Community❯Street Festivals

Celebrate Día de los Muertos at M&M Marketplace with two days of culture, music, food, and family fun. Join us on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 from 2 PM to 7 PM for a free community celebration in Hillsboro.

Enjoy live music, traditional altars, Calenda, Calaveritas Literarias, a Concurso de Catrinas, food, shopping, and family entertainment. Bring your family and friends as we come together to honor loved ones and celebrate Día de los Muertos traditions.

Dates: Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1
Time: 2 PM to 7 PM
Location: M&M Marketplace, 346 SW Walnut St., Hillsboro, OR 97123
Admission: Free

¡Acompáñanos con toda la familia para celebrar nuestras tradiciones, recordar a nuestros seres queridos y disfrutar un fin de semana especial en comunidad!

Celebrating 20 years of cinema, culture, and community—a very special milestone celebrating two decades of building bridges between Latin America and Portland through film.

Over these 20 years, the stories have made audiences laugh, reflect, and feel deeply, while offering new perspectives on identity, collective memory, and cultural diversity. What began as a dream has grown into a vibrant community of filmmakers, artists, volunteers, sponsors, and audience members who believe in the power of cinema to bring the community closer together.

This year features the generous collaboration of musician and composer José Manuel Aguilera, who has authorized the use of his song "Confabulario"—from the album *Tinta negra y roja*—as the official theme for this anniversary edition. The official poster for the twentieth edition was designed by Gilberto Martínez and inspired by the work of renowned graphic artist Joel Rendón. Its visual power and rich symbolism reflect the creative spirit and cultural diversity that have defined the festival over the past two decades.

Prompt to Profit is a 3-day online bootcamp focused on helping founders, builders, and creators set up the systems they need to move from idea to execution. Across three focused sessions, we’ll work through the foundations of product development, workflow systems, and practical next steps for building something people can actually use, test, and grow. This bootcamp is designed for early-stage founders, hackathon builders, vibe coders, solo entrepreneurs, and anyone with an idea they want to turn into a real product or business. You’ll learn how to organize your idea, define your product, build simple systems, and create a clear path from concept to launch. Schedule Friday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Location Online Bring your idea, your laptop, and your willingness to build. By the end of the weekend, you’ll have more clarity, more structure, and a stronger foundation for turning your prompt into profit.

Frybread Fest is coming back to Downtown Portland, and it’s going to be bigger than ever. Help celebrate Native American Heritage Month through food, culture, art, and community. Enjoy delicious frybread from several Indigenous chefs and explore a full day of Indigenous-led programming and experiences. Get an up-close look at traditional and cultural practices through salmon fillet, basket weaving, and hide tanning demonstrations, and take part in the celebration with a drum circle from Turquoise Pride.

The festival will also feature a variety of local vendors, giving you plenty of opportunities to shop, connect, and support Indigenous artists and makers. Miss Indian NW will join for a special meet and greet, too.

Come hungry, bring your friends and family, and spend the day celebrating Native culture, community, and tradition in the heart of Downtown Portland.

WSU Vancouver MIS club and the Oregon Data Community host a free one-day training event for data professionals and students using the Microsoft Data Platform.

Session topics include SQL Server, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Synapse, data analytics, visualization and more!

Coffee and Beverages will be provided, and lunch will be available for a small fee.

Conference attendance is free, but registration is required. Use the QR code below.

🍷 Your Favorite Downtown Tradition Is Back and Better Than Ever 🛍️

On Saturday, November 7 from 3:00PM to 7:00PM, Historic Downtown Hillsboro comes alive for Sip & Shop 2026, a festive self-guided stroll through the heart of the district featuring over a dozen local wineries, cideries, breweries, and mocktail makers, live music, carolers, holiday shopping, and a dining guide packed with specials from local restaurants and food carts.

This is the event that turns a November Saturday into something you'll be talking about all season. Grab your glass, explore at your own pace, and discover why this beloved Downtown tradition keeps drawing over 150 guests year after year.

Four Soaking Stations with mini-snacks are set up along the route to keep you fueled between sips. Check in at Colours Art Supply or LaHaie's to get your passport and start your adventure.

Here’s how the Sip & Shop Passport works:

> You’ll be directed to pick up your passport map, Swag bag including restaurant specials and more, and tasting glass* (While supplies last) at one of two check-in locations
Sip, stroll & shop your way between 2nd and 4th Avenue and Washington to Lincoln, featuring 15+ retail locations, discovering wine, cider, and zero-proof tastings all along Main Street and beyond. Snack at four soaking stations placed along your stroll. Select merchants may offer special promotions during your visit.
Visit the retailers and restaurants noted on the passport and collect stamps at a minimum of seven shops. No retail purchase required. Our intent is to introduce you to some of the key contributors who make and keep Historic Downtown great.
Drop your completed passport at any participating retail location. Completed passports will be collected and raffle drawings for themed gift baskets valued between $30 – $70.
Wine Concierge Service will whisk your purchases off to designated pickup spots so you can keep sipping and shopping worry-free

Check-In Locations - Check-In begins at 3:00PM, Final Check-In at 6:15PM

LaHaie’s at 277 E Main Street
Colours Art at 270 E Main Street

Date: Saturday, November 7

This Year's Participating Pourers:

3 Goats Vineyard
Bull Run Cider
Patton Valley Wines
Dion Vineyards
2 Towns Cider
Résolu Cellars
DAnu Winery
Helvetia Winery
Chris James Cellars
La Randonnée
Flipturn Cellars
Scotch Church Road Vineyard
Parra Wine Co.
Urban River Spirits
Apolloni Vineyards

This year, proceeds benefit The Family Peace Center of Washington County, so every ticket you purchase supports something truly meaningful in our community.

Tickets are available now, and early bird pricing won't last. Grab yours before November 1st and save, then gather your crew, sip and shop throughout the day and stay for dinner at one of our many delicious dining spots in Historic Downtown Hillsboro.

Shout to our Community Sponsors: Le'Stuff, Lithtex Printing
💸 Refund Policy - Stuff happens! Ticket cancellations before
Nov. 4 are eligible for a refund.

Questions? Contact the Sip & Shop Team:
> Sandie Nelson, Le'Stuff Antique Mall 503-860-3663
> Kathleen Floistad, Cedar Street Antiques/ Le'Stuff Antique Mall 503-780-0785
>>Kathie Nelson, Résolu Cellars 503-803-9270

Celebrate and learn the history of the Day of the Dead at this free community event.

The event runs from 9:00am - 5:00 pm and will have:

• Food carts
• Crafts
• Live music and performers from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Face painting
• Community altar where you can bring pictures of your loved ones who have passed. Printings will be made available on site.

This event is open to everyone.

For more information please email [email protected].

YWCA Clark County will host the 2026 BIPOC Youth Summit, Vibe and Thrive, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7-8. This free, two-day event brings together BIPOC youth ages 13-18 to celebrate identity, build connections, explore leadership and discover the power of joy. Enjoy workshops led by local BIPOC leaders, interactive activities, creative expression, and conversations about social justice and personal growth. The event includes free food, games, prizes and a block party.
Learn more and register at www.ywcaclarkcounty.org/bys.

Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session: drink your beverage of choice, bring your laptop, and hang out with your peers! Have engaging conversations, or focus on work or projects. This is a great opportunity to learn from...

Experience the twinkling, magical wonderland of ZooLights— without any kids. Brighten the season at BrewLights. This ZooLights beer festival experience is for folks 21+. Cut loose without kids or daytime crowds and enjoy dozens of the Northwest’s best breweries and cideries, plus live music, food carts and more.

With an animal lantern train ride, vibrant sparkling tunnels and a variety of wildlife-inspired displays, BrewLights is the region’s most impressive light display. This is the perfect event for gathering friends, raising a glass and snapping selfies.

Tickets include a souvenir cup and 10 three-ounce pours. Choose from dozens of beer, seltzer and cider options from the finest Northwest craft beverage makers. Nondrinking tickets are available for those preferring to enjoy BrewLights alcohol-free.

Enjoy a vibrant outdoor street gallery that features 150+ artists who transform NW 13th Avenue into a bustling pedestrian scene that welcomes thousands of attendees each month. You’ll find an inclusive and dynamic mix of talented creatives, ranging from fine artists with decades of experience to emerging makers and designers sharing their work for the very first time. Guests can expect an upbeat, welcoming vibe where they can talk directly with artists, discover one-of-a-kind pieces, and connect with fellow art lovers while enjoying delicious foods from the neighborhood’s many bars and restaurants. The Pearl District comes alive with music, movement, and artist energy and with different artists cycling through, every month is a little different, making it the perfect event to keep coming back to.

First Thursday in the Pearl, started in 1986, is a district-wide celebration held on the first Thursday of each month, initiated by the founding members of PADA (Portland Art Dealers Association). Originally a gathering of art collectors and dealers, the celebration has grown into a monthly event attended by over 10,000 people, including art enthusiasts, wine aficionados, and scenesters looking to see and be seen. During this year-round, monthly event, galleries in and around the Pearl District and Northwest host opening receptions for new exhibitions. Many PADA members continue to follow the First Thursday schedule—keeping the tradition alive—while also hosting events throughout the month.

Parking gets very difficult in the area on First Thursday. It is recommended to take public transportation to the Pearl or park nearby and walk into the neighborhood.

The Portland SIMposium is a premier event designed for IT leaders, taking place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Portland, United States. This all-day event brings together CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders from across the Pacific Northwest, offering a unique opportunity for collaboration, insight, and innovation. Attendees will engage in a series of mainstage panels, breakout sessions, and fireside conversations that delve into key themes reshaping technology leadership today. Topics of discussion will include AI-driven transformation, cybersecurity resilience, workforce evolution, and the human side of digital leadership. Participants will hear from executives who are at the forefront of technology change across various industries, as well as thought leaders from Oregon's vibrant innovation ecosystem. The event also features the prestigious Oregon CIO & CISO of the Year Awards, highlighting exceptional leadership and impact within the region. With the chance to connect with over 150 regional technology and business leaders, attendees can expect to gain actionable insights that will enhance their strategic governance and leadership effectiveness. The Portland SIMposium promises a day filled with knowledge-sharing, networking opportunities, and community engagement.

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First Friday – November 6th: “Thankful for YOU (and pie :)) Multicultural Celebration!” We love the fall and we are SO thankful for you! We all come from different places and have different heritages and we want to celebrate that. Our diversity makes us special and interesting! Bring your friends and family downtown for pie tastings, pie raffles, a pie walk dance party, multicultural displays and so much more!

• Ribbon Cutting at 6pm for the new expansion at Evergreen Vinyl! 321 NE 4th Ave.
• Enter Pie Raffles all around town!
• Yummy pie tastings at Fuel donated by Lore Tea + Coffee
• “Pie Walk Dance Party”–try to win a delicious pie! at 7:30pm inside of Journey, 304 NE 4th Ave. The Pie Walk is generously sponsored by Synkwise!
• Complete the “Gratitude Passport” throughout downtown businesses & be entered to win!
• Learn about your neighbors and our diverse backgrounds, cultures and histories!
• Drop off your unwrapped toys at registration at Fuel Medical for the Toys for Tots drive!
• Kids’ autumn art, crafts, games and treats
• S’mores roasting, weather permitting
• Art Shows and Receptions in Attic Gallery, 419 NE Cedar; Gallery 408, 408 NE 4th; RedDoor Gallery, 411 NE Dallas; and Second Story Gallery, 625 NE 4th Ave, upstairs at the Camas Library.
• After hours shopping, dining, live music, more!

Start your evening at the DCA tables in the Fuel Medical lobby, 314 NE Birch St. See you in beautiful Downtown Camas for all the fall fun!

Celebrate Dinovember with dinosaur trivia and crafts! Play solo or as part of a team. Test your knowledge and win bragging rights!

Portland DevOps Groundup We're a welcoming community from the Seattle-to-Portland PNW region!

In this event, we gather to talk about software tools and culture in downtown Portland. We meet Friday mornings on Zoom.

Our Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) format allows us to talk about a diverse range of topics.

We follow the Seattle DevOps Code of Conduct https://seattledevops.net/codeofconduct/ and all attendees must read and abide by it.

Join us on slack! https://join.slack.com/t/coffeeop

Presenting the sights, sounds and sensations of the season, The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights is the largest Christmas choral festival in the world. The festival features nearly 160 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Offering a family-oriented blend of traditional celebration and serene reflection, the festival theme captures the special season of hope that Christmas brings to many thousands of families across the Pacific Northwest.

• Choirs in the Chapel: Enjoy the amazing sounds of local schools, churches and civic groups as they perform inside the Chapel of Mary, with its cathedral-like acoustics.
• Fun for Everyone: Continuous entertainment for all ages is offered in The Grotto’s plaza area, including outdoor caroling, puppet shows, and an assortment of musical guests.
• Puppet Show: At the top of each hour in the plaza tent, enjoy a puppet show.
• Caroling: The Grotto Carolers perform every hour at the bottom of the hour in the plaza tent. Sing along to your favorite Christmas songs.
• Snacks and Drinks: Find snacks and drinks available for purchase inside the Interpretive Center, next to the Chapel.

The Festival of Lights is a walk-through event, and visitors can expect to walk approximately a quarter of a mile. All entertainment areas are either indoors or tented; however, visitors should dress accordingly for the weather. Rubber-soled shoes, warm socks, gloves, and ear coverings are recommended, especially on colder nights. The average festival visit lasts between 60 and 90 minutes. Visitors wishing to hear a specific concert should arrive 30 to 45 minutes before the scheduled concert time.

NODES 2026 is Neo4j's free, 24-hour global online conference, running across every time zone on November 12. The program is aimed at developers, data professionals, architects and AI engineers, with sessions on modern application development, multi-agent workflows, graph-backed retrieval and building context-rich systems that hold up in production. Talks are grouped by experience level, so there are introductory sessions for people new to graph databases alongside deeper technical material on knowledge graphs, agent orchestration and graph analytics at scale. Because the event streams continuously for a full day, Pacific-time attendees can join sessions in the morning, over lunch or in the evening, and recordings are typically published afterward. Registration is free through the Neo4j eve https://neo4j.com/event/nodes-2026-engineering-better-intelligence/

Recognized throughout the Pacific Northwest as the “Largest Holiday Light Show West of the Mississippi”, Winter Wonderland will grab your attention with glimmers and glows around every corner. Since 1993, a journey through Winter Wonderland has become a holiday tradition for many families, friends, and social organizations, celebrating the spirit of the season. Spectators can enjoy the region’s most spectacular drive-through light show, viewing over 250 colorful light set pieces and many fully animated scenes from the comfort of their own vehicle. Studded tires and chains are not allowed at Portland International Raceway.

Bike the Lights is reserved for cyclists. Take a lap or five and see over 250 holiday light displays up close on Sunday, November 29. This event has a dedicated following of bike lovers who attend year after year, decking out their rides in holiday lights and rocking their favorite holiday gear — from Santa suits to reindeer onesies. Bike the Lights is a pedal-power-only event (speed limit is 10mph). E-bikes are allowed as long as they have pedals. Safety gear is highly encouraged for all participants, though kids 16 and under must wear a helmet.

Lights and Leashes, sponsored by Country Financial, is a dog-friendly walking event where anyone can experience the magic of Winter Wonderland at their own pace on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Take a leisurely stroll and see over a million holiday lights up close. Holiday outfits are encouraged for humans and dogs alike. Dogs are not required to attend this crowd-favorite event. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Strollers are allowed for kiddos, but for safety purposes, no bikes, scooters, skates, or motorized vehicles are allowed at this event. There is also no designated dog potty area, so please pick up after your pups.

PARTS -- the Portland Area Robotics Society -- is an Oregon non-profit formed to help people interested in robots. Monthly meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome, from complete beginners to experienced builders. Meetings typically include show-and-tell of members robots and projects, short technical talks, build discussions, and plenty of time to ask questions about motors, sensors, microcontrollers, power and control software. The group gathers at PDX Hackerspace (CTRL-H) in Section 2, the main space you enter through the front door, at 7608 N Interstate Ave in Portland. Bring a project you are working on, or just come to see what other people in the Portland robotics community are building. Free to attend, and a friendly landing spot for students and hobbyists getting st https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/parts-portland-area-robotics-society-2026-11-01

Grimoire Academy will host the Gothic Market from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15 at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. Inspired by pop culture shows like “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,” classic horror films and spooky folklore, this sale showcases artisan goods celebrating Halloween, horror, witches, vampires, monsters, goth couture, the supernatural, strange things and dark fairytales with crystals, plushies, candles, herbs, fragrances and metaphysical products and services. Gothic attire is encouraged. Tickets start at $3 online but increase up to $15 as the date approaches. Buy tickets at events.humanitix.com.

Portland Fabric User Group It's that magical time of year again where we have our all day FREE technical conference at a local site. This year, we are once again holding our conference at Washington State University Vancouver, up in the Salmon Creek area. As many of you know, the active leadership lives in the Vancouver area, so we've naturally migrated the event to Vancouver due to the availability of high-quality sites with excellent parking. We're in partnership with WSU Vancouver and the WSU

OpenSearch Community & Triage Meetings Join the "Storage Triage and Backlog Review" community meeting to review, triage and deep dive on Storage related issues and PRs. Meetings are open-to-all and attendance is encouraged for anyone who hopes to contribute, discuss an issue, or learn more about the project. See [Triaging](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/blob/main/TRIAGING.md) on OpenSearch for more details and FAQs.

**Agenda**

* **Introduction (5 mins)** * Host’s Intro * What

Presented by the City of Lake Oswego and Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce!

Celebrate the holiday season at Lake Oswego’s 62nd Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Festival! Join family and friends for an evening of festive fun, community traditions, live entertainment, and holiday cheer. Big thanks to our presenting sponsor Visiting Angels.

• Holiday Marketplace featuring local food, artists, makers, and holiday-themed vendors
• Local Winery Row
• Photos with Santa
• Timberview Farm Reindeer
• Write letters to Santa with the Lake Oswego Police Department
• Holiday performances by the Lake Oswego High School and Lakeridge High School Show Choirs
• Festive music from the Millennium Concert Band
• The Millennium Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:30 p.m.

Bring the whole family and join us as we celebrate the season and light up Lake Oswego!

PDX Neurodivergent Tech Workers **Who is this for?** Whether you are a seasoned software developer, a budding tech enthusiast, or whoever, this event offers a welcoming space for neurodivergent nerds. We are queer and trans led and welcome individuals of all backgrounds. Join us for an evening of community building!

**Where Will We be?** For winter we will be meeting online for covid friendlyndliness and sensory comfort.

**What are we doing?** Socializing, talking about challenges at work, tal

Topic: "The Most Human Documentation", talk by Christian Miles at WTD PDX 2026. Video followed by discussion.

Pizza will be served at 5:15pm.

Zoom Registration: https://pdx.zoom.us/meeting/register/0vPArxYIRa-VkJX47Ryn0g

Make an augmented reality environment in an hour? Yes, it can be done.

Come to the workshop led by Brenda Grell and see.

Saving Throw Studio presents G.A.T.H.E.R., previously called Beginner Friendly App Building for Innovators: a three-hour, innovation-focused workshop for people building software without a technical background. No experience is required and the session is structured to be judgment-free -- guided, founder-friendly building rather than a lecture. This edition digs into prompting accuracy, breaking complex features down into plans a non-engineer can actually execute, and the architectural decisions behind front-end design. Bring a laptop and whatever refreshments you want; there is no dress code. Hosted by Ryan Green at North Bank Innovations inside the Vancouver Innovation Center, 18110 SE 34th St, Vancouver, Washington. Park in Lot 1, the red lot. Weekend doors are locked, so latecomers sho https://luma.com/j9rh2whz

Portland Analytics Club Calling all developers, AI engineers, software architects, data scientists, DevOps professionals, and tech enthusiasts — **TechConnect** is your ultimate destination for career growth, project showcasing, and global peer networking in the tech ecosystem.

Hosted in a self-led, Slack-style virtual space, this **virtual tech networking event** invites you to connect, collaborate, and innovate with a diverse community of tech minds and hiring professionals from around the wo

LFDT Oregon Join us for a webinar with Cosmos Labs, an LFDT general member, on Designing Tokenized Deposits for a Multi-Ledger Future. Most tokenized deposit initiatives start within a single institution or consortium, but the architecture choices banks make today will determine how effectively deposits can reach new markets and power new use cases. This session examines how an interoperability protocol fits into a tokenized deposit stack, covering how deposits and data can be exchanged across l

Discover how contemporary AI applications can serve as powerful tools for independent living, lifelong learning, and daily problem-solving. This interactive workshop demonstrates practical accessibility functions hidden inside everyday tech, such as instant text-to-speech audio conversion, natural voice-command interactions, and real-time smartphone image recognition (perfect for reading small labels or identifying objects). Moving into deeper research skills, we will outline advanced prompting methods while unpacking the distinct structural limits of large language models. Learn exactly why AI should never replace professional advisory services, and discover specific strategies for spotting online medical misinformation.

For this session, participants are asked to bring smartphones, laptops or tablets with internet access. Hands-on activities will also include more in-depth prompt writing techniques.

Taught by Adult Services Librarian April Younglove of the Lake Oswego Public Library, with one‑on‑one assistance provided by students from the Lake Youth Leadership Council.

For more information and to register for this free class, please call the Adult Community Center at (503) 635-3758. This class will take place at the Adult Community Center, located at 505 G Avenue, Lake Oswego. This event is sponsored by the Lake Oswego Adult Community Center and the Lake Oswego Public Library.

Join us at CtrlH in the Kenton neighborhood for Home Assistant Community day! Talk about your projects\, demo what you've created\, and learn how to convert that old Amazon Echo dot into a voice assistant to use with Home Assistant. Snacks and drinks are available!

Event page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/home-assistant-community-day-2026-11-07

Summary: Let's talk about the use (and abuse) of tmux! We'll cover the basics of how it works, how I use it for both good and evil, and the terrible things other people have done with it (hint: tmux is turing complete). This will be a helpful session for people who are just getting started, and (hopefully) amusing for people who have been using tmux for years. Bio: TBA

Tags: plug, linux, tmux

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The Technology Association of Oregon convenes the Agentic AI Summit, a gathering for Oregon technology professionals focused on agentic AI - systems that plan, take actions, and use tools on a persons behalf rather than simply answering prompts. The program is aimed at engineering leaders, product teams, data and platform practitioners, founders, and the operators who have to decide where autonomous agents genuinely earn their keep. Expected themes include practical deployment patterns, evaluation and guardrails, security and data governance for tool-using systems, cost and reliability tradeoffs, and lessons learned from teams already running agents in production. As with other TAO summits, expect a mix of talks, panels, and structured networking with the regional tech community in downtow https://www.techoregon.org/event/agentic-ai-summit

Enterprise Blockchain Club We've changed our schedule the second Monday of the Month! Please RSVP and add this to your calendars for updates.

Meet-Up Information:

• Start at 6PM Pacific time (-8 GMT)

• We are experimenting with new ways to facilitate and involve interaction and networking... Stay tuned!

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

We are an Oregon non-profit formed to help those interested in robots. Our monthly meetings are open to the public. Everyone is welcome.

More info: https://portlandrobotics.org/home.php

Event page: https://events.pdxhackerspace.org/occurrences/parts-portland-area-robotics-society-2026-11-01

Every year, ZooLights dazzles visitors of all ages with wildlife-inspired light displays and a whole lot of seasonal fun. It’s the ideal place to gather friends and family, snap photos and make lasting memories. Looking for the perfect holiday date night? Bring that special person in your life to ZooLights.

See the zoo in a whole new light! Hop on the zoo train and see dozens of life-size animal lanterns along the route. Walk through vibrant tunnels of glittering lights and take in the glowing festive atmosphere.

Enjoy delicious treats like Elephant ears, hot chocolate, popcorn and s'mores. Or raise a toast with beer, wine and a range of non-alcoholic options. It’s all available at ZooLights.

11/7 from 2:30-4pm at Vancouver Community Library

Celebrate Dinovember with dinosaur trivia and crafts! Play solo or as part of a team. Test your knowledge and win bragging rights!

11/14 from 2-4pm at Cascade Park Community Library

Celebrate all things Dino. It will be a rawring good time!

11/21 from 3-4pm at Three Creeks Community Library

Bring the whole family to celebrate Dinovember with dinosaur crafts and activities!

Portland Code & Coffee ## Details

\#\# Mentorship Saturdays Partnership Because of the big overlap between our communities, we’ve partnered with Mentorship Saturdays. As a result, we’ll now be hosting **two Code & Coffee events per month** — at this location

\#\# What to Expect: Roseline Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. Drink some coffee, bring your laptop, and have engaging conversations. This is a great opportunity to learn from others, share your knowledge, and possibly

Last Thursday on Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon happens 12 months a year every last Thursday of the month indoors with art gallery opening parties, live music, DJs and other indoor performances at venues, bars and event spaces.

Last Thursday is a community-grown event, free for all artists and art vendors, musicians, performers and visitors.

On Last Thursday, galleries hold opening parties, and performance venues and bars often host live music and performances. If the weather is nice enough, then vendors take to the street.

June, July and August Last Thursday 6-9 p.m. is outdoors and indoors with 15 blocks closed to traffic, hundreds of diverse arts and crafts vendors, art gallery opening parties, street performers and musicians, and other outside events.

Better Futures Club is a weekly event (alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays) focused on imagining and making better futures. Imagine an artist community, a think tank, and a research center in the same building. People in all of those fields working alongside each other imagining and creating different futures together. Cross pollination and inspiration. Liberal Arts and STEM and R&D. Photographers, physicists, authors, astronomers, musicians, makers, mathematicians, designers, developers, fashionistas, climatologists and all manner of imaginative optimists. All Better Futures Club events are covered by the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct (https://www.contributor-covenant.org)

Tags: ruby, STEM, liberal arts, community, hacking, AI

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Write The Docs PDX Hey, Write the Docs PDX!

Join us for our next meetup on **Thursday, November 12 @ 5:30 PM**. It's our annual supermeetup with the Tech Comms program at Portland State University. We'll meet somewhere TBD at the PSU campus, but you can also join us remotely using the Zoom link you get after you RSVP on Meetup.

Show up at 5:15 for pizza and/or come out afterwards for a drink/snack at the nearby [McMenamins Market Street Bar](https://maps.app.goo.gl/QjArSwJFKcDoqWQd6).

We'll m

Bring the whole family to celebrate Dinovember with dinosaur crafts and activities!

Portland Fabric User Group Explore how the Port of Portland is blending machine learning and AI with traditional BI to support operational and customer experience insights. Using the PDX terminal passenger‑arrival forecasting model and the Customer Experience Scorecard as examples, we’ll trace the end‑to‑end data journey – from raw data to Databricks pipelines to Power BI. The session emphasizes practical design considerations for surfacing AI‑generated data products or advanced analytics in a w

Portland Code & Coffee Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session: drink your beverage of choice, bring your laptop, and hang out with your peers! Have engaging conversations, or focus on work or projects. This is a great opportunity to learn from others, share your knowledge, and possibly collaborate on side projects, online courses, or even your day-to-day work.

\-\-\-\- Schedule \-\-\-\-

**Drop** **in** **at** **any time!** Everyone has commitments from time to time so **join** **us** **when** **you** **can!**

**Introductions are informal and** **unscheduled** \- practice your personal elevator pitch\, or take things slower to build your confidence\.

\-\-\-\- Venue \-\-\-\-

**Fly** **Chai** allow us to informally and freely use their space. If within your budget, we'd appreciate your help to sustain our use of the venue, by purchasing **[something tasty](https://order.toasttab.com/online/fly-chai-12520-sw-farmington-rd)**, whether Chai or otherwise.

Find us at tables with a **Code&Coffee** **sign** \- or a group of laptop\-users\!

**Wifi** and **power** **outlets** are available. The meeting area should be **accessible** \- please let us know if you have concerns\.

\-\-\-\- What to expect \-\-\-

* A smaller, less intimidating, lower pressure, cozy atmosphere. * A mix of regular and new faces, week to week. * A simpler schedule - every week, same time, same place - that you can drop into when you like. * Being closer to you than other events.

If those are to your liking, we hope you'll drop by sometime!

\-\-\-\- Getting to the venue \-\-\-\-

Fly Chai is between Watson & Washington, and Farmington & the pedestrian 1st Street commons.

The meetup page has a Google map, or use alternatives like [OpenStreetMap](https://osm.org/go/WIDNi6~gt-?m=).

Let us know if you have advice on the travel options below!

\-\- Parking \-\-

A lot outside the venue has 4 regular and 1 accessible space.

Beaverton City maps indicate:

* On-street parking within \~2-3 blocks is limited to 2 hours. * On-street parking to the South between 3rd-5th have indefinite parking * A public parking lot bounded by Hall & Washington, and 3rd & Beaverton City park (next to Beaverton City Library)

Paid parking is available at the Beaverton central district garage, near the Beaverton Central MAX stop, for $1/hour up to 8 hours.

These are all up to 5-10 minutes from the venue.

\-\- Public Transit \-\-

Beaverton Central (Red/Blue MAX), then [walk~ 8 minutes](https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_foot&route=45.4904681%2C-122.8070937%3B45.4867379%2C-122.8052808#map=16/45.48864/-122.80644&layers=N)

Beaverton Transit Center (Red/Blue MAX, bus, WES) then [walk ~11 minutes](https://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?engine=fossgis_osrm_foot&route=45.4912376%2C-122.8009972%3B45.4867379%2C-122.8052808#map=15/45.48905/-122.80314&layers=N)

For a shorter walk to the venue, take a bus from Beaverton Transit Center (52 to Farmington/Hall, 76 to Watson/Broadway, 57 to Canyon/Watson)

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\-\-\- Links \-\-\-

Still uncertain?

Information on the wider Portland Code & Coffee group is available on [meetup](https://meetup.com/portland-code-coffee). The channel #portland-general is available for the group to chat on Discord.

That and the set of nationwide Discord channels may be accessed at [codeandcoffee.chat](https://codeandcoffee.chat/), or the Discord button at [codeandcoffee.org](https://codeandcoffee.org).

Further information about the central Code&Coffee organization and their other events is available on their [website](https://codeandcoffee.org/).

That PLUG Clinic you like is coming back into style! The PLUG Clinic returns again this month on November 15, from 1pm-5pm. We are back at the Albina Branch Library this month. If you need help with your Linux computer, or want to offer help, you are welcome! Volunteer helpers are as desirable as helpees. Helping is fun and rewarding. If you've ever helped out at a PLUG Clinic before, come checkout the space! Thanks to the taxpayers of Multnomah County for the beautiful new building!

Tags: Linux Help, plug, clinic

Imported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482768

Working with data that's too large, too slow, or too messy for regular CSVs? Join us for an introduction to the {arrow} package in R. We'll explore how Arrow and Parquet files can make large datasets faster to store, read, and analyze, all while using the familiar dplyr workflows you already know and love. Using Portland's Biketown data, we'll convert, query, and visualize millions of rides without breaking a sweat (or our laptops). Bring your laptop if you want to follow along. No need to RSVP via Meetup, but we might share info ahead of time in the event comments!

Tags: data, r, women in tech

Imported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482764

Tech talent pool This is a fun networking event to play pool and talk tech. We will have free tables to play on and Happy Hour runs until 6pm. Everyone is welcome, you do not have to be great at pool to attend!

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LO TECH FORUM meets quarterly to hear from a speaker on the cutting edge of technological progress and presents a Lake Oswego version of "Shark Tank."

Watch this space as details emerge.

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Join PDX Women Coders for a back-end study session, where we read and discuss Designing Data-Intensive Applications (2nd edition) (https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/designing-data-intensive-applications/9781098119058/) by Martin Kleppmann. We...