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He Said, She Said: Bhangra & Bollywood Dance Class

I decided I really wanted to check out the Northwest Dance Project and after talking with the owner Scott Lewis one day, I knew it was the perfect choice. Now came the hard part for both of us…. choosing a dance class to take. I looked at the classes they had available. Ballet, Lyrical Jazz, Core Balance…hmmm, sounded interesting, but I wanted to be able to walk the next day as I know those types of classes can be challenging. We finally decided that we were going to take the Bhangra-Bollywood class on Monday night.

Memories To Last A Lifetime

by Cosmic Charlie

As the Church Lady would say, “How conveeeeenient!”

While walking past the Multnomah County Courthouse yesterday, I spotted this outside the secured entrance on SW 4th Avenue. The gang at Busted! Magazine has the angles covered on distribution of their mugshot rag. Talk about targeting your audience.
Since it takes an average of ten days to two [...]

06.23.2010 See the rest → 0 comments

Road House: The Play – Review

by Sabrina Miller

I FINALLY got to see Road House the Play (based on the film Roadhouse of course) on Friday night at the Someday Lounge. Road House is a loose adaptation of the movie and anyone wanting to take it seriously, well, you better find something else to criticize. From the moment I entered the Someday Lounge to the time I left it, I don’t think I stopped smiling.

06.11.2010 See the rest →

Creativity From The Hearts and Minds of Young Writers

by zanger

Before we headed off to New Jersey to introduce our son to my “energetic” Italian family, I attended PlayWrite’s “WordVoice Spring Showcase” at the World Trade Center.
PlayWrite is a great organization where coaches work with youth “at the edge” to help them learn and craft the tools for creating plays and other creative work that [...]

06.09.2010 See the rest →

Dance United 2010

by Sabrina Miller

This years Dance United 2010 featured some of the most amazing dancers, just as it did last year. The Joffrey Balley and the San Francisco Ballet returned for some of the most breathtaking performances I’ve ever seen.

06.03.2010 See the rest →

Falling in Love With the Bean

by Travel Geek

I remember the first time I ever drank coffee from a French press. It was ten years ago, and I was working at the OSU Food Innovation Center. I had traveled to Seattle for a conference at the Westin, and was staying at a delightful B&B near Pike Place Market called Pensione Nichols. There were [...]

03.20.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

Lunch in the Park

by PAgent

Simon and Helen Director Park is only a block from Pioneer Courthouse Square, but it resonates to a completely different vibe. Quieter, and somehow more private, sunlight shines down between the FOX tower and the Paramount Hotel to illuminate the park with surprising warmth. In the shadow of the buildings the brisk breeze sucks away [...]

03.18.2010 See the rest →

Spotted in PDX

by PAgent

Look what I found chained up in downtown — it’s the Tripod, a three-wheeled velomobile made by Columbia Cycle Works, LLC. And it’s a mighty pretty thing, in my humble opinion.
If you want to go truly green with your commute, you should walk or ride a bike. Unfortunately, for a lot of the year that [...]

03.09.2010 See the rest → 2 comments

Portland and Unicorns

by capricious

Sounds like a children’s book, doesn’t it?
Well, it’s not.
OK raise your hands if you’ve seen/ are a fan of Facebook’s “Portland was built on an ancient unicorn burial ground” ?
Mmm-hmm. That’s what I thought.
The claim is: “It is common knowledge, that Portland Oregon was built on an ancient unicorn burial ground, and is clearly why [...]

03.01.2010 See the rest → 5 comments

30 Years of Loving Portland

by Travel Geek

2010 marks an auspicious moment in my life–I have officially been a Portlander for 30 years. Learning about Portland is somewhat of an obsession for me, and has hit a new height recently, when I was hired as a Travel Advisor for Travel Oregon. I work at the Oregon Welcome Center at Portland International Airport, [...]

02.21.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

There Were Disco Balls and Legwarmers of Power

by CamiKaos

Hi there, OurPDX readers and fellow Fanadus! This is morganpdx! CamiKaos and I are back again, fresh from the Broadway production of Xanadu. Remember our last blog post, where we announced the winner of our little Xanadu ticket giveaway? Yeah, we’re gonna do it like that again. Two OurPDX bloggers. One blog post. More fun [...]

01.13.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

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