http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/ Portland Monthly Magazine - RSS Feed (Home) http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/filters:*/info:20602/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/filters:*/info:20602/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:55:33 -0800 The delirious folk stylings of Y La Bamba are part of the action at the Siren Nation Women’s Festival unfolding over the next three days. Hey Weekend! What else we got? — — — — — — — — — — — — Everyone Who Looks Like You Ill-Starred Northwest Film & Video Fest Orphée Selfless http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/category/special-events/articles/bikes-1109/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/category/special-events/articles/bikes-1109/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:57:13 -0800 Wooden bikes? Big-wheel unicycles? Feast your eyes on the latest innovations from the Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show, where two-wheeled technology is constantly shifting gears. Our web-exclusive slideshow will put you in the driver’s seat, introducing you to the designers and devices that are transforming our transportation. http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/eat-and-drink/articles/restaurants-1109/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/eat-and-drink/articles/restaurants-1109/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:20:31 -0700 Portland Monthly scoured the metropolitan area to find the city’s best dishes, be they served from a food cart downtown, on linen tablecloths in the Pearl, or in the basement of a library in Hillsboro. Check out our picks for the places where you need to break bread as soon as possible. http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/info:20086/expand:5/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/info:20086/expand:5/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:20:16 -0800 The house-packing Video Games Live multimedia tour comes to Portland, and the Oregon Symphony will be playing all the classics, ranging from the triumphant da-da-da-duh-da-DA-duh of Super Mario Brothers to the Deep Purple-lite of the Legend of Zelda to a live Guitar Hero showdown. Will it be enough to put the kids in the seats? http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/portland-plated/bread/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/portland-plated/bread/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:46:17 -0800 Food writer Mike Thelin rises to address the question of bread in restaurants in his most recent Portland Plated blog. Should it be on the house? Or should we kick in some extra dough for the hardworking baker? The floor is open for discussion. No loafing! http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/category/charity-events/articles/livingyoga-102909/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/category/charity-events/articles/livingyoga-102909/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:27:16 -0800 Some 250 guests showed up at the Melody Ballroom on October 23 for the Living Yoga Gala. Living Yoga is a nonprofit that provides yoga classes to yoga to prisons, drug and alcohol treatment centers, domestic violence shelters, and centers for homeless youth. Take a look at our web-exclusive slideshow of this colorful evening. http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/info:21733/expand:10/filters:*/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/info:21733/expand:10/filters:*/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:02:58 -0800 A young architect draws a goofy caricature of an angry man at an airport setting in motion devious machinations and a case of identity theft. Set right here in Portland, Arnold and Jacob Pander’s thriller Selfless, which has already picked up substantial buzz on the film festival circuit, opens Friday at Cinema 21. http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/travel-and-outdoors/articles/destinations-sayulita-1109/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/travel-and-outdoors/articles/destinations-sayulita-1109/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:23:07 -0800 Get away from the turistas and souvenir shacks and discover, Sayulita, an idyllic piece of real Mexico about an hour north of Puerto Vallarta. In this sleepy resort town you’ll get all the sun, sand, and surf you can handle, not to mention scenery that will make you weak in the knees. Call your travel agent and get packing! http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/eat-and-drink/articles/thanksgiving-1109/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/eat-and-drink/articles/thanksgiving-1109/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:54:37 -0700 What’s the only way to make the succulent turkey, the fluffy mashed potatoes, and the, er, canned cranberry sauce of Thanksgiving better? That’s right, drench it in batter and throw it in the deep fryer. Read what happens when your holiday favorites are given a hot oil bath. http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/expand:-1/filters:*/info:20177/ http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/expand:-1/filters:*/info:20177/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:59:51 -0800 Fine art photographer Joni Sternbach’s austere photos of surfers use the tintype process, generally associated with American Civil War photography, to bring a gritty realism brushed with a historical patina to her subjects. In addition to an exhibition this month at Blue Sky Gallery, her works are collected in a book called Surfland.