*The owners sent a nice note below that the space is not available for rental at this time. Very…read moreprofessional and polite. True Masons. Thanks* Masons? Do they still exist? Are they still controlling the world? They had math as an advantage in historic times. Are they now the big data illuminati? No one knows! But they built this great old building when they definitely controlled things. And it can be rented for events today. It has a charming auditorium with a big proper stage good seats and a balcony. They are well set up with flood lighting, but you would need to bring in specialized lighting and sound for some events. There is another big room with a perfect hardwood floor and a small stage and kitchen #1. A huge carpeted lounge and bar with ancient stained glass windows, and grandparent comfy couches. Similar feel to the dearly departed The Woods, but more exotic and ornamental. Other rooms of varying sizes. Very clean and nice bathrooms, and a ladies lounge. Commercial kitchen #2. The building is well maintained, but the carpets are due for an upgrade. The building has 4 levels connected by a grand staircase. There is an elevator, and a ramped entry to the side of the main doors, but if you need wheelchair access, you should check first and work with the staff, seems like those Masons liked to build stone entry stairs, a lot. The staff is great. They have a secure parking area, that is locked for the night when the staff leaves. They are adjacent to the Mallory Hotel DeLuxe, which has its own parking structure, should you need hotel services or their Driftwood Room for pre- or post- funking. Probably not a good idea to rent it on a Timbers game night, unless for a Timbers event, because parking would be a blood sport. And it's on the MAX light rail. The greatest thing about the space are all the Masonary paraphernalia, including spooky portraits of Masons past lining the hallways. Note when you rent the Scottish Rite Temple, they don't provide a map to the secret wing. Seriously there is a whole other wing. Mason secrets? An old-timey Portland event venue that just needs to be seen to be believed!

I had my wedding here 5/08 and my husband, our family members and all our guests were delighted…read more The price was 1200 for the venue on a sat evening. Katering by Kurt was very reasonable and the food was so good that I'd seriously order it at a decent restaurant. I know this sounds like stretch but I have had really crappy wedding food. I was worried mine would be the same. Not so! SRC was easy to deal with, had a spacious bridal dressing room. The ballroom is pretty good acoustic-wise and spacious for a dance. I will say that the golden colored stage curtains are heinous but the decor is otherwise nice. I would recommend this venue to soon to be brides and grooms who are on a budget and really don't feel like going in the hole for one day in their lives.

What a magical night for my nephew & his new wife. This venue was awesome from parking to RR to…read morechoices to beauty to ease to staff. Absolutely first class!!

My husband and I found Red Barn online in November/December of 2019. We were aiming for an outdoor…read moreFall wedding, and the property for Red Barn was absolutely beautiful from the accommodations, the scenery of the surrounding forest, to the water, the gardens, and of course, the barn itself. We reached out and scheduled a visit with the coordinator. The day of the visit we arrived, the coordinator had forgotten, but said we could walk around the site. It was no big deal, the day was kind of gray, but we could get a sense of what the property was, so we decided to go forward. We did have another meeting, and signed the contract for September 13th. A couple months later, Covid hit, and we were in limbo about the wedding and evolving government regulations. However, we kept informed of the changes and adapted as needed, they were flexible and we were comfortable moving forward together. So far, pretty good experience, you might be wondering why the low rating, but the turn happened a month leading up to the date. All of our vendors were booked and deposits all made. We had paid Red Barn ~$4500. The first issue was that the in-house catering was no longer available, but we weren't made aware of the fact. We frantically searched for another catering, and were fortunate enough to find Cheryl's on 12th. So, again, no big deal really, just momentary panic. Mon Sept 7th, however, issues started escalating. The huge Riverside fire was choking half the state, and with an outside venue, we were getting extremely concerned that this was becoming an impossibility. Thur Sept 10th, the venue was in level 3 evacuation, our house was in level 2. Family was in the process of arriving from out of state, or traveling from around Oregon. We reach out and they say that maybe we can reschedule, or just see how things turn out. Our vendors started calling. The catering would not travel to Oregon City, nor would the bartender, the florist, the baker, or the DJ. None of the vendors were willing to put their employees' health at risk to fulfill the business, and neither were we. So we changed venues to SE Portland. One indoors with heavy ventilation. We made it work, our vendors could still do business in a nice area, and our guests didn't spend a lot of money and time making it out to our wedding for nothing. We had heard nothing from Red Barn after the text mentioned above. Here's where things soured greatly: My husband reached out to Red Barn a few days after the wedding asking for a refund, and offered to pay ~$540 for their time of the meetings. There was a lot of back and forth. After months of negotiation, they said they would give back 50%, but with small payments over a period of time. That negotiation fell through, and Red Barn said they would only give back the deposit ($500). My husband is a realtor and at the time had a client in Tillamook. He spent over 40 hours working with the client, found them a house, got it under contract, and in the end, the clients backed out. He was entitled to his commission (around $5500), but he didn't want to put his clients in a bad position, understood that it is part of business, and moved on. He relayed this to Red Barn, and they stated they were much like realtors in that they do all this work in preparation for a wedding, so they are entitled to the money. Their communication was often condescending, talking about how lenient they were being with us, how generous they had been with their offers in the negotiation (i.e. "we don't generally offer this, but...") What they were particularly insistent upon, was that the wedding could've been held at their venue. That there was no reason for us to even cancel in the first place (but, as they stated numerous times, "it was your right to make a different decision"), despite the repeated response that literally no vendors were going to be there. We weren't going to put our guests, our vendors, or their employees in that situation. The air quality was at the most hazardous level, and still in evacuation. Over a year later, they responded with, "we even purchased a powerful air filter, the air in the barn was better than our own house." Knowledge we were never offered at any point. However, this is a barn. With wedding traffic, of guests, vendors, employees, no insulation, slim walls, it would be impossible. Our vendors would not be in attendance, and everyone would be subjected to some of the highest levels of air pollutants with its proximity to the fires. In difficult times, we are presented with people's true character. The venue is lovely, the coordinator was nice enough, and we never actually met the owners. The odds of another pandemic and wildfires happening to sabotage your wedding day are indeed nearly zero, but going through it ourselves, we discovered that the owners of Red Barn have one priority above all else, where our vendors' owners did not: Profit over people. And apathy for an incredibly challenging situation.

This Grange is tucked in the neighborhood behind the River Roadhouse. It may be hard to find, but…read moreit's a place worth joining or renting. I've been here a few times, and the people in charge are friendly. I found them on Facebook. Check them out!

It's an old building and was hard to find the entrance. Once you're in, you'll need to head…read moreupstairs. That's where Lenora's room is. There's an area to put your coat in before the main room. Bathrooms are located there too. The main room is spacious and there are seats by the windows to rest your feet. There are also benches along the back wall, but they were creaky and teeter tottered. I think they could update the benches / seats sooner than later. The floor is hardy wood. Not too slick or sticky. The sound system for the holiday blues dance was loud enough that we could still talk with our dance partner and understand each other. All too often music at these types of dance don't match the acoustics of the room, but Lenora's was just right.

I'm more qualified to review "Tuesday Blues" which occurs at Lenora's room every.... well, Tuesday,…read morefrom 9pm-12:30ish. The intermediate lesson is at 7:30 and the beginning lesson follows at 8:30. $6 gets you in for the whole night-- lessons and all! But you can also come at anytime and skip the lessons if you prefer. More info at http://pdxblues.com/tuesdayblues.html. Check it out! Your next question is probably "what is blues dancing?" That's a difficult question to answer-- i suggest you you-tube it to find out. After you do that be sure and search "portland blues dancing" and "seattle blues dancing" to get the feel of the local flave. It's basically a very intimate partner dance (a lead-follow type of deal), totally improvised and no set moves. Anyway about the venue-- it is very nice-- large, spacious, open, high ceilings, windows, a couple of little side rooms for lounging and whatnot. Good acoustics. The sink in the women's bathroom has only fallen off the wall once since I've been going there, so really I can't complain. It can often be too cool or too hot, but you can't please everyone, especially when people are dancing and gettin all sweaty and stuff. It seems kind of sketch the fist time you go-- you have to go through a random unmarked door (save for the paper sign posted on it) around the corner under the Melody Club, and then go up 3 flights of stairs. But it's not sketchy once you get up there, don't worry. Like I say I've only gone to blues dancing there, but it's a nice place and would be a great venue for events or bands or parties, too.

Got overcharged $5 per person from the advertised prize…read more When we showed proof that we clicked on a $65 deal, not $70 deal, the owner still refuses to adjust the bill

Attended a wedding celebration at the venue not too long ago, the food, vibe and service was all…read moretop notch!

I've staged three dances here over the past two years, and the venue is great, with a nice stage &…read moredance floor + great acoustics. Helpful folks running the place. 30 minutes from Portland, so attract both locals and PDX folks.

You want a jarring reminder of why it's good to know the things you've learned with a bit of time…read moreand distance from your past? Try visiting your significant other's old stomping grounds. There's something about Corbett with its crazy wind corridor barreling down on the inhabitants at all times and acres of former farmland. Somehow, it makes the teens take crazy risks with their lives, which is probably the story of teens everywhere in the U.S. But I hear about JB's life as a teenager in Corbett and I'm given a jumble of Dazed and Confused-style antics involving drunk driving, class cutting, and nature walks, not always in that order. You can understand why my outsider's perspective on the small town of Corbett is a little skewed. So when JB's band had the opportunity to practice in the Columbia Grange Hall in Corbett, it was a bit of a revelation. Beyond providing the setting for countless truant excursions out on Rooster Rock, Corbett contains a simple wooden building just off the main highway where the local citizens organize. The grange once served as the physical space to educate people about family farms as well as lobby for more federal money for local farmers. These days, the Columbia Grange members still do a lot of work with food. They collect food items for some residents in the Sandy River area and pass out lunches to seniors once a week. They also use the space to hold craft fairs and flea markets. My friend's grandmother volunteers not just her time but her amazing stores of energy and commitment to her hometown. One sticky summer day, she unlocked the entrance and let her grandson's band loose on the small stage. The fledgling band, with JB on the left side with his guitar, looked pretty happy on the stage despite the lack of air flow. They ran through their set several times. As I chugged down one bottle of water after another, I surveyed the wooden planks along the floor, the ancient piano, and the steeple-shaped ceiling. Every structure appeared like an object time-traveled out of Corbett's history. It wasn't my past, which felt kind of odd. But I watched my boyfriend do what he loves on that dusty stage in the place where he went to high school, and it felt like that place could be part of my history, at some point.

I have been taking lessons here (w/Abby) for almost a year and recently did a private party (with…read moreMiss V) for my birthday and it has been a phenomenal experience!! Everyone is so nice and personable and the private party was the most fun I've had with my friends in a long time! Thank you ladies for making me feel so confident and strong!

LOVE Studio 4! I've been to a few pole studios in the greater Portland/Vancouver area and this is…read moreby far my favorite. Everyone from the teachers to the other students are super welcoming and more concerned about helping YOU learn & grow than anything else! I've honestly found a few other studios to be a little catty at worst and confusing at best (example - no clear trajectory for learning, and when you do sign up for a class that's too hard, no ability to downgrade to something you can do without getting hurt!). At Studio 4 everyone is happy to answer my questions and suggest things I might like to try as well as explain moves without any judgement! Love the variety of Studio 4's classes and that you can get a LOT of choreo in! Super welcoming environment for all kinds of people!

Ballroom Parkrose is OPEN with a new name PARKROSE BALLROOM! Wonderful venue, delightful lessons,…read morebeing completely refurbished by owner to a 1920's theme! Historic building formerly used by the USO.