Arbor Lodge Newsletter – June 2026

Message from the Chair

We’re very excited to see how many neighbors are participating in this weekend’s 5th Annual Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Yard Sale. Thank you to Danielle Alexander for making this magic happen year after year.

This weekend is also going to be hot. 🥵 Please be careful to stay cool and hydrated. If needed there are great resources from the city and county, and even information a neighbor sent us (below) from Energy Trust of Oregon.

City of Portland: Extreme Heat: What To Know
Multnomah County: Help for When It’s Hot
PublicAlerts.org: Extreme Heat
Energy Trust: More than AC: Ways to prepare now for extreme heat (Thanks for sending this over Lindsay!)

Due to the heat, the Monday, June 15 trash pickup at the arbor lodge shelter is cancelled.

Thanks!

Kevin Micalizzi, Chair, Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association

Neighborhood Meeting

When: Thursday, June 18, 2026, 7:00-8:30 pm

Where: Historic Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon, or via Zoom.

Agenda:

Arbor Lodge Shelter Updates
Guest: Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Events & Fundraising Committee
NECN Updates
FY2027 Budget Approval
Tree Team
See full agenda

May Meeting Summary

The May 21 meeting featured updates from four groups: the Arbor Lodge shelter (92% occupancy, 388 individuals served, community cleanup partnerships); the Safer Together block party program (100 events since 2003, seeking to expand into Arbor Lodge via a pending grant); Friends of Columbia Park (monthly cleanups, summer concerts, ongoing Columbia Pool preservation fight); and a board report on NECN coalition work and concerns about the city modifying neighborhood governance contracts without community input. [See the minutes]

Arbor Lodge Tree Team

Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars for tree walks this summer:

Aug 2: Kelly Point Park (9am)
Sep 13: Overlook Park (10am)

And the Sparrowhawk Natives Plant sale pick up is coming up and extra volunteers needed:

Oct 8: afternoon
Oct 9 & 10: all day

Want to share your love of trees?

The Tree Team meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm to talk about trees and tree policies, and to plan events like tree walks and bike rides. We would love to have you join us! We meet at Double Mountain Brewing at 1700 N. Killingworth. Please check arborlodgetrees.org for more information.

Arbor Lodge Shelter

Shelter Updates

Huge thanks to our wonderful neighbors for providing our shelter with donations from our supply list within the Arbor Lodge newsletter. Those items have filled gaps for us that have otherwise depleted or have been challenging to maintain.
We’ve been supporting shelter closures this month by taking in folks at risk of losing their bed. This supports their progress without disruption and eliminates the risk of putting individuals back out onto the streets. With this, our waitlist for other referrals has halted.
Huge thanks to Namaste on 82nd, they’ve provided our shelter with 100 meals/month!
Our shelter is looking for gently used men’s and women’s clothing and shoes; geared towards warmer weather. Feel free to call the front desk at 503-512-6633 to connect on drop-off support.
Our shelter has encouraged heat illness prevention support of our participants and has encouraged staff to be aware of heat illness signs within our participants. One of our neighbors donated water bottles and this has been an awesome support element to encourage the folks we serve to consume more water. We even labeled the bottles with names so they could keep track of them!

Abor Lodge Shelter Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Updates

Stay up to date with the CAC

Around the Neighborhood

Portland Rides E-Bike Rebate Program

Events

Remember, there are even more events on our North Portland Events Calendar.

[See the North Portland Events Calendar]

Highlighted Events

Jun 13-14: 5th Annual Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Yard Sale. Stay cool, shop, and meet neighbors!
Jun 14: Overlook Bike Ride. The Stacks Coffeehouse, 1831 N Killingsworth. (9:30-11am)
Jun 14: Furry Pride Market hosted by Feral Kickz. The Off Beat. (2–6pm)
June 15: Arbor Lodge Shelter trash pickup – Cancelled
Jun 15: Corners of the Sky w/ Saoirse Dream, Heavens Skate, Juno Driver. All ages concert. The Off Beat. (6:30pm)
Jun 16: Pajama Storytime. Kenton Library, 8226 N Denver. (6:30-7pm)
Jun 17: Food Pantry & Clothes Closet. Grace Christian Fellowship, 7325 N Bank St. (noon–1pm)
Jun 18: Helen 55 ’26 Tour. The Off Beat. (6:30pm, $12)
Jun 18: Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association Meeting (Hybrid). In person + Zoom. (7–8:30pm)
Jun 19: It Takes A Village block party to celebrate the Black United Scholarship Awardees. Black United Fund, 2828 NE Alberta St. (11am-4pm)
Jun 19–20: MTG Marvel Super Heroes Prerelease. Giant Space Hamster Games, 5933 N Greeley Ave.
Jun 20: River Dragon Sculpture Unveiling. Ribbon-cutting for Ivan McLean’s “River Dragon” steel sculpture, then parade to Cathedral Park. N Willamette Blvd & N Burlington Ave. (1pm unveiling, 2pm parade)
Jun 20: Juneteenth: Kids Junk Orchestra Musical Journey. Drums, bongos, buckets, body percussion! Kenton Library. (3–4pm)
Jun 20: Juneteenth After Party – Novamajio, Fever Thrill, Ant Kash & more. The Off Beat. (6:30pm)
Jun 20: Live Music: Soundgate. Arbor Beer Lodge, 6550 N Interstate Ave. (8–10pm, sliding scale $5–10)
Jun 21: Monthly Open Mic at the Off Beat. (4:30–8pm)
Jun 21: 🧤 Free Clothing Exchange. Kenton Church, 2115 N Lombard St. (2–4pm)
Jun 23: 🌮 Taco Tuesday & Free Bar Trivia. Four rounds + tacos! Advice Booth, 5426 N Gay Ave. (7–9pm)
Jun 24: Food Pantry & Clothes Closet. Grace Christian Fellowship, 7325 N Bank St. (noon–1pm)
Jun 24: Overlook Summer Social – June. Live music, snacks, drinks. 1209 N Church St. (6–9pm)
Jun 27: Flipside Vegan Market. 40+ vendors on Liberty Street in front of Arbor Beer Lodge. (noon–5pm)
Jun 27–28: Good in the Hood Festival. Portland’s longest-running multicultural music and food festival. Lillis-Albina Park.
Jun 27: Live Music: Champale Supernova. Arbor Beer Lodge, 6550 N Interstate Ave. (8–10pm)
Jun 27: Summer Floral Therapy Workshop with Toyin Oyemaja. Hands-on flowers workshop. Kenton Library, registration required. (3:30–5:30pm)
Jul 2: Neighborhood Craft Night. Bring your own project and meet neighbors. The Stacks Coffeehouse, 1831 N Killingsworth St. (6:30–8pm)
Jul 11–12: 5th Annual Overlook PorchFest. Live music on porches across the Overlook neighborhood. Coincides with Overlook Yard Sale and Mississippi Ave Street Fair weekend.
Jul 12: 🚴🏼 Overlook Ride! Monthly group bike ride. The Stacks Coffeehouse, 1831 N Killingsworth St. (9:30–11am)
Jul 14–16: Summer Reading: Kenton Comics Creation Camp. 3-day camp learning from published authors. Kenton Library. (12:15–3:15pm each day)
Jul 16: No Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association Meeting
Jul 17–18: TOAST One-Acts. One-act play festival. Twilight Theater, Portland.
Jul 18–19: Portland Pride Waterfront Festival. One of the largest donation-based LGBTQIA2S+ Pride events on the West Coast. Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
Jul 19: Portland Pride Parade. Largest parade in Oregon. Downtown Portland. (11am–2pm)
Jul 19: NE Portland Pride & LGBTQ+ Resource Fair. Live performances, local businesses, LGBTQ+ resources. NE 30th Ave between Killingsworth and Emerson. (3–9pm)
Jul 19: 🧤 Free Clothing Exchange. Kenton Church, 2115 N Lombard St. (2–4pm)
Jul 20: Trash Pickup near the Arbor Lodge Shelter. Meet at the shelter. (6:30–7:30pm)
Aug 2: North Portland Sunday Parkways. (11am-4pm)
Aug 2: Arbor Lodge Tree Team: Kelly Point Park Tree Walk. (9am)
Aug 16: Kenton Street Fair.
Sep 13: Arbor Lodge Tree Team: Overlook Park Tree Walk. (9am)
Sep 27: Save the Date! Neighborhood Waste Collection Event. (10am-2pm)

Other Neighborhood Calendars

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Money

The Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association is an all-volunteer 501c3 nonprofit. Donations are always welcome to help us continue our work for Arbor Lodge. Delivering neighborhood & park cleanups, the porta potty in Arbor Lodge park, and concerts like Jazz in Arbor Lodge Park. https://arborlodgepdx.org/donations

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