Old Nob Hill Pharmacy Cafe & Bar
NW 21st and Gilsan
(across from the McMenamins - Blue Moon Tavern)

OPEN MIC NIGHTS Tuesdays (NW 21st and Gilsan)

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A Muse Bouche - Music for the Mouths - Culinary Coaching

2008-04-03T02:54:37Z

Whats up all hungry and excited foodies of first thursday ilk! Thanks to everyone for their support last year of A Muse Bouche and the food cart I ran, it was a success, it will be back again! (www.amusebouchellc.com). But in the meantime, Culinary Coaching has become the focus! If you have that certain something (foodwise, we can discuss all that other stuff later) that you just cannot wait any longer to know, contact me (Zack) at amusebouchellc.com and lets start a dialog on how to cook what you want to know! Spring is here and so are the farmers markets!

Lets get it on!

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First Thursday Aftermath. "Open Mic"

2008-03-06T09:55:52Z

lots of magic to share, lots of friends and family to connect with.

this is a night for the soul to free art in to the physical realm.

music.poetry.spoken word.dance.film.

an open mic like no other. a positive expereince for all.

come and share or be part of the beautiful vibe.

Tonight at 14 nw 3rd and burnside. above the tube, across the street from the Union Gospel Mission. Doors open at 9:30pm, show starts at 10pm. till late.
$2 or free if performing.

if you are going to perform please come early:)

peace and love.

sokhak :)

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Closing Alberta Street for Last Thursday April - October

2008-02-27T23:11:37Z

We are planning for a closure of Alberta Street for Last Thursday between April and October, starting this year.

A recent survey was publicized in the Oregonian last week

www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/stories/index.ssf?/base/portland_news/1202169313296960.xml&coll=7#continue

The result of the survey shows that 80% of the neighbors and merchants are in favor of closing down the street for the event. Frankly I am surprised that the percentage is as high as it is. The members of the group surveyed are the people that will be the most inconvenienced by the closure. Was the same question to be asked to the people attending the event, the vendors and the performers it is my belief that the result would be 90-95% in favor of the street closure. The people have spoken. It is now the obligation of the City to fulfill the wish of the people.

I met with the Mayor’s office yesterday. Their position to date has been to not support the street closure. Based on the current situation they have agreed to reconsider their position. I hope to hear from them by the end of the month. The two people with the power to cause the street closure are the Mayor and Sam Adams who is the commissioner of Bureau of Transportation and in many peoples opinion the most likely next Mayor of Portland. I have requested a meeting with his office and will report the results of that meeting to this group.

The survey motioned above was commissioned by Art on Alberta. Their annual meeting takes place tomorrow, Wednesday Feb. 13th, 6:30pm at Zaytoons. Sam Adams is scheduled to speak at the meeting. I am encouraging anyone that is interested in closing the street to attend.

Below is a copy of my “platform”. I posted it a few weeks ago on this site. If you read it then you might choose not to read it again.

Take care,

Magnus Johannesson

Platform:

As the founder of Last Thursday, it has been my joy to watch the event turn into something more wonderful than I’d ever hoped it could be. The monthly event is a star on Portland’s cultural calendar. Though the event came from my idea, I never intended to make it mine – merely to be a source of support. Now, after 10 years away from my influence, there is a need for me to step in and help Last Thursday make a transition before going off on its own again.
Before we get into the reasons behind that transition and where it might lead, let’s go ahead and agree on a few things:
• Last Thursday is an amazing event that makes Portland a great place to live.
• Last Thursday’s appeal is the vibrant culture that exists around it, not any one gallery, restaurant, vendor or performance.
• Last Thursday has grown and thrived for 10 years without any regulation or outside intervention.

Keeping these positive and encouraging truths in mind, we must acknowledge a fourth fact: Last Thursday needs to change.
The event has become unsustainable in its current state due solely to its popularity – which is a good problem to have. The best estimates show 10,000 people attending the event over the summer months. This has created three primary conflicts:
1. Pedestrians and automobile traffic. Too many people now attend the monthly event to walk freely on sidewalks where vendors have set up. As a result, they spill on to the road where automobile traffic is already clogged due to the increased activity. The situation is at best inconvenient and at worst unsafe.
2. Lack of basic utilities. As with any public event that draws a crowd, Last Thursday needs to provide adequate bathrooms, trashcans and crowd monitoring. Art on Alberta and members of the Vernon Neighborhood association have made steps to address these issues, but there is still work to be done.
3. Discordance among stakeholders. There are many stakeholders in Last Thursday: residents, business owners, city agencies, vendors and attendees. Even among these groups, there are varying ideas of what Last Thursday should be. Currently, there is not a forum for all stakeholders to have an equal voice in shaping the event.

To address these issues and any others that may arise, I have formed a nonprofit organization under the name “Last Thursday.” This organization will be a point of contact for stakeholders, provide event services and advocate for the event independent of any one group. 2008 is a pivotal year for Last Thursday. The event has a life of its own and until now it has been allowed to become what it wants to be. This year will decide if that evolution will continue organically, or if Last Thursday will be directed to grow according to artificial interests.
It is my firm belief that any attempt to restrict or direct Last Thursday according to artificial interests will effectively kill the event. First Thursday began with an air of spontaneity and edginess, but as it became more regulated it turned into something rather ho-hum. The event still draws a crowd, but the energy it once had ¬– the energy I am trying to preserve for Last Thursday – is gone.
To start working toward a solution, I am outlining the 2008 goals for Last Thursday to specifically address the three issues stated above.
1. Close the street. The organic solution demands Alberta Street be closed to automobile traffic during Last Thursday. Drivers who realize the event is taking place avoid the street. TriMet re-routed buses to Killingsworth in 2007, only resuming the Alberta Street route after mandated by the City in a poor attempt to manage the crowd. Closing the street would allow attendees to move more freely, reducing social conflicts. Vendors could free up the sidewalk by setting up in the unused parking spaces on the road. The street would close from 15th to 30th between the hours of 6pm and 10pm.
2. Provide necessary services. We are willing to fund efforts to provide monitoring, restrooms and waste disposal through the Last Thursday nonprofit, with the goal of creating a sustainable, community-based solution. It is my belief that all businesses should contribute by making their restrooms available to the public and placing a trash bin outside their door. Crowd monitoring is already being provided by volunteers from the Vernon Neighborhood Association and they are doing an incredible job. The Last Thursday nonprofit will be a focal point to pool together an even larger force of volunteers to monitor the event. City Police have been a part of monitoring Last Thursday since May of 2007. It is my goal in 2008 for a volunteer community force to phase out the need for any police presence at Last Thursday.
3. Create a forum for discussion and governance. Last Thursday needs rules and it needs funding. I propose that both come organically from the community. The Last Thursday nonprofit will be a place where all stakeholders can offer support or address concerns while working toward individual solutions. Imposing overarching rules on Last Thursday is an artificial solution, and one that ultimately satisfies very few. I believe that people will offer to fund aspects of Last Thursday they wish to continue and advocate for change as they see fit. It is already happening, but without truly open access. Providing stakeholders with an open forum to shape the ideas that will govern Last Thursday’s growth is the only organic solution.

These are just a few specific solutions to real issues facing Last Thursday. If they are not the right solutions, then the people will have a place to say so. Other issues will arise and solutions will be found. The idea of “preserving” Last Thursday is a misconception. The event is alive, and as such it must grow and change. But it is now that we must all agree to let Last Thursday change according to its own will.

Magnus Johannesson
e-mail: LastThursdayPDX@gmail.com

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THE GENTLE REVOLUTION - Last Thurs Opening Reception: February 28 -

2008-02-15T22:05:15Z

THE GENTLE REVOLUTION
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
5340 N Interstate Avenue
Portland, OR 97217

February 28 - March 22, 2008
Last Thurs Opening Reception: February 28, 5:00-7:30 pm Tea and panel discussion: March 15, 1:00-3:00 pm Gallery Hours: Tues-Fri, 11:00-6:00 pm, Sat Noon-4:00 pm www.ifcc-arts.org 503-823-4322

THE GENTLE REVOLUTION
Inspiring People, to get involved, with positive change.
Protecting our natural earth, and our culture, from destructive practices.
People thinking about ideas, and making activities happen.
Supporting a peaceful, non-violent, gentle, revolution of change.
An evolution of mankind, marked by changed behavior.
People working together, to solve problems.
Healing themselves and healing the world.
People learning to live with more love and tolerance.
People living simply, comfortably, with less greed.
People protecting justice and democracy.
People being gentle and respectful to all life.

The Gentle Revolution will be a collaborative exhibit of filete sculptures and paintings by Remedios Rapoport with the watercolor political pin-up illustrations of emerging artist Jacquelyn Bond. Remedios received a Project Grant Award from the Regional Arts and Cultural Council for creation of a mobile within this exhibit and her work as a mentor with Jacquelyn Bond. The community is invited to participate in a dialog during the tea and panel discussion at IFCC. The collaboration will honor the National Women's History Month theme "Women's Art, Women's Vision".

With the exhibit honoring National Women's History Month, women and women's organizations are encouraged to come enjoy it. People and organizations concerned with political, environmental, social justice, and alternative culture issues are also encouraged to enjoy the exhibit and tell others about it. A free "zine" is available at the exhibit to help people connect and have resources to help heal our world.

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Art on Alberta Annual Meeting-Let Your Voice Be Heard

2008-02-08T03:43:59Z

Just received a mailing that the Annual Meeting for Art on Alberta will be on February 13 at Zaytoon starting at 6:30 p.m. Sam Adams will be the Keynote Speaker. The PSU survey of the Alberta neighborhood will be one of the issues up for discussion. As you are probably aware, that survey showed that the overwhelming majority of residents are FOR closing down parts of Alberta to vehicle traffic during Last Thursday. The city powers seem to care less about what residents want. This is your chance to be heard!

I am sure space will be limited, but you can RSVP to info@artonalberta.org

BTW, Zaytoon is offering a mini appetizer buffet for $5 per person--and they make a killer drink called the Atomic 99.

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Seeking office/desk space for creative

2008-01-29T09:35:30Z

Hey all
I have been working from home and it is driving me crazy. Not very productive, too many distractions.
I would love to find a small space or set up that I can place a desk and work on a project I have due too soon.
I can offer around $200 and really only need it for January but would be open to long term.
I would be open to just abouit any space not in a dungeon:)
Thanks

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Platform for Last Thursday/Closing the Street

2008-01-27T21:49:12Z

I’ve been involved with Alberta Street since the early 90’s and have had my finger in most of the stuff that has happened there since. I founded Last Thursday and have seen it threatened to be taken over by “special interests” over the past couple of years. I am dedicating this year to help set it up as its own entity to make sure that it stays grass roots.

Below is my “platform”. Comments are sought and encouraged. Criticism is welcomed, but preferably constructive. I am and will be seeking strategic allies. Maybe you want to get involved?

As the founder of Last Thursday, it has been my joy to watch the event turn into something more wonderful than I’d ever hoped it could be. The monthly event is a star on Portland’s cultural calendar. Though the event came from my idea, I never intended to make it mine – merely to be a source of support. Now, after 10 years away from my influence, there is a need for me to step in and help Last Thursday make a transition before going off on its own again.
Before we get into the reasons behind that transition and where it might lead, let’s go ahead and agree on a few things:
• Last Thursday is an amazing event that makes Portland a great place to live.
• Last Thursday’s appeal is the vibrant culture that exists around it, not any one gallery, restaurant, vendor or performance.
• Last Thursday has grown and thrived for 10 years without any regulation or outside intervention.

Keeping these positive and encouraging truths in mind, we must acknowledge a fourth fact: Last Thursday needs to change.
The event has become unsustainable in its current state due solely to its popularity – which is a good problem to have. The best estimates show 10,000 people attending the event over the summer months. This has created three primary conflicts:
1. Pedestrians and automobile traffic. Too many people now attend the monthly event to walk freely on sidewalks where vendors have set up. As a result, they spill on to the road where automobile traffic is already clogged due to the increased activity. The situation is at best inconvenient and at worst unsafe.
2. Lack of basic utilities. As with any public event that draws a crowd, Last Thursday needs to provide adequate bathrooms, trashcans and crowd monitoring. Art on Alberta and members of the Vernon Neighborhood association have made steps to address these issues, but there is still work to be done.
3. Discordance among stakeholders. There are many stakeholders in Last Thursday: residents, business owners, city agencies, vendors and attendees. Even among these groups, there are varying ideas of what Last Thursday should be. Currently, there is not a forum for all stakeholders to have an equal voice in shaping the event.

To address these issues and any others that may arise, I have formed a nonprofit organization under the name “Last Thursday.” This organization will be a point of contact for stakeholders, provide event services and advocate for the event independent of any one group. 2008 is a pivotal year for Last Thursday. The event has a life of its own and until now it has been allowed to become what it wants to be. This year will decide if that evolution will continue organically, or if Last Thursday will be directed to grow according to artificial interests.
It is my firm belief that any attempt to restrict or direct Last Thursday according to artificial interests will effectively kill the event. First Thursday began with an air of spontaneity and edginess, but as it became more regulated it turned into something rather ho-hum. The event still draws a crowd, but the energy it once had ¬– the energy I am trying to preserve for Last Thursday – is gone.
To start working toward a solution, I am outlining the 2008 goals for Last Thursday to specifically address the three issues stated above.
1. Close the street. The organic solution demands Alberta Street be closed to automobile traffic during Last Thursday. Drivers who realize the event is taking place avoid the street. TriMet re-routed buses to Killingsworth in 2007, only resuming the Alberta Street route after mandated by the City in a poor attempt to manage the crowd. Closing the street would allow attendees to move more freely, reducing social conflicts. Vendors could free up the sidewalk by setting up in the unused parking spaces on the road. The street would close from 15th to 30th between the hours of 6pm and 10pm.
2. Provide necessary services. We are willing to fund efforts to provide monitoring, restrooms and waste disposal through the Last Thursday nonprofit, with the goal of creating a sustainable, community-based solution. It is my belief that all businesses should contribute by making their restrooms available to the public and placing a trash bin outside their door. Crowd monitoring is already being provided by volunteers from the Vernon Neighborhood Association and they are doing an incredible job. The Last Thursday nonprofit will be a focal point to pool together an even larger force of volunteers to monitor the event. City Police have been a part of monitoring Last Thursday since May of 2007. It is my goal in 2008 for a volunteer community force to phase out the need for any police presence at Last Thursday.
3. Create a forum for discussion and governance. Last Thursday needs rules and it needs funding. I propose that both come organically from the community. The Last Thursday nonprofit will be a place where all stakeholders can offer support or address concerns while working toward individual solutions. Imposing overarching rules on Last Thursday is an artificial solution, and one that ultimately satisfies very few. I believe that people will offer to fund aspects of Last Thursday they wish to continue and advocate for change as they see fit. It is already happening, but without truly open access. Providing stakeholders with an open forum to shape the ideas that will govern Last Thursday’s growth is the only organic solution.

These are just a few specific solutions to real issues facing Last Thursday. If they are not the right solutions, then the people will have a place to say so. Other issues will arise and solutions will be found. The idea of “preserving” Last Thursday is a misconception. The event is alive, and as such it must grow and change. But it is now that we must all agree to let Last Thursday change according to its own will.

Magnus Johannesson
e-mail: LastThursdayPDX@gmail.com

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Free Fairy Stuff by local PDX artist: fairymagicmail.com

2008-01-09T05:00:17Z

Hey fairy friends,
I've got some free coloring printouts and animated fairy dolls for your websites on my site: fairymagicmail.com. You can also order personalized letters from fairies, which make awesome, unique gifts!
: )
Jenne-

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fenced open lot?

2008-01-05T04:05:44Z

I saw a fence around the open lot across from Don Poncho's. Does that mean we've lost the space and construction is about to begin?

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STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS! STOP LIVING IN FEAR !

2008-01-01T19:47:23Z

Senate bill 1959
The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (including the FDA). The law has already passed the House on a traitorous vote of 405 to 6, and it is now being considered in the Senate where a vote is imminent. All over the internet, intelligent people who care about freedom are speaking out against this extremely dangerous law: Philip Giraldi at the Huffington Post, Declan McCullagh at CNET's News.com, Kathryn Smith at OpEdNews.com, and of course Alex Jones at PrisonPlanet.com

This bill is the beginning of the end of Free Speech in America. If it passes, all the information sources you know and trust could be shut down and their authors imprisoned. NewsTarget could be taken offline and I could be arrested as a "terrorist." Jeff Rense at www.Rense.com could be labeled a "terrorist" and arrested. Byron Richards, Len Horowitz, Paul Craig Roberts, Greg Palast, Ron Paul and even Al Gore could all be arrested, silenced and incarcerated. This is not an exaggeration. It is a literal reading of the law, which you can check yourself here: thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxm...955_rfs.xml

The bill states:

‘...ideologically based violence’ means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or individual’s political, religious, or social beliefs...

Note that this means the "planned use of force to promote a political or social belief" would be considered an act of terrorism. This all hinges on the definition of "force," of course. Based on the loose use of logic in Washington these days, and the slippery interpretation of the meaning of words, "force" could mean:

• A grassroots campaign to barrage Congress with faxes
• A non-violent street protest
• A letter-writing campaign that deluges the Senate with too much mail
• A sit-in protest that blocks access to a business or organization
• A grassroots e-mail campaign that overloads the e-mail servers of any government department or agency

You get the idea. "Force" could be defined as practically anything. And since the "planned use of force" would be considered a criminal act of terrorism, anyone who simply thinks about a grassroots action campaign would be engaged in terrorist acts.

If you stopped someone on the street and handed them a Bible, for example, this could be considered an act of terrorism ("...use of force to promote the individual's religious beliefs...")

If you sent a barrage of angry letters to Washington about global warming and the destruction of the environment by the U.S. military, this could also be considered an act of terrorism ("...to promote the individual's political beliefs...")

If you believe in same-sex marriage and you wrote a letter threatning a sit-in protest in front of your state's capitol building, this could also be considered an act of terrorism, even if you never carried it out! ("...planned use of force to promote a social belief...")

The United States is on the fast track to fascism, and the Congress is working right alongside this nation's traitorous leaders to criminalize any thoughts, words or speeches that disagree with current government policies regarding war, terrorism, domestic surveillance and civil liberties. Simply speaking out against the war on Iraq could soon be labeled a crime. Merely thinking thoughts against the war on Iraq could be considered a criminal act.

Must-see video: Naomi Wolf's lecture on 10 steps to fascism
There's a video lecture you simply MUST watch. It's by Naomi Wolf, author of The End of America. She covers this topic with great elegance and a deep understanding of history. See her video on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch

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12/27

2007-12-25T03:37:30Z

Are people planning on being out there?

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Double D Needs Some Love

2007-12-12T20:44:06Z

The double decker has come home!
She sits in our driveway needing some love!
On Sunday, December 16 we are holding a bus clean-up
day and we could sure use your help! We want to get
her presentable for her inaugural showing at
Threshold, the New Year's party at the Hippodrome.
We will start working on her at 1:00 in the
afternoon at 5107 NE 19th Ave (Alberta and 19th).
Please wear work clothes to sweep, wipe down, make
makeshift windows, scrape old paint etc. Could use some basic work on the engine- do you know diesel?
Please bring any scrappers, simple green, screw
drivers, and WD40 if ya got it.
Thank you, thank you...

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Clowns or Christmas Trees?

2007-12-11T18:10:02Z

A Christmas tree lot was setup the other day in the old Clown House yard.

It just about made me cry.

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Stop in the name of love !

2007-12-02T04:25:16Z

What is the ENDGAME of the Illuminati and the New World Order?
Enslavement and Extermination?

"Love does not work evil to one's neighbor;
therefore love is the Law's fulfillment. Do this (have love), too, because you people know the season, that it is already the hour for you to Have you ever read or watched 1984 ?
Awake from sleep, for now our salvation is near.

Do not put this off till tomorrow!
If you remain ignorant , it will result in demise of everything beautiful in this world.

It will take education and informing others to put a halt to these cabals plans .
STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE ! Stand Up !
Do you want Global enslavement ? Then Do something !

It will take a lot of Strength , and patience , but please DO NOT GIVE UP .

I want you to be aware of this presence but DO NOT FEAR , They feed on this fear , it gives them power !
Instead Love them without condition.
I am telling you that no matter how cruel and ugly these egocentric elitists become , it is in our best to love them .
We have to set an example and show that we are going to Live Life without Stepping on others .
This is Life's Version of Fear Factor !
Do you want to be a slave ? Then get up , And WAKE UP !
Educate , inform and research 4 urselves and the truth will set you free.
It is suggested to get a variety of opinions , and "facts" from many different sources .
everyone has their own perception , and this is thought to be based on our moment to moment experiences with our environment ,people,etc.

I know this sounds strange, but make sense of it yourselves > I can not do it 4 you !
The pieces fit , so ask some questions and get started with the puzzle.
You may think you are going crazy sometimes , but that is consistent with a majority of others, if not everyone .
And please do not try the high school and college cram sessions .
It is healthy to give your brain time to reflect and rest . Hey, did someone say meditation ?
maybe some breathing techniques ?
Well off you go , and you look so cute, with that curious and determined sparkle in your eyes.
Watch these

This one is great too !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1fiubmOqH4

This is the new Must See Documentary from Alex Jones.
The endgame movies 1-14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJoIbPkRvig <Part 1>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuAisWtJIm8 < Part 2>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOtRnDpileg <part 3>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49pXMyz78m8 <part 4>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLhAZvIqpbI <part 5>
The rest of them are linked on the you tube .

And some more !

www.archive.org/

www.indymedia.org

www.truthout.org

Much love and many blessings !

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Newbie Qs; A wet one...

2007-11-27T05:13:03Z

Looks like the rain ain't lettin' up anytime soon.

We're hoping to set up our "first ever" Last Thursday craft booth (emphasis on "craft" not booth"), using our VW bus as backdrop and tarping the heck out of it for rain shelter.

Got some Questions:

1. Is there a "placement hierarchy" among the Last Thursday vendors? My understanding is that this is a total "squatters" market, yet we really don't want to step on any old-timer's toes, so to speak.

2. How do peeps gain access to electricity? We'd totally do some rockin' out if we had more amps, but as it is now, we're somewhat limited to the auxiliary battery of the bus.....

3. How early do peeps show up to start setting up?

4. Anything else we need to know?????

Peace & Love,

eyefleye & Craw

PS. Here's a link to the kind of stuff we're trafficking:

http://web.mac.com/eyefleye/iWeb/gardenofsweden/Welcome.html

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A revisioning of Neighbors

2007-10-31T19:10:43Z

I live on 16th ave just 1 block from Alberta. I'd like to get together with other neighbors that want to make their homes open during Last Thursday as little party spots or something maybe as little art galleries or food galleries or whatever you want. Sort of like mini theme camps but in houses....is there interest in this?

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Open Auditions for Rose City Vaudeville, Portland OR

2007-10-26T17:57:28Z

☞Open Auditions for
Rose City Vaudeville

We are looking for talent and acts for an all ages show: stilts, acrobat, aerial, guitar, accordion, or spoon players, jugglers, opera, sword swallowing, magicians, plate spinners, animal acts, contortionists, slack rope, and other gifted talent for an ongoing Thursday night vaudeville show in SE. The Rose City Vaudeville (with it's turn of the century theme) will hopefully become a long running show but for now we ask for a committment of 1 meeting, 1 dress rehearsal and 4 shows. Pay will be determined by audience seats sold.

Auditions: Sunday, November 4, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
at the Hippodrome 320 SE 2nd Ave
Show dates: December 6 & 20, January 17 & 31.
Please sign in if you want to audition. Send a request to rosecityvaudeville@yahoo.com with your name/act name.

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Artist needs a room...

2007-10-23T18:47:17Z

Hello!

I'm a recent transplant from Detriot in need of some new digs. Painter / Illustrator / Curator / pretty nice guy. Founder of a Non-Profit arts organization in the D looking forward to contributing to local creative landscape. Rated "Best Roommate Ever" by previous house-mate. Positive local endorsements available upon request.

Dan

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2nd Annual Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival

2007-10-07T20:40:38Z

Howdy all!

Just wanted to give everybody a heads up on a smaller homegrown headie festival. I don’t know if any of you heard of the Joshua Tree Music Festival in Cali…but the same fella has put together another festival- Check out their myspace page. At any rate, I’m pretty stoked to be going for the 1st time.

2nd Annual Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival
October 20 & 21, 2007

The 2nd annual Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival is happening October 20 and 21 at the Joshua Tree Lake Campground, in the shadows of the infamous National Park. This rootsicana newgrassy folkadelic experience is for music loving souls of all ages. The music is continuous, alternating on two stages in one bowl, creating an intimate festival experience. Temperatures in the magical Mojave desert in October are ideal!

The festival lineup includes The Avett Brothers, Hot Buttered Rum, Uncle Earl, The Greencards, Dan Bern, South Austin Jug Band, Jake Shimabukuro, Martha Scanlan, Merle Jagger & Tim Easton, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, the Everybodyfields, Bluehouse, Honky Tonk Train, and the Trespassers.

Plenty of on site camping. Children of all ages are welcome. The festival village includes Organic Foods, World Market, KidsVille, Art Installations, the Love Train, daily parades and more. The music begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, and goes til late. On Sunday, music goes from 10:30 a.m. til sunset. Dance under the stars and howl at the moon in this awe-inspiring high desert environ!

Early Bird Tickets are now available now for Saturday ($40), Sunday ($30), or a two day pass for $65.00. Purchases of festival tickets and camping reservations may be made online via the website. To order by phone, call 877-327-6265 toll free. For festival information and to purchase tickets, log onto: www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com

Myspace-
http://www.myspace.com/joshuatreemusicfestival

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Main Stage Decor For DIVERSION-> are YOU the Artist for the job??

2007-10-01T17:37:43Z

PDX Decom is looking for an artist/creative for decoration of the Main Stage.
Fabric is NOT allowed unless it is Flame Retardant.
Themes are nice, but not required...
do you have the time/skills/creative motivation? Get in touch with me!

loafaery (at) gmail (dot) com

www.pdxdiversion.org

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photos from Alberta Street Fair parade??

2007-09-26T17:21:20Z

There were lots of cameras out for the Alberta Street Fair parade... anyone take any photos they'd be willing to share? This parader would love to see 'em.

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ART contributions to Diversion.... the PDX decom

2007-09-18T20:45:50Z

DIVERSION: October 20th, 2007

Please submit your Art and Interactive Installation work for the official Portland Decompression event, DIVERSION. We are specifically interested in interactive pieces, as per the burning man theme, though even more so in work created about or as a direct result of your 2007 Green Man experience. Space will be available for both two- and three-dimensional work. And for you installation artists... we have approx. 30' ceilings... and an outdoor area. As for VJs and projection artists, please be in touch. there will be specific areas designated for such, and already folks on that lineup. We will need to coordinate.
Please be in touch ***OFF TRIBE*** via loafaery@gmail.com
Thank you.

Shira Loa

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Journey to the Flames! Burning Man Film Screening Sept. 29th @ Someday Lounge

2007-09-17T19:19:30Z

Hey yall!
Doug Jacobson just put together a freakin fantastic new film Documenting 8 years of Burning Man culture and its coming to Portland!

<* Premiere showing Portland at the Someday Lounge on Friday, September 29th Cover ~$7 *>

____)*(____Journey to the Flames._____)*(_____

What is Burning Man?

Journey to the Flames chronicles 8 years of LA's Doug Jacobson and his trips to Black Rock. It's a funny, probing documentary that contains some of the most compelling BM footage I've seen yet. Skydiving, amazing aerial night shots, much fire, several years of the temples and the man and amazingly deep interviews all melded into a complete experience. This is 8 years of Burning Man folks and from what I've seen and heard this one feels good.

Check out the website here for more info and clips.

www.backtoone.com/j2f/index.html

Come to the Someday Lounge Saturday, September 29th for a fully immersive night of Burner Culture starting @ 7:00 with a screening of "Monkey Puzzle", a 17 minute short documenting Portland's Monkey Puzzle Camp as they plow their way through to the cosmic adventure of Burning Man 2006. Not to be missed! Then its off to the big leagues with Journey to the Flames followed by filmaker Q & A and some fantastic burner Djs guaranteed to rock the joint.

7:00~ Monkey Puzzle - A 17 minute short
7:30~ Journey to the Flames
9:00~ Q & A with filmmakers
9:30~ 2007 Burning Man Footage
Dj's
10:00 Dougj11 (dmtlabs.com)
11:00 FlyingJ and friends

Someday Lounge, Sept 29th @ 7:00 Cover $7
125 NW 5th Ave
Portland Oregon
Map~www.google.com/maps

Call 503-248-1030 for Tix info or
www.backtoone.com/j2f/index.html

Please bring yourselves, some friends and some magic. Lets watch some films, dance and support our amazing community.

AIRSTRIKE!

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Free Beats in the Park - Sun. Sep. 9th

2007-09-08T17:12:13Z

This is the official 'second try' for the outdoor party we had scheduled in August which got rained out. Hopefully we'll have a little more luck with the weather this time!

SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE PARK
Sep. 9th 2007

A free outdoor daytime event featuring DJ's spinning the finest House Music, Breaks, Minimal Techno, IDM and Downtempo.

MANOJ - pdx
EVAN MARC - (aka Bluetech) Native States Records
PHIDELITY - Native States Records / phidelity.com
JACARANDA - stratiform.net
TRICHOME - e.l.m. conceptions
LOKI - Abstract Earth Productions
RAIN (aka Phutureprimitive)

WHERE: Cathedral Park under the St. John's Bridge in North Portland
WHEN: Sunday September 9th - NOON till 8:00PM

This is a free, all-ages event open to the public. Bring blankets, picnics, kids, hula hoops, sunscreen, frisbees, anything you like to create a fun unforgettable day in the park!

Here's a link to the official flyer: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1303/1223841837_0be56c4e61_b.jpg

Hope to see you there!

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hOwdy Folks !!!! Oregon Regional Rainbow directions - Find your way home!

2007-09-07T14:10:49Z

www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/index.html (this shows the Oregon 1997gathering, which is the exact location this year. ) The directions are taken directly from welcomehome.org.

Howdy Folks,

Welcome Home to the Oregon gathering in the Ochoco National Forest from September 11, 2007 until September 23, 2007. Seed camp begins September 6, 2007.
For more information, contact:
groups.yahoo.com/group/mountainspirit
or call 240-863-6250 or email mountainspirit@yahoogroups.com.

Where the Ochoco Gathering in Oregon will Be.
The 2007 Rainbow Gathering is in Ochoco National Forest at a place called Indian Prarie in central Oregon. (between Prineville and Mitchell)
From Prineville:
Take hwy 26 east towards Mitchell. Make a right turn onto hwy 23,(this road is not marked, but is the next two lane paved road after the reservoir, a few miles out of town, to the right) which later turns into hwy 22 and continues to Walton Lake. Soon after the lake, turn left onto FS 150, a dirt road. Go a little ways till 150 ends in a T. Go right onto FS 2630, and continue to the parking lot and Bus Village.
From Mitchell:
Take hwy 26 west towards Prineville. A little ways past the Bandit Springs rest area, go left onto FS 2630. This later becomes FS 2210, and 2630 becomes a less maintained road. Follow FS 2210 to hwy 22. Turn left onto hwy 22 and follow past Walton Lake. Soon after the lake, turn left onto FS 150, a dirt road. Go a little ways till 150 ends in a T. Go right onto FS 2630, and continue to the parking lot and Bus Village.
More map details
This is right near the Bridge Creek Wilderness area, and north of the Big Summit Prarie. I can see several springs on the map. Sortof behind the site is the Mt. Pisgah Lookout. It looks to be no more than 6000-6500 feet in altitude.
For general information about the Rainbow Family and regional events, please first look around an unofficial family website- go to Welcome Home at
www.welcomehome.org or email rob@welcomehome.org

www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/index.html

What is a Rainbow Gathering?
Carla's Gathering Basics
What follows is my take on it. No one put me in charge (thank goodness), so you may get other answers from other folks that add or subtract stuff - but basically I think most folks will be in agreement with what I see as being the basics for a gathering.
It is free and non-commercial. This means no entry fee and no money charged for any service at the event (food, medical, etc.). There are people at gatherings who hang out with the barter circle and essentially have a commercial trip going either with trade or cash, but this is their own personal trip and has nothing to do with the actual set-up of a gathering. I personally consider these folks in violation of the basic spirit of the gathering and wish they would go away, or at least put away their trade goods. But since we have no cops, no courts, and no jails, they continue to do as they please, over the objections of many but also with the support also of many. Anyway, with the exception of these folks who are taking advantage of the free space, you shouldn't find any commercialism at a gathering whatsoever.
Rainbow gatherings are non-aligned both spiritually and politically. There is no one right religious or spiritual belief; people of all faiths are welcome to come gather. Often, people from specific churches or temples come set up their own camp and feed lots of folks from their kitchens (the Krishnas and the Bread of Life Christian camp being the most notable). There are no hassles towards any church group proselytizing or trying to win converts - if people want to listen, that's their own business.
Rainbow also does not support any specific political cause, party, issue, or candidate. Many people come to gatherings to recruit for their own specific Peace Walk, Drums around the Pentagon, environmental action, or whatever; but again, that is their own trip. They certainly have the right of free speech to spread the word about whatever event they are sponsoring. But they do nothave the right to call it a Rainbow event or claim they have support of the Rainbow Family. If they do make such claims, they are ripping off the Family name. Folks involved in such actions have every right to also mention, if asked, that yes, they consider themselves to be Rainbows. No reason not to fly your colors, especially when you're doing something you consider a good cause and are proud of being involved in. You just can't say that your event (protesting logging the rainforest, for example) is a Rainbow protest as such.
We have no leaders. We operate by consensus process. No one is in charge, we have no board of directors. For many regional events, a small circle of people often initiates the event, and the circle grows and becomes many. All the labor of getting the gathering together in a safe and healthy manner is done by volunteers.
The only rule we have is that of peaceful respect. That actually encompasses a lot, when you stop and think about it. Sure, no one can tell anyone else what to do, but if someone builds an unsafe fire under a tree, they will hear about it (hopefully in a sweet way) from many people who are worried about the safety of the camp. We like to say that everyone is Shanti Sena (Peacekeeper). The idea is to communicate in such a way that folks doing something non-peaceful, non-respectful, unhealthy, or unsafe will see the error of their ways and choose to get with the program. When something really out of line occurs (a violent individual hitting someone with a club, for example) a Shanti Sena council (consisting in the ideal of all interested parties, as well as some experienced folks from the Shanti Sena Clan to give guidance and physical safety) forms to deal with the issue. If the victim of the violence wishes to press charges, the incident is dealt with accordinly, and the Shanti Sena folks cooperate in turning the perpetrator over to local law enforcement - a controversial move, to be sure, but in some cases unavoidable and sometimes even desirable. If no one wants to see the local authorities involved but a person is considered a danger to the safety of folks in camp, two options are commonly turned to: someone capable of handling the situation volunteers to accompany the offending person 24 hours a day around camp; or the person must leave the gathering and not come back that year.
As per a standing consensus by the Rainbow Family Tribal Council, we don't apply for or sign permits. With the new group use regulations instituted by the Forest Service this year, this has become a difficult position to hold.One regional gathering signed a permit and gathered under a different name than Rainbow. Weird, and lot of people were angry at the folks who signed the permit,but what are ya gonna do? Take away their hippie cards? Anyway, theoretically,if a gathering has a permit, it is by definition not a Rainbow Gathering.
Also, by long tradition, we do not gather anywhere but public land. Occassionallythere may be focussed councils (Thanksgiving Council, regional councils) that happen on private land, but gatherings themselves are always held on public land. Again, if it happens otherwise, it is by definition not a Rainbow Gathering, though the event may be very rainbow in nature otherwise.
We take responsibility for every aspect of the gathering, from set-up to clean-up. We don't ask for help bulldozing roads, getting donations from local charities or food banks. We are self-sufficient in every aspect of our gathering, and responsible for ourselves. Most important, when the gathering is over, many people stay behind to totally clean up the site. No janitors are paid to clean up after folks. Gatherers are expected to use the recycling center set up on site and to pack out what they packed in. The clean up crew takes out all trash to recycling centers and to landfills, then restores and rehabilitates the site. This may involve scarifying the earth to loosen up compacted areas, filling in ruts caused by vehicles, water-barring hilly areas, and reseeding the ground. All shitters and camps are disappeared and naturalized. This is a lot of work folks! If you've never stayed for cleanup, you've never really done a gathering. This is not a dead lot - this is real, this is a labor of love, and it's one of the only reasons, both karmically and politically, that the powers that be haven't put the ax to us long ago.
A Rainbow Gathering is not a rock concert or a platform for speakers. If cars are allowed in the gathering area proper, and if there is amplified music as a central theme, it most certainly is NOT a Rainbow Gathering (the drive-in gathering in Texas was an exception, as we were not allowed to close the road).
If it were up to me to define it, I would say this is the most important aspect of the Gathering: It is a free assembly of individuals who come together to practice peace. The focal point of the Annual Gathering July 1-7 is a coming together in a large circle, each person praying silently in their own way for peace. Most of the regional gatherings also set aside a day for the Silent Circle. A Rainbow Gathering is not a party, although partying certainly happens. It is not just a big hippie campout, although there are lots of counter-culture and new-age types camping in the woods. It is not just the world's largest love-in/be-in/ smoke-in, although a lot of that certainly goes on. For me, without the element of prayer we might as well not gather at all. For me, without the element of the Circle in which we participate, we mights as well have a hippie convention at the Hilton. For me, without the practice of Peaceful Respect and continuing attempts to create harmonyamong each other and all beings of the Earth, me might as well give up any pretense that the human race is evolving.
So, does that make things more clear? You'll probably get as many different answers as you will people answering. Good luck sorting it all out. The annual Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes will take place in the Northwest next July - Oregon or Washington. Stay tuned for directions, which will probably come out about amonth before the gathering!
Love and Light,
Carla

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This is Not an offical document of any kind by the Rainbow Family. This invitation is my own creation, and as such only represents my own ideas. In no way does this mean I or anyone else represents the Rainbow Family, regardless of what the Family wingnuts say.

RAP 107
www.chebucto.ns.ca/Current/.../107.html
Gathering Consciousness
Please protect this Beautiful Land. Walk softly. Harm no living thing. Harmonize - Blend
in. Use only down, dead wood. Cut no living trees. Preserve the Meadows....camp in the Woods. We are caretakers of this land. Everyone sharing makes a strong Human Tribe!
Please Protect the Water Sources by staying out of DELICATE spring areas. Avoid camping, peeing, washing above spring areas. Keep ALL soap out of streams, springs or the creek!
Use a bucket to take your bath 60 feet away from the water source. To be certain of drinking water: boil it! Use the slit trenches or covered latrines - cover your paper & waste with ashes or lime, wash hands. Break the fly/illness connection: shit-fly-food-you! Dig no shitters near water areas or kitchens. Protect our Health! Use your own cup, bowl & spoon! Wash them after eating and rinse in bleach-water. Visit C.A.L.M./M.A.S.H. if you feel ill - especially if you have a contagious disease - or are injured. Camp Together - Establish neighborhoods. Community Fires only! ~ Each with 5 gallon water bucket and shovel for Fire Protection. If you are the last to leave a fire PUT IT OUT! Watch your gear: Be Responsible ~ "Tempt Not Lest Ye Be Lifted From." Pets are discouraged but if you must bring them keep them fed, on a leash and out of the kitchens, springs & fights. Clean up their poop. Love them. PACK IT IN - PACK IT OUT !!! Cleanup begins when you arrive. Bring in only what is necessary. There is no janitor here...you are the cleanup crew. Separate Garbage for recycling. Don't litter - Find collection point. Compost in pits only. You are the Gathering! Participate in Shanti Sena, the peace keepers council, and all activities, councils, work crews, workshops. Volunteer wherever needed: kitchens, welcome home, firewatch, parking lot, shitter digging, supply, front gate, etc. R-E-S-P-E-C-T your Sisters & Brothers energies. Keep the Balance: Earth, Sky, Trees, Water & People! Alcohol is Discouraged, Guns are Inappropriate, Violence is contrary to the Spirit. Please take no photographs or videos of people without permission. Discourage Drug Abuse. Buying and selling endangers our legal right to be here. The Magic Hat is our Bank, donate early to fund our Needs. The Magic Hat goes around at mealtime circles and with the Magic Hat Band. Our power together is many times our power separated. Enjoy the Rainbow with an open heart and you Will see the Vision. Join us for July 4th Silent Contemplation & Prayer for Peace, respect those maintaining silence from dawn. Hold the silence until the arrival of the Children's Parade.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Note: If you packed it in then pack it out.

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Police presence....

2007-09-07T02:11:02Z

Last night I saw about 20 police officers patroling the neighborhood - inlcuding *6* standing directly outside the Clown House.

It was painful to witness so much police monitoring.

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Fire on Alberta Street 9/4?

2007-09-05T23:33:57Z

Hello All: Does anyone have any info on what shut down Alberta Street between 15th and 12th last night? The road was blocked from at least 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 with police cars and fire trucks.

Thanks for any info.

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The Alberta clown house

2007-08-31T16:05:13Z

i found this article today which can give a little history as you walk down alberta tomorrow:

The Alberta clown house

Pepto writes
"Ok, you jerks, ya wanna hear a story from Portland? Well
I got a tale that will turn your knuckles white and curdle yer blood Like well, like curdled blood (whatever the hell that is). The Alberta clown house is situated in NE Portland. It’s the home base and breeding ground for Portland’s own internationally renowned (we’ve been to New Mexico and our videos are big in Bogotá, Columbia) clownabilly rock band, named after me, Pepto Dizmal.

We are five brothers. I’m the most beautiful, then there’s Dingo the rodeo clown, Draino the dumpster diver, Neptune the greasy hippy, and Servo the punk (he’s adopted).

We used to live in North Portland, on Mississippi Ave.(back when it was rough) A few of us engaged in vigilante justice: us vs. the jerks who sold crack and beat up prostitutes in our yard. It worked like a charm; Police do their thing, and so do normal citizens, but nothing?
NOTHING scares a thief or crack dealer more than four clowns stalking them on girls’ bikes, and throwing painted bricks at them, while laughing hysterically."

We hit the underbelly of the Mississippi neighborhood like a gaggle of frozen rubber chickens (whatever the hell that is). The crack dealers’ union almost fell apart, as their representatives lobbied the C.I.A. for more funding and better training since none of the pimps and thugs were schooled in countering vigilante clown insurgents.(Ask the folks at Mississippi pizza, we used to rumble with thugs on their front porch)
Many a would be thief stopped the police in those North Portland streets, begging to be taken to jail just to get away from a drunken, naked clown (I get sexy when I drink).

Yes, the plan worked. People were coming out of their houses; enjoying the community, and more people, told people who told people who told people, and they all began loading their bikes on their cars(hahahahahaha) and moving into the neighborhood. Pretty soon, it was so safe that we could no longer afford to live in our clown house. Rents skyrocketed with the influx of Young Urban Professionals. A coffee shop sprung up, and then a video store with no videos, just little records that don’t play on the record player.

Friends of ours who had lived and worked there 40 years got swindled out of their building, and evicted. Our slumlord noticed the coffee shop, and the presence of people who wear ties, and decided not only to raise the rent but also to evict us.

Let me tell you freaks, I haven’t seen that much drama and grief since we clowns had to battle N.V.S. (that’s a gang of disgruntled, clown-hating baseball players. Their name sounds like the word “Envious” but it really stands for “Not Very Sportsmanlike”), on the streets of Eugene.

Our new house on Alberta street is bigger, better and I hear it’s more beautiful (I’ve never been there), and I don’t think we will have to worry about getting classed out for at least six months. Fancy buildings are going up all over, and the sidewalks are cluttered with that chain-link fencing that surrounds construction of condos and high rent shopping. It’s a funny irony that I hear all the new apartments are being built with large balconies to enjoy the very street life they are driving away. The moral of the story? If you like where you live, keep it ugly. Encourage litter and gang violence. I’m just too beautiful to be in a gangfight, so when I get out of jail, I’m going home looking like crap. I told Dingo to get me an old jockstrap to wear, and I’m only eating bacon here in the joint (weird that almost none of my kennelmates dig bacon, they must be Catholic), so by the time I get out I’m gonna have the most impressive set of ingrown-hairy man boobies in town. Oh by the way, in case your wondering why I’m in jail, the rumors about me aren’t true. I hear people are saying that I went back to the old hood and dispersed hundreds of little baggies containing crumbled macadamia nuts, to encourage the crack horde to return.

But the truth is, we were biking our stuff to the new location; I hadn’t even seen the joint yet. Dingo got exited about the new digs and yelled,”YEEEEE-EEE-HAW!” A nearby agent of the office of Homeland Insecurity misheard him, and thought it was me, yelling, Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihad! I still haven’t been charged, or seen a lawyer, but that’s ok. I’m lucky, some people will never even get to SEE Cuba, and they give me free electricity, straight from the tap. I did notice that the Mexicans here wear rimless sombreros and talk some messed up Spanish. Gotta go, I hear a jar-head coming.

Love ya when I’m drunk,

Pepto

http://www.news4neighbors.net/article.pl?sid=05/06/28/1538227

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Iraq Names Project On Alberta

2007-08-27T04:26:51Z

I wanted to let everyone know about Nancy Hiss' work, the Iraq Names Project.

You have likely seen it somewhere around town. On memorial day, in front of the Federal Building downtown, she started drawing the names of soldiers who had died in Iraq. They are drawn in chalk on the sidewalk. She has drawn almost everyday since. She has now drawn over 2,000 names covering 6 miles.

She is now on Alberta at about 15th. Weekday mornings she chalks from 7:15 - 8:15. On the Weekends from 11:00am - 5:00pm.

Last Thursday she will turn out to chalk. Not sure exact times, 6-7 maybe?

If you would like to help chalk just stop by and say hello.

www.iraqnamesproject.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iraqnamesproject/

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Free Party in the Park Sun. Aug. 19th

2007-08-19T00:44:52Z

The Playground Crew Presents...........

"Sunday Afternoon in the Park"

The first in an ongoing series of FREE outdoor dance events at Portland Public Parks.

Our first installment will take place as follows:

Sunday August 19th 2007
at Cathedral Park Amphitheater (under the St. John's Bridge in North Portland)
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cathedral+park+portland+or&ie=UTF8&ll=45.587675,-122.759879&spn=0.007478,0.014527&z=16&om=1"> MAP </a>
Noon till Sunset

Providing the Sun-Drenched Beats will be:

Manoj
Evan Marc (AKA Bluetech)
Phidelity
Jacaranda
E.L.M. Crew
Loki
Rain

This select group of talent is coming together under the guise of "The Playground Crew" with a commitment to creating fun, light-hearted, family & friends-oriented events that are open to the public, free of charge.

Join us for a day of outdoor fun, relaxation, dancing, and picnicking all set to the soundtrack of Downtempo, IDM, Minimal Techno and House beats. Everyone and all ages welcome!

There will be an e-flyer coming soon for anyone who wants to pass it along.

Also, we are soliciting support and donations from anyone who feels they can help us pull this off and offset the cost of applications, permits, insurance etc etc. We will NOT be soliciting donations at the event so there will be NO pressure to do so. But if you feel that you can support in any way, it will only help us to ensure more of these events, and help make them the best they can be. This is a community effort so feel free to join the community!

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MNML: Thursday @ Pi Rem

2007-08-06T19:05:10Z

MNML
....form meets function

this and every 2nd Thursday at Pi Rem Gallery and Lounge - 433 NW Fourth Ave.

Minimal Techno and Tech House

with residents

Evan Marc (aka Bluetech - Native State Records)
Phidelity (Native State Records)
Jacaranda (Stratiform)
Loki (Abstract Earth Project)

Cost: The roll of the dice ($1 to $6)http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1385/1030975410_320200074f_o.jpg

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Alberta clown house moving on

2007-07-21T18:53:41Z

I just noticed this article in the Mercury. Bummer.

http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=359552&category=22101

So Long, Clowns
Alberta Clown House Packs it In
BY SCOTT MOORE

Part-vaudeville, part Burning Man, part bike repair shop, part hostel, and all-freak show, the Alberta Clown House has been an icon of North and Northeast Portland for years. But at the end of August, the assorted clowns and tall-bike riders will be packing up and moving on, victims of soaring property values.

A year ago, the owner of the property—at NE 25th and Alberta—raised the rent by $300 to $1,500 per month. The boss of the Clown House troupe, who goes by the name of Dingo Dizmal, says they spent their savings on the rent increase in order to stay another year. Now, though, they've decided it's time to move to a cheaper neighborhood.

"The people in this neighborhood have been really sweet," Dizmal says. "The neighborhood business association raised $575 for 'Alberta Clown House' T-shirts for us, but then we found out that more than half of that money came from businesses who just wanted to see us go."

And that's been the great contradiction of the Clown House as the surrounding neighborhood has transformed. They've been a staple of Alberta's Last Thursdays, and have arguably added to the events' crowds, but they've also come under fire for the drunken parties that inevitably end up there. A year and a half ago, the house was the target of complaints about "dead" bikes littering the yard.

But despite the debauchery that follows the clowns, and despite a handful of neighborhood complaints, the house's owner, Will Hardy—pastor of the Highland Christian Center on NE Glisan—says he's accommodated them because they represent Portland's "multifaceted diversity."

"They've been hard on the house, but that comes with the business," Hardy says. "Still, it's been a workable arrangement. They've really given Alberta Street an image."

Dizmal admits it might be difficult to find a new accommodating.

"It's hard to tell people what we want," he says. "We're a clown tribe; we're kind of loud; hot girls follow us wherever we go; we like to blow things up, and fix bikes in the yard. We're like Jesus, but without the good intentions."

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Garage needed near 18th and Alberta

2007-06-11T23:35:33Z

Need to rent a garage to store my van in. It has a "boat top" (fiberglass extension) and so requires a high entrance.

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closing alberta street to vehicular traffic for last thursday

2007-06-06T16:51:38Z

it's been talked about for years now.
and the streets are getting more and more crowded with pedestrians, performers, parties and whatnot.
alberta needs to be closed on last thursdays.

it's about getting a permit.
it can be done like: portland marathon, block parties and other events in the city where the barriers go up to close traffic

when i worked for friends of forest park we had to get a permit to close down some streets for our walk/run event.
it's mostly red tape, time and some money
the office is with the city of portland and is located close to PSU on sw 4th or something.

i don't have the deets bcause i wasn't the person who organized the permit aspect of the event.

so all that needs to happen is someone who has the time, gumption and demeanor to walk into a city permit office to get the information so all who care can move forward with this idea.

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Pickathon Volunteers Needed

2007-05-16T16:04:13Z

Anybody interested in attending this event??? If so, I'm looking for a few folks to hand out flyers at last Thursdays this summer. In return for your hardwork, I can offer you a ticket into the festival.

http://www.pickathon.com

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Info on June's art walk

2007-05-02T23:31:41Z

Hi ya'll. I'm putting together a magazine article featuring Portland's First and Last Thursday Art Walks. Anything great happening in June I should know about? Thanks for any input!

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A fight? WTF?!?

2007-05-02T04:53:31Z

http://www.kptv.com/news/13209252/detail.html

Anyone see what went down? Was it really Last Thursday people, or unconnected neighborhood folk?

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power source

2007-04-04T18:08:44Z

howdy!
can anyone shed some light on power source at LT?

i want to have at least one plug for some light and i never noticed how people are getting it while i'm there.
and i can't check it out this month because i'm not in portland until May.

i know there are many different ways, strategies, techniques, etc...
so, people, come on down!
let your tips rip

bom!

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Let's start Huggin

2007-04-04T00:23:24Z

I am putting on a "Free Hugs" event in Portland. i need as many huggers as I can find. I started a tribe to coordinate it.
http://tribes.tribe.net/freehugspdx?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B95f9099a-5017-4b7f-a08b-d992050c46d1%5D
I want it to be HUGE so it will get media coverage to send out a message of loving your fellow human to the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

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dance!FREEK FACTORY/NYC Thurs @ SPIN CYCLE!!

2007-03-28T00:34:12Z

**FREEK FACTORY from NYC @ SPIN CYCLE THURSDAY!**
THIS WEEK @ SPIN CYCLE:

Please give a warm SPIN CYCLE welcome to the underground LEGENDARY NYC... FREEK FACTORY: Haj, Spiro & Blacklight will attempt to SKOOL the West Coast movement with a meld of deep bass and tribal rythyms... and Blacklight MC'ing his original tracks you've heard all the SUPERSTAR droppin!

HAJ
www.myspace.com/freekusmaximus

SPIRO
www.myspace.com/spirosounds

BLACKLIGHT
www.myspace.com/micahblacklit

NOT TO MISS.

I'm lookng forward to seeing all you raviching tarts- shaking your fine-asses!!

It's at the GREEK...
sw 4th & Washington...
FREE b4 10pm $5 after
and lemme tell you-there's plenty of hot-pataties to go around.

UPCOMING SHOWS....

NEXT WEEK:

THE GHETTO BLASTAZ:
One of my all time **FAVORITE SPIN CYCLE SETS**- hands down. (No wonder JAY WIKID is BASSNECTAR's quote "favorite producer")

Jantsen & Jay Wikid return to SPIN CYCLE w/ their super bass-crunk-GLITCH hop. I'm telling you... you WILL NOT be standing still. Sick as fuck- guaranteed.

www.myspace.com/ghettoblastazsoundcrew
www.myspace.com/jantsenmusic
www.myspace.com/jaywikid

APRIL 12TH TBA (Patrico had to cancel)

APRIL 19TH

RETURN of The Seedling Escape:
Ooah & Kitty D of the Glitch Mob is back- and will show you why they have one of the most MAGICAL TALKED ABOUT Spin Cycle sets!! Don't miss out!

www.myspace.com/theseedlingescape
www.myspace.com/ooahmusik
www.myspace.com/kittyology
www.myspace.com/theglitchmob

In the case of an emergency, The Seedling Escapists will be hidden deep beneath the surface of space and time, co-creating subatomic and subsonic frequencies that will leave you in critical conditions. The Seedling Escape Artists are very troubled and are undergoing series of unexplainable tests. Please do not be alarmed.

APRIL 26TH

BREAKBEAT BUDDHA- a personal, yummy favorite!!

myspace.com/breakbeatbuddha (download mixes here!! and below!)
www.breakbeatbuddha.com

Check out Breakbeat's new album with collaborations w/ Bassnectar & more! (Great work Anthony!! xo astro)

BreakBeatBuddha (a.k.a. Anthony Traynor) has been producing and performing for 15 years. His DJ sets are a blend of Hip Hop, Break Beat and Drum n’ Bass to which he adds live conscious lyricism which challenges the dance floor and politicizes the party.

He sees his music as both a calling, to those who are involved in the struggle and as an answer to our spiritual needs; to dissolve the illusion of separateness and to rediscover our collective body.

He has been creating waves on the West Coast of the United States now for some time and is constantly touring throughout the country connecting cultural resisters every where to promote social change through creativity.

There is an urgency and a strength to his music which summons us to be as powerful as we can be, to be fully alive.

".....Gots me an album out, entitled: "MIND BOMBIN", available for download from www.addictech.com for the hi res fanatics out there and also on I-tunes and Beatport......check da flex."

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Call to Artists!

2007-03-24T23:22:02Z

Call to Artists!
Both emerging and established artists working in all visual media for City Repair’s 7th Annual Village Building Convergence (VBC7) Art Gallery, May 18 - May 27, 2007

“Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the East, Powers of Air! We invoke you and call you, Golden Eagle of the Dawn, Star-seeker, Rising Sun, Come!” –Starhawk, The Spiral Dance

For centuries the four directions have been invoked in rituals from healing ceremonies to vision quests. This year for the VBC7 Art Gallery we invite you to invoke these sacred energies through your art as we impart on the communal journey that is VBC. Each wall will be dedicated to a particular direction (East, West, North, South) that will be hung with work that loosely corresponds to the affiliation of that direction. Through your artistic vision, you will assist in firmly orienting us to our common place.

To submit,* please provide:

1. Brief explanation of the directional affiliation of your work (i.e., what is the particular connection between the art you are submitting and a specific direction – East, West, North, or South?)
2. Digital images of your work, if this is not possible, please email me
3. Title
4. Media
5. Dimensions
6. Artist’s Statement
7. Contact Information
8. No more than 4 entries

*You’re beautiful, talented, and we love you, but submissions will ~not~ be accepted after April 22nd

Send submissions and questions to Marnie, VBC7 art gallery coordinator, at pdxsunfire1@yahoo.com

Know someone who would be great for the installation? Please forward this announcement to them! Thanks!

For more info regarding VBC7, visit http://www.cityrepair.org/wiki.php/projects/vbc7

Common Directional Associations (not facts or rules -- just a starting point for you to [re-]interpret and shape-shift)

East: Air, higher spiritual vision, healing, new birth, intuition, knowledge, the mind, theory, high mountain peaks, season of spring, birds (especially eagles and hawks), dawn

West: Water, emotions, love, the womb, generation, fertility, season of autumn, fish, dolphins, twilight

North: Earth, the body, growth, nature, caves, caverns, groves, metal, bones, mountains, cows, bulls, stags, season of winter, midnight

South: Fire, energy, spirit, heat, blood, life, sap, sun, volcanoes, eruptions, season of summer, noon

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THIS THURSDAY @SPIN CYCLE Your new, fresh & dirty beats WEEKLY!!

2007-03-09T01:40:24Z

***SPIN CYCLE*** Your new, fresh & dirty beats THURSDAY WEEKLY!!
Featuring the worlds most wicked Glitch-Hop, Ghetto-Tech, Dub-Step, Electro-Tech-Breaks, Mash-UpsDj's the New Up & coming scene has to offer! I'm bringing all my favorite Dj's & Producers I've found on my travels. The first 2 nights have been super-dope with over 200 great peeps GETTIN' DOWN. Don't take my word for it... come down and check it out for yourself!

3/8/07 TONIGHT!
Self Evident (bc) Nicoluminus & Justin Jade (pdx)
Hey you guys.... come check out SELF EVIDENT this week for some quote: "Forward Thinking: Dirty-Wet-Club-Booty-Ghetto-Badness..."
**FYI music to start on 2nd floor taverna @ 10pm and move up once the banquet is done...*** Free b4 10:30!***

shit... i think this boy is gonna tear it up... works w/ Taal Mala, Maximus... and all the Vancouver BC family....

take a listen for yourself:
http://www.myspace.com/selfevidentselfevident

INFLUENCES: Lemon-D, J-live, Roll Deep, Deep Puddle Dynamics, Kano, Mikah 9, Tanya Stephens, Sizzla, Lethal-B, Shy-FX, Fat Jack, Stereotyp, Lil Jon, Trick Daddy, Tricky, Aphex-Twin, Portishead, Bjork, Twista, I-Cube, Thelonius Monk, Akufen, Sub Bass, Crunchy Ass Claps, Booty, Poetry

OPENING:
Nicoluminous www.myspace.com/luminusmusik

Justin Jade www.myspace.com/justinjade

NEXT WEEK!! The long-awaited arrival of TAAL MALA!!!
**super crunk dancehall/glitch-hop**
(SUB OSC, Dead By Dawn Soundsystem - Vancouver, BC)
www.myspace.com/taalmala
www.taalmala.net
www.sub-osc.net

ABOUT TAAL MALA:
Killing sound since '97, Taal Mala is tearing up the dancefloors and
doin' it to ya in the earhole with warbling sub frequencies that have been
known to rupture an internal organ or two. His music encompasses a mashup
of dubstep, dancehall, reggae, and breaks with throbbing basslines,
glitched out ragga vibes, turntablism, and complex riddim changes that
will warp your perception of dancefloor music. Taal Mala has killed
soundboys along side Bassnectar, Bluetech, Edit, The Seedling Escape,
Subswara, and Kraddy, to name a few. Releases on his own label SUB OSC (co-founded with Maximus) to come in '06. Played at Shambala '06.

INFLUENCES: Squarepusher, Richard D. James, Luke Vibert, Top Cat, Venetian Snares, Bounty Killer, Autechre, Mike Paradinas, Frank Zappa, Max Ulis, Zakir Hussain, Amon Tobin, King Jammy, Kid 606, Tipper, Stereotyp, Frisco Kid, Si Begg, Shitmat, Bogdan Raczynski, Beck, Burial, Dj Q-bert, Mix Master Mike,The Beatles, Loefah, Drop the Lime, Beenie Man, Ween, Boards of Canada, Bluetech, Sizzla, Astrobotnia, Assassin, Al-Haca, Cylob, General Levy, Cocoa Tea, Bjork, Wee Jamsie, Sound Murderer, Super Cat, Kode 9, Ceephax Acid Crew, Cutty Ranks, Chris Clark, Demolition Man, Daedelus, Congo Natty, Eight Frozen Modules, Ravi Shankar, edIT, Souns, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Junior Cat, Sultan Khan, Shivkumar Sharma, Flat Grey, Richie Spice, Alla Rakha, The Bug, Jaga Jazzist, Jacques Lu Cont, John McLaughlin, Vex'd, Red Rat, Luke Envoy, Chuck Fender, Kid Koala, Ward 21, Kraddy, M-Beat, Machinedrum, Remarc, Bassnectar, Bil Bless, Hawkeye, Ghislain Poirier, Lexaunculpt, Twerk, Mouse on Mars, Milanese, DJ/Rupture, Capleton, Trent Reznor, I Wayne, Skream, Manitoba, Pan head, Matmos, Beres Hammond, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, John Bonham, Mouse on Mars, Parliament, Modeselektor, John Coltrane, Daddy freddy, Ornette Coleman, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Digital Mystikz, Matt Hollingshead, Michael Red, Reuben Wier, Plaid, Matmos, Lawgiverz, , Jaco Pastorius, Bela Fleck, Michael Jackson, Bit Meddler, Prefuse 73, Bob Marley, Clifford Gilberto......etc

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Going on?

2007-02-19T03:37:06Z

Pardon my obtuse question.... but is Last Thursday going on this and next month??
I've been out of the loop for a while and not that long in Portland. Does it shut down for the "winter" months? Please enlighten me. Thank you!!!

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Festival Vendors

2007-02-08T18:31:54Z

Hey all you festival vendors out there, I have created a tribe just for us! If you are a vendor at festivals, sporting events, concerts, art fairs, craft fairs, etc, this is the place for you. Find out about new festivals, ask questions and connect with others on the Festival Vendors tribe.
http://tribes.tribe.net/festivalvendors

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~~--="URBAN REVIVAL" February 3rd, 2007 {PDX ~SEA}=--~~

2007-01-31T06:15:24Z

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THIS EVENT WILL

REACH CAPACITY

BUY YOUR PRESALES

TO GET QUICK AND

GUARANTEED ENTRY

SEA

ADLIB

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P.O.E // Monkey Do! // Team Cowper

Adlib is the music-obsessed alter ego of Devin Kelly, one of the many dedicated people at the core of the West Coast dance music community. Devin has been an DJ, producer, turntablist, promoter and "techno activist" for almost a decade. He has headlined dozens of parties and clubnights across the Western United States (as well as internationally) and played hundreds of events in his home state of Idaho. He is currently establishing himself in the Seattle community with his unique and progressive mixture of darker house, breaks, techno and electro."

www.myspace.com/devinkellyakaadlib

Mark F-R
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Uniting Souls

Mark F-R was born and raised in seattle...He started raving at the age of 14 and through the years was insipred to get some decks and try it out him self.
He started spinnig in 1997..Breaks and trace were his first genres later expanding to prog, house and tech.
He has been a resident at many of seattle's biggest clubs and with the help of Uniting Souls has got to mix and produce with some of todays biggets names. Mark continues today to throw and promote for His own lable Communicative Music and also is a promoter and dj with Uniting Souls seattle......

http://www.unitingsouls.com/

TREVOR

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Abstract Earth Project

Trevor was influenced by the Detroit and Chicago house sounds that were so vibrant in Portland in the mid to late 90's. After a couple of years of nodding his head to beat, spending the afternoons in Portland's StarBass Records and watching the likes of Kenny Larkin, Traxx, Mike Huckaby, Staci Pullen, Doc Martin and Mark Farina work the decks for hours; Trevor knew it was time to get some of own decks. In 2000, Trevor started with two tech 12's and vestax p170a. Trevor is currently a member of Abstract Earth Project and is living in Seattle working as DJ/Promoter during the night. Over the last couple of years, Trevor has played along side with Johnny Fiasco, Justin Martin, Jazzy Eyewear, Mike Grant, Boo Williams, Hipp-E, Scud Bloom, Troydon, Gene Hunt and Brett Johnson.

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NOVATRON **LIVE PA**

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Novatronlounge.org

A man of peace, a man of truth and a man of some serious sonic wizardry, NOVATRON uses an arsenal of outboard modules to create an improvised breakbeat symphony that is filled with infinite color and emotion. Tear through the fabric of time into multiple realms of reality with this mad scientist's infectious grooves...

http://www.myspace.com/novatron

DJ SONNY CHIBA

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Positive Charge Recordings//Beat Affinity Entertainment//Webbwerx//Goodbeat//Zodiac

For Martin Fischer aka Sonny Chiba, music is a way of life. It’s been his first love, motivation, and muse since he conned the BMG music club at age 12. This love, combined with hard work, has taken Sonny Chiba many exciting places. Last year saw him headlining in Toronto and San Francisco, and this year his sights are set on Miami for the WMC. This expansion is fueled by the support of his hometown of Seattle, where he was voted the #1 most requested DJ in 2006 by the members of Nwtekno.org. It’s with this momentum that he continues his quest to conquer the music industry, bringing a new sound that combines a solid foundation of Breaks, with a tasty mix of Hip Hop and Funk, and adding just enough Rave to keep party rocking. Watch out for Chiba Guevara as he comes to your city, where he’ll be dropping unreleased and original West Coast gems.

http://www.myspace.com/djsc

BEN SHELTON

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Subsidize // Stainless

From garage DJ to playing local house parties while attending college in Colorado. Ben Shelton developed his skills playing a unique mix of energy and hard house with a melodic twist. Ben moved back to Seattle in 2001 and quickly familiarized himself with the local underground. He got serious about performing and stepped up to the plate. Three years later, after an awe inspiring vacation to Ibiza, Ben experienced a massive change of scenery. House music. Shortly after, he and 3 other DJ's established Subsidize and showcased some of Seattle's best house talent at "Why Not Wednesdays" at Watertown. Whether rocking Seattle's finest night clubs, or annihilating a 3 day outdoor, you will always find Ben's filthy bass lines and bright eclectic melodies commanding you to dance harder.

http://www.myspace.com/djbenshelton

VON DEWEY

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Finding lil dewey at a party is like finding Waldo, but he's a blue football.

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Goodbeat

http://www.myspace.com/dewey1

JEN WOOLFE

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Leschi Lounge // Dreemworld

Jen Woolfe began her DJ career in 2001, after realizing her favorite spot on the dance floor was 2 feet away from the DJ booth, watching the hands of every Deep and Tech House DJ that came to her hometown of Seattle. Soon after she picked up Deep Dish's Global Underground, she made the move to Progressive House, a genre that succumbs to her seductive style and intimate journeys.

Jen began to play for local clubs in early 2003. She also began promotions for events of her own, making a name for herself in both the club and party scene. In 2005, she teamed up with fellow musician Mel Sky to promote one of the most successful Afterhours monthlies Seattle has seen in recent years, the Leschi Lounge. At the same time, Jen returned to her Alt-Rock roots by fusing the dance and rock genres and tinting her style with elegant Electro.

Jen's versatility with genres allows her to play any time of night at any venue, so long as its House. Her desire to bring together diverse communities under one groove has helped her to be one of the most loved and devoted DJ's in the city. Jen has played at venues across the U.S., including San Francisco, Portland, Boston, Boise, and Black Rock City, NV. She currently hosts the night Rebirth at Seattle's Heavens nightclub the third Friday of every month.

http://www.jenwoolfe.com/

THEORY IN MOTION **LIVE PA**

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theoryinmotion.com

Theory in Motion. The Seattle duo are breaking down the barriers and stigmas often associated with electronic music with their cosmic blend of pop, rock, classical, and electronica. They call it “psy-pop”, you will call it amazing!

Describing music as the first doorway to self realization, listeners instantly and irrevocably become aware of something greater than one's self. Theory in Motion's debut album "ARE YOU READY?" has been drawing comparisons to some of electronica's true heavyweights - Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, and The Crystal Method to name a few.

Never one's to rest on their laurels, Theory in Motion are currently in the final stages of post production on the follow up to "Are You Ready?" The album, "Wake Up" is tentatively scheduled to drop March 2007. The album will be available for purchase at www.myspace.com/theoryinmotion

In addition, Theory in Motion has created and produced the original score and soundtrack to the indie films "Omission" and "Digilis." The duo has licensed their music to a wide variety of corporations. Get the word out, Theory in Motion are putting the final touches on a summer 2007 tour with dates to be announced.

http://www.myspace.com/theoryinmotion

MENDICANTS

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Mendicants.com

With over 20 years combined experience behind the decks, the Mendicants have re-defined the 2x4. Having worked together for the last 7 years, Jared Davis and Justin Jones have been bringing a fresh sound to every dance floor they rock. While other DJ's are content to replicate what is already out, the Mendicants strive to create new sounds and are constantly innovating. With a mixing style that is unique and unmatched, you will not want to miss this vinyl slinging duo!

http://www.myspace.com/mendicants

PDX

BLUE SUBMARINE

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Giganticore

Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Blue Submarine moved to his current home of Portland in 1998. Blue Submarine BioThe former club kid started out as a bedroom DJ in 2002 and in just three short years developed into a full-fledged force in Portland's electronic music scene. Blue's power-driven beats are reminiscent of DJs like Satoshi Tomiie, Deep Dish, and Dirty Vegas, and his intoxicating sets are infused with a unique blend of Japanese and Western aesthetics. He has opened for Jimmy Van M and spun with some other major West Coast talents including Billy Casazza.

Blue Submarine is currently affiliated with Giganticore, a Portland production company that offers some of the city's best DJ talent. You can catch one of his shows at venues in and around Portland, various clubs in Seattle, and outdoor music events around the Northwest.

Specializing in progressive, tribal house, hard electro, and techno, this energizing and provocative DJ promises to become one of the next great figures in the West Coast electronica community. Blue Submarine's events are energizing experiences that should not be missed. Good times...

http://www.blue-submarine.com

LTTLE TERROR

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Funshine

Little Terror has been rockin' dancefloors for over seven years now.
From his Happy Hardcore and Trancecore beginnings, to UK Garage and 2-Step, and back into Hardcore and Gabber, he's been playing what he wants, often against the grain of the rest of the scene. Ultimately, true followers know that he's hardcore for life, and will always showsupport for head-bangin' beats.

DEAF CHILD

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TeamCowper

Main Entry: FILTHY
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: DIRTY

Synonyms: aggressive, begrimed, black, blackened, cruddy*, crummy*,
disheveled, fecal, feculent, foul, grimy*, gross*, grubby*, grungy*, impure,
loathsome, miry, mucky*, muddy, nasty, obscene, offensive, polluted, putrid,
repulsive, revolting, scummy, scuzzy, sleazy, slimy, slipshod, sloppy,
slovenly, smoky, soily, sooty, squalid, unclean, uncleanly, unkempt,
unwashed, verminous, vile, yecchy*

Antonyms: mainstream pop music

HOUSE MUSIC n.
definition: A style of disco music with a heavy bass beat, initially
popularized in underground all-night parties held in abandoned warehouses.

Example: Hot Damn! That is some filthy house music! BOOYAKASHA!!!

THE BASSIST

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Madkraft

The Bassist, hailing from Barcelona, Spain, now resides in Portland and he’s here to tear the town apart! Once in the Essential Drum n Bass crew back home, this DJ has had the pleasure and honor to share the decks with names like Mampi Swift, DJ Hype and DJ Hydro. Watch out, as this man rolls out the thick-ass basslines, delivered with pure passion and style!

SEN¢E

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Giganticore

After watching the DJs battle in the movie Juice in 1992, he said to
himself, "I can do this." Sen¢e began working with local Portland
hip-hop artists in the mid-to-late 90's, and became more involved with the 'underground' movement. He soon bought himself a set of turntables and began to teach himself how to beat match and mix. By 1999, he attended his first 'rave' and grew to really love the family-oriented vibe that was associated with the scene. In 2000, he went into hiatus only to come back out two years later. With some much time on his hands, what better way to utilize that time than practice? It wasn't until the latter part of 2004 that Lance began to meet many promoters and DJs who were in love with music as he was. By 2005, Sen¢e began collaborating with local talents and even threw his first "party." Do not mistake this DJ as a one-style aficionado. His record collection reflects the versatility of his style and the uniqueness of his sounds. Creating music with records like Korean folk chants to Dr. Seuss' Turtle the Turtle interloped with some House or Trance, you can be certain of one thing -- he is one of a kind.

http://www.myspace.com/djsence

A*O

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REBELPRODUCTIONS/1001U.S./HardSkoolRecordings

Dj*a0* (aka Anthm-Opus), has remained one of the most sought after djs in the NorthWest, due to his electrifying stage presence and phenominal skill behind the decks. He has been spinning for nearly a decade and no matter where you catch this talented musician, he always gets you movin'! Get ready for the dirty electro kitties, because this dj always brings it proper! CHEERS!

http://www.myspace.com/ao

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Platinum Records ~ Seattle
915 E Pike Street
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Main Room (10pm-03am)

10-11 Blue Submarine
11-12 the Mendicants
12-01 Theory in Motion
01-02 Novatron
02-03 the Bassist

21+ Room (10pm-03am)

10-11 Trevor
11-12 AO
12-01 Jen Woolfe
01-02 Adlib
02-03 Deaf Child

After Hours Room (12-06am)

12-01 Sence
01-02 Lil Terror
02-03 Mark F-R
03-04 Sonny Chiba
04-05 Ben Shelton
05-06 Von Dewey

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GYPSY MANIA!!!! @ Rotture $7 Sat Night

2007-01-27T08:23:45Z

Come and DANCE to some Gypsy grooves and enjoy the fire dancers and debauchery.
@
Rotture
315 SE 3rd AVE
97214
$7 9pm

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After you watch THRILLER..............

2006-10-26T00:50:22Z

Come to the little Church at 23rd and Sumner (one block North of Alberta) to watch Le Grand Guignol theatre. Performance starts at 8pm - blood, sex, comedy!
Donations at the door.........Thriller, theatre - what an awesome Last Thursday!

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Call for Photos!

2006-10-25T21:16:59Z

oct last thursday always has great photo ops, if you shoot any good ones please share!

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last thursday afterparties???

2006-10-25T18:09:02Z

i work until 10pm and will miss the fabulous street affair. so......what goes on afterwards? i'm new to town and so desire good times in great company. thanks!

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SATURDAY - Batty's Hippodrome, Victorian circus extravaganza

2006-10-25T07:44:15Z

SATURDAY 10/28:
BATTY'S HIPPODROME PRESENTS
Thee 999 Eyes Ov Endless Dream
CoRE suspension
A Dictionary of Blood Theater
The Alberta Clown House
and still more

at Someday Lounge
125 NW 5th
$15 21 and over

Our house circus troupe, portraying the true-life Victorian circus of ringmaster William Batty, acts as a framing device for traveling circus troupes from all around the country. This month, we receive a visit from the last genuine traveling freakshow in the United States – Thee 999 Eyes Ov Endless Dream – who are being tailed from city to city by a film crew from The National Geographic Channel.
Arrive early for the second in Rale Sidebottom’s series of macabre puppet shows, A Dictionary of Blood Theater.
And stay late as the narrative turns grislier and we splatter the stage with the skin-crawling theatrical mutilations of CoRE.

Truly a show for the ages, from the creator and castmembers of Societas Insomnia and Cicuri Curajul –The Fireninja, Leapin’ Louie Lichtenstein, The Clown House, Aubrey Birdwell, Noah Mickens, and STILL MORE luminaries of the circus stage to be announced.
Witness the birth of a tradition.

9pm-1am
$15

THEE 999 EYES OV ENDLESS DREAM
www.999eyes.com
Lost in time, hidden in the dark corners and in the dusty shelves of old book stores, in the basements of libraries and museums, lies the fabulous, fantastical history of the carnival sideshow - a time when the malformed were glamorized as part of a traveling caravan and not locked up in institutions. A time when there was a place and venue for amazing performers to come together in a gypsy caravan style and change the atmosphere of the town around them - reminding people there is another way of life and relieving people of their daily routines - reminding them of the power of magic and imagination. The roots of radical artistic movements of today are deeply intertwined with the carnival sideshows of the past…
We acknowledge our carnival sideshow roots to empower our communities with alluring, inventive, and fearless displays of imagination and dream! Our carnival sideshow not only provides a place for roving gypsy carnival performers and “human curiosities” to express their art but also provides an environment which revives and highlights the great performers and “freaks” of the past – and their true life stories! Using olde-tyme music, puppets, story telling as well as classic carnival sideshow acts and performance we create a world that taps into profound emotion, reminding the AUDIENCE of the actualization of the living dream. At the same time, this gives the “human curiosities” of the modern age a venue to be appreciated once again - this is our mission.
Our collaborative carnival art troupe is co-created with many fabulous idividuals - musicians, sideshow artists, clowns, writers, experts - each of which works on their routines, props, banners, and costumes in their locale. Each on its own is amazing, and together, we form our carnival ov dreams. We tour selectively, displaying our “History of the FREAKSHOW” museum installation, with a real life modern day freakshow and sideshow for our openings. With all ages kid-themed shows(dream shows) as well as adult-themed “nightmare” performances, our carnival sideshow does well at what we aim to do. We’re recreating the world one carnival at a time – awakening the collective subconscious.
The psyche is never laid so bear as when entering the world ov dream… Our demons and dreamers are assembled in an ever evolving Multi-Form Cabinet containing enough skeletons to squeeze the tears and fears ov even the coldest heart… For we all have dreams, and we all have nightmares… When we enter into the waking dream of beauty and art in life, we realize how real our dreams really are. Staring at our hands, we consider all that they can accomplish, for good or ill. We present our WAKING DREAMS and NIGHTMARES for your perusal… as an actual, real, living, modern day museum ov oddities style freakshow is paraded before your awe-inspired eyes! With a musical background ranging from Old-tyme gypsy jug band to eldritch accordion “eville” puppet madness… all this and more can become available for the entertainment and horror ov THE AUDIENCE, which has the opportunity to sign on the dotted line (in blood) and sell their soul for a glimpse into another world ov phantasmagoric dream!

CORE
www.wearecore.com
Among the founding suspension performers on Earth, up from Los Angeles and Houston for a visit to Cascadia.
"It is our intent to create original and physically demanding works of theatre by blending the practice of modern performance art with ancient rituals of body suspension.
We in CoRE have suspended our own concept of physical limitation, pierced the heart of our fears, and transcended the boundaries of social convention in order to further the understanding of the corporeal and spiritual being. Suspension acts combined with traditional performance art and theatre provide us with a new outlet for artistic expression that enables the audience to join us on our emotional journey. By pushing our own boundaries in life and art, we inspire others to explore their own."

THE ALBERTA CLOWN HOUSE
www.clownhouse.org
A nationally-revered waystation for traveling clown society, led by Dingo Dizmal and Caffeine Enema Jones and featuring at one time or another every punk clown worth his or her salt.

A DICTIONARY OF BLOOD THEATER
"In a sense, there is no true, "real" theatre, only a black Cadillac crushing life and squeezing the heart out of us, one act at a time. It is appropriate then, that we cry, and mourn crushed lives, appropriate to watch as well as to perform. Why puppets? Because, by branch and root, from head to foot, there is not, nor art there be, anything so deep so sad so fun so thought-provoking so shamelessly despised so unrehearsed and prized as the beautiful blank darkness that descends upon you as the flesh is opened to let another story bleed forth.
The first installation of our new show Local man claims to have seen god but can't give an account of what he saw (Decipher that!) opens October 27 and runs throught the next two nights at the Someday lounge in Portland Oregon, moving to other venues down the west coast through October and November. This program deals with the erosion of sanity in the modern world. It is a puppetry program, including live actors and found objects, trash and treasures paraded before you eyes."
www.somedaylounge.com/perform..._theater

LEAPIN' LOUIE LICHTENSTEIN
www.comedytricks.com
Leapin' Louie performs a high energy comedy show featuring cowboy tricks, juggling, acrobatics, music and what-not. He inflames audiences to laughter and wild applause everywhere he plays and that’s a lot of wheres because he has appeared at corporate events, festivals, fairs, schools, etc., in twenty-one different nations.
Say it in one breath for a true feeling of jet lagged exhilaration. Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein has knocked them alive in:
USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan.
Whoa! Take a breath.

AUBREY BIRDWELL
www.somedaylounge.com/perform...irdwell/
Aubrey Birdwell is a prodigous young gypsy accordionist notorious in all corners of Portland. His work with Cicuri Curajul and Mirumir; and his solo work both with traditional and modified accordions; has distinguished him as one of the most skilled and innovative players in this city. He presents the incidental music for this evening, including a mix of traditional romany songs and his own compositions.

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last thursday information

2006-10-16T19:46:06Z

it would be nice if someone in the know
can post the deets each month for last
thursdays.

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Last Thursday last night...

2006-09-29T16:04:15Z

last thursday hasn't ever been a profitable venture for me, until last night - and there were like, half the people there.

seems way more sales are made when the massive throngs and heavy-stroller traffic calms down a bit. i talked to a lot of people who had a decent night yesterday, many, like me, for the first time ever.

yeah, i finally make some money on last thursday and i don't even LIVE in portland anymore right now - just passing through, hoping to finish my travels and get back here A-S-A-P, i love this town. i have been gone a year from Portland and it seems that Last Thursday has become an even bigger circus!

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Visiting for Last Thursday and wondering where to stay

2006-08-29T16:44:21Z

Hi, I'm planning to check out Last Thursday in September. Does it happen year-round? Also, where should I stay? I've only stayed in downtown hotels, but maybe there is a place somewhere closer to the Alberta district... Thanks!

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'bout to do my "First Last Thursday"....

2006-08-26T02:06:35Z

.... and wondering if there are any "rules" I should be aware of. I've read the responses on here saying to just show up with your wares and claim a spot - but surely there are folks that go for a repeat location?? My goal is to showcase my jewelry and hopefully make some extra $$, but NOT to bump anyone out of thier "spot". Any suggestions?? Is it expected to check with a business before you set up outside their door step?

Also - any suggestions for a good time to arrive and start set-up? ....and how do you guys handle money exchange - checks OK? Thank you thank you for any info - hope to meet lots of people!
christine

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new tribe for Euphoria Studios

2006-08-20T18:34:31Z

Check out Portland's Euphoria Studios home of Jane Archer's neo-tribal bellydance classes, the troupe Mandala and many other talented teachers;
tribes.tribe.net/euphoriastudios

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New Girl from SF!

2006-08-11T23:27:00Z

Just moved to Portland, Oregon two weeks ago from San Francisco. I miss the DJ community and I really don't know bout the community here. I am a burner. Thx for your help

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Lost crystal pendant

2006-08-10T16:04:14Z

I was fire dancing at 24th and Alberta last night and I lost my crystal pendant necklace. It is very symbolic to me and very important. It has Amber, Crystal Quartz, Smoke Quartz and Green Tourmaline.If found please let me know.

Please universe.....let it make its way back to me....

I had a blast with all you fellow fire toy addicts.

Brandon

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PHOTOS ~ LAST THURSDAY ~ 27 JULY 2006`

2006-08-07T19:28:50Z

http://www.pixievisionproductions.com/gallery/pdx_july2006

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Hello

2006-08-07T16:04:31Z

Im interested in meeting new people who have a love of art and music. I live in Portland, North side and im wondering who is out there to go appreciate art and music with. Drop me a line and say hello!
Peace and love to all
Heather

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pictures from 7/27

2006-07-31T08:58:02Z

http://www.flickr.com/photos/meredith415/sets/72157594218222647/

enjoy

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TONIGHT - SPAZ, NEQUAQUAM VACUUM, and more at Nightmare Collective benefit

2006-07-21T10:51:24Z

TONIGHT, FRIDAY 7/21
Oakland's SPAZ COLLECTIVE, Portland's NEQUAQUAM VACUUM, and just tons of other bands
at OWL PARLIAMENT
305 SE 3RD, next to Loveland, in the City Signs Building
Doors at 8, show starts at 9, absolutely no idea when we're going on but hopefully at least a little bit later than that

$5-10 sliding scale
A Benefit for The Nightmare Collective

Indeed folks.

I'm performing tonight at a benefit for The Nightmare Collective. This is going to be a gigantic blow-out show, built around a touring group of electronic musicians and disaster relief workers known as SPAZ (Semi-Permanent Autonomous Zone). These are the expatriate Lords of the Oakland warehouse scene, the collective that birthed Nightmare Collective itself, as well as The SPAZ-Port, The Mutant Festival, Circo Mutante, and an absolute shit-ton of incredible music over the past decade. I don't know exactly what they've got in store for us, but past experience would indicate some combination of banging dance-floor experimental Live PA shit, some circus, and a light dose of more ethereal electro-acoustic material. Principally, what they have to offer is a party, but a party put on by hardline wandering art freaks. Also, they wander the Earth helping out at disaster sites such as New Orleans and Bali. Some of the greatest people alive.
http://www.spaz.org

Local acts will again include my own band, Nequaquam Vacuum, playing on the roof -- a post-asiatic free improvising ensemble combining my own scrap metal percussion and glossolalia vocals with the multi-instrumental meditations of Travis McAlister, psychedelic Indian classical noise from Brian Crowl on the sitar and jumbusch, the extended flute, recorder, and violin technique of self-taught maestro Dr. Yes, and some combination of our other revolving collaborators (maybe get James Davis out there, or Rale Sidebottom, you know, Nolon Ashley or something)

AND

here comes a big black cloud (astonishing trash rock with a theremin)
silver creme (colloidal or perhaps the variety of stage make-up)
the swimmers (screwy art-punk duo)

And Again,
the spaz mutate or die tour lineup

Featuring:

spukkin faceship - http://www.myspace.com/60695115
the 486-kid - http://www.myspace.com/the486kid
IKAFEET
megabitch
jonah the mole
mc sub-0 permafrost
mc shellshock (of New Orleans)
and doc otis

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next Last Thursday

2006-07-05T20:37:40Z

Who can i talk with to get information on setting up a stand at the next Last Thursday?

heather

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How do I sell my stuff at Last Thursday?

2006-06-24T00:24:00Z

Do I need to pay a fee, or just show up and set up on the street?? I am a jewelry artist, new to Portland, and any info would be much appreciated!!

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Last Thursday's topics - tribe.net

NEW MEMBER looking for info

holiday survey

Rose City Vaudeville hosts Busker's Corner Last Thursday!

First time vendor looking for last minute advice!!

Fire dancing at last thursday

alberta

bricks

AbZtraKt Synergy at Last Thursday

Techno Thurs. Jan 22

March 7th: Sol Invictus - A Benefit Party For Playground

TECHNO THURSDAY, BEAVERTON, OR

http://sew-op.ning.com/

economy?

Thank you to whoever is responsible for getting the street closed during Last Thursday

HYDRIVE @ Zill Sake tonight! 1806 NE Alberta

Free Hugs @ Last Thursday Oct 30

brown bear missing from Last Thursday

"concerned citizens" trying to shut us down

Calling all local artists

World Hoop Day 8/8/08

Team Glow photos? ((during Off the Grid @ 20th ))

hula hoops for sale

2 BM tickets for sale !!@!

Naked Bike Ride Tomorrow (Saturday 19) On Alberta Street

Portland Naked Monthly Bike Ride

Last Thursday Busker's Corner hosted by Rose City Vaudeville

garage sale $5 and under 6364 ne rodney. Mostly Vintage clothing!

Snagging Space

Dogs at last Thursday

JUNGLE LOVE MASQUERADE with Jujuba, DJ Devon, Late Night Freak Out Odyssey TONIGHT at Center Space!!!!

Coming out for Last Thursday?

Last Thursday Advice

Cycle Seen Opening at Guardino Gallery this Thursday.

Busker's Block for Last Thursday!

toy art show submissions deadline need more burners involved!

Toy Art Show looking for art submissions and performers

OPEN MIC NIGHTS Tuesdays (NW 21st and Gilsan)

A Muse Bouche - Music for the Mouths - Culinary Coaching

First Thursday Aftermath. "Open Mic"

Closing Alberta Street for Last Thursday April - October

THE GENTLE REVOLUTION - Last Thurs Opening Reception: February 28 -

Art on Alberta Annual Meeting-Let Your Voice Be Heard

Seeking office/desk space for creative

Platform for Last Thursday/Closing the Street

Free Fairy Stuff by local PDX artist: fairymagicmail.com

fenced open lot?

STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS! STOP LIVING IN FEAR !

12/27

Double D Needs Some Love

Clowns or Christmas Trees?

Stop in the name of love !

Newbie Qs; A wet one...

A revisioning of Neighbors

Open Auditions for Rose City Vaudeville, Portland OR

Artist needs a room...

2nd Annual Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival

Main Stage Decor For DIVERSION-> are YOU the Artist for the job??

photos from Alberta Street Fair parade??

ART contributions to Diversion.... the PDX decom

Journey to the Flames! Burning Man Film Screening Sept. 29th @ Someday Lounge

Free Beats in the Park - Sun. Sep. 9th

hOwdy Folks !!!! Oregon Regional Rainbow directions - Find your way home!

Police presence....

Fire on Alberta Street 9/4?

The Alberta clown house

Iraq Names Project On Alberta

Free Party in the Park Sun. Aug. 19th

MNML: Thursday @ Pi Rem

Alberta clown house moving on

Garage needed near 18th and Alberta

closing alberta street to vehicular traffic for last thursday

Pickathon Volunteers Needed

Info on June's art walk

A fight? WTF?!?

power source

Let's start Huggin

dance!**FREEK FACTORY/NYC Thurs @ SPIN CYCLE!!**

Call to Artists!

THIS THURSDAY @***SPIN CYCLE*** Your new, fresh & dirty beats WEEKLY!!

dance!FREEK FACTORY/NYC Thurs @ SPIN CYCLE!!

THIS THURSDAY @SPIN CYCLE Your new, fresh & dirty beats WEEKLY!!

~~--="URBAN REVIVAL" February 3rd, 2007 {PDX ~SEA}=--~~