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0 1 890120 8 HAPPY JOHN Fought & ROBERT Cupp Design C:LN:6G Langdon Farms Golf Club 2007 4 Dance Floors 3 Bands 2 DJs^c+Y^[[ZgZcigddbh &=J<:E6GINhegZVYdji dkZg('!%%%hfjVgZ[ZZid[eVginheVXZ! with 18 Bars! 8dX`iV^a6ii^gZjeid7aVX`I^ZCdc"hbd`^c\ZkZci egZhZciZYWn/ “THE DRIEST & FIRMEST 8Vaa&"-%%"=^aidch[dgGddbEVX`V\Zh WET-SEASON COURSE I^X`ZihViI^X`ZihlZhi*%("'')"-)..dglll#i^X`ZihlZhi#Xdb :ciZgidl^cVgddbeVX`V\Z[dgi]Zc^\]iVi### TO WALK & PLAY” www.champagneball.com December 31st, 2006 • Don’t Miss It! =^aidcEdgiaVcY :mZXji^kZIdlZg RANKED #2 TOP PUBLIC GOLF COURSE IN THE STATE OF OREGON BEHIND BANDON DUNES IN 2005 & 2006 BY PORTLAND BUSINESS JOURNAL READERS WWW.LANGDONFARMS.COM 503-678-4653 (GOLF) Locally Owned by Tom & Chris Maletis 6edgi^dcd[i]ZegdXZZYhWZcZÒi;g^ZcYhd[i]Z8]^aYgZc"EdgiaVcY8]VeiZg November 2006 Up Front 10 PDXplained & Speak Easy 11 PDX Seen: Last month’s parties & events 12 Event Horizon: Fantasy foodie trips & lots ‘o holiday fun—this month’s can’t-miss happenings. 13 On the Hot Seat – NW Film Center’s Bill Foster This Month 15 Water’s Bounty Portland’s best seafood restaurants and stores. 30 PDX Life 20 United Nations How to learn a new language right here at home. Neighborhood 22 Milwaukie: Surprises Around Every Corner This sleepy southeast suburb isn’t what you think. Food 26 All the Fixins Portland restaurants serving up Thanksgiving dinner. Drink 30 Steamy Nights Wintertime cocktails & bar fireplaces to warm the spirits. Performing Arts 34 Breaking Down the Walls of the Concert Hall The city’s chamber groups shake up classical music. 36 Show Time – Upcoming Performing Arts Events Word 38 By the Book – Upcoming Readings & Literary Events Music 40 Shake Yer Thang Local DJs break it down. 42 Set List – Upcoming Live Music Art 46 On Display – Upcoming Art Shows 40 46 Film 48 The Reel World The Northwest Film and Video Festival lights up the screen. Auto 51 Hell on Wheels Kristen drives the 2006 BMW X3 3.0i. Health & Fitness 52 Wave Hands Like What? A beginner’s guide to Tai Chi. Getaway 54 Sibling Rivalry Sisters promises an unexpected escape in Central Oregon. Sports 52 58 The Right Moves A conversation with Trail Blazers President Steve Patterson. PDX To Do List 62 How to Survive (or Avoid) the Family Holiday Stampede Creative ideas to keep your sanity amid your insane relatives. Listings & Calendars 28 Restaurant Listings 47 Gallery Calendar 32 Happy Hour Listings 49 Indie Film Calendar 37 High Culture Calendar 50 Shop Talk 44 Live Music Calendar 60 Sports Spotlight 54 Editor Liz Hummer Art Director Joel Masters Graphic Designer Adam Braham Editorial Assistants Jeremy Lloyd, Nathan Peasley Editorial Intern 0BTJT$BGF 1J[[B.VDI.PSF Hollyanna McCollom 4JODF 4BMBET Contributing Writers 4BOEXJDIFT Tom D’Antoni, Angelo De Ieso II, Jacqulyn $BM[POFT Diteman, Travis Greenwood, Kristen Hall-Geisler, Bob Ham, Suzanne Hamlin, Vanessa Harless, %FTTFSUT Tom Hummer, Nino Marchetti, Nora McCrea, Carin Moonin, Jennifer Rapf, Devon Schuyler, David Vanadia, Erika Weisensee, Heather Wisner Photos 'SFF%FMJWFSZ John Valls (cover) Matthew D’Annunzio, Mena 4&)BXUIPSOF#MWE1PSUMBOE 03 Franz, Dave Giezyng, Jason Kaplan, Jeremy Lloyd, Hollyanna McCollom, Tim Sugden, Kristina Wright (bellanima.com) Shot Calla Scott Ankeny Sales Jacqulyn Diteman, Kevin Reed, Tim Sugden, Adam Braham On the cover: Paella from SouthPark Seafood Grill PDX Magazine 5200 SW Macadam Ave, Ste 370 Portland, OR 97239 503-228-2600 www.pdxmagazine.com www.myspace.com/pdxmagazine [email protected] [email protected] PDX Magazine is the property of PDX Magazine LLC Copyright 2006 November 2006 / PDXmagazine.com 7 EDITOR’S NOTE onestly, it’s kind of a miracle that this issue is in your hands. Not only did we have a raucous First Anniver- Hsary party two days before deadline (thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us!), which left several members of the staff at less than 100% the next day, but I also totaled my beloved ’93 Corolla the previous Friday. It was a gorgeous, sunny afternoon on SE Belmont Street, and—let this be a lesson to ya—I glanced down at my cell phone for a split second and the next thing I knew, my face was buried in an airbag, the hood of my car crushed and wedged underneath a pick-up truck. To say that I’m grateful to come out of the accident unhurt would be an understatement. As we all gear up to give our thanks over tur- key and stuffing later this month, I’ll be appreciating my late vehicle and the safety devices that protected me, as well as the friends (including many co-workers) who have chauffeured me around and helped me learn to navigate Trimet. And, of course, I’m grateful to the staff at the magazine, both new and old, who have kicked butt this month to get this issue out the door and onto the streets. As our Art Director, Joel, recently said upon meeting a new intern: “We’re assembling quite an army.” Indeed, the momentum is building to carry the magazine into the new year with more pages, higher circulation and a fancy pants website. Stay tuned. In the meantime, this month isn’t just about giving thanks— it’s about the food. Get in the grubbin’ mood with our look at local seafood restaurants, both traditional and unexpected, as well as the fresh fish markets to supply your own kitchen (p. 15). We’re also telling you where you can dine in style on Thanksgiv- ing and where you should shop to have someone else do the cook- ing for you (p. 26). And as the mercury drops, seek comfort in warm and toasty cocktails and roaring bar fireplaces (p. 30). Not so much on the gastronomic tip? You can expand your senses by learning a new language (p. 20), taking up Tai Chi (p. 52), groov- ing to the beats of local DJs (p. 40) or watching the silver screen at the Northwest Film and Video Festival (p. 48). As usual, we’ve tried to cover a wide array of bases to pique your interests and expose the unique culture that makes Portland so vibrant. And don’t for- get to give thanks this month to the people and places that define the character of our city. Liz Hummer Editor [email protected] Editorial staff Jeremy, Liz & Nathan 8 PDXmagazine.com / November 2006 UP FRONT PDXPLAINED SPEAKEASY!!! by Nathan Peasley From my balcony downtown I’ve always seen a pole standing on the roof of one of the office buildings, topped with a cylindrical light box that changes colors. What is it and do the different colors even mean anything? Who: Ross “Mad Ross” Dalton No. Nobody trusts me on the bike —Demetre Baca, Downtown Age: “Greater than 40” anymore. Where: Salvador Molly’s on SE Nobody trusts you? No. When I We had never noticed that feature downtown before, so thanks for 34th Ave found out you can get a DWI on bringing it to our attention. Turns out the spire is a weather beacon the bike I was, like, shocked, so I So you’re out distributing the on top of the Standard Plaza building at 1100 SW 6th Avenue. Erected started walking again. Yeah, and Mercury? Yes. in 1963, the different colors that light up the beacon signal upcoming you can’t drive after you do it, if weather changes predicted for the next 12 hours. White means it will Okay, do you do that a lot or...? you get caught. It’s six grand—by get colder, red means it will get warmer and green means the tem- It’s just a once a week job. It beats the time you go to school and talk perature will remain within five degrees; when the light is steady, that work-study. to the lawyer, and do all the good means no rain is expected, and when it’s blinking, showers are on the Oh nice. So are you going to stuff. way. college? Yeah, PSU. So, how exactly does the beacon predict the weather? Does it mea- Man, that’s terrible. So do you sure changes in barometric pressure or something? Deborah Hall, the PSU, what for? Economics and dress up for Halloween? Yes. lobby receptionist and resident expert, laughed, “It’s not that scientific. Sustainability. Yeah, any ideas? No, I always do it A security guard calls the weather station every morning and programs Nice—that’s a Portland themed to the last minute. I was Burning the lights according to the forecast.” Somehow, the low-tech operation major right there. How do you like Man one year... makes the beacon even more awesome, a relic of a bygone era when it? Oh it’s great. You were actually the Burning human beings pulled the levers and pushed the buttons, not relying on Have you been in Portland a long Man? Yeah. I was the shark from computer programs to do it for them. time? About 15 years. Steve Zissou last year including the We’re not exactly sure how useful the beacon is—after all, we’re Fifteen years? Yeah, I was back east guy with the stocking hat with his pretty sure we don’t need blinking lights to tell us it’s raining—but for about ten years. head hanging out screaming. This it has had a devoted following over the years. In fact, in 1967, when year I haven’t figured it out yet. Portland went 70 days without rain, the Portland Chamber of Com- Right, right.