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Starting on Sunday, the sneaker world will converge on Portland, Oregon for Sneaker Week PDX<\/strong><\/a>, a week-long celebration of kicks, design, art, music and culture.<\/p>\n

Created to be an annual event, Sneaker Week PDX’s goal is to “connect the multibillion-dollar footwear industry with the community and culture that created it.” In order to achieve such an ambitious goal, Sneaker Week PDX will tackle all aspects of sneaker culture through various kicks-themed events like classes with footwear industry experts, live podcasts, film screenings, meetups and a trade show. Upping the ante even more,\u00a0cultural heavyweights like Bobbito Garcia and DJ Clark Kent..<\/p>\n

Check out the complete Sneaker Week PDX calendar\u00a0for a thorough breakdown of events and parties (the majority of which are free). But to make things easy for attendees, here is a breakdown of can’t miss events.<\/p>\n

SOLE SESSIONS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have dreams and aspirations of breaking into the sneaker industry, then SOLE SESSIONS needs to be a necessity in your life. The five day course is being led by PENSOLE<\/a> instructors and will focus on different aspects of the sneaker industry like design and branding.<\/p>\n

Monday (Sept 18) – Friday (Sept 22) – 9am to 2pm @\u00a0<\/em>PENSOLE Academy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

KICKS FLICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Monday through Wednesday of Portland Sneaker Week, there will be viewing sessions for SNKR INC<\/em>, Doin’ It In The Park<\/em> and a special preview of Laced<\/a><\/em>, a Project Runway-styled sneaker reality show. Bobitto Garcia will take part in a short question and answer session after the showing of Doin’ It In The Park<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, Sept. 19th from 5 pm – 8 pm, the legendary Bobbito Garcia aka @koolboblove is coming to @CenturyBarPDX for #SneakerWeekPDX. We’ll be showing his first movie @DoinItInThePark during our film event: #KickFlicks. Followed by a moderated Q+A session on #SneakerCulture with @lowereastscribe. For more on #DoinItInThePark, head to www.doinitinthepark.com and hit the link in our bio for more info on #SneakerWeekPDX events.<\/a><\/p>\n

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