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THUNOV 5
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cooking ClassesWorkshopsCultural Heritage

Empanadas

Join Chef Fabi for a fun and hands on Empanada Class. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, this in-person class is perfect for anyone who wants to learn the art of making delicious empanadas. Chef Fabi will guide you with a step-by-step hands on process of preparing the dough, making the filling and salsa, and folding these mouthwatering treats. Become a pro and share these treats with your friends and family!

  • There will be some demo, and lots of time for hands-on cooking.
  • Sampling what you made at the end of class or taking home leftovers. Be sure to bring tupperware!
  • This class is dairy free friendly and gluten free friendly.
  • Wine and beer available for purchase during class.
  • Please purchase a ticket for each person attending. Kids 12 and up are welcome to attend with an adult.

Chef Fabi has been teaching cooking classes for over 10 years in the Portland area and calls Cookshop in SE home. She attended culinary school 12 years ago and has worked in many kitchens since but found her love of being a cooking instructor along the way. She studied a variety of savory and sweet cuisines while in culinary school, including Asian cuisine and baking and pastry! Chef Fabi was born in Mexico to a Mexican and Spanish family and learned how to cook from her Mama, Fabiola. She now shares her families recipes in all of her cooking classes with you!

FRINOV 6
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Town HallsTalks & Lectures

Rental Ripoff Town Hall events: District 1 with Candace Avalos and Jamie Dunphy

Portland, OR
Public event for renters to discuss housing conditions, affordability, landlord accountability, and what needs to change to better protect Portlanders in their homes. Location details for each event to be announced soon. District 2: Wednesday,...
FRINOV 6
6:00 PM
Cooking ClassesCultural HeritageWorkshopsHistory Talks

Soup & Bread: Haitian-style

Friday, November 6, 2026 6:00-8:30pm with Elsy Why Do Haitians Eat Pumpkin Soup (Soup Joumou)? Soup Joumou is much more than a delicious Haitian pumpkin soup. It is a powerful symbol of freedom. During the colonial era in Saint-Domingue, now...
SATNOV 7
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
💰 $135WorkshopsCooking Classes

Holiday Baking Class

The holidays may still be a few weeks away, but the best baking traditions are worth starting early! If you fill tins with homemade cookies, love bringing something sweet to a holiday gathering, or dream of giving beautiful gifts from your own kitchen, this class is for you.

The holidays may still be a few weeks away, but the best baking traditions are worth starting early! If you fill tins with homemade cookies, love bringing something sweet to a holiday gathering, or dream of giving beautiful gifts from your own...
SATNOV 7
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
WorkshopsCooking Classes

Preserve Your Harvest: Pressure Canning Meat and Poultry

Clackamas County Extension AnnexMap
Learn practical pressure canning for meat and poultry in a hands-on class that makes meal planning easier with shelf-stable options. Participants gain the science and skills to safely preserve low-acid foods using research-based methods. The...
THUNOV 12
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Town HallsTalks & Lectures

Mayor Buck’s Community Roundtable - Welcoming Our New City Manager

The Mayor’s Roundtable is a quarterly community forum designed to connect our community directly with the Mayor, Council members, and City leadership to discuss top City goals, share ideas, and address local priorities.

Please join us for a special community gathering co-hosted by the City of Lake Oswego and the African American Women of Lake Oswego and Surrounding Areas on Thursday, November 12, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in Oswego Hall at LORAC. This event will feature a warm welcome for our new City Manager, an opportunity to connect with the City Council, and a chance to learn about upcoming initiatives.

We look forward to seeing you there!

THUNOV 12
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
BooksStorytimesClubs & MeetingsKids (5-11)Cooking ClassesWorkshops

Kids Book Group

Join the conversation and find new books to read with a bit of flavor! We will be reading books together and then have a cooking activity that ties in with our title.

For ages 5–9

Join the conversation and find new books to read with a bit of flavor! We will be reading books together and then have a cooking activity that ties in with our title. For ages 5–9
SUNNOV 8
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
VolunteeringCooking Classes

Tikkun Olam: Cooking for Outside In

Select Sundays | 12:00-2:00pm | Marla’s Kitchen
Contact: Rick Botney

Join us for a cooking session for Outside In, whose mission is to help homeless youth move toward improved health and self-sufficiency.

Cooking for Outside In Select Sundays | 12:00-2:00pm | Marla’s Kitchen Contact: Rick Botney Join us for a cooking session for Outside In, whose mission is to help homeless youth move toward improved health and self-sufficiency.
SATNOV 7
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
WorkshopsWine TastingsCooking ClassesClubs & Meetings

Make Persimmons Torte With Bill Holloran

Make a Persimmon Torte with Bill Holloran using persimmons grown by Holloran club member Mike Sweek, in nearby Lake Oswego! If you have been to our fall club pickup events in the past, you have tasted these wonderful tortes we've been making and serving with our Holloran Presse de Plus dessert Riesling as a bonus at the end of the tastings. Based on the famous Plum Torte recipe from Marion Burros (Most requested recipe ever run in the NY Times Cooking section!) Limited Availability so make your reservation now, club members will get first access to reservations. We will cook together as a team to make a few tortes, and of course sample them together. Call 971-720-0632 to reserve a spot. Club members free, non-club $25 includes a tasting flight before or after. Reservations required, about 3 spots left.

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