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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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Nov 3,2008
15 Mashup Tools for Your Local Neighborhood
by dariusmonsef
Want a donut? Want to know if you'll need an umbrella today? Trying to avoid traffic? Want to know if it's safe for your kids to play in the front yard? We'll look a dozen-ish mashups that provide useful, helpful, interesting and fun information about the local area that you you live in. For those asking what a mashup is? The web 2.0 world spawned thousands of social networks and user contributed content sites... The same world has connected even more sites and people with the ability for developers to take the APIs from a couple different sites and mash them together to create new and interesting ways to share information and data. WalkScore | Find What's In a Walkable Distance
"Walk Score shows you a map of what is nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment." Portland rates in their top 10 cities. You can even see their directory of Portl
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"Walk Score shows you a map of what is nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property. Buying a house in a walkable neighborhood is good for your health and good for the environment." Portland rates in their top 10 cities. You can even see their directory of Portl
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Aug 19,2008
Blog-Off Day 2: What Will Tuesday Bring to our Blog-Off Bloggers?
by jenniferd
Tuesday's Blog-Off Challenge sent by The Mercury's Amy Ruiz: This challenge is courtesy of a reader: "I'd like to hear a response plan from each agency on a Nessie-esque beast in the water reservoirs. Assume it is dangerous, eating skinny dippers, dragging dogs underwater, etc." News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact, August 19, 2008
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Aug 10,2008
Portland Open Studios » Northeast Portland
by pearlgirl
Northeast Portland Beaumont-Wilshire: Margaret Davis Concordia: Maggie Casey , Gwenith Jones , Nicole Rawlins , and Tracy Taylor Eliot: Chris Haberman , Jane Pagliarulo , and Wiliam Park Hazelwood: Robin Bown Irvington: Samjak Yamauchi Sullivan's Gulch: Allan Kinast Vernon: Scott Conary WHAT & WHERE : annual self-directed tour of 98 artists' studios.Be a tourist in your own town. This fall stay close to home and let art transport you away from your everyday world. Visit artists' workplaces at 98 locations throughout metro Portland during Portland Open Studios, October 11, 12 & 18, 19. Go behind the scenes to see where, how, and why art is made in an up close and personal view. The diversity of Portland Open Studios includes artists working in all media -- paint, wood, metal, fiber, glass -- plus emerging artists in their 20's and 30's; mid-career and well established artists; and artists from all over the United States and t
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Aug 1,2008
Clowns and very few cars on for Last Thursday
by shooter
Unfortunately I'm still recovering from a different time zone (Thailand) and didn't have the energy to go to Last Thursday . Fortunately, Jonathan over at BikePortland did and has great coverage of the unofficial street closure. According to Jonathan, the evening went really well, the police handled the situation with patience, and as the evening progressed drivers did the logical thing and avoided Alberta. I hope the success of this evening is a launching pad to continue closing the street for Last Thursday. It makes it so much more enjoyable for all those who attend, and is really only a minor inconvenience for drivers.
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Jul 31,2008
Cars and clowns on Alberta Street?
by shooter
This bit about Last Thursday was posted on the Merc's Blogtown . Someone blocked Alberta Street with a couple of junkers to make the event car free, until the junkers were towed. This time volunteers from the neighborhood association will encourage people to take an alternate route, if the drivers don't, then clowns on bicycles will escort them down the road.I like the idea and hope that it works. Last Thursday is very popular and crowded. Leaving the street free for people to roam would be a huge plus for the monthly event.
Read the Mercury's post .
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Jul 18,2008
Get Ready Volunteers...TBA:08 is on the way!
by shooter
Immediate Volunteer Opportunity! THE WORKS/LEFTBANK THE WORKS space for TBA:08 is ready for a transformation. We will begin build out next week and are looking for a few good men and women to help us in this process. This is the first of many volunteer opportunities to help you start accruing hours toward your festival pass. When: July 21st & 22nd, 10am - 5pm each dayWhere: Leftbank located at 240 N Broadway, Pdx
What: Construction
Bring: Work Boots & Gloves
Contact: Sarah Farrell, volunteer@pica.org
***Please mention what day(s) and time we can expect to see you. Volunteer Orientation/General Sign-Ups Throughout the month of August I will be hosting a few TBA:08 Volunteer Orientations at PNCA (Pacific Northwest College of Art). This is designed as an opportunity for you to come and sign up for TBA:08 volunteer slots and acquire more in-depth knowledge about the festival, the artists, and what it means to be a
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Jul 10,2008
Summer Reading–not just for kids anymore
by Librarian Kate
It's almost the middle of July—are you signed up for summer reading? I'm not asking about your 8-year-old, I want to know if you are participating. Why should kids have all the fun? Go to any Multnomah County Library to pick up a Read 4 Life card. Then read or listen (yes, you can listen too!) to 4-6 books, complete your card, and return it to the library to enter a drawing. You could be the winner of a McMenamin's gift certificate or the grand prize of a stay at Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport. In addition to the opportunity to win a prize for yourself, your reading also is a model for the child in your life. The more a child sees the adults in his/her life reading, the more likely that child will become a reader. Need a suggestion for a good read? Ask a librarian or take a look at our booklists . Now that you're ready to read, has the child in your life signed up for Summer Reading? Multnomah County Library's Summer Reading program promotes reading as a fu
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Jul 7,2008
Fireworks show downtown
by shooter
I wish I had gotten these photos up over the weekend, but this weekend was incredibly busy. Friday evening I went out to the eastside esplanade and joined a large, but very relaxed, crowd of people to watch the fireworks. The show itself was great with two barges used to launch the fireworks. I was seated closer to one barge, so I focused on it. Being on the eastside, with the prevailing breeze, I had to contend with the smoke. That didn't really detract from the show, but some of my images look like illuminated clouds rather than spectacular fireworks. If you haven't viewed the show from the eastside you should give it a try. It's easy access, the skyline is a nice backdrop, and the people were great.
Boom. Photography © Kenneth Aaron, Neighborhood Notes
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Jul 2,2008
PICA’s TBA:08 artist lineup for THE WORKS
by shooter
FESTIVAL INFORMATION 2008 Time-Based Art Festiva l (TBA:08)
September 4–14, 2008, visual exhibitions and installations running until October 5, 2008
Portland, Oregon USA
Festival Passes on sale NOW | Individual Tickets on sale August 4, 2008 | 503.242.1419 | www.pica.org
Out of town visitors receive member price. Special pricing also available to visiting artist professionals.
Locations and venues to be announced. Dates of performances subject to change.
THE WORKS INFORMATION
The 2008 Time-Based Art Festival (TBA:08) marks the return of the late night den of provocative music, theatre, cabaret, and other delights otherwise known as THE WORKS. Along with all the wee hour events, this year's edition will also open in the daylight hours, playing host to the Visual Art Program of exhibitions and installations. The entire WORKS hullabaloo will be held at the newly developed Leftbank Project .
Individual tickets
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