Sunday, May 19
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Big Easy Express8 p.m.21 and over |
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Three bands, six cities, one train, thousands of miles of track... Big Easy Express concert film captures a modern day railroad revival tour. The music doesn't stop as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons travel across America by vintage train.
Monday, May 20
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Big Easy Express8 p.m.21 and over |
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Three bands, six cities, one train, thousands of miles of track... Big Easy Express concert film captures a modern day railroad revival tour. The music doesn't stop as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons travel across America by vintage train.
Tuesday, May 21
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“Hanford Hazards: Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste”OMSI Science Pubwith Ken Niles and Kirk Dunning7 p.m.Minor with parent or guardian |
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Established in 1943 as part of the Manhatten Project, the Hanford Nuclear Site is a mostly decommissioned nuclear production complex on the Columbia River. As the site transitions from plutonium production to clean up, learn about the extent of contamination at cleanup and the progress and challenges that remain, including the 56 million gallons of high-level waste and a confirmed leak from the inner shell of one of Hanford’s double-shell tanks.
Wednesday, May 22
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Big Easy Express8 p.m.21 and over |
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Three bands, six cities, one train, thousands of miles of track... Big Easy Express concert film captures a modern day railroad revival tour. The music doesn't stop as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons travel across America by vintage train.
Thursday, May 23
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Big Easy Express8 p.m.21 and over |
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Three bands, six cities, one train, thousands of miles of track... Big Easy Express concert film captures a modern day railroad revival tour. The music doesn't stop as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons travel across America by vintage train.
Friday, May 24
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Big Easy Express8 p.m.21 and over |
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Three bands, six cities, one train, thousands of miles of track... Big Easy Express concert film captures a modern day railroad revival tour. The music doesn't stop as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons travel across America by vintage train.
Saturday, May 25
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Big Easy Express8 p.m.21 and over |
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Three bands, six cities, one train, thousands of miles of track... Big Easy Express concert film captures a modern day railroad revival tour. The music doesn't stop as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons travel across America by vintage train.
Sunday, May 26
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Big Easy Express8 p.m.21 and over |
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Three bands, six cities, one train, thousands of miles of track... Big Easy Express concert film captures a modern day railroad revival tour. The music doesn't stop as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Mumford & Sons travel across America by vintage train.
Tuesday, May 28
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McMenamins presents...“Eyes, Faces, and Skin”Nerd Nite #3“Vision Quest: Stem Cells and Regenerating Eyesight”“Tattoos and Taboos”“The Science of Face Recognition”5 p.m. doors; 7 p.m. showMinor with parent or guardian |
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Nerd Nite is a new monthly event that strives for an inebriated, salacious, yet deeply academic vibe, featuring short talks by several scientists, artists, experts of all types, and ordinary people with extraordinary skills.
Monday, June 3
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Sponsored by The Northwest Examiner & The Portland Art MuseumPortland Xanadu: the Rise and Fall of the Hoyt HotelThe city's ultimate night spot for entertainment throughout the 1960sOregon Encyclopedia History Nightat the Mission Theater6 p.m. doors; 7 p.m. presentationMinor with parent or guardian |
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Come out for an enlightening evening of history, served up with a pint or two.
At the Grand Lodge, the mosaics in the basement hallways were inspired by the work of Spanish artist Antonio Gaudi. What’s the name of the Kennedy brewery? The Concordia Brewery, named for the surrounding neighborhood. The Centzon-Totochtin (“Infinite Rabbits”) was an Aztec group that represented the ways humans are affected by intoxication. “Wine is bottled poetry.” -- Robert Louis Stevenson “Wine is bottled poetry.” -- Robert Louis Stevenson Which beer is our best-selling ale? Hammerhead, of course. Have a pint or two today! Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, was said to be able to drink any man under the table. You show ‘em, Betsy! Does each McMenamins pub brew beer? Nope – only our brewpubs and breweries do. They supply our other spots. “We borrowed golf from Scotland as we borrowed whiskey. Not because it is Scottish, but because it is good.” -- Horace Hutchinson Give it up for St. Arnold, the patron saint of brewers! His miracle was a tankard of ale that never ran dry… Put him on the invite list. McMenamins has a full-time historian on staff. He collects stories, photos, anecdotes and more about McMenamins spots, past and present. “Give me a woman who truly loves beer and I will conquer the world.” – Kaiser Wilhelm II What was the very first McMenamins pub, opened by Mike and Brian McMenamin? The Barley Mill on SE Hawthorne in Portland. How many McMenamins are there in the Seattle area? Three – Mill Creek, Six Arms and Queen Anne.
