Powder comes to the Pearl on November 22 when the Art Institute of Portland, Salomon & Bonfire Snowboarding, along with all their friends at US Outdoor and Scion present: THE SECOND ANNUAL BACKYARD BANG RAIL JAM! From noon until 4 pm there are no lifts and no limits, as 30 of the best local and national snowboarders bang the king-sized jib in front of the Art Institute on NW Davis between 11th and 12th Avenues. Last year this event was covered by all of the local media, as well as major snow and skate magazines, and received thousands of hits on YouTube.

Now you can join in on the fun and win big with… the Mercury's SHOW US THE BANG video contest.

1. Best Overall
2. Best Action
3. Best Lifestyle

Winners will be chosen the week of January 5, 2009 and announced in the Mercury on January 8.

The grand-prize winner will receive:

• Two unrestricted lift tickets to Mt. Hood Meadows (courtesy of Mt. Hood Meadows)
• One jacket from Bonfire
• Samples from Paul Mitchell
• Skull Candy headphones (limited-edition Salomon collaboration)
• More great second- and third-place prizes to follow!



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Rules and Regulations:

• The Film must not exceed 30 sec.
• Five Submissions per filmmaker.
• Registration of the film must be made here by 5pm on 12/30.
• If your movie is selected for showing, you will need to provide a copy on DVD‐R as a .mov document by 12/04.
• Must be an original work. And may not contain any copyrighted information.



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GOOD LUCK!

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Entry Form:

NAME

PHONE

EMAIL

YOUTUBE URL
RELEASE

By checking this Entry & Release box, I acknowledge that I have read and understood the competition rules and agree to abide by them. I give my consent to The Art Institutes and The Portland Mercury, and to those whom The Art Institutes and The Portland Mercury may authorize, to photograph, film, and/or videotape me, and/or to use a photographic/digital reproduction of me or my artwork (with or without my name), to identify me by name and/or with school and employment information, and/or to quote or record statements made by me, for any editorial, promotional, advertising, trade, or other purpose for The Art Institutes and The Portland Mercury - except for testimonial and endorsement of product advertising for third parties for which a payment is received by The Art Institutes and The Portland Mercury.
The Art Institutes and The Portland Mercury, and those whom The Art Institutes and The Portland Mercury may authorize, shall have the right to reproduce, distribute, and display- publicly, including on the Internet - photographs, drawings, graphics and graphic elements, logos, designs and design elements, all artwork, statements, and quotes covered by this release, and to prepare derivative works. I understand that The Art Institutes and The Portland Mercury are not responsible for unauthorized duplication and/or use by third parties.



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Winners will be announced...