Impact Film Festival

On June 14th, the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) and Sierra Club will present the Impact Film Festival at the Hollywood Theater. This one-day festival will feature documentary films along with an expert panel discussion about the intersections of environment, community and public health.

The Impact Film Festival aims to raise awareness of the impact that environmental concerns have on our health and our community, and second, to empower our community to positively impact the world around them.

The festival begins at 7:00pm with the screening of four short films: “Intersection Repair,” “The True Cost of Food,” “The New Dream,” and “The Appalachians.” At 8:30pm there will be a question and answer session with experts in the fields of renewable energy, the green economy, public health and sustainability. The festival will conclude with the feature presentation, “The Power of Community” at 9:20pm.

The event is free for NCNM students and $7.00 for the public. Doors open at 6:30pm, with the feature presentation concluding at around 10:15pm. Visit www.sierraclub.org/community/portland/ for more info.

Portland Pride Festival 2008

The 2008 Portland Pride Festival and Parade will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 14th-15th at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, OR. Festival hours of operation will be from Noon-11:00pm on Saturday and Noon-6:00pm on Sunday. This year’s chosen theme is “Pride. Bring It.”

As always, expect a diverse and entertaining line-up of performers, with non-stop entertainment from 1:00-11:00pm on Saturday and 1:00-6:00pm on Sunday. Pride Northwest and Our House are working together this year to generate food and support for people living with HIV and AIDS. Please bring a canned food item (or many) to the Pride Festival and drop it in one of their donation boxes!

The Pride Parade itself will go down at 11:00 am on Sunday, June 15th. For the parade route and other info about this year’s festivities, go to pridenw.org.

Music on Main Street

Music on Main Street is an outdoor summer concert series happening Wednesday evenings at Portland Center for the Performing Arts. It features an eclectic mix of local bands and is free to all who attend. Show times are 5-7pm. Full schedule of performances below.

July 9th - Fernando
July 16th - All Girl Summer Fun Band
July 23rd - Freak Mountain Ramblers
July 30th - National Flower
August 6th - Lions of Batacuda
August 13th - Stephanie Schniederman with Keith Schreiner
August 20th - Jackstraw
August 27th - Mary Flower and Reggie Houston

Portland Center for the Performing Arts
1111 SW Broadway
Performances: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
cal (503) 248-4335 for more information

Pet Aid Concert 2008!

If you’ve visited the Oregon Humane Society Shelter on NE Columbia Blvd in the last year or so, then you know what an amazing facility it is and what a great service it provides. Unfortunately, good things don’t usually come cheap. It costs a lot to staff and maintain such a place. That’s why the Oregon Humane Society has teamed up with McMenamins to put on Pet Aid 2008, featuring music from Spoon, Presidents of the United States of America and Nada Surf. $2 of every ticket will go directly to the Dove Lewis Building Project and OHS’s Second Chance program, the latter of which brings over 2,000 animals every year from shelters throughout the state for a second chance at adoption. The program has a 100% success record of finding new homes for these animals. The 2008 Pet Aid concert takes June 13th at McMenamins Edgefield. For more info and for ticket information go to www.oregonhumane.org.

Pet Aid 2008
McMenamins Edgefield
2126 S.W. Halsey St.
Troutdale, OR 97060

Pedalpalooza 2008

Pedalpalooza is two and a half weeks of bike-related fun and craziness. With 203 events, the vast majority organized by individuals, bikers of all interest levels will find something appealing to them. And almost all the events are FREE!

This year marks the 7th year of Pedalpalooza, loosely organized by Shift but mostly pulled together by the Portland bike community. Some this year’s highlights include: bike-in movies, donuts, tacos, mini-bikes, tall-bikes, Sprockettes!, unicycle polo, police on bikes, nakedness, togas, bike porn, knitting, labor history, rubenesque women, zombies, fountains and David Bowie vs. Prince. The mayhem begins with the Kickoff Parade through downtown Portland on June 12 and culminates with the Multnomah County Bike Fair on June 28. To find out what happens in between, check out the 2008 Pedalpalooza website, and keep riding Portland!

Pedalpalooza 2008
June 12 - June 28

Zoo Brew 2008!

On Friday, May 30th, enjoy beer and ale from your favorite Northwest local breweries, fantastic food from Oregon Zoo Catering and live entertainment while benefiting the Oregon Zoo’s effort to Bring Back the Roar!

Zoo Brew: Oregon Zoo Brewers Festival
Oregon Zoo
Friday, May 30, 2008
5:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Tickets are $25 ($30 at the door), includes a commemorative tasting glass, 10 tastes and live entertainment. Addtional tastes available for $1.00.

featured brewers:

Allann Bros. Coffee
Blue Mountain Cider
BridgePort Brewing
Crater Lake Root Beer
Deschutes Brewery
Double Mountain Brewery
Fish Brewing Company
Full Sail Brewing Company
Hopworks Urban Brewing
Kona Brewing Co.
Laurelwood Brewing Co.
Lompoc Brewing Company
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing
Pyramid Breweries
Raccoon Lodge
Redhook Ale Brewery
Rogue Ales
Trumer Brauerei
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company

Queer Doc Film Festival

Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival (QDoc) is the only festival in the the U.S. (and just the second in the world) devoted exclusively to queer documentaries. QDoc is organized and presented by Russ Gage and David Weissman. For nearly a decade, Russ was Operations Director of the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, the oldest and largest LGBT Film Festival in the world. David is a veteran film maker best known for his award winning feature documentary, The Cockettes (2002).

Filmmakers from around the world will be present to discuss their work at this fun, community-building event held May 29th - June 1st at Clinton Street Theater. Screenings are presented in conjunction with community groups that have particular interest in the subject matter of specific films.

For the second straight year, QDoc organizers have worked closely with Portland Q-Center, whose mission is to increase the visibility of, and foster connection within, metropolitan Portland’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning (LGBTQ) community.

QDoc 2008 : May 29 - June 1
Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St.
(503) 238-8899
www.queerdocfest.org

March Fourth at Bossanova

Portland’s always exciting marching band collective cum vaudeville circus act March Fourth has been passing its spring by playing a series of First Friday Spring Flings at Bossanova Ballroom on East Burnside. The next Fling is scheduled for Friday, June 6th and is a benefit show for the L.A.-based Mutaytor Project. The evening kicks off at 8pm and is an all-ages event. March Fourth plays with Mutaytor and Solovox w/ Jen Folker. Special guests and DJ’s TBA. Sounds like a weird good time in the making.

March Fourth Marching Band
w/ The Mutaytor & Solovox
Friday, June 6th 8pm-4am
Bossanova Ballroom
722 E Burnside

Ebru Fine Art Printmaking

The ancient practice of Ebru, known as marbling in the West, is a contemplative method of fine art printmaking. On May 24, 2008 at 1:30 pm, the MuseRoom is hosting a free lecture and demonstration of Ebru Fine Art Printmaking by artist Reza Antoszewska

The lecture will include the origins of the monoprint technique, from its early beginnings in the Far East to its propagation through the Silk routes to Turkey, and the dynamic and contemporary developments the art form has garnered in both the East and West. A live demonstration will follow the presentation showcasing the fundamental methods and materials of Ebru.

For additional information on the event, please visit www.museartanddesign.com or call (503) 231-8704. Ebru materials and resources are available for purchase at Muse Art and Design located at 4136 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Ebru prints by the artist are currently on display thru May 24 at the Do North Artists Show held at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, www.ifccarts.org.

About Reza Antoszewska:
The works of Reza Antoszewska blend the beauty and sensibilities of the traditional Turkish and contemporary Western Abstract methods of Ebru in seamless expression. She gratefully acknowledges the guidance, critique, encouragement and instruction of Turkish/American Ebru Master Feridun Ozgoren, In her most recent accomplishment, Reza has both curated and presented her art in an Exhibition at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in Western Massachusetts, titled “In the Realm of Rumi” which exhibited the works of seven American born women, who’s art has been inspired and informed by Mystical Islam. She is currently working on a series based on the extraordinary 12th Century Calligraphic works in the Ulu Jami in Bursa, Turkey. For more information about the artist, please visit www.ebrufineart.com

About the MuseRoom:
Founded In February 2008 by Peter Rossing, owner of Muse Art and Design, the MuseRoom provides an opportunity for hands-on learning from local artists who work in a variety of mediums, including painting, printmaking, calligraphy, and mixed media. As well as classroom space, The MuseRoom is available for art-related uses such as meetings, lectures, and short-term studio space. More information about taking classes or teaching at the MuseRoom is available at www.MuseArtAndDesign.com or by calling Muse at (503) 231-8704.

Reach the Bridge Run

On June 29th, help fight lung cancer by participating in this year’s Reach the Bridge Run, Portland’s only reverse-timed race. As they say, leave as early as you want or as late as you dare! The challenge is to reach the bridge before it goes up at 9am-SHARP! One option is to take the 8K course (or shorter 2K option) which is all downhill. Starting at the World Forestry Center in Hoyt Arboretum, you’ll cruise past the Rose Garden in Washington Park down to PGE Park, ending with a straight shot down Burnside. The Finish Line Festival will take place on the Burnside Bridge.

At 9am, the bridge will go up to the sounds of Portland’s Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers. This marks the end of the race, but just the beginning of the party!

All proceeds from the event will benefit the American Lung Association of Oregon and help fund lung cancer research. Participants who fundraise for this event are eligible for great prizes and will help fund the research that makes an impact on this devastating disease.

REGISTER TODAY!
Free event t-shirt for all participants!*

By April 30 — $25
By June 22 — $30
At the event — $40

*Kids 12 and under $10 (no t-shirt) and register your kids 2yrs and under for FREE!

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