A Portland-Themed Festival in... Paris?

Paris is holding a Portland festival.

The La Gaîté Lyrique digital art and modern music center and the Pompidou Center hold "city" themed festivals (previous festivals have focused on Istanbul and Berlin—y'know, real world cities), and in April 2012 it's "Keep Portland Weird."

The festivities will include a presentation from PICA; a lecture from novelist and screenwriter Jon Raymond; and musical performances from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Michael Hurley, Slimkid3 from the Pharcyde, Lifesavas, the Thermals, Helio Sequence, Nurses, AU, YACHT, Brainstorm, Dragging an Ox Through Water, Purple and Green, Grouper and Miracles Club (some of which is curated by MusicfestNW).

That's a better Portland festival than you'll find in Portland.

We do not speak French, so here is a Google translation of the site:

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