[Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in Portland

Thu Oct 18 16:45:23 PDT 2007

Portland's not the only place for food & beer in theaters :)
Somewhere in Acadia National Park in Maine, snow camping for spring break,
we found a nice warm theater with microbrews, couches, and fresh gourmet
pizza...
Don't get me wrong, Portland (OR) is a great place to live!

I like it right here,

ben

On 10/18/07, Jason LaPier <jason.lapier at tacs.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>
> The Mission can be a lot of fun - small, but lots of charm. They were
> showing two Firefly episodes there every Tuesday night all summer long,
> followed by a couple days of Serenity in September. I took a couple of
> my friends from upstate NY there for Serenity (after we'd spend a couple
> hours at Ground Kontrol) - watching a movie while drinking good beer and
> eating good food - they couldn't believe it. I think I may have
> convinced one or two to move to Portland some day...
>
> - Jason L.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: euglug-bounces at euglug.org
> > [mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] On Behalf Of Jason Dommasch
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:29 PM
> > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in Portland
> >
> > Thank you all for your suggestions.
> >
> > Not that you need a transcript of my stay in Portland, but...
> >
> > As it turned out, I got up to Portland a little bit late.  I
> > met Bryan (the friend who's going to MIT) at the hostel
> > somewhere around 18th and Couch.  We walked to visit the
> > Japanese Gardens, but it was almost closing time and a lot of
> > the garden was hidden by the shade of the tall trees, so we
> > skipped it.  We got a good hike getting there though.
> >
> > We then walked to the Mission Theatre (didn't know it was a
> > McMenamins until I got there) and saw a movie and beer and
> > stuff.  Not exactly the Bagdad, but still cool in my opinion.
> >
> > Afterward, we walked around until we ended up at Ground
> > Kontrol.  I'd been there before, but it was as cool as ever.
> >
> > At some point we stopped at Powell's bookstore, and I bought
> > I copy of "I, Robot" with the retro 70's/80's futuristic
> > robot on the front cover (not the cover with Will Smith).
> >
> > I said goodbye, and ended up spending the night at my brother's place.
> >  The next day I went with my brother and niece to OMSI.
> >
> > Overall, it was a fun weekend.
> >
> > - Jason Dommasch <jdommaroma at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > On 10/15/07, Eponymous <bilbobaggab at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Check out the Pittock Mansion in Portland; but the big geek in me
> > > says, check the Maryhill Museum of Art, up the Gorge, for it's
> > > extensive collection of chess sets...checkmate!
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > On 10/15/07, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ahh, Ground Kontrol, I had a blast there one time but
> > didn't catch
> > > > the name. There was a crazy band, sorta KISS-like but
> > unique.... the
> > > > whole
> > > place
> > > > felt retro-mod or something undescribably cool -- okay, I
> > had a few
> > > > drinks in me already and it was a quick stop on a raucous
> > bachelor party tour...
> > > > anyway, I think Portland has many riches to offer,
> > depending on your mode.
> > > > There's some sort of architecture tour I keep seeing
> > people doing,
> > > > and the river paths offer a nice stroll or bike ride
> > (bikes can be rented too).
> > > > Dining in the Pearl district is fancy & great but there's better
> > > > bang-for-the-buck elsewhere.
> > > >
> > > > Along with Powell's, used music & clothing stores might appeal to
> > > > others who aren't in the large urban environment much;
> > and speaking
> > > > of which,
> > > ride
> > > > an elevator up some tall building to catch a view :) I think our
> > > > advice is too late for Jason D's weekend though!
> > > >
> > > > ben
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 10/15/07, Jason LaPier < jason.lapier at tacs.uoregon.edu> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >  I'll third the Japanese Gardens - my wife and I just
> > went there
> > > > > on Saturday - gorgeous this time of year with all the leaves
> > > > > changing
> > > color.
> > > > > Other places I have to take my out of town friends that
> > are geeky
> > > enough:
> > > > > FreeGeek in SE, just off Hawthorne, Ground Kontrol
> > (classic arcade
> > > > > + bar
> > > -
> > > > > tons of old arcade games that have new CRTs and
> > whatnot), and of
> > > > > course, Powell's. The Bagdad is another must if your
> > friend enjoys
> > > > > beer -
> > > drinking
> > > > > microbrews in a theater is one of the unique things about
> > > > > Portland. I
> > > also
> > > > > like to take people to Kennedy School - another
> > McMenimins, it's
> > > > > an old elementary school converted into a Restaurant/Bar/Movie
> > > > > Theater. Very interesting.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Jason L.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >  ------------------------------
> > > > > *From:* euglug-bounces at euglug.org
> > > > > [mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] *On Behalf Of *Eponymous
> > > > > *Sent:* Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:19 AM
> > > > > *To:* Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
> > > > > *Subject:* Re: [Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in
> > > > > Portland
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll second the Japanese Gardens, hike up Mt. Tabor,  Bishop's
> > > > > Close is also cool, and Bike's over the Bridges is good for a
> > > > > Bostonian.  Let me
> > > know
> > > > > if he drinks beer or not!
> > > > >
> > > > > On 10/12/07, Jason Dommasch <jdommaroma at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is off topic, but I'm wondering if any of you could give
> > > > > > suggestions as to fun stuff to do in Portland.  An old friend
> > > > > > from Utah contacted me, and he's going to be in Portland this
> > > > > > weekend and maybe the next.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > He attends grad school at MIT.  I haven't seen him in a long
> > > > > > time and I'm not sure what he likes to do.  I should probably
> > > > > > have asked that first.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At any rate, I'll let him know about the Slashdot party
> > > > > > happening next week :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Jason Dommasch <jdommaroma at gmail.com>
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