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Open space to connect via conversation, outings and more with other male NE Village members and volunteers.

Looking to reconnect with old friends and/or make new ones? This gathering is a new/old tradition of women coming together to discuss anything and everything while enjoying a cuppa. Meet inside or outdoors on the patio, weather permitting. Open to all Village women (members and volunteers alike). No registration required - just show up!

Wheelchair accessible.

(NOTE: THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1 BUT WAS RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS)

This birdwatching outing is open to all Village members. We will be looking at water fowl on the ponds and other birds in the woods, fields and sky. The walk is approximately 1/2 mile. The path is level, and can get a little muddy depending upon recent weather. Attendees are encouraged to bring binoculars if you have them; Bill Bradford will also be bringing a scope.

The group will be led by Bill Bradford, who has been birding in Oregon for 30 years. He will be joined by NE Villager Kathy Oliver who has been birding with Bill for more than 15 years.

Monthly meeting for the office volunteers.

This webinar will clarify what rightsizing is and what it isn‘t, why it is important to rightsize, and how NE Village volunteers can assist members with rightsizing services.

Presenter: Dianne Wessel volunteers for NEV and North Star Village specializing in rightsizing. As a retired RN/Professional Organizer she has much experience working with older adults helping them optimize their living space for the way they live today.

Monthly meeting of this team

This intimate gathering is for newish members (people who joined the Village in the past 2 years) to learn more about the services/opportunities that the Village has to offer, and to find out how to get more engaged in this member-driven program.

Solo Agers define themselves as older adults who rely upon primarily upon themselves to handle the issues and problems that aging entails. The members of the group define what solo aging means to them--not any one quality or circumstance. Group members offer one another useful resources and approaches to managing life on their own and create a welcoming space to share and receive support for their unique aging experience. Facilitated by NEV Member Kathleen Walsh.

This event will include a potluck followed by a recounting of our Village story using a participatory model involving attendees.

In addition to a potluck dish, attendees are strongly encouraged to bring their own plates, bowl, flatware and cup to help minimize waste.

Wheelchair accessible.

Discussion of the business of the Membership Committee.

This presentation is an exploration of this iconic butterfly, its challenge to survive, and what we all can do to improve its chances.


Presenter: Ida Galash is a native Portlander living in NE, mother of three, grandmother of two, a life-long gardener, and founder of Portland Monarchs, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people help monarchs and all our pollinator friends.

Wheelchair accessible.

The movies for discussion are about singing groups: "The Commitments" (1991) from Ireland, and "The Sapphires" (2012) from Australia. Both are available on Netflix and other streaming services.


We welcome new members. Registration is required so we‘ll know how many are coming.

Wheelchair accessible.

Open space to connect via conversation, outings and more with other male NE Village members and volunteers.

Looking to reconnect with old friends and/or make new ones? This gathering is a new/old tradition of women coming together to discuss anything and everything while enjoying a cuppa. Meet inside or outdoors on the patio, weather permitting. Open to all Village women (members and volunteers alike). No registration required - just show up!

Wheelchair accessible.

This presentation is open to anyone interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities with NE Village. Registration recommended in case of inclement weather.

Join us this month as we go ‘Vietnamese’ at the Bamboo House, noted for its delicious spring rolls, pork bahn mi, and bowls of Pho, a traditional soup with an exquisite broth, among others.

Reasonably priced as well as wheelchair accessible. Street parking.

Register by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

Each Conversations on Aging "Let‘s Talk" is an informal, interactive discussion with peers,facilitated by Conversations on Aging volunteers.

It‘s important to think about where and how we will live as we age. How to focus on what matters and let go of the things that don’t help us thrive. Explore diverse thoughts about downsizing and what it means to you.


This event is offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Rec. Wheelchair accessible.

Join Soil to Supper on Friday, April 17th for a native plant field trip! We will be taking a van ride to one of the city’s parks to learn about the city’s conversion to native plants. We’ll see what they removed and which native plants have been the most successful. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about native plants. The tour and van are part of Portland Parks and Recreation. Space is limited; registration required.

Come shop our spring pop-up sale. We will have all sorts of landscaping shrubs available: barberry, lilac, spirea, viburnum, weigela, potentilla, fountain grass and more. There will also be an assortment of small trees. Shrubs for $20 (3-5 gallon) and trees for $60. Arrangements can be made for tree delivery and installation. Plants along with expert garden advice provided by Dean Fagan, owner of Vivero Plant Nursery. Twenty percent of the proceeds goes to NEV.

Come shop our spring pop-up sale. We will have all sorts of landscaping shrubs available: barberry, lilac, spirea, viburnum, weigela, potentilla, fountain grass and more. There will also be an assortment of small trees. Shrubs for $20 (3-5 gallon) and trees for $60. Arrangements can be made for tree delivery and installation. Plants along with expert garden advice provided by Dean Fagan, owner of Vivero Plant Nursery. Twenty percent of the proceeds goes to NEV.

BareBones Theater Productions presents "Dorothy‘s Dictionary" by local playwright E.M. Lewis. Sparks fly when Zan, an angry high school student, is forced to work off his community service assignment helping Dorothy, an ailing librarian. But each of them might just have what the other needs... if they can only find the words. Dorothy’s Dictionary is a heartfelt ode to connection across divides, the search for hope in dire circumstances, and finding the beauty in what’s right in front of you, featuring Katie Prentiss and Am Blank. This play is 60 minutes with no intermission.


This play is open to all members/volunteers of the NE Community Center and the Rose City Community Collective. Admission to the play is free but registration is required. Donations gratefully accepted to benefit BareBones Productions.

Sponsored by Northeast Village and the Rose City Park Community Collective.

Recommended for ages 13+. Wheelchair accessible.

Info session for anyone interested in learning more about becoming a member of NE Village. No registration required.

Back by popular demand, this conversational class will explore how to make decisions and communicate with loved ones in advance in order to improve our one chance to die well. We’ll look at documents (Advance Directive and POLST) as well as enhanced methods to ensure our wishes are known and followed. We’ll consider options like Medical Aid in Dying and issues that arise with a diagnosis of progressive dementia. (Note: this is a repeat of the class that was offered earlier this year.)

Presenter: Northeast Community Center Member Gretchen Brauer-Rieke, is a retired nurse-practitioner – currently an Advance Care Planning Facilitator – with a master‘s degree in nursing and a post-master‘s certificate in nursing education. Following a passion for helping people die well instead of getting caught up in unwanted and futile medical care, she sought further education in the end-of-life field and integrative thanatology in order to help community members plan, in advance, for a better experience of dying. She has been offering seminars and webinars to groups in the Pacific Northwest for almost 15 years.

This event is open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.

This group meets monthly in one of our homes. Our goal is to have a quiet, comfortable place where people can hear each other and share feelings, thoughts and questions in a supportive environment.

The group is intended to serve anyone who has suffered a loss recently or in the past and is looking for support in navigating a new reality, sharing their experience or finding resources to cope with grief, loss or the challenges of living on one’s own.

There is no moderator for this group. We are simply people who share the experience of having lost someone dear to us and are looking for support or to provide support to others in a similar situation.

Join us for a tour of this lovely community which offers all three levels of care: independent; assisted; and memory care. Their activity program is robust and dining is fabulous (we will have a chance to taste the food when we eat lunch there). It is a month to month structure rent structure.

Space is limited to 15 total for this outing so please RSVP promptly to reserve your spot! Please be considerate of others and cancel in advance if your plans change.

This training is required for anyone wanting to volunteer for the Village.

By popular demand NE Village is starting Mahjong groups! These classes are perfect for all levels of people who want to learn American style Mahjong. Carlie Dunn and Cathy Kaspar have graciously agreed to shepherd us through the in and outs of the game. No equipment needed; we’ll provide the Mahjong sets and the rule cards.

This group will meet weekly to facilitate folks learning the game.


Note: a Chinese style Mahjong group is also starting and will be offered on Wednesdays. See the Events calendar for info.

This gathering is for all Member Support Volunteers including drivers, rightsizers, yardworkers, tech supporters, home repairers, and anyone who provides direct support to members. This will be an interactive session where we will explore ideas and strategies to help combat loneliness and isolation within our Village community.

Organized by the Volunteer Coordination Team. Wheelchair accessible.

This month the group will be discussing "The World without Us" by Alan Weisman.

The Page Turners book group has four (yes! 4) openings. This is a women’s book group that reads narrative nonfiction. If you’re interested in joining, please contact Carlie Dunn at carliedunn22@gmail.com.

In this Lunch & Learn, participants will discuss the cause and degree of the current state of political polarization and how it creates policy gridlock, undermines democratic institutions, and sabotages personal relationships. We then outline the social science research that suggests what individuals and organizations can do to work across differences so communities can move forward in a productive way and solve problems.

Facilitated by Bill Howe, Boardmember for SAGE (Senior Advocates for Generational Equity). SAGE engages older adults in causes that benefit younger and future generations. Bill is also the founder of the SAGE Citizen Project, which offers a series of events to inspire and support people to work across political and other differences to solve problems. In addition to his service with SAGE, Bill has practiced family law for 50 years and he has devoted significant time and energy to family court reform. He is a highly accomplished lawyer and has been appointed by several Chief Justices to serve as the Vice-chair of Oregon’s Statewide Family Law Advisory Committee from 1998 through 2020.

Wheelchair accessible.

We meet to inspire one another; we share our work, our process and our knowledge of tools and supplies. All crafts and arts are welcome. (Note: our current locale does not allow us to do projects at our meetings.)

Wheelchair accessible.

NOTE: in the case of inclement weather, please check the Events calendar for updates to the schedule.

We will be discussing the "The Roe Code" by Kate Quinn

Note: this group is now accepting new members. Please contact Ann Crockett if interested.

By popular demand NE Village is starting Mahjong groups! These classes are perfect for all levels who are interested in learning Chinese style Mahjong. Janet Jump has graciously agreed to shepherd us through the in and outs of the game. No equipment needed; we’ll provide the Mahjong sets.

This group will meet weekly to facilitate folks learning the game.


Note: an American style Mahjong group is also starting and will be offered on Fridays. See the Events calendar for info.

Looking to reconnect with old friends and/or make new ones? This gathering is a new/old tradition of women coming together to discuss anything and everything while enjoying a cuppa. Meet inside or outdoors on the patio, weather permitting. Open to all Village women (members and volunteers alike). No registration required - just show up!

Wheelchair accessible.

Come learn about and see the many tools available to support you aging in place. This tour of the Community Vision building, one of the first universally-designed buildings in Portland! The nonprofit supports people with disabilities to enable them to live more independently. We will visit the Community Vision Assistive Technology Lab‘s demonstration "living room" and kitchen, and learn about their free Loan Closet program. Participants will have an opportunity to see the many ways to make modifications that enable living at home possible when certain activities become challenging.

Wheelchair accessible.