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Issue #33.49

| Published on Wednesday October 17th, 2007

Issue Menu: October 10th, 2007 | October 24th, 2007

 

Listings #33.49
Listings information for the week of Wednesday October 17th, 2007:

Screen: Screen Listings
Performance: Performance Listings
Words: Readings & Book Events
Visual Arts: Visual Arts Listings
The IT List: Parties, Fairs, Festivals and other events
Outdoors: Outdoor Events

On the Cover
Spot The Differences!
BY JAMES PITKIN | Answers:
A. House 1’s owner has a rake with more teeth and a tricycle that works
B. House 2’s owner has bloodshot eyes and a dog mess to clean up.
C. Oh yeah, one more difference: House 2’s owner has a property-tax bill 3 1/2 times that of House 1’s owner.
41 comments
News
[City Hall]
Street Fight
BY COREY PEIN | Public funds used to push a controversial plan to remake Burnside.
3 comments
[Election '07]
Measured Endorsements
WW EDITORIAL STAFF | WW’s recommendations for the Nov. 6 Election.
27 comments
[Development]
Parking on a Platter
BY NIGEL JAQUISS | PDC critics raise concerns about south waterfront parking deal.
7 comments
[Cops]
Taking a Downer
BY JAMES PITKIN | Prosecutors say Portland police are relaxing drug enforcement with a DAY shift. The result? Fewer felony drug arrests.
6 comments
[Schools]
Cleaning Up
BY BETH SLOVIC | PPS is mopping the floors with its custodians.
26 comments
[Civil Liberties]
Hooley’s Tap Dance
BY COREY PEIN | ACLU: Oregon congresswoman’s bill gives Bush spies a ‘blank check.’
4 comments
Rogue of the Week
Ed Schmitt
WW EDITORIAL STAFF | PPS’ “boss” deal
6 comments
Murmurs
We try hard not to be ironic or arcane.
WW EDITORIAL STAFF
0 comments
The Score
Gordon Smith isn’t blue, but Bernie is.
WW EDITORIAL STAFF
7 comments
Letters to the Editor
Inbox
BY WW'S BELOVED READERS
2 comments
Culture
[Culture]
The Art of Fake War
BY CASEY JARMAN | Casey Jarman battles the ultimate foe, a Halo lead Developer, and Dies. A lot.
0 comments
Queer Window
Bear Trap
BY BYRON BECK | Grrr-ed Up Gays Leave Old Town for NoPo X-posure.
2 comments
SCOOP
Gossip Should Have No Friends
WW EDITORIAL STAFF
1 comment
Hot Seat
Dr. Oliver Sacks
BY CLAIRE EVANS | The renowned neurologist talks about that song playing in your head right now.
0 comments
[Music]
Here Comes the Night
BY AMY MCCULLOUGH | Leigh Marble opens up, gets dark.
0 comments
[Music]
INTERVISION Shades of Neptune (Intervision Music)
BY AP KRYZA | Intervision’s custom space jazz goes down smooth on its latest effort.
1 comment
[Music]
PAULA SINCLAIR The Good Horse (self-released)
BY JEFF ROSENBERG | Sinclair’s latest pays pretty, if careless, homage to Oregon poets.
0 comments
Here Comes Your Fan
[Music]
Dude, I’m In the Band!
BY AMY MCCULLOUGH | Rachel Blumberg on Bright Eyes, M. Ward & groupies
0 comments
Clublist Spotlight
[Music]
Moons Over My Hammy
BY CASEY JARMAN
0 comments
[Screen]
City Of Lost Children
BY AARON MESH | Just because you’re bereaved doesn’t make us saps.
1 comment
Remotely Controlled
[Screen]
Pushing Daisies
BY DANIEL CARLSON | The best new show of 2007.
6 comments
[Performance]
Note Taker
BY BRETT CAMPBELL | Why should you care about contemporary classical music? The New Yorker’s Alex Ross explains.
0 comments
[Performance]
Portland Sacred Harp Singing
BY STEPHEN MARC BEAUDOIN | Attention, shoppers: Loud Protestant hymn singing in Aisle 3.
4 comments
[Performance]
Oregon Ballet Theatre The Germanic Lands
BY HEATHER WISNER | A dreamy opening for Oregon Ballet Theatre’s yearlong Grand Tour.
1 comment
[Words]
Kathleen Halme At The Press Club
BY MATTHEW KORFHAGE | The Press Club brings writers back home.
0 comments
NIGHT CABBIE
“It’s OK, let me out here, I’ll find it.”
BY NIGHT CABBIE
3 comments
Made
[Advertising Feature]
Project No. 10: Part 3—Red's Urn
BY LAYNE STRATTON
0 comments
Headout Picks
[Headout]
W.W.J.D.?
BY LAURA SHINN | Portland Fashion Week
0 comments
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