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Live in the Bing: Lianne La Havas

March 26, 2013 admin 0 Comments Bing Lounge, KINK, Lianne La Havas, Music, musician, Oregon, Portland, soul

Yesterday, 23 year old singer songwriter from England, Lianne La Havas, brought her soulful voice to the Bing Lounge in

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Music 

James Hunter Six in the Bing

March 11, 2013 admin 0 Comments Bing Lounge, Gabriel Roth, James Hunter, James Hunter Six, KINK, Minute by Minute, Music, musicians, Oregon, Portland

James Hunter brought his group from London and after playing last night at the Aladdin Theater, they graced us with

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Live in the Bing: Martin Harley

November 26, 2012 admin 0 Comments Bing Lounge, Blues, Concert, KINK, Martin Harley, Music, musician, Weissenborn

It has been a while since Jesse and I got to go to a concert in The Bing Lounge but

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Portland’s latest attraction: Steam

September 30, 2012December 19, 2022 admin 0 Comments 4449, Bicentennial American Freedom Train, Locomotive, Oregon, Oregon Rail Heritage Center, Oregon Railroad & Navigation, Portland, Portland & Seattle, railroad, Southern Pacific, Spokane, Steam

The age of steam is an age of romance. It is perhaps the last time when transportation considered beauty as

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Sand Mandala

August 4, 2012January 20, 2016 admin 4 Comments art, Battle Ground, Drepung, Loseling, Monastery, monks, Phukhang, Sand Mandala, Washington

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to witness a great event and see a beautiful piece of art being created and

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Carolina Liar in the Bing Lounge

July 24, 2012 admin 0 Comments Bing Lounge, Carolina Liar, Chad Wolf, kink.fm, Music, musicians, Oregon, Portland

Portland is so lucky to have radio stations, such as KINK, that bring fresh, new music to us in a

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Pat Travers Band in the Bing Lounge

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 admin 1 Comment Bing Lounge, kink.fm, Music, musicians, Oregon, Pat Travers Band, Portland

Some groups from the 70s and 80s survive with much the same lineup as when they started, other seem to

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Portland takes pride in Pride

June 17, 2012 admin 0 Comments Festival, gay, lesbian, Oregon, parade, Portland, Pride, transgender

With a reputation for being a weird city, you should expect that the Pride festival in Portland would be big,

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Art Culture Far Away Travel 

San Francisco landmark: Coit Tower

June 17, 2012June 20, 2012 admin 3 Comments art, Art Deco, Arthur Brown Jr., California, Coit Tower, Henry Howard, Lillie Hitchcock Coit, Murals, San Francisco, Telegraph Hill

Rising 210 feet from the top of Telegraph Hill is one of San Francisco’s best known landmarks – Coit Tower.

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Culture Festivals Portland 

Portland has a new Queen

June 10, 2012June 10, 2012 admin 0 Comments Central Catholic, High School, Kate Sinnott, Oregon, Portland, Rose Festival, rose queen

Yesterday in the Portland Coliseum, an annual event took place with all of the majesty and pomp that Portland can

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