The Village Building Convergence, organized by the City Repair Project, is an annual collaboration and cross pollination of neighbors, groups and civic partnerships to transform our city.
Learn about the possibilities of natural materials using traditional techniques that have been around for hundreds of years! In this workshop, you will learn about building with earth-based materials such as straw, clay, wood, and stone. In particular, we will focus on how to create, use, and maintain cob structures, a traditional durable building material made of earth, straw, clay and water.
Join us for our first Wednesday potluck! Open to the public.
What is permaculture, and how do we use it to create spaces that honor nature and our relationship with it? In this workshop, we will guide you through the principles of permaculture, and work through exercises using these principles to design spaces.
Looking for advice on next steps, feedback on your project, or other detailed support? This is your time!
Join us for our first Wednesday potluck! Open to the public.
This workshop will guide participants through the logistics of planning a successful street painting, Our street painting guide will be provided to all participants at the end of the session.
This free, easy workshop will show you how to mix papercrete and form it into a mold.
Papercrete is a versatile material made with upcycled paper, cement and perlite. It can be sculpted into any shape. It’s paintable, durable and surprisingly weather resistant; the pot you make today will last outside for many years.
Looking for advice on next steps, feedback on your project, or other detailed support? This is your time!
Online Meeting Info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dkk-dtpu-vkz
Or dial: (US) +1 413-758-2672 PIN: 646 587 891#
In this workshop, we explore ideas of placemaking and ways to create connection and belonging between people and places. We go over temporary (ephemeral) placemaking as well as permanent placemaking.
Join us for our first Wednesday potluck! Open to the public.
Join us as we light up the night at the Portland Winter Lights Festival! This year, we’re bringing a Community Wishing Tree, where you can add your hopes, dreams, and intentions for the year ahead. Stop by, connect with neighbors, and experience the magic of community-powered placemaking!
Join us for our first Wednesday potluck! Open to the public.
Come network, attend workshops, and engage in meaningful discussions that empower our community to take action with a focus on regenerative agriculture, placemaking, community building, climate resilience, and land tending.
City Repair will have a model on display at the City Of Possibility exhibit! The model is part of a winning proposal for Portland’s 1998 Monumental Ideas competition.
Please join us for the grand opening at 401 SW 5th, set for Friday, January 31st at 6pm!
Join us for our first Wednesday potluck! Open to the public.
Join us for our weekly meeting with the core team, and first Wednesday potluck! Open to the public.
Thank you so much to those who participated in City Repair's design-build workshop at the Rebuilding Center as part of VBC 2024! We're finally ready to dust off the project and finish what we started. Kicking off City Repair's monthly Placemaking Event Series, we'll be gathering to add the finishing structure, paint, and weatherproofing for the bench's final home. After the workshop, we'll join in on the All Souls Procession at Green Anchors and Cathedral Park, which is a short 5-10 minute walk away.
Bench Completion + Potluck
Where: Private address in St. John’s - RSVP to aroch@cityrepair.org for address!
When: 12pm-4pm
What: Completing our design-build bench and sharing food and company! This will be a casual work party rather than a workshop environment.
Bring: A dish, snack or drink to share. Feel free to bring things to be cooked on the grill. We'll be working with tools in a garage/outside with rain cover, so please dress accordingly.
All Souls Procession
Where: Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St. Portland, OR 97203
When: Procession from 5pm-7pm, with an optional afterparty
What: A community art event and ritual celebration honoring the dead, complete with costumes, puppets, and live music. Learn more here: https://pdxallsouls.org/
Bring: A Day of the Dead/All Souls-inspired outfit (or makeup and supplies to put together a mask after/during the bench gathering!) Don’t forget to dress for rain!
All are welcome, including folks who did not participate in the original workshop. Let me know if you have any questions and please RSVP by emailing Austin at aroch@cityrepair.org. You're welcome to join in one or both events!
No need to worry about the weather—Halloween on Holman Street will keep the fun going with a kid friendly maze, covered play areas, plus hot chocolate and snacks for everyone. Come in costume and enjoy the night with your neighbors!
Sales start on Tue Sep 3rd 2024, 10:00 am PDT. Get your lowest price tickets before the tiers sell out!
Join Mark Lakeman to learn how to create a hands-on creation of an amazing driftwood fence with our neighbor Books With Pictures, best comic store in the world! All tools and materials will be provided, but work gloves are highly recommended!
Join Rhythm Seed Farm and City Repair this Sunday for this free event! The T-Horse will be coming out, and there will be a seed harvest, cider pressing, mulch workshop, garden tour, music, and more!
Cancelled this month! Join us for our next weekly Wednesday meeting with the core team. Open to the public.
This is a social hangout potluck for City Repair volunteers, family, and friends! We’ll meet up in a park (location TBD) to share food, make some artwork, and spend some quality time together. Similar to our short-lived art takeover events, we will transform and occupy public space, inviting passerby to join in.
Come enjoy the company of fellow art and crafters for an evening at Hedron Hackerspace/Manifestation PDX. We’d love to create with you!
Join us for our weekly meeting with the core team! Open to the public.
Join us for a fun-filled community day! There will be food, the T-Horse and a LOT of painting. This is a HUGE project, and WE NEED YOU! Please select this event for more details and contact options. Sign up for shifts HERE.
We’ve adjusted the time to start at 5:30pm, because it got dark at 7:30pm last week! Come enjoy the company of fellow art and crafters for an evening. Please RSVP to bharmon@cityrepair.org for an address. We’d love to create with you!
Bring a book or two to donate, and kick up your feet with us on September 20, from 12-3 PM. We will be transforming 3 parking spaces on NE 9th & Multnomah into the Lloyd Living Room—a public cozy space complete with comfy furnishings, books, board games, warm drinks and treats!
Join us for our weekly meeting with the core team! Open to the public.
PBOT is looking for volunteers to assist in finishing up the building of a new stage at Ankeny Rainbow Road (SE Ankeny & 28th) No experience needed. Shifts 2 & 3 preferred for volunteers! Select for shift times.
