New Year's in Portland

December 22, 2007 8:00 AM

New Year's Eve tips for Portland newbies?

My husband and I will be in Portland on New Year's Eve. We aren't really sure what to do in the waning hours of 2007 -- and its our first time there. Google turns up the usual, but we trust the mefi collective wisdom has better suggestions. Us: thirty-ish, still like a party, still like a drink, looking for local flavor.

posted by bunnycakes to travel & transportation (6 comments total)

Portland, Maine or Portland, Oregon?
posted by nelleish at 8:12 AM on December 22, 2007

For general Portland, Oregon suggestions: Peter Sagal of NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me was there last month. See the suggestions by the readers of his blog and Sagal's report afterward. Happy New Year!
posted by lukemeister at 8:37 AM on December 22, 2007

Yeah inquiring minds want to know, Portland Maine or the other one?
posted by sully75 at 10:12 AM on December 22, 2007

The local Portland circus is pretty amazing. Lots of fun, great trapeze artist. Not sure if they have a NYEve show but if so I recommend it very highly!
posted by luriete at 2:11 PM on December 22, 2007

Oops! Oregon, not Maine. Sorry.
posted by bunnycakes at 3:20 PM on December 22, 2007

You will need a livejournal account to post, but we have an lj group that's pretty good about announcing things like that, and you may have better luck asking there.

http://community.livejournal.com/damnportlanders.

Just be warned that it can be pretty snarky, especially if you're new to the area or ask a very common question (vet/massage/tattoo/piercing/vegan recommendations especially).
posted by geckoinpdx at 4:00 PM on December 22, 2007