Ides of the Month Social Hour ~ Always on the 15th 6-8pm ~ BYOB

Ides of the Month Social Hour ~ Always on the 15th 6-8pm ~ BYOB


Sep
15

Ides of September w/ live music

The Ides of September will feature live music performed by The Neighborly Quintet. They will be playing American folk songs. They got the carport shaking (as a trio) in their Ides of May performance. I can’t wait to see what the quintet version. delivers.

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Pop Up Market & Coffee Outside
May
18

Pop Up Market & Coffee Outside

PDX Coffee Outside at 9am.

Pop Up Market 11am-2pm

Brew a cup then peruse locally & independently made wares for your summer outings.

Vendors include: The Salty Boob, Pink Tag Bags, Nomad Patches, Bright Light Upcycles, Carla Barrow, Toxic the Clown, and Lords Luggage.

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Ides of March ~ Zippers 101 ~ Social Hour
Mar
15

Ides of March ~ Zippers 101 ~ Social Hour

On this Ides if the Month, we explore zippers.

We’ve got a guest zipper expert coming to show us the ins and outs of zippers and to answer Qs. We will have an assortment of zippers, tools and supplies available to use at the event. Feel free to bring your own zipper, pliers, or related supplies.

Much thanks to KK at SewingStudio.com in Seaside, OR for donating zippers to this event.

https://www.sewingstudio.com

Ides of the Month is BYOB… if you’d like to imbibe.

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Bikepacking Meet n Greet
Mar
10

Bikepacking Meet n Greet

NOT a ride… NOT a camping trip.

A Social Gathering in SE Portland for people interested in backcountry outings by bicycle.

All levels welcome.

We’ll have maps out for your to peruse… to point and to plan and to reminisce… as a conversation starter.

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Puzzling Weekend
Feb
23
to Feb 25

Puzzling Weekend

This is a 2-day (48-hour) jigsaw puzzling event. The plan is to work together to complete an 18,000 piece jigsaw puzzle over the course of the weekend.

TLDR ~ follow the link below to sign up for a puzzling or snack slot.

Sign up is FREE & REQUIRED for the bulk of the weekend… to manage the flow of people.

Details:

Friday 6-9pm ~ Unboxing + kickoff gathering… Sign up NOT required. We’ll open the box and together we will learn what 18,000 pieces looks like. We will begin sorting and turning pieces face-up.

Friday 9pm - Sunday 3pm - YES… Sign up is required. This is the crux of the event… assembling the puzzle. Puzzling shifts are 3-hours. See link for available shifts and to sign up.

Sunday 3-6pm ~ Wrap Party ~ Sign up NOT required. We’ll have to wait and see where we are at this point to determine next steps.

Sign up…

… via the URL/link at View Event -OR- at the link on our home page.

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Ides of February ~ Champange and Shuffle Board ~ Social Hour
Feb
15

Ides of February ~ Champange and Shuffle Board ~ Social Hour

On this Ides of Leap Month we shall play a game. The specific rules of the game are TBD but the general idea is that it’s somewhere between Shuffle board, Curling and a white elephant gift exchange.

Bring something for the prize table. It can be new/used, consumable/durable, wrapped/unwrapped, whatever… we’ll figure it out.

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Last Minute Sluggage
Dec
23

Last Minute Sluggage

Our last official shop hours of 2023.

We’ll be at the shop tidying up and puttting things away from about 11am-4pm.

Need a last minute gift or greeting card? We’ve got both.

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Ides of December ~ Social Hour
Dec
15

Ides of December ~ Social Hour

Ides of the Month Social Hour ~ Always on the 15th ~ Always 6-8pm ~ Always BYOB

This month the Ides will feature Karaoke. Push back against the cold and dark with a song. Come see Emme’s yarn art in the Knapp St Window Gallery.

The Ides is always BYOB.

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Pop up Maker Market
Dec
10

Pop up Maker Market

Shop Local / Support Community

We are hosting a Pop Up Market featuring 10 guest vendors on Sunday, December 10th ~ 10am-2 pm


Our local community is peppered with talented individuals making cool stuff. Several of them are bringing their wares to our shop for you to peruse and purchase on Sunday December 10th.

Items include: ceramics, jewelry, drink coasters, quilled paper, unique art, cookies, baskets, children’s adventure vests, wood home goods, hand bound books and more.

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