Market vendors and staff with a direct cultural connection will honor the tradition of Días de Los Muertos with a community ofrenda. Everyone is welcome to bring a pic of a deceased loved one to place on the ofrenda!
The Portland Grief House invites you to join The Lost Table, a welcoming space to gather in community, remember those we’ve lost, and share in the traditions that help us keep them close. Bring a dish, pull up a chair, and make a place at the table for the dead. Grief can be hard to understand, and sometimes what we need most is community, ritual, conversation, and food.
Together, we’ll explore how different cultures and traditions call to, honor, and make offerings to those who have died. In the spirit of Día de Muertos, we’ll create a shared space where the living and the dead can gather around the same table.
We’ll begin with a creative activity led by Mario Mesquita, inviting us to reflect on memory, food, and our relationships with those we’ve lost. Participants will be introduced to the ritual elements that will carry us through the evening.
Laura Green will lead a community conversation about intercultural traditions of Día de Muertos and other ways communities call to and remember their dead. Participants will have an opportunity to share stories, traditions, and memories, and to dedicate an offering to someone they have lost.
Bea Yeh will introduce the tradition of Hungry Ghost and lead us in making an offering to the dead. We’ll set places at our table for those who are no longer with us and share food as an act of remembrance and connection.
Our community offerings and tributes will be gathered at Ximena Morales’s altar, creating a shared space of remembrance that connects the different traditions and offerings brought into the room.
Throughout the evening, we’ll create something together through words, offerings, and remembrance. We’ll dedicate a community poem to the dead and close our gathering with a collective ritual of words, sound, and stillness.
Please bring:
The Portland Grief House is honored to continue this tradition, originally started by Side Yard Farm. El Centro Milagro is excited to partner with Portland Grief House to create a space for English- and Spanish-speaking community members to gather, remember, share traditions, and honor the dead together.
Schedule
4:00–4:30 PM — Opening Ritual & Activity
4:30–5:45 PM — Community Conversation & Offerings
5:45 PM — Dedication & Closing
Estimated Running Time: 3 hours
Age Recommendation: Ages 10+
The Portland Grief House invites you to join The Lost Table, a resilient, welcoming space to gather in community and share experiences of loss. Bring a dish, pull up a chair, and share your heart in good company. Grief can be hard to understand, and sometimes what is needed most is community, conversation, and food. During the gathering, each participant will have a few minutes to share their grief in whatever way feels right—whether it's someone who is missed, something that has changed, a loss being carried, or an experience that continues to shape. While one person shares, the rest will listen with care and presence. Save time at the end of the evening to thank one another and connect, but please refrain from interrupting or responding during the sharing portion.
Día de Muertos and the month of November invite you to reflect on and remember loved ones who have passed—a time to celebrate their lives and meet death not with fear, but with love, memory, storytelling, and even humor. Mario Mesquita will lead an opening creative activity exploring memory and the role of cuisine in honoring loved ones, building toward a collective community tribute. Participants are welcome to bring a photograph of a loved one or create an offering featuring their loved one's name.
Bea Ogden will present the Hungry Ghost tradition and make an offering for the community ofrenda, opening a cultural exchange around how different traditions honor and remember the dead. Mario and Bea will also guide participants in writing a community poem, inviting each person to contribute a line or dedication to place on the altar.
Please bring:
The Portland Grief House is honored to continue this tradition, originally started by Side Yard Farm. El Centro Milagro is excited to partner with Portland Grief House to create a welcoming space for both English- and Spanish-speaking community members to gather, remember, and heal together.
Portland Grief House les invita a unirse a La Mesa Perdida, un espacio resiliente y acogedor para reunirnos en comunidad y compartir nuestras experiencias de pérdida. Traigan un platillo, acerquen una silla y compartan su corazón en buena compañía. El duelo puede ser difícil de comprender y, a veces, lo que más necesitamos es comunidad, conversación y comida. Durante el encuentro, cada participante tendrá unos minutos para compartir su duelo de la manera que le resulte más natural: alguien a quien extrañamos, algo que ha cambiado, una pérdida que llevamos con nosotros, o una experiencia que sigue marcando nuestra vida. Mientras una persona comparte, el resto escucha con atención y presencia. Guardaremos tiempo al final de la noche para agradecer y conectar, pero pedimos que los participantes se abstengan de interrumpir ni de responder durante el momento de compartir.
El Día de Muertos y el mes de noviembre nos invitan a reflexionar y recordar a nuestros seres queridos fallecidos—un tiempo para celebrar sus vidas y enfrentar la muerte no con miedo, sino con amor, memoria, relatos e incluso humor. Mario Mesquita dirigirá una actividad creativa de apertura que explora la memoria y el papel de la cocina para honrar a nuestros seres queridos, construyendo hacia un tributo colectivo. Los participantes pueden traer una fotografía de un ser querido, o crear una ofrenda con el nombre de su ser querido.
Bea Ogden presentará la tradición del Fantasma Hambriento y hará una ofrenda a nuestra ofrenda comunitaria, abriendo un intercambio cultural sobre cómo distintas tradiciones honran y recuerdan a los difuntos. Mario y Bea también guiarán a los participantes en la escritura de un poema comunitario, invitando a cada persona a aportar una línea o dedicatoria para colocar en el altar.
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Portland Grief House se siente honrado de continuar esta tradición, iniciada originalmente por Side Yard Farm. El Centro Milagro se emociona de asociarse con Portland Grief House para crear un espacio acogedor donde los miembros de las comunidades de habla inglesa y española puedan reunirse, recordar y sanar juntos.
Market vendors and staff with a direct cultural connection will honor the tradition of Días de Los Muertos with a community ofrenda. Everyone is welcome to bring a pic of a deceased loved one to place on the ofrenda!
The National Alliance on Mental Health Southwest Washington offers a Veterans Support Group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of every month at 907 Harney St., Vancouver. Learn more at namiswwa.org.
We are delighted to welcome Jenny Tseng for a cooking demonstration, highlighting the freshest seasonal produce sourced from our farmers.
Everyone is invited to stop by the Chef’s booth learn about the local ingredients she uses. You can also sample the recipe and ask questions!
About the Chef:
Jenny is the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants and a transplant to the Pacific Northwest from the Bay Area. Her love of local foods has led her to dairy farming in Western Massachusetts, supporting food pantries in Berkeley, and researching the school meal program at Oakland Unified School District. Now in Portland, Jenny supports farm to early childhood across the state of Oregon and caters food with roots in her family’s Taiwanese and Cantonese foodways. Her food systems work is fueled by a life-long joy in nourishing and building community through shared meals that preserve cultural traditions and celebrate diasporic creativity. She can be found helping her fellow farmers plant Asian veggies, befriending people at the grocery store, and organizing community events for those in the diaspora to connect with their cultural roots through food.
Ride to King Farmers Market at Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School to enjoy the fruits of our farmer friends, support local food systems and get to meet and know your community!
Starting at Wilshire parks we will take Mason Bike Lane to 32nd to Going Greenways to get to the Farmer's market.
This is a Bike Bus style ride so hop on where and when you can anywhere along the way!
Leaving Wilshire Park from 37th & Skidmore at 10:30
https://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/our-markets/king/
A safe place where ALL are welcome to be themselves. Find support, eat snacks, get creative, discuss favorite books, and more! Bring a friend, or make a new one. For grades 5-8.
Queer Youth Club is a youth-run club for that unites LGBTQIA+ and allied youth from neighboring schools. Email [email protected] for more information.
HOPE Dementia Support presents “Meet Me at the Movies” at the Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main St., Vancouver. A different musical will start at 1:00 p.m. on the second Friday of every month. Visit kigginstheatre.com to see what musical will be shown next. The cost is $10 per person.
The Modern Folk is a experimental/ambient folk music based on traditional folk forms such as Appalachian, Irish, and Delta Blues and Spiritual Jazz styles.
Established in 2009, this features around 30 farmers and food artisans in a family-friendly place to spend a Sunday. Shoppers can do their grocery shopping for the week ahead and enjoy a variety of breakfast and lunch options.
Established in 2009, King Farmers Market features over 30 farmers and food artisans in a family-friendly place to spend a Sunday. 1,500+ weekly shoppers are drawn to our farm fresh produce booths, hot food, breakfast & lunch options, live music, food demos, cooking classes and food & beverage artisan vendors. The market is located one block south of the vibrant Alberta Arts District, adjacent to King School Park & Playground. The King Neighborhood of Northeast Portland has welcomed this thriving farmers market that offers everyone in the neighborhood a fun and entertaining place to spend a Sunday.
Find the New Deal Booth stocked with craft spirits, housemade cocktail mixers, spirits, and cocktail samples at King Farmers Market every third Sunday, May – November, 2025.
Join us for a Death Café—an open, group-directed conversation about death with no set agenda or themes. This is a space for thoughtful discussion, not a grief support or counseling session. Together, we’ll explore ideas and questions about death and dying in a respectful, welcoming environment.
We are excited to host Acre Knife, a small team of bladesmiths crafting kitchen and outdoor knives in the St. Johns neighborhood!
They will demonstrate their new line of everyday hand-finished culinary knives and let shoppers try them for themselves.
About AcreFor years, a group of accomplished bladesmiths had devoted themselves to making exceptional knives. They had apprenticed, studied traditional techniques, experimented with materials, and developed their own methods. But they also knew how difficult it could be to build a life around that kind of work.
In 2023, Dane Tomseth set out to change that by creating a place where skilled makers could do serious work, earn a living, and keep getting better. That place became Acre Forge, a working production facility in North Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood where experienced makers share equipment, techniques, ideas, and a daily practice.
Their collective experience spans traditional Japanese techniques, modern design, metallurgy, ergonomics, culinary experience, woodworking, and machining. That shared foundation and the different paths that brought them to it is what shapes Acre’s knife lines: Macrum and Signature.
Meet Rover, Lake Oswego Public Library’s bookmobile, as it brings library materials, services, and staff to community spaces and events. Browse and check out items for all ages, get a Library card, and learn about library resources.
This Rover Bookmobile event is in partnership with the 2026 Reunion Farmers' Market.
For more information, contact 503-675-3996 or [email protected].
Wacheno Welcome Center Conference Room (WC225) Monday, November 16, 2026, 12 – 1pm Join NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) for our weekly club meetings. We meet on Mondays, from noon – 1 p.m. in the Multicultural Center, room 161, located in the Wacheno Welcome Center, Oregon City Campus. Come for friendship, laughs, and community, because your mental health matters.
This BIPOC support space is facilitated by Sielo Kaí Solar (he/him/el), a peer support worker who identifies as 2S, trans, disabled, mixed race, and a first-generation Mexican-American. As an artist, abolitionist, and community-centered facilitator, Sielo brings a warm, creative, and welcoming energy to the space.
Participants are invited to gather in a relaxed and flexible environment to snack, make art, chat, and play games as they wish. This space is intended to foster connection, creativity, and community care, allowing everyone to show up as they are and engage in ways that feel most comfortable.
People’s Farmers’ Market is the longest running year-round market in Portland. Since 1994, our market has been offering customers high quality, locally grown produce, fresh from the field and free of chemical fertilizers, insecticides, and pesticides. Our farmers’ market also offers a variety of handmade, artisan foods, made using organic, local, and ethically sourced ingredients.People’s Farmers’ Market is more than just a food market. It is a community gathering space where people come to enjoy live music, educational events and cooking demos, learn more about community organizations, and spend time with their friends & neighbors.
In the Winter, hours are 2 PM-6 PM.
Our market is on SE Tibbetts St, between 20th and 21st, just outside People's Food Co-op.
The Woodstock Farmers Market was founded in 2010. Their mission is to provide access for all to quality fresh produce and to connect the community to local farmers and other food & beverage producers. The market promotes healthy eating, food education, and close ties between farms and the Woodstock urban community. Find us at the New Deal booth every first Sunday June – October for craft spirits, cocktail mixers, spirits samples and sample cocktails.
Reach out to Carol to join: [email protected]
Meets in person every Third Monday 12:30pm - 2:25pm in the Library
Neighborhood farmers market featuring local farms, distilleries, coffee, bakeries, flowers, hot food vendors and more.
The market was founded by a grassroots group of neighbors inspired by the vision of a fresh, local food market in a shared community space within the growing SE Stark Street business district. This dedicated group opened the market in just 10 short months with a small amount of grant funds and a generous outpouring of donations from local businesses, friends and neighbors. The tireless energy of these unpaid visionaries and countless other volunteers allowed MFM to open its first market on Sunday, July 22, 2007, with 17 vendors and over 2000 visitors.
Montavilla Farmers Market is a thriving, diverse marketplace where all are welcome.
The BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) affinity group meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month after service. We hope you can join us!
Offering recovery services for ages 14-35:
Lents International Farmers Market provides fresh, local, and culturally relevant produce to the diverse community of Lents neighbors in southeast Portland. Founded in 2006, this market continues to be a treasured asset to the Lents community, featuring around a dozen vendors selling farm-fresh produce and locally made food products.
Join us each month to discuss infant and toddler feeding in a supportive, community environment. Led by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), this group covers a wide range of topics, including breast/bodyfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding, introducing solids, and weaning.
Because feeding is deeply connected to daily life, we also welcome open discussions on related parenting topics such as sleep patterns, soothing a crying baby, and navigating the postpartum adjustment. Come connect, share experiences, and get expert guidance on your family's feeding journey.
HOPE Dementia Support meets 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at The Hampton Ashley Inn, 1617 S.E. Talton Ave., Vancouver. Call 360-513-5754 with questions.
Willamette Farm & Food Coalition connects communities to locally grown food while supporting farmers and food producers, expanding equitable food access, and strengthening a resilient, community-rooted food system.
A safe place where ALL are welcome to be themselves. Find support, eat snacks, get creative, discuss favorite books, and more! Bring a friend, or make a new one. For grades 5-8.
Queer Youth Club is a youth-run club for that unites LGBTQIA+ and allied youth from neighboring schools.
Meet Rover, Lake Oswego Public Library’s bookmobile, as it brings library materials, services, and staff to community spaces and events. Browse and check out items for all ages, get a Library card, and learn about library resources.
This Rover Bookmobile event is in partnership with the 2026 Reunion Farmers' Market.
For more information, contact 503-675-3996 or [email protected].
HOPE Dementia Support meets 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays at Woodland East Mobile Home Park Clubhouse, 369 Gun Club Rd., Woodland. Call 360-513-5754 with questions.
Dementia-Friendly Clark County hosts a Memory Cafe at 10 a.m. on the first Friday of the month at Prairie Tavern, 14925 N.E. Caples Rd., Brush Prairie. Memory Cafe provides a welcoming space for people living with dementia and their caregivers to socialize, enjoy refreshments and participate in activities. Sign up at eventbrite.com or call 360-513-5754.
Catch a live performance by the School of Rock, featuring talented students who deliver high-energy cover sets. With a diverse lineup, the band showcases their skills and passion for music across various genres, including rock and roll, pop, R&B, and soul.
Villages Clark County Has offers Aging Solo in Clark County, a group for seniors age 50 and up, anyone who cares for someone age 50 and up and businesses and organizations that work with clients age 50 and up. The group meets from 1:30-3 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at the 40 et 8 Boxcar Room, 2809 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. A different topic will be explored each month. Attendance is free but donations are welcome. Questions? Contact Christina Keys at [email protected] or call 360-358-5018.
First and third Saturdays through April 17, the Farmers Market moves indoors to the Greely Building, 304 Pioneer St. Handcrafted goods, plants and flowers, baked goods, prepared food and live music. Part of the Gather at Greely winter series.
The roster for the 2026 season includes more than 80 small businesses, including new and returning vendors spanning local farmers, artisan food, and handmade arts and crafts. Some exciting new products at the market this year include flower bouquets and baked goods by North Portland-based Flower&Flour; frozen take-home Himalayan Dumplings by Kyikyi; and ceramics from members of the St. Johns Clay Collective.
SJFM proudly offers Double Up Food Bucks and Produce Match and will be matching up to $20 in SNAP and EBT Cash per household per market day. SJFM also works with St. Johns-based organization Suma to offer an additional matching program, up to $15 per day. To redeem, SNAP customers can bring their Oregon Trail card to the Information Booth at the market. All are welcome at the St. Johns Farmers Market.
These food access programs are central to SJFM’s mission of providing equitable access to locally grown, healthy, culturally relevant food to residents facing food insecurity and of contributing to the health of all local residents.
Farmers market: People's Farmers Market at Rockwood / East County Courthouse. Free.
The National Alliance on Mental Health Southwest Washington offers an LGBTQIA+ Support Group at 3 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month, via Zoom. Learn more and get Zoom links at namiswwa.org.
Ian Joe Bailey is a musical group with overall folky acoustic sound but still explores and experiments with many different genres. With a very enjoyable laid back style, the group is influenced by a mix of Blues, Jazz, Folk era twang and busking street rock.
Our mission is to provide a safe, compassionate, and inclusive space where individuals experiencing grief can find understanding, connection, and community. Through shared experiences, emotional support, and guided healing resources, we aim to empower each person to navigate their grief at their own pace. We honor every story, validate every emotion, and walk alongside one another as we move toward renewed strength, resilience, and meaning.
Please contact Vishal Nair at 360.823.9208 or [email protected] with any questions!
Celebrate the abundance of the season at this annual Harvest Market event. Shop dozens of local farm and food vendors!
A popular destination for downtown residents, office workers, tourists, and chefs, this market features vendor booths filled with farm-fresh and locally-made food.
Saturday, November 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Millennium Plaza Park
Fresh from local farms to your Thanksgiving table! Join us as many of your favorite Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market vendors return to share the bounty of their fall harvest. Enjoy shopping on a crisp fall afternoon amid the scent of pumpkins, sweet potatoes and mushrooms and pick up a few new fall recipes to boot. The entire family can appreciate the live music and local artisans. Plan your weekend around this festive fall event.
LOWFM-13.jpg 20211119-IMG_1796.jpgLents International Farmers Market provides fresh, local, and culturally relevant produce to the diverse community of Lents neighbors in southeast Portland.
HOPE Dementia Support Group, 10 a.m. to noon Mondays at Cogir at The Quarry, 415 S.E. 177th Ave., Vancouver, is for those caring for individuals living with all types of dementia. Call 360-513-5754 with questions.
Farmers market: Vancouver Farmers Market (Sunday) in Portland, OR. Free.
This relaxed evening at the Clubhouse offers moms and caregivers of neurodivergent teens and adults a welcoming space for conversation, snacks, and connection with people who understand. The gathering is grounded in acceptance, understanding, and kindness, and participants are welcome to come as they are and stay for as long as they like. Nonalcoholic beverages will be available, and guests may bring their own drinks. Registered participants will receive an email with options for adding food to a group delivery order. Please register in advance so organizers can prepare a comfortable space.
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Montavilla Farmers Market began in 2007 when a group of visionary community members banded together to bring fresh, local food to our vibrant Montavilla neighborhood. What started with an 11-week season with 17 vendors has grown into a year-round market with over 40 vendor stalls. This lively market is a community gathering place to support local business and have access to fresh, local food.
Find the New Deal booth once a month at the Montavilla Farmers Market. Enjoy spirits samples, cocktail samples, craft spirits, bottled cocktails, and our house-made line of craft cocktail syrups and mixers.