Last Thursday on Alberta has become quite the art, fashion and street performance scene. Flipside adds to the fun every month in the warm sunny season. Kori & crew have been showing hats regularly since 2005. The street has grown and changed and the community just keeps evolving too. Come down for an eventful night full of laughs and excitement you won’t find anywhere else.

Come Visit Last Thursday

Be sure to visit the HiiH Gallery who have graciously hosted us on their door step for the past years. http://www.hiihgallery.com/
Every Last Thursday in the Summer
Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: HI IH GALLERY
Street: 2929 NE Alberta Street
City/Town: Portland, OR

http://www.artonalberta.org/last_thursday.html

Urban Craft uprising’s summer show was a blast.

http://urbancraftuprising.com/

Impressive how well run the show is. The selection of vendors and quality of work were also very impressive.

We found a cute place to stay last minute in th Serenity House. It’s a vintage house with a full kitchen and everything we needed including organic soaps.

http://www.innharmonyguesthouse.com/serenity.html

On Sunday my good friend Ilan came out to visit, and helped us break down our booth and see us off.

We were busy in Seattle but had a nice weekend too.

Thanks everyone for your support.

Mississippi Avenue Street Fai

MISSISSIPPI AVE STREET FAIR!
Street Fair, Childrens Parade and Performances All Day
Host:
Flipside Hats
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Mississippi Avenue Street Fair (between N Fremont and N Skidmore)

Email:
hats@flipsidehats.com
Description
10-7pm Local Market – featuring interesting arts & crafts vendors plus community service displays & food vendors
Tupello Alley Reusable Art Fair & Water Features
Kids Area – Boise Eliot Eliot Elementary features bouncy castles and kids games for all sizes at Beech
Bingo – lots of prizes
Sustainability Fair at the Mississippi Avenue Lofts (4138 N. Miss Ave)
Salted Ice Cream outside at The Meadow (3731 N. Mississippi Ave)
Rose wine tasting inside at The Meadow

12:00 Children’s Parade – starts at Beech

Four stages – featuring a multi-cultural roster of entertainment

10am-9pm MAIN STAGE at Shaver (middle)
1pm Norman Sylvester
2pm Freak Mountain Ramblers
3pm The Dimes
4pm Linda Hornbuckle band
5pm
6pm The SEI Sounds of Soul Gospel Ensemble
6:40 Matt Sheehy Band
7:30 pm Weinland

11am-10pm SIDE LOT STAGE (Mississippi Station)
1pm Nathaniel Talbot
2pm Sneakin Out
3pm James Low
4pm
5pm Bridgetown Saints
6pm Swing Papillon

11am-7pm DANCE STAGE at Fremont (south end)
Celilo
Tezeta Band
Samba Sol
Taylor Newville
Sudden Anthem
The Beauty
Funk Plastic
Cloaked Characters and Mosely Wotta

11am-7pm ACOUSTIC STAGE at Skidmore (north end)

Businesses and eateries along Mississippi will be open on the street for patio dining & summertime refreshments:

Por Que No? Floating Margarita Garden
Mississippi Pizza & Pub Beer Tent
Amnesia Brewing Patio
Lorenzo’s Patio
Mississippi Station Patio
Crow Bar Bar
Casa Naranja Patio
Pastaworks Wine Tasting Patio

11am–9pm CRAFT BEER TASTING – Local Organic Beer Tasting at Shaver (by the Main Stage)

Featuring:
Roots OG Brewing
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Lucky Labrador Brewing Company
Deschutes Brewery
McMenamins Breweries

The Pride Fest was busy. We stayed at our friends house in the sunset which was just a short drive away. We set up our booth next to a mens group and a chiropractor.

Our event on Facebook

We worked hard and had a lot of fun. We spent the day in Berkeley walking the fire trails in Strawberry Canyon and grilling great food with Jacob’s sisters.

Coby came out and helped us with sales and security, thanks Coby.

Coby working the booth, make up, security and sales, what talent!

We left our booth in the Bay and flew back into Sacto for our next show, the Whole Earth Festival. We had a great time and was wonderful to see all of our crew from the bay represent.

Come join us for a celebration of Spring! Once again, we will be bringing to the UC Davis Quad a diverse and powerful group of thousands to Educate, Inspire, Entertain and Share the Love of the WHOLE EARTH. We will be featuring two live music stages, a DJ pit of electronica, the soular Dance stage, and other musical and performance spaces. Participate in workshops, craft opportunities, dance, and much more. Alternative education opportunities to help spread information about making our lives more sustainable. Free Event.
more info & ride sharing:
http://wef.ucdavis.edu/

Thanks Gregory for hosting us and our hat booth.

Petaluma, California hosts a “Butter and Eggs Day Parade” in April of each year celebrating its heritage as the “Egg Basket to the World” and dairy production.

And what a charming place. We had a great time staying in the back studio of friends of friends. Out the window was rolling hills and livestock.

We had a great time meeting the folks of Petaluma and hope to make it back soon.

Butter & Egg Day 09

St Patricks Day San Francisco.

March 15 is too early in the season to do outdoor shows. We learned this the hard way. Our two neighbors tents capsized. Luckily there was Guinness, kilts, parades and marching bands.

We still did great and looked forward to our Trunk Show in Oakland the next day and our Bay Area shows for the summer season.

Much Thanks to our friends and family who made it possible.