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A Couple More Frugal Events Happening in Portland, April 19

April 18th, 2008

In addition to the free events, I wanted to mention two other things going on in Portland on April 19. Both are frugal and help the greater good.

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Eat Mobile: Food Cart Festival
April 19
On Air, 1300 N. River Street off the Albina Max Stop
5:30 pm–9:30 pm
All Ages

For $5.00, you can sample cuisine from 11 local food carts: Altengartz Bratwurst, Asian Station Cafe, Biggs Bros Wings, Hacienda CDC (homemade tamales), India Chaat House, Junior Ambassador, Julia’s Mobile Cafe (Russian food), Moxie RX, NW Hotdogs, Tabor (Czech food), Tita’s Pista (Filipino food). Plus, BridgePort beers for $1, FREE Vitamin Water, and music by Jack Straw. 100% of the proceeds benefit Mercy Corps NW and Hacienda CDC. Sponsored by Willamette Week.

via Portland Food Carts

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Buffalo Exchange Dollar Day Sale benefiting Galapagos Conservancy 

Buffalo Exchange, source of hip used clothing, is having a $1 sale on April 19. Proceeds from the sale will go to Galapagos Conservancy to fund its efforts to repopulate Pinta Island with Espanola tortoises. Buffalo Exchange has two locations in Portland: one at 1036 W. Burnside, and the other at 1420 SE 37th Avenue. For more information, visit the Buffalo Exchange website.

via Portland Mercury Mod Blog

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