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Do thisPaint & drink during Paint Nite Portland
Paint Nite combines artistry with the good ol' fashioned art of drinking. Everything you need to paint - paint, brushes, canvas, apron, easel, guidance - is provided. You buy the drink of your choice. Read on
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Do thisWATCH VINTAGE FILM
Most department stores don't appreciate it when shoppers make themselves at home in the bedding department, invite over some friends, and take in a couple of movies. But during the Ground Floor Film Series at Portland Flea-for-All this Wednesday, you're encouraged to hang out among the goods-for-sale, have some dinner, and catch a screening of "Annie Hall." Read on
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Do thisMattress, meet mountain: Mattress Races at Shawnee Peak
During the America's Mattress Race, mattresses of all sizes will take to the mountain at Shawnee Peak. They'll shirk their once-sedentary lifestyle for a chance to make like a toboggan and slide Shawnee's Main Slope -- with a few riders on top clutching the edges in high-speed fear. Read on
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Do thisSLED UP, CHUTE DOWN
Competitors in the U.S. National Toboggan Championships, taking place Feb 8-10 at the Camden Snow Bowl, will find out first hand what it's like to rumble down the 400-foot-long chute and coast out onto a frozen pond. First timers might focus on their costuming (a cape and a pair of underpants are a surefire hit) and hitting the finish line without losing knuckle flesh to the unforgiving wooden chute walls. Read on
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Do thisSLED TO THE FINISH
The Snowman Adventure Race offers grownups the opportunity to sail head-long (or feet first, if you prefer) down the East End hill just like they did when they were young. Maybe even set a new high-speed personal record. In a nutshell: this ain’t no Beach to Beacon. Read on
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Do thisWatch women wrestle: Superhero Lady Armwrestlers
There’s a brawl about to break out at Mayo Street Arts. This ain’t no schoolyard scuffle – unless your schoolyard was full of strong-armed women with names like Voom Voom Valhalla and Sally Slam. It’s the third Superhero Lady Armwrestlers of Portland event – a matchup of biceps and entourages. Read on
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Do thisGet crafty in a class at Artascope Studios
Crafters and builders already know that true personal pride can be found in three little words: "I made that." The born crafty and the craft-aspiring can let their inner artist rule at Artascope Studios, where students can spend the evening making hammered silver rings, crochet wire jewelry, fused glass pendants and other delights (many small enough to carry around and brag about)! Read on
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Do thisVOTE.
Maybe you're the kind of person who likes it when strangers make decisions for you. It's possible. But chances are you'd prefer to have a say in the goings on of your own life (as well you should). So you dress yourself, pick your own friends and eat what you'd like. And you vote. Read on
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Do thisLet your genius shine during pub trivia: 10+ Maine bars where you can use your brain
Workweeks can be so...blah. If only there were some nighttime occupation you could participate in that would both stimulate your noggin and enable you to unashamedly support your local watering hole. Enter: pub trivia. There's plenty of trivia night to go around: Read on
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Do thisGET LOST IN THE STALKS
Tackle the corn labyrinth with only the light of the moon - and your own husky intuition - to guide you. The corn maze is solvable, though it's rumored some maze-goers went in and never came out. Mwuhahaha. Read on
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This week our columnist Dennis Perkins offers up his own version of the Oscars with his Indie Film Awards. As always we've got all sorts of ideas for things to do including theater, a winter carnival and a slew of fantastic concerts. You'll also read about two upcoming productions of "A Doll's House, Part 2" and will get to know all about a feminist punk trio from Belfast called Bait Bag.
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