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Black Friday Night Market
Join us for a 1 Day only Black Friday Night Market featuring local Artisans, Vendors, Food Carts, Hot Holiday Cocktails, and more! FREE || ALL AGES || 4:00PM-9:00PM || OUTDOOR ||11/27 FREE RSVP!
Multi-day events
Black Friday Market
4-9 PM || All Ages || Free Vendor market featuring local artisans and craftmakers, incredible food carts, hot holiday beverages, holiday wreaths and so much more! RSVP HERE
Silverton Christmas Market
Canby's First Thursday Night Market- December 3, 2026
Symbol of Freedom
PDX Mac & Cheese Week at Core PDX
2026 Linus Pauling Medal Award Symposium
Sign up for the poster session here!
The 2026 Pauling Medal will be presented to Professor Wooley at the 2026 Pauling Medal Symposium on November 7, 2026, at Portland State University in Portland, OR, in recognition of her pioneering studies.
Information about the symposium is posted at the Pauling Medal web page. The symposium includes lectures by eminent scientists and the awardee, a student poster session, a reception, and an evening banquet with presentation of the Pauling Medal to Professor Wooley.
The symposium is free and open to the public. The Awards Dinner is open to the public but requires advance purchase of a banquet ticket. Please visit the Pauling Medal web page for event details and banquet tickets.
Schedule:
- 11:00am - 1:00pm: Poster Set-up Time
1:00 - 5:30pm: Symposium in Hoffman Hall
Symposium speakers- Prof. Geoff Coates, Cornell University
- Prof. Craig Hawker, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Prof. Doug Keszler (emeritus), Oregon State University
- Pauling Awardee, Prof. Karen Wooley, Texas A&M University
- 5:30 - 7:00pm: Reception and poster session in SRTC lobby
- 7:00 - 10:00pm: Banquet and award lecture in Hoffman Hall
Pop-Up: Nixta Taqueria at OK Chicken
James Beard Award-winning Chef Edgar Rico and Sara Mardanbigi bring their Michelin-recognized Nixta Taqueria from Austin to OK Chicken for a collaboration with Earl Nimsom, celebrating his new cookbook 'Nixta Taqueria: From Tacos to Tahdig.' Featuring Mexican, Thai, drinks, and cookbooks as part of the 2026 Portland Book Festival.