For this year's Threshold, we're taking ourselves back to the time of the Great Depression. A time when hard scrabble, fast talkin' folks had to really hustle to "make ends meet". Where some today might say today that, "Jeez, times are tight. Y'know, the party's really over now". We're saying, "Ha! The party's just begun!". We don't celebrate the hard times of this difficult era in our history, we celebrate monumental social acheivement. As then, in the face of much adversity, we now enter a time of great momentum in the realm of opportunity for human connection. For us, this moment in time represents a critical portal that simultaneously peers into both the communal spirit of the past and the hopes of a bright future that its collecive historical memory suggests.

From everything that I've witnessed so far in the set up for T9, this is going to be one HELL of a NYE party... Then again, I wouldn't expect anything less from my monkey brothers and sisters, actually. If you're not doing more fun instead, please join us tomorrow night for the main event. We'd love to see you there, Mac.

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THRESHOLD 2009: THE NEW DEAL
NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

“We are encouraged to believe that a wise and sensible beginning has been made. In the present spirit of mutual confidence and encouragement we go forward.” – F.D.R

3 Stages of Music and Entertainment
* The Speakeasy * The Grand Ballroom * The Dust Bowl

THE ENTERTAINERS

Bass Science - LA / TOKYO (Native State Records) www.myspace.com/basssciencecrew
R-Kidz of Lawgiverz - UK (Trigger Recordings)
Deru - LA (Merck, Ghostly International) www.myspace.com/iamderu
Nalepa- LA (Native State Records) www.myspace.com/nalepa
MattB - TOKYO (Made In Glitch, Celestial-Dragon) www.myspace.com/noizemafia
Solovox – www.solovox.com
saQi - PDX (Native State Records) www.myspace.com/saqimusic
Trash Can Joe – www.trashcanjoe.com
DangerRuss - PDX (March Fourth Marching Band) www.myspace.com/russliquid
Hydrive – www.purevolume.com/hydrive
The Mix Tape Conspiracy - (feat. members of the Nowhere Band)
Jacaranda - PDX (Playground) – www.stratiform.net
Ariel
Kazüm – www.kazum.org
Phidelity - PDX (Native States) – www.phidelity.com
Manoj – PDX
Global Ruckus - PDX (MGB) – www.myspace.com/djglobalruckus

THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS

Narayani Matson - Starbird Design
tribes.tribe.net/starbird

Dan Cohen - Burning Bush Studio
www.burningbushstudio.com/

Richard Cawley - Richard Cawley Design
www.richartsculpture.com/

Gabriel Shaughnessy
gabesimagination.com/

Domestic Bliss Photography
www.domesticblissphotography.com/

THE PUBLIC WORKS CREW

The Mobile Groove Bomb Bus - www.groovebomb.org/
SmartTech AV
Jedeye Sound
Sentient Audio
Open Heart Café - openheartcafe.com
Projections by Reed and Pleasuretek

PROMOTIONAL VIDEO
By Daflew
www.thresholdpdx.com/
2008: www.youtube.com/watch

VENUE, TICKET AND OTHER INFO:

320 SE 2nd Ave.
Portland, OR
9PM - 6AM
21 and older event. Please bring ID

$30.00 Pre-Sale Tickets – Available Now for Purchase
Online Through Brown Paper Tickets
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/49015
$35.00 Day of Event

Retail ticket outlets:
FROCK – 1439 NE Alberta St
METRO – 3525 SE Hawthorne Ave.
CHANCE OF RAIN - 1522 SE 32nd Ave
1930’s period attire highly encouraged...

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!
A limited number of discounted tickets are available ONLINE for $20 until they sell out, or until Dec. 10th.