Bits & Pieces: Flugtag returns

Red Bull announced this week that Red Bull Flugtag, the event that features teams building human-powered extravagant crafts and then flying off into the water, will return to Waterfront Park on Aug. 1.

The first 500 team applications before May 12 will be considered. The brave and brainy teams of five can enter their crazy flying concepts through an application found at redbullflug tagusa.com. Pilots must be 18 years or older. Past applicants have used inspiration such as their favorite food, pop culture, technology and mythology.

On competition day, each team takes a leap off a 28-foot-high flight deck, trying to fly as far as they can, powered only by team members. The world record stands at 258 feet; teams will be judged on distance, but also creativity and showmanship.

Red Bull Flugtag previously stopped in Portland in 2004 and 2008, drawing crowds in the many thousands.

More info can be found at http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com or on Twitter (@redbullPDX, #flugtag).

World rep

Brett Burmeister, owner/editor of the Food Carts Portland website (foodcartsportland.com), will be heading to Singapore, along with food cart Churros Locos and owners Daniel Huerta and Isabel Sanchez-Huerta, for the World Street Food Congress, April 8 through 12.

Therell be several mobile food vendors from Europe, Asia and elsewhere.

Burmeister has been writing about Portlands street food scene since 2008. He will speak at the congress as part of the World Street Food Dialogue on April 8 and 9. Hell relate how the city of Portland and Multnomah County have supported mobile food vendors to create vibrant community spaces while supporting the growth of small and local food businesses.

Churros Locos will showcase its specialty, the Churro and Churro Sundae while using Singaporean ingredients.

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Bits & Pieces: Flugtag returns