Events - Week View

RWV Song Circle - Indoors, In-person

Where: St Luke Lutheran Church - Shalom Center, 4545 SW California St, Portland

When: Second Sunday of each month.

Description: Everyone is welcome to join us, no vocal talent required! Led by Joan Glassel with her guitar, we sing everything from folk to pop to Broadway and rock and roll classics, and we are open to all suggestions! St. Music to welcome spring will be featured, e.g., Here Comes the Sun.

No registration needed - just bring your voice and show up!

Click on this event for a Google Map of St Luke‘s Shalom Center location.

Monday TED Talk Discussion - via Zoom - Hosted by WLLO Village

WLLO hosts a running series of Monday Ted Talks via Zoom, open to all villagers.

Each week we will choose a brief video to watch together and then have a short discussion.

Please remember to mute yourself while watching the video!

To RSVP and Register, please Call or email WLLO Village for the meeting link, 503-308-8223, info@wllovillage.org.

If you are on WLLO’s mailing list, you will receive notices of additional events.

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Viva Village Forum - The Beaverton Library: Our Valuable Community Asset - In Person, Indoors

Where: First United Methodist Church, Wesley Room, 12555 SW 4th Street, Beaverton

Description: Addie Mathis, Beaverton Library Outreach Specialist, and Beth Gilbert, Community Engagement Librarian, will talk about the wide variety of services offered, events relevant to seniors and the challenges the library faces.

Time for questions. No Charge. Open to all! Refreshments served.

RSVP RECOMMENDED: Register on the Viva Village website or contact the Viva Village office: 503-746-5082 or vivavillageevents@gmail.com

Click on this event for the event registration link, the Viva Village email link and for a Google map of event location.

In-Person Coffee Hour - Indoors, In-person

Hosted by Village Without Walls

Where: Tous les Jours - Orenco Station, 6221 NE Cornell Rd, Hillsboro, Oregon.

This is a great way to get acquainted and learn more about the Village community. Everyone welcome! French/Korean bakery with coffee, tea and other treats available for purchase. Look for our table in the seating area.

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RWV Annual Meeting Luncheon - Indoors, In-Person

Where: Patricia Whiting Dining Hall in Metzger Park, 8400 SW Hemlock, Tigard 97223 (Near Hall Blvd.) or Online via Zoom.

Registration Required: So that we can order the food, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 10th by clicking on the Register Now button or by contacting the River West Office by phone: 503-495-4934 or info@riverwestvillage.org. Don‘t forget to bring your River West badge, if you have one. Click on this event to see the Register Now button.

Description: Come join us at our 6th Annual Meeting. Lunch is on us. This is a time for members, volunteers and other villagers to come together, catch up on Village news and make plans for the year. We’ll also have River West brochures you can take for your neighbors and friends. Just bring yourself (and maybe a friend) and we will provide the lunch!

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RWV Men‘s Coffee - In-Person Informal Social Event - Raleigh Hills New Seasons Market

Description: Informal social event for men involved with River West Village each Wednesday morning. It is a great way to get acquainted and learn more about the Village. Please join us for general discussions, ideas, and community. Everyone welcome!

Location: Raleigh Hills New Seasons Market, 7300 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy in Raleigh Hills.

Please click on this event for a Google Map to the in-person meeting location.

RWV Women‘s Coffee - Indoors, In-person

Where: Multnomah Arts Center, Senior Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy, Multnomah Village

Gather to talk and get to know others. All are welcome; come get to know us! Bring a beverage or enjoy the Senior Center coffee or tea by the cup with a donation.

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Viva Village Women’s Coffee In-Person, Indoors

When: Every Wednesday

Where: New Seasons Market Cedar Hills, 3495 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard, Beaverton 97005.

RSVP recommended, 503-746-5082 or vivavillageevents@gmail.com.

Click on this event for link to the Viva Village email and to a Google Map of the Coffee location.

RWV Kanopy Movie Group Discussion - Third Thursday each month online via Zoom.

Movie this Month: Past Lives (2023) Past Lives is a 2023 American romantic drama film written and directed by Celine Song in her feature directorial debut. THIS IS A CHANGE IN THE MOVIE SELECTION (April 13th)

Description: Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora‘s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.

Watch the movie via the web application "Kanopy" anytime before the discussion date and bring your comments and insights to the online discussion. (This film also may be available for viewing on a commercial streaming service.)

Kanopy is free through the Multnomah or Washington County library websites.

For more information about how to sign up for Kanopy, for the link to the movie trailer, and to gain access to the link to the Kanopy Zoom movie discussion, click on this event.

Third Thursday Happy Hour at Corner 14 - In-Person, Indoors

Hosted by Village at the Falls

Where: Corner 14, 508 14th Street, Oregon City (Click on this event for a Google Map of the event location.)

RSVP REQUIRED: Please click on this event to find the registration link.

Description: Join us on the Third Thursday of each month at Corner 14 for food, drinks and discussion. All are welcome! Hope you can make it!

Sunnyside East Village Coffee Break - In-person, Indoors

Where: New Seasons Market Cafe, 15861 Happy Valley Town Center Drive, Happy Valley OR

Description: Sunnyside East is a developing Village in Happy Valley and Clackamas. This is a great opportunity to catch up on the progress we’ve made and it’s a chance to tell us what services you would like to see the Village offer. Come to our Coffee Break and help us build our Village.

We will be gathering in the New Seasons Market cafe area, just inside the store.

To learn more about Sunnyside East Village, please visit our website: https://sunnysideeastvillage.org/

Click on this event for a Google Map of the Coffee Break and for the link to the village website.

RWV Walking Group - Pendleton Park Play Area - Outdoors, In Person

Where: Meet at Pendleton Park Play Area, SW 55th Avenue and Iowa Street
Portland, OR 97221

Anyone can join. The length of the walk is about 1.5 miles at a very moderate pace. Please be prompt; The group starts walking no later than 10:05 a.m.

Dogs are welcome.

Meet near the picnic table near playground area. Look for Janet Hummel or Kay Cashman. Alternate start locations can be discussed and the group could split into fast and slower walkers if there are enough participants.

Click on this event for a Google Map of Pendelton Park.

RWV Art Club - Third Friday of the Month. In-Person meeting at Multnomah Arts Center - Senior Center.

The Art Club gets together every month to talk about art, share resource ideas and spend time working on simple projects; mostly drawing or things that aren‘t too big or messy. Bring projects you are working on to share and get feedback from fellow artists too.

When: Third Friday of each month, starting at 1:30 PM.

Location: Neighborhood House Senior Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway in Multnomah Village. Please plan to wear a face mask.

For more information, contact Nancy Brown: 503-369-2323 or nancybrown96@yahoo.com

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Aging Well Speaker Series - 2024 Indoors, In-person

Monthly presentation sponsored by North Star Village

SECOND PRESENTATION OF SERIES: 2:00 - 3:30 PM, Friday April 19th

WHERE: All presentations in this monthly series are at the Daybreak Cohousing Common House, 2525 N. Killingsworth St., Portland 97217

APRIL 19TH TOPIC: POSITIVE AGING AND RESILIENCY - Learn where ageist beliefs come from and how to identify them in our day-to-day lives. Start to uncover and reset internalized negative age beliefs, debunk age myths, and learn how to become a paradigm-shifting, narrative-changing champion of aging for yourself and future generations.

Presenter: Kera Magarill, MA - Washington County Aging Services

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Pre-registration is required. To register, contact Liz Kennedy at lizkennedy1@icloud.com and include your name, email address, phone number, and village.

Click on this event for a Google Map of the event location, for the registration email link, for more information about the event, and for the titles and dates of the monthly presentations - March thru July 2024.

RWV Friday Happy Hour Social, In-person, Indoors

Location this Friday: The Mill Cafe and Lounge, River‘s Edge Hotel, 455 S Hamilton Ct., Portland, OR 97239. South of South Waterfront neighborhood near Cottonwood Bay Park.

No need to RSVP, just show up.

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Earth Day - Community Celebration at Multnomah Village

Location: Along SW Capitol Hwy between SW 31st and SW 35th St., Multnomah Village (Click on this event for a Google Map of the event location.)

Description: Activities all day to honor the planet! Join the Fun ! There will be live music, food, open shops, and kids activities.

The River West Village booth area will be in front of Level Beer Taproom, next to Annie Bloom‘s Books.

Volunteers are needed to help at the booth in 2 hour shifts. To volunteer contact the office at 503-495-4934 to sign up for a shift and help us with our outreach.

Click on this event for more information about the RWV Outreach event.