Here at Dill Pickles HQ we are developing ways to be as fiscally transparent as possible. A lot of people ask us why our events cost money. It’s an understandable question. We don’t like spending money either.
Let’s look at the expenses for this upcoming month’s trip, WHERE DOES ENERGY COME FROM?
The above pie-chart details expenses [...]
We’ve received a few questions about our upcoming field trip to the Columbia Gorge, WHERE DOES ENERGY COME FROM?, Thursday, July 29th. Here’s a few FAQ for everything you need to know.
Q: Where does the tour depart? What time? When will we be back in Portland?
A: The tour departs at 9AM from our offices at [...]
This month we’re at work producing Northwest Passage: 50 Years of Independent Music from the Rose City, a book and audio CD highlighting the history of Portland’s burgeoning independent music scene. From taking photos, transcribing interviews, editing an audio program to layout, we’re on schedule to release the publication in time for the Portland Zine [...]
In case you missed it, the Oregonian ran a nice feature on The Dill Pickle Club in Saturday’s paper. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/06/the_dill_pickle_club_a_chicago.html
There were also a couple of post-tour recaps and reviews, courtesy of the Daily Journal of Commerce and Portland Chinese Times.
Check it out!
Next Wednesday, June 30th, we’ll be giving a free, short slide presentation in support of the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission. A nice writeup on the Portland Mercury site:
Read the full details in OCHC’s announcement after the jump…
This past weekend saw two sold-out tours of Portland’s Chinatown, with over 100 people getting the chance to meet neighborhood elders, tour family association buildings and take in an incredibly informative lecture by Dr. Marie Rose Wong. Thanks all who made these program possible, especially the participating elders, Bruce Wong, Mary Leong, May Oka and [...]
Thanks Ian Lynam for designing these awesome brochures just back from the printer! Inside you’ll find the scoop on all of our 2010 programs, field trips and events.
Click here to download the PDF or send us an e-mail and we’ll mail you a copy.
We’ve received quite a few inquiries about the Chinatown tours this Saturday and Sunday. We have had to field questions ranging from “are the the tours free?” “can we just show up?” “can you put me on the wait list?” “can’t you make space for more?” and “will you run the tour again?”. The answer [...]
Saturday and Sunday’s Chinatown tour have both officially sold out. We have a handful of tickets for both days available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Purest Cafe (115 SW Ash St). Good luck!
The tour’s gotten some great press. Check out Ben Brink’s great slide-show in today’s Oregonian. And then follow these links for [...]
Thanks Karl Lind and Elias Foley for this great documentation from Northwest Passage!