October 2026 Check-In's

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Portland Spirit
Brews Cruise, Portland, Oregon
Craft Beverage Tasting Cruise
Sunday, October 1, 2026, Boarding: 5:30pm

Taste your way through some of the best Pacific Northwest craft beverages aboard the Portland Spirit! Local breweries, cideries and distilleries will be on board showcasing their latest creations. Tickets include a 2-hour sunset cruise, 10 beer/cider tasting tickets, 4 spirits tasting tickets and a souvenir tasting cup.

What's Included: 2 hour sunset cruise on the Willamette River, Views of the Historic Milwaukie Waterfront and downtown Portland, Souvenir tasting cup (reusable plastic), Ten (10) beer/cider tasting tickets each good for a 2 oz tasting, Four (4) spirits tasting tickets each good for a tasting with the onboard distilleries.

Not Included: Food (bistro menu available for purchase), Other beverages (however, a full bar is available on board).

Agrodolce Distilling Co., Bauman's Cider, Deschutes Brewery, Drop Shop Distillery, Leikam Brewing, New Deal Distillery, pFriem Family Brewers, Portland Cider Co., Sasquatch Brewing Co., StormBreaker Brewing, Terroir Incognito Community Cider, Thunder Island Brewing Co., Vice Beer and Wild Roots Spirits.

12th Annual Lake Oswego Wine Walk
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 1pm - 5pm

12 twelve tastes (1 oz. pour/each) with over 70 wines from around the world to choose from, small bites at each of 35+ downtown business pouring locations, an event glass & reusable tote, and MORE! Must be 21+ to participate. Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred.

Christopher Brown Quartet At
The 1905, Portland, Oregon
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 8:30 PM

John Nastos (Sax); Greg Goebel (Piano); Garrett Baxter (Bass); Christopher Brown (Drums).

Christopher Brown is an acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, and educator who seeks to be a voice within the advocacy of Jazz and American culture. And through the expansive range of groups that he has assembled and/or performed with, which range from duos to large ensembles across a spectrum of genres, his musical and personal experiences have led him towards an interest in synthesizing the principles of Jazz with the broader concerns of life. So given that music influences culture, and culture influences businesses--which in turn shape the global market economy we all participate in-is why he likes to say "we're all in the people business. No people, no business."

Christina Fruth Birthday Celebration At
The Fling Cocktail Lounge, Santa Ana, California
Saturday, October 17, 2026

Barbara's Birthday Celebration At
The Fling Cocktail Lounge, Santa Ana, California
Monday, October 19, 2026

Bridgetown Sextet At
The 1905, Portland, Oregon
Sunday, October 25, 2026, 8:30 PM

Andrew Oliver, Piano; Sam Dechenne, Trumpet; John Moak, Trombone; David Evans, Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone;
Doug Sammons, Guitar & Banjo; Chris Shuttleworth, Tuba; Tyson Stubelek, Drums

Performing music by icons of early jazz such as Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Clarence Williams, and Bix Beiderbecke, as well as lesser known musical stylists, territory bands, and innovators such as Bennie Moten, Alex Hill, and Jabbo Smith, the Bridgetown Sextet has cemented its reputation as a favorite among both listening audiences and dancers in the Pacific Northwest. The band was founded in 2008 by Andrew Oliver and Scott Kennedy and has seen various personnel changes over the years as band members have come and gone from the Portland area. Now a seven-piece band with the recent additions of Sam Dechenne on trumpet and Tyson Stubelek on drums, as well as Andrew's return from London in 2020, the Sextet continues to refine its visceral, joyful, and authentic approach to traditional jazz, stomp, and swing. The band has performed at the Portland Jazz Festival, Portland Lindy Exchange, Camp Jitterbug in Seattle, the Seaside Jazz Festival, traditional jazz socities around the Northwest, and all the major Portland area clubs past and present including the Jack London Revue, the 1905, Jimmy Mak's, the Blue Monk, Secret Society and Duff's Garage.

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