Jason Vondersmith

Original Portland Tribune reporter — now Life editor, Sports contributor. Native of Alaska. Likes Celeste, wine, cats, baseball cards and fitness

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Calling all volunteers: The Standard's Volunteer Expo, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, hopes to pair giving people with giving nonprofits. If you want to give back, it's a good place to start. It'll be at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
https://t.co/EvGsqaTZRF

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Plan to watch Wilsonville's Kelly Bartlett on "Lego Masters" on Fox, starting Sept. 28. Pamplin Media Group recently featured her in a story about her Butteville Store work. Here's the info:
https://t.co/he0LVl7FsZ

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Portland artist Mike Bennett, who has built quite a reputation for fun in recent years, is at it again. His Painted Pines park, full of wood cutout cartoon characters and more, takes over top floor of Lloyd Center in early 2024. Huge, ambitious project.
https://t.co/mg3A718aPN

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Portland native/author Mitchell Jackson is, well, kind of a big deal, and the Pulitzer Prize winner has a new big book out, "Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion." Journey through the years of NBA players sporting awesome clothing ensembles. Story here:
https://t.co/DF18AiibZV

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Find your inner-clown at CoHo Clown Festival. Take in final Portland street fair (Belmont Street Fair). Go see the great cellist Yo-Yo Ma with Oregon Symphony. Info on those and more Portland events for this week and beyond right here:
https://t.co/R9rjAUUk3Z

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Reminder that "Tina - The Tina Turner Musical" stages at Portland's Keller Auditorium Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 10. Meet the two actors who play the late famous "Queen of Rock 'N' Roll," Zurin Villanueva and Naomi Rodgers:
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Here's your day-to-day Portland-area Live Music guide for September. Highlights include Kansas on Sept. 9, Common with Oregon Symphony on Sept. 14, Jason Aldean on Sept. 22, Sting on Sept. 26.
https://t.co/MQ57iQZh4m

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It's pre-Labor Day week, followed by Labor Day Weekend, followed by post-Labor Day week. Make your plans for fun with the use of a fine activities calendar, courtesy of Portland Tribune:
https://t.co/g7tOIrJXlM

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Composers pay homage to Mt. Tabor Park with "Views of an Urban Volcano," music to be played by Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble as part of upcoming Montavilla Jazz Festival. What inspired them? Alan Jones and Darrell Grant are among other festival draws.
https://t.co/ZyG7shb08q

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Who doesn't miss the great Tina Turner, "Queen of Rock 'N' Roll" who passed in May? "Tina — The Tina Turner Musical" comes to Portland, Sept. 5-10, courtesy of @BroadwayPDX, and Zurin Villanueva and Naomi Rodgers play adored/iconic singer. Here's story:
https://t.co/0ySa6Urpng

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Hey @harrypotter fans here in Portland, there and everywhere, LeakyCon returns to Portland — in 2024. The magical fan convention will be July 5-7, 2024, at Oregon Convention Center. Make your plans now!
https://t.co/t8mIDnUKMd

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Hawthorne Street Fair turns 40 Aug. 27, day after organizer Nancy Chapin turns 84 — an unofficial birthday party for woman who has helped Hawthorne and Portland neighborhoods/business districts for years. Pamplin Media Group's "Amazing Neighbors" feature:
https://t.co/jDCPieM6XR

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Trouble in your Portland neighborhood — crime, noise, protests, disobedience — and who to call, other than police? In Laurelhurst, it's TJ Browning, the take-charge, proud community leader. Here's Pamplin Media Group's "Amazing Neighbors" feature on TJ:
https://t.co/W25kmK0DBb

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Pamplin Media Group honors Portland-area folks among us with its new "Amazing Neighbors" section in PMG's papers this week, including Portland Tribune. In Portland, Sherwin Antonio has been known as an "amazing neighbor" in Beaumont-Wilshire, here's why:
https://t.co/kPB3IQUD8k

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What's better than a week's worth of Thomas Lauderdale/Satan's Pilgrims shows? What's all the fuss about The People's Courts? What's the future of Artists Rep? What's Chuck Palahniuk ("Fight Club") up to these days? That and more here:
https://t.co/sWBfsV1UiB

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Carnival fun, food and drink, animals, yeah it'll be a great Oregon State Fair, Aug. 25-Sept. 4, and what a music lineup it has with the likes of Bush, Colbie Callait, The Beach Boys, Skillet, "I Love the 90s," Elle King and Chris Janson. Check it out:
https://t.co/zjqI2O6CpR

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Performers for Portland's PHAME academy take on a fun/unique musical this week — a show about Talking Heads' memorable "Stop Making Sense" album and film. Working musicians contribute, and PHAME students sing and add electronic sounds via iPads.
https://t.co/ki7lykQ6VW

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Live music, movies, art, theater, comedy, PassinArt biennial, Portland Fashion Week, Multnomah Days, "A Question of Hu" exhibit — check out Portland Tribune's event listings and links:
https://t.co/MEsgLmneoj

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Albina Arts Center in Portland gets influx of enthusiasm/organization from new Black community ownership and PassinArt programming.
https://t.co/amTHie6ox6

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Hey folks, prepare for vehicle traffic issues on Portland bridges (and streets) with the annual Providence Bridge Pedal event scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 13 (and setup the day before). Here's info:
https://t.co/MndrXimxkN