In the issue of the Merc that will be hitting streets tomorrow, I put together a handy roundup of all the small-business vendors’ pop-ups and holiday bazaars I could find. You’re welcome! It did take forever, actually! But it’s go-time for everyone, so I’m padding that info out for the week with other trunk shows, book launches, and sales that didn’t exactly fit the definition of holiday hoopla necessary to condense things for print.
The point being, it’s a busy week:
TUES DEC 1
• Woonwinkel has a new website, and if you shop it now you can take 25 percent off with the promo code “COLORMEHAPPY.” Woonwinkel, 935 SW Washington
• You have until midnight to take 25 percent off your purchase from the AK Vintage web site, and if you haven’t yet seen the new object collection, New Myth, prepare to be charmed to pieces by wall decorations and chimes. akstudio.co, till midnight with code “akstudio25”
• Mercantile‘s featured brand this week is Lafayette 148‘s holiday collection, including petite and plus sizes. Mercantile, 729 SW Alder, Tues Dec 1-Sat Dec 5
WED DEC 2
• Portland Made founder Kelley Roy’s new book, Portland Made: The Makers of Portland’s Manufacturing Renaissance launches today with a two-part celebration. First, head to Powell’s for an introduction by Roy plus a Q&A panel with some of the featured makers, then head across the street to MadeHerePDX for the after party. Powell’s, 1005 W Burnside, Wed Dec 2, 7:30 pm; MadeHerePDX, 40 NW 10th, 9-11 pm
- Portland Made
THURS DEC 3
• Halo Shoes is featuring a pop-up guest from our city’s East Coast name-twin, the other Portland (of Maine). Sea Bags re-purposes sails as bags and other accessories, while Jill McGowan specializes in women’s shirts. Halo Shoes, 938 NW Everett, Thurs Dec 3-Sat Dec 5, 11 am-6 pm, Sun Dec 6, noon-5 pm
• Alder & Co. is having a holiday party, and everyone’s invited. There’ll be champagne, photos with Santa, and holiday trimming among the shops goldmine of gift items. 616 SW 12th, Thurs Dec 3, 5-8 pm
• One of the hottest trends in publishing right now is the booming adult coloring business, and I can’t even begin to describe how so totally down I am with this. Portland-based gardening and horticulture publishing house Timber Press is in on the game too, and tonight they host a coloring party (!) for Color the Natural World. Join the artist, Zoe Keller, over wine and snacks to fill in her gorgeous illustrations. Land Gallery, 3925 N Mississippi, Thurs Dec 3, 6-8 pm
- Timber Press
• Luxury bedding with luxury lingerie is a hard combination to argue with: French Quarter Linens will be the setting for a Jane’s Vanity fashion show featuring their holiday collection of European loungewear. French Quarter Linens, 530 NW 11th, Thurs Dec 3, 4-7 pm
• Stephanie D Couture debuts the new Day-to-Night collection at an event called Ladies Night Out. Sip, drink, and meet ‘n’ greet alongside the trunk show. Via Delizia, 1105 NW Marshall, Thurs Dec 3, 6-9 pm
• Beijing-based artist and designer Yi Zhou is coming to Portland for a four-part tour with her collection of jewelry. This will include a workshop in which participants will learn to make a model of their own fingers, a DIY collaboration with OLO Frangrance, and a market/exhibition joined by other Beijing-based design labels. Various locations, Thurs Dec 3-Mon Dec 7, full schedule here
• Porch Light hosts a holiday trunk show with ceramics, leather goods, jewelry by artists like Jesseca Anne, teas by T Project, and candles and planters by Aspen Summit. Porch Light, 225 NW 11th, Thurs Dec 3, 5-7 pm
FRI DEC 4
• Agave Denim and Bluer Denim are having a warehouse sale of their American-made denim and knitwear. There will be live music and a charitable jeans exchange going, along with up to 80 percent off retail prices. Agave & Bluer warehouse, 6210 S 11th St, Ridgefield, WA, Fri Dec 4 & Sat Dec 5, 9 am-5 pm, Sun Dec 6, 10 am-4 pm
• The Oregon College of Art and Craft invited Adam Arnold to create a collection using a bag of textiles from ProjectGrow. See the results along with a silent auction on OCAC students’ fashion designs. Oregon College of Art and Craft, Vollum Building, 8245 SW Barnes, Fri Dec 4, 6:30-9 pm
• Shop Late Williams is an annual flash sale that runs all up and down the N Williams corridor—including retailers like Queen Bee, SpielWerk Toys, Ink & Peat, Myoptic, and Workshop Vintage—keeping doors open until (at least) 8 pm. N Williams between Beech & Mason, Fri Dec 4, 5-8 pm
SAT DEC 5
• If you’re into the whole sexy Santa angle, here’s a good’un: Oh Baby Lingerie is is throwing a proper panty party with “Dare to Reveal”: guests will peruse “holiday sexy” styles from some of the shops favorite brands, and there will be a burlesque performance Zora Von Pavonine, plus adult beverages and chocolate, of course. Oh Baby Lingerie, 722 NW 23rd, Sat Dec 5, 7:30-9:30 pm, RVSP necessary
- Oh Baby
• Pacifica Beauty‘s warehouse sales are a doozy, and a great way to stock up on no-brainer gift ideas like lotions and candles priced at up to 80 percent off normal retail. Pacifica, 3135 NW Industrial, Sat Dec 5, 10 am-4 pm and Sun Dec 6, noon-4 pm
• The Caravan Traveling Market is part pop-up and part flea, mixing up new and vintage goods. Look for Moore Custom Goods, New Deal Distillery, Sterling Coffee Roasters, Vintalier, and so many more. 1819 NW Everett, Sat Dec 5, 11 am-6 pm
• The small but excellent Maven Collective vintage market is hosting like-minded makers like Martina Thornhill Designs, Selva Floral, Milk & Honey Textiles, and Modern Artifact, to name a few. Plus: winter cocktail demos, vintage records, and baked goods. Maven Collective, 7819 SE Stark, Sat Dec 5, 4-8 pm
• The quaintly named Decemberville unites virtually all of Westmoreland’s merchants and restaurants. Hell, even the Les Schwab is running a deal. There’s also a free movie, Santa and/or pet pictures, double decker bus rides, ornament making, music, and much much more. All of Westmoreland including every man, woman, and child, Sat Dec 5, all the time
• When it comes to having any kind of good times in cold weather, it’s always wise to tap into the Nordic ways. They make icy conditions look more appealing than anyone, and they get down on holiday tradition. The ScanFair hosts over 70 vendors (like Hovden Formal Farm Wear) plus delicious Nordic food and music. Memorial Coliseum, 300 N Winning Way, Sat Dec 5, 10 am-5 pm & Sun Dec 6, 10 am-4 pm
• Friends of Graphic Design’s annual GOOD Market features work by PSU art and design students, including prints, cards, zines, posters, jewelry, buttons, stickers, apparel, and more. There’s so much, in fact, that they’re splitting it between two venues. Simon Benson House, 1803 SW Park, Sat Dec 5, 9 am-2 pm & Land Gallery, 3925 N Mississippi, Sat Dec 5 & Sun Dec 6, 10 am-7 pm
• Betsy and Iya‘s Better to Give event is where to go for custom stamped local jewelry, plus studio tours, craft projects for kiddos, coffee, and snacks, plus 10 percent of the day’s sales will go to Friends of the Children. Betsy and Iya, 2403 NW Thurman, Sat Dec 5, 10 am-6 pm
• This holiday sale adds tarot readings and drink specials to the mix of vendors, which includes Brehan Todd Jewelry and Smith River Apparel. Leisure Public House, 8002 N Lombard, Sat Dec 5, 11 am-5 pm
SUNDAY, DEC 6
• I can brag to you firsthand about what an advantage it is to wear a size 6 in shoes, but Half Pint‘s really rubbing everyone’s nose in it: For six days starting on the sixth, you can take advantage of a buy-one-get-one-half-off deal just for the lucky sixers. Half Pint, 3920 N Mississippi, Sun Dec 6-Fri Dec 11
• Boulevard de Magenta‘s holiday open house features jewelry from Adriane Panciera and a raffle, and they’ll also be collecting women’s toiletry/hygiene products, new/gently used handbags, socks, and sports bras (through Dec 22) for donation to area women’s shelters. Boulevard de Magenta, 632 SW Pine, Sun Dec 6, 3-7 pm
• Pop Up Shop PDX is a group sale, like most of the small-business holiday efforts, so it’s worth scanning the vendors for a good representation of gift types if the aim is for a one-stop list annihilation: accessories (AK Vintage, Oru, CraftLAB), edibles/drinkables (ALMAchocolate, Mizuba Tea, NW Elixirs, Time and Oak, Missionary Chocolates), apothecary (Menagerie, CH Goble), and home (Non-Perishable Goods, Kelly Pottery, Nell & Mary) hit the major departments. The Cleaners, 403 SW 10th, Sun Dec 6, 10 am-6 pm
• Give Good Gift is trusted and true. This is year five for the festival-like event, which also features food carts, a tree lot, a Santa Claus gif photobooth, carolers, a canned food drive for the Oregon Food Bank, and a happy hour with $1 PBRs. Vendors include some pretty great brands, too: Ace & Jig, Altar, Bridge & Burn, See See Motor Co., Strange Vacation, Betsy & Iya, North of West, Caravan Pacific, Golden Rule, Modern Macrame, MadeHere PDX, Worn Path, <DEEP BREATH> Bee Local, Jacobsen Salt, Olympia Provisions, Pistils, Portland Apothecary, Hand-Eye Supply, Cargo, and more. Union/Pine, 525 SE Pine, Sun Dec 6, 10 am-6 pm