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Table of Contents<br />
Up Front<br />
8 PDXplained, Street Speak, A Sad Goodbye<br />
9 <strong>Event</strong> Horizon<br />
Delectable local cuisine, zinesters, salsa rhythms and fingerlickin’<br />
ribs: A quick look at this month’s can’t-miss happenings.<br />
10 On the Hot Seat: <strong>Event</strong> promoter Lisa Lepine<br />
11 PDX <strong>See</strong>n: Photos from last month’s parties & events<br />
This Month<br />
12 Get Outta Town<br />
Four easy getaways at every corner of the compass.<br />
PDX Life<br />
18 It’s a Dog’s Life<br />
Portlanders love their pooches at these tail-waggin’ spots.<br />
20 Get Real: Is a home inspection worth it?<br />
Neighborhood<br />
22 Upper Burnside & NE 28th Ave<br />
A laid-back ‘hood for maxin’ & relaxin’—and grubbin’.<br />
Food<br />
27 Smokin’ Hot<br />
This is a barbecuing kind of town.<br />
Drink<br />
33 The Wild Wild North West<br />
Where did all these cowboy bars come from?<br />
Performing Arts<br />
38 Laughs Unlimited<br />
Get your giggles with our growing sketch and improv scene.<br />
40 Show Time – Upcoming Performing Arts <strong>Event</strong>s<br />
Word<br />
42 By the Book – Upcoming Readings<br />
Music<br />
44 Set List – Upcoming Live Music<br />
Art<br />
48 On Display – Upcoming Art Shows<br />
Shopping<br />
52 Shop Like an Animal<br />
Furry, feathered and scaled companions deserve the best.<br />
Health & Fitness<br />
56 Having a Ball<br />
Shape up with schoolyard dodgeball, kickball and ping pong.<br />
Auto<br />
57 Hell On Wheels<br />
Chrisanne drives the Volvo C70 Convertible.<br />
Outdoor<br />
58 Oregon Oasis<br />
Dive into these nearby swimming holes.<br />
Sports<br />
60 Par <strong>For</strong> the Course<br />
The JELD-WEN Tradition brings world-class golf to town.<br />
PDX To Do List<br />
62 Top Ten Places to Stay Cool<br />
Escape the August heat at these unconventional freezers.<br />
Calendars & Listings<br />
29 Restaurant Listings<br />
36 Happy Hour Listings<br />
41 High Culture Calendar<br />
46 Live Music Calendar<br />
49 Gallery Calendar<br />
50 Film Calendar<br />
51 Family Fun Calendar<br />
54 Shop Talk<br />
61 Sports Spotlight
Editor<br />
Liz Hummer<br />
Art Director<br />
Joel Masters<br />
Assistant Editor<br />
Natasha Chilingerian<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
Adam Braham<br />
Editorial Intern<br />
Kamran Rouzpay<br />
Contributing Writers<br />
Tom D’Antoni, Angelo De Ieso II, Jacqulyn<br />
Diteman, Shelby Green, Travis Greenwood,<br />
Suzanne Hamlin, Vanessa Harless, Ryan<br />
Hume, Tom Hummer, Jeremy Lloyd, Nino<br />
Marchetti, Hollyanna McCollom, Michael Oliver,<br />
Mary Putnam, Ken Reetz, Brian Smith, Ted<br />
Sperling, Heather Wisner<br />
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EDITOR’S NOTE<br />
My friend recently brought home a new puppy. She<br />
hadn’t been discussing her favorite breeds, hadn’t<br />
fawned over strange pooches walking down the<br />
street, hasn’t obsessed over cute canine accessories—all the<br />
symptoms of wanting to become a dog owner—but she fell<br />
in love with a Shih Tzu-Poodle mix and had to have him.<br />
Jimmie has now become our unofficial mascot, accompanying<br />
our group of girlfriends on camping trips and to parties,<br />
and everywhere he goes, he’s the center of attention. People<br />
can’t help but pet him and coo at him in high-register baby<br />
voices. Lucky for them, he’s a sucker for attention.<br />
Jimmie<br />
Being around Jimmie has made me—an avowed cat<br />
person—realize the universal appeal of the canine variety,<br />
especially in Portland. Maybe it’s the nice weather, or maybe<br />
it’s the fact that I live in the Pearl, but everywhere I go, I’m<br />
seeing dogs—big, little, sleek, furry, rugged and pampered.<br />
They’re something that Portlanders of all styles seem to have<br />
in common. If you’re one of these devoted dog owners, turn<br />
to p. 18 for our look at all the local dog-friendly spots—restaurants<br />
that bake treats, pubs that serve water bowls, even<br />
a mall that welcomes pups for a little air-conditioned walk.<br />
Whatever kind of animal you call family, all pet owners<br />
should also check out our look at local pet shops on p. 52.<br />
Of course, we haven’t forgotten about our loyal human<br />
readers. Time’s running out for a summer getaway, so workaholics,<br />
procrastinators and lazy planners want to check out<br />
this month’s feature on quick Northwest trips—just pick<br />
your direction and go! (p. 12) And when the August heat becomes<br />
unbearable, head to one our nearby swimming holes<br />
(p. 58) or perhaps a less predictable place to chill out (p. 62).<br />
In the meantime we’ll be slaving away in our air-conditioned<br />
offices—perhaps with art director Joel’s lab, Bella,<br />
to keep us company—to make PDX<br />
Magazine your favorite guide to living<br />
in Portland. Let us know how we’re<br />
doing. Send me an email or check out<br />
myspace.com/pdxmagazine.com.<br />
Liz Hummer<br />
Editor<br />
editor@pdxmagazine.com<br />
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LUNCH • DINNER • DRINKS<br />
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300 NW 10th Portland, OR 97209
UP FRONT<br />
PDXPLAINED<br />
STREET SPEAK!!!<br />
by Natasha Chilingerian<br />
Who: Gina Volk, bartender<br />
Age: 21<br />
Location: American Cowgirls<br />
I love reading about the history behind Portland’s<br />
most interesting buildings in PDXplained, but you<br />
seem to have missed my favorite one—that big red<br />
brick building on the corner of SW Washington St &<br />
11th Ave. It doesn’t really fit in with other Portland<br />
architecture and has a slight New England style with the<br />
clock tower. When was it constructed? What kinds of<br />
businesses did it house in the past? Any other stories<br />
you can dig up? I’d really appreciate your response.<br />
—Heather Slater, Pearl District<br />
Thanks for speaking up about the Portland landmark that<br />
interests you the most! This structure, called the Portland Telegram<br />
Building, is sitting pretty after a recent makeover while still exuding its<br />
historic charm. It was built in 1922 as the headquarters of Portland’s<br />
evening newspaper at the time, the Portland News-Telegram. Unfortunately,<br />
the Great Depression forced the publication to fold in 1931, and<br />
another news organization took over the space. Several small businesses<br />
resided in the building over the years to come, but most ended<br />
up closing or moving, leaving the landmark’s interior dark and empty<br />
more often than not.<br />
In 1994, the wealthy Dr. Peter Nathan and his family purchased<br />
the building, and in 2001, contracted with the Venerable Group Inc. to<br />
launch a renovation project. They set out to remodel the interior as a<br />
home for upscale businesses, while keeping the same charming façade<br />
that has graced the building since 1922. The work started in April 2003<br />
and finished nearly a year later, in March 2004. Updates include a new<br />
lobby, a fourth floor penthouse, a 51-spot underground parking lot and<br />
a rooftop patio. Much of the building’s original design was preserved,<br />
such as its wood and iron staircase and original marble, while modern<br />
amenities were added, like the Northwest’s first Gen2 elevator system,<br />
which saves space by placing a compact integrated machine structure<br />
right in the hoistway instead of in an extra room above the elevator<br />
shaft (it also makes for a fast, smooth ride). In May 2005, the Portland<br />
Telegram Building was selected by the Oregon Downtown Development<br />
Association for a “Historic Restoration meets the 21st Century”<br />
award, along with the 1919 Oddfellows Building in Canby. Today, the<br />
lucky folks at Aequis Spa call the fourth floor penthouse their workplace,<br />
and if you’re really interested, much of the other office space is<br />
for lease. —Natasha Chilingerian<br />
Do you have a nagging question about the city that’s gone unanswered<br />
for too long? A local mystery you’d like us to investigate? Send an email<br />
to pdx@pdxmagazine.com and we’ll get on it!<br />
What attracted you to the countrywestern<br />
bar scene? I guess the whole<br />
Coyote Ugly thing. It looked kinda<br />
fun.<br />
Are you from Portland? Yes.<br />
No small town, Wild West roots? No,<br />
nothing like that.<br />
Are you a country music fan? Now I<br />
kind of am! When you listen to it, it<br />
grows on you. I’m not like everyone<br />
else who works here, though...I<br />
don’t wear cowboy boots to work, I<br />
wear my Vans.<br />
What other types of music do you<br />
like? Punk, alternative and classic<br />
rock.<br />
What’s your favorite cowboy-style<br />
drink? Honestly, the Cowgirl Koolaid<br />
[Skyy Berry vodka, Midori, Amaretto<br />
and cranberry]. It’s what I drink<br />
when I’m here.<br />
Ever ridden a mechanical bull? No.<br />
Any desire to? I might if I had a<br />
couple drinks in me.<br />
Have you been line dancing? I’ve<br />
gone with my mom before.<br />
What’s the appeal of it? It’s easy to<br />
learn, so everyone can get into the<br />
groove of that.<br />
Do you think country-western bars<br />
belong in Portland? They’re trying to<br />
make it that way, but I don’t know if<br />
it’s going to override everything else<br />
that’s going on. We’re too much of a<br />
grungy, funky town.<br />
What do you do on days off ? I like<br />
going to concerts and shows, being<br />
outside and rafting when it’s nice<br />
out, and going to other bars I like.<br />
What’s your favorite bar? Ringlers,<br />
A Sad Goodbye<br />
or sometimes I like going to a dive<br />
like the Horse Brass. I also like the<br />
Night Light.<br />
Do you have a favorite country singer<br />
yet? I like Toby Keith...kinda.<br />
Favorite western movie? And don’t<br />
say The Dukes of Hazzard. That was<br />
horrible. That might have been the<br />
only one I’ve seen, and it blew.<br />
What’s the craziest thing that’s<br />
happened in this bar? One lady took<br />
a Corona bottle in her mouth, tipped<br />
back and drank the whole thing.<br />
What’s the appeal of women dancing<br />
on the bar? Getting noticed. It’s<br />
amazing how many women get<br />
up there and become strippers. It<br />
makes them feel alive, like they’re the<br />
“thing” of the night.<br />
Read all about the surge of country-western<br />
bars in town on p. 33.<br />
Roy Keller was a pioneer. The owner of Mary’s Club blazed a trail over<br />
the past 50 years, running Portland’s oldest strip club; when he died on July 9<br />
at the age of 90, he left a city known for the most strip clubs per capita.<br />
He was not always a strip club impresario, however. Keller purchased<br />
Mary’s Club in 1954, when it was a piano bar catering to merchant seamen.<br />
As Portland’s port traffic slowed down, he attracted new patrons with go-go<br />
dancers, who eventually completely replaced the musicians. Mary’s became<br />
the first topless nightclub in 1965 and went completely nude twenty years<br />
later. The dancers still employed elaborate costumes and impressive routines,<br />
making Mary’s Club a classic destination.<br />
Through all the years, Keller was a consumate gentleman, rarely drinking<br />
and treating his employees with kindness and respect. Keller’s daughter,<br />
Vicki, carries on the Mary’s legacy as the current owner, and the club remains<br />
the prime spot in Portland for a classic strip club experience. In honor of<br />
Keller, we suggest showing the dancers some support and taking to heart his<br />
favorite saying: “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”<br />
8 PDXmagazine.com / August 2006
UP FRONT<br />
EVENT HORIZON<br />
by Natasha Chilingerian, Tom D’Antoni & Ryan Hume<br />
12th Annual Bones and Brew<br />
August 5 & 6<br />
The weather is perfect for lip smackin’<br />
barbecue and ice cold beer. Newport-based<br />
Rogue Brewing will host the 12th Annual<br />
Bones and Brew festival (NW 15th Ave &<br />
Flanders St, Sat 11am–9pm, Sun 11am–7pm,<br />
$2 donation benefits the Oregon Food Bank),<br />
where the brews are inventive and the bones<br />
are smothered in saucy meat. One block of<br />
this street party will be designated as barbecue<br />
row, with smokin’ meat from Oregon faves<br />
My Brothers BBQ, Cousin Kenny’s BBQ,<br />
Uncle Wally’s BBQ and more (see p. 27 for<br />
more local BBQ joints). Cooks will make ribs<br />
extra tasty, too, since they’ll be competing for<br />
the Best BBQ title and a weekend getaway to<br />
the Rogue Bed-n-Beer in Newport. Another<br />
block will be sipping central, with drafts from<br />
local microbrews including New Old Lompoc<br />
Brewery, Roots Organic Brewing, Salmon Creek<br />
Brewery and the Issaquah Brewhouse, and live<br />
classic rock music setting the scene. And don’t<br />
leave the kids behind: Buckets of sidewalk<br />
chalk, Italian ice, elephant ears and balloon<br />
artists will keep them entertained. Food, beer,<br />
music, family, friends and (likely) sunshine—<br />
we can’t think of a better recipe for a perfect<br />
summer day. rogue.com. —NC<br />
Bones and Brew<br />
The Bite of Oregon<br />
August 11–13<br />
Since The Bite of Portland grew up in 2004,<br />
changed its name to The Bite of Oregon, got<br />
sponsored by Oregon Special Olympics and<br />
hired Steve Reichman to book national and<br />
Lisa Lepine local music, the summer festival<br />
has undergone a huge delight spurt. <strong>For</strong> three<br />
days (Fri & Sat 11am–11pm, Sun 11am–10pm,<br />
$7) at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, the<br />
unbeatable combination of fine food and drink<br />
plus great music is guaranteed to satisfy all of<br />
the senses you’re legally able to enjoy in public.<br />
Aurally-fixated visitors will enjoy Los Lobos,<br />
Anna Nalick and Snow Patrol, the national<br />
headliners, supported by a spectacular 17-piece<br />
The Bite of Oregon<br />
Gospel group, hot Cuban band Cubaneo,<br />
Reggie Houston’s Earth Island Band, plus longawaited<br />
band reunions including Thrillbilly and<br />
44 Long. There are four entertainment stages,<br />
including a comedy stage that will feature the<br />
Road Rage Comedy Showcase Friday (8pm)<br />
and Saturday (7pm), as well as vignettes from<br />
the Oregon Shakespeare Festival on Sunday.<br />
On the food side, there will be an Iron Chef<br />
competition, cooking demonstrations, so many<br />
cuisines...enough food to make you attend<br />
all three days, even if there wasn’t music to<br />
entertain you. Start with Dungeness crab cakes,<br />
smoked ribs, grilled salmon, huckleberry BBQ<br />
lamb, seafood stuffed avocados...add Oregon<br />
strawberries with chocolate fondue, berry pies,<br />
cobbler, apple strudel for dessert. Oh yeah, and<br />
over 20 wineries will be represented from all<br />
over Oregon. Some folks attend for the wine<br />
alone. Are you in line yet?<br />
biteoforegon.com. —TD<br />
Portland Zine Symposium<br />
August 11–13<br />
Zinesters will empty out of Fed Ex/Kinko’s all<br />
across the country this month to descend upon<br />
the PSU campus for the fifth annual Portland<br />
Zine Symposium (Smith Memorial Student<br />
Union, Fri 3–7pm, Sat & Sun 10am–5pm, free).<br />
Organizers of the popular three-day event claim<br />
it is one of the largest gatherings of zine producers<br />
in the nation. The PZS offers workshops<br />
and activities, free food and even raffle prizes<br />
for those in on the festivities. <strong>For</strong> those not in<br />
the know, a zine is sort of the older cousin of<br />
the blog, predating its digital counterpart by at<br />
least ten years. Zines are usually self-published<br />
in small runs on copy machines, although their<br />
design and production has matured as the<br />
culture has grown. The glue binding together<br />
the zine community is a DIY aesthetic; besides<br />
that, the styles are varied. You’re just as likely to<br />
find an omnibus of hand-stapled interpersonal<br />
narratives as you are how-to guides on bike<br />
repair and maintenance. Beyond an open mic<br />
reading (Fri 8–10pm) and a Zinester Prom (Sat<br />
night), the Zine Symposium will once again<br />
offer its largest draw, tables and tables of work<br />
by some of the largest (and smallest) producers<br />
of alternative media in the country. Workshops<br />
offer a wide variety of insights into the craft and<br />
culture of the zine world. If you get especially<br />
inspired, you can easily help out since the Portland<br />
Zine Symposium is entirely volunteer-run.<br />
pdxzines.com. —RH<br />
Salsa En La Calle<br />
Salsa En La Calle<br />
August 27<br />
Inject your summer with a little Latin American<br />
flavor at Salsa En La Calle (Eastbank Esplanade,<br />
SE Main St & Water Ave, 11:30am–9pm, free),<br />
where you’ll find live bands, salsa dancers,<br />
authentic food and dance lessons at Portland’s<br />
first free salsa festival. Music and dance are<br />
the main attractions of the event—soak up the<br />
beats listening to spicy notes from Portland’s<br />
Cubaneo, Barrio Latino, plus more; and<br />
watching live salsa dance duos, groups and<br />
individuals perform. You can find your own<br />
rhythm at the Dance Tent, where you’ll learn<br />
some sexy salsa moves, including specific<br />
men’s footwork and women’s style steps.<br />
While you’re exercising your fancy feet, the<br />
kids can spend time in the Children’s Art<br />
tent making crafts native to Latin America.<br />
And, of course, don’t forget to fill up on Latin<br />
American cuisine. Andina, Salvador Molly’s<br />
and Fernando’s Hideaway (featuring Peruvian,<br />
Cuban and Spanish flavors) serve up delicious<br />
meals throughout the entire event. You won’t<br />
want to miss this opportunity to see just how<br />
hot Latin culture is—Portland mayor Tom<br />
Potter will even make an appearance on the<br />
main stage and celebrate with the crowd.<br />
salsaenlacallepdx.com. —NC<br />
August 2006 / PDXmagazine.com 9
UP FRONT<br />
On the Hot Seat with Tom D’Antoni:<br />
Lisa Lepine<br />
Everybody knows Lisa Lepine and Lisa Lepine knows everybody.<br />
If there is a “six-degrees” person in the cultural life of<br />
Portland, it is she. But what is she? She used to be a publicist,<br />
but don’t call her that to her face.<br />
Mainly she is a conduit for creative<br />
people. She has managed musicians Dave<br />
Carter & Tracy Grammer, and currently manages<br />
pianist Scott Fisher. She was the Festival<br />
Coordinator for this year’s expanded Alberta<br />
Art Hop and books the local music for The<br />
Bite of Oregon.<br />
You may have seen her, walkie-talkie in<br />
hand, goofy art hat on her head, walking the<br />
festivals, putting out fires, knowing everyone’s<br />
name and smiling.<br />
And she always knows what reporter to<br />
call at which paper to make the best story appear<br />
on whatever she’s pitching. We reporters<br />
love to hear from her. Her stories always rock.<br />
But what does she do, really? I found out at<br />
Pete’s Coffee on NE Broadway.<br />
Tom: Why all the festivals and other such<br />
public entertainment?<br />
Lisa: When I was a little girl my mother<br />
refused to give me a birthday party because I<br />
was the youngest of the five children she had<br />
in eight years. I think that’s why as an adult<br />
I’ve been drawn to putting on shows and<br />
events.<br />
Tom: She let the other kids have parties later<br />
on?<br />
Lisa: Of course, once she got the hang of it.<br />
Tom: So you’re not a publicist anymore.<br />
Lisa: No!!<br />
Tom: But you used to be.<br />
Lisa: Part of my work used to be publicity.<br />
What I really do is help people move forward<br />
in their careers, whether it be music or art<br />
or staging festivals. I’m really about helping<br />
people move to the next level.<br />
Tom: How do you do that?<br />
Lisa: I do it with magic.<br />
Tom: Card tricks?<br />
Lisa: I have a real good understanding of the<br />
technical pieces and also the collective unconscious,<br />
the psychological and even metaphysical<br />
aspects of what it takes to move yourself<br />
forward. If you’re creating something, you’re<br />
a small business. If you’re going to move<br />
forward, you need to be clever and understand<br />
business practices, how the PR machine<br />
works, and tell your story really well. That’s<br />
what I help people do.<br />
photo: Jason Kaplan<br />
It’s not like I’m going to tell someone<br />
what to do, but it’s more like, “Have you<br />
thought of this, or that?” A lot of times there’s<br />
an “ah-ha” moment and something shifts. I’ve<br />
seen miracles occur...from someone crying<br />
on my couch that they had an unreleased CD<br />
in their closet...to being on the cover of The<br />
Oregonian’s Living Section in a year’s time. It’s<br />
helping people help themselves.<br />
What I really like to do with people is find<br />
their story. “Where did you start and where<br />
are you today?” I call it living the gestalt, the<br />
big picture. I usually spend about 90 minutes<br />
in my consulting sessions. It takes about half<br />
that time to get the vision. If I could truly see<br />
you as a creative being, what does that look<br />
like? And all of a sudden, boom, there’s a<br />
picture. And I’m able to say, “Here’s the piece<br />
that’s not working.”<br />
I’ve had people say I was better than any<br />
shrink they ever had.<br />
Tom: How did you put those individual skills<br />
to work on a festival like the Alberta Art Hop?<br />
Lisa: The Art Hop or The Bite were festivals<br />
that really needed to move into a new phase.<br />
It’s very much like what I just described. What<br />
is the gestalt? What’s the big story? What’s<br />
the archival past? What does the festival really<br />
want to be as a festival?<br />
It’s not about knowing the answers,<br />
it’s about allowing the answers to come<br />
through...creating an infrastructure so that<br />
the festival can actually fall into place. It’s<br />
almost like something is out of joint in your<br />
back and I’m the chiropractor who moves<br />
things around a little bit and all of a sudden<br />
it’s like, “Ahhhh, there it is.”<br />
With The Bite of Portland turning into<br />
The Bite of Oregon, that was taking 20 years<br />
of history that had become inert and declaring:<br />
It’s a new century, it’s a new vision. How<br />
can we present the music differently?<br />
There will be things I’ve learned from<br />
each festival. Art Hop had already done great<br />
stuff for seven years and I just got to take all<br />
the archival energy and bring it up another<br />
notch, expand it, give it a different platform,<br />
surface it a little better.<br />
Tom: You always seem to bring people<br />
together.<br />
Lisa: I want to be the ultimate hostess. I’m a<br />
great sorter. I see linkages and commonalities<br />
where people don’t see them. If a thread can<br />
be connected, I love to see that spark.<br />
Experience Lisa’s work firsthand while<br />
enjoying th local music at this month’s Bite<br />
of Oregon (details on p. 9).<br />
10 PDXmagazine.com / August 2006
UP FRONT<br />
2006 Bastille Day in Portland<br />
at Jamison Square Park – 7/15<br />
1. & 2. Kids and parents dance and swim to the live<br />
music at this celebration of France’s independence.<br />
photos: Tim Sugden<br />
Hot July Nights<br />
Vancouver, WA – 7/14<br />
1. & 3. John Stamos performs<br />
with The Beach Boys.<br />
2. Stamos with Jill Fuller and<br />
Rachel Murray.<br />
Macadam’s Bar & Grill<br />
Grand Opening – 6/23<br />
1. PDX’s Adam Braham &<br />
girlfriend Kaci Clawson.<br />
2. Live music rocked the house.<br />
3. PDX’s Natasha Chilingerian &<br />
Jacqulyn Diteman with 105 The<br />
Buzz’s Dr. Doug.<br />
Pro Wakeboard Tour Afterparty<br />
at McFadden’s – 7/15<br />
1. Wakeboarders wind down after the day’s<br />
competition.<br />
2. Kim Smith, Keith McCuistion & Andreea Tofan.<br />
photos: Kristina Wright<br />
OLEA First Anniversary<br />
“Carnival” – 6/28<br />
1. OLEA Exective Chef Scott<br />
Shampine and co-owners Richard<br />
& Bridgid Glass.<br />
2. The enticing buffet.<br />
3. PDX intern Kamran Rouzpay<br />
ZooLaLa – Wild At Heart<br />
at the Oregon Zoo – 7/15<br />
1. Zoo supporters enjoyed<br />
food...<br />
2. ...a mariachi band...<br />
3. ...and animals that came out<br />
to play.<br />
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THIS MONTH<br />
Get Outta Town<br />
Quick Northwest Getaways in Every Direction<br />
by Natasha Chilingerian, Jacqulyn Diteman & Kamran Rouzpay<br />
San Juan Island<br />
We know you meant well. All you could talk about at that Memorial Day barbecue<br />
was the many summer trips you would take this year. You even reserved a few extra<br />
vacation days to use during the sunny season. But here it is, August already, and the<br />
farthest from Portland you’ve gotten is to the Target in Clackamas. Are you really going<br />
to let the summer pass you by without at least one out-of-town adventure? We<br />
love Portland as much as you do, but we’ll admit that other parts of the Northwest are<br />
attractive as well. So we picked a getaway destination at each end of the compass—<br />
North, South, East and West—and searched out the most unique and memorable activities<br />
to get you inspired to get outta town. And remember—distance makes the heart<br />
grow fonder, so you’ll return to P-town refreshed and excited for all the local fall fun.
THIS MONTH<br />
North: San Juan Islands<br />
What’s that? You say you’re looking for a<br />
whale of a vacation? Then you want to scurry<br />
up north to Washington’s San Juan Islands,<br />
one of the Northwest’s premiere destinations<br />
for whale watching. This little slice of heaven<br />
off the coast north of Seattle not only gives you<br />
an in-the-wild Sea World experience, but takes<br />
your breath away with sublime scenery and<br />
reminds you to appreciate the simple things<br />
in life.<br />
Consisting of 172 islands, the San Juans<br />
are nestled in the jigsaw puzzle of land and<br />
sea between Bellingham, Washington and<br />
Victoria, B.C. The four main destinations<br />
are Shaw, Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Island.<br />
While each of them boast their own unique<br />
charm and splendor, it’s the combination of<br />
colorful history, outstanding hikes and outdoor<br />
activities, quaint lodging and incredible<br />
restaurants on the namesake San Juan Island<br />
that has us enchanted.<br />
The first thing you’ll want to do is set<br />
up your whale watching excursion, the most<br />
famous and popular activity on the island.<br />
About 90 endangered Orcas make their home<br />
in the San Juans, and while whales can be seen<br />
year-round, they are most commonly spotted<br />
between May and October—which means,<br />
according to the law of averages, August is<br />
perfect timing.<br />
Let the expert guides from San Juan<br />
Safaris (800-450-6858, sanjuansafaris.com) take you<br />
under their wing—er, flipper. With offices in<br />
both Friday Harbor, the main town on San<br />
Juan Island, and Roche Harbor, a quaint village<br />
on the opposite side of the island, they’ll<br />
get you out on the water in no time. Take<br />
your pick from a three- to four-hour boat tour<br />
($39–$59), or one of the three- or five-hour<br />
kayaking adventures ($59–$75), which are<br />
even family-friendly for kids age six and up.<br />
Whichever you decide, the guides make sure<br />
you get an education by interpreting the natural<br />
history, geography and wildlife during the<br />
leisurely trip.<br />
To set your own pace, visit one of the best<br />
places in the world to view the whales from<br />
shore: the Lime Kiln Point State Park, aka<br />
“Whale Watch Park.” Bring a picnic lunch and<br />
sit on the shores during the whale watching<br />
months and you’re sure to see a pod or two.<br />
If you decide to make a night of it in<br />
Friday Harbor, lay your head down at the<br />
Harrison House Suites (235 C St, 800-407-7933,<br />
harrisonhousesuites.com) or the Tucker House Inn<br />
Bed & Breakfast and Cottages (260 B St, 800-<br />
965-0123, tuckerhouse.com). Both are two blocks<br />
from the ferry, have a water view, kitchenette<br />
and are pet-friendly. Be prepared for a deep<br />
sleep on the luxurious linens and a mouthwatering<br />
breakfast made each morning by the<br />
friendly inn owners.<br />
As the sun sets on the harbor, take advantage<br />
of the idyllic setting for a romantic meal.<br />
Check out the Duck Soup Inn (50 Duck Soup Ln,<br />
360-378-4878, ducksoupinn.com), where owner/chef<br />
Gretchen Allison will craft you a meal from<br />
scratch. The delicate flavors of this Northwest<br />
cuisine will leave you craving more. <strong>For</strong> a<br />
more low-key evening, visit the Cheers-esque<br />
Haley’s Bait Shop and Grill (175 Spring St, 360-<br />
378-4<strong>43</strong>4). With the classic American bar grub<br />
and stiff drinks, it’ll only be 20 minutes before<br />
you feel like Norm.<br />
With enough time, you’ll also be able to<br />
trek to the other end of the island and explore<br />
the sleepy village of Roche Harbor (rocheharbor.com).<br />
The historic village celebrates its<br />
past by preserving founding architecture like<br />
the 120-year-old Hotel de Haro (800-451-8910),<br />
where John Wayne spent many a night, and<br />
looks to the future with modern attractions<br />
like the Westcott Bay Reserve, a captivating<br />
19-acre sculpture garden.<br />
Boarding the ferry back in Friday Harbor,<br />
you’ll probably find yourself longing to stay<br />
on the slowed down “island time.” Even<br />
though you have to return to the real world<br />
mainland, the spirit of the graceful whales and<br />
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THIS MONTH<br />
OSF’s Elizabethan Stage<br />
photo: T. Charles Erickson<br />
photo: Christopher Briscoe<br />
The rolling hills of Ashland<br />
friendliness of the communities will linger,<br />
smoothing out the bumps on the road of<br />
everyday life. —JD<br />
South: Ashland<br />
Ashland has put itself on the map as the<br />
home of the acclaimed Oregon Shakespeare<br />
Festival (osfashland.org), but this Southern<br />
Oregon city also offers much more than magnificent<br />
theater. A vibrant shopping and music<br />
scene, outdoor excursions and fabulous food<br />
and wine make Ashland a prime destination<br />
even if you’re not a drama queen.<br />
Of course, theater lovers are in for a<br />
treat at the well-known Festival, which draws<br />
audiences from all over the country. Eleven<br />
plays cover an eight-month span, but August’s<br />
line-up makes this month a prime time to go.<br />
Cyrano de Bergerac is the perfect choice if you<br />
just have time for one play: “It’s a big, splashy<br />
romance on an outdoor stage,” Oregon<br />
Shakespeare Festival Media Office’s Eddie<br />
Wallace explains. August is also a good opportunity<br />
to catch Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, where<br />
actor James Newcomb portrays both leading<br />
roles, or Shakespeare’s rarely performed King<br />
John. Sign up for a historical backstage tour<br />
to put the stagings in context, and prior to all<br />
the evening shows, don’t miss the Green Show,<br />
an al fresco music and dance extravaganza<br />
located in the middle of the festival’s three<br />
theaters.<br />
When the curtains are closed, you’ll<br />
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want to explore Ashland’s outdoor activities.<br />
A good starting point is Lithia Park, the<br />
city’s centerpiece, which was designed by San<br />
Francisco’s Golden Gate Park creator John<br />
McLaren. “It’s amazing to have such a green,<br />
open area in a small, busy town—we’re very<br />
fortunate,” says Ashland Tourism and Marketing<br />
Manager Mary Pat Parker of the popular<br />
spot for strolling, running and biking. <strong>For</strong> the<br />
more adventurous, the Rogue and Klamath<br />
Rivers are readily accessible for rafting and<br />
kayaking; for lessons and guided trips, look to<br />
Kokopelli River Guides (2475 Siskiyou Blvd, 541-<br />
201-7694, kokopelliriverguides.com). Once back on<br />
land, take in breathtaking views of Mt. Shasta<br />
and the Siskiyou mountains while hiking or<br />
biking one of Ashland’s many trails (visit<br />
ashlandtrails.org for area maps).<br />
If you’d rather stay indoors, you’re still in<br />
luck. Try a treatment at one of Ashland’s spectacular<br />
day spas, which use healing mineral<br />
waters to cleanse clients’ skin. Parker recommends<br />
the massages at Waterstone Mineral<br />
Springs Spa (2165 W Jackson Rd #11, 541-488-0325)<br />
and facials at Blue Giraffe Day Spa Salon (51<br />
Water St, 541-488-3335, bluegiraffespa.com). With two<br />
reachable wine appellations, Rogue Valley and<br />
Applegate Valley, winery visits and tastings are<br />
also a relaxing favorite. Check out Ashland<br />
Vineyards & Winery (2775 E Main St, 541-488-<br />
0088, winenet.com) or Weisinger’s of Ashland<br />
Winery (3150 Siskiyou Blvd, 541-488-5989, weisinger.<br />
com) for delicious sips and scenery.<br />
You’ll surely want to bring home some<br />
bottles, but also leave room for the one-of-akind<br />
fashions, accessories, used books and<br />
antiques in Ashland’s unique shops. After you<br />
work the chain store-free shopping scene,<br />
also visit the plentiful art galleries in the<br />
Historic Railroad District. Quality cuisine is<br />
also bountiful here: Wallace particularly likes<br />
Pasta Piatti (358 E Main St, 541-488-5493) and the<br />
English pub Black Sheep (51 N Main St, 541-<br />
482-6414, theblacksheep.com) for laid-back dining,<br />
and for a more extravagant evening, reserve<br />
a table at French restaurant Chateaulin (50 E<br />
Main St, 541-482-2264) or creative Northwest-style<br />
hotspot Amuse (15 N 1st St, 541-488-9000, amuserestaurant.com).<br />
If you’re going down for the Shakespeare<br />
Festival, a bed & breakfast experience will<br />
complement the period presentations perfectly,<br />
and Ashland is full of charming B&Bs<br />
(visit abbnet.com for a full listing). The best<br />
hotel deals are found on the outskirts of town,<br />
but for an indulgent experience, stay at the<br />
classic Ashland Springs Hotel (212 E Main St,<br />
541-488-1700, ashlandspringshotel.com).<br />
After exploring Ashland both on water<br />
and land, you’ll be able to spread the word<br />
that this town is much more than just an<br />
actor’s Mecca. “It’s a whole-experience destination,”<br />
Wallace observes. “You might see<br />
one play, but you also might take a full day on<br />
the river. It’s a travel destination, even if there<br />
isn’t a theater lover in your group.” —NC
THIS MONTH<br />
photo: courtesy Vist Baker County<br />
We know you meant well. All<br />
you East: could Baker talk about City at & that Union Memorial<br />
It may Day seem barbecue counterintuitive were to all head the<br />
summer into the dryer trips plains you of Eastern would Oregon take during<br />
the You hottest even month reserved of the year, a but few with<br />
this<br />
year.<br />
extra extreme vacation outdoor activities—rafting days to use during Hells<br />
the Canyon, sunny mountain season. biking But down here high altitude is,<br />
August inclines—and already, a handful and of eclectic, the farthest alternative<br />
from events, Portland Baker Union you’ve Counties gotten are doing is to a<br />
the damn Target fine job in of luring Clackamas. you in this Are month. you<br />
really The going first thing to let you’ll the notice summer this far east<br />
pass is the unmistakable you by without echo of at the least Wild West. one<br />
out-of-town And you can’t visit adventure? Oregon’s eastern We borders love<br />
Portland without checking as much out the as you do, but<br />
National Historic<br />
we’ll admit that other parts of the<br />
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker<br />
Northwest<br />
City<br />
are attractive as well.<br />
(22267 Oregon Hwy 86, Baker City, 541-523-18<strong>43</strong>,<br />
So<br />
blm.gov/or/oregontrail),<br />
we picked a<br />
where<br />
getaway<br />
the pioneers<br />
destination<br />
at each end of the compass—<br />
who<br />
founded our state are remembered. The Center<br />
recreates the Oregon Trail experience—in<br />
North, South, East and West—and<br />
searched out the most unique and<br />
more vivid detail than the pixelated computer<br />
memorable activities to get you<br />
game you played in school—with interactive<br />
exhibits, demonstrations and programs,<br />
inspired to get outta town. And<br />
remember—distance makes the<br />
heart<br />
as well as<br />
grow<br />
walkable<br />
fonder,<br />
historic<br />
so<br />
trails<br />
you’ll<br />
and<br />
return<br />
other<br />
special events. “Typically, everyday we have<br />
something new in the Center,” says Gary Koy,<br />
the Center’s marketing director. “One special<br />
event is the Oregon Trail Music Festival on August<br />
19, which is an all-day event that features<br />
traditional Oregon Trail music and dancing.”<br />
With a light $5 admission, the Center is an affordable,<br />
fascinating visit. Also, mark August<br />
30 on the calendar because it’s Free Day at the<br />
Center. And if you simply can’t get your fill<br />
of Oregon Trail history and culture, then you<br />
can also hit up the Oregon Trail Regional<br />
Museum (2480 Grove St, Baker City, 541-523-9308,<br />
bakercounty.org/Museum/museum.html).<br />
If you prefer a wet trail to a dry one,<br />
then take advantage of the nearby Snake<br />
River in Hells Canyon, which boasts some<br />
of the state’s best white-water rafting. Hop<br />
on a variety of river tours with Hells Canyon<br />
Adventures (4200 Hells Canyon Dam Rd, Oxbow,<br />
541-785-3352, hellscanyonadventures.com) and explore<br />
the breathtaking vistas from a fish-eye view.<br />
If you prefer something smooth and scenic,<br />
Hells Canyon Adventures offers two half-day<br />
trips down the Snake; morning tours are<br />
$20–$45 and afternoon tours run $15–$35<br />
Elkhorns in Baker County<br />
(we suggest the morning tour because it’s<br />
longer and lunch is included!). “Basically, you<br />
raft 20 miles into the wilderness,” says Hells<br />
Canyon Adventures’ owner Mark Yates. “The<br />
tour is laced with stops, like Native American<br />
pictographs and other historic sites; our<br />
guides are very knowledgeable of the canyon’s<br />
history so it’s pretty informative.” If you fancy<br />
something a little more thrilling, they also offer<br />
more intense, full-day white-water rafting<br />
trips for adults only.<br />
Once back on land, you should explore<br />
the rustic country on four wheels with a drive<br />
north towards La Grande through Union<br />
County. Along the way you’ll pass between<br />
the Wallowa Mountains to the east and the<br />
Blue Mountains to the west before coming to<br />
a rest at the historic town of Union. Be sure<br />
to swing by downtown Union the weekend of<br />
August 11 & 12 for music, crafts and more at<br />
the Grassroots Festival. Like Baker City, Union<br />
has plenty of historic stops to check out.<br />
As your trip winds down, don’t miss the<br />
City<br />
Lehman Hot Springs (Hwy 244, Ukiah, 541-427-<br />
Snake River<br />
photo: Marshall McComb (courtesy Vist Baker County)
THIS MONTH<br />
Gold Beach Harbor<br />
3015, lehmanhotsprings.com) on the way back to<br />
Portland. Nestled in a shaded forest within<br />
the Blue Mountains, this year-round, natural,<br />
chemical-free hot springs offers three hot<br />
springs pools. Cabin and lodge accommodations<br />
are available for $95 per night, just in<br />
case you get too relaxed to hop back on the<br />
road. And if the hot springs aren’t soothing<br />
enough—or you’ve just had an extra stressful<br />
week at work—take advantage of the Swedish<br />
massages available with reservations.<br />
So the next time someone wonders just<br />
what the hell else there is east of Mt. Hood,<br />
you’ll be able to tell them that’s exactly it: hell.<br />
Hells Canyon, that is. “It’s really breathtaking,”<br />
exclaims Yates. And charming little-big<br />
towns, historic displays and outdoor adventures<br />
combine to make this an accessible and<br />
refreshing trip. —KR<br />
West: Gold Beach<br />
An Oregon coast escape is a standard<br />
summer getaway, and sure, you could hop on<br />
over to Seaside, Lincoln City or Cannon Beach<br />
for a familiar weekend, but why not capture<br />
a different view of the ocean? Gold Beach, a<br />
small community at the mouth of the Rogue<br />
River in southern Oregon, is a picturesque<br />
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blend of water, forest and sand that you may<br />
just fall in love with.<br />
Located five-and-a-half hours southwest<br />
of Portland, Gold Beach’s main attraction<br />
is the Rogue River, and you can’t leave town<br />
without taking a ride on a jet boat. Book a<br />
tour with Mail Boat Hydro-Jets (mailboat.com,<br />
$26-$84) or Jerry’s Rogue Jets (roguejets.com,<br />
$16-$84) for a thrilling trip up the Rogue River<br />
Canyon. Jeff Ferguson of Jerry’s Rogue Jets<br />
recommends the whitewater excursion more<br />
than the flat water. “When you go through<br />
the rapids further up the canyon, the level of<br />
excitement jumps up,” he explains. If you’d<br />
rather participate in the pursuit of the river, try<br />
rafting, kayaking, canoeing or windsurfing for<br />
more action on the water (visit roguerivertrips.<br />
info for resources).<br />
But enough about rivers—you’re really<br />
here for the mighty Pacific. Gold Beach’s<br />
stretches of easily-accessible, uncrowded sand<br />
are indeed a treasure; a great way to enjoy the<br />
shore is with a scavenger hunt through the<br />
sand (or beachcombing). Rise early to sift<br />
through the grains for agates, jasper, fossils,<br />
petrified wood and even Japanese glass floats<br />
(green glass bulbs) that have traveled clear<br />
across the ocean. More color can be found at<br />
Gold Beach’s gardens this month—the Innominata<br />
Garden Club will host their annual<br />
tour of the area’s floral sanctuaries on August<br />
12 (goldbeach.org for ticket info).<br />
Try your hand at capturing fresh Dungeness<br />
crab with a rented crab ring from Rogue<br />
Outdoor Store (29865 Ellensburg Ave, 541-247-<br />
7142), and of course, cast a line for Chinook<br />
salmon, Summer Steelhead and Coho salmon,<br />
all in season this month. If your fishing skills<br />
are at a competitive level, enter one of this<br />
month’s two salmon derbies—take your own<br />
boat or go with a guide to catch a monstrous<br />
fish, then weigh in for prizes. The Salmon B.<br />
Jammin’ Derby (and barbecue) is on August 5<br />
(lexslanding.com, $35 per contestant) and the<br />
11th Annual Rogue River Salmon Derby Competition<br />
takes place August 26 (goldbeachadventures.com,<br />
$30 per contestant).<br />
If you’d rather someone catch your<br />
dinner for you, enjoy the fresh-off-the-boat<br />
seafood at Nor’Wester Seafood (Port of Gold<br />
Beach, 541-247-2333), Port Hole Café (Port of Gold<br />
Beach, 541-247-7411) and Spinner’s Seafood,<br />
Steak and Chophouse (29<strong>43</strong>0 Ellensburg Ave, 541-<br />
247-5160). Stomach full, you can retire at one of<br />
the local digs that suit your style and budget.<br />
From luxurious vacation rentals, such as Ireland<br />
Vacation Beach Houses (29330 Ellensburg<br />
Ave, 541-247-7718), to comfortable hotels like<br />
Azalea Lodge (29481 Ellensburg Ave, 541-247-6635)<br />
and the bargain Sand Dollar Inn (29399 Ellensburg<br />
Ave, 541-247-6611), you’ll be lulled to sleep<br />
by the crashing waves instead of the canned<br />
white noise machine you’ve come to rely on at<br />
home. Add the sounds of wildlife to that symphony<br />
by roughing it at a campground—the<br />
best include Indian Creek Resort (94680 Jerry’s<br />
Flat Rd, 877-537-7704), Kimball Creek Bend RV<br />
Resort (97136 North Bank Rogue, 888-814-0633) and<br />
Lobster Creek Campground (10 miles east of<br />
Gold Beach, up Jerry’s Flat Rd, 541-247-3600).<br />
While the 300-mile drive isn’t well-suited<br />
to day trips, Gold Beach is the perfect place to<br />
spend a long weekend in the coastal wilderness.<br />
“It’s really pristine because there are no<br />
crowds,” Gold Beach Visitor Center Director<br />
Elizabeth Kuljis says, describing the scenery<br />
as “blue, blue waters and green forests that<br />
blend into the sea.” She adds, “People here<br />
have more time for each other.” And so will<br />
you after taking the time to enjoy Oregon’s<br />
summer weather, natural beauty and varied<br />
communities in its four corners. —NC
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PDX LIFE<br />
It’s a Dog’s Life<br />
Portland’s Pooch-Friendly Spots<br />
photo & story by Hollyanna McCollom<br />
Walk down the sidewalk of any Portland neighborhood<br />
and one thing is certain: the city’s residents<br />
love their dogs. And so does the city.<br />
Dogs have been unofficially welcomed at restaurant patios and<br />
sidewalk cafes for years, but lately, some establishments are taking the<br />
needs of their canine customers very seriously.<br />
In the shade of the Park Blocks, Southpark Seafood Grill (901 SW<br />
Salmon St, 326-1300, southpark.citysearch.com) welcomes dogs with a bowl of<br />
water and salmon-shaped treats, a specialty of in-house pastry chef<br />
Laura Widener. That sort of hospitality is appreciated by frequenters of<br />
the Portland Farmer’s Market and the nearby park surrounding Shemanski<br />
Fountain, a triangular sandstone structure which features three<br />
small drinking basins, placed low so that passing dogs can quench<br />
their thirst. Human patrons at Southpark can rest their dog-walking<br />
legs while sipping wine from the extensive wine bar menu or sampling<br />
vanilla bean crème brûlée and coconut sorbet from the dessert sampler<br />
as their canine companions lounge in the shade of the downtown trees.<br />
If you ask most dog owners about their favorite dog-friendly establishments,<br />
chances are the Lucky Labrador (Brew Pub: 915 SE Hawthorne<br />
Blvd, 517-<strong>43</strong>52 & Public House: 7675 SW Capitol Hwy, 244-2537, luckylab.com) is at the<br />
top of the list. With three area locations—the newest, the Beer Hall in<br />
Northwest (1945 NW Quimby St, 517-<strong>43</strong>52)—the Lucky Lab caters to dog lovers’<br />
all over town who want to enjoy a pint on the lush, covered patios<br />
while spending time with their favorite pooch.<br />
Other restaurants, such as Berlin Inn German Restaurant and<br />
Bakery (3131 SE Powell Blvd, 236-6761, berlininn.com) and Tin Shed Garden<br />
Café (1<strong>43</strong>8 NE Alberta St, 288-6966), offer special doggie menus featuring<br />
dishes like the Tin Shed’s “Kibbles N Bacon Bits,” a mix of rice, ground<br />
beef or veggie burger, mushrooms and bacon.<br />
When the dogs need to work off all those indulgent treats, there<br />
are plenty of parks where they can run free and mingle with other dogs.<br />
Some of the most popular off-leash areas are in Gabriel Park (SW 45th<br />
Ave & Vermont St), Normandale Park (NE 57th Ave & Halsey St) and Chimney<br />
Park (9360 N Columbia Blvd), conveniently located for Portlanders in all<br />
neighborhoods. According to Portland Parks & Recreation, there are<br />
also designated areas for off-leash playtime in 31 Portland parks (click<br />
on “Dog Off-leash Area” at portlandonline.com/parks/finder).<br />
Many dog owners, such as Gabriel Connolly of NE Portland,<br />
believe that dogs need opportunities to socialize just as much as people<br />
do. “It really helps them use their energy in a positive way” says Connolly.<br />
“They have an instinct to run and play with other animals, and<br />
the parks are a perfect place for them to do that.”<br />
Tiffini Mueller of DoveLewis Animal Emergency Hospital says that<br />
she would love to see more non-food related businesses allow dogs to<br />
come inside. She notes that dogs are welcome at Lloyd Center Mall<br />
(lloydcentermall.com), something that many dog owners probably don’t<br />
know. While individual stores may not allow dogs inside, the main<br />
walkways of the mall are accessible and, says Mueller, “It’s a good<br />
place to socialize your dog in a controlled setting without a lot of other<br />
dogs.”<br />
Dogs often make their best friends (aside from their humans, of<br />
Southpark<br />
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course) at doggie daycare centers, a hugely popular option for Portlanders<br />
who don’t want to leave their dogs alone all day while they’re<br />
at work. At most daycare centers, like Fetch (2021 NE MLK Jr Blvd, 281-0508,<br />
fetchdaycare.com, $24 a day) and The Dog Park (1717 SE Umatilla St, 230-1109,<br />
thedogparkpdx.com, $12 half day/$22 full day), there are no breed or size restrictions,<br />
but dogs are evaluated before enrollment to ensure that they will<br />
be comfortable with the unique environment, discipline philosophy<br />
and the other dogs.<br />
One of the newest and largest local doggie daycare centers, Dogs<br />
Dig It (1132 SE Salmon St, 236-8222, dogsdigit.net), features 13,000 square feet<br />
of play area, a pool and a specialized area for small dogs who don’t<br />
wish to play with the big dogs. And if your dog is especially achy or just<br />
needs a little pampering, Dogs Dig It also offers 30 or 60 minute doggie<br />
massages.<br />
Indeed, lately you’ll find dogs sometimes pampered better than<br />
their owners, treated to gourmet meals, pedicures and designer fashion.<br />
LexiDog Boutique & Social Club (416 NW 10th Ave, 2<strong>43</strong>-6200; 6767 SW<br />
Macadam Ave, 245-<strong>43</strong>63; and Bridgeport Village, <strong>43</strong>1-2052, lexidog.com), with the slogan<br />
“Have you spoiled your dog today?”, was one of the first in on the<br />
trend in 2002. Today, many small dogs enjoy fur coloring and “PawDicures”<br />
(claw painting) by Angela Jacobs Dog Salon at the Pearl location<br />
in addition to the puppy couture and canine culinary delights.<br />
Also in the neighborhood, The Pearl Retriever (526 NW 13th Ave,<br />
295-6960, pearlretriever.com) may be hard to spot, but once inside, dog lovers<br />
will find a wide selection of unpredictable, creative items especially<br />
chosen by owner Andrea Schneider. Check out the swanky pearl collars,<br />
sushi squeaky toys and the WackyWalk’r, a rubber leash that relieves<br />
kinetic stress on both the dog and the walker. Unique treats for discerning<br />
pets can also be found at stores like Jari’s Dog Boutique (3000 SE<br />
Courtney Rd, 233-1967) or Salty’s Dog Shop (3741 N Mississippi Ave, 249-1<strong>43</strong>2,<br />
saltysdogshop.com). <strong>For</strong> more on local pet shops, turn to p. 52.<br />
It’s obvious these days that dogs are privileged citizens in the<br />
Rose City—and we couldn’t be happier to see that. It’s about time that<br />
(hu)man’s best friend is enthusiastically welcomed into our lives, both<br />
public and private. Luckily, wherever you go, there are many options for<br />
bringing your pooch out to play; whether you’re looking for relaxation,<br />
refreshment or sport, there are a number of local places to please both<br />
the two-legged and four-legged Portlander.<br />
The Dog Days<br />
of Summer<br />
…and Fall<br />
DoveLewis Multnomah Days Parade and Dog Wash<br />
August 19, 10am–until the last dog is washed<br />
Lucky Labrador Public House<br />
The parade begins at 10am in Multnomah Village, and the dog wash<br />
follows at the pub. Each dog is washed for a suggested donation of $5.<br />
Proceeds benefit the DoveLewis Canine Blood Donor program.<br />
Pet Aid 2006<br />
August 26, 6:30–10pm<br />
Oregon State Fair Pavillion (2330 17th St NE, Salem)<br />
DoveLewis and 94.7fm host a benefit concert featuring Cake, Violent<br />
Femmes and The Decemberists. Proceeds benefit the DoveLewis building<br />
project and the Oregon Humane Society’s “Second Chance” program.<br />
More information at 94.7fm and tickets ($22.50) at ticketswest.com.<br />
DoveLewis Westie Walk<br />
September 16, walk begins at 10am<br />
DoveLewis Northwest Hospital (1984 NW Pettygrove St)<br />
In a tribute to her own Westie, as well as to DoveLewis, Heidi Berkman<br />
and some dedicated friends created the Westie Walk. Westies from<br />
all over the Portland metro area (even some from out of state) gather<br />
together once a year to march through the streets of Northwest Portland,<br />
ending up at DoveLewis. $15 per Westie; proceeds benefit DoveLewis.<br />
More info and registration at dovelewis.org.<br />
12th Annual DoveLewis Dogtoberfest<br />
September 23, 11am–5pm<br />
Lucky Labrador Brew Pub<br />
Several local media representatives offer their time scrubbing dogs in<br />
exchange for a suggested $5 donation. As with Multnomah Days, the<br />
money raised benefits the DoveLewis Canine Blood Bank. The fun also<br />
includes a specially crafted Dogtoberfest Pale Ale, plenty of food and<br />
music from a local band. More info at dovelewis.org.<br />
upcoming events:<br />
Sept : pet nutrition seminar<br />
Oct : halloween costume<br />
contest & party<br />
please call store for details<br />
DoveLewis Wet Nose Soirée<br />
October 28, 5:30–10pm<br />
Governor Hotel (614 SW 11th Ave)<br />
Dogs may not be present, but support your favorite furry friends by<br />
celebrating DoveLewis at the Wet Nose Soirée masquerade ball with both<br />
a silent and live auction, awards, catering by Jake’s Grill and dancing.<br />
Individual tickets are $100, which includes dinner, hosted cocktails and<br />
music. More info at dovelewis.org.<br />
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PDX LIFE<br />
Get Real:<br />
Are Home Inspections Worth The<br />
Time And Money? | by Ken Reetz<br />
FiveBestHomes.com<br />
Jason and Kim checked out one of the new<br />
local home developments recently and promptly<br />
claimed one of the lots for their new home. The<br />
exclusive home builder for that community is one of<br />
the largest home builders in the country and has a<br />
reputation for building quality homes, so they never<br />
expected the nightmare they were about to face.<br />
Most people would assume that buying a home for $550,000<br />
would be an automatic guarantee of quality craftsmanship, and that<br />
paying an extra $400 for a home inspection would be a waste of time<br />
and money. That would be a poor assumption. Jason and Kim acted<br />
correctly and had the home inspected early in the construction process;<br />
the inspection revealed several serious defects involving mold, roof<br />
buckling and the foundation.<br />
The builder promised to correct the defects, but the re-inspection<br />
proved otherwise. In spite of that, this particular builder tried to use<br />
their considerable muscle to force the sale or make Jason and Kim forfeit<br />
over $35,000 already paid in various deposits. Luckily, these shrewd<br />
buyers could rely on the two home inspections (a small investment<br />
compared to what they could have lost) to legally stop the transaction<br />
and get their deposits back.<br />
Note here that most independent and local builders are quick to<br />
address legitimate problems because they would be out of business if<br />
they refused. Most larger builders also live up to their reputation, but in<br />
every case it is wise to have the home inspection linked directly to your<br />
right to cancel the transaction.<br />
If the home inspection is important to have on newly built homes,<br />
it is doubly important when purchasing pre-owned homes. You may be<br />
tempted to forgo the inspection if you’re handy with a tool belt or make<br />
a living in construction, but do yourself the favor of assigning this risk<br />
to an independent professional. Not only does a home inspection give<br />
you more negotiating power, it’s hard to beat the thorough, three-hour<br />
point-by-point check-up of a professional.<br />
In addition to alerting you to common concerns like mold, decaying<br />
roofs and unstable foundations, your inspector should also look for<br />
signs of any remodel or repair work and be able to verify that the proper<br />
permits and inspections were done at that time. This is especially important<br />
in matters of electrical work.<br />
If you’re lucky, the inspection will turn up a well-constructed<br />
house ready for you to turn into a home. If that doesn’t happen, however,<br />
buyers who are not satisfied with the home inspection are able<br />
to walk away from the transaction without losing any of their earnest<br />
money. Of course, you may negotiate repairs or concessions if you’re<br />
desperately in love with the house, but it’s comforting to know that<br />
you won’t be forced into a transaction when defects are revealed and a<br />
remedy cannot be successfully negotiated.<br />
The safest bet is to work with a Realtor, who will make sure that<br />
proper forms are used in the Sales Agreement, including a contingency<br />
for a home inspection. You may not want to come across as a<br />
demanding or paranoid buyer, but in a real estate market full of horror<br />
stories—bat infestations, faulty electrical systems, crumbling foundations—you<br />
can never be too careful. A home inspection is a must.<br />
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NEIGHBORHOOD<br />
Upper Burnside & NE 28th Ave<br />
Laid-Back Food for Thought<br />
by Mary Putnam | photos by Matthew D’Annunzio<br />
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NEIGHBORHOOD<br />
Crema<br />
We know that you all ran<br />
out right away—across<br />
the Burnside Bridge or<br />
down NE MLK Jr Blvd—to explore<br />
the up-and-coming lower portion<br />
of East Burnside after reading<br />
last month’s neighborhood feature.<br />
Now that you’re thoroughly<br />
familiar with the trendy hub on<br />
the close-in Eastside, let us take<br />
you farther out, to the more<br />
established pocket of Upper<br />
Burnside surrounding the foodiehaven<br />
of NE 28th Ave. It’s the dependable—but<br />
still cute—Betty to<br />
lower Burnside’s trendy Veronica;<br />
the old, loved-in bungalow verses<br />
the shiny new condo; it’s a hip<br />
yet glitz-free enclave, full of all<br />
those things that make it a staple<br />
Portland neighborhood: restaurants<br />
worth driving across town<br />
for, casual bars, quirky shopping<br />
and entertainment galore.<br />
Holman’s (15 SE 28th Ave, 231-1093),<br />
Chopsticks (2651 E Burnside, 234-6171) and the<br />
Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside, 232-5511,<br />
laurelhursttheater.com)—if you aren’t familiar with<br />
these places, you are certain to end up at one<br />
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NEIGHBORHOOD<br />
or all of them eventually while spending the<br />
day in the ‘hood. So what if there’s a hint of<br />
Starbucks (2803 E Burnside, 238-1408) and a dash<br />
of Wild Oats (2825 E Burnside, 232-6601, wildoats.<br />
com)? People gotta eat, right? Slight intrusions<br />
aside, Upper Burnside’s treasure trove of food,<br />
drink, fashion and cheap movies will keep all<br />
members of your party happily occupied all<br />
day and into the wee hours.<br />
<strong>For</strong> starters, there is an astonishing<br />
amount of options for breakfast. That first<br />
essential wake-up comes at Crema (2728 SE Ankeny<br />
St, 234-0206), with faithfully blended coffee<br />
and freshly baked pastries. Holman’s, which<br />
holds Oregon’s second oldest liquor license,<br />
has traditionally been known for their own<br />
Kept at bay by the prestigious gates of the<br />
hotsy-totsy Laurelhurst neighborhood, Music<br />
Millennium (3158 E Burnside, 231-8926, musicmillennium.com)<br />
continues to hold its ground as the<br />
Northwest’s oldest place to shop for music<br />
that just can’t be found elsewhere—and, if<br />
you’ve got good timing, quite possibly shake<br />
the hand of the artist that brought it to you<br />
(the store is known for in-store performances).<br />
Even if you’ve never set foot inside, you’ve<br />
seen Music Millennium’s influence all around<br />
town in the “Keep Portland Weird” bumper<br />
stickers that show up, well, everywhere. It’s<br />
Music Millennium’s way of supporting local,<br />
homegrown businesses like many of its Burnside<br />
compatriots.<br />
to depend on return trips in order to taste everything.<br />
Known especially for their desserts,<br />
saving room will be difficult, so take home a<br />
chocolate cigar or settle for a strong cup of<br />
coffee that is a source of national pride.<br />
At the other end of the strip is wine bar<br />
Noble Rot (2724 SE Ankeny St, 233-1999, noblerotpdx.<br />
com). You’ve probably heard of their famed onion<br />
tart, but the menu changes so frequently<br />
that we’re pretty sure it’s a crime punishable<br />
by sad taste buds to stick only with what you<br />
know in this case. And when it comes to<br />
wine, do yourself a favor and just trust them.<br />
You’ll also want to put your faith in the cooks<br />
at Esparza’s Tex Mex Café (2725 SE Ankeny<br />
St, 234-7909), who serve up exotic meats like<br />
Noble Rot<br />
Laurelhurst Theater<br />
hearty, ‘round the clock breakfasts and for the<br />
famous—or rather, infamous—Meal Wheel,<br />
which gives diners a chance to win a free meal.<br />
It’s best to take a spin with friends nearby—<br />
they’ll vouch for your honesty if by some twist<br />
of fate you win, and they’ll hold you back from<br />
ripping the wheel off the wall if you don’t.<br />
Another favorite neighborhood bar is<br />
Beulahland (118 NE 28th Ave, 235-2794), which has<br />
garnered what some may politely refer to as a<br />
“reputation.” It’s loud at night, with bands,<br />
beer and general rowdiness—but next to Wine<br />
Down on 28th (126 NE 28th Ave, 236-9463), with<br />
their fireplaces, lazy couches and long, relaxation-inducing<br />
wine list, even Neil Diamond<br />
might come across as a rebel. In the morning,<br />
however, Beulahland transforms into a quiet<br />
place to nurse that well-earned hangover. With<br />
a fresh new expansion complete, they now<br />
offer breakfast, a far cry from the lonely beer<br />
menu that graced the bar when they opened.<br />
The Plant Peddler (3022 E Burnside, 233-<br />
0384) is as homegrown as it gets; owners Ken<br />
and Kathie Blackburn offer a jungle of services<br />
including event rentals and maintenance.<br />
After browsing through their shop, you’ll<br />
surely be craving hot dogs—most likely because<br />
you will have caught the scent from The<br />
Dog House (2845 E Burnside, 239-3647) across<br />
the street. Everyone has a favorite dog, veggie<br />
or not, and accompanied by a root beer and<br />
some potato salad, you’ve got yourself a cheap<br />
meal sure to keep you full—until you realize<br />
that NE 28th Ave right around the corner has a<br />
concentration of some of the best, most varied<br />
restaurants in a single Portland neighborhood.<br />
<strong>For</strong> the purposes of this article, we’ll<br />
mark the end of the NE 28th corridor with the<br />
kaleidoscopic Pambiche (2811 NE Glisan St, 233-<br />
0511, pambiche.com). They offer small samplings<br />
of their sizable Cuban menu, but you’ll have<br />
buffalo and boar—and even offer off-the-wall<br />
choices like cactus for vegetarians—surrounded<br />
by Southwestern kitsch. Both adventurous<br />
and traditional dishes are well-portioned for a<br />
great price. More experimental Mexican cooking<br />
can be found at Tacqueria Nueve (28 NE<br />
28th Ave, 236-6195).<br />
Back on the main drag, Tabla’s (200 NE<br />
28th Ave, 238-3777, tabla-restaurant.com) specialty is<br />
Mediterranean food, meticulous and affordable;<br />
try their $24 three-course prix fixe menu<br />
available six nights a week. Just a bit down the<br />
road is narrow Navarre (10 NE 28th Ave, 232-3555,<br />
eatnavarre.com), which serves artfully-created<br />
tapas and wines to match. The menu is a<br />
checklist, both literally and metaphorically.<br />
Rounding out our culinary tour of this little<br />
corner of Portland is La Buca (40 NE 28th Ave,<br />
238-1058) with their simple, rich Italian menu,<br />
and Chin-Yen (18 NE 28th, 231-7781) offering standard,<br />
but tasty, dishes of China.<br />
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NEIGHBORHOOD<br />
chocolate habanero treat. Sweet is also the<br />
word at Staccato Gelato (232 NE 28th Ave, 231-<br />
7100) two short blocks away (the #19 bus line<br />
stops conveniently outside). The dense flavors<br />
rotate daily, and though it may be tempting to<br />
stick with the passion fruit or the pistachio,<br />
you will be rewarded for trying something<br />
new, like lavender. The rewards extend to your<br />
calorie intake as well, because gelato is made<br />
with milk, not cream; you’ll be able to take<br />
your “a lot” portion to go on a warm day and<br />
enjoy a guilt-free walk around the tree-lined<br />
neighborhood.<br />
Speaking of rewards, Spa La La (234 NE<br />
28th Ave, 233-2106, spalala.net) is right next door.<br />
It’s open and airy with tons of windows that<br />
offer a street view of the goings on outside<br />
while you’re plucked, painted, massaged and<br />
pampered into nirvana. Kalista Salon (137<br />
SE 28th Ave, 230-8952, kalistasalon.com) fills in the<br />
gaps, offering an inviting selection of massage<br />
treatments ($75–$100) and artful hair<br />
services in a tranquil, garden-like setting.<br />
Hipster haircuts—and PBRs—are available at<br />
“Portland’s original rock ‘n’ roll barbershop,”<br />
Bishop’s (210 NE 28th Ave, 235-2770, bishopsbs.com),<br />
and sexpot hairdos are crafted by the ladies at<br />
Do or Dye (2730 E Burnside, 235-6242).<br />
After you’ve gussied yourself up, you’ll<br />
surely want to do a little shopping to complete<br />
your new look. Una (2802 SE Ankeny St, 235-2326),<br />
which is celebrating its first anniversary this<br />
month, is like the immaculate walk-in closet<br />
you’ve always dreamed of having, a wardrobe<br />
full of gossamer dresses, well-structured<br />
pants and striking jewelry, from both local<br />
and exclusive national designers. Butterscotch<br />
(144 NE 28th Ave, 234-6877, shopatbutterscotch.<br />
com) may seem like a children’s-only fanciful<br />
boutique, offering delectable little clothes<br />
and diaper bags, but they also sell jewelry,<br />
handbags and Cielo Blue stationary. And of<br />
course, no Portland neighborhood is complete<br />
without the corner vintage store, and in this<br />
case, one of the best, Lady Luck Vintage (1<br />
SE 28th Ave, 233-4041, ladyluckvintage.com), is at the<br />
heart of the area.<br />
There is a seemingly misplaced Coca-<br />
Cola syrup plant smack dab in the middle of<br />
all this shopping/primping/feasting action;<br />
the hot spots are buffered by chiropractors<br />
and dentists, even a warehouse-like paint<br />
store. But that’s the charm of Upper Burnside.<br />
Even with trendy new restaurants, happening<br />
bars, fashionista destinations and the Bermuda<br />
Triangle of night life, this will always be a<br />
lived-in, working and playing neighborhood.<br />
It’s a refreshing escape from other, more<br />
expensive, more pretentious hipster hangouts.<br />
You’re welcome to wear your crumby ‘ol Converse<br />
and make yourself comfortable.<br />
Staccato Gelato<br />
The Laurelhurst Theater, one of the<br />
first art deco buildings built in Portland, is<br />
now one of the greatest date ideas of all time;<br />
the $3 admission means that you can spend<br />
the leftover $5.75 you would have spent at the<br />
megaplex on yummy Pizzicato pizza, brought<br />
over from across the street (2811 E Burnside,<br />
236-6045, pizzicatogourmetpizza.com), and a pitcher<br />
of beer. What else do you need in life? Well,<br />
maybe a little rock star action couldn’t hurt;<br />
head over to Chopsticks for some of the best<br />
drunken karaoke.<br />
The area is also bursting with hopeful<br />
newbies joining the ranks of those that have<br />
been longtime favorites. Alma Chocolates<br />
(140 NE 28th Ave, 517-0262, almachocolate.com), its NE<br />
location barely a year old, creates divine 23-<br />
karat gold-covered chocolates in the shapes<br />
of religious icons like the Buddha and the<br />
Virgin de Guadalupe. You may need otherwordly<br />
protection when you decide to try their
FOOD<br />
Smokin’ Hot<br />
Portland is a Barbecuing Kind of Town<br />
by Nino Marchetti<br />
photos by Kristina Wright<br />
Barbecue (or barbeque, as some like to spell<br />
it). ‘Cue. BBQ. Nothing says summer quite like<br />
those three letters—and they’re enough to send<br />
many foodies into erotic convulsions. We’re not<br />
talking your Dad’s Sunday backyard BBQ, though—<br />
a few hot dogs and hamburger patties thrown on<br />
the coals for a few minutes. This is mouth-watering,<br />
finger-licking, dry-rub or lathered-in-sauce<br />
ribs, briskets, pulled pork and Kalua pig served<br />
with cole slaw, baked beans and potato salad<br />
sides. This is the wipe your fingers on your jeans<br />
when you are done and clean up with a wet towelette<br />
kind of good meat-eater’s fun.<br />
Jimmy’s Smokehouse<br />
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FOOD<br />
Portland is blessed, as with so many other<br />
food types, with a solid array of BBQ<br />
joints. Texas-style, down home Southern and<br />
hybrid BBQ hangouts are busy grilling and<br />
smoking the summer away. So why are you<br />
still sitting there? Wipe that drool from your<br />
mouth, read on and choose the most lipsmacking<br />
shack to toss back a beer and enjoy<br />
some great ‘cue.<br />
At the top of many a Portland BBQ lover’s<br />
list is the LOW (Laid Off Workers) BBQ, held<br />
Tuesday nights from “5:00 ‘til we run out” at<br />
Ken’s Place (1852 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 236-9520).<br />
Originally started in 2003 by Rodney Muirhead<br />
and Kyle Connally as a Portland Farmers’<br />
Market favorite while they were out of regular<br />
Farms to provide quality food for the cult-like,<br />
meat-lovin’ crowd.<br />
Another down home Southeast favorite<br />
among the BBQ set is Clay’s Smokehouse<br />
Grill (2932 SE Division St, 235-4755, clayssmokehouse.<br />
citysearch.com). Described by owner Mike<br />
Slyman as a kind of Oklahoma-style (think<br />
Texas) with other influences, Clay’s pumps<br />
out 800–900 pounds of ribs a week to all those<br />
who plop down at a table amidst the eclectically<br />
decorated Western décor, complete with<br />
a beer can collection enclosed in glass. Some<br />
of the highlights on Clay’s menu include<br />
the BBQ sparerib platter, brisket platter and<br />
smoked chicken. The dry rub that touches<br />
these meats has some 20 or so ingredients,<br />
sticky rice or macaroni salad; make sure you<br />
don’t miss the sweet and tangy mango cole<br />
slaw. Bonus: You can shimmy off the calories<br />
with the hula classes that are held at the restaurant<br />
many evenings after it closes.<br />
The title of one of Portland oldest BBQ<br />
joints goes to Cannon’s Rib Express (5410<br />
NE 33rd Ave, 288-3836). A fixture in the Northeast<br />
neighborhood for some 20 years, current<br />
owner Wayne Cannon carries on the tradition<br />
of great roadside-style ‘cue. Diners sit<br />
at picnic tables under a tin roof as they smell<br />
the nonstop smoking of top sellers like the<br />
pork ribs and rib tips (which can be ordered<br />
in buckets). Smokey goodness at Cannon’s<br />
comes from the hickory wood and mesquite<br />
Big Daddy’s BBQ<br />
work,<br />
LOW BBQ was recently<br />
purchased by Ken’s Place owner<br />
Ken Gordon after Muirhead and Connally<br />
“returned to the real world.” Gordon has<br />
kept true to the LOW BBQ’s founders’ style,<br />
producing some of the best ‘cue this side of<br />
the Cascades. Smoked upwards of 12 hours<br />
and always served with sauce on the side,<br />
LOW BBQ’s mainstays are the briskets, pork<br />
ribs and pulled pork, with weekly specials<br />
like lamb riblets and Cornish game hens<br />
mixed in. Gordon’s location on Hawthorne<br />
uses oak hardwood in the smoker and local<br />
meat producers like Painted Hills and Carlton<br />
developed<br />
over the years by Slyman.<br />
There’s also blackened catfish<br />
or BBQ salmon for the fish lovers, as well<br />
as several vegetarian options. And if that<br />
isn’t enough, save some room for Slyman’s<br />
mother’s homemade chocolate peanut butter<br />
or chocolate pecan pies.<br />
If island breezes are more of your thing,<br />
a drive up to Big Kahuna’s BBQ (8221 N Lombard<br />
St, 522-4012, bigkahunasbbq.com) in St. John’s<br />
will leave you hungry for the signature Huli<br />
huli chicken or Kalua pig. Owner Gary Herrera,<br />
a sometimes resident of Maui, smokes<br />
his pigs upwards of a whole day to get just the<br />
right consistency his loyal fan base has come<br />
to expect. Since Big Kahuna’s is island style,<br />
sides here are more in the nature of white<br />
charcoal, with side<br />
dishes like the potato salad and red<br />
beans and rice making diners think twice<br />
about eating the meat alone. And, of course,<br />
you shouldn’t have your red-hot ‘cue without<br />
a blue note here and there. This summer,<br />
Cannon’s and neighbor New Seasons Market<br />
are serving up some summer Sunday jazz sessions<br />
(5–8pm).<br />
A slightly more whimsical BBQ experience<br />
can be had at Russell Street Bar-B-<br />
Que (325 NE Russell St, 528-8224, russellstreetbbq.<br />
com), where owners Sharon Senter and Diane<br />
Santucci are proving good ‘cue isn’t just a<br />
man’s job. The scene here focuses on consistently<br />
delicious barbecue that borrows its<br />
styles from all across America. Most things<br />
are made from scratch at this meat-eater’s<br />
haunt, and pig theme decorations adorn the<br />
walls, all the way down—er, up—to some<br />
flying pigs hanging from the ceiling. Among<br />
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Big Daddy’s ribs<br />
www.pdxmagazine.com<br />
the more popular choices here are<br />
Carlton Farms fall-off-the-bone baby back<br />
pork ribs and Misty Isles smoked beef ribs.<br />
There are also five different kinds of sauces<br />
to choose from for those who like their BBQ<br />
on the sloppy side. Among the irresistible<br />
desserts are fried chocolate pies, which are<br />
house made pastries filled with bittersweet<br />
chocolate ganache.<br />
Up the road from Russell Street is Dixie<br />
BBQ specialist Yam Yam’s Southern Cooking<br />
Barbecue (7339 NE MLK Jr Blvd, 978-9229).<br />
Another stalwart in the local barbecue community,<br />
Yam Yam’s has a simple, fast-food<br />
style interior that belies the worthiness of its<br />
Southern origins. Owner Larry Matthews has<br />
created a true neighborhood hangout here,<br />
with his BBQ smokers parked out front on<br />
the sidewalk to reveal the true down-home<br />
‘cueing nature of his restaurant. You can<br />
choose from the usual rib types and pork<br />
delights, along with a good helping of Southern<br />
comfort food—yes, there’s also fried<br />
okra and collard greens, and of course, fresh<br />
cornbread.<br />
Rounding out our whirlwind tour of<br />
Portland’s favorite BBQ hangouts are notables<br />
like the easily-spotted, flame-painted<br />
Big Daddy’s BBQ (3001 SE Hawthorne Blvd,<br />
234-0007, bigdaddysbarbeque.net) and Big Daddy’s<br />
Smokehouse (3011 N Lombard St, 459-4488, bigdaddyssmokehouse.com),<br />
which both offer housemade<br />
sauces, cool ice cream shakes and full<br />
catering services; ACME Food & Drink (1305<br />
SE 8th Ave, 230-9020, acme-pdx.com), which recently<br />
revamped its menu to focus on unique Northwest<br />
barbecue (quail, anyone?), complemented,<br />
as always, by great local music; and<br />
Jimmy’s Smokehouse & Pizzeria (7025 SW<br />
Macadam Ave, 246-1460), a new joint in Southwest<br />
that offers juicy brisket and pulled pork along<br />
with great barbecued and smoked ingredients<br />
on their gourmet pizzas.<br />
We certainly won’t argue—there’s nothing<br />
like gathering a few friends around the<br />
grill in your own backyard for some homeschool<br />
barbecue. But when charred hamburgers<br />
just won’t cut it, get your fill of genuine<br />
BBQ at these local hot spots. Just make sure<br />
you’re not wearing your Sunday best ‘cause it<br />
could get messy.<br />
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Downtown/Old Town<br />
Berbati’s Restaurant<br />
19 SW 2nd Ave, 248-4579<br />
berbatis.com<br />
Greek<br />
Specialties: Hummus plate, pita pizzas, gyros<br />
Dragonfish Asian Café<br />
909 SW Park Ave, 2<strong>43</strong>-5991<br />
dragonfishcafe.com<br />
Asian<br />
Specialties: Sushi, fishbowl-size cocktails, small plates<br />
Melting Pot<br />
SW 6th Ave & Main St, 517-8960<br />
meltingpot.com<br />
Fondue<br />
Specialties: A four-course menu of salad followed by cheese,<br />
entrée and chocolate fondues<br />
Saucebox<br />
214 SW Broadway, 241-3393<br />
saucebox.com<br />
Pan-Asian<br />
Specialties: Javanese roasted salmon, sushi, sashimi<br />
Valentine’s<br />
232 SW Ankeny St, 248-1600<br />
American<br />
Specialties: Grilled sandwiches, cheese and meat plate<br />
Pearl<br />
DF<br />
1139 NW 11th Ave, 2<strong>43</strong>-4222<br />
Latin<br />
Specialties: Fresh seafood cocktail, innovative Mexican molé<br />
dishes<br />
Elenis Philoxenia<br />
112 NW 9th Ave, 227-2158<br />
Greek<br />
Specialties: Calamari, flaming cheese, moussaka<br />
Fenouil<br />
900 NW 11th Ave, 525-2225<br />
French/Mediterranean<br />
fenouilinthepearl.com<br />
Specialties: Wild boar filet, foie gras burgers, frog legs<br />
jNEWj Life of Riley Tavern<br />
300 NW 10th Ave, 224-1680<br />
American<br />
Specialties: Piglets in a Blanket, house-made kettle chips,<br />
buffalo chili<br />
Pearl Bakery<br />
102 NW 9th Ave, 827-0910<br />
pearlbakery.com<br />
Bakery<br />
Specialties: Fresh, hand-crafted breads, sandwiches and<br />
sweets<br />
Northwest<br />
jNEWj A Taste of Mexico<br />
716 NW 21st Ave, 295-4944<br />
Mexican<br />
Specialties: Duck in plum sauce, taqueria-style lunches<br />
Bastas Trattoria<br />
410 NW 21st Ave, 274-1572<br />
bastastrattoria.citysearch.com<br />
Italian<br />
Specialties: Cioppino, wild boar, Italian wines<br />
Carlyle<br />
1632 NW Thurman St, 595-1782<br />
carlylerestaurant.com<br />
Northwest<br />
Specialties: Oregon lobster risotto, corn dusted skatewing,<br />
Hawaiian fish dishes<br />
Marrakesh<br />
1201 NW 21st Ave, 248-9442<br />
marrakesh.citysearch.com<br />
Moroccan<br />
Specialties: A prix-fixe Moroccan feast sans silverware<br />
Serratto<br />
2112 NW Kearney St, 221-1195<br />
serratto.com<br />
Italian<br />
Specialties: Baked pastas, Parisian steak frites, cassoulet<br />
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North<br />
Beaterville Café<br />
2201 N Killingsworth St, 735-4652<br />
American<br />
Specialties: Vegan options, pancakes, omelets<br />
Lovely Hula Hands<br />
938 N Cook St, 445-9910<br />
lovelyhulahands.com<br />
Continental<br />
Specialties: Thai steak, Cuban pumpkin rice<br />
Olé Olé Restaurant & Tacqueria<br />
8620 N Lombard St, 283-<strong>43</strong>21<br />
Mexican<br />
Specialties: Chimichangas, tortas, tacos, enchiladas<br />
Pasta Bangs<br />
3950 N Mississippi Ave, 287-2782<br />
pastabangs.com<br />
Italian<br />
Specialties: Hazelnut pesto primavera, seafood stew, polenta<br />
Roux<br />
1700 N Killingsworth St, 285-1200<br />
rouxrestaurant.us<br />
French Creole<br />
Specialties: Whole trout, crawfish, roasted rabbit, cornbread<br />
Northeast<br />
American Cowgirls<br />
500 NE MLK Jr Blvd<br />
American<br />
Specialties: Chicken wraps, salads, burgers<br />
Costello’s Travel Café<br />
2222 NE Broadway, 287-0270<br />
American, European<br />
Specialties: Belgian waffles, panini, vegetable lasagna<br />
The Rheinlander & Gustav’s<br />
5035 NE Sandy Blvd, 288-5503<br />
rheinlander.com<br />
German<br />
Specialties: Sauerbraten, Kraut Roulade, Wiener Schnitzel<br />
Siam Society<br />
2703 NE Alberta St, 922-3625<br />
mekalas.com/siamsocietysplash<br />
Thai<br />
Specialties: Flaming chicken curry, pad thai<br />
Tin Shed Garden Café<br />
1<strong>43</strong>8 NE Alberta St, 288-6966<br />
American<br />
Specialties: Breakfast scrambles, French toast, biscuits<br />
Southeast<br />
3 Doors Down<br />
1429 SE 37th Ave, 236-6886<br />
Italian<br />
Specialties: Fried mozzarella, vodka penne with Italian<br />
sausage<br />
Castagna<br />
1752 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 231-7373<br />
castagnarestaurant.com<br />
French<br />
Specialties: Oysters, lamb, three-course menu<br />
jNEWj Hawthorne Fish House<br />
<strong>43</strong><strong>43</strong> SE Hawthorne Blvd, 548-4<strong>43</strong>4<br />
Seafood<br />
Specialties: Yellow Perch & Walleye fish, chile-fried catfish<br />
Oasis Café<br />
3701 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 231-0901<br />
Pizza<br />
Specialties: Giant calzones, salads, desserts<br />
Wild Abandon<br />
2411 SE Belmont St, 232-4458<br />
International<br />
Specialties: Classy comfort food and chocolate desserts<br />
Southwest<br />
Alba Osteria & Enoteca<br />
6440 SW Capitol Hwy, 977-3045<br />
albaosteria.com<br />
Italian<br />
Specialties: Light Piedmont cuisine<br />
Buffalo Gap Saloon & Eatery<br />
6835 SW Macadam Ave, 244-7111<br />
thebuffalogap.com<br />
American<br />
Specialties: Chicken pot pie, barbecue pork ribs, fish and<br />
chips<br />
Cactus Jack’s<br />
<strong>43</strong>42 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, 977-2161<br />
Mexican<br />
Specialties: Tex-Mex cuisine, chile relleno<br />
Macadam’s Bar and Grill<br />
5833 SW Macadam Ave, 246-6227<br />
American<br />
Specialties: Half-pound burgers, mac and cheese, chicken<br />
penne pasta<br />
Old Spaghetti Factory<br />
0715 SW Bancroft St, 222-5375<br />
osf.com<br />
Italian<br />
Specialties: Classic Italian pasta with salad and spumoni,<br />
Salmon Tuscany<br />
To have your restaurant included in our listings, please email<br />
info to pdx@pdxmagazine.com or call 228-2600.<br />
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DRINK<br />
Where Did All the Cowboy<br />
Bars Come From?<br />
by Natasha Chilingerian & Kamran Rouzpay<br />
Nightclubs are often designed to take<br />
you away from the ordinary, to whisk you<br />
from the realities of your daily life into<br />
a far-away fantasy. Portlanders escape<br />
to California at McFadden’s beach<br />
nights, Kells takes us to Ireland<br />
nightly and Voodoo Lounge recreates<br />
Mardi Gras in New Orleans,<br />
but the newest nightclub trend<br />
showcases the lasso-swingin’,<br />
gun-slingin’ Wild West. We<br />
visited three of Portland’s<br />
newest country-western<br />
bars to find out why cowboys<br />
(and girls) are so<br />
hot right now.<br />
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American Cowgirls<br />
Monday & Tuesday<br />
come in and watch<br />
your favorite sport<br />
or movie on the two<br />
flat screens<br />
at the bar<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Karaoke, $250 cash<br />
prize to audience<br />
awarded best singer,<br />
so bring your friends<br />
thursday<br />
dress in your best<br />
80’s outfit for ladies<br />
and 80’s night, 80’s<br />
music all night long<br />
friday & saturday<br />
The triple d:<br />
Dine, drink, dance<br />
Call to reserve our downstairs<br />
VIP room @ no<br />
charge for your special event<br />
Birthdays, Bachelor &<br />
Bachelorette Parties welcome<br />
open for<br />
lunch and dinner<br />
live dj’s every<br />
wednesday-saturday<br />
500 NE MLK JR BLVD<br />
Portland, Or 97232<br />
503-233-2211<br />
across from the Convention Center<br />
americancowgirlsbarandgrill.net<br />
photos: Matthew D’Annunzio<br />
Outlaws Bar<br />
The most recent addition to the countrywestern<br />
scene is American Cowgirls (500 NE<br />
MLK Jr Blvd, 233-2211, americancowgirlsbarandgrill.net),<br />
where clubbers celebrate the Old West in a<br />
bright, fresh atmosphere (no squeaky saloon<br />
doors, hay or dingy chairs in sight). Owner<br />
Christine Oakland and her husband opened<br />
American Cowgirls in early June, a nostalgic<br />
homage to how they partied when they were<br />
younger. They purposely built their bar three<br />
feet wide to encourage the ladies to get on top<br />
and dance, Coyote Ugly-style. “We call the bar<br />
our stage,” Oakland says. “We want people to<br />
get noticed.” Accenting the wide, open room<br />
is a shiny red car, cowhide pattern chairs and<br />
ladders to aid in climbing on the bar. Flair<br />
bartending is another highlight at American<br />
Cowgirls, so in between watching women<br />
shake it, you can enjoy the show of twirling,<br />
flying bottles, shakers and glasses.<br />
While still in the process of finding the<br />
perfect theme night schedule, the club currently<br />
hosts Wednesday karaoke nights (with<br />
a $250 cash prize for the audience’s favorite<br />
singer), Thursday ladies nights featuring ‘80s<br />
tunes, and Friday and Saturday party nights<br />
with a mixture of country, rock and dance<br />
music. And how have Portlanders responded?<br />
According to Oakland, their grand opening<br />
was jam-packed and they’ve been so busy in<br />
the past two months that they’re already working<br />
on building a larger dance floor. “We’ll<br />
have line dances and couples swingin’, but<br />
if a top 40 song comes on, people will start<br />
dancing to that, too,” Oakland notes. To get<br />
fueled for all that dancing, down a Cowgirl<br />
Koolaid (Skyy Berry vodka, Midori, Amaretto<br />
and cranberry juice) or the Cowboy Koolaid<br />
(same recipe plus Jägermeister). The bar is<br />
also open for lunch, and the fare is healthier<br />
than you might think. Burgers, entrée salads,<br />
wraps, and chicken sandwiches made with<br />
fresh vegetables and organic greens are on the<br />
menu.<br />
Thunder Ranch Saloon (13456 SE McLoughlin<br />
Blvd, 653-7625, thunderranchsaloon.com), a sort of<br />
destination option, fueled the local countrywestern<br />
trend when they opened last year.<br />
You’ll never get bored with the combination<br />
of live music, dance floors, a mechanical bull<br />
and the Jack Daniels Shot Chair. With a revamped<br />
event calendar and new management,<br />
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photo: Tim Sugden<br />
Thunder Ranch Saloon<br />
Thunder Ranch is evolving the country-western bar craze. “Just the fact<br />
that we’ve got all these bars that are staying alive shows that this is a<br />
good theme,” says general manager Karissa Graham. In addition to the<br />
general rootin’-tootin’ rowdiness, there’s Texas Hold ‘Em Tournaments<br />
on Tuesdays, line dancing at 6:30pm on Wednesdays, ladies night with<br />
Top 40 and dance hits on Thursdays, flame-throwers and raucous bar<br />
dancing on Fridays, and monthly Saturday night theme parties, starting<br />
with the Dukes of Hazzard party on August 12 (with a Daisy Dukes competition).<br />
Also look forward to bikini bull riding and live music in the near<br />
future. Doors open at 4pm, so show up early and treat yourself to “the<br />
biggest BBQ’d ribs this side of the Rio Grande,” with their special Jack<br />
Daniels sauce, the cornersone of a delicious barbecue menu.<br />
Probably the most rustic, authentic Western bar, Outlaws Bar<br />
(722 E Burnside, 231-7855, outlawsbar.com) is also the largest—two floors<br />
of bar/dining areas, dance floor, stage, pool tables and a separate<br />
burlesque dancing venue—allowing for plenty of elbowroom while<br />
enjoying activities from poker tournaments to mechanical bull riding<br />
and live concerts. Fringed lampshades, old hardwood floors and a giant<br />
sequin cowboy hat set the stage. Owner Rick Sowers opened the country-theme<br />
bar last December with a blend of country, rock and pop in<br />
mind, and since then has experienced a steady progression of popularity.<br />
He produces a variety of events throughout the week like Tuesday<br />
pool tournaments and Wednesday salsa dance performances. “Whether<br />
you like the country, rock or dance part of it, we’re giving a little bit to<br />
everybody,” Sowers said. In the new upstairs burlesque bar, dancers<br />
focus more on getting into character than showing skin. “It feels like<br />
a turn-of-the-century parlor,” he explains. If nothing else, come for<br />
the $0.25 beers from 6–8pm Tuesday through Saturday (extended ‘til<br />
midnight on Thursdays)—a deal that truly can’t be beat!<br />
In a town where bars seem to fall into two camps—hipster-packed<br />
dives and slick, high-concept scenes—will these kitschy western theme<br />
bars survive? While you won’t find any organ music-playing, hoe-down<br />
hosting venues filled with dirty cowboys fresh off the ranch around<br />
here, these bars are definitely packing in the Portlanders for a sanitized—and<br />
alcohol-doused—experience of the Wild West. Skeptic or<br />
not, you’re never too cool to ride the bull or dance on the bar, so grab a<br />
partner, put on your cowboy boots and head on down.<br />
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21st Avenue Bar & Grill<br />
721 NW 21st Ave, 222-4121<br />
Mon–Fri 3–6pm: $2.50–$3 food menu / $2 well, beer<br />
specials<br />
Aalto Lounge<br />
3356 SE Belmont St, 235-6041<br />
Daily 5–7pm: $2–$5 food menu<br />
Alameda Brew House<br />
4765 NE Fremont St, 460-9025<br />
Mon–Fri 3–6pm: Half-price appetizers / $1 off pints<br />
American Cowgirls<br />
500 NE MLK Jr Blvd, 233-2211<br />
Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $4 appetizers / $2 drafts, $2.50 well, $1<br />
off micros<br />
Mon–Fri 11am–5pm: Daily martini special<br />
Daily 10pm–close: $4–$8 food menu<br />
Amnesia Brewing Co.<br />
832 N Beech St, 281-7708<br />
Mon–Fri 4–6pm: $3 pints, $11 pitchers<br />
S.I.N. Mon 3–11pm: Happy hour prices<br />
Ararat<br />
111 NE MLK Jr Blvd, 235-5526<br />
Fri & Sat 6–11pm: $2–$3 food menu / $2 well & drafts<br />
Basil Bar<br />
3135 NE Broadway, 281-8337<br />
“Basil Time” Mon–Sat 4:30–6:30pm & Sun 4:30pm–close:<br />
$2–$4 food menu<br />
Bastas Trattoria & Bar<br />
410 NW 21st Ave, 274-1572<br />
Mon–Fri 5–6pm: $3 food menu / $2 cocktails, pints & wine<br />
Belmont’s Inn<br />
3357 SE Belmont St, 232-1998<br />
Daily 4–7pm: $2 well, $2.50 micros<br />
S.I.N. Tue 9pm–1am: $1 off food & drinks<br />
Berbati’s Restaurant<br />
19 SW 2nd Ave, 248-4579<br />
Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $2 gyros / $2 well & micros<br />
Beuhlahland<br />
118 NE 28th Ave, 235-2794<br />
Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $3 well & micros<br />
S.I.N. Wed: Happy hour prices<br />
Bink’s<br />
2715 NE Alberta St, 493-4<strong>43</strong>0<br />
Mon–Fri 4:30–6:30pm: $1.75 PBR, $3 micros<br />
The Bitter End Pub<br />
1981 W Burnside, 222-2000<br />
Daily 4–8pm: $1 off food menu / $1 PBR, $2.50 well &<br />
micros<br />
BOG (Bar of the Gods)<br />
4801 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 232-2037<br />
Daily 5–8pm: $1 PBR, $2.50 well<br />
Boiler Room<br />
228 NW Davis St, 227-5441<br />
Tue–Fri 5–8pm: $2 pints, $2.50 well<br />
Bonfire Lounge<br />
2821 SE Stark St, 232-3704<br />
Daily 4–7pm: $3.50 margaritas, $1 off well & micros<br />
S.I.N. Tue: $1 off call & top-shelf<br />
Buffalo Gap Saloon & Eatery<br />
6835 SW Macadam Ave, 244-7111<br />
Mon–Fri 4–6pm & 10pm–12am: $1.50–$3.95 food menu<br />
Callaloo<br />
1639 NW Glisan St, 517-8220<br />
“Island Time” daily 3–6pm & 10pm–1am: $4.50–$9.75<br />
food menu / $1.50 PBR, $2 Red Stripe, $4 house cocktails<br />
Capitol Coffee House and Bistro<br />
6446 SW Capitol Hwy, 297-1455<br />
Mon–Sat 3–6pm: $4 food menu / $2 well & beer<br />
Carafe<br />
200 SW Market St, 248-0004<br />
Mon–Fri 3–6pm: $3 and under food menu / $4 cocktails<br />
Crow Bar<br />
3954 N Mississippi Ave, 280-7099<br />
Daily 3–8pm: $3–$4 food menu (5–7pm only) / $1.50<br />
PBR, $2.50 micros, $3 well<br />
Dan & Louis Oyster Bar<br />
208 SW Ankeny St, 227-5906<br />
Mon–Fri 4–6pm: $1.95 food menu<br />
Doug Fir<br />
830 E Burnside, 231-9663<br />
Daily 3–6pm: $3 food menu / $3 well<br />
East Chinatown Lounge<br />
322 NW Everett St, 226-1569<br />
Mon–Fri 5–9pm: $2.50–$5 food menu / $2 well & pints<br />
The Empire Room<br />
4260 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 231-9225<br />
Tues–Sat 4–7pm: $5 food menu / $3 pints, martinis & wine<br />
Fernando’s Hideaway<br />
824 SW 1st Ave, 248-4709<br />
Daily 4–7pm: $2.75 pints, $3 house wine, double drinks for<br />
regular price<br />
The Goodfoot Lounge<br />
2845 SE Stark St, 239-9292<br />
Daily 5–9pm: $3–$4 food menu / $1.50 PBR, $3 organic<br />
pints, $1 off pitchers<br />
Greek Cusina<br />
404 SW Washington St, 224-2288<br />
Daily 3–7pm & Sat 11pm–2am: $3.50 food menu / $2<br />
ouzo, $3.50 “Greekaritas”<br />
The Green Room<br />
2280 NW Thurman St, 228-6178<br />
Daily 4–6pm: $3–$4 food menu / $2.50 well & pints<br />
Gustav’s<br />
5035 NE Sandy Blvd, 288-5503<br />
Daily 3–6pm & 9pm–close: $3–$5 food menu / $3.99<br />
drafts<br />
Hobo’s<br />
120 NW 3rd Ave, 224-3285<br />
Daily 4–7pm: $3 food menu / $1 off all drinks<br />
Holden’s Bistro<br />
524 NW 14th Ave, 916-0099<br />
Mon–Fri 5–6pm & 9pm–close: $3 food menu<br />
Huber’s<br />
411 SW 3rd Ave, 228-5686<br />
Mon–Sat 4–6:30pm & 9:30–close: $1.95–$3.95 food<br />
menu<br />
The Hutch Tavern<br />
4606 NE Glisan St, 235-4729<br />
Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $2–$3 food menu / $1.50 PBR &<br />
Hamm’s, $2 well & domestics, $2.50 micros<br />
S.I.N. Sun: Happy hour prices<br />
Imbibe<br />
2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 239-4002<br />
Daily 4–7pm: Food specials / $3 beer & well<br />
Island Joe’s<br />
538 SW 6th Ave, 973-5673<br />
Mon–Fri 4–6pm: $2.95 appetizers / $2 off cocktails<br />
Jo-Bar and Restaurant<br />
715 NW 23rd Ave, 222-0048<br />
“Cocktail Party” daily 3-6pm, Mon–Thu 9–10pm, Fri & Sat<br />
11pm–12am & Sun 8–9pm: Small plate menu / $5 cocktails<br />
Joe’s Cellar<br />
1332 NW 21st Ave, 223-8825<br />
Daily 7–10am: $2 well, $1 off cocktails<br />
Kell’s Irish Restaurant<br />
112 SW 2nd Ave, 227-4057<br />
Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $3 food menu<br />
Kelly’s Olympian<br />
426 SW Washington St, 228-3669<br />
Daily 4–7pm: $1–$4.50 food menu / $2.75 well & micros<br />
S.I.N. Sun: $1 PBR, $0.75 off call<br />
Kingston Bar & Grill<br />
2021 SW Morrison St, 224-2115<br />
Daily 5–7pm & 11pm–close: $1.25 food menu / Daily drink<br />
specials<br />
S.I.N. Sun: 2-for-1 appetizers / All daily drink specials<br />
Laurelwood Public House<br />
1728 NE 40th Ave, 282-0622<br />
Daily 3–6pm & 9pm–close: $3.95 food menu / $2.50<br />
house pints<br />
Le Happy<br />
1011 NW 16th Ave, 226-1258<br />
Mon–Fri 5–7pm: $3 crepe special / $1 PBR, $3 well, $1 off<br />
fresh cocktails<br />
Life of Riley Tavern<br />
300 NW 10th Ave, 224-1680<br />
Daily 4–7pm: Half-price appetizers / $1 off all drinks<br />
Macadam’s Bar and Grill<br />
5833 SW Macadam Ave, 246-6227<br />
Daily 3–6pm: $2.95–$4.95 food menu / $0.50 off drafts,<br />
daily cocktail specials<br />
Madison’s Grill<br />
1109 SE Madison St, 230-2471<br />
Daily 3–6pm: 2-for-1 appetizers / $1.75 domestics, $3 well,<br />
micros & wine<br />
Masu<br />
406 SW 13th Ave, 221-6278<br />
“Kampai Hour” daily 4–6pm, Sun–Thu 10pm–close, Fri & Sat<br />
11pm–close: $3–$6 food menu<br />
Matador<br />
1967 W Burnside, 222-5822<br />
Daily 11am–7pm: $1.25 PBR, $2.50 well<br />
Mock Crest Tavern<br />
3<strong>43</strong>5 N Lombard St, 283-5014<br />
Daily 3:30–6pm: $1.25 PBR, $1.75 select domestics,<br />
$2.75 micros, $3 well<br />
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DRINK<br />
August Pick of the Month<br />
The Hutch Tavern<br />
4606 NE Glisan St, 235-4729<br />
Mon–Fri 4–7pm: $2–$3 food menu / $1.50 PBR &<br />
Hamm’s, $2 well & domestics, $2.50 micros<br />
S.I.N. Sun: Happy hour prices<br />
HAPPY HOUR<br />
Mulligan’s<br />
3518 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 235-6390<br />
Sun–Wed & Fri 4–7pm, Thu & Sat<br />
11am–11pm: $2 well, $2.50 call, $0.75<br />
off beer<br />
My Father’s Place<br />
523 SE Grand Ave, 235-5494<br />
Daily 5–7pm: $0.25 off well & pints<br />
New Old Lompoc<br />
1616 NW 23rd Ave, 225-1855<br />
Daily 4–7pm: $3–$5 food menu / $2.75<br />
house pints, $1 off cocktails<br />
Night Light Lounge<br />
2100 SE Clinton St, 731-6500<br />
Daily 3–7pm: $2–$4 food menu / $1.50<br />
PBR, $3 micros, $1 off well & wine<br />
S.I.N. Sun: Happy hour prices<br />
Olea<br />
1338 NW Hoyt St, 274-0800<br />
Sun–Fri 5–7pm: $2–$5 food menu / Drink<br />
specials<br />
Sun–Thu 8–10pm, Fri & Sat 9–11pm: $2<br />
dessert menu / Drink specials<br />
Old Spaghetti Factory<br />
0715 SW Bancroft St, 222-5375<br />
Daily 4:30–6:30pm: Half-price appetizers<br />
Outlaws Bar<br />
722 E Burnside, 233-7855<br />
Daily 7pm–close: Appetizers under $5 /<br />
$1.25 well drinks<br />
Tue–Sat 6–8pm (Thu til midnight): $0.25<br />
draft beer<br />
Pambiché<br />
2811 NE Glisan St, 233-0511<br />
Mon–Fri 2–6pm, Fri & Sat 10pm–12am:<br />
Discounted food menu / $4 sangria<br />
Porto Terra Tuscan Grill & Bar<br />
830 SW 6th Ave, 944-1090<br />
Mon–Fri 3:30–7pm: $2.50–$6.50 food<br />
menu / $6–$6.50 select red & white wine<br />
Pour Wine Bar<br />
2755 NE Broadway 288-7687<br />
Daily 4:30–6:30pm: $2 food menu / $2<br />
Stella Artois pints, $3 wine special<br />
Produce Row Café<br />
204 SE Oak St, 232-8355<br />
Mon–Fri 4:30–6:30pm: $2–$3 food menu<br />
/ $2.75 micros, $3 well<br />
S.I.N. Tue: Happy hour prices<br />
Rialto Poolroom<br />
529 SW 4th Ave, 228-7605<br />
Mon–Fri 4–7pm: Discounted food menu /<br />
$1 off micros & well<br />
The Rose & Raindrop<br />
532 SE Grand Ave, 238-6996<br />
Mon–Fri 4–6pm & 10pm–12am: $2–$4<br />
food menu<br />
Siam Society<br />
2703 NE Alberta St, 922-3675<br />
Tue–Thu 4–6pm & 9pm–close, Fri–Sat<br />
4–6pm & 10pm–close: Reduced price food<br />
menu / Specials on drafts, wine & cocktails<br />
Silver Dollar Saloon<br />
225 SW Broadway, 241-3465<br />
Mon–Fri 3–5pm: $1.50 cheese pizza slices<br />
/ $1.50 domestics<br />
Solo<br />
1300 NW Lovejoy St, 220-0080<br />
Daily 4–6pm (Fri til 7pm): Half-price small<br />
plates / $3–$4 well, $1 off beer & wine<br />
Spare Room<br />
4830 NE 42nd Ave, 287-5800<br />
Daily 7–11am: $3 breakfast specials<br />
Daily 7–8pm: $2 drink specials<br />
Squeez<br />
1403 SE Belmont St, 239-5144<br />
Daily 5–8pm: $2.95 food menu / $2.75<br />
well & micros<br />
Thunder Ranch Saloon<br />
13456 SE McLoughlin Blvd, 653-7625<br />
Daily 4–8pm: $2–$4 food menu / $2 off<br />
call drinks<br />
Wed 9pm–midnight: $0.50 beer, half-price<br />
well, $1 off Jack drinks (all night)<br />
Thu (ladies only): $1 off well, Jager Bombs,<br />
Cherry Bombs, Buttery Nipples & Duck<br />
Farts, half-price Tequila Sunrise & Sex on<br />
the Beach<br />
Touché<br />
1425 NW Glisan St, 221-1150<br />
Mon–Fri 4–6:30pm: $2–$4.95 food menu<br />
/ $2 Miller High Life, $2.75 well, $5 cocktail<br />
special<br />
Triple Nickel<br />
3646 SE Belmont St, 234-7215<br />
Daily 11am–6:30pm: $1.75–$2.75 pints<br />
Twilight Room<br />
5242 N Lombard St, 283-5091<br />
Daily 4–6pm: $1.25 PBR, $2 well &<br />
domestics, $2.75 micros<br />
Vino Paradiso Wine Bar & Bistro<br />
417 NW 10th Ave, 295-9536<br />
Daily 4–6pm: Half-price wine by the glass or<br />
bottle with food order<br />
Voleur<br />
111 SW Ash St, 227-3764<br />
Mon–Sat 3–6pm & Sun all day: $3 food<br />
menu<br />
Voodoo Lounge<br />
53 NW 1st Ave, 241-3840<br />
Tue–Sat 5–7pm: $2–$4 food menu / $3<br />
rum drinks<br />
Widmer Gasthaus<br />
955 N Russell St, 281-3333<br />
Mon 4–10pm, Sun 11am–5pm, Fri & Sat<br />
10:30pm–1am: $1 pretzels / $2 pints<br />
Zack’s Shack<br />
4611 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 233-4616<br />
Daily 4–8pm: $1.25 PBR tall boys, $2.50<br />
micros & imports, $1 off wine<br />
To have your happy hour included in our listings,<br />
please email info to pdx@pdxmagazine.com<br />
or call 228-2600.<br />
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PERFORMING ARTS<br />
Laughs Unlimited<br />
Portland’s Sketch and Improv Comedy Scenes<br />
by Ted Sperling<br />
Have you ever watched Saturday Night Live and wondered why you hear the live audience erupting in<br />
laughter over even the lamest sketch? Well, it’s because live comedy is always funnier than televised<br />
farce. Stand-up, improv and sketch routines pick up a few notches on the funny meter when you’re<br />
right there sitting in the presence of the performer, crammed next to fellow laugh-seekers. And though<br />
not highly publicized, Portland is home to top-drawer live sketch and improv comedy, giving you ample<br />
opportunities to put down the remote and hit the town to get your fill of laughter.<br />
“Portland’s best improv and sketch<br />
shows are as good as anything you’d see in<br />
New York, Chicago or LA!” exclaims Phil Incorvia<br />
from the funnyBusiness improv troupe.<br />
Indeed, the sketch and improv scene is<br />
a little less conspicuous than the stand-up<br />
scene, but it is burgeoning: There are at least<br />
ten active sketch and improv troupes throughout<br />
the city, so you’ll be able to find a show<br />
nearly every weekend at small theatres like<br />
The Brody Theatre (1904 NW 27th Ave), CoHo<br />
Theatre (2257 NW Raleigh St) and Miracle<br />
Theatre (425 SE 6th Ave).<br />
But before you head out, let’s briefly go<br />
over the difference between sketch and improv<br />
comedy. A sketch comedy show is completely<br />
scripted, pre-written and rehearsed.<br />
Sometimes a sketch is written by one member<br />
independently and other times a collaboration<br />
is involved. Improv, on the other hand,<br />
is made up on the fly by the actors during the<br />
performance (à la Who’s Line Is It Anyway?).<br />
Many troupes ask the audience for suggestions<br />
for the settings and characters involved<br />
in a scene, then go to work. Good improv<br />
actors have specific training in the field, and<br />
although the show is improvised, the more<br />
they prepare the better.<br />
With all that in mind, let’s introduce the<br />
troupes:<br />
Sketch<br />
The 3rd Floor: Maximum Capacity<br />
Sketch Comedy (the3rdfloor.com)<br />
The 3rd Floor is often recognized as the<br />
preeminent Portland comedy troupe. <strong>For</strong>med<br />
ten years ago, they offer sharply written<br />
sketches, talented actors and impressive production<br />
values. Performer/director Ted Douglass<br />
points out, “The 3rd Floor has also become<br />
one of the most respected and renowned<br />
sketch comedy troupes on the national sketch<br />
festival circuit. Their reputation has become<br />
strong enough to attract the greatest sketch<br />
troupes in the country to Portland every year<br />
for ‘The Best Of The Best Sketch Fest.’” The<br />
fourth annual fest will be held August 11 & 12<br />
at Artists Repertory Theatre (1516 SW Alder St,<br />
$10 single show,$40 five shows,$66 festival<br />
pass).<br />
The Tragedies (thetragedies.com)<br />
The Tragedies are another stalwart of the<br />
Portland comedy scene, with eight performers<br />
and a staff of five others helping with production<br />
and promotion. They recently performed<br />
a hilarious, original one-act play, The Butler Did<br />
It, at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center<br />
(5340 N Interstate Ave), illustrating that they<br />
are not afraid to branch out from the standard<br />
repertoire of traditional sketch shows. “The<br />
Tragedies were born out of a need to say what<br />
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others shied away from in comedy,” explains<br />
Director Brian Linss. “We work with somewhat<br />
darker material while bringing what we<br />
hope is poignant social commentary to the<br />
masses.”<br />
Hoskins and Breen (hoskinsandbreen.com)<br />
A critically acclaimed duo consisting of<br />
local legends Loren Hoskins and John Breen,<br />
these guys deliver a high energy show with<br />
witty writing. Their respective resumes are impressive,<br />
as Breen has appeared on Late Night<br />
with Conan O’Brien and Hoskins has worked<br />
with Captain Bogg & Salty and co-founded<br />
The 3rd Floor.<br />
Renob Control (kickthesquirrel.com/<br />
Renob%20Control/renobhome.htm)<br />
This sketch group comes from the same<br />
people involved in Kick the Squirrel improv<br />
(see below). Founded in early 2004, their<br />
show is energetic and thoughtfully crafted<br />
with great props and costumes—and always<br />
entertaining titles like “Boz Scagg’s Boss<br />
Gags” and “Jeff Goldblum’s Closet Fun<br />
Slide.” Although we won’t be able to enjoy it<br />
ourselves, we’re pretty sure it’s something impressive<br />
that Renob Control has been invited<br />
to perform at comedy’s version of the SXSW<br />
music festival, the 2006 Out of Bounds Improv<br />
Festival in Austin, Texas (Aug 31).<br />
Fishbowl Catharsis (fishbowlcatharsis.com)<br />
Newly formed and yet to formally perform,<br />
Fishbowl Catharsis is Portland’s latest<br />
addition to the sketch scene. They’ve been<br />
hard at work rehearsing for their first show,<br />
with more than enough material waiting in the<br />
wings for their sophomore outing. “Our material<br />
is all over the map—we may do one sketch<br />
that is completely filthy and wouldn’t even be<br />
aired on HBO, then follow it with one that is<br />
acceptable for Nickelodeon,” says founder<br />
Derek McTyier.<br />
Improv<br />
ComedySportz (1963 NW Kearney St,<br />
comedysportz.com)<br />
ComedySportz is a nationwide chain<br />
comedy club and school, with its own theater,<br />
house performers and classes in Portland—<br />
and an athletic take on improv. “[It’s] fastpaced,<br />
family-friendly improvisational comedy,<br />
played as a sport. Two teams take turns<br />
making up scenes, playing games and singing<br />
songs—and the audience votes on which team<br />
they like the best,” explains performer Jeanette<br />
Zarko. Founded in 1993, ComedySportz offers<br />
shows every Friday and Saturday, as well as<br />
shows for kids every Sunday at 2pm and a notalways-family-friendly<br />
After Hours program<br />
after every Friday performance.<br />
Olson describes the show as “a fast paced<br />
evening of short-form improv.” Their next run<br />
of performances begins September 9, with<br />
six consecutive Saturdays at The Lucky Lab in<br />
Multnomah Village (7675 SW Capitol Hwy).<br />
“Our focus is comedy, but it is also story,”<br />
Olson continues. “We believe that by being<br />
true to the story, the audience will be more engaged,<br />
as opposed to just going for the quick<br />
laugh or gag.”<br />
Kick the Squirrel (kickthesquirrel.com)<br />
“With KTS our goal is to do fast-paced<br />
comedy that is still theatrical,” says performer<br />
Tim Keene. Kick the Squirrel is a long-form<br />
improv group that was formed in the spring<br />
of 2003. “Our goal is to make you laugh, cry,<br />
think and whatever else we feel like making<br />
you experience,” says Keene.<br />
funnyBusiness (funnybusinesspdx.com)<br />
Fairly new to the improv scene with some<br />
groundbreaking ideas, funnyBusiness first<br />
performed a year ago at Mississippi Studios<br />
(3939 N Mississippi Ave) and still usually<br />
appears there monthly. “We make you laugh<br />
with recognition of some human truth, we<br />
make you laugh with bodily functions, and we<br />
make you laugh because something incredibly<br />
uncomfortable has just happened,” explains<br />
member Phil Incorvia.<br />
Brainwaves<br />
funnyBusiness<br />
Extra Medium<br />
(extramediumsketchcomedy.com)<br />
Born three years ago in The Jasmine<br />
Tree, a popular tiki bar near PSU, this prolific<br />
sketch group performs a new show every<br />
month. Trouper Danny Norton assures a<br />
layered program: “The founding members<br />
have backgrounds in stand-up comedy and<br />
film production, so our typical show is a mix<br />
of live sketch, indie films and a guest stand-up<br />
comic.”<br />
The Brody Theater (brodytheater.com)<br />
Not a specific troupe but a venue specializing<br />
in improv and sketch, the Brody hosts<br />
a variety of comedy acts including this past<br />
May’s Second Annual Portland Comedy Showcase.<br />
The house players host Theatresports<br />
every Friday (9pm, $7–$10) and “Summer in<br />
Brovadia,” featuring classic formats and new<br />
techniques, every Saturday night through Sep<br />
2 (9pm, $7–$10). They also offers classes for<br />
those ready to go from spectator to performer.<br />
Brainwaves (brainwavesimprov.com)<br />
This cerebrally titled troupe celebrates<br />
its 20th anniversary in August. Founder Daryl<br />
The 3rd Floor<br />
Medical research has shown that<br />
laughter can make you live longer, so what<br />
are you waiting for? You’ll feel like a million<br />
bucks when you’re cracking up at the next<br />
Wayne Brady or Steve Carrell and realize that<br />
Portland’s sketch and improv comedy scene is<br />
nothing to scoff at. These talented local comedians<br />
will put television sketch and improv to<br />
shame, keeping you from becoming a couch<br />
potato. And no need to thank us when you’re<br />
blood pressure and cholesterol go down.<br />
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PREVIEWS<br />
Show Time<br />
Upcoming Performing Arts <strong>Event</strong>s | by Natasha Chilingerian, Suzanne Hamlin & Heather Wisner<br />
Private Eyes<br />
2Boards Productions – Private<br />
Eyes<br />
Theater! Theatre!<br />
Thru Aug 12, Thurs–Sat 8pm & Sun 4pm<br />
Theater should always be somewhat suspect, said<br />
David Mamet, and with Private Eyes, it seems playwright<br />
Steven Dietz took that suggestion to heart.<br />
In this comedic relationship thriller, deception is<br />
the name of the game, and what you think you know<br />
will likely be proved wrong again and again. The<br />
problem is this: The plot turns on actors rehearsing<br />
a drama. There are relationships between husband<br />
and wife, between woman and man, and between<br />
actor and director, so it’s not always clear to the<br />
characters—and by extension, the viewers—what’s<br />
real life and what’s just theater. Additional characters<br />
include a therapist treating one of the men,<br />
which expands the possibilities that the relationship<br />
tension is all in his head, and maybe in ours. And<br />
then there’s a private investigator who lurks about<br />
the periphery, a kind of dramatic device ostensibly<br />
meant to reveal the truth, although whether she<br />
actually does remains subject to debate. “Simply<br />
designed and richly performed” works are 2Boards<br />
artistic director and president Jamie Lynne Powell-<br />
Hervold’s vision for the seven-member company,<br />
now entering its second season. Meanwhile, Dietz,<br />
a Denver native and award-winning playwright,<br />
seems to have an affinity for emotional arguments;<br />
his best-known works include the fundamentalistcentered<br />
drama God’s Country and Fiction, a drama<br />
about married writers who swap journals. If his<br />
artistic temperament takes some cues from his<br />
immediate surroundings (i.e. gloomy weather),<br />
Portland viewers will surely understand. He’s lately<br />
been working out of Seattle: “If you can’t write a<br />
play in Seattle in the winter,” he once told St. Louis<br />
Dispatch critic Judith Newmark, “you can’t do it at<br />
all.” —HW<br />
photo: Jeff <strong>For</strong>bes<br />
Portland Festival Symphony<br />
Various Portland parks<br />
August 2, 5, 6, 12 & 13, 6pm<br />
Free classical concerts in Portland are few and far<br />
between. And outdoor concerts are usually summer<br />
fare. Here’s a chance to get outside, enjoy some<br />
music and not spend a dime. Dare we say it? That’s<br />
music to our ears! The Portland Festival Symphony<br />
has been presenting free concerts in neighborhood<br />
parks around the city for 26 summers. Lajos Balogh,<br />
founder and music director (and also conductor of<br />
the Metropolitan Youth Symphony), wanted to bring<br />
Portland some European flavor (ourdoor concerts<br />
are common across the Atlantic) and so founded<br />
the Symphony, which is made up of musicians<br />
from the Oregon Symphony and the Portland Opera<br />
Orchestra. It began with the idea to celebrate his<br />
European citizenship and has turned into a local<br />
summer tradition. The Symphony highlights a<br />
variety of performers playing alongside the orchestra<br />
in music ranging from classical favorites, pop<br />
arrangements and works by local composers to new<br />
twists like this year’s jazzy take on Scheherezade.<br />
August finds trombonist Kevin Allen, the MYSfits<br />
String Ensemble (from the Metropolitan Youth Symphony),<br />
vocalist Julianne R. Johnson and violinist<br />
Esther Shim performing. The last concert features<br />
chamber group 3 Leg Torso and the Scheherjazz Big<br />
Band Symphony. Bring a picnic and the whole family—children<br />
are welcome. The tradition of inviting<br />
kids to play toy instruments with the orchestra in<br />
Haydn’s “Toy” Symphony will once again happen<br />
every night. —SH<br />
Fourth Annual Richard <strong>For</strong>eman<br />
Mini-Festival<br />
Performance Works NorthWest<br />
August 11 & 12, 8:30pm<br />
If you attend the Fourth Annual Richard <strong>For</strong>eman<br />
Mini-Festival, you’re in for a unique slant on play<br />
production. In Performance Works NorthWest’s<br />
annual fundraiser, all sorts of performers are given<br />
ten days, and a four- to eight-minute time slot,<br />
to create a play out of an excerpt from <strong>For</strong>eman’s<br />
online notebooks. Playwright <strong>For</strong>eman, founder and<br />
artistic director of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater,<br />
placed the notebooks online, which are free to use.<br />
They contain his own raw material from the past<br />
fifteen years—bits and pieces of dialogue not linked<br />
to specific characters. He draws from them himself<br />
when creating a new play. This year, Linda Austin,<br />
who founded of Performance Works NorthWest in<br />
1999 with Jeff <strong>For</strong>bes, has instructed the performers<br />
to draw from an assigned text and incorporate a<br />
“mystery suitcase” of objects. Each night will feature<br />
different performances, so both nights hold more<br />
than a few suitcases worth of surprises. —SH<br />
PWNW’s Mini-Fest<br />
Northwest Professional<br />
Dance Project<br />
Northwest Professional Dance<br />
Project – Gala Show & Backstage<br />
Soirée / Showing By Dance Makers<br />
Lincoln Hall, Portland State University<br />
August 11, 7pm & August 12, 8pm<br />
Blossoming talent and legendary choreography<br />
will take the stage at the Northwest Professional<br />
Dance Project’s (NWPDP) two-show summer event,<br />
where you can watch cutting-edge works and then<br />
meet the people behind them. The NWPDP has<br />
been giving aspiring professional dancers the tools<br />
they need to pursue successful dance careers since<br />
2004, and these two shows are sure to showcase the<br />
motivation, natural talent and enthusiasm of young<br />
ballet and modern dancers eager to “make it.” The<br />
Gala Show and Backstage Soirée (Fri 7pm, $45, $8<br />
Gala Show only) begins with new works by local<br />
choreographers Mary Oslund, Josie Moseley and<br />
NWPDP Co-Director Steve Gonzales, followed by a<br />
showing of NWPDP Co-Director Sarah Slipper’s “A<br />
Fine Balance,” which was recently nominated for an<br />
international choreography award and performed<br />
in Moscow. After the performance, hop on stage<br />
for appetizers, cocktails and live cello music by<br />
Skip vonKuske with the show’s young dancers and<br />
established choreographers. Showing By Dance Makers<br />
(Sat 8pm, $17-$20) then premieres new works by<br />
internationally-acclaimed choreographers: Oregon<br />
Ballet Theatre founding Director James Canfield,<br />
Nashville Ballet Director Paul Vasterling, Ballet<br />
Austin Director Stephen Mills, Hubbard Street<br />
Dance Chicago’s Lucas Crandall, and more. NWPDP<br />
prepares selected professional dancers-in-training<br />
for the real world through a three-week summer<br />
intensive program, company performance opportunities,<br />
an apprentice program and scholarships; the<br />
organization’s two August shows are truly presentations<br />
of legends in the making. —NC<br />
photo: Blaine Truitt Covert<br />
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Theater<br />
Portland Center for the Performing Arts<br />
– Menopause, the Musical. Thru Aug 6, Tue–Fri 8pm,<br />
Sat 4pm & 8pm, Sun 2pm. Winningstad Theatre. $44.50.<br />
248-<strong>43</strong>35, pcpa.com.<br />
2Boards Productions – Private Eyes. Thru Aug 12,<br />
Thu–Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm. Theater! Theatre! $10. 232-5375,<br />
2boards.net.<br />
Triangle Productions – Hedwig and the Angry<br />
Inch. Thru Aug 12, Thu–Sat, 8pm. Artists Repertory Theatre.<br />
Call for price. 239-5919, triangleproductions.org.<br />
Mt. Hood Repertory Theatre Company – Lend Me<br />
a Tenor. Thru Aug 20, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Mt. Hood<br />
Community College Main Stage. $15–$20. 491-5950,<br />
mthoodrep.org.<br />
Mt. Hood Repertory Company – Sea Marks. Thru<br />
Aug 20, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Mt. Hood C. C. Studio<br />
Theatre. $15–$20. 491-5950, mthoodrep.org.<br />
Home Planet Productions – The Rainmaker. Aug<br />
3–27, Thu–Sun 8pm (also 3pm Sun). West End Theater.<br />
$10–$15. 888-287-6318, homeplanetproductions.org.<br />
Northwest Professional Dance Project – A<br />
Showing By Dance Makers. Aug 12, 8pm. Lincoln<br />
Performance Hall. $17. 756-1912, nwpdp.com.<br />
Pendulum Aerial Dance Theatre – Twilight.<br />
Aug 11 & 12, 8pm. $15. 2701 Vaughn St, 319-5486,<br />
pendulumdancetheatre.org.<br />
Music<br />
Portland Festival Symphony. Aug 2. Peninsula<br />
Park. Aug 5. McCoy Park. Aug 6. Washington Park. Aug<br />
12. U.S. Grant Park. Aug 13. Washington Park. 6pm, free.<br />
portlandfestivalsymphony.org.<br />
Kathleen McGowan – The Expected One. Aug 9,<br />
7:30pm. Powell’s on Hawthorne. Free 238-1668, powells.<br />
com.<br />
Helen Caldicott – Nuclear Power is Not the<br />
Answer. Aug 9, 7:30pm. Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-<br />
4651, powells.com.<br />
Steven Kotler – West of Jesus: Surfing, Science<br />
and the Origins of Belief. Aug 10, 7:30pm. Powell’s on<br />
Hawthorne. Free. 238-1668, powells.com.<br />
Allan MacDonell – Prisoner of X: Twenty Years<br />
in the Hole at Hustler Magazine. Aug 10, 7:30pm.<br />
Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-4651, powells.com.<br />
Portland Actors Ensemble – The Merry Wives<br />
of Windsor. Aug 5. Laurelhurst Park. Aug 6. Washington<br />
Park. Aug 12 & 13. Lynchwood Park. Aug 19 & 20. Gabriel<br />
Park. 3pm, free. 467-6573, portlandactors.com.<br />
Performance Works NorthWest – Fourth Annual<br />
Richard <strong>For</strong>eman Mini-Festival. Aug 11 & 12,<br />
8:30pm. Performance Works NorthWest. $15–$40 (one day),<br />
$25–$75 (both days). 777-1907, performanceworksnw.org.<br />
Fred Meyer Broadway Across America – Little<br />
Women. Aug 15–20, Tue–Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm & 7:30pm,<br />
Sun 1pm & 6:30pm. Keller Auditorium. $22–$60. 248-<br />
<strong>43</strong>35, pcpa.com.<br />
Broadway Rose Theatre Company – The Case of<br />
the Dead Flamingo Dancer. Aug 4–20, Thu–Sat 8pm,<br />
Sun 2pm. Deb Fennell Auditorium. $19–$26. 620-5262,<br />
bwayrose.com.<br />
Theatre Vertigo – Valparaiso. Aug 25–Sep 23,<br />
Thu–Sat 8pm. Theater! Theatre! $15 (pay-what-you-can Thu).<br />
306-0870, theatrevertigo.org.<br />
Dance<br />
Northwest Professional Dance Project – Gala<br />
Show & Backstage Soirée. Aug 11, 7pm. Lincoln<br />
Performance Hall. Show $8, Show & Soirée $45. 756-1912,<br />
nwpdp.com.<br />
Locations<br />
Annie Bloom’s Books<br />
7834 SW Capitol Hwy<br />
Artists Repertory Theatre<br />
1516 SW Alder St<br />
Deb Fennell Auditorium<br />
9000 SW Durham Rd, Tigard<br />
Gabriel Park<br />
SW 45th Ave & Vermont St<br />
Keller Auditorium<br />
222 SW Clay St<br />
Laurelhurst Park<br />
SE 39th Ave & Stark St<br />
Lincoln Perf. Hall, PSU<br />
1620 SW Park Ave<br />
Lynchwood Park<br />
SE 170th Ave & Haig St<br />
Literary<br />
Frank Delaney – Simple Courage: A True Story of<br />
Peril on the Sea. Aug 1, 7:30pm. Powell’s City of Books.<br />
Free. 228-4651, powells.com.<br />
Alison Clement – Twenty Questions. Aug 2, 7:30pm.<br />
Annie Bloom’s Books. Free. 246-0053, annieblooms.com.<br />
Debby Applegate – The Most Famous Man in<br />
America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher.<br />
Aug 2, 7:30pm. Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-4651,<br />
powells.com.<br />
Peter Ames Carlin – Catch a Wave: The Rise,<br />
Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian<br />
Wilson. Aug 3, 7:30pm. Annie Bloom’s Books. Free. 246-<br />
0053, annieblooms.com.<br />
Rory Stewart – The Prince of the Marshes: And<br />
Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq. Aug<br />
3, 7:30pm. Powell’s on Hawthorne. Free. 238-1668, powells.<br />
com.<br />
Catherine Hanrahan – Lost Girls and Love Hotels.<br />
Aug 7, 7:30pm. Powell’s on Hawthorne. Free. 238-1668,<br />
powells.com.<br />
Tucker Malarkey – Resurrection. Aug 8, 7:30pm.<br />
Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-4651, powells.com.<br />
McCoy Park<br />
N Woolsey Ave & Dwight Ave<br />
Mt. Hood C.C. Main<br />
Stage & Studio Theatre<br />
26000 SW Stark St, Gresham<br />
Peninsula Park<br />
700 N Portland Blvd<br />
Paul Levy – The Madness of George W. Bush: A<br />
Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis. Aug 14,<br />
7:30pm. Powell’s on Hawthorne. Free. 238-1668, powells.<br />
com.<br />
Scott Snyder – Voodoo Heart. Aug 15, 7:30pm.<br />
Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-4651, powells.com.<br />
Chiasmus Press’ Northwest Edge. Aug 17, 7:30pm.<br />
Powells City of Books. Free. 228-4651, powells.com.<br />
Uzodinma Iweala – Beasts of No Nation: A Novel.<br />
Aug 23, 7:30pm. Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-4651,<br />
powells.com.<br />
Irvine Welsh – Bedroom Secrets of the Master<br />
Chefs. Aug 24, 7:30pm. Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-<br />
4651, powells.com.<br />
Brett Peasel – Mommies Who Drink: Sex, Drugs,<br />
and Other Distant Memories of an Ordinary Mom.<br />
Aug 28, 7:30pm. Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-4651,<br />
powells.com.<br />
Lee Montgomery – The Things Between Us: A<br />
Memoir. Aug 29, 7:30pm. Powell’s City of Books. Free.<br />
228-4651, powells.com.<br />
Andrea Seigel – To Feel Stuff. Aug 30, 7:30pm.<br />
Powell’s City of Books. Free. 228-4651, powells.com.<br />
Performance Works NW<br />
4625 SE 67th Ave<br />
Powell’s City of Books<br />
1005 W Burnside<br />
Powell’s on Hawthorne<br />
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd<br />
Theater! Theatre!<br />
3<strong>43</strong>0 SE Belmont St<br />
U.S. Grant Park<br />
NE 33rd Ave & U.S. Grant Place<br />
Washington Park<br />
SW Park Place<br />
West End Theater<br />
1220 SW Taylor St<br />
Winningstad Theatre<br />
1111 SW Broadway<br />
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PREVIEWS<br />
By the book<br />
Upcoming Readings | by Tom Hummer<br />
Allan McDonell – Prisoner of X: 20<br />
Years in the Hole at Hustler<br />
Magazine<br />
Powell’s City of Books<br />
August 10, 7:30pm<br />
It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Allan<br />
McDonell did, he’s telling all and for this, he’s<br />
gaining thousands of friends (myspace.com/prisonerofx).<br />
“It takes a special person to work at Hustler<br />
magazine for 20 years and not crack up,” writes<br />
McDonell in Prisoner of X, an account of his tenure at<br />
Hustler, rising from assistant copy editor to editorial<br />
director of all Larry Flynt Publications’ unseemly offerings.<br />
It ended in 2003 when the moody Flynt fired<br />
McDonell for setting the flame too high under him<br />
at a celebrity roast. By then an increasingly irritated<br />
McDonell had already begun to sabotage his own<br />
job (a professional career that included evaluating<br />
countless skin photos, taking XXX field trips,<br />
mastering “fully erect” film criticism and enduring<br />
creepy interoffice schemers) but was reluctant to<br />
quit. At the roast, however, he had “unconsciously<br />
tapped into a raging undercurrent of resentment<br />
toward [his] employer...[and] was tendering one<br />
of the most passively aggressive resignations in<br />
history.” Savagely funny and well-written, Prisoner of<br />
X is as much about the inner workings of America’s<br />
most influential porn domain as it is about Larry<br />
Flynt, covering (among other infamous incidents)<br />
the filming of The People vs. Larry Flynt, Flynt’s stint<br />
in a mental institution, and Flynt’s takedown of<br />
House Speaker-elect Bob Livingston during Bill<br />
Clinton’s impeachment. Chuck Palahniuk says to<br />
“indulge before the restraining orders pull this great<br />
book off store shelves.” We’re certain the book will<br />
still be there when McDonell (who says he’s experiencing<br />
no withdrawal symptoms) comes to town.<br />
And, please, come just for the articles.<br />
Debby Applegate – The Most Famous<br />
Man in America: The Biography<br />
of Henry Ward Beecher<br />
Powell’s City of Books<br />
August 2, 7:30pm<br />
“Henry who?” we ask in response to a title that<br />
declares Henry Ward Beecher the most famous man<br />
in America. Clever of author (and sometimes Portlander)<br />
Debby Applegate to make us do a double<br />
take and look between the covers of The Most Famous<br />
Man in America to discover exactly who this man was<br />
(other than Harriet Beecher Stowe’s little brother).<br />
A son of Lyman Beecher, the last great Puritan minister,<br />
the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher came of age<br />
in the early 1830s (the 19th Century social equivalent<br />
of the late ‘60s) and, befitting a spirited soul in<br />
such times, loved nothing more than breaking<br />
taboos and defying expectations. Beecher shocked<br />
and enthralled America by shedding his father’s<br />
fire-and-brimstone theology and replacing it with a<br />
New-Testament-based “Gospel of Love,” becoming<br />
a founding father of modern American Christianity.<br />
He joined religion with politics in pursuit of social<br />
justice, throwing himself into the abolitionist movement<br />
and preaching from the pulpit on behalf of the<br />
Republican Party. By the Civil War’s end, Beecher<br />
was at the pinnacle of fame and influence. And<br />
then, in 1870, scandal broke: Beecher was accused<br />
of seducing a close friend’s wife, which led to a six<br />
month trial for “criminal conversation,” generating<br />
more headlines than the recent war. After a jury<br />
deadlock, Beecher continued to preach to dwindling<br />
audiences, and by the mid-20th Century historians<br />
had dismissed him as a sentimental buffoon and<br />
lecherous hypocrite. The subtexts about the impermanence<br />
of celebrity and about how some things<br />
never change are loud and clear.<br />
Irvine Welsh – The Bedroom<br />
Secrets of the Master Chefs<br />
Powell’s City of Books<br />
August 24, 7:30pm<br />
Irvine Welsh tends to drink green tea these days<br />
instead of doing ten pints and a couple of grams,<br />
and to ride horses every week instead of betting<br />
on them. What? Has the hard-living first-person<br />
chronicler of Britain’s drug-induced excesses (most<br />
notably, Trainspotting [1993]) and the E’d-up voice of<br />
the rave generation (Ecstasy [1996]) gone mainstream<br />
and mellow? Although he retains his humor<br />
and still salts his language with the “F” and the “C”<br />
words, Welsh, at age 47, has indeed softened. Says<br />
Welsh, “I think you get to a point where you have to<br />
make certain decisions for sheer self-preservation.<br />
The direction I was headed in was the crematorium.”<br />
Welsh turned to the Romantics, Byron and<br />
Shelley, and last year admitted a passion for the<br />
romantic prose of Jane Austen. Today, four years<br />
after Porno (Welsh’s sequel to Trainspotting), comes<br />
The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs, a truly literary<br />
novel, with shades of The Picture of Dorian Gray and<br />
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—and even a bit of romance.<br />
Bad boy Danny Skinner is on a quest to unravel classified<br />
information known as “the bedroom secrets<br />
of the master chefs”—information he regards as<br />
key to understanding his genetics and the crippling<br />
compulsions that threaten to wreck his young<br />
life. Welsh certainly breaks fertile ground with The<br />
Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs, but he hasn’t completely<br />
lost his flair for the grotesque—show up to<br />
see if he’ll read aloud the awfully graphic sex scene<br />
near the end of the novel.<br />
Brett Paesel – Mommies Who<br />
Drink: Sex, Drugs, and Other Distant<br />
Memories of an Ordinary Mom<br />
Powell’s City of Books<br />
August 28, 7:30pm<br />
There’s a new style of mommy lit out there, known<br />
among the “Mom Mafia” inner circle as “momoirs.”<br />
These parenting tales aren’t the predictable yawners<br />
about the cute things kids do. Writer, actress, wife<br />
and mommy Brett Paesel had read the “soft-edged,<br />
cloying, pastel pile of goo” on motherhood and<br />
wondered, “Where’s the cocktail and an evening out<br />
with your pals, dancing at the bar down the street?”<br />
Paesel needed to know she wasn’t the only mother<br />
who seriously called her husband during the first<br />
month of her child’s life and demanded they find<br />
a way to give the baby back. So, in Mommies Who<br />
Drink, Paesel collects true stories drawn from her<br />
own not-so-perfect experiences. Join Paesel and<br />
her friends at happy hour every Friday as they try to<br />
reconcile modern motherhood with their carefree<br />
pasts, planning, for instance, to do cocaine again,<br />
only to discover they don’t have a babysitter. With a<br />
voice that’s real and poignant yet wickedly hilarious,<br />
Paesel speaks to all women braving the new world<br />
of motherhood. On the Manolo Blahnik heels of<br />
Sex and the City, Mommies Who Drink has already been<br />
optioned for an HBO television series (with Paesel<br />
writing the script), so get on the bandwagon now.<br />
42 PDXmagazine.com / August 2006
PREVIEWS<br />
SET LIST<br />
Upcoming Live Music | by Tom D’Antoni, Angelo De Ieso II, Travis Greenwood, Kamran Rouzpay & Brian Smith<br />
Blitzen Trapper<br />
Sleater-Kinney<br />
photo: Alexander Warnow<br />
The Coup<br />
The Coup, Common Market<br />
Berbati’s Pan<br />
August 2, 9:30pm<br />
Politically radical in their philosophy, but grounded<br />
in their probity, Oakland’s The Coup are electronically<br />
driven hip-hop beats of Pam The Funkstress<br />
encomiumized by the cynically humorous spits<br />
of communist emcee, Boots Riley. In their 2006<br />
release, Pick a Bigger Weapon, the group’s sixth studio<br />
album, Riley perseveres with familiar sentiments<br />
exhibited in The Coup’s previous endeavors. Except<br />
this time, the part-comedic, part-militant assembly<br />
unveils some of its richest audioscapes to date. On<br />
the punk rock label Epitaph, which put out music<br />
from groups like NOFX and Rancid, and with the<br />
enlistment of Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave’s<br />
Tom Morello, as well as crew members of<br />
Toni! Tony! Toné!, Parliament-Funkadelic and the<br />
Gap Band, Weapon is a triumphant culmination<br />
of prior releases, and the live presentation is one<br />
not to miss. Also on the bill is Seattle’s Common<br />
Market, who have been highly touted by the mighty<br />
KRS-One, and feature the Northwest’s own DJ Sabzi<br />
alongside Kentucky native Ra Scion. Scion gathered<br />
influence from his years in Africa, and like Sabzi,<br />
is of the Baha’i Faith, which explains his conscientious<br />
and quest-for-enlightenment mark of ownership<br />
in the modern hip-hop world. —AD<br />
Peaches, Eagles of Death Metal<br />
The Roseland<br />
August 7, 8pm<br />
Did you ever think a woman would front a cockrock<br />
band? Well, imagine no more, because it’s<br />
being done—by Merrill Nisker, who created the<br />
moniker “Peaches” in 2000, a manifestation that’s<br />
become notoriously vulgar. On Peaches’ first album,<br />
Teaches of Peaches, some song titles included “Fuck<br />
the Pain Away,” “Diddle My Skittle” and “Suck and<br />
Let Go.” Obscenity and shock are all part of her ultimate<br />
plan, but underneath the offensive—and often<br />
hilarious—raps, is a beat heavy, electro-pop dance<br />
party. Last month, Peaches released her third fulllength,<br />
Impeach My Bush, and the overall aesthetic<br />
is the same: charmingly nasty lyrics rapped over<br />
stripped-down, simplistic beats. With Peaches, you<br />
won’t get a transcendent listening experience, but<br />
you will get a straightforward, entertaining rockyour-body<br />
show from cock-rock’s leading woman.<br />
It only makes sense that she recruits Jesse “The<br />
Devil” Hughes and his outfit, the Eagles of Death<br />
Metal, to open for her tour. “The Devil” formed his<br />
rump-shaking, garage-rock band with friend and<br />
Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme<br />
back in 2003. Part Elvis, part Rolling Stones and<br />
part Stooges, the Eagles of Death Metal are a swaggering<br />
collection of musicians who, like Peaches,<br />
embrace transparent, sexual lyrics over danceable,<br />
clever rock n’ roll. This show will undoubtably rock<br />
your socks off. —KR<br />
Blitzen Trapper, The Parson Red<br />
Heads, Schroder<br />
Towne Lounge<br />
August 11, call for time<br />
Hillbilly two-tooth swing meets modern day big<br />
city life quandaries in Blitzen Trapper’s world<br />
of multi-instrumental rock. Like a 21st Century<br />
soundtrack for Dukes of Hazzard (had their been no<br />
terrible Hollywood remake), Trapper is the twisted<br />
genius of guitarist/songwriter Eric Earley. Alongside<br />
his cast of talented and zany friends, Earley plays<br />
irration-ally infectious honky-pop and proffers<br />
modestly precocious themes with sick jams for the<br />
true heads. Hippies, hicks and hipsters unite for a<br />
nonpareilled hoedown that gives hope to a city full<br />
of bands and partygoers often too afraid to stomp<br />
and dance. —AD<br />
Sleater-Kinney (Farewell Shows)<br />
Crystal Ballroom<br />
August 11 & 12, 9pm<br />
Sleater-Kinney has been a critical cornerstone<br />
for women in rock n’ roll—and Portlanders in<br />
general—for over a decade. When the Riot Grrrl<br />
scene broke out in the early 1990s, Sleater-Kinney<br />
was there to greet it with the true spirit of rock.<br />
Since the trio’s inception in 1994, members Corin<br />
Tucker, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss have<br />
risen to the top of the indie-rock scene, and made<br />
their final offering with 2005’s spectacular Sub Pop<br />
release, The Woods. Tremendously loud and superbly<br />
written, The Woods marks the band at its height.<br />
Sadly, in July, the women of Sleater-Kinney decided<br />
to call it quits while they’re on top. “We could not<br />
have made our music without your enthusiasm,<br />
passion, and loyalty. It is you who have made the<br />
entire journey worthwhile,” read a message left on<br />
the band’s official website. After a career of critical<br />
and commercial success, the band returns home to<br />
Portland to say their final goodbyes at two Crystal<br />
Ballroom shows. These final hometown performances<br />
are guaranteed to be riveting and electric, as<br />
Sleater-Kinney’s live acts have never slowed down<br />
throughout their career. Come see one of Portland’s<br />
best bow out for the last time. —KR<br />
Comets on Fire<br />
Holocene<br />
August 18, 9pm<br />
Rock revival bands always risk sounding too much<br />
like their influences, thus coming off as second-rate<br />
hacks. Santa Cruz’s Comets on Fire may proudly<br />
wear their influences on their respective sleeves,<br />
but they somehow manage to avoid appearing like<br />
uninspired wannabes. The band’s 2004 Sub Pop<br />
release, Blue Cathedral, was a critical smash, and<br />
featured eight songs of dirty, loud, garage psychedelica.<br />
Actually, loud and dirty doesn’t fully capture<br />
the band’s sound; no, chaotic and spastic might<br />
be more accurate. Inaccessible to many, Comets<br />
on Fire has returned in 2006 with their August 8th<br />
release, Avatar, this time with a fresh new sound,<br />
while maintaining their roots and embracing their<br />
influences. Blending psychedelica, rock, garage<br />
and punk, the Comets boldly and equally mix the<br />
Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers<br />
and Mudhoney, resulting in a sound that is fully<br />
their own. Avatar is nearly flawless and exposes the<br />
band’s more melodic, coherent side; songs aren’t as<br />
loud, distorted or spastic. The ‘70s might be in our<br />
rear window, but Comets on Fire refuses to let the<br />
44 PDXmagazine.com / August 2006
PREVIEWS<br />
SET LIST<br />
Upcoming Live Music<br />
music that shaped their lives wash away amongst a<br />
sea of substandard rock revival acts. An astonishing<br />
live show is sure to deliver. —KR<br />
A Silver Mt. Zion, Carla Bozulich<br />
Doug Fir<br />
August 19, 9pm<br />
Possessing one of the sweetest, most alluring—and<br />
at times most erratic—voices in the music world,<br />
Carla Bozulich falls into the realm of the “must<br />
see.” She’s become known for her sexy, fiery<br />
performances that either leaves an audience pleasantly<br />
stunned or scratching their collective heads.<br />
With Montreal’s A Silver Mt. Zion (which features<br />
members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor) this<br />
time around, expect to see Bozulich’s less appealing<br />
tendencies reigned in. The former’s swelling mix of<br />
noise and melody leaves the theatrics of Godspeed<br />
behind and focuses more on tight, rhythmic structure.<br />
And for Bozulich, this is a coup. Having made<br />
is beautiful, compelling and capable of communicating<br />
the entire spectrum of human emotions: happiness,<br />
sadness, anger, nostalgia, optimism, etc.<br />
All of this is readily evident on the band’s excellent<br />
new self-recorded and self-released debut album,<br />
48 Minutes, 07 Seconds, Then the Open Air (available at<br />
jackpotrecords.com), which features seven extended<br />
jams. The album’s standout track—the melancholic<br />
“When I Destroy An Animal”—repeats itself slowly<br />
and quietly at first, tension building at every moment.<br />
Restraint gives way to excess at the six-minute<br />
mark, however, when the song hits a crescendo and<br />
implodes under waves of guitar hiss and distortion,<br />
each note of squalling feedback falling off the guitar<br />
like a dealer flipping cards at a poker game. As if<br />
you needed extra incentive, tonight’s performance<br />
jumpstarts a five-week national tour for WFJ, one<br />
that will see them gigging from sea to shining sea.<br />
This is your chance to help send them off in style.<br />
—TG<br />
with discounted tickets for kids. The serious party<br />
starts at 9:30pm when the Lions, in full-force and<br />
costume, will be joined by musicians from Rio de<br />
Janeiro like Bateria Mestre Jorge Alabe. According to<br />
Brian Davis, co-founder of the Lions, a “‘bateria’ is<br />
a person who is respected as a master of all instruments<br />
and aspects of a Brazilian music and drum<br />
ensemble.” Alabe has recorded with Pink Martini<br />
in the past. More info on the other musicians and<br />
tickets can be found at lionsofbatucada.com.<br />
But first, just what is “batucada,” and how<br />
did this magical troupe come to be? Davis, also a<br />
member of Pink Martini, explains, “It came to be<br />
from someone calling John Brodie, the manager of<br />
Pink Martini, and asking if someone in his group<br />
could put a samba thing together for the [Portland]<br />
Oregon Visitors Association.” POVA wanted to<br />
name the band and link it to the sponsor for the<br />
event, Red Lion Inns. “‘Batucada’ means samba<br />
on percussion,” Davis adds. “It was just on a spur<br />
of the moment. We had, like, a ten-foot tall Lion<br />
Carla Bozulich Comets on Fire Lions of Batucada<br />
a name with the Geraldine Fibbers, kicked around<br />
like a bad ass cowgirl with Nels Cline, opened for<br />
Wilco and covered an entire Willie Nelson LP, Bozulich<br />
is finally getting her due. Go pay your respects.<br />
—BS<br />
We’re From Japan, Aristela<br />
Doug Fir<br />
August 30, 9pm<br />
The truth, we’re afraid, must be revealed: Instrumetal<br />
aesthetes We’re From Japan (hereafter WFJ)<br />
actually formed here in Portland circa 2003/4, having<br />
no real direct connect to the land of the rising<br />
sun. This misnomer aside, we can’t much fault the<br />
local quartet or their terrific brand of epic, sprawling,<br />
vocal-less songs that sport dramatic swings in<br />
tempo, texture and volume. Influenced by the work<br />
of other like-minded instrumental shape-shifters<br />
like the Dirty Three, Mogwai and Explosions in the<br />
Sky, WFJ understands the importance of pacing,<br />
restraint and patience, fashioning songs from<br />
guitar loops, cul-de-sacs and other found-sound<br />
fragments to realize an ebb-and-flow dynamic that<br />
Lions of Batucada<br />
Wonder Ballroom<br />
August 12, 2pm & 9:30pm<br />
Has it already been ten years since we were first<br />
shocked and awed by the sight of 20–40 drummers<br />
blasting out infectious syncopation along with<br />
gorgeous dancers in full<br />
Brazilian costume, coming<br />
around the corner at<br />
us and instantly making<br />
our rumps shake? Yes,<br />
The Lions Of Batucada,<br />
Portland’s own Brazilian<br />
marching band, is ten<br />
years old and will be celebrating<br />
their birthday<br />
in typical fashion with<br />
a day-long party at the<br />
Wonder Ballroom this<br />
month. The day starts<br />
with a family matinée<br />
performance and<br />
Brazilian lunch at 2pm<br />
in tails and top hat with us on the very first gig.” A<br />
few years ago, the Portland police put a stop to the<br />
Lions’ popular impromptu street marching, so if<br />
you want to dive into the sauce of the samba, and of<br />
Brazil, the Wonder Ballroom tenth anniversary party<br />
is a delicious way to do it. —TD<br />
August 2006 / PDXmagazine.com 45
MUSIC<br />
Acme<br />
1305 SE 8th Ave, 230-9020<br />
acme-pdx.com | Shows at 10pm, call for prices<br />
Aug 1 The Janglies.<br />
Aug 4 El Chingon!, The Aaron Mazonek Experience, Sestina,<br />
Treva Jackson.<br />
Aug 5 Pirate Radio, Swim Swam Swum.<br />
Aug 9 Ten Colors.<br />
Aug 11 Gingerbread Patriots, Kite Flying Society.<br />
Aug 12 John Vechiarelli, Nick Jaina.<br />
Aug 16 Pop Tomorrow!<br />
Aug 18 Wildcard.<br />
Aug 19 Ghetturista with DJ Blackmarks.<br />
Aug 23 The Crosswalks, Yoyodyne, Oh! Captain.<br />
Aug 30 William Holley.<br />
Aladdin Theater<br />
3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, 234-9694<br />
aladdin-theater.com | Shows at 8pm<br />
Aug 2 School of Rock All Stars. $13–$15<br />
Aug 4 The Tubes featuring Fee Waybill. $22.50–$25<br />
Aug 5 Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular. $22–$24<br />
Aug 11 World Party, Elvis Perkins. $25<br />
Aug 15 Ani Difranco, Athens Boy Choir. $41–$45 (sold out)<br />
Aug 16 Frigg. $17.50–$20<br />
Aug 21 Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven. $21–$24<br />
Aug 22 The Waifs, Paul Kelly. $14.50–$17<br />
Aug 26 Four for the Road w/ Danny O’Keefe, Cliff Eberhardt,<br />
Wendy Waldman, Lynn Miles. $22.50–$25<br />
Alberta Street Public House<br />
1036 NE Alberta St, 284-7665<br />
albertastreetpub.com | Call for prices<br />
Mon The Pickups. 6:30pm<br />
Fri Myshkin’s Ruby Warblers. 6:30pm<br />
Aug 3 Karen Brooks. 7pm<br />
Aug 5 National Flower, Del Goldfarb. 7pm<br />
Aug 6 Katy Bowser. 8pm<br />
Aug 8 Fiona Boyes. 9:30pm<br />
Aug 12 The Flat Mountain Girls, John Courage, The<br />
Everybodyfields. 9:30pm<br />
Aug 13 Matt Vrba. 8pm<br />
Aug 19 Johnny Keener. 9:30pm<br />
Aug 26 Joni Laurence, Truckstop Souvenir, The RCMP. 7pm<br />
Aug 27 Matt Jones, Ryan Holley. 8pm<br />
Aug 29 Deadwood Revival. 9:30pm<br />
Aug 31 Bright Red Paper, Horsefeathers. 9pm<br />
Bend Summer Concerts<br />
Les Schwab Amphitheatre<br />
520 Powerhouse Dr, Bend, 541-312-8510<br />
bendconcerts.com | Call for times<br />
Aug 16 Merle Haggard and The Strangers. $32.50–$55<br />
Aug 17 Lynard Skynard, Austin Hanks. $32.50–$65<br />
Berbati’s Pan<br />
231 SW Ankeny St, 248-4579<br />
berbatis.com | Shows at 9:30pm<br />
Aug 2 The Coup, Common Market. $14<br />
Aug 3 Dezarie, Ikahba, Ras Danny’s Higher Reasoning Sound.<br />
$17<br />
Aug 4 DJ Anjali & the Incredible Kid. Call for price<br />
Aug 5 Z-Trip, DJ Joelskool, Pura Vida. $12<br />
Aug 6 Joe Firstman & Family, Tony Lucca, Curtis Peoples. $8<br />
Aug 12 Climber, Caves, Derby, Voyager One. $7<br />
Aug 14 Michael Dean Damron, Moonlight Towers. $6<br />
Aug 18 Stormcrow, Hellshock, Order of the Vulture, Just<br />
Another Consumer, Deterrorformed. $5<br />
Aug 24 The Cowtrippers, Another Fine Crisis. $6<br />
Aug 25 Ambience, DJ OG-One. Call for price<br />
Aug 26 Velabonz, Finger Bang City. $10<br />
Crystal Ballroom<br />
1332 W Burnside, 225-0047<br />
danceonair.com<br />
Aug 11 & 12 Sleater-Kinney (Farewell Shows). 9pm, $12<br />
Aug 22 Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes. 9pm, $12<br />
Aug 26 The Accolades, Moutain Con. 9pm, $6 (Lola’s Room)<br />
Aug 31 Atmosphere, Psalm One, Mac Lethal. 8pm, $17.50<br />
Doug Fir<br />
830 E Burnside, 231-9663<br />
dougfirlounge.com | Shows at 9pm<br />
Aug 3 Thanksgiving, Sophe Lux, Recall Seven. $5<br />
Aug 4 Amelia, Leigh Marble, Jim Brunberg. $10<br />
Aug 5 Hot Wax w/ Soul Plasma, Down Band, Serge Severe.<br />
$6<br />
Aug 6 Blowoff. $10<br />
Aug 7 Diplo, Bonde Do Role, CSS. $15<br />
Aug 8 Zilla, Ooah. $15<br />
Aug 10 Elvis Costello Appreciation Night w/ Nick Jaina,<br />
Amelia, Crosstide & more. Free<br />
Aug 11 Paperboys, Hanz Araki. $10<br />
Aug 12 Richmond Fontaine, Grand Champeen, Gerald Collier.<br />
$8<br />
Aug 15 Gary Jules, Jim Bianco. $9<br />
Aug 16 French Kicks, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Matt<br />
& Kim. $10<br />
Aug 17 Ohmega Watts, Copy, Alela Diane. Free<br />
Aug 18 Don Caballero, Zombi, Get Hustle. $12<br />
Aug 19 A Silver Mt. Zion, Carla Bozulich. $12<br />
Aug 20 & 21 Yard Dogs Road Show, Marching Fourth<br />
Marching Band. $12<br />
Aug 23 Think Airbag, Oh Darlings, Old Growth. Free<br />
Aug 24 The Clientele, Great Lakes. $10–$12<br />
Aug 29 Corb Lund $10<br />
Aug 30 We’re From Japan, Aristeia, Westfold. $5<br />
Aug 31 Nick Jaina, Holcombe Waller, The Music Population<br />
Orchestra. $7<br />
Hawthorne Theatre<br />
3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 234-7474<br />
hawthornetheatre.com<br />
Aug 2 Circa Survive, Receiving End of Sirens, Portugal the<br />
Man, Keating. 7pm, $12<br />
Aug 5 The Soda Pop Kids. 9pm, $7<br />
Aug 10 A Tribute to Music as Art – Hip-Hop Edition featuring<br />
Mary Hellman, Garin, Ryan Laws Kid Espi & more. 9pm, $10<br />
Aug 11 Himsa, Becoming The Archetype, Demericous,<br />
Parkway Drive, Hell Promise. 9pm, $12<br />
Aug 21 Bowling <strong>For</strong> Soup, Fenix TX, Flashlight Brown, Army<br />
of Freshman. 7pm, $15<br />
Aug 24 Opticollide, Man Kind is Obsolete, Pillars at Nein,<br />
Particle Son. 9pm, $6<br />
Aug 25 Haste the Day, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, August Burns<br />
Red, Inhale Exhale. 7pm, $12<br />
Aug 25 Runaway Norm. 8pm, free (Second Stage)<br />
Aug 31 Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim <strong>For</strong>, Hit The Lights,<br />
This Providence. 8pm, $12<br />
Holocene<br />
1001 SE Morrison St, 239-7639<br />
holocene.org | Shows at 9pm<br />
Aug 1 Magnolia Electric Co., Ladyhawk, Blitzen Trapper. $10<br />
Aug 4 Hey Willpower, Do N Dudes. $5<br />
Aug 5 Egyptian Lover, Jamie Jupiter, Jammotron. Call for<br />
price<br />
Aug 6 The Dying Californian, Nervous and the Kid, Narwhal<br />
vs. Narwhal, Music Arcade, Hod Hulphers. Call for price<br />
Aug 10 Final Fantasy, Bob Wiseman, Curtains. $8<br />
Aug 18 Comets on Fire, 16 Bitch Pile-Up. $8<br />
Aug 20 Ghosting, Pumice, Bonus, GMS, Grouper. Call for<br />
price<br />
Loveland<br />
320 SE 2nd Ave, 234-5683<br />
loveland-international.com | Shows at 8pm<br />
Aug 2 Park, One Way Letter, The Twitch, Morgan’s Door. $8<br />
Aug 6 Blackpool Lights, House of Heroes, Days Away,<br />
Something About Airplanes. $8<br />
Aug 10 Dear Life, Catherine. $8<br />
Aug 12 The Adolescents, Street Dogs, The Briggs. $12.50<br />
Aug 26 The <strong>For</strong>mat, Rainer Maria, Anthallo, Street to<br />
Nowhere. $13<br />
Macadam’s Bar & Grill<br />
5833 SW Macadam Ave, 246-6227<br />
Shows at 9pm, free<br />
Aug 3 Noah Peterson. 8pm<br />
Aug 4 J Malem.<br />
Aug 11 Courtney Jones.<br />
Aug 12 Brian Flannery.<br />
Aug 17 Mitzi Zilka & Chance Hayden. 8pm<br />
Aug 18 Shel Bailey Big Package.<br />
Aug 19 Scott Gallegos.<br />
Aug 24 Chance Hayden. 8pm<br />
Aug 25 J Malem & Will West.<br />
Aug 26 So Called Blues Band.<br />
Aug 31 Chance Hayden. 8pm<br />
McMenamins Edgefield<br />
2126 SW Halsey St, Troutdale, 669-8610<br />
mcmenamins.com<br />
Aug 7 B.B. King’s 80th Birthday. 6:30pm, $37.50–$65<br />
Aug 9 Stolen Sweets. 6pm, free<br />
Aug 29 Los Lonely Boys, Susan Tedeschi. 6:30pm,<br />
$42.50–$55<br />
Mississippi Studios<br />
3939 N Mississippi Ave, 288-3895<br />
mississippistudios.com | Call for prices<br />
Aug 4 John Wesley Harding. 7:30pm<br />
Aug 8 Anne Brun. 8pm<br />
Aug 11 Hillstomp, Bark Hide, Horn.<br />
Aug 13 Keith Greeninger, Dayan Kai, Garett Brennan. 8pm<br />
Aug 15 The Holmes Brothers. 7:30pm<br />
Aug 18 Nick Jaina, Matt Sheehy, Horsefeathers. 10pm<br />
Aug 19 Pete Droge. 8pm<br />
Aug 23 Keith Varon, Ryan Auffenberg. 8pm<br />
Mock Crest Tavern<br />
3<strong>43</strong>5 N Lombard St, 283-5014<br />
mockcest.com | Call for prices<br />
Aug 1 NoPoMojo. 8pm<br />
Aug 3 KC Murphy, Open Mic & Jammin’. 8:30pm<br />
Aug 4 Kinzel & Hyde. 9pm<br />
Aug 5 Donna and the Side Effects. 9pm<br />
Aug 6 Kate Mann. 9pm<br />
Aug 8 Lauren Sheehan and Friends. 8pm<br />
Aug 10 Mike Danner, Open Mic & Jammin’. 8:30pm<br />
Aug 11 Rollie Tussing. 9pm<br />
Aug 12 Gothic Outhouse w/ Heidi Hellbender. 9pm<br />
Aug 13 Will West. 8pm<br />
Aug 15 Johnnie Ward & Eagle Ridin Papas. 8pm<br />
Aug 17 Claes of Blueprints, Open Mic & Jammin’. 8:30pm<br />
Aug 18 Sneakin’ Out. 9pm<br />
Aug 19 The Nightlights of New Orleans Duo. 9pm<br />
Aug 20 David Gofreed & Troy Johnson. 8pm<br />
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MUSIC<br />
Marquee:<br />
Aug 2 School of Rock All Stars. Aladdin Theater<br />
Aug 7 B.B. King’s 80th Birthday. McMenamin’s Edgefield<br />
Aug 10 Final Fantasy, Bob Wiseman, Curtains. Holocene<br />
Aug 12 Climber, Caves, Derby. Berbati’s Pan<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Aug 17 Ohmega Watts, Copy. Doug Fir<br />
Aug 18 Etta James. Oregon Zoo<br />
Aug 22 Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes. Crystal Ballroom<br />
Aug 31 Atmosphere, Psalm One, Mac Lethal. Crystal Ballroom<br />
Aug 22 Reverb Brothers. 8pm<br />
Aug 24 Donna Jose, Open Mic & Jammin’. 8:30pm<br />
Aug 25 DC Malone & friends. 8pm<br />
Aug 26 Blueprints. 9pm<br />
Aug 27 Richard “Champ” Collins. 8pm<br />
Aug 31 Lee Blake, Open Mic & Jammin’. 8:30pm<br />
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival – Main Stage<br />
Gresham Center for the Arts<br />
200 NE Hood Ave, Gresham, 491-5950<br />
mthoodjazz.com | Call for prices, shows at different venues<br />
Aug 4 Tribute to Mel Brown. 7:30pm; Chris Botti and his<br />
Quintet. 9pm, $15<br />
Aug 5 East Metro All-Star Jazz Band. 4pm; Thara Memory<br />
Super Band. 5pm; Dave Valentin Latin Jazz Ensemble.<br />
6:30pm; Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band w/ Louis Hayes.<br />
7:45pm; The David Sanborn Group. 9:15pm, $20<br />
Oregon Zoo<br />
4001 SW Canyon Rd, 226-1561<br />
oregonzoo.org | Shows at 7pm<br />
Aug 4 & 5 Pink Martini. $22<br />
Aug 18 Etta James. $19<br />
Rose Garden<br />
1 Center Ct, 235-8771<br />
rosequarter.com | Shows at 7:30pm<br />
Aug 8 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill. $45–85<br />
Aug 11 Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta. $52<br />
Roseland Theater<br />
8 NW 6th Ave, 224-2038<br />
doubletee.com<br />
Aug 2 Walter Trout and the Radicals. 7pm, call for price<br />
Aug 7 Peaches, Eagles of Death Metal. 8pm, $19<br />
Aug 9 Bruce Cockburn, Sarah Harmer. 8pm, $25–$25<br />
Aug 16 Three Days Grace. 8pm, call for price<br />
Towne Lounge<br />
714 SW 20th Place, 241-8696<br />
townelounge.com | Call for times<br />
Aug 3 The King Cheetah. Call for price<br />
Aug 4 PRA Benefit w/ Acoustic Minds, Michael Jodell, Ali<br />
Ippolito, The Plastic Age. 9pm, $5–$15<br />
Aug 5 Mark Pickerel and his Praying Hands, Johnny Dowd,<br />
Nick Jaina. $6<br />
Aug 6 Dragging an Ox Through Water, Ora Cogan, Xh, Bird<br />
Costumes. $5<br />
Aug 11 Blitzen Trapper, The Parson Red Heads, Schroder. $5<br />
Aug 14 Cicada Omega, O Death, Skeletonbreath. $5<br />
Aug 16 William Holey, Alela Diane. $4<br />
Aug 17 Rob Scheps Big Band. $5<br />
White Eagle Saloon<br />
836 N Russell St, 282-6810<br />
mcmenamins.com<br />
Aug 4 Scotland Barr & the Slow Drags. 9:30pm, $6<br />
Aug 5 Manta, Groundscore. 9:30pm, $6<br />
Aug 10 Sol’Jibe. 8:30pm, $4<br />
Aug 11 Luke Temple, Robert Stillman, Flying. 9:30pm, $6<br />
Aug 12 Stan McMahon Band, Blitzen Trapper. 9:30, $6<br />
Aug 16 Quaker Gun. 8:30pm, free.<br />
Aug 19 Hot Rod Deville. 9:30pm, $6<br />
Aug 25 Hanz Araki with Timothy Hull. 9:30pm, $6<br />
Aug 26 Chuck Warda, Silas Band. 9:30 pm, $6<br />
Aug 29 John McMurrian Trio. 8:30 pm, free<br />
Wonder Ballroom<br />
128 NW Russell St, 284-8686<br />
wonderballroom.com | Shows at 8pm<br />
Aug 12 The Lions of Batucada. 2pm, Free–$8 (all ages) &<br />
9pm, $12<br />
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PREVIEWS<br />
ON DISPLAY<br />
Upcoming Art Shows | by Vanessa Harless, Liz Hummer & Heather Wisner<br />
Chandra Bocci’s “Gummi Big Bang II”<br />
2006 Oregon Biennial<br />
Portland Art Museum<br />
Thru October 8<br />
Now that the anticipation is over and all the excitement<br />
of the opening party (which took place on July<br />
29) has died down, you may be wondering just what<br />
to expect at this year’s Oregon Biennial at the Portland<br />
Art Museum. Touted as an opportunity for the<br />
public to discover current trends and new Oregon<br />
artists, the two-month showcase, started in 1949 as<br />
an annual exhibition, has now become “the most<br />
important visual-arts exhibition in the region,”<br />
according to the Museum. In addition to displaying<br />
works by 34 artists like Chandra Bocci, Michael Brophy,<br />
Ty Ennis and Mariana Tres, this year’s Biennial<br />
is the time for the Museum’s newly anointed curator<br />
of Northwest Art (endowed by Harold and Arlene<br />
Schnitzer), Jennifer Gately, to shine. The former<br />
director of visual arts at the Sun Valley Center for the<br />
Arts in Ketchum, Idaho carefully selected this year’s<br />
Biennial participants from nearly 800 entrants. It is<br />
Gately’s first exhibit as curator, and the transition<br />
has proved to be a balancing act between the past<br />
and a vision for the future. Gately quickly got up<br />
to speed on the local art scene and absorbed the<br />
context of that community while leaving her own<br />
fingerprint on the event. Gately says, “The Biennial<br />
is moving beyond the scope of standard painting<br />
and photography installations and includes a variety<br />
of work ranging from video to drawings.” <strong>See</strong> for<br />
yourself if she has succeeded in both celebrating<br />
the region’s most eclectic, established and emerging<br />
artists and defining the unique momentum of<br />
Oregon art. —VH<br />
Work by Keith Lowenstein<br />
Keith Lowenstein – “Civilization”<br />
Pushdot Studio<br />
August 2–September 2<br />
Catastrophes are typically commemorated with a<br />
monument to mark the place where they happened,<br />
which is what makes Ground Zero stranger<br />
still–what evokes the events of Sept. 11th five years<br />
later is a conspicuous lack of something, a gaping<br />
vacancy in Manhattan’s skyline as the world recently<br />
knew it. Although many originally decried the World<br />
Trade Center as a monstrosity that would ruin the<br />
landscape, the place became wildly popular. Among<br />
the tallest skyscrapers worldwide, the towers not<br />
only afforded breathtaking views of the city, they<br />
became a focal point within the city. Of course, there<br />
are people who remember a time before the World<br />
Trade Center. Construction began in 1966, and the<br />
towers weren’t opened to the public until the early<br />
1970s. Reminiscent of the area today, surrounding<br />
buildings were demolished and yards of earth<br />
were excavated, leaving a huge hole in the ground.<br />
An estimated 60 people died in building the WTC,<br />
which became a financial hub, but also a magnet for<br />
strange events, such as French tightrope artist Phillipe<br />
Petit’s 1974 perilous tightrope walk between the<br />
towers, or the basement explosions in 1993. Photographer<br />
Keith Lowenstein shot the construction<br />
process, and now, nearly three decades later, has<br />
revisited that time and place with those photos of<br />
buildings and people; some of the images have been<br />
photographically manipulated, while others remain<br />
untouched. Pushdot Studios, which specializes in<br />
digital and graphic arts, hosts the retrospective as<br />
we approach the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11th—it’s<br />
a look back, even as we must inevitably wonder what<br />
lies ahead. —HW<br />
Portland Modern – “Saturation”<br />
Disjecta<br />
Thru August 26<br />
In only two years, Portland Modern has redefined<br />
the art “scene” in Portland. The first semi-annual<br />
free catalog hit the streets in August 2004, founder<br />
Mark Brandau’s new way to spread the word about<br />
local art and artists—“something outside the<br />
staid commercial gallery system and more than an<br />
independent warehouse exhibition,” he explains.<br />
That’s not to say, however, that those two traditional<br />
outlets have been completely discounted; on the<br />
contrary, Portland Modern has become so successful<br />
due in large part to each issue’s simultaneous exhibits<br />
at both established local galleries and underthe-radar<br />
spaces. “I’m very pleased that Portland<br />
Modern seems to bridge some gaps in the Portland<br />
art scene between the commercial and independent<br />
venues,” says Brandau. The current issue, “Saturation,”<br />
came out in May and is the first catalog<br />
focused on a theme and featuring both represented<br />
and emerging artists (as opposed to the focus on a<br />
smaller group of non-represented artists in the previous<br />
three issues). Curated by clear cut press’ Matthew<br />
Stadler and PICA Visual Art Program Director<br />
Kristan Kennedy, the 24 selected artists offer up<br />
thought-provoking photographs, graphic-patterned<br />
paintings, graffiti-inspired screenprints, whimsical<br />
digital art and intricate ink prints—not to mention<br />
the textile PBR-style six-pack. The Disjecta exhibit is<br />
the first literal display of the catalog, showing all the<br />
works published plus a few extras. Two other shows<br />
follow at Tilt Gallery + Project Space (this month)<br />
and Ogle (September), focusing more closely on two<br />
participating artists at each space. “I feel it’s important<br />
for Portland Modern to be a dynamic reflection<br />
of a point and time in our city,” Brandau explains.<br />
Whether you’re a local art aficionado or have never<br />
been to a First Thursday, after a trip to Disjecta this<br />
month, we think you’ll agree that he’s succeeded.<br />
More info at portlandmodern.org. —LH<br />
A painting by Henk Pander<br />
Henk Pander – Watercolors &<br />
Mike Spafford – Paintings and<br />
Works on Paper<br />
Laura Russo Gallery<br />
August 3–September 2<br />
Preeminent Portland painter Henk Pander, whose<br />
work recently received a 2006 Regional Arts Council<br />
grant and who was honored with the retrospective,<br />
“Spectacular Requiem,” at The Frye Museum in Seattle<br />
last year, now shares his vibrant watercolors at<br />
Laura Russo Gallery alongside artist Mike Spafford.<br />
Pander, classically trained in his native Netherlands,<br />
is known for a deft layering of brilliant color and his<br />
direct and immediate painting style. Although he<br />
has worked in oil in the past, producing a variety of<br />
socially-charged paintings, his watercolors by contrast<br />
have a meditative quality that relax into the environments<br />
of Eastern Oregon, coastal landscapes<br />
and that of his studio. This is a unique opportunity<br />
to see Pander’s work in an intimate gallery setting;<br />
his paintings are well collected privately in the<br />
Northwest and are included in many public collections,<br />
including those of the City of Amsterdam, the<br />
Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Oregon Historical<br />
Society and the Portland Art Museum. Seattle artist<br />
Michael Spafford, whose work is also included in<br />
numerous Northwest collections and who has done<br />
commissions for the Kingdome in Seattle and the<br />
Seattle Opera House, joins the show this month.<br />
Spafford’s paintings and prints depict the battles of<br />
mythic figures. Thematic, iconic and wrought with<br />
archetypal power struggles, his images of Greek and<br />
Trojan wars are based on the Iliad and the Battle of the<br />
Gods and Giants. The paintings pair actions with a flat<br />
simplification of form, heightened by a condensed<br />
palette of reds, blacks and whites, which leave the<br />
viewer with a taut and emotionally-charged exploration<br />
of war. —VH
ART<br />
Attic Gallery: Julia Michelle Waco (acrylic paintings) &<br />
Tommer Gonser (mixed media). 539 NW 10th Ave. Diane<br />
Lewis (oil paintings), Melissa Cole & Gary Anderson (acrylic<br />
paintings). 206 SW 1st Ave. Aug 3–Sep 2. Artists reception<br />
Aug 3, 6–9pm. 228-7830, atticgallery.com.<br />
Augen Gallery: Rupert Jason Smith – Homage to Andy<br />
Warhol (screenprints), Eva Lake – “Take Off” (paintings) &<br />
Stan Wood – “Thick and Thin” (paintings). Thru Aug 29. Artist<br />
reception Aug 3, 5:30–8:30pm. 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-<br />
8182, augengallery.com.<br />
Backspace Gallery: Nicky Kriara, Hadley Hutton<br />
& Winnie McDonald (mixed media). Aug 3–Sep 5. Artists<br />
reception Aug 3, 7pm-midnight. 115 NW 5th Ave, 248-<br />
2900, backspacegallery.com.<br />
Butters Gallery: Andrea Schwartz-Feit (paintings) &<br />
Sonia Kasparian – “Light” (photography meets painting). Aug<br />
3–Sep 2. Artists reception Aug 3, 6–9pm. 520 NW Davis St,<br />
248-9378, buttersgallery.com.<br />
Chambers Gallery: Ann Meilstrup Hogle – “Eruption”<br />
(paintings) & Nichlas Gadbois – “Site” (wax). Thru Aug 31.<br />
207 SW Pine St, 227-9398, chambersgallery.org.<br />
Compound Gallery: Digmeout Strikes Back (group<br />
show). Aug 3–25. Artists reception Aug 3, 7pm. 107 NW 5th<br />
Ave, 796-2733, justbedesign.com.<br />
Guardino Gallery: Mar Goman (mixed media) & Shira<br />
Loa (sculpture). Thru Aug 29. 2939 NE Alberta St, 281-9048,<br />
guardinogallery.com.<br />
Laura Russo Gallery: Henk Pander & Michael<br />
Spafford (paintings). Aug 3–Sep 2. 805 NW 21st Ave, 226-<br />
2754, laurarusso.com.<br />
Lawrence Gallery: Bev Jozwiak (paintings), Vickie<br />
Nelson (paintings) & Tom Anderson (mixed media). Aug 3–31.<br />
Artists reception Aug 3, 6–9pm. 903 NW Davis St, 228-<br />
1776, lawrencegallery.com.<br />
Murdoch Collections: “Antique Prints in Antique<br />
Frames” (group show). Thru Sep 30. 4114 N Vancouver Ave,<br />
284-1960.<br />
Newspace Center for Photography: “New<br />
Photography 2006” (juried show). Thru Aug 27. 1632 SE<br />
10th Ave, 963-1935, newspacephoto.org.<br />
Oregon College of Art & Crafts: Lisa Conway<br />
– “Succulent” (sculptures). Aug 3–Sep 3. Artist reception Aug<br />
3, 4–7pm. 8245 Barnes Rd, 297-5544, ocac.edu.<br />
Oregon Women’s Caucus for Art: “Through<br />
Women’s Eyes II” (group show). Aug 4–31. Artists reception<br />
Aug 4, 6–9pm. 4504 SE Milwaukie Ave, 231-8346.<br />
Onda Gallery: Benjamin Hierro – “Bodegon” (paintings<br />
& sculptures). Thru Aug 29. 2215 NE Alberta St, 493-1909,<br />
ondagallery.com.<br />
Quintana Galleries: “Legacy of Numatsa” (wood<br />
carvings). Aug 3–31. Opening reception Aug 3, 5:30–<br />
6:30pm. 120 NW 9th Ave, 223-1729, quintanagalleries.com.<br />
Renowned Gallery: “New Expressions in Fine Art<br />
Printmaking” (group show). Aug 4–31. Artists reception<br />
Aug 4, 6:30–9:30pm. 811 E Burnside #111, 445-9924,<br />
renownedgallery.com.<br />
Shaffer Fine Art Gallery: Meet Michael Flohr<br />
(paintings). Aug 5 & 6, Sat 6–9pm, Sun 12–3pm. 308 SW<br />
1st Ave, 877-844-3447, shafferfineart.com.<br />
Small A Projects: “Atlas of the Unknown” (group<br />
show). Thru Aug 31. 1<strong>43</strong>0 SE 3rd Ave, 234-7993,<br />
smallaprojects.com.<br />
Talisman Gallery: 6th Anniversary/Talisman Alumni<br />
Show (group show). Thru Aug 27. 1476 NE Alberta St, 284-<br />
880, talismangallery.com.<br />
Yoshida’s Fine Art Gallery: “Observing Oregon<br />
II” (group show). Aug 3–Sep 3. Artists reception Aug 3,<br />
5–10pm. 206 NW 10th Ave, 465-0400, yoshidagallery.com.<br />
Caleb Freese & Justin Gorman’s “Playing Low. Duck Big.” from Portland Modern<br />
Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery:<br />
Rain Harris – “Splendor” (ceramics) & Susan Taber Avila<br />
– “Shoe Stories” (sculptures). Aug 5–Sep 17. Artists reception<br />
Aug 4, 5:30–8pm. 3934 SW Corbett Ave, 223-2654,<br />
contemporarycrafts.org.<br />
Disjecta: Portland Modern – “Saturation” (group show).<br />
Thru Aug 26. John Sebastian Vitale – “On It.” Thru Aug 5. 230<br />
E Burnside, disjecta.org & portlandmodern.org.<br />
Elizabeth Leach Gallery: Lee Kelly – “Incidents of<br />
Travel” (sculptures) & Hans Haacke, Dinh Q. Le, Ken Lum &<br />
Kimsooja – “Here + Now.” Aug 3–Sep 29. 417 NW 9th Ave,<br />
224-0521, elizabethleach.com.<br />
Froelick Gallery: “Oaxaca Now: An Exhibit of<br />
Contemporary Artists Living in Oaxaca, Mexico.” Aug 1–31.<br />
817 SW 2nd Ave, 222-1142, froelickgallery.com.<br />
Genuine Imitation: Jason Greene (paintings). Aug 1–<br />
31. 625 NW Everett St #110, 241-3189, genuineimitation.<br />
com.<br />
Portland Art Center: Houston – “Focus Group”<br />
(installation), Scott Wayne Indiana – “Waiting Room”<br />
(installation), David Abel & John Berendzen – “Eclipse” (sound<br />
installation) & Art Media Employees: Past & Present (group<br />
show). Aug 3–Sep 3. Artists reception Aug 3, 6–10pm. 32<br />
NW 5th Ave, 236-3322, portlandart.org.<br />
Portland Art Museum: Highlights from the Paul<br />
and Clara Gebauer Collection of Cameroon Art. Thru Aug 13.<br />
Richard Rezac. Thru Sep 10. “Great Painters in Brescia From<br />
the Renaissance to the 18th Century.” Thru Sep 17. “Through<br />
Rustling Grasses: Nature in the Japanese Print.” Thru Sep 24.<br />
2006 Oregon Biennial. Thru Oct 8. 1219 SW Park Ave, 226-<br />
2811, portlandartmuseum.org.<br />
Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery: “Black & White”<br />
(group show). Aug 3–Sep 2. 929 NW Flanders St, 228-<br />
6665, pulliamdeffenbaugh.com.<br />
Pushdot Studio: Keith Lowenstein – “Civilization”<br />
(digital art). Aug 3–Sep 2. Artist reception Aug 3, 6–9pm. 830<br />
NW 14th Ave, 224-5925, pushdotstudio.com.<br />
Amy Steele’s “Six Pack Tall Boys With<br />
One Empty” from Portland Modern<br />
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FILM<br />
Indie Film Calendar<br />
Cinema 21 Theatre<br />
616 NW 21st Ave, 223-4515<br />
cinema21.com | Tickets $4–$7, call for times<br />
Thru Aug 3 Only Human.<br />
Aug 4–10 Army of Shadows.<br />
Aug 11–17 Brothers of the Head.<br />
Opening Aug 11 Another Gay Movie. (18+)<br />
Aug 18–31 The Science of Sleep.<br />
Clinton Street Theater<br />
2522 SE Clinton St, 238-8899<br />
clintonsttheater.com | Tickets $3–$6<br />
Sat The Rocky Horror Picture Show. 12am<br />
Aug 1 Source to Sea (encore screening). 7:30pm<br />
Aug 3 Below Sea Level Stories (Katrina shorts). 7pm & 9pm<br />
Aug 9 The Last Atomic Bomb. 7pm & 9pm<br />
Aug 11–15 Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary. 7pm & 9pm<br />
Aug 16 Best of Cinekink. 7pm & 9pm<br />
Aug 17 Trailermania (vintage movie trailers). 7pm & 9pm<br />
Aug 18 The United States of Energy. 7pm & 9pm<br />
Aug 19 Shriek. 7pm & 9pm<br />
Flicks on the Bricks<br />
Pioneer Courthouse Square<br />
pioneercourthousesquare.org | Free, movies start at dusk<br />
Aug 4 Jaws.<br />
Aug 11 Footloose.<br />
Aug 18 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.<br />
Hollywood Theatre<br />
4122 NE Sandy Blvd, 493-1128<br />
hollywoodtheatre.org | Tickets $4–$6, call for times<br />
Opening Aug 4 The Beauty School of Kabul.<br />
Aug 10 Helen’s War: Portrait of a Dissident. 6pm<br />
Northwest Film Center Screenings<br />
Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave) &<br />
Hotel deLuxe (729 SW 15th Ave)<br />
nwfilm.org | Tickets $4–$7<br />
Sons of Samurai (Whitsell):<br />
Aug 3 & 6 Sword of Doom. 7pm<br />
Aug 11 & 12 Three Outlaw Samurai. Fri 7pm & Sat 9pm<br />
Top Down – Summer + Outdoor + Movies (Hotel deLuxe):<br />
Aug 3 From Beijing with Love. 9pm<br />
Aug 10 Xanadu. 9pm (live music by Per Se at 8pm)<br />
Aug 17 Coffy. 9pm (live music by The Mouse That Roared at 8pm)<br />
Aug 24 Mala Noche. 9pm (live music by Minmae at 8pm)<br />
Aug 31 Two Lane Blacktop. 9pm (live music by He Beegees at 8pm)<br />
Special Screenings (Whitsell):<br />
Aug 2 Experimental Animation: An Evening with Rick Raxlen. 7pm<br />
Aug 4 & 5 Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul. 7pm & 9pm<br />
Aug 11–13 Suite Havana. Fri 9pm, Sat & Sun 7pm<br />
Aug 18 & 19 Boudu Saved from Drowning. 7pm<br />
Aug 24, 26 & 27 The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover. Thu & Sun 7pm,<br />
Sat 9pm<br />
Aug 25 & 26 Be With Me. 7pm<br />
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FAMILY<br />
Family Fun Calendar<br />
Special <strong>Event</strong>s<br />
Leapin’ Louie (lasso tricks, juggling, comedy).<br />
Aug 2, 2pm & 3:30pm. Hollywood Library, 4040 NE Tillamook St.<br />
Free tickets (seating is limited). 988-5391, multcolib.org.<br />
Broadway Rose Theatre Company – Aladdin.<br />
Aug 16–19, 11am. Deb Fennell Auditorium, 9000 SW Durham Rd, Tigard.<br />
$6. 620-5262, bwayrose.com.<br />
Local Attractions<br />
OMSI<br />
1945 SE Water Ave, 797-6674<br />
omsi.edu | Admission $7–$9<br />
Thru Sept 4 Featured Exhibit – Robots + Us.<br />
Thru Sep 3 IMAX – Greece: Secrets of the Past & Superman Returns: The<br />
IMAX Experience. Call for times. $6.50–$12<br />
Aug 12 Star Party: Perseid Meteor Shower Watch. 9pm. Free, $3 parking<br />
(Rooster Rock State Park)<br />
Oregon Zoo<br />
4001 SW Canyon Rd, 226-1651<br />
oregonzoo.com | Admission $6.50–$9.50<br />
Thru Labor Day Winged Wonders. 10am–6pm<br />
(closes at 3:15pm on Aug 4,5 & 18). $2 plus admission<br />
Aug 4 Cougar Crossing Exhibit Opening.<br />
Aug 8 Two-Buck Tuesday. 9am–6pm<br />
Aug 18 Ocelot Exhibit Opening.<br />
Aug 19 Moo at the Zoo (learn about cows at the Family Farm).<br />
Aug 29 Zoofari (behind-the-scenes tours for “Naturalist” ZooParents – call<br />
220-5738 for more info). 5–8pm.<br />
Portland Art Mueseum<br />
1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811<br />
portlandartmuseum.org | Admission $6–$10<br />
Sun Family Drop In Sundays (art making & museum exploration; August<br />
themes are “Trends in Contemporary Art” & “Learn from, and make art with<br />
a 2006 Oregon Biennial Artist”). 1–3pm, free w/ museum admission.<br />
Sun Family Tour: Center for Modern and Contemporary Art. 12:30–<br />
1:30pm, free w/ museum admission.<br />
Portland Children’s Museum<br />
4015 SW Canyon Rd, 223-6500<br />
portlandcm.org | Admission $6–$7<br />
Aug 5 Kids Night Out (kids enjoy pizza, playtime, clay and stories while<br />
parents get a night off). 6–10pm. $24–$28 for first child, $12–$16 per<br />
sibling. 471-9911.<br />
Aug 11–13 Baby Woodstock (live music plus tie-dye, beading and braiding).<br />
11am<br />
Aug 26 & 27 Dog Days of Summer (visit with a therapy dog, whisker facepaint,<br />
make a ceramic dog dish and more).<br />
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August 2006 / PDXmagazine.com 51
SHOPPING<br />
Shop<br />
Like an<br />
Animal<br />
by Natasha Chilingerian<br />
Whether the love of your life is a Papillon puppy, Siamese cat, parakeet or iguana, there’s a shop owner<br />
out there who wants your pet to be healthy, feel happy, look beautiful and enjoy life to the fullest. Studies<br />
have shown that pet owners lead happier and healthier lives, so why shouldn’t we reciprocate with<br />
only the best that Portland pet shops have to offer? With a variety of local options, from long-time supply<br />
destinations to trendy boutiques, your furry (or feathered or scaled) friend will never have to go without.<br />
When you don’t feel like braving the<br />
mammoth aisles of the chain stores but still<br />
need to stock up on a variety of pet products,<br />
two long-time locally-owned options fit the<br />
bill. A large space filled with aisles of choices<br />
can be found at Pets on Broadway (2762 NE<br />
Broadway, 282-5824), a fully-stocked shop that<br />
carries everything your dog, cat, bird, fish or<br />
reptile would ever need—plus some fun store<br />
animals (turtle, anyone?) to mingle with.<br />
Aside from the basics (food, litter, toys, beds),<br />
Pets on Broadway carries fun accessories like<br />
personalized, rhinestone letter name collars<br />
($19–$20, plus $2.99 per letter). But safety<br />
should come before vanity, and manager Don<br />
Shawcross recommends a steel aircraft cablebound<br />
dog lock ($30) to protect your pooch<br />
from dognappers while clipped up outside,<br />
and a car seat belt for dogs ($19.99–$28.99)<br />
to provide protection in case of an accident.<br />
Another one-stop pet shop is Portland Pet<br />
Supply (4242 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 233-3866), where<br />
an abundance of inexpensive yet reliable items<br />
awaits, including premium food, dog beds<br />
and clothing, a 30-foot wall of collars and<br />
leashes (priced up to around $30), jeweled<br />
collars, supplements and fur and tooth care<br />
products.<br />
At Pet Loft (6333 SW Macadam Ave, 244-<br />
9538), the goal of each product is to provide a<br />
complete sense of well-being for your pets.<br />
The goods are high-end, yet practical (you<br />
won’t find any Swarovski crystal-studded collars<br />
here). Highlights include dog beds made<br />
from recycled materials ($80–$150), durable<br />
chew toys assembled with anti-microbial<br />
nylon ($9.99) and simple dog clothing such as<br />
the very Northwestern adjustable polar fleece<br />
jackets ($36.99–$46.99). And while Pet Loft<br />
sells animals as well (cats, fish, small birds,<br />
rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and hamsters), all<br />
cats in the store are up for adoption through<br />
the Cat Adoption Team and fish are captive<br />
bred in fresh water.<br />
Speaking of our feline and aquatic<br />
friends, Urban Fauna (235 NW Park Ave, 223-4602)<br />
owner Suzanne Lash says, “Cats and fish can<br />
be just as spoiled [as dogs].” In addition to<br />
practical pet supplies for dogs, cats, birds,<br />
fish, reptiles and even horses and chickens<br />
(large coops are available for outdoor, innercity<br />
hens), an extensive boutique offers fun<br />
toys, sleeping baskets, carpet-covered trees<br />
and yummy treats for kitties and high-end<br />
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SHOPPING<br />
ponds and designer tanks for fish. Of course,<br />
dogs, who populate the in-house daycare, are<br />
also provided for with fancy T-shirts, collars<br />
and beds. Lash, a former veterinarian, applied<br />
her love for and knowledge of animals to her<br />
large shop, which she began seven years ago<br />
when the neighborhood was in desperate need<br />
of a pet store.<br />
Since then, the area has filled with trendy<br />
pet boutiques. This may not be Hollywood,<br />
where the starlets carry tiny pups like purses,<br />
but dogs are just as popular with Portlanders<br />
(see p. 18 for dog-friendly spots around<br />
town), and pocket-sized pooches are gaining<br />
in numbers in the city’s urban areas. LexiDog<br />
Boutique & Social Club (416 NW 10th Ave, 2<strong>43</strong>-<br />
6200; 6767 SW Macadam Ave, 245-<strong>43</strong>63; and Bridgeport<br />
Village, <strong>43</strong>1-2052, lexidog.com) caters to dog owners<br />
who treat their pets like family. “People who<br />
don’t have kids treat their animals like their<br />
children, and they want them to look cute<br />
when they go out,” says manager Lia Gorretta.<br />
Although they cater to dogs of all sizes and<br />
breeds with snout-watering gourmet treats<br />
and even aromatherapy spritzes, soaps and<br />
candles from Good Dogma (gooddogma.<br />
com), the fashions are particularly suited to<br />
smaller dogs. Your baby will look adorable<br />
in a fuzzy sweater, pink leather biker jacket,<br />
angel wings or a tiny cowboy hat (with holes<br />
for ears, of course), while you’ll display good<br />
taste walking him or her around with a jewelcovered<br />
collar ($150), lavender leather leash/<br />
harness combo ($60–$80) or in an enclosed<br />
pink stroller ($205).<br />
Pets on Broadway<br />
photo: Josh Elliott<br />
If you’re not quite ready to go that far,<br />
Furever Pets (1902 NE Broadway, 282-4225) is a<br />
brightly-colored pet store where owner Symon<br />
Lee makes sure all his products are durable,<br />
practical, affordable and well-designed.<br />
Popular items include camouflage-print dog<br />
vests ($28.50–$32.50), orthopedic dog beds<br />
($45.50–$114.50, constructed with egg-crate<br />
foam to ease hip and joint problems), cat<br />
furniture ($16.50–$216.50) and edible apple<br />
stick and willow rabbit toys ($3–$17.25). Lee<br />
also packs social events into his schedule for<br />
local pets and their owners—on Halloween,<br />
he hosted a costume party at the shop with<br />
prizes for both animals and people, and on<br />
Valentine’s Day, customers attended a banquet<br />
and silent auction. And that’s just naming a<br />
few, so drop in often to find out what’s coming<br />
up next.<br />
The small, friendly dog (and cat) store<br />
Salty’s Dog Shop (3741 N Mississippi Ave, 249-1<strong>43</strong>2,<br />
saltysdogshop.com) has created a local pet community<br />
in the North Portland neighborhood.<br />
Owner Nancy Fedelem presents a treat to each<br />
dog that visits the store, and she’s currently<br />
compiling photos of each customer’s pet for<br />
the store’s website. Bestsellers include the<br />
rodent-shaped “Squirrel Dude” chew toys<br />
($6–$12) and the “Walky Dog” ($45), a device<br />
that attaches to your bike on one end and your<br />
dog on the other so it can trot along with you<br />
during a bike ride. Fedelem also offers healthy<br />
dry food, and for an extra $2.50, she’ll have it<br />
delivered right to your door.<br />
While most of the above shops carry<br />
high-quality foods, a few retailers focus primarily<br />
on diet. On the shelves at Healthy Pets<br />
Northwest (2224 NE Alberta St, 249-6571 & 1402A SE<br />
39th Ave, 236-8036, healthypetsnw.com) you’ll find<br />
chemical-free food with protein as its main<br />
ingredient (many commercial foods’ primary<br />
ingredients are carbohydrates, despite the fact<br />
cats and dogs are carnivores!), plus liquid homeopathic<br />
drops that help calm pets in times<br />
of stress. Raw food, which must be kept refrigerated,<br />
is also an excellent option for your<br />
pet; since the ingredients mimic what animals<br />
find in the wild, pets that eat raw food have<br />
more energy, fewer allergies, shiner coats and<br />
cleaner teeth. You’ll find the largest selection<br />
of raw food at Meat (2250 E Burnside, 236-6971,<br />
meatforcatsanddogs.com), where you can get a full<br />
diet in one bag or buy separate ingredients to<br />
mix yourself. “[A raw food diet] puts the body<br />
where it should be,” says Meat owner Heidi<br />
Liedeker. “They become the cat or dog they’re<br />
supposed to be.”<br />
With all these options, we suggest nourishing<br />
your pet with health-conscious food<br />
and products, then gussying him/her up with<br />
frilly (or studly) extras for a day out on the<br />
town. Portland’s wide variety of creative shops<br />
makes it easy to pamper your animals on both<br />
the inside and out.<br />
Finding Your<br />
New Friend<br />
Chain pet stores carry great supplies,<br />
but they aren’t always the best place to<br />
pick up your new pet. Adopting an animal<br />
through a rescue agency not only helps<br />
minimize the pet overpopulation, but you<br />
are assured health checks, shots and<br />
support in the transition to your home.<br />
Here are some options in the Portland<br />
area for adopting your new best friend:<br />
Oregon Humane Society<br />
1067 NE Columbia Blvd, 285-7722<br />
oregonhumane.org<br />
Pets: Cats, kittens, dogs, puppies, rabbits,<br />
birds, guinea pigs, rodents<br />
Cost: Various adoption fees<br />
Animal Rescue and Care Fund, Inc<br />
284-8768, pdx-petadoption.org<br />
Pets: Cats<br />
Cost: Donations accepted<br />
Cat Adoption Team<br />
141 SW Galbreath Dr, Sherwood, 925-8903<br />
catadoptionteam.org<br />
Pets: Cats, kittens<br />
Cost: Kittens $125, adult cats $85, senior<br />
cats $60, discounts for more than one<br />
cat/kitten<br />
PAWS Animal Shelter<br />
1741 Willamette Falls Dr, 650-0855<br />
pawsanimalshelter.org<br />
Pets: Mostly cats and kittens, some dogs<br />
and various small animals<br />
Cost: Various adoption fees<br />
Family Dogs New Life Shelter<br />
9101 SE Stanley Ave, 771-5596<br />
familydogsnewlife.org<br />
Pets: Dogs<br />
Cost: Various adoption fees<br />
Animal Aid, Inc.<br />
5335 SW 42nd Ave, 292-6628<br />
animalaidpdx.org<br />
Pets: Cats, dogs<br />
Cost: Donations accepted<br />
August 2006 / PDXmagazine.com 53
Shop Talk<br />
August is a time to close the door on summer<br />
clothes shopping and start clearing out our closets<br />
for fall fashions. While the heat may still be too<br />
high to wear them, now is a good time to start selecting<br />
sweaters, pants and hats for the autumn months—most<br />
boutiques have the latest styles on display and may even<br />
be offering pre-season sales. Also, we say farewell to<br />
Ella Posie this month, which delighted shoppers with its<br />
handmade accessories and gifts by local artists for three<br />
years. Be sure to stop in for a final shopping session!<br />
Nobhill’s Night Shop<br />
Aug 11: What better month of the year than August to wander down the<br />
streets of NW 23rd Ave for an evening of live DJs, cocktails and night shopping?<br />
Stores in the Nobhill neighborhood will be open late with enticing sales.<br />
Ella Posie (1916 NE Broadway, 236-2933, ellaposie.com)<br />
Aug 1–5: Store closure! After three years, bridal, baby and birthday boutique<br />
Ella Posie will be closing its doors. Come in before it’s too late for the store’s<br />
final sales.<br />
www.shopcitygirl.com<br />
Desperado (428 NW 11th Ave, 294-2952, godesperado.com)<br />
Aug 4–6: “Over the Top in Tops” sale. Come in and enjoy 20% off all tops.<br />
Frock (2940 NE Alberta St, 595-0379, frockboutique.com)<br />
Aug: Stop by to enjoy local fashion from Portland designers. Mention PDX<br />
Magazine and get 15% off everything in the store for the whole month!<br />
Gray Gardens (7400 N Lombard St, 285-4959,<br />
thegraygardens.com)<br />
Aug 25, 6-9pm: Grand opening! Complimentary refreshments, door prizes<br />
and a tarot card reader will be there while you shop through art, home décor,<br />
antiques and vintage fashions at affordable prices.<br />
OFFICE (2204 NE Alberta St, 282-7200, officepdx.com)<br />
Aug 10, 6pm: One year anniversary party! Enjoy 20% off all laptop and work<br />
bags, product giveaways every hour, complimentary vodka cocktails from New<br />
Deal vodka and live music by Eux Autres.<br />
Olivia Belle (110 NW 9th Ave, 473-8900, oliviabelle.com)<br />
Aug 11-13: Anniversary sale! Treat yourself to discounts of up to 75% off<br />
and a free tank with any purchase over $150. 10% of the weekend’s sales will<br />
benefit Victoria Roberts, a local girl in need of a bone marrow transplant.<br />
City Girl<br />
220 A Avenue, Lake Oswego, OR 97034<br />
503-697-5555<br />
City Girl Shoes - Lakeview Village 301<br />
State Street, Lake Oswego, OR<br />
97034 - 503-697-4800<br />
Physical Element (1124 NW Lovejoy St, 224-5425, physicalelement.com)<br />
Aug 17, 7pm: A fall fitness fashion show will debut Physical Element’s<br />
adidas by Stella McCartney line. The free event includes wine, light appetizers<br />
and DJ music.<br />
Tootsies Shoe Salon (820 NW 23rd Ave, 222-0228)<br />
Aug: Buy two pairs of shoes and receive a complimentary Simple Pleasures<br />
pedicure.<br />
54 PDXmagazine.com / August 2006
Phone: (503) 230-8952<br />
kalista@kalistasalon.com<br />
137 SE 28th Avenue Portland, OR 97214
HEALTH & FITNESS<br />
Ping-pong at Billy Ray’s<br />
Kickball<br />
Get Your Exercise With These Recess Sports | by Shelby Green<br />
Dodgeball<br />
o you ever wish you were back in grade school? Early bedtimes<br />
and parental rules don’t appeal to us either, but we sure<br />
do miss recess. Luckily, Recess Time co-ed adult kickball,<br />
dodgeball and ping pong leagues bring you back to those<br />
good ole days. Whether you used to organize the pick-up games or<br />
were the last one picked for the teams, now that you’re all grown-up,<br />
you can join in on the retro fun that has taken Portland by storm.<br />
Colleen Finn started Recess Time with a small kickball league in<br />
the fall of 2003 playing games at Hosford Elementary School. Kickball<br />
follows most of the same, standardized rules of baseball, but played<br />
with a ten inch rubber ball that, obviously, is kicked instead of hit with<br />
a bat. Some first-time players expect to pick up the game right away<br />
and dominate on the field, but it only takes one strike-out to realize it’s<br />
not as easy as it looks. That first season hosted ten teams; today there<br />
are two nights, with two divisions each, for a grand total of 53 teams.<br />
So just what has drawn so many people to the elementary sport of<br />
kickball? With a minimum of 12 people to a team, over 640 people play<br />
in the league’s 53 teams. Finn believes it’s the social aspect of the game<br />
that has drawn so many different people into this league: “It is such a<br />
laid back atmosphere and so social at the same time,” she notes. The<br />
game itself is social, indeed, but it also helps that the majority of the<br />
players can be found bonding after the game at the local sponsor bars.<br />
Between the A & L Sports Pub (5933 NE Glisan St, 234-7607), the East<br />
Bank Saloon (727 SE Grand Ave, 231-1659), Billy Reed’s and Vendetta<br />
(<strong>43</strong>06 N Williams St, 288-1085), most of the winning teams in kickball<br />
(and dodgeball) buy a round or two for the team they just beat.<br />
Along with the immediate socializing comes the far-reaching<br />
community. It’s almost impossible to go out in Portland and not run<br />
into someone from the league. This is true with dodgeball as well as<br />
kickball. Like kickball, dodgeball started small, with only eight teams<br />
playing in the Kennedy School gym back in winter of 2004. Now, with<br />
over 35 teams, dodgeball is growing just as rapidly and gaining just as<br />
much of a following as kickball. In fact, the league just wrapped their<br />
first summer season (dodgeball has generally rested from spring until<br />
fall, but the teams decided they did not want to sit out a full summer).<br />
And just who’s playing? It’s not just college kids caught up in the<br />
nostalgia craze; players range from the minimum age of 21 to ballers<br />
in their 50s. James Wright and Fran Ladage are just two of the players<br />
whose ages are twice the minimum requirement, and both say they<br />
were drawn to the league by the younger players. Wright, 41, says he<br />
is “childish and young at heart,” so he fits right in with most of the<br />
players, while Ladage, 45, says he is “too active for people my age.”<br />
Dodgeball is just one of the five sports he plays every week.<br />
But what about the fitness aspect, you ask? It’s simply the last<br />
thing you notice, after the new friends and fun memories, but kickball<br />
and dodgeball are certainly a great source of exercise. <strong>For</strong> example,<br />
dodgeball games are 30 minutes of constant running and throwing,<br />
dipping, ducking, diving and dodging. Played with six rubber balls,<br />
the game starts strong as each team runs to the center of the basketball<br />
court to retrieve their three balls. From here on, the game is a non-stop<br />
flurry of activity, players dropping out one by one when they get tagged<br />
with a ball—or the opposing team catches their throw—ending when<br />
one team is left standing.<br />
Although it may not seem as physically exerting, you’d be surprised<br />
how much of a workout you can get playing Recess Time’s newest<br />
addition, ping pong. Just wrapping up its first summer season, the<br />
game is proving popular, just as Finn, a rabid ping-pong player, predicted.<br />
If you haven’t seen a ping-pong table since your days hanging<br />
out in the neighbor’s garage, head to the outdoor patio at Billy Ray’s<br />
(2216 NE MLK Jr Blvd, 287-7254), where the league players gather every<br />
Tuesday night. Each six players compete in two ladies’ singles matches,<br />
two men’s singles matches and two co-ed doubles matches. Fast-paced<br />
volley action—combined with jogs to chase wayward shots—means<br />
the players work up quite a sweat and are grateful for the easy access<br />
to thirst-quenching pitchers of beer. Now’s the time to get in on this<br />
burgeoning sport before the league fills up.<br />
Regardless of if you prefer dodgeball over kickball, or vice versa,<br />
or whether you play one or all three of the sports offered, the Recess<br />
Time sports are also a sure way to meet over 600 people in the Portland<br />
area. The people are friendly, the sports are competitive, the sponsor<br />
bars are welcoming with great specials and, best of all, it’s legal to hit,<br />
kick and throw inanimate objects at at your friends. What could be a<br />
better way to get in shape?<br />
Registration: Begins in August<br />
(check website for exact opening date).<br />
Games: Begin in September.<br />
Cost: About $45–$55 for each sport.<br />
Visit pdxkickball.com for details.<br />
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AUTO HEALTH & FITNESS<br />
photo: Tim Sugden<br />
Hell on Wheels<br />
Chrisanne Drives the Volvo C70 Convertible<br />
I already had an appreciation for all things Swedish (meatballs,<br />
IKEA, gummy fish) when Roger from <strong>Page</strong> One showed up to drop<br />
off the 2006 Volvo C70 Convertible for our “literary” interest. After<br />
a week-long test drive, my superficial appreciation now borders on<br />
intense infatuation.<br />
Upon inspection of this very sleek, sexy<br />
two door in “Passion Red” (yep, that’s the<br />
real dealer name), I decided there was only<br />
one way to truly enjoy such a fine vehicle as<br />
this: roadtrip! Was I going to enjoy my drive<br />
to Seattle this weekend? Why yes, I thought, I<br />
certainly will.<br />
The interior is just as smooth and sleek<br />
as the exterior—all leather seats with power<br />
adjustments in the front two, six-disk CD<br />
changer with an eight-speaker system (the<br />
stereo even tells you what song is currently<br />
playing on the radio), and, another perk I<br />
particularly enjoy, dual climate control.<br />
The center console is ultra slim, with the<br />
sleek six-speed gearshift as the centerpiece.<br />
This is also where the magic buttons that open<br />
and close the top are located, a truly miraculous<br />
feature—with one push of the button<br />
you can go from coupe to convertible in 30<br />
seconds and back again. And who doesn’t<br />
look and feel totally hot in a convertible? The<br />
hard top conveniently fits into the trunk space<br />
still leaving more than ample space for a few<br />
suitcases and a bag of shoes (perfect for my<br />
weekend road trip). And it’s all still easily<br />
accessible with the top down with the click<br />
of the “load aid” button in the trunk. Super<br />
handy indeed.<br />
All packed up and sun shining down on<br />
me, I made a quick stop at the gas station and<br />
was on my way. I very quickly observed the<br />
by Chrisanne Sapp<br />
smoothness of the clutch and the seamless<br />
transition between gears. The front wheel<br />
drive really pulls you forward on the road, and<br />
with the six-speed turbo-charged engine and<br />
160mph speedometer, there’s no doubt that<br />
this car wants to move. Quickly, I might add.<br />
I so wanted to test the 0-60 time for this baby,<br />
but alas, I was far too chicken. You’ll have to<br />
take the dealer’s word for it.<br />
Aside from the obvious comforts—power<br />
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Other then a quick stop to put up the<br />
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Riley, hated the wind-blown look, the drive<br />
was fantastic. I enjoyed a comfortable ride, a<br />
cinematic sunset and even great gas mileage—<br />
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OUTDOOR<br />
Three Pools<br />
Oregon Oasis<br />
story & photos by Michael Oliver<br />
Take a Dip in Nearby Swimming Holes<br />
It’s August, and the dog-days of summer are unfolding in long, hot,<br />
cloudless stretches. Unless you want to submerge yourself in the<br />
murky depths of the Willamette River, a waterway better suited to<br />
staying dry on a boat, you’ll need to get out of town for a refreshing<br />
dip in nature. Luckily, not far outside the city limits lie countless swimming<br />
holes to cool of your hot and bothered self.<br />
Three Pools<br />
Liquid Nirvana<br />
Three Pools on the Little North <strong>For</strong>k<br />
of the Santiam River<br />
Exploring all the swimming holes on this<br />
one waterway alone could keep you occupied<br />
until the chill and grey of fall creeps in, but<br />
one of the most spectacular spots in the whole<br />
state is Three Pools. Nestled at 1,600 feet in<br />
the Willamette National <strong>For</strong>est (fs.fed.us/r6/<br />
willamette), this superlative swimming hole<br />
is a veritable water park of volcanic chutes<br />
and slides, waterfalls and jumping rocks, all<br />
centered on the Caribbean-clear green water<br />
of the Little North <strong>For</strong>k of the Santiam River<br />
near Salem.<br />
If you need to work up a sweat before taking<br />
the plunge, the four-and-a-half-mile-long<br />
Little North Santiam Trail (#3338) meanders<br />
along the river here, crossing over log bridges,<br />
gorges and, of course, providing access to<br />
many other smaller swimming holes where<br />
you can chill out. Pick up the trail at the Shady<br />
Cove Campground, which is less than a mile<br />
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OUTDOOR<br />
past the Three Pools turn-off on <strong>For</strong>est Road<br />
2207.<br />
GETTING THERE: From I-5 in Salem,<br />
take exit #253 and go east on RT 22. After<br />
about 22 miles, look for the Little Santiam<br />
Recreation Area sign, and then, across from<br />
the Swiss Village restaurant, turn left onto<br />
Little North <strong>For</strong>k Road (<strong>For</strong>est Road 2209).<br />
After about 15 miles, FR 2209 turns to gravel,<br />
and about 1.5 miles after that turn right at a<br />
well-signed fork in the road onto <strong>For</strong>est Road<br />
2207. Go about 1.5 miles, then go right again<br />
at the marked Three Pools turnoff and park.<br />
About 25 yards beyond the bathrooms, a short<br />
trail of stairs leads to the pools.<br />
NOTE: You’ll need a NW <strong>For</strong>est Pass ($5/<br />
fern-laden grottos with plenty of spots to plop<br />
yourself down and catch some sun. Bring a<br />
group of friends, a bunch of snacks and some<br />
reading material to complete the “tropical”<br />
resort hotel feel.<br />
GETTING THERE: Head east on I-84 and<br />
take exit #41 (about a mile past the Bonneville<br />
Dam exit). Turn right at the first stop, going<br />
about a half-mile to the trailhead and park.<br />
About 1.7 miles up the trail, just past Sorenson<br />
Creek, the Lower Punchbowl Trail splits off<br />
down toward the water. Follow this somewhat<br />
steep trail for about a quarter-mile to the rocky<br />
beach between Punchbowl and Lower Punchbowl<br />
Falls, then move up or down the creek to<br />
stake out your spot.<br />
sandy beach, and if you dunk in and out of<br />
the Columbia River fast enough, you probably<br />
won’t grow a pollution-fueled second head.<br />
Like any nude beach (more info at the Oregon<br />
Clothing-Optional Beach Alliance: orcoba.<br />
org/wst_page5.html), Collins has some minor<br />
issues with gawkers, but thanks to a regular<br />
horseback patrol by the Columbia County<br />
Sheriff and a committed core of local “naturists,”<br />
this beach is pretty safe and has a fairly<br />
family-friendly vibe, with volleyball games<br />
(ouch!), barbecues (careful!) and kids of all<br />
ages running about au naturelle. If you just<br />
can’t handle the full monty, Walton Beach is a<br />
clothed beach just before Collins, on the same<br />
stretch of river.<br />
Punchbowl Falls<br />
day, $30/year, naturenw.org/passes-nwpass.<br />
htm) to park your car. Bring good<br />
hiking shoes for the trek to the water.<br />
Swim the Icon<br />
Upper and Lower Punchbowl Falls<br />
Sure, the Eagle Creek Trail (fs.fed.us/r6/<br />
Columbia/trails/trail_440.htm) is one of the<br />
most popular hikes in the<br />
Gorge, and the cascades of<br />
Upper and Lower Punchbowl<br />
Falls are iconic Northwest<br />
nature landmarks, but<br />
on a scorching summer day<br />
the “bowls” at the bottom<br />
of these falls offer up some<br />
of the yummiest swimming<br />
anywhere near Portland.<br />
Reminiscent of some grand<br />
Hawaiian resort pool (only much more beautiful),<br />
water scenically spills off the falls and<br />
into deep, blue-green pools framed by lush,<br />
NOTE: As at Three Pools, you’ll need a<br />
NW <strong>For</strong>est Pass to park your car, and good<br />
hiking shoes are a must for the walk to the<br />
bowls.<br />
Dare to go Bare<br />
Collins Beach, Sauvie Island<br />
Okay, so it’s not technically a swimming<br />
hole, but Collins Beach is a fantastic place<br />
On a scorching summer day the<br />
‘bowls’ at the bottom of Punchbowl<br />
Falls offer up some of the<br />
yummiest swimming anywhere<br />
near Portland.<br />
to let it all hang out—literally—and banish<br />
your tan lines. This “official” clothing-optional<br />
spot has an inviting stretch of clean,<br />
GETTING THERE: Take Highway 30 west<br />
from Portland, then turn right and cross the<br />
Sauvie Island Bridge. After picking up your<br />
parking permit (see below), turn left out of the<br />
store parking lot onto NW Sauvie Island Road,<br />
then turn right onto NW Reeder Road. After<br />
about a quarter-mile Reeder Road becomes<br />
gravel and you’ll see a sign on your right:<br />
“Entering Clothing-Optional Area.” Foot trails<br />
leading to the beach are on the right.<br />
NOTE: You’ll need a parking permit<br />
($3.50/day, $11/year), which you can pick up at<br />
the Cracker Barrel Grocery (15005 NW Sauvie<br />
Island Rd, 621-2960) at the base of the bridge<br />
on the island.<br />
Whether you decide to lounge in the<br />
Santiam’s refreshing natural pools, frolick in<br />
the Punch Bowl waterfall basins or relax in<br />
your birthday suit on Sauvie Island, you’ll be<br />
happy you got out of town to beat the August<br />
heat. In a region where we get more than<br />
enough moisture in the winter, it’s refreshing<br />
to know that we have bountiful water sources<br />
when we really need it.<br />
August 2006 / PDXmagazine.com 59
SPORTS<br />
Loren Roberts<br />
Par<br />
for the<br />
Course<br />
The JELD-WEN<br />
Tradition Brings<br />
World-Class Golf<br />
to Town<br />
by Jeremy Lloyd<br />
The par 72 track is highlighted by<br />
majestic stands of noble fir and a gently sloping<br />
natural terrain; but don’t be deceived by<br />
the aesthetic beauty. Lightning-fast greens,<br />
deceptively placed water hazards and 114 bunkers<br />
just waiting to consume wayward shots<br />
can bring even the best golfers to their knees.<br />
Local favorite Peter Jacobsen played a big<br />
part four years ago in bringing Oregon its first<br />
official Tour date since 1982. From 1988 to<br />
2002, Peter Jacobsen Productions, Inc. helped<br />
make the Fred Meyer Challenge one of the<br />
most successful non-Tour events in the country,<br />
and now manages the JELD-WEN event.<br />
Jacobsen knows the course well and<br />
was quick to praise—and at the same time<br />
lament—its high degree of difficulty. “It’s<br />
tough, it’s really tough,” said Jacobsen after<br />
18 holes of play in last year’s tournament.<br />
“The rough is just thick enough that when the<br />
ball is sitting down there you can see it, and<br />
it kind of tantalizes you into thinking you can<br />
get to the green, but you can’t.”<br />
“The greens are firm and the approaches<br />
are soft,” continued Jacobsen, noting the<br />
contrast of the lush fairway with the slick<br />
putting surface. “If you carry the ball to the<br />
green from the fairway, it will hit and run to<br />
the back. If you land short, it stops. You’ve got<br />
to hit great iron shots here.”<br />
Perhaps the most nerve-wracking—and<br />
certainly tournament-altering—hole has been<br />
the par four 17th, featuring a narrow fairway<br />
60 PDXmagazine.com / August 2006<br />
Peter Jacobsen<br />
Boasting a history of frantic Sunday finishes and a field stocked with<br />
PGA Tour legends, the JELD-WEN Tradition (jeldwentradition.com) returns<br />
August 21–27 for its fourth year at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in<br />
Aloha (4805 SW 229th Ave, 649-8191, reservegolf.com). The Reserve’s South<br />
Course, a 7,196-yard masterpiece designed by Portland native John Fought,<br />
will set the scenic stage for the last major tournament of the 2006 Champions<br />
Tour season.<br />
hugged on the left by a creek and on the right<br />
by a series of sand traps and merciless rough.<br />
This combination of an unforgiving<br />
course and a high level of competition has led<br />
to a perfect storm of Sunday dramatics in each<br />
of the last three years that the Tradition has<br />
called Oregon home.<br />
“I didn’t think I had much of a chance<br />
until the end,” said Loren Roberts after coming<br />
back from three strokes down in the final<br />
two holes to force a playoff and eventually<br />
claim the trophy in 2005.<br />
The 2004 tournament a similar storyline,<br />
with Craig Stadler making four straight birdies<br />
down the stretch to erase a five stroke deficit<br />
while the leaders crumbled around him. “I<br />
never even thought of winning until I got up<br />
to 18,” said “The Walrus” in his post-tournament<br />
press conference. “You’re probably as<br />
surprised as I am.”<br />
And don’t forget about Tom Watson,<br />
who nailed a pressure packed birdie try on 18<br />
to shake off a four-way tie and win the event’s<br />
inaugural championship in 2003.<br />
This year’s tournament will feature<br />
returning champs Roberts, Stadler and Watson,<br />
in addition to the likes of Dana Quigley,<br />
Jim Thorpe and Hale Irwin, and of course,<br />
Jacobsen. The lineup may be set, but if past<br />
years are any indicator, local golf fans can only<br />
expect an unpredictable Sunday finish at the<br />
2006 JELD-WEN Tradition.<br />
Some quotes used in this article were provided courtesy of Oregon<br />
Insider Sports.com.<br />
photos: Steve Dipaola Photography<br />
EVENT DETAILS & SCHEDULE<br />
Monday<br />
Gulfstream Aerospace Am-Am<br />
Gates open 6:30am<br />
All day: Practice rounds<br />
Tuesday<br />
Gulfstream Aerospace Pro-Am<br />
Gates open 6:30am<br />
7am: Gulfstream Pro-Am tee times begin<br />
Wednesday<br />
NIKE GOLF Junior Day<br />
Gates open 7:30am<br />
All day: Practice rounds<br />
10:30am: NIKE GOLF clinic w/ Craig Stadler<br />
11:30am: NIKE GOLF Pitch, Putt & Drive Contest<br />
1:45pm: NIKE GOLF Junior Day Awards<br />
3:30pm: NIKE GOLF Junior Shootout<br />
Thursday<br />
Gates open 7:30am<br />
8:30am: First Championship Round begins<br />
Friday<br />
Gates open 7:30am<br />
8:30am: Second Championship Round begins<br />
Saturday<br />
Umpqua Bank Customer Appreciation Day<br />
Gates open 7:30am<br />
8:30am: Third Championship Round begins<br />
Sunday<br />
Gates open 7:30am<br />
8:30am: Final Championship Round begins<br />
After play: 2006 JELD-WEN Tradition 18th Green<br />
Awards Ceremony<br />
TICKET PRICES & PACKAGES<br />
Available at jeldwentradition.com or 866-503-<br />
2003, and at Umpqua Bank locations.<br />
Mon–Wed: FREE<br />
One Day Tournament ticket (grounds only): $15<br />
Tournament Pass (grounds only): $45<br />
Tournament Pass (clubhouse privileges): $50<br />
Add $5 for tickets purchased at gate.<br />
*Kids 16 & under FREE with ticketed adult<br />
Ticket Packages (not available at gates)<br />
#1 $40 ($100 value)<br />
- One Tournament Pass (grounds only)<br />
- One Tournament Round public parking pass<br />
- $35 worth of McCormick & Schmick’s dining<br />
certificates<br />
*<strong>For</strong> clubhouse privileges add $5 ($105 value)<br />
#2 $65 ($185 value)<br />
- Two Tournament Passes (grounds only)<br />
- One Tournament Round public parking pass<br />
- $70 worth of McCormick & Schmick’s dining<br />
certificates<br />
- One sleeve of Nike MOJO golf balls<br />
*<strong>For</strong> clubhouse privileges add $10 ($195 value)
SPORTS<br />
by Jeremy Lloyd<br />
Sportfight<br />
Saturday, August 5<br />
Sportfight XVII – Hot Zone<br />
Mixed martial arts returns to the Rose Garden this month in all its<br />
violent splendor. Welter weight champ Chris Wilson (8-1-0) will<br />
defend his title against challenger Levern Clark (20-14-1) in the<br />
main event, while the co-main event features a battle between<br />
Ryan Schultz (13-7-1) and Cam Ward (7-1-0). Some more<br />
fighters to look for: Tony Sanza (4-1-0) representing the US Army<br />
against ring veteran Pat Healy (14-9-0).<br />
Where: Rose Garden When: 7:30pm Price: $28–$168 Tickets:<br />
rosequarter.com, 877-789-ROSE<br />
Saturday, August 12<br />
Portland Beavers vs. Tacoma Rainiers<br />
If you catch only one Beavers game this month, make it Rodney<br />
McCray night. Who is Rodney McCray, you ask? Remember<br />
the highlight you’ve seen a million times of an opposing player<br />
crashing through one of the wooden panels in the outfield<br />
fence at PGE Park? Yeah, that’s him. <strong>For</strong> the record, Rodney<br />
didn’t make the catch, but he did gain instant cult figure status.<br />
Fittingly, the first 2,000 fans in attendance will be given a free<br />
Rodney McCray “Bobblefence.”<br />
Where: PGE Park When: 7:05pm Price: $8–$13 Tickets:<br />
ticketmaster.com, 224-4400<br />
Soo-Yun Kang at the 2005 Safeway Classic<br />
Monday, August 14–Sunday, August 20<br />
Safeway Classic<br />
2005 Safeway Classic winner Soo-Yun Kang returns to take on<br />
some of the best female golfers in the business, including Juli<br />
Inkster, Karrie Webb and Se Ri Pak. The action officially gets<br />
underway early Friday morning following a variety of Amateur<br />
and Pro-Am events earlier in the week. Spend $25 at any local<br />
Safeway and receive a coupon good for two single-day passes.<br />
Where: Columbia Edgewater Country Club When: 7:30am<br />
Price: $10 one-day, $50 week Tickets: safewaygolf.com,<br />
626-2711<br />
Thursday, August 17–Sunday, August 20<br />
Dew Action Sports Tour – Vans Invitational<br />
Four straight days of big air back flips, bone-jarring wipeouts<br />
and unabashed skater slang make the Vans Invitational one of<br />
the most entertaining competitions. Can’t-miss events include<br />
the BMX Vert and Dirt finals on Friday, the Skate Vert finals on<br />
Saturday, and the Freestyle Motocross finals on Sunday.<br />
Where: Rose Quarter When: Thu 3pm, Fri–Sun 11am Price:<br />
$15 one-day, $40 four-day Tickets: rosequarter.com, 877-789-<br />
ROSE<br />
photo: Jeremy Lloyd<br />
Dew Action Sports Tour – Vans Invitational<br />
Saturday, August 26<br />
Rumble @ the Roseland XXIV<br />
A 25-foot octagon-shaped cage known as “The Slammer” will<br />
serve as center stage at the Roseland Theater as 18 bouts<br />
between amateur fighters entertain a raucous crowd. Truly a<br />
unique experience in a setting worthy of a Van Damme movie,<br />
the Rumble @ the Roseland delivers all the adrenaline of a real<br />
street fight—sans the black eye and stolen wallet.<br />
Where: Roseland Theater When: 7pm Price: $22–$62 Tickets:<br />
ticketswest.com, 800-922-TIXX<br />
photo: Jeremy Lloyd<br />
August 2006 / PDXmagazine.com 61
Top Ten Places to Stay Cool<br />
August is here, probably the hottest month we’ll<br />
experience in the Northwest, and though we may<br />
not hit California highs of 110 degrees, we’re still<br />
gosh-darn overheated up here. As Portlanders,<br />
we do everything we can to get the most fresh<br />
air and sunshine during the summer, but on some<br />
particularly scorching days, we just want to hang<br />
out somewhere a whole lot colder than our unair-conditioned<br />
home. With this list of the top ten<br />
coolest places in Portland, there’s no need to<br />
sweat it out.<br />
1. Sephora at Washingon Square Mall<br />
The mall is one big air-conditioned Mecca, but this cosmetic mega center keeps its interior extra-cool to prevent<br />
makeup—and you—from melting.<br />
2. Lloyd Center Ice Rink<br />
Another air-conditioned mall, but this one with actual ice! Do your best to fall down as much as you can to experience<br />
full freezing potential.<br />
3. The Lawrence Gallery’s Tuscan Wine Cellar<br />
Reserve the gallery’s private, stone-cold underground retreat for an August lunch, dinner or reception. (More<br />
info at lawrencegallery.net or 228-1776).<br />
4. The bar at Henry’s 12th St Tavern<br />
The ring of ice that lines the top of the bar is meant to keep your drinks cold, but we guarantee you’ll stay<br />
chilled, too.<br />
5. Clinton Street Theater (with a cold brew in hand)<br />
Any movie theater is a great place to cool off, but here you can bring in an ice-cold beer from Clinton Street<br />
Brewing for a really cold afternoon at the movies.<br />
6. The penguin exhibit at the Oregon Zoo<br />
These endangered Humboldt penguins never sweat, so why not join them?<br />
7. Winco supermarkets<br />
Cheap ice cream, popsicles, beer, frozen vegetables—oh yeah, and plenty of open freezers to stand in front of.<br />
8. The soaking pool at Kennedy School<br />
Dip into this greenery-surrounded, tiled pool and feel refreshed. ($5 per hour, free for hotel guests).<br />
9. Downtown fountains<br />
We don’t recommend jumping into the Skidmore Fountain, but do wade in the Jamison Square water and run<br />
through the streams shooting up to the sky at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.<br />
10. The walk-in humidor at Rich’s Cigar Store (downtown and NW locations)<br />
Kept in the low 70 degrees or cooler for the cigars’ ultimate freshness, you too can enjoy the refreshing air<br />
while picking out a new box of stogies.<br />
62 PDXmagazine.com / August 2006