====== Fun in PDX (and I don't mean tech) ======

@msamye + @stephelhajj (notes by @bryanstearns)

(Here are a bunch of notes I took; some should be links, some are just suggestions. Feel free to correct them, add actual links, or add more!)

  * use #pdxfun as hashtag
  * upcoming.yahoo.com, but not everything's there
  * #pdxpipeline (has facebook group, lists events / ticket giveaways on thursdays)
  * http://ourpdx.net/
  * http://community.portlandneighborhood.com / @thebuzzbybrian
  * pdxculture list
  * portland.brightneighbor.com
  * read window postings, get off the bus a stop early and read as you walk
  * college events: events.reed.edu (+ L&C, PSU w/ cultural center)
  * meetinportland.com: flash mobs + random meetups
  * powells.com: readings
  * drunkenrampage.com & cacophanysociety, santacon, nwtiki.com, underdogportland (cinco de mayo)
  * aroundthesunblog.com
  * shifttobikes.org/cal -- bike events like the bridge ride, the naked bike ride, pedalpalooza, midnight mystery ride, zoobombers (do other events too); pumpclub.org, bta4bikes.org
  * oaks park skate rink
  * many beer festivals
  * culinate (food blog), portland pie-off, food cart sampling, sauvie island picking, farmers markets, saturday market (under burnside), portland nursery apple tasting (fall), bite of oregon, taste of the nation (fundraiser), Jake's crab fest,
  * kinetic sculpture race, adult soapbox derby (tabor)
  * polishfest, greekfest, ... lots in pioneer square, too
  * music: waterfront blues fest (july), oregon zoo concerts, rose garden concerns, (you guys totally forgot PDX Pop Now!! - Camo)
  * theater: shakespeare in the parks, oregon shakespeare festival (steep discounts this season!), anonymous theater
  * baseball: keiser volcanos, minor league allstar
  * art: community murals, free museum days
  * dance: the lindy hop society: swingout.net, pdx django (gypsy jazz), portlandtango.com, pdxdjazz yahoo group
  * where to take tourists: heathman brunch, washington park, rose garden, chinese walled garden, various falls parks, the fruit loop, oregon coast/yachats, wine country
  * note: there is nothing fun in Vancouver

  * I don't ever want to hear you say there's nothing to do, because clearly, there is. (or @msayme will hold you down and @stephelhaj will punch you in the face).