http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814081705211800 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814081705211800 en-us Just inside the front door of the Woodsman Tavern, rows of red-orange Dungeness crabs are lined up on a bed of ice. It’s an enticement, an announcement, and a show of confidence — a restaurant’s way of saying, this is the Pacific Northwest, “This is our luxury, and yes, we ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814230548665700 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814230548665700 en-us MISC. Cascade Festival of African Films Directors Andrew Dosunmu and Fathia Absie, who focus on lives of Africans new in the United States, will make appearances at the 22nd annual event put on by Portland Community College. More than 20 films are featured, including ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814207769079000 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814207769079000 en-us Novelty playing cards are not exactly novel, but sketch artist Aaron Voronoff Trotter hopes a deck full of kings and queens takes him places. “I’m going to draw the cities around the world,” says Trotter, 33. “My plan is to make a world series.” So far, Trotter has ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814172452177600 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814172452177600 en-us The 35th annual Portland International Film Festival, Feb. 9 to 25, goes far and wide to find great productions from around the world. Now, it’s going far and wide to expand, adding venues around the city. Opening night features “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” Thursday, Feb. 9, ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814124807090800 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814124807090800 en-us Feb. 2 Pop goes the jam band French Jesuit writer Teilhard de Chardin would oft rhapsodize about the noosphere, the realm of collective human thought. He would add the fact we live on a globe means all our brains keep running into each other and sharing information, like jam band fans ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814102970577900 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132814102970577900 en-us You want to channel your inner Clint Eastwood? The 37th annual Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show, the big show for outdoor adventurers and sportsmen, is Feb. 8 to 12 at the Portland Expo Center. It will feature the Cowboy Fast-Draw firing range. Attendees 12 and older can test their ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132805528520345200 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132805528520345200 en-us Lake Oswego author Brian Doyle believes stories are crucial to life. “They are nutritious — they’re food for the soul,” he said. That being the case, he is responsible for many well-fed souls who are reading his novel, “Mink River,” this year’s Lake Oswego ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132726470979847300 2012-02-03 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=132726470979847300 en-us Think of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle as the New Karmann Ghia – a sportier and more fun to drive version of the New Beetle that is still not quite a real sports car. As everyone knows, the original Beetle was an inexpensive, plain and simple car that became wildly popular, mostly among young ...