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Where Was ‘Halloweentown’ Filmed? St. Helens, Oregon, and the Town That Never Took the Pumpkin Down
St. Helens, Oregon, did not just host a TV movie shoot. It kept the costume on. Disney Channel’s Halloweentown premiered on October 17, 1998, and the small Columbia County town north of Portland that played the title role is spending six weekends this fall pretending it never stopped. So the short answer to where was Halloweentown filmed is St. Helens, specifically its riverfront courthouse plaza, a movie theater a few steps away and a hillside bed and breakfast that stood in for Grandma Aggie’s house. The longer answer involves Canada, Utah and a replica pumpkin.
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Pacific Northwest author creates cozy, feral fantasy with new book ‘Goblin Market’
Family and home can be difficult concepts to fully define, especially if you happen to live in an ever-shifting magical market full of goblins, fairies and the occasional human visitor. In “Goblin Market” by Pacific Northwest author A.J. Hackwith, Toast, a goblin changeling girl, guides tourists through the market. Until...
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Wildwood brings new excitement, imagination to Portland's historic Pittock Mansion
PORTLAND, Ore. — A beloved Portland landmark is getting extra attention thanks to a new movie. LAIKA’s new film Wildwood puts a reimagined Pittock Mansion at the center of its story, drawing focus to the historic building where much of the action takes place. To mark the movie’s...
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Ridgefield Couple Leaves Corporate Jobs to Open Pottery Studio
A new pottery-painting studio in Ridgefield is giving Clark County residents a place to sit down, pick up a brush, and turn a plain ceramic pot into whatever their imagination allows — including, in one customer's case, a freehand peregrine falcon. Clayvana, owned by Steven and Emily Busenbarrick, opened on Aug. 21, roughly a year after the couple first had the idea. Its customers range from kids who tap out after half an hour to others who settle in from open to close.
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Stark Street Studios Holiday Show
Stark Street Studios & Gallery, one of the oldest clay studios in Portland, holds their annual holiday show November 27-29 and December 1-24. Each year on Thanksgiving weekend and through December, they open their studio doors and gallery to welcome the public in for the holidays. The work of 11 working studio potters, sculptors and one jeweler will be on display. Discover handcrafted works of art for holiday gift giving and mingle with local artists in a fun and festive atmosphere while shopping in the gallery and wandering through the studio spaces.
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Ticket Alert: CHVRCHES, Queens of the Stone Age, and More Portland Events Going On Sale
No tricks here! Treat yourself to tickets to see Scottish synthpop band CHVRCHES, who just released another new single off their forthcoming fifth album and announced their first world tour in five years. Meanwhile, alt-rockers Queens Of The Stone Age release their ninth record tomorrow and come through Portland next spring. Plus, stand-up comedian and The Daily Show correspondent Josh Johnson manifests the camp experience he never had at the Keller Auditorium. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events.
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'Otterly' adorable video: Sea otters go 'Pumpkin Dunkin' in a zoo's adorable Halloween tradition
Trick or treat? These otters chose "Pumpkin Dunkin'." An "otterly" adorable video shared by The Oregon Zoo shows sea otters getting into the Halloween spirit, one tiny pumpkin at a time. As part of a fall-themed enrichment activity, the otters slam-dunk miniature pumpkins through a rock formation resembling a basketball...
Gresham Outlook
Your guide to Halloween events in Gresham, Sandy, and Estacada
Goblins and ghouls, princesses and superheroes, firefighters and astronauts, aliens monsters, and everything in between. From downtown takeovers to trunk-or-treat cruise-ins, there will be plenty of chances for kids to […]
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‘WILDWOOD’ an Astounding Work of Craft Whose Story Can’t Quite Keep Pace
Wildwood is a difficult proposition. A two-plus-hour, PG-13, rarely comedic stop-motion fable steeped in graphic violence and heavy, adult-oriented themes, it’s sadly no surprise that it underperformed at the box office. Movies that smuggle grown-up darkness into a medium audiences associate with kids have rarely been rewarded for it, and Wildwood, Oregon-based Laika’s sixth feature, unfortunately follows that pattern. Directed by Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) from a script by Chris Butler (ParaNorman), and adapted from the 2011 novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, it nevertheless represents a high-water mark for the art of stop motion, even when its storytelling bona fides struggle to keep pace.
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Halloween Weekend in Old Town Portland | Free, All Ages, MF DOOM Tribute Art Show, Night Market, Music & More
Location: NW Davis Street between NW 3rd and NW 4th Avenues, Portland. Old Town Chinatown is hosting two free, all-ages events over Halloween week. Operation: Doomsday, a tribute art show celebrating the late hip-hop artist MF DOOM, opens with a launch party on Thursday, October 29. Two days later, on Saturday, October 31, the Old Town Community Association (OTCA) closes NW Davis Street for the first Davis Street Night Market.