It's another Friday, which means I get to kick back for a bit and let the readers do the work.
Though it's been a slow week, commenter AC came through in the end, largely due to her love of "Teen Wolf." And who among us would not wear a "Wolf Buddy" T-shirt?

Behold, AC, your Commenter of the Week, and she has a plan to make Portland just a little better...

Wait, wait! Don’t roll your eyes and think “oh good, here comes another liberal blogger with some idea about how to improve our schools by making 2:00pm mandatory hug time or stop global warming by replacing Exchange Street with a field of daisies.’ No, no, dear readers, my idea for Portland is strictly about a new way for some of us to have some fun.

Get ready…what Portland needs is...Craft Night…at a bar!

First and foremost I should say this idea did not originate in my head, DJ Gabe FM and his lovely wife Molly FM planted it there. But ever since then, it’s been stuck in my mind, and I’m hardly what you would call “crafty.” I don’t sit at home in the evening knitting dog sweaters wishing someone would serve me a draft beer. (Note to my dog though, if you want a homemade sweater, consider installing a tap). As much as a talk a big game every November, I never end up creating my own Christmas gifts. But still, craft night, that’s something I could get behind.

A simple Google search reveals other cities are already doing this. (Hard to believe, I know, that Portland could be behind on something). A bar in New York called Stain Wine Bar (www.stainbar.com) offers a “talent optional” craft night on Mondays where they offer supplies and a place to collaborate with other artists. Akbar, in Los Angeles, hosts weekly lessons (www.crafthead.com) reminiscent of childhood art projects, like collages or this week’s back to school pencil toppers. One of the rules for participants is you are never allowed to say your piece is crap.

Picture with me a night where we could gather and have a couple Geary’s Autumn Ales while creating something. Maybe you have talent you would like to share, or maybe you can barely doodle a cat in your notebook but have a desire use your hands for more than mouse clicking. Portland needs this. And The Snug, I’m looking at you.

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