Events

Camellia Lounge Grand Opening, TeaZone, 510 NW 11th, Fri-Sun Feb 16-18, music at 9 pm on Fri & Sat This weekend marks the official grand opening of the Camellia Lounge, the bar at TeaZone that features a variety of unique tea-infused cocktails. Celebrate opening weekend with music from Duo Duo on Friday and Clambake on […]

Fratelli Aphrodisiac Dinner, Fratelli, 1230 NW Hoyt, Tues Feb 13-Sat Feb 17, $39 per person, 241-8800 for reservations Chef Paul Klitsie promises a Valentine’s Day dinner that’s guaranteed to get even the ugliest, most unhappy couples hot for each other: Each course includes ingredients known to jumpstart the libido. Nostrana Valentine’s Dinner, Nostrana, 1401 SE […]

Slabtown: The Bender, Slabtown, 1033 NW 16th, Fri Feb 2, 8 pm, Sat Feb 3, 4 pm, Sun Feb 4, 8 pm, free Slabtown celebrates re-opening under new management with a weekend-long blowout featuring tons of local bands, a free buffet on Saturday, and some hot Super Bowl action on Sunday. Oregon Seafood & Wine […]

January Bubbly Spectacular, Pix Patisserie, 3402 SE Division, Thurs Jan 25, Sat Jan 27, 6 pm, free As if Pix didn’t do enough for you already, now they’re offering the “January bubbly spectacular”—a month-long champagne-tasting series featuring all kinds of fancy bubbly the likes of which you’ve probably never tasted before. Who says you can’t […]

Three-Ring Circus, Pix Patisserie, 3402 SE Division, Wed Jan 17, 7 pm-midnight It’s Three-Ring Circus time in Pix-land again. For those not in the know, that means a three-course dessert-tasting menu lovingly paired with wine or beer for optimal enjoyment of both sweets and booze. AH Portland Chef Series, Whole Foods Market, 7380 SW Bridgeport, […]

Pancake Breakfast, Liberty Hall, 311 N Ivy, Sat Dec 16, 9 am-2 pm, $3-5 Laughing Horse is a progressive, collectively run bookstore that stocks hard-to-find radical books and zines. Show your support for this fine community resource in the most delightful manner possible: by eating lots of pancakes. Proceeds from the buffet-style pancake breakfast will […]

Big Martini Event, McCormick & Schmick’s, 235 SW 1st, Thurs Dec 7, 4-9 pm Guzzle martinis for a good cause at Portland’s Big Martini Event. Six-dollar martinis, and 100 percent of the proceeds go straight to the Alzheimer’s Association. Finally, some good will come out of your drinking problem. Don’t miss the Crater Lake Vodka […]

ScanFair, PSU’s Smith Memorial Center, 1825 SW Broadway, Sat 10 am-5 pm (ScanFair Dance from 7:30-11 pm), Sun 11 am-4 pm, $3-6 Celebrate Christmas Scandinavian style at the 22nd annual ScanFair. Music, arts and crafts, and dancing will be featured, including lessons for those who aren’t versed in traditional Scandinavian dance. There’s a Pippi Longstocking […]

Thanksgiving Buffet, Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd, Thurs Nov 23, 1-7 pm, $10.95-19.95, call 249-3983 for reservations The McEmpire brings you a buffet-style Thanksgiving dinner, complete with all the traditional American fixins—and of course there’ll be plenty of beer, wine, and liquor on hand. Book a room for the night so you can get plastered […]

The Vegan Lunch Box Cookbook signing, Herbivore, 5519 NE 30th, Sat Nov 11, 4 pm Jennifer McCann is the author of the world’s cutest blog, Vegan Lunch Box (veganlunchbox.blogspot.com), which documents the clever and adorable vegan lunches she prepares daily for her kid. McCann will be on hand to do a little meeting and greeting, […]

Annual Holiday Food and Gift Festival, Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK, Fri 10 am-8 pm, Sat 10 am-7 pm, Sun 10 am-6 pm, $5-7 Apparently it’s the holidays already. I’m not quite sure how that happened. But anyway, come kick off two months of gluttony and excess at the Annual Holiday Food and Gift […]

Great Pumpkin Event, Portland Farmers Market at PSU, South Park Blocks between SW Harrison and Montgomery, Sat Oct 28, 8:30 am-2 pm, free This Saturday, bust out the costumes and trundle on down to the Farmers Market’s celebration of all things autumn. Score a free pumpkin, do some carving, sip on hot cider, and count […]