July 30-August 1.

I don't know anything else, other than this on the home page...I just randomly decided to check out the website this morning. Perhaps our dear organizers can clue us in! :)

http://nwtiki.com/

[ Edited by: Rum Balls 2010-07-15 06:55 ]

I would be very curious about this event. Since it is in my backyard.

Danged clever.

Ooh, lookie what you found!

We are organizing the schedule currently, so we can properly price out the tickets, so we can announce them both "soon."

I'm really interested in going this year, it would be my first. Is there a specific hotel that everyone stays at? I saw that the first year there was a party at the Jupiter, is that still the case?

XOXO,
Miss E

This will be my second Tiki Kon and I can't wait!!!!!! The first one was so much fun!

I'm getting excited about this!

Put me down as a "possible", somebody has to keep the "Suffering Bastard" in line.

Any more word on this upcoming event? It's less than a month and 1/2 away from the stated date. Maybe it's invite only?

[ Edited by: Tolovana 2010-06-20 21:27 ]

I overheard at Tiki Night @ Teardrop last night that tickets may go on sale this week :)

I was just comin to this thread to make a noise. Tiki Kon Powers That Be: When will some hard facts and info be available?

Schedule is up - buy your tickets now! Looks great!

http://nwtiki.com/schedule.html

As Rumballs said, Tiki Kon tickets are now on sale! Schedule is up, I'll post it below as well:

Tiki Kon 2010: Atomic Tiki

The NW's premiere Tiki Weekender is celebrating its 8th year in Portland

Friday, July 30, 2010

Tiki Kon 2010: Atomic Tiki Takes Off Friday Night at the Tonic Lounge!

NW Tiki and DJ Drew Groove invite you to blast off the weekend with a party at the Tonic Lounge! Featuring a rare Portland appearance of Seattle's premier loungexotic space age pop band, Lushy. Blasting on the scene are The Apollo Four, playing their mysterious spaced out go-go surf sounds! Keeping things moving, grooving, suave & swanky all night is DJ Drew Groove. Be sure to bring your dancing shoes! Specialty cockatils will be available. Departures start at 8pm, ticket $6 in advance, $8 at the door [21+]. The Tonic Lounge is located at 3100 NE Sandy Blvd.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Meet your fellow atomic tiki travelers at Thatch Tiki Bar starting at 4 o'clock for a pre-party cocktail!

Rocket to tiki outer space at the The Tiki Kon Atomic Extravaganza at Tony Starlight's Supperclub and Lounge! Enjoy the out of this world exotica music of Sneaky Tiki and the Lava Lounge Orchestra and an evening of entertainment with the commander of our tiki space voyage, Tony Starlight! Special cocktails especially created for Tiki Kon will be available at Tony's, Reservations are highly recommended for the best seating! Call 503-517-8584 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 503-517-8584 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Tickets are $15. Tony Starlights is located at 3728 NE Sandy Blvd.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

The NW Tiki Original Home Tiki Bar Tour returns to take you on a tour of a selction the best home tiki Portland has to offer! Starting with a brunch at Portland's oldest and greatest tiki bar, The Alibi, we next travel to a special preview of a group Atomic Art show at Elroy Artspace! Then, on to the home bars for out of this world punches, tiki drinks, conversations and exotic decor. $25

The NW Tiki Kon is in its 8th year, and this year's theme is ATOMIC TIKI and the Friday night kickoff extravaganza is guaranteed to be a BLAST!!!

Enjoy records spun by DJ DREW GROOVE, the go-go spaced-out surf sounds of THE APOLLO FOUR, and don't miss a rare Portland performance of Seattle's premier cocktail party pop band LUSHY!
Be sure to bring your dancing shoes!

LUSHY [Seattle cocktail loungexotic pop]
THE APOLLO FOUR [Go-Go surf space beat]
DJ DREW GROOVE [Far-outeous vinylous spinosus]

LUSHY [Seattle]
http://lushy.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lushymusic
It’s Cal Tjader meets Stereolab meets Brazil 66 in a bar in Berlin. Drink up people–it’s LUSHY! Bossa beat flavored alterna-pop that goes down nice and easy. Lounge-y and danceable with hints of exotica and a touch of electronica…nutty and hip…intriguing and soothing–must see live! Lushy concocts a refreshing pop style that blends original samples and Bossa beats with elements of vintage-Latin jazz, exotica, surf, new wave and sixties pop to create their own distinctive intercontinental sound. Most importantly, they have established a solid reputation for originality far beyond their roots in the lounge and exotica scene. Don't miss this rare Portland appearance!

THE APOLLO FOUR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-DddoAh2Wk
The countdown has begun…Prepare to launch...!
The Apollo Four are GO!
The Apollo Four are blasting on to the scene by taking liberal doses of lounge & exotica, blended with a pinch o' kooky kitsch, and an added dash of rockin' 1960s cool to ignite their solid instrumental spacey surf music base. Absolutely entertaining… supremely danceable... always shaken, never stirred. If your neighborhood Secret Agent Go-Go Lounge had a house band, it would be The Apollo Four!

DJ DREW GROOVE
http://www.facebook.com/drewgroove
Keeping things movin' & a groovin' throughout the night, expect to hear the way out & wildest in Hip Shakin' Soul, Lounge, RnB, Tiki, Spy-Fi, Mod, Jazz, Surf, Exotica, Discothèque & Other In Sounds from Way Out! In his non-stop quest as a vinyl archeologist, Drew fearlessly travels deep into the sonic jungles and dusty crates to excavate a tantalizing mix of wax from the primitive, pulsing, wild & exotic to the suave, swanky & narcotic. Grab a cocktail and swing...!

PLEASE JOIN US FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 30 AT THE TONIC LOUNGE!
3100 NE Sandy Blvd

NW TIKI KON KICKOFF PARTY! ATOMIC TIKI
Tickets are only $6 Advance / $8 Door [21+]

For advance tickets & more information about the weekend festivities please see:
http://www.tikikon.com/

If you're looking for pre-Friday and Saturday night activities to keep you occupied, the annual Hawaiian Festival is taking place in Vancouver this same weekend:

http://hawaiianfestivalpnw.com/

AceyTiki and I already have our tickets purchased! If you are looking for a hotel, ppl usually stay at the Palms. Be warned, they only stay there for the sign.

Is drinking Rum allowed at this event?? Looking forward to another great Tiki Kon!

I'll come if I can find a partner in crime.

Barring something bizarre*****...

Woofmutt Stuff & Junk Like That (Hey! That's us!) will be vending at Tiki Kon.

No, it will not be our usual Scottish countryside water colors you're familiar with. It'll be Stuff like this:

And this kind of Stuff:

Maybe some Junk like this:

And probably some of this sort of Stuff:

None of the items shown will be available but everything that will be is a lot worse or a little better than these examples.

Most importantly: All of it will be sold at low low probably never to be seen again prices. (Unless no one buys anything, then it will be available for even lower prices.)

Oh yes, we also have one model each of our exclusive never to be made again Pele's Secret™ LOUNGE-R-E. See the full line and other things to amuse and confound in the Woofmutt Stuff & Junk Like That gallery.

Hopefully we'll have pics of available Stuff & Junk Like That in Marketplace by next week. (With prices. Why be coy?) However: This round of Woofmutt Stuff & Junk Like That will only be initially available at Tiki Kon. If you ain't there you can't get it anywhere.******

*****Unfortunately I have a very high Universe Rug Yank (URY) factor. But I decided to test the URY and make an announcement. (I can feel a heretofore unknown northwest volcano awakening as I type.)

****** Offers of excessively higher than set price always entertained. Also if none of it sells and we're friends you'll probably get it as a host or hostess gift or maybe for your birthday. That's what we stuff makers do.

Woofmutt, looking forward to spending some $$ on you!

Only two weeks left till Tiki Kon! Get your tickets while they last!

http://www.tikikon.com

I'm happy to announce that my Tiki art will be at the Elroy Artspace Gallery for the ATOMIC TIKI show. I unfortunately cannot make it but I hope TC'ers that will be at Tiki Kon can drop by. On display will be this piece in addition to a couple of others:

Details on the show can be found here:

http://www.elroyartspace.com/atomic-tiki-group-show---august10.html

My tiki art:
Tiki Tower
http://www.tikitower.com

...and my other art:
Zerostreet Illustrations
http://www.zerostreet.com

[ Edited by: zerostreet 2010-07-20 09:56 ]

Check it out...official TK double rocks glasses! (Scroll down to bottom of page)

http://nwtiki.com/store.html

Sunday's home bar tour is officially sold out!

Thanks to everyone for attending! This year was a complete blast.

If you have pictures of Tiki Kons past and present, pleases join us over at our Flickr group!

Now the home stretch into Tiki Oasis!

Saturday Night at Tony Starlight's was really cool. The place was packed, the band was great, and most importantly the joint looked really swell. I'd never seen the space before and would never have guessed that the Tiki decor had all been put up just for the night. Plus the Portlanders were really friendly, so unlike Seattle where most of our attempts at events usually end up in a knife fight or a visit from the fire department.