Happy 24th Birthday, Ruby!
Sunday, March 21 · McMenamins Hotels, Pubs & Breweries
You may recall the Hammerhead Birthday specials we did last month – well now Ruby gets her day in the sun…
Read MoreBlog update, March 15, 2010
It’s the Ides of March, time for an update. I have finished the panel I was working on, the 4’x6′ panel which is essentially a homage to Gary Ewing…
Here are a few Irish toasts to get you started this afternoon (or maybe you’re well on your way… or perhaps you’ve been properly jarred since Saturday…). Anyway, regardless your state of mind and body, read on:
Read MoreMaxine Brooks Telephone Interview
February 24 and March 8, 1999
Maxine Brooks was born around 1912. In 1923, when she was about 11, Maxine started taking ballet lessons at the Hotel Elberton [now McMenamins Hotel Oregon] in McMinnville…
Read MoreOn Saturday, March 6, the Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Ore., will celebrate its 88th Birthday Bash with live music, food and drink specials, kids’ fun and, in its second year at this location, the Cracked Pots unGarden Art Show!
Read MoreIn the early 1970s, the reunion at Centralia of two talented friends fueled a wellspring of creative energy that resulted in intimate, unapologetic portrayals of two infamous Centralia subjects steeped in secrecy and intrigue– the 1919 Armistice Day Tragedy and the Olympic Club.
Read MoreIrish eyes will be smiling all March long with the arrival of McMenamins Irish Stout. This is our Saint Patrick’s Day Seasonal and will pour exclusively on our ‘Nitro’ taps the entire month of March.
Read MoreRoom 301 honors Joseph E. Penney, an iconic figure of early-day Portland, whose lifetime of peaks and valleys was the stuff of legend – so much so, Edgefield Distillery named a fine American Dry Gin after him…..
Read MoreAre you a fan of our Coffee Liqueur, that silky, creamy delicious spirit that is a handcrafted collaboration between McMenamins Coffee Roasters and the Edgefield Distillery? It is wonderful on the rocks or mixed with vodka or added to coffee, to name a few ideas.
Read MoreI am working on a 4’x6′ panel, which will be in the new Crystal Hotel dining room and is a tribute to Gary Ewing, a figure well known in some circles for his psychedelic light shows.
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