McMenamins Pubs & Breweries
A place for family & friends...
Thursday, May 23
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Mexican Gunfight7 p.m.All ages until 10 p.m. |
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While definitely a rock band, Mexican Gunfight's stylistic influences abound: blues grit, country lyricism, the soulfulness of gospel, a rare jam thrown in ... even tinges of Latin and jazz. Their decades of playing together in notable NW ensembles have honed these musicians' songwriting, chops, harmonies and dynamics into a unified, expressive and powerful whole.
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The Ivie Meziere Acoustic Duo8 p.m.21 and over |
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Orvil Ivie and Garry Meziere play a variety of music from traditional blues to contemporary jazz. They also are known for very well-crafted original song.
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Performing on the Chapel Pub's theater organ...Steve Kerin8 p.m. to 10 p.m.All ages welcome |
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Every Thursday another notable keyboard player steps up and puts the Chapel Pub's theater organ to the test.
On Thursdays, Steve Kerin entertains the Chapel Pub by playing all of your favorite songs, but in a way that you have never heard them before – on solo pipe organ! The audience is encouraged to request tunes from a list of nearly a thousand songs. They range all the way from pop to heavy metal, jazz to movie themes, '80s hits to oldies.
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The Oly Mountain Boys8 p.m.21 and over after 10 p.m. |
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The Oly Mountain Boys combine bluegrass picking prowess and tight, three-part vocal harmonies, bringing a youthful vitality to one of America's original musical forms. The band believes that the appeal of Bill Monroe and his music knows no bounds.
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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.
Stone IrisRocket 3The Taint Shakers8:30 p.m.21 and over |
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Limelight Dance Millenium9 p.m.21 and over |
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A video dance party featuring music by the likes of MGMT, Black Keys, Jay Z, Santigold, Modest Mouse and much more. Nothing older than January 1st 2000 and nothing newer than yesterday!
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Just released!Erased (R)9 p.m.21 and over |
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An ex-CIA agent and his estranged daughter are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence and mark them both for termination.
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Just released!Erased (R)9 p.m.21 and over |
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An ex-CIA agent and his estranged daughter are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence and mark them both for termination.
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Singletrack High [2012]COTA Movie Night @ McMenamins9 p.m.21 and over |
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Singletrack High follows a diverse group of students through the 2012 mountain bike racing season in the NorCal High School Cycling League. Through their experiences, the film explores the positive impact high school mountain biking can have on boys and girls alike, from all walks of life.
What’s the name of the Kennedy brewery? The Concordia Brewery, named for the surrounding neighborhood. 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. “Wine is bottled poetry.” -- Robert Louis Stevenson Does each McMenamins pub brew beer? Nope – only our brewpubs and breweries do. They supply our other spots. What was the very first McMenamins pub, opened by Mike and Brian McMenamin? The Barley Mill on SE Hawthorne in Portland. Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, was said to be able to drink any man under the table. You show ‘em, Betsy! The Centzon-Totochtin (“Infinite Rabbits”) was an Aztec group that represented the ways humans are affected by intoxication. Which beer is our best-selling ale? Hammerhead, of course. Have a pint or two today! At the Grand Lodge, the mosaics in the basement hallways were inspired by the work of Spanish artist Antonio Gaudi. How many McMenamins are there in the Seattle area? Three – Mill Creek, Six Arms and Queen Anne. “Give me a woman who truly loves beer and I will conquer the world.” – Kaiser Wilhelm II “Wine is bottled poetry.” -- Robert Louis Stevenson “We borrowed golf from Scotland as we borrowed whiskey. Not because it is Scottish, but because it is good.” -- Horace Hutchinson McMenamins has a full-time historian on staff. He collects stories, photos, anecdotes and more about McMenamins spots, past and present.
