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 Geek Fair is sponsored by Free Geek and the following local businesses and Portland Mercury, Backspace, Belmont Computers, Full Sail Brewery, and Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program.
-Free Geek is a local non-profit organization that recycles and refurbishes donated computers and other electronic equipment, making it available to individuals and non-profits in the community. Volunteers can participate, learn and earn a free computer system in the process. Volunteer orientation tours are held daily at noon and 6pm.
+Free Geek is a local non-profit organization that recycles and refurbishes donated computers and other electronic equipment, making it available to individuals and non-profits in the community. Volunteers can participate, learn and earn a free computer system in the process. Volunteer orientation tours are held daily at noon and 5pm.
 For more information, check out the Geek Fair webpage at www.freegeek.org/geekfair.

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-On Saturday, July 15, Free Geek will celebrate six years local, creative reuse and recycling efforts with a street party and fund raiser. Geek Fair is a free event for all ages. Festivities start at 1pm and go until 7pm.
+On Saturday, July 21, Free Geek will celebrate seven years of local, creative reuse and recycling efforts with a street party and fund raiser. Geek Fair is a free event for all ages. Festivities start at 1pm and go until 7pm.
-Geek Fair will have live music and delicious organic food & refreshments. There will be tons of fun stuff to check out: “Beat-the Geek” game show, Smash-tacular! (you get to go all “Office Space” on a printer of your choosing), eco-friendly info booths, video gaming room and kids' activities.
+Geek Fair will have live music and delicious food & refreshments. There will be tons of fun stuff to check out: “Beat-the Geek” game show, Smash-tacular! (you get to go all “Office Space” on a printer of your choosing), puppet shows, video gaming room, and kids' activities.
-Geek Fair will be showcasing great local performers: Alan Singley & Pants Machine, Johnny Punchclock, Pepto Dismal, Cry Wolf and Extra Medium. On the midway, catch the Sprockettes Mini-bike Dance Troupe, Fire & Steel, and the Clown House.  Oh, and watch out for ROBOTS!
+Geek Fair will be showcasing great local performers: Dance Card, 40 HT, Frank, and Scree will sing their hearts out for you. On the midway, catch acro-balancing team Kazum!
-Geek Fair gives the public many fun ways to contribute to the Free Geek cause. There will be a silent auction with lots of great items donated from local businesses, and a raffle featuring a really nice Linux computer as the grand prize. Spend time battling for network supremacy in the game room with a chance to win a bad-ass gaming machine from BackSpace. Free Geek's computer thrift store will also be open with some great specials and bargains for the computer hobbyist.
+Geek Fair gives the public many fun ways to contribute to the Free Geek cause. There will be a silent auction with lots of great items donated from local businesses, and a raffle featuring a really nice Linux computer as the grand prize. Free Geek's computer thrift store will be open with some great specials and bargains for the computer hobbyist, and tours of the facility will be given throughout the day.
-Geek Fair is sponsored by Free Geek and the following local businesses and organizations. Portland Mercury, Backspace, Virtuous, Wibiki, Belmont Computers, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Dennis Uniform Manufacturing Co. and Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program.
+Geek Fair is sponsored by Free Geek and the following local businesses and Portland Mercury, Backspace, Belmont Computers, Full Sail Brewery, and Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program.
 Free Geek is a local non-profit organization that recycles and refurbishes donated computers and other electronic equipment, making it available to individuals and non-profits in the community. Volunteers can participate, learn and earn a free computer system in the process. Volunteer orientation tours are held daily at noon and 6pm.
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 For more information, check out the Geek Fair webpage at www.freegeek.org/geekfair.
-For a great video of last year's Geek Fair, check out http://www.sito.org/~ed/blogstuff/bttv_FreeGeekFair.mov
+For a great video of 2005's Geek Fair, check out http://www.sito.org/~ed/blogstuff/bttv_FreeGeekFair.mov
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-On Saturday, July 15 from 1 until 7pm, Free Geek will celebrate local, creative reuse and recycling efforts with a fabulous street party. Geek Fair is a free event for all ages, and will feature organic refreshments, printer smashing, kids' activities, booths, live music, and much more.  Local  performers Alan Singley and Pants Machine, Johnny Punchclock, Extra Medium, and Cry Wolf will all be there.  Local bicycle phenoms The Sprockettes and the Clown House will also make appearances, as will puppetteers and storytellers.  Also look for classic video games and a gaming LAN party, sponsored by Backspace.
+On Saturday, July 21 from 1 until 7pm, Free Geek will celebrate local, creative reuse and recycling efforts with a fabulous street party. Geek Fair is a free event for all ages, and will feature yummy refreshments, printer smashing, kids' activities, booths, live music, and much more.  Local performers Dance Card, Scree, 40 HT, and Frank will be singing their hearts out for you.  Local acrobalance phenoms Kazum! will also make an appearance, as will puppetteers and storytellers.  Also look for classic video games and a gaming LAN party, sponsored by Backspace.
-That's Geek Fair, Saturday, July 15th, from 1 - 7pm at the Free Geek facilities (1731 SE 10th Ave. 2.5 blocks south of Hawthorne).
+That's Geek Fair, Saturday, July 21st, from 1 - 7pm at the Free Geek facilities (1731 SE 10th Ave. 2.5 blocks south of Hawthorne).
 For more info, go to http://freegeek.org/geekfair.
-For a great video of last year's Geek Fair, check out http://www.sito.org/~ed/blogstuff/bttv_FreeGeekFair.mov
+To get a taste of Geek Fair, check out http://www.sito.org/~ed/blogstuff/bttv_FreeGeekFair.mov
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 ''Super-short version:''
-On Saturday, July 15 from 1 until 7pm, Free Geek will celebrate local, creative reuse and recycling efforts with a fabulous street party. Geek Fair is a free event for all ages, and will feature organic refreshments, printer smashing, kids' activities, booths, live music, and much more.  Local  performers Alan Singley and Pants Machine, Johnny Punchclock, Extra Medium, and Cry Wolf will all be there.  Local bicycle phenoms The Sprockettes, the Clown House will also make appearances, as will puppetteers and storytellers.  Also look for classic video games and a gaming LAN party, sponsored by Backspace.
+On Saturday, July 15 from 1 until 7pm, Free Geek will celebrate local, creative reuse and recycling efforts with a fabulous street party. Geek Fair is a free event for all ages, and will feature organic refreshments, printer smashing, kids' activities, booths, live music, and much more.  Local  performers Alan Singley and Pants Machine, Johnny Punchclock, Extra Medium, and Cry Wolf will all be there.  Local bicycle phenoms The Sprockettes and the Clown House will also make appearances, as will puppetteers and storytellers.  Also look for classic video games and a gaming LAN party, sponsored by Backspace.
 That's Geek Fair, Saturday, July 15th, from 1 - 7pm at the Free Geek facilities (1731 SE 10th Ave. 2.5 blocks south of Hawthorne).

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−	The ~~old one~~'s at [[Geek Fair ~~2005 Shortened Press Release]]~~.	+	On Saturday, July 16, Free Geek will celebrate 5 years of operating the Community Technology Center with a Street Party and Fund Raiser. Geek Fair Five! is a free event for all ages. Festivities start at 1pm and go until 7pm, and will be held in front of Free Geek at SE 10th and Market.
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		+	The street party will have two stages of live music and delicious organic food & refreshments. There will be tons of fun stuff to check out: “Beat-the Geek” game show, Smash-tacular! (you get to go all “Office Space” on a printer of your choosing), eco-friendly info. booths, video gaming room, indy video screenings, chunk bikes and kids activities. You'll also be able to bid on fabulous items at our silent auction or peruse Free Geek's thrift store.
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		+	Geek Fair Five! will be showcasing several geeked-out local performers, including: The Bad Mintons, Beliss, Dorado, The Black Peppercorns, Empty Room, Like a Circus Fire, Raina Rose, The Sprockettes, Trashcan Joe, Tre Music and Dan Mills, Vivian's Keeper, Chunk 666, SweetJuice, and The Vulturines.
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		+	Geek Fair Five! is sponsored by Free Geek and the following local businesses and organizations: Backspace, CD Baby, The City Repair Project, KBOO 90.7 FM Community Radio, Roots Organic Brewery, SCRAP and Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program.
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		+	Free Geek is a local non-profit organization that recycles and refurbishes donated computers and other electronic equipment, making it available to individuals and non-profits in the community. Volunteers can participate, learn and earn a free computer system in the process.
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		+	For more information, check out the Geek Fair webpage at http://freegeek.org/geekfair.
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		+	On Saturday, July 16 from 1 until 7pm, Free Geek will celebrate 5 years of operation with a fabulous street party. Geek Fair Five! is a free event for all ages, and will feature organic refreshments, printer smashing, kids' activities, booths, two stages of live music, and much more. Local bands Trashcan Joe, The Black Peppercorns, Vivian's Keeper, Like a Circus Fire, and Beliss will all be there. Local bicycle phenoms The Sprockettes, Chunk 666, and the Clown House will also make appearances.
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		+	That's Geek Fair, Saturday, July 16th, from 1 - 7pm at the Free Geek facilities (1731 SE 10th Ave. 2.5 blocks south of Hawthorne).
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		+	For more info, go to http://freegeek.org/geekfair.
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−	On Saturday, July 16, Free Geek will celebrate 5 years of operating the Community Technology Center with a Street Party and Fund Raiser. Geek Fair Five! is a free event for all ages. Festivities start at 1pm and go until 7pm, and will be held in front of Free Geek at SE 10th and Market.	+	The old one's at [[Geek Fair 2005 Shortened Press Release]].
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−	The street party will have two stages of live music and delicious organic food & refreshments. There will be tons of fun stuff to check out: “Beat-the Geek” game show, Smash-tacular! (you get to go all “Office Space” on a printer of your choosing), eco-friendly info. booths, video gaming room, indy video screenings, chunk bikes and kids activities. You'll also be able to bid on fabulous items at our silent auction or peruse Free Geek's ~~thrift store.~~
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−	Geek Fair Five! will be showcasing several geeked-out local performers, including: The Bad Mintons, Beliss, Dorado, The Black Peppercorns, Empty Room, Like a Circus Fire, Raina Rose, The Sprockettes, Trashcan Joe, Tre Music and Dan Mills, Vivian's Keeper, Chunk 666, SweetJuice, and The Vulturines.
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−	Geek Fair Five! is sponsored by Free Geek and the following local businesses and organizations: Backspace, CD Baby, The City Repair Project, KBOO 90.7 FM Community Radio, Roots Organic Brewery, SCRAP and Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program.
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−	Free Geek is a local non-profit organization that recycles and refurbishes donated computers and other electronic equipment, making it available to individuals and non-profits in the community. Volunteers can participate, learn and earn a free computer system in the process.
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−	~~For more information, check out the Geek Fair webpage~~ at ~~http://freegeek.org/geekfair.~~
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−	~~On Saturday, July 16 from 1 until 7pm, Free Geek will celebrate 5 years of operation with a fabulous street party.~~ Geek Fair Five! is a free event for all ages, and will feature organic refreshments, printer smashing, kids' activities, booths, two stages of live music, and much more. Local bands Trashcan Joe, The Black Peppercorns, Vivian's Keeper, Like a Circus Fire, and Beliss will all be there. Local bicycle phenoms The Sprockettes, Chunk 666, and the Clown House will also make appearances.
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−	~~That's Geek Fair, Saturday, July 16th, from 1 - 7pm at the Free Geek facilities (1731 SE 10th Ave. 2.5 blocks south of Hawthorne).~~
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−	~~For more info, go to http://freegeek.org/geekfair~~.
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	For more info, go to http://freegeek.org/geekfair.		For more info, go to http://freegeek.org/geekfair.
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 On Saturday, July 16, Free Geek will celebrate 5 years of operating the Community Technology Center with a Street Party and Fund Raiser. Geek Fair Five! is a free event for all ages. Festivities start at 1pm and go until 7pm, and will be held in front of Free Geek at SE 10th and Market.
-The street party will have two stages of live music and delicious organic food & refreshments. There will be tons of fun stuff to check out: “Beat-the Geek” game show, Smash-tacular! (you get to go all “Office Space” on a printer of your choosing), eco-friendly info. booths, video gaming room, indy video screenings, chunk bikes and kids activities.
+The street party will have two stages of live music and delicious organic food & refreshments. There will be tons of fun stuff to check out: “Beat-the Geek” game show, Smash-tacular! (you get to go all “Office Space” on a printer of your choosing), eco-friendly info. booths, video gaming room, indy video screenings, chunk bikes and kids activities.  You'll also be able to bid on fabulous items at our silent auction or peruse Free Geek's thrift store.
 Geek Fair Five! will be showcasing several geeked-out local performers, including: The Bad Mintons, Beliss, Dorado, The Black Peppercorns, Empty Room, Like a Circus Fire, Raina Rose, The Sprockettes, Trashcan Joe, Tre Music and Dan Mills, Vivian's Keeper, Chunk 666, SweetJuice, and The Vulturines.
-Geek Fair Five! gives the public many fun ways to contribute to the Free Geek cause. There will be a silent auction with lots of great items donated from local businesses, and a raffle featuring a really nice Linux computer as the grand prize.  Free Geek's computer thrift store will also be open with some great specials and bargains for the computer hobbyist.
+Geek Fair Five! is sponsored by Free Geek and the following local businesses and organizations: Backspace, CD Baby, The City Repair Project, KBOO 90.7 FM Community Radio, Roots Organic Brewery, SCRAP and Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program.
 Free Geek is a local non-profit organization that recycles and refurbishes donated computers and other electronic equipment, making it available to individuals and non-profits in the community. Volunteers can participate, learn and earn a free computer system in the process.