Get ready to dive into the exciting events happening in our wonderful community with Around the Pearl as your ultimate guide!

Art In The Pearl: 30 Years of Artists, Craftsmanship & Community on Labor Day

Art In The Pearl is back! Over one hundred artists gather to show and sell work that actually deserves your attention: fine wooden furniture, stunning paintings, photography that stops you in your tracks, glass, clay, metal, jewelry, and everything in between.

Date & Time | Saturday & Sunday, September 5th and September 6th, 2026 (10am-5pm)| Monday September 7th, 2026 (10am-4pm)
Location | The Northwest Park blocks of Portland, Oregon, between W Davis and NW Flanders at NW 8th Avenue.
FREE entry

artinthepearl.com

The Pearl District Culinary Farmers Market is a curated "Chef’s Market" celebrating the connection between Oregon’s premier farms and Portland’s top kitchens. Launching as a key initiative of Re-Ignite The Pearl, the market transforms NW 13th Avenue into a vibrant community hub featuring peak-season produce, artisan breads and milks, neighborhood restaurant features, live music, breakfast bites, and local wine.

Every Sunday thru October, 2026

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

📍 NW 13th Ave (between Everett & Glisan)

🎟️ FREE entry

@pd_culinaryfarmersmarket

Mono Space is a high fidelity listening gallery dedicated to the preservation of music culture and the presentation of music recordings as works of art.  

Located in a renovated warehouse in Portland’s historic Pearl District, this nonprofit venture provides opportunities for collective deep listening experiences, while offering public programming that opens up the layered worlds of recorded music, past and present.

Check out upcoming events here: mono-space.org/blogs/events

Powell’s downtown location continues to host acclaimed authors this season.

Visit www.powells.com/events for full event details and RSVPs.

Every Saturday and Sunday, recharge with the perfect combo of gentle yoga and playful puppy energy. Spots fill fast—sign up today for your weekly dose of joy! @puppiesyogaportland

Location: 13 NW 13th St

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The 2026 PDNA Pearl Party will be Saturday, September 19th!

Support your community and all the organizations that make the Pearl so special with local food and drink, vendors, and live music.

Family-friendly with live music spinning all afternoon, local food and drinks fueling the good vibes, artisan vendors and that special neighborhood energy that only happens when the community gathers.

Date | September 19th, 2026

Time | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location | NW 13th Ave (between Hoyt & Irving)

• FREE entry

• Live Music 

• Local Food and Drink 

www.pearldistrict.org

New Students Welcome Anytime!Our acting classes & workshops will guide you on your perfect audition, on-camera acting techniques, character development, scene study & More!

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Trivia Night every Monday at 7pm. Grab your friends and family, play for cool prizes, and check out our trivia night specials!

10 Barrel Brewing

Let's stay curious and get quizzical! Join us at Battle Creek for Trivia with Sierra. Expect a mix of questions, challenges, and surprises, with gift card prizes for our top three teams.

Multiple dates between Aug 19 and Dec 9, 2026

6:00 PM - 7:45 PM

Reserve your spot today!

Trivia Night

Knowledge is Power at The Fields!

Date: Tuesday nights

Time: 7 pm

Location:139 NW 11th Ave, Pearl District Portland, OR 

Details: assemble your dream team of up to 8 people, enjoy our excellent drinks and food, and compete for exciting prizes. Challenge accepted? thefieldspdx.com

Brushstrokes & Bites, a special community fundraiser hosted by Urban Restaurant Group at Venue 13.

100% of your $35 ticket purchase benefits North Pole Studio. Walk-ins day of are welcome, so bring a friend, come hungry and come support North Pole Studio!

Tickets | brushstrokes-bites-tickets

Time | 6-9pm

Date | Thursday September 3, 2026

Location | Venue 13, 1355 NW Everett St Ste 120Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Instagram | @northpolepdx, urpdx

Learn more | North Pole Studio

Join us on Thursday, September 10 from 5 - 8 pm for an evening to sip, stroll, and experience Portland's creative scene in the Pearl District.

Explore participating vineyards and partnered showrooms and galleries.

Date | September 10, 20265

Time | 5pm - 8pm

Location | Pearl District, Portland

Evesham Wood and Haden Fig Winery at Adams and Ollman

Stoller at Ann Sacks

Copious Cellars at Black Gallery

Meliora Wine Company at Blackfish Gallery

Elk Cove at Elizabeth Leach Gallery

Rain Dance Vineyards at Hive

Patricia Green Cellars at The Joinery

Rex Hill at Laura Vincent Design & Gallery

Portland Wine Co. at SMG Collective

Kandu Ranch Wines at Waterstone Gallery

Sokol Blosser Winery at Visual Comfort

Finite Cellars at Light + Home

Dominio IV Wines at Pedini NW

Questions | contact art@elizabethleach.com

PNCA will create an abundant still-life tableau with live models for you to paint from, in celebration of creativity and the shared experience of making art together in community.

Current students, alumni, staff, faculty, and friends of PNCA are invited to come create and connect with the PNCA community.

What to bring |We'll have easels, drawing horses, tables, and shared materials available, including paper, charcoal, acrylic paints, and watercolors. Feel free to bring your favorite art supplies or preferred materials to work with- whether that's your own canvas, sketchbook, markers, paints, brushes, or other drawing and painting tools. (Please no oil paints. Due to studio safety requirements.)

RSVP Eventbrite| pnca-paints-at-first-thursday-tickets

Date | Thursday, September 3, 2026

Time | 5-7 pm

Location | PNCA Lemelson Studio: 511 Northwest Broadway, Portland, OR 97209

Instagram | @ccac_pnca, @p_n_c_a

PNCA Community Events and First Thursday pnca.willamette.edu/culture/community

Networking Coffee Wednesday, Sept. 16th, 8:00-9:00am

Join the Business Support Committee for a morning of networking over coffee, where business connections are made and friendships are forged - don't miss out!

Venue courtesy of the Joinery.

102 Northwest 9th Avenue

Portland, Oregon, 97209

Reserve a spot here.

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What to bring |We'll have easels, drawing horses, tables, and shared materials available, including paper, charcoal, acrylic paints, and watercolors. Feel free to bring your favorite art supplies or preferred materials to work with- whether that's your own canvas, sketchbook, markers, paints, brushes, or other drawing and painting tools. (Please no oil paints. Due to studio safety requirements.)

RSVP Eventbrite| pnca-paints-at-first-thursday-tickets

Date | Thursday, September 3, 2026

Time | 5-7 pm

Location | PNCA Lemelson Studio: 511 Northwest Broadway, Portland, OR 97209

Instagram | @ccac_pnca, @p_n_c_a

PNCA Community Events and First Thursday pnca.willamette.edu/culture/community

Portland Center Stage is kicking off their 20th season in The Armory with playwright Kate Hamill’s sparkling adaptation of Jane Austen’s PRIDE & PREJUDICE, directed by Marissa Wolf.

Kushi Beauchamp as Lizzy
Setareki as Mr. Darcy
Ashlee Radney as Jane/Miss De Bourgh
Nicole Marie Green as Lydia/Lady Catherine
Treasure Lunan as Mary/Mr. Bingley
Dana Green as Mrs. Bennet
Michael O’Connell as Mr. Bennet/Charlotte Lucas
Janice Munk as Wickham/Mr. Collins/Miss Bingley
Charles Grant as Mr. Darcy (Replacement, October 21–25)

Date | September 27-October 25

Location | Portland Center Stage at the Armory
128 NW Eleventh Ave
Portland, OR 97209
503-445-3700
boxoffice@pcs.org

🫖 Get ready to spill some tea with the Bennet sisters! 🎟️ Previews begin September 27, and tickets are on sale now at pcs.org

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Instagram: @blackfish_gallery

Location: 938 NW Everett St., Portland, OR 97209

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Instagram: @blueskygallerypdx

Location: 122 Northwest 8th Ave. Portland, OR, 97209

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Instagram: @elizabethleachgallery

Location: 417 NW 9th Ave. Portland, OR 97209

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Instagram:‍ ‍@gallery114

Location: 1100 Building | 1100 NW Glisan St., Portland, OR 9720:

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Instagram: @gathermakeshelter

Location: 1335 NW Kearney St. Portland, 97209

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Instagram: @imperfecta.xyz

Location: 809 NW Flanders St, Portland OR 97209 USA

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Instagram: @lvdesignandgallery

Location: 824 NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209

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Instagram: @theblackgallerypdx

Location: 916 NW Flanders ST, Portland, OR

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Instagram | @northpolepdx

Location | 1039 Building |514 NW 11th Ave Suite 203, Portland, OR 97209

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Instagram: @waterstonegallery

Location: 124 NW 9th Ave. Portland, OR 97209