Handcrafted beer aficionados are invited to learn more about their favorite breweries while sampling new beers, enjoying local cuisine and listening to great live music. $10 admission includes entrance to The Oregon Garden, a commemorative mug and four tasting tickets.
When: Friday, 4pm-11pm and Saturday, 12 noon - 11pm
Where: The Oregon Garden 879 W Main Street, Silverton, Or 97381
Ranked as "The Best Happy Hour in Portland"...by the Portland Happy Hour Guidebook for just a few reasons, which includes:
The Uptown Billards Club's reknowned 5-Course Happy Hour Menu, one of the best wine lists on the west coast, an absolutely fabulous dining menu with food and beverage prices that are generally less-than-market-rate.
Click Here for a link to the Uptown Billards Club's website for more detailed information about where Portland's local celebrities go to call the shots and chill.
Until her death in 1764, Madame de Pompadour was one of the most celebrated and active patrons of the arts. La volupté du gout (voluptuous taste), comprised of paintings created by 24 of the era’s most important artists patronized by Pompadour during an age that witnessed the birth of a public discourse in aesthetics and art criticism, reveals her legacy as the royal tastemaker of the time.
Experience some of the most sumptuous paintings ever made when the Portland Art Museum and Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours, bring La volupté du goût: French Painting in the Age of Madame de Pompadour to Portland for its exclusive U.S. presentation. Gathered from the collections of 22 international lenders, the 54 paintings in this exhibition define an era of peace, prosperity, and aesthetic pleasure for French society.
Click Here for a link to The Portland Art Museum for details on this exhibition as well as the others currently featured.
Once a year brave souls make the annual pilgrimage to Mt. Tabor in Portland, Oregon in order to test the strength of super glue and their courage.
Bodies to the left...bodies to the right. Maximus from The Gladiator could have learned a thing or two from these plywood warriors.
Click Here for a link to SoapboxRacer.com's fabulous online album.
Photo Credit: Portland Ground of Portland, Oregon
Tad's Chicken 'N Dumplings has been offering a warm, comfortable, and inviting dining experience for its guests since the 1920's. Don't let the funky flashing neon sign or the Hoss Cartwright / Bonanza log cabin exterior fool you. That's all part of it's charm! Tad's is a Portland classic. Its' signature Pan Fried Chicken and Dumplings are so light and fluffy you almost need to hold them down with your fork. And their Long Island Ice Teas? They pack a punch...so Tad's will only sell one per person. Cheers!
Nestled on the banks of the Sandy River in Troutdale Oregon, Tad's is just twenty miles east of Portland. Tad's is located in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic area on the Historic Columbia River Highway.
Click Here for a link to Tad's website.
This festival is one of the largest holiday celebrations in the Northwest drawing some 15,000 attendees annually who happily complete their holiday shopping early. With over 300 exhibitors the festival will provide shoppers with one-of-a-kind gifts that cannot be found anywhere else. Featuring art, crafts, jewelry, clothing, wood, music, photography, toys, Christmas décor, and much more makes this a gift buyers delight. There is a large gourmet food area where you can sample and purchase a wide range of food items including tea, chocolates, pasta, soups, dips, meats, coffee, jams, shortbread, chili, sauces and many more delights!
Scholars trace the origins of the modern holiday to indigenous observances dating back thousands of years, and to an Aztec festival dedicated to a goddess called Mictecacihuatl (known in English as "The Lady of the Dead").
The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage (and others) living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and relatives who have died. The celebration occurs on the 1st and 2nd of November, in connection with the Catholic holy days of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day which take place on those days. Traditions include building private altars honoring the deceased, using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts.
Many people believe that during the Day of the Dead, it is easier for the souls of the departed to visit the living. People will go to cemeteries to communicate with the souls of the departed, and will build private altars, containing the favorite foods and beverages, and photos and memorabilia, of the departed. The intent is to encourage visits by the souls, so that the souls will hear the prayers and the comments of the living directed to them. Celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember funny events and anecdotes about the departed.
Click Here for a link to The Alberta Arts District's "Day of the Dead Procession and Community Altar info.
If you can't make it out but want to celebrate this annual event in a traditional fashion, Click Here to order your very own Mexican Sugar Skull Kit today!
2008 Annual Holiday Ale Festival - December 4 - 7 (11am-10pm, Sunday 11am-6pm) Enjoy over 29 featured ales on tap, food, craft vendors and Root Beer garden for the kids. Pioneer Courthouse Square 701 SW 6th Avenue in downtown Portland. For more info go to: www.pioneercourthousesquare.org or contact them directly at | 503.223.1613.
Tuba Christmas at Pioneer Courthouse Square - December 13 (1:30-3pm) Over 200 tubas will be heralding the holiday spirit in the center of Pioneer Courthouse Square. A delight for last minute shoppers, tuba enthusiasts and music lovers. Pioneer Courthouse Square 701 SW 6th Avenue in downtown Portland. For more info go to | www.pioneercourthousesquare.org or contact them directly at | 503.223.1613.
2008 " 'Twas the night before Christmas" at Pittock Mansion - November 24 to December 31 (11am-4pm) Delight over the 23 room mansion that is transformed annually into a holiday masterpiece filled with vintage toys and decorations. Pittock Mansion 3229 NW Pittock Drive, Portland. For more info go to | www.pittockmansion.com or contact them directly at | 503.823.3624.
Portland International Raceway's 2008 Winter Wonderland November 27 - January 1 (Sundays - Thursdays 5-10pm, Fridays & Saturdays 5-11pm) The largest "drive-thru" light display in the Northwest astonishes and delights all who roll through its amazing holiday vignettes. Portland International Raceway 1940 N Victory Blvd., Portland. For more info go to www.portlandraceway.com or contact them directly at | 503.821.4396
Macy's 2008 Holiday Parade - November 28 (8:45am-10am) Watch all your favorite holiday characters stroll past in parade-fashion from the North Park Blocks to Southwest downtown. For more information contact Macy's downtown location at | 503.223.0512
2008 26th Annual Christmas Bazaar (America's largest!) at The Expo Center. November 28, 29 & 30 and December 5, 6 & 7, 2008. A holiday tradition. 1000 booths of unique gifts, handmade one-of-a-kind decorations, toys, ornaments, greenery, jewelry, food gifts and more. For more info go to | www.expochristmasbazaar.com.
The 2008 Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony - November 28 (5:30pm) Watch this spectacular 70' tree in the center of Pioneer Courthouse Square downtown come alive with brilliant lights and ornate decorations. A treat for the entire family. Pioneer Courthouse Square is located at| 701 SW 6th Avenue in downtown Portland. For more info contact Pioneer Courthouse Square www.pioneercourthousesquare.org or call them directly at | 503.223.1613
2008 The Festival of Lights at The Grotto - November 28-December 30 (5pm-9:30pm daily) Some have ranked this as possibly the largest Christmas Festival of its kind in the World...and it's right here in Portland! The Grotto NE 85th & Sandy Blvd. For more info go to| www.thegrotto.org or contact them directly at | 503.261.2400 (closed Christmas day)
2008 ZooLights - November 28-December 28 (Sundays-Thursdays 5pm-8pm, Friday and Saturdays 5pm-11pm) Fun for all ages. Watch the Zoo and all its inhabitants come alive with the spirit of the season. The Oregon Zoo 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland. For more info go to | www.oregonzoo.org or contact them directly at | 503.221.1561
2008 Christmas Ship Parade - December 6 - December 21st. 2008 marks the 54rd year for the Christmas Ship Parade on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers in Portland, Oregon. Click Here for schedules: The Columbia River Parade and The Willamette River Parade.
If it's not going to be at your own table and you're looking for a great local dining spot, start by trying to get into a local classic called Huber's. Thanksgiving here is a tradition for some old Portland families. Click Here to make sure there's still seating available. If Huber's is not an option, try the London Grill. They do not have an online reservation process but you can call them directly at (503) 295-4110. There's a newer kid in town (new, as compared to the two restaurants mentioned earlier in this post) The Heathman - (503) 790-7752.
If you and the family are game for getting in the car and taking a drive you might want to consider spending Thanksgiving in Oregon's Wine Country, CLICK HERE for a link to their online newsletter outlining the various wineries that participate in this annual event, their hours and contact info.
Way cooooool! is Timberline Lodge. If you're lucky you might even have snow! CLICK HERE for a link to their website for lodging and dining details.
Last, but certainly not least consider The Columbia River Gorge Hotel, which offers unparalleled views of the river with an elegant ambiance. CLICK HERE for a link to their website.
November ends in an "R"...which means the crab should be fresh and in abundance on the Oregon Coast. CLICK HERE for a link to the newly remodeled Surfsand. Their website provides a couple of recommendations of dining options.
Any one of these fabulous options will provide you and your family with the perfect backdrop for a memorable Thanksgiving. Enjoy!
Pioneer Courthouse Square is happy to host another summer of outdoor movies at the Flicks on the Bricks Outdoor Movie Series! The series begins on July 25th at dusk and will continue every Friday until August 15th. To suggest a movie for this summer's movie series, click here or call 503.223.1613.
