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23rd Annual Beerfest in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon Beer Festival 2010

23rd Annual Beerfest in Portland, Oregon on July 22, 23, 24 & 25, 2010 — “Always the last full weekend in July”

Portland ranks as number one for hand-crafted beer in the world because:
1. Last year, Oregon craft brewers produced the equivalent of more than 263,000,000 bottles of beer.
2. The total beer industry in Oregon grew 17% in 2006 with more than $2-1/4 billion in sales.
3. More than 38% of all draft beer and 11% of all beer consumed in Oregon is state-brewed craft beer, the highest percentage of local craft beer consumption in the U.S.
4. Oregon has 80 brewing facilities with at least 2 more ready to open; the state is the second largest producer of craft beer in America.
5. The City of Portland has 29+ breweries, more than any other city in the world.
6. Oregon ranks second in the nation in hops production, growing more than 20 different varieties.

Portland from July 22-25 is the world’s best place to be for lovers of great beers. The City will again host the largest Craft Brewer’s Festival on the globe for the 20th year. There’ll be 72+ craft beers, live music, food, displays and vendors, all at Waterfront Park beginning at noon each day. For a complete list of the beers, click on to http://oregonbrewfest.com

Here’s how easy it is to get to Waterfront Park from The Fulton House, which are both located in Southwest Portland. Walk 1/2-block to a city bus stop #35  and take the 10-minute ride downtown to a Street Car stop at Moody Avenue switch to MAX light rail (it’s free!), which will take you 1 block from the Festival in about 3 minutes. Reverse directions to get back to us.

Follow these instructions and you’ll have absolutely no worries about the hassles and expense of downtown parking. More importantly, you’ll avoid being stopped by one of Portland’s finest and being issued a ticket for DUI.

Book today….thousands come into Portland for this ultra-popular event!

It’s Hot in Portland, Oregon! Splish, Splash I am going where????

 

Kayaking in Portland, Oregon

Now is the time for Kayaking in Portland, Oregon’s Waterways

“In Oregon, if there’s a waterway, someone has kayaked it. And there are a lot of waterways, from white-water rivers to calm estuaries and bays to even calmer wetland areas that are great for wildlife viewing” (from Tour Oregon).  

The sun is shining and the water is calm, now is the time to book your next vacation here at the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast and begin a new adventure—Kayaking the Willamette River located right here in the heart of the City.  Portland Metro area is an ideal playground for kayaking and canoeing.

The Fulton House is located one block from Willamette Park and only three blocks from the Portland Kayak Company where they offer classes, rentals, tours, daily trips, boat sales and kayaking gear.  They have everything you need to start your kayaking adventures right here in the Fulton House neighborhood just steps from the Willamette River,  allowing easy access for kayak rentals, demos, guided kayak tours and classes.

And you can start right here just a few minutes out your door to begin your adventure.  All you’ll need to do is head to the Portland Kayaking company and they can provide you with quality kayaks and top notch guides to ensure a safe and enjoyable paddling experience  or adventure on your own if you have had an essential kayaking course or equivalent experience.

Willamette Park-One block from the Fulton House

Prices are very reasonable for tours and rentals.  They even have a variety of excursions to the uninhabited island Espiritu Santo on their tours to the Baja.

After a day on the water come back and enjoy a glass of wine or soak in the hot tub.

 

Enjoy soaking in the Oregon Hot Springs Tub

It’s not too late to enjoy the “2010 Waterfront Blues” in Portland, Oregon

We still have rooms for the Waterfront Blues Festival , July 2 through July 5th.  Get out and  enjoy the sun, the waterfront and the music.  

You can make your reservations at The Fulton House at any time on our website – www.thefultonhouse.com We’re located right in the city, just a few minutes from city center. Or walk a short block and take a bus or two short blocks and take the trolley.  No need to drive —  enjoy our wonderful transit system here in Portland, Oregon.

Waterfront Park Portland, Oregon Blues Festival

Summer has come to Oregon in a rush. Temperatures here in Portland are in the high 70’s-80’s, the sun is shining brightly and the weatherman  is predicting  perfectly clear skies with not a cloud in sight. But, like almost always, there is a cooling breeze that keeps us from over-heating.

Check out a video of the Waterfront Blues 2009 — Robben Ford .

Don’t miss this exciting event and great entertainers.  The Portland Waterfront Blues Festival is the 2nd largest in the USA.

Join us at 2010 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, July 2-5, Tom McCall Waterfront Park

"Water Front Blues" Tom McCall Park

The Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival is the largest blues festival on the West Coast and the second largest blues festival in the nation.

The festival not only brings the best blues artists to Portland, it benefits Oregon Food Bank’s work to eliminate hunger and its root causes … because no one should be hungry.

And we still have rooms left.  So don’t delay – book your reservations now.   Call us at 503-892-5781. or book on-line at www.thefultonhouse.com

Also, remember that there’s a bus stop a half-block from The Fulton House, which will take you downtown to the Festival. You’ll avoid the incredible hassles and expense of trying to park near the Park by taking public transportation, and you’ll also have no fears of a Breathalyzer and DUI if you have a beer or two.

Schedule of Events:  Check out the Waterfront Blues Website for more information.

Friday, July 2
Time Stage Performance
03:00PM – 03:45PM AE Kicking it off::
03:00PM – 03:45PM CU Kicking It Off: Gunnar Roads Band
03:45PM – 04:30PM MS Boogie Bone
03:45PM – 04:30PM WS TBA
04:00PM – 04:45PM AE Bob Shoemaker Band
04:30PM – 05:15PM CU Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band
05:00PM – 06:00PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: King Louie & Baby James
05:15PM – 06:00PM MS  Moreland and Arbuckle
05:15PM – 06:00PM WS Solo Lap-Slide Guitar: Colin Lake & Chance Hayden
06:00PM – 07:00PM CU  Walter Trout
06:15PM – 07:15PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues:  PorterDavis
07:00PM – 08:00PM MS  Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
07:00PM – 08:00PM WS Blues of the Delta Jukes::  Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
07:30PM – 08:30PM AE  Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
08:00PM – 09:00PM CU  JOHN MAYALL, presented by Schwindt & Co..
08:45PM – 09:45PM AE Too Loose Cajun Band, with Reggie Houston, Steve Kerin & Portland All Stars
09:00PM – 10:15PM MS  TAJ MAHAL , presented by Safeway.
09:00PM – 10:15PM WS Texas dust, Mississippi mud:  PorterDavis
09:30PM – 12:30PM H50  
10:00PM – 11:00PM AE  Donna Angelle & Zydeco Posse
10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise:  Moreland and Arbuckle
10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise:  Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks
10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise: Colin Lake & Chance Hayden
10:30PM – 11:45PM MH After-hours Blues Jam:  Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
10:30PM – 01:15AM BC DME Hoodoo Moon Cruise: Lucky Peterson with:  Michael Burks
11:55PM – 01:15AM MH After-hours Blues Jam: Walter Trout with:  JOHN MAYALL
 
Saturday, July 3
Time Stage Performance
12:00PM – 11:00PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp , presented by Cascade Zydeco Association.
12:00PM – 12:45PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: dance demonstration/class: Roland & Janine Jemerson
12:00PM – 12:45PM WS Eric Tweed
12:00PM – 12:45PM MS Dudley Taft
12:45PM – 01:30PM CU  The I-5 Nine: Healy, Miller, Bott, Pain…et al
12:45PM – 01:45PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp:  Corey Ledet & his Zydeco Band
01:30PM – 02:15PM WS Blues Guitar 101:  Walter Trout
01:30PM – 02:15PM MS Ty Curtis Band
02:00PM – 03:00PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Capt. Leroy & The Zydeco Locals
02:15PM – 03:00PM CU Terry Robb Band
02:25PM – 04:30PM BC DME Blue Bayou Cruise:  Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Blue Bayou Cruise:  Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Blue Bayou Cruise:  Donna Angelle & Zydeco Posse
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Blue Bayou Cruise:  David Vest
03:00PM – 04:00PM WS Cigarbox guitars: Jerry Zybach
03:00PM – 04:00PM MS Northwest Women in Blues, w/ special guests Tahoe Jackson and Nicole Fournier
03:15PM – 04:15PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp:  Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
04:00PM – 05:00PM CU  Lucky Peterson with:  Michael Burks , presented by the Boeing Company.
04:30PM – 05:30PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp :  Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
05:15PM – 06:15PM WS Boogie Woogie piano::  David Vest
05:15PM – 06:15PM MS  Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks
05:45PM – 06:45PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Capt. Leroy & The Zydeco Locals
06:15PM – 07:15PM CU Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
07:00PM – 08:00PM MS BOOKER T. , presented by FedEx.
07:00PM – 08:00PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Donna Angelle & Zydeco Posse
07:15PM – 08:15PM WS Super Chikan’s Chiktars and Diddly Bows: Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks
08:15PM – 09:15PM CU Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound
08:15PM – 09:15PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Corey Ledet & his Zydeco Band
09:00PM – 10:15PM WS Electric Blues Guitar 102 and 103: Michael Burks with: Lucky Peterson
09:00PM – 12:00PM H50  
09:15PM – 10:15PM MS Bobby Rush, presented by Karolyn H. March, attorney.
09:30PM – 01:00AM RE Encore After Hours:TBA
09:30PM – 11:00PM AE Zydeco Swamp Romp: Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble , presented by Cascade Zydeco Association.
10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME “Rock the Boat” dance cruise: Bridgetown Sextet, with special guest Marilyn Keller
10:15PM – 01:15AM BC DME “Rock the Boat” dance cruise: Alan Hager & Albert Reda
10:30PM – 01:15AM BC DME “Rock the Boat” dance cruise: PorterDavis
10:30PM – 11:45PM MH After-hours Blues Jam: BOOKER T.
11:55PM – 01:15AM MH After-hours Blues Jam: Bobby Rush
 
Sunday, July 4
Time Stage Performance
12:00PM – 03:00PM AE Cascade Blues Association: International Blues Challenge Winners/Finalists
12:00PM – 12:45PM CU Billy D and the Hoodoos
12:10PM – 12:40PM AE Journey to Memphis Finals: The Catillacs , presented by Cascade Blues Association.
12:45PM – 01:30PM MS Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers
12:45PM – 01:30PM WS  
12:50PM – 01:20PM AE Journey to Memphis Finals: David Brothers Band
01:30PM – 02:00PM AE Journey to Memphis Finals: Vicki Stevens Band
01:30PM – 02:15PM CU Gretchen Mitchell Band
02:10PM – 02:40PM AE Journey to Memphis Finals: Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band
02:15PM – 03:00PM MS Sultans of Slide: Amundson, Cooper & Goldwasser
02:15PM – 03:00PM WS TBA
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise:
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Norton Buffalo’s Knockouts
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Janiva Magness
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: : Dale LeRoy Perry
03:15PM – 04:15PM CU Linda Hornbuckle & Janice Scroggins Old Time Gospel Hour, w/ special guest Lucky Peterson
03:15PM – 04:00PM AE Journey to Memphis 2009 Winner, solo-duo: Son Jack Jr. & Michael Wilde
04:00PM – 04:50PM WS  
04:00PM – 04:45PM MS Mingo Fishtrap
04:15PM – 05:15PM AE Jim Mesi Band
04:45PM – 05:30PM CU The Twisters
05:30PM – 06:30PM MS Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen , presented by First Tech Credit Union.
05:30PM – 06:30PM AE Journey to Memphis 2009 Winner, Band: Karen Lovely
05:40PM – 06:30PM WS 21st Century Blues: Chris Thomas King
06:30PM – 07:15PM CU Norton Buffalo’s Knockouts
06:45PM – 07:45PM AE Harmonica Blow-Off: : Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off
07:15PM – 08:15PM WS Music of Louisiana’s Bayous: Atomic Gumbo: Steve Kerin & Friends
07:15PM – 08:15PM MS Janiva Magness
07:55PM – 08:40PM AE Harmonica Blow-off: Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off
08:15PM – 09:00PM CU Kara Grainger
08:50PM – 09:30PM AE Harmonica Blow-Off: : Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off
09:00PM – 12:00PM H50 Kara Grainger
09:00PM – 10:00PM MS Curtis Salgado , presented by Good Neighbor Pharmacy.
09:00PM – 10:00PM WS  
09:30PM – 10:00PM AE Harmonica Blow-Off: Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off
09:30PM – 01:00AM RE Encore After Hours: TBA
10:00PM – 10:30PM TMWP FIREWORKS!
10:00PM – 10:00PM MS National Anthem: Alonzo Chadwick
10:30PM – 11:45PM MH After-hours Blues Jam: Mingo Fishtrap
11:55PM – 01:15AM MH After-hours Blues Jam: JJ GREY and MOFRO
 
Monday, July 5
Time Stage Performance
12:00PM – 12:45PM CU Gary Burford Band
12:00PM – 12:45PM AE Steve Cheseborough
12:45PM – 01:30PM MS Dani Paige Band
12:45PM – 01:30PM WS  
01:00PM – 01:45PM AE John-Alex Mason
01:30PM – 02:15PM CU Kolvane
02:00PM – 03:00PM AE North Mississippi by Northwest: McMurrian, Lemhouse, Shoemaker & Bott
02:15PM – 03:00PM MS Robbie Laws Bigger Blues Band, featuring Mz. Dee
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Sail on Sister! Cruise: Baskery
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Sail on Sister! Cruise: Kara Grainger
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Sail on Sister! Cruise: Divas of Soul (Linda Hornbuckle, LaRhonda Steele, Juliane Johnson, Janice Scroggins)
02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Sail on Sister! Cruise: Ellen Whyte Quartet
03:00PM – 04:00PM CU Chris Thomas King
03:15PM – 04:15PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: Devin Phillips Black & Blue
04:00PM – 05:00PM WS  
04:00PM – 05:15PM MS JJ GREY and MOFRO, presented by Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival.
04:30PM – 05:30PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: Kevin Selfe & the Tornadoes w/ Jim Wallace
05:15PM – 06:00PM CU Baskery
05:45PM – 06:45PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: Robbie Laws Bigger Blues Band, featuring Mz. Dee
06:00PM – 07:00PM WS  
06:00PM – 07:15PM MS LITTLE FEAT , presented by IQ Credit Union.
07:00PM – 08:00PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: The Twisters
07:15PM – 08:00PM CU Reggie Houston’s Crescent City Connection
07:50PM – 09:00PM WS  
08:00PM – 08:05PM MS Oregon Food Bank Presentation
08:00PM – 09:15PM MS GALACTIC with Cyril Neville and Corey Henry (from Rebirth), presented by ecoShuttle.
08:15PM – 09:30PM AE Swingin’ to the Blues: Duffy Bishop
09:00PM – 12:00PM H50  
09:00PM – 01:00AM MH After-hours Blues Jam:
09:30PM – 01:00AM RE Encore After Hours: TBA

 

STAGE KEY
H50 = H50 Bistro at Hotel 50
RE = Rafati’s Encore 310, University Place Hotel
TMWP = Tom McCall Waterfront Park
MS = Miller Stage
MH = Marriott Hotel
TBA = Stage To Be Announced
AE = A&E Front Porch Stage
CU = Credit Union Blues Stage
BC = DME Portland Spirit Blues Cruise
WS = FedEx Workshop Stage

 Featured Performers
<b></b><b>Kara Grainger</b> Kara Grainger: “One of the best new voices on the Americana scene this year belongs not to an American, but an Aussie, Kara Grainger. She brings the whole trifecta of singing, playing and writing… ” – www.americanaroots.comPERFORMANCES:
Sunday, July 4
08:15PM
Credit Union Blues Stage

Sunday, July 4
09:00PM
H50 Bistro at Hotel 50

Monday, July 5
02:30PM
DME Portland Spirit Blues Cruise


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“Weird Oregon” & Open House

Weird Oregon Book Signing Event

If you joined us for our “Open House & “Weird Oregon” book signing Event on June 12th, thank you for coming and we hoped you enjoyed our first of many events here at the B & B.  If you were unable to attend, you will have other opportunities during 2010 to join us.  Saturday’s event was filled with great conversations and stories, good fixings from “Uncle Reo’s BBQ”,  unique varieties of beers from the “Beer Mongers” in SE Portland, Wine from John’s Wine Cellar and great people. 

Jeff Davis--Author, Weird Oregon

Jeff Davis, co-author of “Weird Oregon” visited with guests, shared stories and talked about his ghosts and paranormal adventures.  Books were available for purchase as well as personalized and signed.  A treasure for your coffee table or just a fun book about legends and places to travel here in Oregon.  Maybe it could be your 100 things to see and do in Oregon–add it to your bucket list.  Click here to check out his website. 

If you missed this event, Jeff and his co-author will be revealing some of the most exciting, yet strange stories, that they encountered while they were creating the book, at these venues:

May 19, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 18300 N.W. Evergreen Parkway, Beaverton, both will appear.

May 21, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1317 Lloyd Center, Portland, both will appear.

May 22, 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2690 N.E. Highway 20, Bend, only Jeff will appear (now that’s weird).

So what are some of the things that keep Portland weird, according to the authors? A jug-shaped building, a Paul Bunyan statue, a Russian coffee house.  And even the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast found on page 60 & 61, “Could we be Nancy Bogg’s infamous Bordello?”

Weird Oregon

For every Weird Oregon book purchased at the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast,  the Innkeeper donated $5.00  to the Providence Cancer Center/Portland for cancer research.  Wendy will be sending  a check for $200.  A special “Thank you” to everyone who purchased a book!

Cancer Center Providence Portland, Oregon

Thank you all for making this event successful and we hope to see you at our future events.  Follow this blog to find out about our up-coming events.

Phone: (503) 892-5781 -- -- 7006 SW Virginia Ave, Portland, OR 97219