September First Thursday
Pearl District Annual Sidewalk Sale
September 03-06 2010
Lizard Lounge is participating in the PEARL DISTRICT ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALE. 46 stores have come together for this great event. SAVE UP TO 60% OFF AT OUR LOCATION!
SEPT 3 - 6
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
FRI. 09/03 - 10am to 7pm
SAT. 09/04 - 10am to 7pm
SUN. 09/05 - 11am to 6pm
MON. 09/06 - 10am to 7pm
Take advantage!
October First Thursday
On the First Thursday of every month seven blocks are closed off in NW Portland between Glisan and Marshall on 13th Street from 5 to 10 pm. Read More »
Music Mosaic
We are family - Horny Toad, Nau and Lizard Lounge - and want to celebrate our familial bond with a free music sampler of 16 of our friends who have played at our parties over the years. We really enjoyed listening and dancing to them, and think you will too. No strings attached, just good ol' fashioned groove tunes to get your soul and body moving.
Join us in celebrating a family of like-minded folks trying to do something good in this world and have a good time doing it! Get down ... get down!
Go there Now!
Michael Franti
The stars aligned last Saturday night as Michael Franti joined us at Lizard Lounge to help us celebrate the re-birth of Nau. We invited 100 of Horny Toad, Lizard Lounge, and Nau’s closest friends and held a private party featuring Michael Franti and his guitarist David, who played a short set to an enthusiastic and captivated audience.
Little did we know that the path leading Michael to Lizard Lounge started long before our conversation with him only two weeks prior to the event. His band manager is a huge fan of Nau, and knew all about its history and philosophy. When we asked if Michael would be interested in joining us for the celebration of Nau’s re-birth, much to our delight there was no hesitation. Two weeks later Michael welcomed us with open arms.
Michael played songs from his older albums and shared a few from his newest release, “All Rebel Rockers” which came out early last week. Our friends and partners who’ve supported Nau through its transition mingled about sipping sake from our local sake company Sake One and beer from the Deschutes brewery. Everyone’s attention was quickly turned to the bare-foot Mr. Franti as he sang and talked about creating positive social change. His performance was honest and inspiring, saying that “no one man can save us” and that it will take the effort of all six billion people on this earth to create change.
Thank you Michael Franti for supporting Nau, and for making the evening memorable for everyone involved!
Spinning with Rapha
When you think of cyclists, you often think of garish spandex suiting, right? British-based Rapha Racing and Lizard Lounge put on a weekend of exciting events not only for fun’s sake, but to redefine the proper cycling gear to be … well, a bit more creative. Among the crowd were metallic bikinis, tutus and simply a pair of pink men’s briefs. Hey, why not?!Starting on Thursday Lizard Lounge hosted four days of events with Rapha. Rouleur, Rapha’s brother magazine, kicked off the weekend with an art show of photography. Mind you, this was no stuffy gallery type show, but rather one with a DJ and drinks – that’s more like it!
On Saturday the main event was staged in the space next to Lizard Lounge. The roller race brought out the most exuberant, to say the least, of fans, cheering and jeering the competitors. Clad in costume, the teams peddled their hearts out. When not on the bike spinning, they were sucking down local micro brews and wine, which would explain why buckets, yes, buckets were put next to each bike. The night ended with a proper Prosecco shower to the crowd from the victors of the roller race.
For those who still had the strength, Sunday offered up a proper road race around the Portland area. All had a good sweat.
Check out this hilarious article written up in the Willamette Week, pictures and a video to wet the appetite.
