Charles Algernon Sidney Vivian (front and center, born Charlie Richardson in 1842 in Devonshire, England) was a charismatic 25-year-old performer who arrived in New York in 1867. He quickly attained popularity as a comedic singer and actor, with many fans in both the front and back of the house in the theater world. Within the…
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These two gems, (pun intended!), were created for McKella Laurence & Eric Timm’s wedding on 6/10/18 and Hilary Scheer & Landis Taylor’s on 6/2/18, both at McMenamins Edgefield. McKella and Eric’s amethyst geode cake consisted of rock candy and gold leaf. Each candy piece representing the geode was attached to the cake, one at a…
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Can you name the various McMenamins properties associated with the five clues below? Answers at the bottom. Clues 1. 12/6/85 Batch #17 Liquidator 2. “We were at the cutting edge of human consciousness… it was a hoot.” – Interview on 2/3/18, referring to a two-day event 50 years earlier 3. Not even for one day…
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This is a reboot of a previous post, but a good one to read as we rock and roll toward the Barley Mill’s 35th Anniversary on Sat., June 16! Share this with your friends and family, your staff, your regulars, your Tripsters and all others… And we’ll see you there. P.S. Boy, we sure are…
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For a period during the first half of the 20th century, the tiny community of Cloverdale, WA, boasted the largest strawberry production in Western Washington. Situated along the southern outskirts of Kalama, Cloverdale was home to tight-knit Finnish families, the first of whom settled here around the start of the 1900s. During its heyday, there…
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We just finished up the 19th Annual UFO Festival and will shortly begin planning the 20th. Mark your calendars now, it’s gonna be big: May 16–18, 2019. Over the past weekend, at the epicenter of the festival galaxy (a.k.a. Hotel Oregon), we spent some time in the Cellar Bar, that cool joint beneath the street…
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Thursday, May 17 “UFO Secrecy: A Techtonic Shift” Presented by Jeremy Corbell So what’s the U.S. government really know about UFOs? Investigative filmmaker Corbell built up a network of sources — pilots, radar control officers and governmental administrators – to confirm that our government has an active UFO identification program and that the UFO phenomenon…
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Wandering the halls of a McMenamins property is always an adventure, and a fresh discovery is usually just around the corner. Hidden artwork, secret bars, ghosts of the past, and… live comedy? That’s right, Al’s Den, in the basement of the Crystal Hotel, hosts live comedy every Friday & Saturday! After our nightly music wraps…
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Yes, it’s that time of year again! The 19th Annual UFO Festival is next week — we’ve been throwing this intergalactic party for nearly two decades. Our UFO Festival dates back to 2000 when McMenamins held an event at our newly reopened Hotel Oregon that marked the 50th anniversary of the famous McMinnville Trent UFO sighting and photographs…
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People often ask how our hotel rooms are named, where the ideas for the artwork come from and who finds all the light fixtures, street signs, wooden doors and so on.… About the Rooms Contrary to what is occasionally assumed by guests, the names on our hotel rooms and event spaces aren’t “paid sponsorships.” (If…
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