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There’s Nothing Like A Dame

by Sabrina Miller

Trivia Question: What musical revival has the most Tony awards? Answer: South Pacific with 7 Did you know that? I didn’t either, but just goes to show me that a musical revival that’s been seen, heard, and shown since 1949, can still be loved and enjoyed. The musical, South Pacific, has been playing at the [...]

08.09.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

Portland Urban Race 2010

by PAgent

Looking for something to do next Saturday? Why not take part in a scavenger hunt? The CitySolve Urban Race 2010 hits Portland on August 7th. What is this Urban Race, you ask? Teams of 2 solve clever clues and face fun challenges all while navigating the urban landscape via foot or on public transportation! It’s [...]

08.02.2010 See the rest → 0 comments

Portland <3 the Mississippi Street Fair!

by Travel Geek

Yesterday, my sister and I went to the Mississippi Street Fair.  I had heard that this was Portland’s largest street fair, but I wasn’t prepared for the onslaught of people!  Never having attended before, I cannot state whether or not this year was the highest attendance, but I would not be surprised. The first thing [...]

07.12.2010 See the rest → 4 comments

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 [...]

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 →

From Hot Tubs To Cool Jazz For A Good Cause

by zanger

Last Thursday, I was part of the pdx.fm gang that caught a sneak preview of “Hot Tub Time Machine” at the Lloyd Center Cinemas. I hadn’t been to that theater since my radio/media days and it brought back all kinds of memories — most of which weren’t actually very fond. (It had nothing to do [...]

03.02.2010 See the rest →

Winter Olympics in the NW

by Travel Geek

In case you have been living in a small cave for the past few years, the 2010 Winter Olympics, hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia (that’s in Canada!) begin Friday, February 12. Though I don’t follow professional sports, I have always been a huge fan of the Olympics in general, and the Winter Olympics in particular. [...]

02.04.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

LOST? Found…

by Betsy Richter

LOST – The Final Season | PDX.FM As LOST fans already know, the season premiere starts at 9 pm this evening. But instead of huddling around your own little television in your own little hovel, why not go out, drink beer, eat tots and have a communal viewing experience at the Bagdad Theater? (If I [...]

02.02.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

Fight! Fight!

by Cosmic Charlie

Ever miss the good ol’ days when you’d spend Saturday night down at the watering hole, getting hammered and belligerent to the point where you had to clean the floor with everyone in the bar? Okay, me neither. I made it a point to get out before closing time, because that’s when the real action [...]

02.01.2010 See the rest →

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

PDX Metro Region Grows Food for the State

by Betsy Richter

Did you know that Portland Metro area contributes 1/5th of the total share of agriculture production value for the entire state? I certainly didn’t. So it stands to reason that any adjustments to the urban growth boundary not only has an impact on our region’s livability, but the entire state’s diet, no? Yes, that’s just [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest →

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