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LAGUNITAS BEER CIRCUS

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ROLL UP, ONE AND ALL, and dip yourself for a day or two into an immersive circus like no other, all under a big top on the east side of the Hawthorne Bridge!

Combining the best of the San Francisco and Portland indie circus and music scenes with special, crazy-talented guests from Australia and Montreal, Lagunitas Beer Circus will treat you to a mind- and belly-boggling, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Along with several hours of non-stop whimsy, spectacle, and performances, indulge in a carnival midway with fun games and tasty food, an intimate Hoochie Koochie tent for the grown-ups, and a schedule of circus workshops (Sunday only) to lead you by the hand into our madcap nation of absolute revelry and attendant temptations.

Saturday, August 20th (21+), 1-9pm
$25, general admission

 

Sunday, August 21st (All Ages, family friendly!), Noon-6pm
$20 adults, $10 kids

 

 

From San Francisco (and the nationally acclaimed Bohemian Carnival):VAU DE VIRE SOCIETY (Sat/Sun)
http://vaudeviresociety.co​m/GOOFERMAN (Sat/Sun)
http://www.gooferman.com/THE SISTERS OF HONK (Sat/Sun)
http://www.sistersofhonk.c​om/DJ SMOOVE (Sat/Sun)
http://www.facebook.com/dj​.smoove.sfKARA NOVA (Sat/Sun)

From Portland:

WANDERLUST CIRCUS (Sat/Sun)
http://www.wanderlustcircu​s.com/

VAGABOND OPERA (Saturday)
http://vagabondopera.com/

CHERVONA (Saturday)
http://www.starbugs.com/ch​ervona/

SOLOVOX (Saturday)
http://www.solovox.com/

BLAZE (Saturday)

MISS STEAK (Sat/Sun)

With special Australian guests:

SPACE COWBOY (Sat/Sun)
http://www.thespacecowboy.​com/

ELECTRIC DOLLHOUSE (Sat/Sun)
http://www.electricdollhou​se.com/

…and from Montreal:

Ethan Law  (Sat/Sun)

…plus a whole lotta other fantastical friends, surprise and otherwise! Check the website for lineup updates and show scheduling.

GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY:
http://store.lagunitas.com​/Event-Tickets_c_16.html

Saturday, August 20th (21+), 1-9pm
$25, general admission

Sunday, August 21st (All Ages, family friendly!), Noon-6pm
$20 adults, $10 kids

JOY NOW!

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PDX Bridge Festival is happy to partner with JOY NOW Summer Performance Arts Workshop, a week-long day camp for youth age 12-18.

In its first year, JOY NOW hopes to empower, excite and engage youth through music and performance arts-centered programs that value diversity, positive collaboration, self-awareness, and social change.  The inaugural summer camp with members of March Fourth Marching Band begins July 25th. Youth will spend the week working with members of the band and other talented friends to create their very own performance. Come witness brave stiltwalkers, young percussionists, singers, horn players and circus acrobats as they take the songs and dances they learn to the streets of Portland, classic M4 style.

PARADE, Last Thursday on Alberta, July 28th
Join us at 6:30, starting from Binks – 2715 NE Alberta Street.

We’ll march down Alberta Street to the corner of 20th for a small performance in front of the Rose City Vaudeville bus.  This event will be the very first parade and performance of the new Joy Now Arts Project.

FINAL PERFORMANCE & CLOSING RECEPTION, Laurelhurst Whole Foods Market, July 29th
Join us at 3 pm on Friday at the Laurelhurst Whole Foods, 2825 E. Burnside St.

This event will be the very final parade and performance of the new Joy Now Arts Project. Come cheer on the newly minted performers as they put on a fabulous show.

 

JOY NOW is still accepting students in the following focus areas: saxophone*, trombone*, percussion, voice & circus arts. To register, visit www.joynowproject.org. A limited amount of scholarships are still available!

* For saxophone and trombone students, we are encouraging at least one year of experience playing the instrument.

BOHEMIAN STORYTELLING TOURS

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The esoteric, endlessly entertaining, and highly imaginative Bohemian Storytelling Tours weave together theater, storytelling, and lively bits of audience interaction–with a live musical soundtrack throughout! The talented troupe of Nathan Hoover and Jay Twenge offers two themes to celebrate this year’s PDX Bridge Festival, and we suggest trying to catch both! These guys are one of the newly discovered treasures of our city, and we cannot recommend them enough! For more information visit Bohemian Storytelling Tours website, or follow the links below to register for the tours.

Happy Birthday Hawthorne!

Presented specifically for the PDX Bridge Festival, this tour explores our favorite piece of infrastructure, sometimes referred to as Portland’s “living room bridge.” The tour starts at the base base of the Hawthorne at the fire station on the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, travels west over the span, then leads south under the bridge on the esplanade to loop up again onto the ramp and back onto the bridge eastbound—ending back on the Esplanade.

WHEN: July 31st from 2-4pm (Pay what you will) and August 7th from 2-4pm ($15)

WHERE: This tour begins and ends on the Eastbank Esplanade, next to the Hawthorne Bridge fire station.

Tickets: $15 Available Here!

Deep Water

This tour is a two-act performance exploring humankind’s relationship with water. Specifically, this tour considers whether a river is held captive by her bridges, and examines the life of a raindrop and its journey from sky to sea, via Portland. The performers draw from literary sources that include Rudyard Kipling, David Foster Wallace, and Billy Collins. The tour runs approximately two hours, and covers about a mile and half along the downtown waterfront. Engaging and entertaining for audiences of all ages!

WHEN: August 5th from 6-8pm($15)

WHERE: Meet at the north end of Tom McCall Waterfront Park (near Steel Bridge)

Tickets: $15 Available Here!