Erotic Ball Halloween Party & Costume Contest @ Crystal Ballroom

The 2014 Portland Erotic Ball  returns to the historic Crystal Ballroom on November 1, 2014 as Portland’s biggest, sexiest adult Halloween party.  As a heritage celebration of all things sexy, Portland Erotic Ball has brought 4 amazing Headliner Acts to the stage: Pepe & The Bottle Blondes, Patrick Lamb, The Slants and Wanderlust Circus.

The spectacular 3-story event is hosted by Emmy-nominee, Sasha Scarlett, and also features The Diva Den Dancers, full fetish demonstration stage (where audience members can participate) and Portland’s BIGGEST Costume Contest awarding more than $5,000 in cash and prizes for Best Group, Most Original Costume and Sexiest Couple.

Those interested in the sexy side of the scare can purchase e-tickets online at crystalballroompdx.com or learn more about the event and see pictures from prior events at www.PortlandEroticBall.com. 

2014 Portland Erotic Ball
November 1, 2014
8 p.m. | $39 ADV / $69 Limited VIP | 21+
Tickets: crystalballroompdx.com | More info: portlanderoticball.com

Crystal Ballroom
1332 W Burnside St Portland, OR 97209
(503) 225-0047

Halloween Party 80s Video Dance Attack @ Crystal Ballroom

The 4th Annual 80s Video Dance Attack Halloween Party! Hosted by McMenamins Crystal Ballroom this spooky 80s extravaganza is the perfect way to celebrate the scariest holiday of the year! All your favorite 80s hits plus plenty of Halloween themed videos! Our supersized holiday setup plus tons of surprises as well.

Before it mutated into a weaponized haze of reality shows, MTV aired a novelty known as the music video. These bite-sized works of art, which married pop songs to striking imagery, revolutionized the entertainment industry and ushered in an era of music known as “new wave.” For the task of curating and introducing these fresh sounds and flamboyant sights to audiences, MTV even created its own version of the disc jockey—the VJ.

Though MTV has sent its stable of video jockeys out to pasture, VJ Kittyrox carries the pastel, shoulder-padded torch of Adam Curry and Nina Blackwood as she masterminds the 80s Video Dance Attack. For the last seven years, this popular shindig has united generations of Portlandians with its five-hour feast of ’80s-centric sensation. Across 10-foot screens, VJ Kittyrox projects classic videos from artists such as Duran Duran and Michael Jackson as audiences of Breakfast Clubbers and Pretty in Pinkers perfect their cabbage patch, running man, and Pat Benatar shimmies. A bombastic, thumping sound system and a dazzling light show accentuate the time warp as audiences deck themselves in ’80s garb and shake away memories of unsolved rubik’s cubes.

80s Video Dance Attack Portland Halloween Party
October 31, 2014
8 p.m. | Price TBA | 21+
More info: 80svideodanceattack.com

Crystal Ballroom
1332 W Burnside St Portland, OR 97209
(503) 225-0047 | More info: mcmenamins.com

Portland 2014 Halloween Short Bus Bar Tour

With Halloween fast approaching, it’s time to dust those costumes off and start making plans. Mexican chicken or dolphin trainer? These are the questions you need to ask yourself. Join Portland Short Bus for an epic night of boozing, bar-ing, and dancing, as we visit 5/6 bars. Costumes mandatory, you won’t regret it!

Prizes given out the the bestest and most creative costumes. As always, controlled debauchery is always encouraged, and being as such, you may bring your own booze and snacks on the bus. Just be sure to share with the class.

Guided Halloweenie Tour Includes:

• Sober Driver
• Unsober Host
• Cooler with Ice and bottled H20
• Preselected fun bars chosen by your guide
• Tunes (you may request songs too, just so long as they are not lame)
• Prizes for the best costumes

Please note that drop off is not the same as meet-up address. We are committed to keeping drunk drivers off the road, and as such, we will not drop intoxicated individuals off at their car. However, final bar will be less than 2 miles away from starting. You may purchase shuttling drop off service at the end of the night for an additional $20 per address (see map boundaries).

*Tickets are non-refundable

Halloweenie Bar Tour

October 31, 2014

7 p.m. | $40 | 21+

Tickets: portlandshortbus.com

Portland Halloween 2014 Run Like Hell | 4,000+ Costumed Participants, Musical Mile, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

Join us in 2014 for the 11th annual Run Like Hell, a Halloween-themed race that sees participants dress out in full costume for a run through the streets of Portland. Run Like Hell features:

• commemorative technical t-shirt
• two ice cold lagunitas beers (21+)
• tasty post race food (spin catering)
• live local music at post race party
• all new MUSICAL MILE (plus music every 2 miles)
• great race support / volunteers (aid every 2 miles)
• custom “bottle opener” medals
• much much more

* Please note there is a 15 min / mile time limit for the half marathon!

Musical Mile title
The Musical Mile is a our latest and greatest addition to Run Like Hell! This unique portion of the Run Like Hell course features 12 blocks where 12 unique Portland musicians play to all three distances (half, 10k, 5k). All participants will pass the Musical Mile twice, making 24 magical, musical and entertaining blocks for all to enjoy!

START LOCATION: Pioneer Courthouse Square

THEME: Under the Sea

PACKET PICKUP:IN-STORE AT THE NE FOOT TRAFFIC:

• Friday, October 24: 11am-7pm
• Saturday, October 25: 10am-3pm

DAY OF RACE AT THE EVENT: Starting at 7 am

• We strongly recommend you attend the In-store pick-up; lines on raceday can be long. We allow and encourage you to have friends or family members pick up your packet for you if you cannot attend the in-store packet pickup. Please make sure that if you pick up someone else’s packet, they know you did so.

Make sure you read the info below before you go to the registration info.

ABOUT MOLLY’S FUND: 
Founded in 2007, Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus is a Portland, OR -based non-profit that is changing the way people understand lupus, its diagnosis and its treatment. Lupus is a debilitating disease affecting approximately 1.5 million American;. 90% of those diagnosed are women. Despite its prevalence, lupus is rarely understood and under researched. It can affect any part of the body, resulting in pain, inflammation, and systemic damage. There remains no cure for lupus, and it is estimated that 10-15% of those diagnosed will die prematurely due to complications from the disease.

Our support groups, online and local serve the entire community of people affected by lupus. Through one-on-one client advocacy we connect lupus sufferers with services to address their medical and overall wellness needs– like disability application assistance, prescription assistance, and legal consultation. Our Mission: to educate the public and the medical community about lupus, to push for earlier, life-saving diagnoses for those afflicted, and to spur governments and foundations to fund research toward a cure.

To find out more please visit the Molly’s Fund website.

Run Like Hell
October 26, 2014
Doors 7 a.m. / Half: 7:45 a.m. / 10K: 8:20 a.m. / Kids Half Mile: 8:30 a.m. / 5K: 9 a.m.
$44 – 5K run/walk
$54 – 10K run/walk
$99 – Half Marathon run/walk
$8 – Kids’ Half Miler without a shirt
Registration: terrapinevents.com

Pioneer Courthouse Square
701 SW 6th Avenue Portland, OR 97204

Adults Only! Oregon Garden Barn Dance & Pig Roast

Calling all cowboys and Calamity Janes: put on your best bib and tucker, round up your pardners, and head to The Oregon Garden for the 4th annual Barn Dance & Pig Roast, October 25 from 7 to 11pm in the Grand Hall at 879 W Main St., Silverton, Ore.

Grab those eatin’ irons because Adam’s Rib Smokehouse promises to cook up some tasty vittles (not included with admission), served alongside cold beer, wine and spirits.

This hoedown features line dance lessons and DJ services by Rockin’ Robyn’s DJ and Dance. Be sure to wear your western finest, because the best-dressed guy and gal will each win a gift certificate from Double “H” Western Wear.

For those who want to enjoy the evening and not worry about hitchin’ up the team to get home, the Oregon Garden Resort is offering a Barn Dance overnight package for $154 that includes accommodations, two Barn Dance tickets, two dinners at the dance from Adam’s Rib Smokehouse, breakfast for two and admission to The Oregon Garden. Book online at www.oregongardenresort.com/Packages.htm.

The Oregon Garden Barn Dance is sponsored by Double “H” Western Wear and Seven Brides Brewing. For more information, visit www.oregongardenbarndance.blogspot.com.

2014 Barn Dance and Pig Roast
October 25, 2014
7-11 p.m. | $15 ADV / $20 Doors / $13 Members | 21+
Tickets: oregongarden.org

Oregon Garden Resort
895 West Main Street, Silverton, Oregon, 97381
503-874-2500

Adults Only! Portland Halloween Walking Tour of Portland’s Sinful Past

As a nexus for labor and shipping in the Pacific Northwest, Portland often had the repute of a rugged, rough and tumble town, more than willing to allow the miners, loggers, and fishermen an opportunity to part with their hard earned cash in whatever debaucherous manner they chose.

In addition to the shanghaiers and con men, always on the prowl, saloons, gambling halls and bordellos also thrived in “Whitechapel,” “The North End,” or Old Town, as we know it today. Some of these storied establishments have come and gone, but others have survived, and many say that Portland, or “Strip City,” still has that vulgar and rugged reputation to this day.

Join Historian Doug Kenck-Crispin as we visit locations of famous saloons, bars and bordellos, card rooms and gambling dens, some of which are still in operation today! The tour will meet at Thirsty Lion Pub. Feel free to stop by early for a pint and grub! The tour will “end” outside of Mary’s Club, one of Portland’s most hallowed strip clubs*. At the conclusion of the tour, you can join Doug inside for an adult beverage!

Doug Kenck-Crispin is the Ribald Resident Historian from www.orhistory.com. He is the co-producer of the bi-weekly podcast series Kick Ass Oregon History. Doug has been featured in the Portland Mercury, The Oregonian, Portland Monthly and OPB’s Oregon Experience. He has a BA in History, and is nearing completion of his MA in Public History, with an emphasis on the History of the Pacific Northwest (Portland State University). A lifelong resident of the region, Doug enjoys a good yarn, the more bizarre and unbecoming the better, especially when they are true!

Shanghaiers, Saloons & Skullduggery: A Walking Tour of Portland’s Sinful Past
October 4, 2014
4 p.m. | $15 | 21+
Tickets: brownpapertickets.com

Thirsty Lion
71 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97204
(503) 222-2155 | More Info: thirstylionpub.com

Portland 2014 Halloween Theater: The Reformers Present The Turn

A remote estate. A new caretaker. A classic ghost story re-imagined.

The Reformers are thrilled to announce their upcoming fall production The Turn, their thrilling adaptation of Henry James’ classic ghost story Turn of the Screw.

The Turn is the tale of a woman hired to look after an orphan girl residing with a housekeeper in a lonely mansion. Two ghosts appear, and a struggle for the very lives of the children she is entrusted to protect, begins. Playing upon the similarities of the stories, the company will blend the play with elements of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.

Similar to last year’s successful thriller The Revenants, the play will take place in a home. The Reformers gave their audiences a terrifying good time last year and look forward to doing it again.

The Reformers Present The Turn
Thursdays – Sundays October 3-22, 2014
Also October 13 & 25, 2014
7:30 p.m. | $18 | Recommended 14+
More info: thereformerspdx.com

2014 Portland Thriller Dance Practice: Thrill the World, September – October

They have nine practices lined up for you this year. You can attend as many or as few as you like – they will each be similar, working our way through the dance in full. You can also skip practices altogether and learn Thriller from instructional videos on tube (http://bit.ly/1p0aBE8).

Practices will be from 6-8 on Friday evenings: September 26, October 3, 10, 17, and 24; and on Sunday afternoons, 2-4: September 28, October 5, 12, and 19.

All practices will be at Fremont UMC, 2620 NE Fremont Street in Portland.

They’ll dance on Saturday, October 25th at 3 pm (location TBA). Email them if you have questions – ttwpdx@gmail.com – or to sign up for enews about practices and the event – or find them on facebook, at facebook/thrilltheworld.portland

2014 Portland Thriller Dance Practice
September/October 2014
More info: thrillportland.wordpress.com

Fremont UMC
2620 NE Fremont St, Portland

2014 Portland Corn Maze on Sauvie Island

Activities at the farm will include: Hay Rides, Grain Train Rides, Cow Train Rides, Duck Races, Petting Zoo, Hay Maze, Corn Hole, Walking Trails around the farm, homemade delicious food on Saturdays & Sundays, Hopworks beer, Two-Towns & Atlas cider, Bella Organic Berry wines & Buddha Kat Grape Wines, (as well as pumpkin patch, Haunted Corn Maze, Bonfires (Check dates between: Sept 26 – Oct 31)).

Bella Organic Corn MazeOpen Daily August 30-October 31, 2014
9 a.m – 6 p.m.
More info: bellaorganic.com

Bella Organic Pumpkin Patch & Winery On Sauvie Island
16205 NW Gillihan Rd., Portland, OR 97231

Adults Only!- Portland Halloween 2014 BeerQuest Haunted Pub Crawl

Skip the phony haunted houses this Halloween and meet the real ghosts that have been haunting Old Town for decades.

BeerQuest’s Haunted Pub Tour takes you deep into Portland’s spookiest bars for beer tastings and ghost stories. The tour includes fascinating true stories of murders, brothels, drug dens, corrupt police, and more.

Tours explore the city’s wicked and lawless past including the notorious Shanghai Tunnels, known as one of America’s most haunted places. Meet Portland’s most famous spirits including a drug dealer, prostitute, fireman and more

This walking tour lasts 2.5 hours and includes 7 craft beer samples per person

Private group tours are also available.

Tours are limited to 20 participants. Halloween tours sell out way in advance, so get your tickets today before they’re gone!

Haunted Pub Crawl

Nightly tours in October!

Price: $45-$49

Reservations: beerquestpdx.com