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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 20,2008
Cinema Junkies » Finding Graceland
by roxanne
Recipe: Take one relatively unknown director (David Winkler), one bizarre screenplay, and one beloved and outstanding actor. Combine together with one of America's biggest obsessions: Elvis dead or alive? The most compelling reason to see Finding Graceland is Harvey Keitel. Can you think of anything more incongruous than an irresistible Harvey Keitel doing Elvis? Keitel plays a mysterious drifter who identifies himself as Elvis. As the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that Elvis has a profound effect upon the people he encounters during a road trip to Memphis, where he plans to visit Graceland on the anniversary of his death. Finding Graceland falls into the alternative history category and is a screen-writer's fantasy about what really happened to Elvis after his "supposed" death in 1977. The story is so good you will find yourself wishing it were true. In the vast body of commentary on this film, there are a great number of Elvis fans who thought this was a ter
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Dec 7,2008
Portland Skyline
by roxanne
Did anyone catch this sky Saturday night? This looks more like a Santa Fe sky than what we normally see in Portland. This was shot on NW Raleigh St. looking West. Portland Skyline by Roxanne Mossman
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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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Dec 1,2008
CINEMA JUNKIES » The Man from Elysian Fields
by roxanne
Ever since James Coburn played the shrink who blew up the phone company (in those days there was only one) in The President’s Analyst (1967) I have been a devotee. The wonderful vicarious revenge I can remember feeling at that time, paved the way for similar catharses with the unleashing of all of those Charles Bronson films, starting with Death Wish .The Man from Elysian Fields (2002), an Independent sleeper, is a film that I recommend for several reasons, most of all because it features a delightful performance by the late James Coburn and was released about a week after he died. As an interesting aside, Coburn’s character, Tobias Alcott, delivers a soliloquy about his own impending death that most likely mirrored many of Coburn’s personal feelings about his approaching end.
The film was directed by George Hickenlooper, who did a very good job depicting this Faustian tale about the maddening condition known as “writer’s
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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 7,2008
Voicebox Karaoke Opens in NW
by geoffk
Voicebox Karaoke opened its doors this week with a unique concept that is an extremely welcome addition to the Portland nightlife scene and stands out in the crowd of Portland Karaoke options. Comprised of six private rooms (The smallest holds 8 and the largest 24), Voicebox gives you the ability to have a karaoke bar experience with just a few close friends. Each room is equipped with its own karaoke system (complete with two mics) and features high end sound and display systems. Voicebox Karaoke creator Scott Simon has transformed the old Tao of Tea space into an extremely modern and hip night time destination (featuring the larger than life comic art from the Pander Brothers). He drew his inspiration from his experiences in karaoke clubs in Korea and in San Francisco. Rates start at $7 per person per hour (each room has a minimum number of people required). Voicebox serves beer, wine and sake in the center bar as well as offer in suite service so you don't have to pu
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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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Nov 6,2008
Get Off the Couch » Your First Thursday Options
by pearlgirl
There's something for everyone at tonight's First Thursday. Whether you want to shop, attend an event with your pet, do something with your kids, listen to music or even (gasp) look at art—tonight's your night. Most events are free. The Mother of all Sale at Little Urbanites Event Date: 11/06/2008 10:00 AM Event Location: Little Urbanites, 916 NW 10th Avenue The biggest sale in the history of Little Urbanites —yes, the mother of all sales—starts on Thursday, November 6th! Save 40% off the entire stock of shoes from Ecco, Primigi, Naturino, pediped and more! Save 40% off the entire inventory of apparel for boys and girls size 2T through 10. And, as if that's not enough, save 30% off accessories including hats, backpacks, lunchboxes, hair clips, jewelry, belts, tights, socks and more! Why the big clearance sale? Little Urbanites is clearing out i
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