Latest Updates:
- Portland mayor Sam
Adams swearing-in
celebration party, 5:00pm - 7:00pm TODAY Monday January 5th.
Free food! Portland City Hall.
- First
Tuesday, downtown Hillsboro
- First
Thursday, downtown Portland and the Pearl (moved from January 1st)
- GI
Joes 20% off
coupon for any 2 regular priced items. Find it in
the ads section of this Sunday's Oregonian. Joes rarely has extra
coupon
discounts, so take advantage quickly -- these are only valid Sunday
01/04 - Wednesday 01/07. If you can only shop online, then enter
code JOETCTC at online checkout to receive discount.
- 30-day Ballys Pass
with registration of 2009 Discovery
Health National Body Challenge. The 30-day membership is available
for download between 12/29/08 and 1/16/09 and can be redeemed between
1/3/09 and 3/8/09 and is valid for 30 consecutive days from date of
redemption. Memberships expire 3/8/09 so date of redemption affects
length of use. Memberships valid at any participating U.S. Bally Total
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- FREE weekend events
and happenings, now posted at Aroundthesunblog
- $2 admission
for all to OMSI this Sunday, January 4th
- Buy One, Get One
free Burgerville milkshake coupon. Expires 01/04/09.
- Brides Club
Wedding Expo, Clark
County Event Center,
free admission for all today 11:00am - 4:00pm (parking is $5)
-
Fred Meyer storage sale -- all Rubbermaid and Sterilite storage on sale
12/28 - 01/03.
- Danner
Factory outlet 25% off all factory seconds, now til Saturday
January 3rd.
- New half-price
Thursday deals showcase Krispy Kreme and Robot Piercing and Tattoo.
- Shari's whole
holiday pies, pumpkin or pecan, just $7.99 to-go.
- First Friday Art
Walk in Newberg, tonight Friday January 2nd from 5:00pm - 9:00pm
- Free
admission to the Children's Museum between 5:00pm - 8:00pm TONIGHT,
Friday January 2nd
- Willamette
Week's Deal Box is now posted, featuring shopping discounts, $1
Martinis and $1 beers.
- After-Christmas
sales -- check the Thursday and Friday Oregonian for
all the latest sales inserts. For the best deals, check out this Yahoo
article.
- FREE events for the
weekend now posted at Aroundthesunblog
- $25 restaurant gift certificates for only $2! Limited time
offer, expires on December 25th. Over 50 restaurants in the
Portland area are offered; please be sure to check the restaurant
details, as some require things such as not valid at happy hour, gift
certificate valid only with a minimum purchase, etc. Once you've
selected your restaurant, select the gift certiciate amount, add it to
your cart and enter the discount promo code GIVE on the Shopping Cart
Page. Complete the transaction, then you'll be able to print your
gift certicates on your own printer. The discount is good for 80%
off, so if you choose a $10 gift certicate, you'll get it for just
$2! Gift certificates expires one year from the date of
issue. Click
here to peruse the restaurants. Due to the promotion the
restaurant.com website might load kinda slow.
- Willamette
Week's Deal Box is now posted, featuring free mini-cheeseburgers,
holiday concert, hip hop show and $1 PBRs.
- DVDXpress
Buy 1, Get 1 free offer. Check out with coupon code "TIMBER" with
2
movies in your shopping cart. Expires midnight 12/22. Click
on link
for locations and inventory.
- New half-price
Thursday deals showcase Phagen's School of Hair Design, North
Clackamas Aquatic
Park and Malibu Raceway.
- DVDXpress rent one, get one
free. Check out with coupon code
"Estrada" with two movies in your shopping cart. Expires at
midnight
12/15/08. Kiosks are located inside area Haggen and Thriftway
stores. Click
here for inventory and kiosk locations.
- FREE events for the
weekend now posted at Aroundthesunblog
-The holiday
Christmas ships continue their runs on both the Columbia and the
Willamette Rivers. Click here for the schedule.
- Yes, it's true! Superhero Bruce Campbell is in town and will
appear
live at the Fox Theater for the Friday and Saturday screenings of his
new flick, "My Name is Bruce." Click here
for all the details...smokin'!
- Booze
Bazaar Saturday, 12/13 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Free admission, 21+,
of course!
- 200
tubas playing holiday music, Saturday 12/13 at Pioneer Courthouse
Square, 1:30pm - 3:00pm, free.
- Free passes for the movie screening of "Slumdog Millionaire" TODAY
Thursday 12/11 at Lloyd Cinemas. Go to
the web site http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/
and look on the right side of the page for the 'Showtimes &
Ticket' box. Just below the Zip Code search, click on the link
"Attend a Free Screening." A new window will pop up; follow the
instructions and choose your screening. And please note the pass
does not guarantee you seating, so it is best to go wait in line before
the 7:00pm showing. Good buzz and positive reviews for this flick
so take a look!
- Portland Art Musuem, 2-for-1
adult admission tonight Thursday 12/11 between 4:00pm - 8:00pm.
- Caffè
Umbria's
Portland Retail Café will celebrate its one-year anniversary on
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 by offering any coffee drink for one
dollar. All proceeds from the day will be donated to Share Our
Strength's Taste of the Nation Portland. Funds raised through Taste of the Nation Portland
are distributed locally to the Oregon Food Bank, St Vincent de Paul, the
Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force, and
Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank. Caffè Umbria's store is located in the Pearl
District at 303 NW 12th Avenue
and will be open from 7am to 8pm.
- Christmas
Choral concert at Linfield College, TONIGHT Wednesday 12/10 at
7:30pm in the Ice Auditorium. FREE.
- $2
admission to the Oregon Zoo this Tuesday, December 9th. Every
second Tuesday of the month admission for all is just two bucks!
Better yet, come on public transportation and show your bus or MAX
ticket/pass and get $1 off!
- Willamette
Week's Deal Box is now posted, featuring free chocolate samples, $1
PBR's and a cheap art and craft show.
- FREE events for the
weekend now posted at Aroundthesunblog
- SantaCon,
downtown Hillsboro, Saturday 12/06 12:00pm-11:00pm all day. If
you
haven't experienced or witnessed this meaningless madness, here's
your
chance!
- BootsnAll Travel party, this Saturday 12/06 from 7:00pm til
late! Click
here for details and to RSVP. Meet travelers from all over
the world without having to leave Portland!
- One day only!! Friends of Tualatin Public Library used book
sale takes
place this Saturday, December 6th from 10:00am - 5:00pm at the Tualatin
Haggen. Stock up for winter on paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, canvas bags
and
stocking stuffers. Click here for more info.
- First Sunday $2
admission to OMSI, Sunday 12/07
- Adidas store 30% off coupon,
valid Thursday 12/04 - Sunday 12/07
- Children's
Museum First Friday free admission from 5:00pm - 8:00pm, Friday
12/05
- First Thursday, downtown Portland. Yep, this Thursday December
4th. On the
first Thursday evening of every month many
Portland galleries extend their hours to host receptions for that
month's new exhibitions. Often the featured artist is at the gallery
during the opening. Times and dates are usually in the neighborhood of
5:30pm - 9:00pm, but please check the web site for specific
hours. Check out both of these web sites for more
details: Portland Art
Dealers Association and the Downtown Art Gallery
Association.
- Last minute!!! See the Portland Center Stage production of "A
Christmas Carol" this Wednesday, December 3rd for what you can
afford! Special one-time performance, see Aroundthesunblog for details.
- OMSI After Dark,
Wednesday 12/03, 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Adults only, $10 each.
- Cyber Monday
- the big online shopping day for free shipping and great deals.
Many online and brick & mortar retailers are participating.
Here's an article
from CNN about Cyber Monday; click here for the official
site and list of deals.
- First
Tuesday, December 2nd, downtown Hillsboro from 6:00pm -
8:00pm. Downtown retail shops and restaurants host art displays
and artisans showing and demonstrating their work.
Each month has 20 (or more) varying participating artists and
businesses - brightly colored lanterns are hung in front of those
participating to help guide you. Flyers can be picked up at any
participating business during the artwalk. Complimentary
beverages and hors d'ouvres are served by most merchants. Come join us
for a fun evening!
- Secret Society Sale, an annual artist-run holiday sale. Sunday
11/30 from 10:00am - 6:00pm.
Click here
for more info.
- Concert
Co-Op
has a special section on their web site listing all the cheap (and
mostly FREE) performances, concerts, comedy, etc. for tonight,
tomorrow, next week and beyond! Fantastic way to get in some
last-minute Portland entertainment so check it out!
- FREE after Thanksgiving weekend events, including tree lighting
ceremonies and concerts, now posted at Aroundthesunblog, check it out!
- Oregon Wine Country open houses, this Thanksgiving weekend Friday,
Saturday and Sunday 11/28-11/30. Dundee, McMinnville, Newberg,
Dayton and more--check out special tastings, hors d'oeuvres and
entertainment. Click here
for a listing of events for each winery, and for even more wineries in
the Willamette Valley, click on http://willamettewines.com/thanksgiving.shtml.
- Willamette Week's weekly Deal Box is now
posted with free beer, shopping sales, revelry and more.
- "A
Christmas Story" classic movie showing at the Bagdad as a
fundraiser; $5 donation adults, $1 kids under 11. 1:00pm
Saturday, November 29th.
- CIVIL WAR OSU vs. UO, 4:00pm Saturday. If you don't already
know about this big event talk-of-the-town, then you need to stop by
either of the college fan stores in downtown to get the scoop on who
will win. Go to your local bar to catch the action or try these
big parties: Grand
Central Bowl, McMenamins
Mission or St. John's Theater, or On Deck Sports Bar in the
Pearl.
- Macy's
Holiday Parade, Friday 8:45am downtown Portland. Lloyd
Center promo people will be there passing out special coupons with
the chance to win movie passes, gift cards, etc.
- Sports Authority 25% off entire purchase coupon, valid only on
Thanksgiving Day Thursday. Shop 9:00am-3:00pm. The coupon
can be found in the main headlines section of the Wednesday 11/26
edition of the Oregonian newspaper.
- Thanksgiving sales and great shopping buys--check out our new shopping section highlighting these Black
Friday bargains and store hours
- FREE turkey dinner at the Cheerful Tortoise, Thanksgiving Day from
11:00am-5:00pm. Beverages not included. 21 and over
only. See website
for info.
- Thanksgiving
FREE admission to the Oregon Zoo, as a thanks for passage of the
recent bond measure. Thursday, November 27th only.
- Now through next Wednesday, November 26th: Bi-Mart's Open
House, no membership required. During the open house, if you do
sign up for a $5 lifetime family membership, then you'll also get a
Welcome Package that includes 12 oz. Blue Diamond Almonds, 9 oz.
Liberty Orchards Fruit Delights and a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi.
There are 19 Portland area stores so if you haven't been to one yet,
check em' out during their Open House.
- JCPenney's Bra Fit Events offers ladies a complimentary personal
fitting with one of their Bra Fit Specialist. Runs now through
next Monday, November 24th. Call your local JCPenney
store for more information.
- Last
Monday History Pub Lecture, 7:00pm Monday, November 24th at
McMenamin's Kennedy School. Lecture “90 Seconds Over Toulon” by
Wilton Jackson, WWII Bombardier.
- Explode La Mode fashion show, benefitting p:ear, also features DJs,
bands and live art. 21 and over only, donation at the door.
Saturday 11/22 at 338 NW Sixth Avenue. Click
here for more info.
- Christopher
& Banks $10 free coupon off any purchase, valid now until
Sunday 11/23. No minimum purchase required. Find the coupon
in the "How We Live" section of Thursday's edition of the Oregonian
newspaper. Locations at Pioneer Place, Lloyd Center, Clackamas
Town Center, Streets of Tanasbourne and Westfield Vancouver Mall.
If you can't get a hold of the newspaper coupon, shop online and on
checkout use promo code 81164 to get the $10 off. Please note
that standard shipping runs about $5.95.
- FREE events for this weekend...Aroundthesunblog now
updated!
- Willamette Week's "Deal Box" for this week: Free release show,
turkey tasting, cheap beers, and Fix-It-Fair! Click here for more
info.
- Saturday 11/22 12:00pm-4:00pm, check out the Backyard Bang Rail Jam
in the Pearl. Win free lift passes, enjoy good music and watch
some cool snowboarding tricks in front of the Art Institute of
Portland. This event is free, click here for
more info.
- Ends Saturday November 22nd: Appliance sale at North
Pacific Supply Company, including overstocks, last year's models,
one-of-a-kinds and showroom samples. Located at 16250 SE Evelyn
Street in Clackamas. Hours are 7:30-4:30. Call (503)
656-2940 for more information.
- Wild Arts Festival this Saturday 11/22 and Sunday 11/23. A
celebration of nature in art and books benefiting the Audubon Society
of Portland. The Wild Arts Festival will feature over 70 artists
and 25 authors, as well as a silent auction. Click
here for more info and a 2 for 1 admission coupon.
- FREE
Dr. Pepper coupon, register online on Sunday 11/23 only
- Portland Community College presents their 6th annual International
Education Week Monday 11/17 - Friday 11/21. Highlights
include the International Showcase which features
performances, food and displays of PCC’s international students’
cultures. Click
here for pdf schedule of events and locations.
- This Tuesday 11/18 and Wednesday 11/19, Macy's offers up
additional savings off sale priced items. Get $10 off one sale or
clearance purchase of $25 or more before 1pm. Look for
the savings pass coupon in Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday editions of
the Oregonian newspaper.
- Widmer presents the "Big Chill" this Wednesday night, 11/19 at the
Grand Central Bowl. This FREE event offers up a fashion show,
prize drawings, DJ-spun music, the Portland premier of Rage Films' extreme skiing movie
"Such is Life", and of course, Widmer's new seasonal Brrr. Things
start at 9:00pm, click here
for more info.
- Beaverton's
Southridge High School holds their fifth annual "Girls Night Out"
fundraiser this Thursday, November 20th from 4:30pm - 9:00pm.
Features over 40 vendors, silent auction, raffle and a fashion show of
gently used prom dresses which will sell for $20. Free admission
to the marketplace, $5 for dessert and coffee.
- Nordstrom's Half-Yearly sale
for women and kids going on now, save
40% or more on select merchandise.
- Lighting Warehouse sale on hundreds of lighting fixtures like entry
lights, wall sconces, chandeliers and more. Sale is this Saturday
11/15 and Sunday 11/16 10:00am - 4:00pm at 1624 NW Johnson and
organized by Room
by Room.
- Free admission for everyone this Saturday 11/15 at the Oregon
Historical Society. Check out their current exhibit "Stereoviews of the Columbia River Gorge"
and "Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture."
- Free flu shots this Thursday, 11/13 from 10:00am - 1:00pm at the
Snow-Cap Food Bank. First 100 adults and 30 children three years
and
older. Click here
for more info.
- Free
flu shots and sprays available this Wednesday, 11/12 from 2:00pm -
7:00pm at the Washington County Fair Complex. Take the MAX to the
Hillsboro Airport/Fairgrounds stop, or drive on NW Cornell to the Main
Exhibit Building. There are 1,200 doses, first-come, first served.
- Free
admission for everyone at the Portland Japanese Garden this
Tuesday, November 11th from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Bring a can of food
to benefit the Oregon Food Bank.
- $2
Tuesday at the Oregon Zoo. Yep, after the Japanese Garden (or
before), take the short drive up Kingston Drive to the Oregon
Zoo. Admission is just $2 for everyone all day, from 9:00am -
4:00pm. The zoo will add $2 for parking for your party, or go
public transportation and show your pass or ticket and the zoo will
knock off $1 the admission, so you could actually go for just $1!
Go see the baby new elephant!
- Veteran's Day sales going on at multiple retailers around the area,
just check the Oregonian for their inserts
- Newberg's First Friday Art Walk, artist receptions and wine tasting
5pm-9pm. Click
here for more info.
- Free flu shots at Clackamas County Fairgrounds on Friday, November
7th from 3:00pm - 7:00pm. Free, regardless of insurance
status. First come, first served. For more info, click
here.
- Keep Portland Weird! A community festival on Saturday, November
8th from 11:00am - 4:00pm at the downtown Portland Multnomah County
central library. Featuring a performance by Klezmocracy and
activities from the Portland Sacred Harp, Portland Uke Association,
Circus Cascadia, Oregon Paranormal Association and much more.
Check all the weird stuff out! Click here for
more info.
- Portland Metro Dealers 50th RV Show, runs Thursday November 6th -
Sunday November 9th at the Portland Expo Center. Click here
for a 2 for 1 coupon, adult admission only.
- Friends of the Hillsboro Library biannual
booksale starts this Friday, October 31st and runs until Sunday,
November
9th. Open during regular library hours, get a 50-cent off coupon
near the library main check-out desk for even more savings!
Paperback books, hardbound, VHS tapes and much more.
- Look for deep discounts at Fred Meyer, Target, Walmart and other area
department stores as they clear out their Halloween merchandise, candy
and costumes. We recently purchases candy at 75% off at
Bi-mart. Even the specialty Halloween-only stores say that
they will offer discounts (though not every item will be on
sale). If you got left out this Halloween on candy, now is the
time to treat yourself!
- Siren
Nation kick off party. Siren Nation is a unique arts
organization that showcases and creates performance and exhibition
opportunities for women throughout the year. We are the only women’s
collective that produces an annual festival showcasing the original
work of women working in music, film, performance and visual art.
Check out the party at Backspace this Thursday, 11/06 beginning at 6pm
with an art reception and going til midnight with performances and a DJ.
- Wordstock and Stumptown Comics present a Graphic Novel First Thursday
with doors opening at 6pm and readings starting at 6:45.
Admission is free, go to Fuzzy Glamour Gallery, 625 NW Everett St.
#111. Click
here for more info.
- First Thursday for downtown Portland and the Pearl area. On the
first Thursday evening of every month many
Portland galleries extend their hours to host receptions for that
month's new exhibitions. Often the featured artist is at the gallery
during the opening. Times and dates are usually in the neighborhood of
5:30pm - 9:00pm, but please check the web site for specific
hours. In addition to the galleries belonging to the Portland Art
Dealers Association, the Downtown Art Gallery
Association also promotes other galleries hosting receptions
during First Thursday, so be sure to check out both web sites or
just walk around the downtown area and make your own discoveries.
- Tuesday, November 4th-- VOTE! What a great deal to exercise
your right!
- Free Election Day food and parties! Check out Aroundthesunblog for the latest
- The Oregonian's Career Expo takes place this Monday, November 3rd at
the Oregon Convention Center from 10:00am-3:00pm. Go to check out
a new career, and of course for all the vendor freebies--pens,
penlights, post-its, candy and other cool trick-or-treat
surprises.
- It's that time of year again for the Amazing Catlin Gabel School
Rummage Sale!!
October 30-November 2nd at the Portland Expo Center. Go on
Saturday and get 25% off; go on the last day on Sunday and get 50%
off. Click
here for hours and more info.
- Bob Lanphere's Beaverton Honda*Yamaha*Suzuki is having their 11th
annual Vendor sale this Saturday, November 1st from
9:00am-5:00pm. Over 45 vendors will be on hand with savings of
10-60% off MSRP. Cash only, click here for
more info.
- 2 for 1 tickets to see "La Carpa del Maestro" - the Day of the dead
show at the Miracle Theater. Good for this Friday, October 31st,
2008, 8:00pm performance. Purchase online one regular adult and
get the second regular adult free; use coupon code CALAVERA.
(regular adult tickets are $22, so this deal makes the tickets $11
each, plus nominal ticketing service fees). More details and
tickets online from http://www.boxofficetickets.com/milagro
- This Sunday November 2nd is the first Sunday of the month, which
means that general admission into OMSI is just $2 per person!
- TONIGHT: Thursday 8:00pm at the McMenamins
Bagdad Theater, $5 gets you into the Portland world premiere of the
horror flick "100 Feet" starring Famke Janssen and Michael Pare.
The Mercury newspaper gave it a pretty good, if short, review.
- Thursday October 30th--Last Thursday at the Alberta Arts
District. Galleries will be open from 5:30 to about 9:00pm, and
be sure to check out the "Day of the Dead Procession" beginning at
7:00pm. For more info, click here.
- TONIGHT: Wednesday @ Ground Kontrol. $5 for all
you-can-play video arcade games, 5:00pm - til late late late!
There's an electronic music DJ, scary movies, and all the video and
pinball games you can muster. Click here for more info.
- This
Tuesday, October 28th, Taco Bell is giving out FREE crunchy beef tacos
from 2pm-6pm for their "Steal a base,
steal a taco" World Series promotion. Limit one per person.
- Job fair this Tuesday, October 28th from 10am-3pm at the Portland
Hilton. Go for a new career or just go around to each booth and
get your freebie pens, post-it's, candy, squishy balls and more.
For a list of companies, click here.
- Macy's is celebrating 150 years with a great birthday sale this
weekend. On Saturday, October 25th, arrive early and be one of
the first 150 customers in the store and receive a FREE $15 Macy's gift
card (must be used that day). Most stores are open 9am-9pm, but
the fine print says that hours may vary by store so be sure to visit macys.com for exact
hours. In addition, Friday editions of the Oregonian have a
clip-out Bonus savings pass that saves you an extra 20% or 15% on
regular, sale and clearance purchases through Sunday, October
26th.
- PCC Rock Creek has their annual Harvest Festival going on this
weekend. It will go from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25,
Rock Creek Campus, 17705 N.W. Springville Road. The suggested donation
is $5 per family, which includes, as long as the supply lasts, a free
pumpkin from the Rock Creek Campus pumpkin patch. In addition, visitors
gain free admission to the Washington County Historical Society
Museum. There's music, petting zoo, raffles, and much more for
the entire family. For more info click
here.
- Get your hands on a Thursday edition of the Oregonian and turn to
page A12 for a $10 off coupon at Office Depot. Minimum purchase
of $25 is required, expires this Saturday 10/25. Technology items
are excluded.
- Fly between Portland and Boston for just $169 each way on Alaska
Airlines. To take advantage of these rates, you must buy before
November 20, 2008, for travel completed by December 17, 2008. Prices
are subject to availability and blackout dates apply. Click
here for more.
- Thursday, October 23rd at 5pm...sample Bridgeport
Brewery's newest, Raven Mad Imperial Porter. Be there for the
Hitchcock look-alike costume contest for cash prizes!
- Five Guys
Burgers & Fries
finally opens this Monday 10/20 at 11am. Located on the corner of
Walker Road and Cedar Hills Blvd, this East Coast chain serves up
burgers, fries, hot dogs and nothing much else. Regularly voted
'Best
Burger' in Washington DC, we've tried em' before and thought they were
pretty good for what you get, so try it out!
- Mr.
Formal's
Warehouse Tuxedo sale. Starts Wednesday, October 22 and
runs til
Saturday, October 25th at their location at 1103 SE 7th Avenue.
Tuxedo
coats from $9.95, shirts from $1.00, formal vests from $10, formal
shoes from $10 plus $1 bargain bins. (503) 239-6121.
- Received an email from Noah's bagels and posted the coupon
below...buy a Pumpkin schmear and get three free bagels. Print
the coupon and bring it in. Expires Tuesday, October 28th.
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