http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128329433016255900 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128329433016255900 en-us Easels and pottery wheels will be popping up on the shore of the Willamette Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11 and 12, at the West Linn Art Festival in Willamette Park. This annual festival is a showcase of more than 100 of the top artists from the Pacific Northwest. Plus, an opportunity for students ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128329407180090100 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128329407180090100 en-us While we have been enjoying the dog days of summer, our Jewish friends have been preparing for the most important religious and spiritual days of the Jewish calendar: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Sept. 8; Yom Kippur will be celebrated this year on Sept. 18. Both ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337121243251900 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337121243251900 en-us Sept. 3 Solid gold Featuring Bailey Winters on vocals, John Zeigler on keyboard and programming and Patrick Morris on guitar, drum machine and bass, Portland’s Strength creates disco music that sounds like your middle school vice principal with the slightly longish hair taking ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337123356977800 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337123356977800 en-us STAGE Burn the Floor The electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance sensation, a hit long before “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” comes to Portland. It was first conceived as a special performance at Elton John’s 50th birthday ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337119157435100 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337119157435100 en-us Next week more than 200 bands will flood Portland, packing the streets with tour vans, beat up Volkswagen microbuses and enough illicit drugs to get the state of Nevada high twice. The occasion? Musicfest NW, Portland’s response to Austin, Texas’ claim to the throne of Music City, ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337127506210000 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337127506210000 en-us It took a while, but potter Careen Stoll has finally mastered making pots and other pieces in her home-built kiln. “Until this year, I hadn’t had any high quality products to share,” says Stoll, a featured artist in the annual Art in the Pearl, Saturday through Monday, Sept. 4 to ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337125412294300 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128337125412294300 en-us The glam metal band Black ’n Blue, singer Linda Hornbuckle, side musician Peter Dammann and longtime radio deejay Les Sarnoff are among the inductees for the fourth annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Roseland Theater. Tickets, $25 ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128294100552577200 2010-09-03 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128294100552577200 en-us Our test model 2010 Dodge Journey R/T arrived dressed up for a fight. With its bright red paint, bulging fenders, big chrome wheels, black leather interior and dual chrome exhaust tips, the mid-size crossover looked ready to race. But as it turned out, the Journey is also very family friendly. It ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128336880425524600 2010-09-03 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=128336880425524600 en-us When I was wilting in the 95-degree heat, it was interesting to see which plants loved it. Abelia “Edward Goucher” seemed to revel in it – pink flowers shining at the tips of the arching branches. “Grace” smoke tree glowed as strong sunlight poured through the ...