City Repair invites you and your community to propose a project for the 2006 Village Building Convergence. Projects can be place-oriented, ecological, artistic, structural, social, even alive! The main goal is to promote cooperative, community-based efforts to reconnect with each other and enhance the places we live. Details on previous projects, the proposal process, and requests for proposals on line vbc.cityrepair.org or at City Repair Headquarters, 2122 SE Division, (503)235-8946.
Pioneer Courthouse Square, between SW Yamhill & Morrison Streets, on the MAX Line
FREE Admission into venue. $4 mug required to purchase beer. Beer costs $4 for a mug, or $1 for a taste
Mug purchase required to consumer beer
Lots of friends, cash-only bar (ATM on-site)
Preston Weesner
(503) 252-9899
peerlessmanagement@msn.com
No
The only beer festival in the Northwest to be held outdoors in the dark, cold and often wet month of December, the Holiday Ale Festival is truly distinctive. Despite chilly temperatures and often-inclement weather outside, attendees stay warm and dry under a large clear tent that covers the venue while allowing for views of the city lights.Gas heaters create a cozy ambience under the boughs of one of the region's largest decorated Christmas trees. Thirty-five potent winter ales are featured at the event, all of which are created specifically to bring warmth and cheer to the holiday season. The beers are rich, robust and full of complex flavors. Many have been seasoned with spices, and enhanced with ingredients such as honey, cranberries, ginseng, Sitka spruce tips and espresso beans.Festival highlights include on-site food; craft vendors; beer apparel and merchandise; a complimentary root beer garden for minors and designated drivers benefiting the Children’s Cancer Assn; mead tasting; and seasonal background music. Minors are allowed when accompanied by a parent. Hours are 11 am to 10 pm Thursday through Saturday; Noon to 6 pm Sunday. A Brewers Brunch will take place on Sunday, December 4th at the Square beginning at 9 am. It will feature a Belgian themed breakfast with croissants with turkey or ham, Chimay cheeses, fresh fruits, sweet pastries, juice and coffee. Specialty warm Leige waffles will be made to order. There will also be beers not featured at the event, including Chimay Grand Reserve Blue, St. Feuillien Cuvee de Nöel, Tuck's Brewing's Farmers Daughter, and Full Sail's Vesuvius. The ticket price of $30 includes eight five-ounce pours of each beer, plus breakfast. Tickets are available at www.holidayale.com.
Room 204 Urban Center on Plaza bordered by SW 5th, 6th, Mill & Montgomery
FREE and open to the public!
a friend who cares about transportation in the city
Flora Barone
(503) 725-4024
fbarone@pdx.edu
No
Peter Wilcox of RiversWest.org will make a presentation on "Willamette River Ferry Options." RiversWest is restoring three historic tour boats from Crater Lake to run on hybrid solar electric-biodiesel. This talk is part of Portland State University's Center for Transportation Studies Fall 2005 Transportation Seminar Series. Peter will describe the history of past plans and the current effort led by a local non-profit called RiversWest to develop a river-based transit system for downtown Portland. The Willamette Ferry is planned to utilize three historic passenger vessels from Crater Lake that RiversWest has acquired and is storing at the Eastbank Esplanade. The plan is to repower these beautiful, locally-built vessels to utilize Oregon biodiesel fuel and solar power to strengthen Portland's reputation as a center of sustainability, vastly improve access to the Willamette, attract visitors and conventions, and increase Portland's livability by taking advantage of our maritime location.
