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From the event page:

“Have you ever wanted to get together with a bunch of other bacon geeks and just geek out about bacon? What if there was an event specifically catered to bacon geeks to be able to share their favorite bacon treats with the world? Wouldn’t it make sense to make it a competition complete with trophy and prizes? Of course it would…”

While you’ve already missed a spaghetti dinner for 2-4 bucks today, you can still get 40% off classic meals on Mondays and Tuesdays in January.

I hear a Spaghetti with Mizithra Cheese calling my name…not to mention an easy Monday night dinner with the kids without breaking the bank!

Dawn says: “I was just talking to Hugh Forrest, SXSW Interactive Event Director, and he told me that they are organizing a meetup here in Portland on January 19th. I can say without hesitation that SXSW is my favorite event (outside of Portland). It is also affectionately known as spring break for geeks due to the large number of parties every evening, and the sessions never start before 10am to accommodate our late night partying. The Austin BarCamp also runs in parallel to SXSW at a nearby location, so many of us hit BarCamp along with the main event. In other words, it’s a great event. You should join us at the meetup if you want to learn more…”

Kelly Clarke writes: “we need your help finding the best deals in your neighborhood. Does your local bar have cheap nachos on Thursday? Does your dry cleaner offer an excellent two-for-one deal? Does your corner deli make excellent cheap sub sandwiches on special every Friday? Calling all dollar beers!

If you’ve got a great Portland deal to share, email us at deals@wweek.com. Or, just as important, if there’s a local deal you’d like us to find for you—be it on tires, travel packages or sports tickets or whatever, email us about that too. We’re happy to oblige…”