McMenamins Crystal Hotel, Opening Tuesday May 3rd, Grand Opening Celebration May 3rd – 5th. Located in downtown Portland, steps from the Crystal Ballroom, the Pearl District, Powell’s Books and more…

* 51 lodging rooms starting at $85 a night
* Zeus Cafe, a Northwest-style cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinner
* A newly constructed subterranean saltwater soaking pool
* Al’s Den, a cellar bar featuring nightly live music and artist residencies
* Original artwork by 20 local artists, inspired by some of the Crystal performances of the past

Join McMenamins Crystal Hotel Tuesday, May 3, 2011, for the start of a three-day grand opening celebration that will include live music and events at McMenamins Crystal Hotel & Ballroom!

For more information & to book a room visit: McMenamins Crystal Hotel

McMenamins Crystal Hotel

The Clark County Event Center has released their exciting summer concert series line-up. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com.

August 5-14th- Clark County Fair

August 5th- The Beach Boys

August 6th- REO Speedwagon

August 8th- Dierks Bentley with special guest Josh Kelley

August 9th- Three Days Grace with special guest My Darkest Days

Don’t forget- The Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds is an established 170 acre campus with five multi-purpose facilities that host a wide variety of events each year. The new Exhibition Hall, completed in March of 2005, features 97,200 square feet of unobstructed show space. Additional facilities on grounds include an Equestrian Arena, The Columbian Grandstands, a collection of Livestock Buildings and three South Halls. Parking is available for 7,500 vehicles.  Check out their website for more information.

ecoShuttle, a sustainable charter bus company based in Portland, OR, is excited to announce that it is planning a fundraising party at their new location.  The soiree, is an effort to promote ecoShuttle’s participation in Portland’s Growing Gardens’ program, Dawn of the Bed; the company is holding the family-friendly party at their lot, located at 2420 NE Columbia Boulevard, in northeast Portland.  Party-goers can expect to find live music, delicious food, beer, wine, a silent auction, crafts and more.

The goal is for everyone to have a great time, but also to raise money for local 501c3 Growing Gardens.  Growing Gardens “Dawn of the Bed” event raises funds for low income families in our area and the ecoShuttle team will be building a raised bed for one family on May 7th.  The money raised will provide the family with tools, supplies and workshops so they can have a productive garden for the next three years.  As participants, the ecoShuttle staff’s task is to get the gardens up and going.  The aim of the party is to raise donations to reach the $600 dollar goal that helps pay for the gardening supplies and support for low income families.

According to Fiona Mitchell, the event coordinator and ecoShuttle’s Director of Marketing and Sales, “ecoShuttle has always been dedicated to environmental sustainability, but we also have a strong commitment to the sustainability of families, and our neighbors in the community.”

The party starts Sunday, May 1st at 12:00pm and goes until 5:00pm, and ecoShuttle is hoping for a large turnout to assist them with this relevant cause.

For more information contact Fiona Mitchell:  503.200.4728 – fmitchell@ecoshuttle.net – www.ecoshuttle.net

Put a Bird On It! Are you a fan of Portlandia?  Do you love all things Portland?  Join ISES of Portland in a Pimp My Warehouse event that celebrates all things Portland.  Sample food carts, enjoy fantastic entertainment, network with the best event professionals in Portland, and celebrate all that is Portland.

April 28th at BodyVox Studios – Doors open at 5:30 pm
Seating is limited please purchase early! Buy Tickets Now!

ISES of Portland supports the Children’s Book Bank.  Part of your admission to Thursday’s Pimp My Warehouse event will be a Children’s book.  We are collection picture and story books for ages 3-6 in both English & Spanish.  The children’s book bank is working to promote early literacy through head start and other programs. Don’t forget to bring your book donation!

Visit Soiree Boutique tomorrow – Wednesday, April 20th from 5 to 8pm – for their monthly Party! Come browse the boutique and chat with top wedding & event vendors. Soiree, Special Event Planning, will be on-site to answer any event planning questions, East West Floral Arts will be providing gorgeous floral arrangements and West Coast Event Productions will be providing the rentals. Linens will be lavender and pale yellow damask, white chivari chairs. Think Spring! Think Inspiration!

A special Soiree Boutique gift bag of discounts & goodies from Soiree Boutique vendors will be given out to all who attend. Great savings for any special event!!!

• Soiree, Special Event Planning: $200 off any planning package.
• David A. Barss Photographer: Complimentary engagement session or equivalent credit.
• Bella Vida: Complimentary Thank You card design when purchasing the design of a Wedding Invitation or Suite Package.
• East West Floral Arts: Custom Treatment for free, a $200 value.
• Vibrant Table Catering & Events: Complimentary toss bouquet if you use them for your flowers and free decorative crinkle linens if you use them for your catering.
• West Coast Event Productions: 15% discount on linens.
• All Wright Music: 15% discount off DJ Services.
• Ambient Sky Couture Wedding Films: $400 off your Couture Wedding Film plus Same Day Edit Package.
• Artistique Photographie: Giving away a $800 Wedding Album.
• Celebration Music & Events: $50 off DJ services, $50 off live music booking OR a free dance lesson.
• Fitbride Northwest: 10% off the purchase of any 12 week Fitbride Northwest package.
• Francoise Weeks European Floral Design: Free bridal bouquet and groom’s boutonniere, a $200 value upon booking a minimum floral order of $2,500.
• Hybrid Moon Video Productions: Four hours of wedding and reception coverage, “Assemble Edit” and “Short Film Edit” with one DVD in leather case for $1,999 OR single camera coverage for your wedding ceremony and “Assemble Edit” with four DVD’s in eco-friendly Hybrid Moon case for $475.
• Jamie Bosworth Photographer: An Engagement Session complimentary when you book a wedding package for 2011.
• Lavish Floral: 10% off your total wedding floral package.
• Papa Haydn Catering & Wedding Cakes: 10% off food for any event booked with Papa Haydn Catering.
• House of Cards: 10% off your entire contract when booking a ceremony & reception music combo.

7080 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97202

Gourmet Productions in Lake Oswego is holding a food drive this week for the Oregon Food Bank in an effort to fight hunger on a local level and bring awareness to this worldwide social concern. Gourmet Productions’ chefs are creating a special market menu for the week to include many culinary delights from around the world to get customers thinking about hunger in other countries and perhaps a growl in their own tummy.

Specials will include:
Soups:
African Peanut
Hot & Sour (Asia)
Pozole (Mexico)
Italian Wedding
Middle Eastern Lentil

Entrees (available all week long):
Bastilla (Africa)
Shrimp on the Barbie (Australia)
Jerk Salmon with Caribbean Salsa
Beef Stroganoff (Europe)
Bulgogi (Korean)

European Desserts:
Monday – Viennese Apple Tart
Tuesday – Tiramisu
Wednesday – Lemon-Spongecake Roulade w/Berry Sauce
Thursday – Hazelnut Marjolaine (Gluten Free)
Friday – Black Forest Cheesecake

Customers bringing in at least two cans or boxes of non-perishable food will receive a small packet of Organic Rainbow Quinoa seeds to plant!  Most wanted food donations include canned meats, canned vegetables & fruit, canned and boxed meals, peanut butter, dried beans or peas, pasta, rice, cereal and 100% fruit juice.

Gourmet Productions |  39 B Avenue, Lake Oswego | 503.697.7355

Let the countdown begin! On April 28, ISES Portland will knock your argyle socks off at the much-anticipated 2011 Pimp My Warehouse. We’re taking all of what makes Portland such a uniquely creative and individualist city, and cramming these ‘things we love’ into a reassembled hip, urban warehouse. Think hodge-podge. Think Portland deconstructed.

Pimp My Warehouse - ISES Portland

Every year ISES hosts an event to transform a warehouse space into an elegant and fun evening. This year event gurus from around the city will partner up to plan for an exciting event at the new BodyVox warehouse space. On April 28th you can come for a fun evening celebration of all that is Portland and see the best in event design, lighting, and food. Once the ISES event wraps for the night, the Children’s Book Bank will take over for day 2 of Pimp My Warehouse and will be hosting their first ever benefit “Balderdash!”.

Some special features for this year’s Pimp My Warehouse will include:

Keynote Speaker: Neil Adams from Blueprint Studios
Neil is the Director of Business Development for Blueprint Studios – a design and decor company based in San Francisco.  He brings 26 years of sales and customer service experience to the table.  A seasoned professional, he’s worked in the theater, publishing, advertising and tradeshow industries – which all combined brings a well rounded perspective to the Special Events industry.

Entertainment: Marching Band – Tattoo Artists – Jugglers

SAVE THE DATE! Pimp My Warehouse – April 28, 2011 – BUY TICKETS NOW

Pimp My Warehouse Sponsors:
Production Design and Management — Greenlight Creative
Scenery — Peter Corvallis Productions and Royce’s Prop Shop
Lighting – Greenlight Creative and Hollywood Lights
Sound and Video — Henry V
Staging — Stages Northwest
Floral — East West Floral Arts
Rentals — The Party Place
Entertainment Management — Team Casino
Catering — Premiere Catering
Venue — Bodyvox Studios
Photography — Andie Petkus Photography
Event Signage — Alesia Zorn Calligraphy

Greenlight is a boutique-grade lighting production and event design company, providing years of award-winning experience and know-how.  Greenlight has the first ever-comprehensive selection of wireless LED light fixtures. These will no doubt be a boon for anywhere accent or color wash lighting is needed, but cabling would be difficult or unsightly. These are also labor savers!

Greenlight specializes in:

• Galas and Parties
• Weddings
• Corporate Meetings
• Tradeshows
• Stage Entertainment
• Themed Lighting Projections and Effects
• Product Rollouts
• Sporting and Special Events

For more information contact Dwayne Thomas at dt@greenlight-creative.com or 503.970.0246.

If you missed the last ISES event at The Foundry on March 29th you will want to follow our blog as we review some of the great technology that was presented at the Event.

Henry V Events presented on cutting edge large format touch screen technology, allowing presenters to interact directly with high definition graphics on stage or in any presentation environment. Speakers can use the touch-screen method to turn their presentation into an interactive tool.  They also presented on the capabilities of video mapping, projecting onto any number of surfaces and turning them into video displays. The ideas are endless with the right equipment and people behind the job. Henry V Events also features:

• Stage Management
• Show Direction
• Set and Environment Design
• CAD Layout and Technical Designs
• Stage/Set Construction
• Lighting Systems
• Audio Systems
• Media Projection Systems
• Shipping
• Labor/Vendor Coordination

For more information check out their website at Henryvevents.com.

Amadeus Manor

This beautiful former four-story home was finished in 1921 and named the Fernwood Manor.  Mr Aebi, a Swiss-born chef bought the house is 1943 and moved his family in. In 1961 when he became ill, the family turned it into a Dinner House. After his passing, his wife maintained it until 1974 when 2 restaurateurs purchased the building and renamed it the Fernwood Inn. The current owner, Kristina Poppmeier, an Austrian native purchased it in 1994 and named it Amadeus at the Fernwood.

Amadeus has been voted Portland’s Most Romantic Restaurant with beautiful views overlooking the river. Amadeus Manor is located at 2122 SE Sparrow, Milwaukie and is open for happy hour Tuesday-Friday from 4:30-6:30pm. They also offer an “Early Bird Dinner” for $9.95 on Tues.-Fri. from 5-6:30pm.

Regular dinner seating begins at 5pm Tuesday-Sunday nights. Amadeus is known for their fantastic Sunday Brunch from 10am-2pm.

Lunch is available for groups of 20 or more, call 503.659.1735 to inquire or make your reservation.

Events & Weddings: Amadeus can hold up to 300 people and has both indoor and outdoor seating options.  They offer full course buffet-style dinners and a full bar.