Now that's funny
Jan. 28-30 Dont punch his baby Among other things, Brian Posehn doesnt want you to punch his baby. Posehn co-writes Marvels Deadpool, and hosts Nerd Poker, a podcast where fellow comedians play...
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Live Music
Feb. 3 Reedin and riffin Grammy nominee Mark Hummel is bringing the 25th anniversary edition of his Blues Harmonica Blowout here and says it can be a bit challenging to corral a bunch of raucous...
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Bits & Pieces: She's back!
Faithful viewers of the supernatural police show Grimm, filmed in Portland, will be tuning in Friday night to see another plot twist as the series resumes at 9 p.m. on NBC. Bitsie Tulloch, who played...
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A Botti of work
Life on the road leads Oregon's famous trumpet player back to town for a show Chris Botti wants to play trumpet forever. He wants to tour until he cant tour anymore. He lives in a hotel, and doesnt...
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The Short List
STAGE Broadway Rose Six awkward tweens vie for the coveted spelling championship in the fast-paced, Tony Award-winning comedy The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee put on Broadway Rose. 7:30...
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Lucky Horseshoe keeping it ultra-local with February beer
This week in Bread & Brew, a Southeast Portland neighborhood pub is taking local to the extreme, and the Rose City will play host to cider geeks from across the nation. For the month of February,...
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2016 Honda Civic: Redesign includes many improvements
The Honda Civic has significantly upped its game for 2016. The popular compact has been completely redesigned, with sharper exterior lines, a more refined and roomier interior, two new engines, and,...
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2016 Ford Edge Sport: EcoBoost power adds to the fun
The 2016 Ford Edge Sport is a midsize crossover SUV that has something in common with the 2016 Ford Mustang that might surprise you. Aside from being made by the same company, it's hard to see any...
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Last week, Jan. 15 Norm of the North; 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi; Anomalisa; Ride Along 2 This week, Jan. 22 Dirty Grandpa (Lionsgate), R, 102 minutes About Right before his...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: Lights fest
Its going to be a pretty cool and colorful event, the first of its kind in Portland: The Portland Winter Light Festival, Feb. 3-6 at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 1945 S.E. Water Ave.,...
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Arnold's world of paper flowers
Precisely rolled napkins turn into beautiful petals It started as a hobby that got out of control, says Arnold Drake World, about making the pristinely white paper flowers that customers love to ooh...
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Laugh and the world stretches to laugh with you
Laughter Yoga is fun path to mental, physical health Laughter Yoga is no joke. Seriously. Upon seeing the term for the first time, it is natural to assume that its a put-on, or at best something very,...
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'McCallandia': Pacific U grad's novel ponders political 'what ifs'
The great appeal of science fiction and alternate-history literature is to change a specific detail or insert an imagined historical event and observe the ripple effects. Many popular mainstream...
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Eat up for a cause; PDX porks out for the superbowl
It's a smorgasbord of meats and cheeses (and chowder) this month as Portland food artisans get charitable and look to please porky palates for Superbowl 50 on Feb. 7. Here's a roundup of just a few of...
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Milwaukie couple opens Mezza Restaurant in Woodstock
Joris Barbaray and his wife, Gisella, met at Val Thorens, a French ski resort, where he was a chef and she was a resort manager for a ski company. What followed in their lives was six years of working...
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Be part of Oregon City Team Kyla at Shamrock Run in Portland
When their 7-year-old daughter Kyla was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in June 2005, her parents, Bret and Brettie McCulloch, were devastated; she died seven weeks later. It tore us up so...
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Still serving delightful dishes
Owner of Thai Delight restaurant remains hard at work Hard work has taken Sakchai Chai Jivagunchainan a long way. When he moved to the United States 16 years ago, Chai walked away from a career as a...
View ArticleBits & Pieces: Bushnell and 'The Bachelor'
Its looking good for West Linns Lauren Bushnell on The Bachelor. The woman known as Lauren B on the ABC dating competition show had a date with bachelor Ben Higgins in Mondays third episode, and...
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The Short List
MISC. Pet shows A reminder that the Rose City Classic dog show takes place at the Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Dr., starting at 8 a.m. each day Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 21 through 24...
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Creativity from the ground up
Fertile Ground celebrates new work in performing arts The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, now in its eighth year, shines the spotlight on playwrights, performers, producers and companies that...
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