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Jan 5,2009
Portland Neighborhood Wallpaper for Your Computer
by pearlgirl
In 2008, we captured some really great photos of Portland's neighborhoods and have selected our 15 favorites to share with you. We invite you to download the images from our Flickr photo gallery and use them as your computer wallpaper. Enjoy! About the photographs All of these photos were taken using a technique called high dynamic range (HDR). Each photograph is a composite of over and under-exposed images, combined into a single photograph on the computer. This technique provides extraordinary detail in the shadows and highlights, far beyond what a single image can capture. In addition, some images were also shot using a digital camera adapted to shoot in infrared—a spectrum of light not visible to the human eye. These photographs were finished with hand coloring in Photoshop. Sunlan Lighting, Boise Ladd's Addition, Hosford-Abernethy Skidmore Fountain, Old Town Chinatown
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Jan 2,2009
Cinema Junkies » The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
by roxanne
If you have been thinking about seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , run, don't walk to see this remarkable film on the big screen. The film was directed by David Fincher (Fight Club) and based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story of the same title. Fitzgerald wrote that the story was inspired by a comment made by Mark Twain that it was "a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end." The film has the kind of voyeuristic feel of early Truman Capote or Carson McCullers, whose fiction always seemed to capture a microcosm of humanity that was both fascinating and exposing of the dark underbelly of the deep south. Benjamin Button is an emotionally complex epic, touching all of the deep places in the heart. It is a well-told tale that centers around the big themes in life; love, separation, fear of differences, and vulnerability related to aging and mortality, to name a few. In short, this is a moving story you can really sink
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Dec 21,2008
For Those About to ShanRock- We Salute YOU!
by NoPo Ness
Looking for a way to cut loose a bit on a week night? Nothing too severe you think- too much tequila and a spontaneous trip to Tijuana seem out of your grasp mid-week. Consider yourself the Cliff Clavin of the hipster set? Do you know whose business is it that it's Istanbul not Costantinople? Do you know who Angelina Jolie's first husband was? Have you memorized every episode of the Ben Stiller show? Then you probably know P-town's coolest, self-proclaimed Trivia Jock, ShanRock (aka Shannon Donaldson) the host of Triviology events all over Portland. Starting out three years ago at Peter's 19th Hole on NE Fremont she has since spread her brand of trivia all over P-town, successfully parlaying it into a full-time job that provides her sole income. ShanRock's got so much game that she's hosted fundraisers for FirstBook and ECO as well as pub quizzes for Wordstock, PSU, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Elvis' birthday party and the Annual Barfly Trivia Bus. And now she even
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Dec 1,2008
Portland Neighborhood Holiday Event Guide
by pearlgirl
Festive much? If not, force yourself—the time has come to ring in the holidays. And, there is no better place to do the deed than a neighborhood near you. Portland's 95 neighborhoods share a bounty of holiday events. Get out there and enjoy them! We'll update this list each week through the holidays, so if we missed something please send it to events@neighborhoodnotes.com . The Pittock Mansion Presents: 'Twas the Night before Christmas . . . in Oregon Event Date: November 24-December 31, 11:00 AMEvent Location: Pittock Mansion, 3229 NW Pittock Drive Neighborhood: Hillside Clement Clark Moore's classic, "The Night before Christmas," provides the delightful theme for this year's holiday celebration at Portland's historic Pittock Mansion . Each of the mansion's 23 rooms will reflect a verse from the familiar 1823 children's poem. Holiday season at the Pittock - when the early-20th-century home is e
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Nov 24,2008
Kenton's Own: Dancin' Bare
by Allison
We had just grabbed a bench seat near one of the stages at the Dancin' Bare when the DJ told the crowd to put their hands together for the amateurs. A blonde girl sauntered on center stage, took an effortless swing around the pole, then glided to the edge, leaning over the rail to meet the men and women who would be tipping her. She was cool and comfortable in her enormous, clear plastic platforms and when she started to take off her clothes to Pantera's Cemetery Gates she was was as efficient and deliberate as a pro. Either she'd been practicing in front of a mirror for months, or she'd done this a few times. In fact, all but one of the amateurs we watched that night looked pretty comfortable in their bared skin. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed. I'd hoped to see someone who had lost a bet or a middle-age business exec who had just realized her true calling was to be on a stage, nude. Apparently, that's rarely the case.
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Nov 23,2008
NoPo Galleries
by NoPo Ness
North Portland has become a magnet for struggling artist types as one of the last bastions of affordability. It is only fitting then that the arts community would want to hang out in their own hood. From the shops on Historic Mississippi Avenue who provide alternative spaces for local artists to feature their work to the new full-fledged galleries freshly opened- we've got art in the 5Q. IFCC5340 N Interstate Ave
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 823-4322
www.ifcc-arts.org Not only is this a killer venue for live theater but it also houses a gallery. The IFCC just celebrated it anniversary with a very cool 80's themed celebration called Delirious. (Where it just so happens my husband was crowned Homecoming King for his stylish "Flock of Seagulls" hairdo!) This venue provides a space for some of the most diverse art you'll see in the city. Artery
4114 N. Vancouver Ave
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 284-8378
www.arterypdx.com Part DIY frame
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Nov 23,2008
Karaoke in the 5Q
by NoPo Ness
"Sing- sing a song make it simple to last your whole life long. Don't worry of it's not good enough for anyone else to hear just sing- sing a song." Yes- it's that schmaltzy song by the Carpenters that your mom had on vinyl and loved to sing along to. It may very well have been this siren's call of the Carpenters that popularized the desire to be the next big pop star in America. As hundreds of frustrated people threw down their inadequate make-shift hairbrush and wooden spoon microphones in search of something more- more than Mr. Microphone could even provide. It was then, in 1971, that the Japanese musician Daisuke Inoue, of Hyogo, Japan invented something that could showcase a closet singer's burgeoning talents. They called it Karaoke- a phenomenon was born. Fast forward to NoPo today where, our ripe karaoke scene can make your dreams of superstardom come true, if just for one bleary drunken night. We flexed our vocal cords to test out the karaoke landscape for you.
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Nov 18,2008
Thanksgiving Resource Guide » Things to Do!
by pearlgirl
There's no shortage of things to do on Thanksgiving weekend. Whether you want to get out and shop, enjoy a family activity or just keep eating, there are lots of options. Thanksgiving Day Oregon Zoo Turkey Trot Event Date: 11/27/2008 08:00 AM
Event Location: Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd. Get ready for Thanksgiving dinner by joining the Oregon Road Runners Club on a four-mile run/walk through Washington Park and the zoo. Registration fee includes zoo admission. For further information, call ORRC (503-646-7867). 4 Mile Run & Fitness Walk starts at 8:00 a.m.
1K Tot Trot (11 & under) starts at 9:30 a.m. Proper's Annual Turkey Bowl Event Date: 11/27/2008 08:30 AM
Event Location: Kenton Park, 8417 N Brandon Come and enjoy good food, fun, and community on Thanksgiving Day '08 for FREE! First join us at the North Portland Annual Turkey Bowl at 8
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Event Location: Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Rd. Get ready for Thanksgiving dinner by joining the Oregon Road Runners Club on a four-mile run/walk through Washington Park and the zoo. Registration fee includes zoo admission. For further information, call ORRC (503-646-7867). 4 Mile Run & Fitness Walk starts at 8:00 a.m.
1K Tot Trot (11 & under) starts at 9:30 a.m. Proper's Annual Turkey Bowl Event Date: 11/27/2008 08:30 AM
Event Location: Kenton Park, 8417 N Brandon Come and enjoy good food, fun, and community on Thanksgiving Day '08 for FREE! First join us at the North Portland Annual Turkey Bowl at 8
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Nov 9,2008
Writer's Dojo One Year of Mojo
by NoPo Ness
Writer Jeff Selin had a dream. He dreamt of a space where Portland writers could share their knowledge and struggles and find community. A place where serious writers meet for writing critique, classes, resources and most importantly, a space they can call their own. Selin's dreams are big- he wants to reach out to all members of the writing community novelists, short story authors, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, journalists and even bloggers. And it looks like he's found such a place in a building in St. Johns that sits adjacent to a Ta Kwan Do studio where Selin's brother teaches the martial art. A former yoga studio, the space is airy with hard wood floors and thick wood beams separating the room into two halves- it is here that Selin has opened the aptly named Writer's Dojo . "It's the ideal space for writers' groups, readings, workshops and smaller events," says an enthusiastic Selin, "Over time we hope to develop a community of serious writers, with a reputation
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Nov 6,2008
Portland Art Museum Shows Integrity
by TeachStreet
Portlanders should be proud to know that the Portland Art Museum has demonstrated its high level of integrity and transparency in regard to the art pieces that it acquires. In September the museum acquired a sculpture of Ganesha Stele that had little historical art record to track its origins with. It is not the kind of art piece you can design after taking a class or two in sculpting, so the museum is not worried about an impostor taking claim. The museum director, Brian Ferriso, said "this is all about transparency". Brian Ferriso is a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors ("AAMD") that was developed as an oversight committee for controversial matters just like these. Photo: AAMD
The purpose of the AAMD, as stated on their website, is to support its members in increasing the contribution of art museums to society.
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