Northeast (NE)

Closing out the Portland Book Festival with a special edition Soju Party, celebrating Korean food, drinking culture, and Irene Yoo’s James Beard Award-winning cookbook, Soju Party: How to Drink (and Eat!) Like a Korean, as part of Portland Book Festival’s “living cookbook” weekend.

Expect Han Oak favorites and anju-inspired bites with specialty soju + wine cocktails with CHO Wines, and plenty of reasons to raise a glass. Irene will be there celebrating the book, with copies available for purchase throughout the evening. Come eat, drink, and learn to party like a Korean. Everyone’s invited.

About the author:

Irene Yoo is a Korean American food writer, recipe developer, chef and co-owner of Brooklyn’s Orion Bar, whose work explores Korean food, drinking traditions, and the culture of gathering around the table.

A dance party designed for women and gender-expansive folks that starts at 6pm and ends at 10pm — because we have shit to do in the morning! At Decades Night, DJ z!ta has us time traveling from the 80s through the 2000s and back again!

9–10PM: All 3 decades represented in a grab bag of pure dance-floor euphoria.

A judgment-free dance floor built on joy, kindness, and connection

Come solo, come with friends, come ready to sweat

10% of ticket proceeds benefit the Susie Lee Legacy Fund, supporting nonprofits that uplift women, gender-expansive people, and communities that need it most. 🪩✨

Note: While we don’t police identity at the door, we ask that everyone who purchases a ticket respects this as a safe space for women and gender-expansive folks.

By purchasing tickets, you consent to event photography and video for promotional use.

Kennedy School turns 111 this year. What would those kids from the first class think if they could see their school now? Beer in detention, cocktails with honors, sleepovers in classrooms and cloakrooms. Come celebrate this institution.

Birthday fun:

• Face painting
• Fairy hair tinseling
• Food and drink specials
• History and Art Tours (ticketed events)
• Live music in the Gym

Calling all lindy hoppers, balboa-heads, Charleston nuts, and shag enthusiasts! Come on out to Portland's longest-running swing dance, bringing you fantastic live jazz music on Norse Hall's magnificent floor.

Be ready for a night of four-to-the-bar swing tonight with Portland's own Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band!! ​ The band is formed by dancers for dancers, and they know a thing or two about music. ​ Known for their solid swing sound, this band is committed to making danceable music for all you swing dancers. ​ The band is inspired by vintage sounds with an emphasis on 1940's "transition era" sound that blends swing, jump blues, and vintage rock n' roll. ​ The band loves to play tribute to the Black and African American bandleaders and musicians of the time with adapted arrangements of well-known classics and lesser-known cuts during this masterful era of jazz music.
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Our Foundations Lesson is an hour-long beginner lesson from 6:45PM-7:45PM (and is included with the dance cover!). ​The lesson is great for folks who are new to dancing, curious about dancing, or just love dancing! ​Topics will lean more towards Lindy Hop or Charleston depending on the band playing each Thursday night. ​We hope to see you there before the dance starts at 8pm and we kick off another fun night!

Cover $20 | All Ages
Beginning swing dance lesson included in dance cover

*Schedule*
6:30 Doors open
6:45 - 7:45 Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Dianne and Dan
8 - 9 Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band
9 - 9:30 DJ Break w/ Dianne
9:30 - 10:30 Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band

The downstairs bar and lounge will be open. You may bring your drinks upstairs into the ballroom.

If you have accessibility concerns, please contact PLS.

• Tango — Sandy Ninh (Portland)
• Kiz — Marietta Villalobos (Seattle)
• Bachata — Malik Delgado (Portland)
• Zouk — Parker Wells (Portland)
• Fusion — Grey Armstrong

• 3 days of dancing
• All workshops
• Evening socials

• $25 — Individual workshop
• $35 — Individual evening social
• $100 — Day workshop pass
• $90 — Only Dance Socials

A dance party designed for women and gender-expansive folks that starts at 6pm and ends at 10pm — because we have shit to do in the morning! At Decades Night, DJ z!ta has us time traveling from the 80s through the 2000s and back again!

9–10PM: All 3 decades represented in a grab bag of pure dance-floor euphoria.

A judgment-free dance floor built on joy, kindness, and connection

Come solo, come with friends, come ready to sweat

10% of ticket proceeds benefit the Susie Lee Legacy Fund, supporting nonprofits that uplift women, gender-expansive people, and communities that need it most. 🪩✨

Note: While we don’t police identity at the door, we ask that everyone who purchases a ticket respects this as a safe space for women and gender-expansive folks.

By purchasing tickets, you consent to event photography and video for promotional use.

Join us in the Kennedy School Gym for Country Night and learn line dancing basics in a fun, welcoming environment. An experienced instructor from the PNW Stompeders will guide you step-by-step through beginner-friendly dances with music to keep the floor moving. Whether you've never tried line dancing before or just want to sharpen your skills, this class is designed to make it easy and enjoyable for everyone. Singles, couples, and dancers of all ages are welcome. Come with a partner, bring friends, or show up solo-line dancing is one of the easiest ways to meet people and have a great time. Food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the evening, so you can grab a bite, relax, and make a night of it. No experience necessary, just come ready to learn a few steps and have some fun on the dance floor.

Free! On the Heated Patio!

A rotating cast of DJ’s and musicians keep this party alive! Weekly every Wednesday at Alberta Street Pub

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.

Calling all lindy hoppers, balboa-heads, Charleston nuts, and shag enthusiasts! Come on out to Portland's longest-running swing dance, bringing you fantastic live jazz music on Norse Hall's magnificent floor.

Lone Fir Hot Club will be performing tonight at Thursday Swing. ​ The band's sound leans heavily on Jazz Manouche or the "Gypsy Swing" songbook offered by the original Hot Club featuring Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli. ​ The band takes additional inspiration from the Jazz Manouche of both sides of the Atlantic and dabbles in 1940's American swing to bop traditional era music. ​ Come out and dance to their playful stylings this week at Thursday Swing!
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Our Foundations Lesson is an hour-long beginner lesson from 6:45PM-7:45PM (and is included with the dance cover!). ​The lesson is great for folks who are new to dancing, curious about dancing, or just love dancing! ​Topics will lean more towards Lindy Hop or Charleston depending on the band playing each Thursday night. ​We hope to see you there before the dance starts at 8pm and we kick off another fun night!

Cover $20 | All Ages
Beginning swing dance lesson included in dance cover

*Schedule*
6:30 Doors open
6:45 - 7:45 Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Katie and Tristan
8 - 9 Lone Fir Hot Club
9 - 9:30 DJ Break
9:30 - 10:30 Lone Fir Hot Club

The downstairs bar and lounge will be open. You may bring your drinks upstairs into the ballroom.

If you have accessibility concerns, please contact PLS.

Walk into a party. Know who's single and who's looking for friends. Stickers show who everyone wants to meet.

NEW STEEPLEJACK LOCATION! ON BROADWAY.

We love hosting our paint parties with Steeplejack! So now we're excited about their new location!

We will be meeting in the Fireside Room

Join us for this beautiful sunset lake and loon paint and sip (inspired by the hit TV show, Heated Rivalry).

Kincaid will be guiding you on how to create this easy yet beautiful painting!

All levels welcome!

All materials for your painting are included.

(*Food and Drink NOT provided, but you are welcome to buy)

Join us for a fun-filled evening of creativity, laughter, and relaxation at Paint and Sip Portland's pop-up events. Order your favorite drink and a delicious bite to eat as you unleash your inner artist surrounded by friends and family.

Friday, November 6 6pm doors, 7-9:30pm event All ages welcome at Gymnasium

A dance party designed for women and gender-expansive folks that starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. — because there is shit to do in the morning. At Decades Night, DJ z!ta is time-traveling from the '80s through the 2000s and back again.

6–7 p.m.: '80s – Big hair. Bigger feelings. Prince, Madonna, Whitney…

7–8 p.m.: '90s – Spice Girls. TLC. Backstreet. Biggie. The era of frosted lip gloss and emotional bangers.

8–9 p.m.: 2000s – Britney. Beyoncé. OutKast. Missy. Drop it like it’s hot (responsibly).

9–10 p.m.: All 3 decades represented in a grab bag of pure dance-floor euphoria.

A judgment-free dance floor built on joy, kindness, and connection. Come solo, come with friends, come ready to sweat.

Note: Identity will not be policed at the door; everyone who purchases a ticket is asked to respect this as a safe space for women and gender-expansive folks.

By purchasing tickets, you consent to event photography and video being used for promotional purposes.

Calling all lindy hoppers, balboa-heads, Charleston nuts, and shag enthusiasts! Come on out to Portland's longest-running swing dance, bringing you fantastic live jazz music on Norse Hall's magnificent floor.

Portland's own vintage jazz band, Puddletown Stompers, will be performing this week at our weekly LIVE music dance party! ​ The band will be performing hot jazz tunes from the 'fabulous fives' era and beyond. ​ We'll be keeping things swingin', so join us for a dance this week!
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Our Foundations Lesson is an hour-long beginner lesson from 6:45PM-7:45PM (and is included with the dance cover!). ​The lesson is great for folks who are new to dancing, curious about dancing, or just love dancing! ​Topics will lean more towards Lindy Hop or Charleston depending on the band playing each Thursday night. ​We hope to see you there before the dance starts at 8pm and we kick off another fun night!

Cover $20 | All Ages
Beginning swing dance lesson included in dance cover

*Schedule*
6:30 Doors open
6:45 - 7:45 Beginning swing dance lesson w/ Austin Neverman
8 - 9 Puddletown Stompers
9 - 9:30 DJ Break w/ Austin
9:30 - 10:30 Puddletown Stompers

The downstairs bar and lounge will be open. You may bring your drinks upstairs into the ballroom.

If you have accessibility concerns, please contact PLS.