Truckload of Coats: Volunteers Needed!

Truckload of Coats is Transition Projects’ largest annual donation drive, presented by Safeway. The event helps collect warm winter gear—including coats, cold-weather clothing, and footwear—for participants in need across shelters, the Resource Center, and street outreach efforts.

Community members are encouraged to volunteer or drop off donations at one of the participating Safeway locations. Donors will receive a Safeway gift card, a shopping pass for four (4) to Columbia Sportswear’s Employee Store, and a coupon for Poler Seltzer. Additional support for this event comes from 101.9 KINK, KOIN 6, and Unitus Credit Union.

Volunteers are essential to making this event a success! Help greet donors, accept and sort incoming items, and load them into Safeway trucks. Coffee, treats, and great music from KINK FM will keep spirits high throughout the day—it’s always a fun and meaningful event for a great cause.

Volunteer Shifts (Friday, November 14):

• Beaverton Safeway – 13485 NW Cornell Rd. (8 a.m.–noon & noon–4 p.m.)

• Portland Safeway – 1100 NE Broadway (8 a.m.–noon & noon–4 p.m.) — most volunteers needed for the morning shift

• Transition Projects Warehouse – 2820 NW 29th Ave (5:30–7:30 p.m.) — volunteers will help unload donations from the trucks.

To sign up to volunteer or learn more email: volunteer@tprojects.org

Activate Portland Community Summit

Community members are invited to a day of connection, collaboration, and inspiration with more than 20 local organizations dedicated to creating a more beautiful, resilient, and connected Portland. Held at the Leaven Community Center, this full-day gathering offers opportunities to network, attend workshops, and participate in meaningful discussions centered on regenerative agriculture, placemaking, social justice, mutual aid, community building, climate resilience, and land stewardship.

Throughout the day, attendees will have the chance to meet and collaborate with activists, community organizers, and creative changemakers from across the region. The event will feature opening talks by Kelvin Yunusa of DeRose Community Bridge and Mark Lakeman of City Repair Project, followed by time to explore volunteer opportunities, enjoy a provided lunch, and take part in open-space workshops and skill-sharing sessions.

Whether you’re deeply involved in community work or just beginning to explore ways to make a difference, this event offers an inspiring space to learn, connect, and take action together.

Register: https://www.portlandplacemaking.org/activate-portland-summit

Mrs. Claus Tree Lighting

Saturday, November 15th, 1:30-2pm

Join them as they kick off the holiday season with Mrs. Claus’s Magical Tree Lighting. The fun starts at 1:30pm at Lloyd Center Ice. Enjoy skating performances, Santa’s Elves, music, and snow!

Food Court 5000

The Food Court 5000, a Portland-based, retro-fitness, mall-walking movement and possibly the best reason to dust off your spandex and hit the mall. They are a community of fast-walking, snack-loving, retro-fabulous weirdos who believe that fitness should be fun, free, and just the right amount of ridiculous.

Every Sunday at 11 AM, they gather at Lloyd Center Mall for an hour and a half of high-energy strutting, power-walking, and occasional jazz hands. It’s part workout, part performance art, and all-around a great excuse to take over a shopping mall in the name of nostalgia and movement.

What do they do?

• Power-walk like they’re being chased by an aggressive kiosk salesperson

• Maybe break into spontaneous mall aerobics (no promises, but high probability)

• Make the Lloyd Center their own personal runway

This isn’t your grandma’s mall-walking club (though she’s definitely invited). They encourage spandex, windbreakers, neon, and making questionable but fabulous fashion choices.

No sign-ups, no fees, no judgment! Just sweaty camaraderie and a mall takeover that might one day be outlawed.

So, lace up, show up, and walk like you just saw your ex by the food court.

OMSI Science Pub: Why Is My River Green?

Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms in the Lower Willamette River
A Science Pub Lecture with Desiree Tullos, PhD

Join Desiree Tullos, PhD, Professor in the Biological and Ecological Engineering Department at Oregon State University, for an engaging Science Pub lecture at the McMenamins Kennedy School Theater.

This talk explores the recent rise in cyanobacterial (blue-green algae) blooms in the lower Willamette River—what causes them, what local specialists have discovered about their patterns, and the challenges and strategies involved in mitigating their impact. Through conversation and visual storytelling, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of this growing environmental issue and its local significance.

Science Pubs are a casual lecture series hosted in fun venues across the region and are recommended for ages 10 and up.

If you would like to attend, you can buy tickets on the OMSI website: https://omsi.edu/events/science-pub-why-is-my-river-green/

Tickets: $8 suggested donation (advance tickets recommended)
Location: McMenamins Kennedy School Theater
Zoom Option: A virtual attendance option is available with advance registration. After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join.

Just Communities: Restoring Albina: A Community-Led Model for Climate and Equity

Once a thriving Black community, Portland’s Lower Albina was dramatically reshaped by decades of disinvestment and displacement. Today, the Albina Vision Trust (AVT) is working to restore what was lost through a community-led approach that weaves together climate action, equity, and cultural preservation.

Just Communities invites attendees to join Ahlam Osman, Communications Associate at AVT, for a thoughtful conversation on how restorative development can repair land, wealth, and belonging.

Through AVT’s 94-acre Community Investment Plan, residents are reimagining Lower Albina’s future—designing a neighborhood that is equitable, climate-ready, and deeply connected to its cultural roots.

Register: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AuqXGn5ZnoWhK9r1NgoHdArGyLnMHMVqFUxZG9lWhiRf01oVmRFd~Au5ROCM6La7hG42MWFv5yD46vPhBvEEZV8jwJGtHnDJoJ1m-MXa2CXlCBEhGBZbLncCuzN6zNL6ime6DreHHZRZPBw?mc_cid=07651535a4&mc_eid=251de32be2

More info and rsvp: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJJlzmTfT_2ammjTrTcsmijIBjOj3Csa0yYNniJ2tATME5QQ/viewform

Portland’s Cheese and Meat Festival

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the specialty food section or a farmers’ market, wondering what to buy or how to pair it with a dinner party? That is where the Cheese and Meat Festival comes in. The Festival takes over the Leftbank Annex in Portland and showcases over 150 curated pairings of artisan food and beverages. Your all-inclusive ticket allows you to walk the Festival at your own pace during a two-hour tasting session while you sample, learn, and connect directly with the artisans behind each product.

This festival features everything you would expect to find on a grazing board, including cheese, meats, baked goods, condiments, chocolate, wine, cider, beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic options. Tickets are all inclusive, so once you are inside, you can taste and explore as much as you like.

“Willamette: River to the People” A Portland River Culture Photo Exhibition and Beach Party

Join our partners and friends at the Human Access Project and photographer Dustin Patterson (_split.time_) for a one-of-a-kind beach party… in November!

To make it feel just like a day at the river, our friends from PopCartPDX will be spinning tunes, just as they did for our Lloyd Live at Duckworth Dock series. The event, hosted at The Jupiter Hotel, will also feature a wood-fired mobile sauna.

This party celebrates the unveiling of photographer Dustin Patterson’s new zine, “DUCKWORTH.”

We are so excited to support this, as the zine is a collection of images from Duckworth Dock and features many beautiful moments from our own community programming. Dustin Pattison is a Portland-based street photographer. In his own words, “Street photography is my primary means of exploring and documenting communities and the ways we interact with each other and our shared environment. With a keen eye, I set out to capture the meaningful, authentic, or poignant moments within the frenzy of city and public life.”

If you spent time on the Willamette this summer, are excited about Portland’s emerging river culture, and love an excuse to hang out in a robe in public, this exhibit is for you!  

This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate a public space we all helped activate. Come dressed for a beach party (swimsuits and bathrobes are encouraged!) to support the partners who make our community so vibrant.

Hosted By:

• Human Access Project

• The Jupiter Hotel

• Dustin Patterson

Date & Time Saturday, November 22, 2025 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Location The Jupiter Hotel (800 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214]

Cost Free and open to the public.

Food Court 5000

The Food Court 5000, a Portland-based, retro-fitness, mall-walking movement and possibly the best reason to dust off your spandex and hit the mall. They are a community of fast-walking, snack-loving, retro-fabulous weirdos who believe that fitness should be fun, free, and just the right amount of ridiculous.

Every Sunday at 11 AM, they gather at Lloyd Center Mall for an hour and a half of high-energy strutting, power-walking, and occasional jazz hands. It’s part workout, part performance art, and all-around a great excuse to take over a shopping mall in the name of nostalgia and movement.

What do they do?

• Power-walk like they’re being chased by an aggressive kiosk salesperson

• Maybe break into spontaneous mall aerobics (no promises, but high probability)

• Make the Lloyd Center their own personal runway

This isn’t your grandma’s mall-walking club (though she’s definitely invited). They encourage spandex, windbreakers, neon, and making questionable but fabulous fashion choices.

No sign-ups, no fees, no judgment! Just sweaty camaraderie and a mall takeover that might one day be outlawed.

So, lace up, show up, and walk like you just saw your ex by the food court.

Skate with the Grinch and Cindy and Friends

Saturday, November 29th, 2-4pm

A fun Grinch themed Skate with the Grinch and some of his friends. There will be fun themed crafts and music and a portion of your skate fee will benefit the Salvation Army.

Food Court 5000

The Food Court 5000, a Portland-based, retro-fitness, mall-walking movement and possibly the best reason to dust off your spandex and hit the mall. They are a community of fast-walking, snack-loving, retro-fabulous weirdos who believe that fitness should be fun, free, and just the right amount of ridiculous.

Every Sunday at 11 AM, they gather at Lloyd Center Mall for an hour and a half of high-energy strutting, power-walking, and occasional jazz hands. It’s part workout, part performance art, and all-around a great excuse to take over a shopping mall in the name of nostalgia and movement.

What do they do?

• Power-walk like they’re being chased by an aggressive kiosk salesperson

• Maybe break into spontaneous mall aerobics (no promises, but high probability)

• Make the Lloyd Center their own personal runway

This isn’t your grandma’s mall-walking club (though she’s definitely invited). They encourage spandex, windbreakers, neon, and making questionable but fabulous fashion choices.

No sign-ups, no fees, no judgment! Just sweaty camaraderie and a mall takeover that might one day be outlawed.

So, lace up, show up, and walk like you just saw your ex by the food court.

Collectables Show

Stop by for a fun and energetic Collectables Show including Pokémon, Comics, Funko Pops and other Trading Card Games 

1st Saturday of each month!

Synth Library Open House

All are welcome to this informal open house hosted by Synth Library Portland—no membership required and free to attend!

Guests will have the opportunity to meet volunteer facilitators, explore the library’s extensive collection of gear, and learn more about Studio Hours, Member Drop-In Hours, and the Gear Lending Program. Instruments will be set up for both solo and collaborative jamming, offering a relaxed environment to connect with like-minded musicians and creatives. Visitors can experiment with a variety of music tools, share knowledge, and enjoy hands-on exploration.

Volunteers will be available to answer questions about gear, event programming, and opportunities to get involved through membership or volunteering.

Event Details:
Date: Saturday, December 6th
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM (attendees are welcome to drop in at any time)
Location: Synth Library Portland, 1256 Lloyd Center, 2nd Floor near DicePool
(Just inside to the right if entering from the 2nd floor of the Multnomah Street parking garage)

The event is free, but RSVP is required.

RVSP: https://withfriends.events/event/UM93F2O8/synth-library-open-house/?location=STATE%3A%3AOregon

Please email info@synthlibraryportland.org with any questions.

Mobility Committee (Go Lloyd)

Go Lloyd’s Mobility Committee helps to make biking, transit, and walking in Lloyd safe, fun, convenient, and easy. They work to install and improve bicycle infrastructure, and host numerous free events to encourage people to bike, take transit, and walk. The Committee provides input on Go Lloyd’s programs and activities, and frequently partners with the City of Portland to improve conditions for cycling and walking in Lloyd. Their projects focus on safety, health, and bikeable/walkable infrastructure. Join them each month for an open, informal discussion and learn how you can help take action.

The Mobility Committee meets in person and virtually on the second Tuesday of each month from 1 to 2 PM. Check their calendar for details, or contact liuda@golloyd.org for more information.

Peace Memorial Park / Lloyd EcoDistrict Cleanup – December

Join Lloyd EcoDistrict for their monthly cleanup at Peace Memorial Park. This event is based in Peace Memorial Park and covers the surrounding areas (Eastbank Esplanade/Duckworth Dock/Convention Center). The clean-up event will include trash pick-up, sprucing up Peace Memorial Park, and removing graffiti around the area. A big focus of this cleanup will be site maintenance at the park, in particular raking up leaves along the walkways and stairs in the park. 

About Peace Memorial Park: Connected to the Eastbank Esplanade, intersected by one of Portland’s busiest bikeways, and graced with expansive views of the Willamette River and the downtown skyline, Peace Memorial Park was established as a public place to honor victims of war, both military and civilian, by the Porland chapter of Veterans for Peace.

Advanced Registration: Please RSVP on the SOLVE website.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month. Except November and December are combined due to holidays and will be on Friday, Dec. 12, 7-9am.

The monthly vigil for Keaton Otis is held at 6pm on the 12th of every month. Keaton Otis was a young Black man killed by the Portland police on May 12, 2010 in Lloyd in 2010 at NE 6th and NE Halsey. The police admitted they stopped him for “looking like a gangster”. Keaton’s father Fred Bryant started the monthly vigil on the 12 of the month after his son’s murder on the spot where Keaton’s life was taken. Fred Bryant did this for over three years, fighting for justice for his son, every single month in the rain, the dark, the heat, and the snow. Fred Bryant passed away on October 29, 2013.

His family and community have committed to continuing the vigils every month on the 12th, until justice is achieved for Keaton, for Fred, and for our whole community.

Since 2019 Lloyd EcoDistrict has been working with the Black-led Justice for Keaton Otis collective to memorialize the life of Keaton Otis. Join us and community members at the corner of NE 6th and NE Halsey on the 12th of every month at 6:00 PM to remember Keaton and call for justice.

Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForKeatonOtis

Nitro Circus: Off The Rails

Nitro Circus’ electrifying live event is coming to Portland. Get ready for an exhilarating ride, you gotta see to believe. Co-founded by iconic superstar Travis Pastrana, Nitro Circus features world-class athletes and world-class daredevils at the top of their game in FMX, BMX, Skate, Scooter, and everything in between.

The “Off the Rails” tour is better than ever with a new generation of gravity-defying thrill-seekers and rule-breakers. This elite athlete lineup will push the boundaries of what’s possible with jaw-dropping stunts, high-flying tricks, and heart-pounding excitement. Experience all-new competitions that pit the best against the best in never-been-done showdowns.

Join the action. Feel the adrenaline. Get closer to the competition like never before.

More info here.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month.

Breakfast on the Bridges (BonB)

Grab some hot coffee and breakfast to-go on your bike or walk commute into Lloyd the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 AM on:

• The east end of the Steel Bridge (north end of the Eastbank Esplanade)

• The north landing of the Blumenauer Bridge—donuts sponsored by Go Lloyd!

This fun community tradition is made possible by Shift volunteers each month. Learn more about Breakfast on the Bridges and get involved here.

Breakfast on the Bridges happens 7:00 – 9:00 am on the last Friday of every month. Well… pretty much. At the end of the year, both BonB’s land near major holidays, so the Thanksgiving and Christmas BonB events are combined and placed near St. Lucia’s day, Dec 11th.