Tiki Kon 2012 Presents its 10th Anniversary TIKI Weekender Event of Poly-pop Culture, Music, Mixology, Art, Fashion, and History in Portland, OR
TIKI KON, the Pacific Northwest's original "Tiki Weekender" celebrates its 10th anniversary event with a multi-faceted three-day event packed full of festivities.
- (1888PressRelease) May 25, 2012 - In addition to celebrating the Tiki lifestyle with a weekend of live music, art, DJs and more, Tiki Kon 2012 presents a family produced exploration into the visual arts, mixology and culinary symposiums, vintage fashion exhibitions, plus a free daytime shopping Island Marketplace with over 20 vendors.
Tiki Kon was originally conceived as a home tiki bar tour among a handful of like-minded friends and Poly-pop fans in Portland Oregon - the first of its kind. The events second year added commercial bars, live music and an official tiki mug to the event. The Moniker "Tiki Kon" came to be in 2005, with a boutique motel headquarters, vendors and an invitational art exhibit added to the event.
In spirit of its organic growth, Tiki Kon 2012, themed "The Ten Year Tour", moves into a resort-style hotel, the Red Lion on the Columbia River where the event will draw over 300 attendees from up and down the West Coast. Highlighting the celebration, Paul Nielsen of Munktiki, the genre's most sought-after creator of tiki mugs and Portland resident will design and produce this year's 10th anniversary commemorative mug.
Portland, Oregon has a long and continuing tradition of Tiki locales and enclaves of Poly-pop culture, including the infamous Pago Pago Club, The Alibi, the Aloha Room at the Heathman Hotel, Steve Crane's Kon-Tiki and Victor Bergeron's Trader Vic's. Most of these locations have since closed, but The Alibi is still a feature of every Tiki Kon, and 2011 brought the triumphant return of Trader Vic's to Portland's tony Pearl District. And we in the Tiki community along with many others are eagerly awaiting the opening of local mixologist and Tiki enthusiast Blair Renyolds' Hale Pele, which will be opening this fall in the space that was formerly a stop and friend of Tiki Kon, Thatch Tiki Bar.
August 3: "Embarkation Lounge" Opening Night Party
Location TBD
August 4: Tiki Kon entertainment:
Red Lion Hotel on the River
www.redlion.rdln.com
Event Website:
www.TikiKon.com
Ticket Information:
www.TikiKon.com/tickets.html
For Media inquiries - additional information - interview opportunities, please contact: Joe Staskerz, PR Director, Tiki Kon 2012: PR ( @ ) TikiKon dot com (503) 609-0503.
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