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Free Events This Weekend in Portland: Jan 30–Feb 1

January 29th, 2009

Reminders: On January 30, TriMet is offering free rides on WES from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. On February 1, admission to OMSI is just $2. All weekend, you can get a free breakfast at IKEA with this coupon.

Admission is free for all events below. Have a great weekend!

Friday, January 30

• “Battlestar Galactica” Final Season: Join KUFO’s Cort and Fatboy each Friday night from January 16 through March 10 to watch the final 10 episodes of “Battlestar Galactica.” Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd). Doors open at 9:30 pm; show at 10:00 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, contact the Bagdad Theater or KUFO.

• Jason Carter (website) will perform at Wine Unwind (1019 NW 11th Ave) at 8:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• Chance Hayden (website) will perform at Three Degrees Lounge at the RiverPlace Hotel, 8:00 pm. For more information, visit the PDX Jazz website.

• SweetJuice (website) will perform at LaurelThirst Public House (NE Glisan and 30th) from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• Kaitlyn ni Donovan (website) will perform at Press Club at 8:30 pm. All ages. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St, 503.233.5656.

• Sallo, Red Dakota Revival Show and Pressure Code will perform at Red Room (2530 NE 82nd Ave) at 9:00 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the event website.

• Eddie Parente (website) will perform at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St, Troutdale) at 7:00 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• Catherine Welson and Strawberry Roan (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern (10000 NW Old Cornelius Pass Rd, Hillsboro) at 9:00 pm. All ages until 10:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

• Write Around Portland Anthology Release Party and Community Reading: Write Around Portland is celebrating the release of their new anthology, “Now/Past/Future,” featuring the writing of adults and youth living with mental illness, people affected by HIV/AIDS and cancer, burn survivors and many others. Light snacks and drinks provided. Donations of new journals accepted and appreciated. First United Methodist Church, Collins Hall (1838 SW Jefferson), 6:30 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• “Peaches and Bats” Release Party and Reading: Celebrate the release of a new issue of “Peaches and Bats.” Poets David Abel, Joseph Bradshaw and Kaia Sand will read. There will be music by Warren Lee (harmonium), Ian Ackerman (violin) and Gabriel Will (viola). The Waypost (3120 N. Williams Ave), 7:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

Saturday, January 31

• Saturday Guided Nature Walks at Tryon Creek State Park: Join a park ranger for a free, guided nature hike to explore the forest and stream ecosystems and natural history at Tryon Creek State Natural Area. Today’s theme is “Woodpeckers.” Appropriate for all ages. Parents must accompany kids on all hikes. 10:00 am to 11:30 am. For more information, visit the event website.

• Japanese Heritage Event: Celebrating Oregon Reads 2009 and its selection “Stubborn Twig,” the true story of three generations of a Japanese-American family, Tigard Library will host an event featuring the Minidoka Swing Band, Japanese desserts, craft time for the kids, and an exhibit from the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center. Library card holders can pick up a free copy of “Stubborn Twig” while supplies last or download the audio book at http://www.wccls.org/oregon_reads/2009/read.php. 13500 SW Hall Blvd, 12:30 pm–2:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• Gray Matters, Serge Severe, The Wright Family, Diezel P, and others will perform at Berbati’s Pan (10 SW 3rd Ave) at 10:00 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the event website.

• Levator (website) will perform at Music Millennium (3158 E. Burnside) at 6:00 pm. All ages. For more information, visit the event website.

• Love Trucker (website) will perform at Kay’s Bar (6903 SE Milwaukie) at 9:30 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the event website.

• Clay Giberson (website) will perform at Three Degrees Lounge at the RiverPlace Hotel, 8:00 pm. For more information, visit the PDX Jazz website.

• Doc Ocular, Lions and Eagles, and The Heirs of Eiffel Tower will perform at Red Room (2530 NE 82nd Ave) at 9:00 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the event website.

• Miss Michael Jodell and the Dim Sons (website) will perform at Press Club at 8:30 pm. All ages. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St, 503.233.5656.

• Eric John Kaiser (website) will perform at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St, Troutdale) at 7:00 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• The Cowboy Heroes (website) will perform at Rock Creek Tavern (10000 NW Old Cornelius Pass Rd, Hillsboro) at 9:00 pm. All ages until 10:00 pm. For more information, visit the Rock Creek Tavern website.

• World Travel 101: This budget and travel workshop is geared toward the first-time traveler planning a trip abroad. Veteran travelers will offer tips on everything from budgeting, packing, finding accommodations, managing health issues, cultural behavior, transportation, language barriers, getting the most out of your trip and more. Hillsdale Library (1525 SW Sunset Blvd), 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• William Stafford Birthday Celebration: Frances Payne Adler, Christine Delea, Robert McFarlane, John Morrison, Emma Oliver, and Dennis and Helen Schmidling will read. Audience members are invited to bring their favorite Stafford poem to read for the rest of the group. Looking Glass Bookstore (7983 SE 13th Ave), 3:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• SPOKES 4 FOLKS: Concerned and community-minded urban cyclists will gather to create a number of care packages on Saturday night, then deliver them by bicycle to Portland’s cold and wet “outside dwellers” early on Sunday. The packages may include food, hygiene supplies, water, stamps … anything that is tough to come by and sorely needed as the weather rolls in. Saturday, January 31, at 7:00 pm is the care package creation get-together. Sunday, February 1, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm is the care package delivery throughout the city. All events are held at 1716 NE Clackamas St., Portland. Donations and generosity are welcomed and appreciated. For more information, contact spokes4folksevent @ gmail.com.

Sunday, February 1

• Super Bowl at McMenamins: The Super Bowl will be playing at St. Johns Theater (ages 21+), Bagdad Theater (minors welcome with an adult), and Mission Theater (ages 21+). Doors open at 1:30 pm; game starts at 3:00 pm.

• Portland Opera Preview: “Turn of the Screw”: This lecture/concert covers the historical background, composer information and musical selections of the show. Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave), 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• Atole and E*ROCK will perform at Someday Lounge (125 NW 5th Ave) at 9:30 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the event website.

• Origami Ghosts, Inside Voices, and Hello Loneliness will perform at Valentine’s (232 SW Ankeny) at 9:00 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the event website.

• Andrew Calhoun (website) will perform at Edgefield (2126 SW Halsey St, Troutdale) at 5:00 pm. Ages 21+. For more information, visit the Edgefield website.

• “Memento” will be showing at Press Club at 9:00 pm. All ages. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St, 503.233.5656.

• Sunday Cinema Classics at St. Johns Library: “Some Like It Hot” will be showing at 2:00 pm. Free tickets for limited seating will be available at 1:30 pm. 7510 N. Charleston Ave. For more information, visit the event website.

• Author Lois McMaster Bujold will talk about her book “Horizon” at 6:00 pm at Powell’s Books, Cedar Hills Crossing (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd). For more information, visit the event website.

• Kimono Workshop: There are many rules to wearing a kimono. A member of the Wakai Tea Association will model how to choose and wear a kimono. Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave), 1:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• Women and Wellness: Eating and Mindfulness: Our fast-paced lifestyles and obsession with thinness has led to a culture of weight and nutrition related problems. Learn how to develop a healthier relationship with your body and food by slowing down and becoming more mindful of your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Presented by the offices of Kate Donchi, MS, LMFT, Beth Westbrook, PhD, Ryan Spokes, PhD. Hollywood Library (4040 NE Tillamook St), 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.

• SPOKES 4 FOLKS: Concerned and community-minded urban cyclists will gather to create a number of care packages on Saturday night, then deliver them by bicycle to Portland’s cold and wet “outside dwellers” early on Sunday. The packages may include food, hygiene supplies, water, stamps … anything that is tough to come by and sorely needed as the weather rolls in. Saturday, January 31, at 7:00 pm is the care package creation get-together. Sunday, February 1, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm is the care package delivery throughout the city. All events are held at 1716 NE Clackamas St., Portland. Donations and generosity are welcomed and appreciated. For more information, contact spokes4folksevent @ gmail.com.

If you know of any other free events happening this weekend, please write a comment about it. If you’d like me to include an event in a future round-up, please contact me.

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