Ghosts in the Clover at Oran Mor PDX
Date: Saturday 3/7
Time: 6-8pm
Suggested Donation: $10

Ghosts in the Clover is a rebel-folk band rooted in the fight for the marginalized, the silenced, and the disavowed. Their songs are shaped by loss, resistance, exile, and perseverance.

They write music inspired by historical trauma, conflict, displacement, and unresolved narratives. their work exists at the intersection of history, human rights, and lived experience.

Unexamined history doesn't disappear. It embeds itself in communities, structures, behaviors, and beliefs.

History is often whitewashed, taught clean, bloodless, and convenient. Folk songs were never meant to be polite. They carried the truth. Ghosts in the Clover continues that tradition.

Songs remember what textbooks erase. Every generation has something to answer for. These are stories worth keeping alive.

Environment Oregon ~ Mason Bee Workshop

As you probably know, bees are vital to our ecosystems and agriculture. They are responsible for the pollination of 1 in 3 bites of food we eat. Beyond honey bees, over 800 species of native bees call Oregon home, like the beautiful blue orchard mason bee.

But bees increasingly face environmental challenges like climate change, habitat loss, and the widespread use of toxic pesticides. This is why Environment Oregon is working to save the bees by restoring habitats, convincing lawmakers to restrict the use of dangerous pesticides, and educating the public on these important issues.

One of the ways we're doing this is by hosting in-person events to educate community members on what they can do in their backyard to protect our pollinators. Next month, Environment Oregon will be teaming up with Friends of Portland Community Gardens to put on a workshop called "Getting Started with Mason Bees," a how-to for anyone interested in raising these valuable native bees in their own backyard. The workshop will be about 45 minutes of educational content with hands-on demonstrations, followed by time for questions and opportunities for attendees to purchase hand-crafted wooden mason bee houses and take action by signing petitions.

Roseburg Mead Club Pick Up Party at Secret Wine Society

March 14th 2-8pm

Mead Hall Club Members and anyone interested in our Mead Club, come join us for an afternoon of Mead, Merriment, and Delicious Pairings hosted at The Secret Wine Society in Oakland Oregon. 110 SE 1st St, Oakland, OR 97462  (541) 529-2200

Pairings are free for Mead  Club and Secret Wine Society Club Members

Alice Di Micele

Alice Di Micele at Oran Mor PDX

Date: Saturday 3/14

Time: 7-9pm (dinner seating and social hour starting at 6pm)

Tickets: Sliding Scale $25-50 at https://events.humanitix.com/alice-di-micele-in-portland

Join Southern Oregon's Alice Di Micele in an intimate solo concert at Oran Mor Artisan Meads. If you'd like to come early for dinner call 928-600-8138 for dinner reservations once you have tickets. Showtime is 7pm. PLEASE get your tickets early. This is a VERY SMALL venue.

“Alice’s music has that great combination of earthiness & groove that keeps it funky from the inside out. She’s for real.”

—Bonnie Raitt

"...her rich, jazzy vocals, laid upon a bed of easygoing folk pop, are as warm and inviting as a cup of thick cocoa."

—The Oregonian

Rabble and Sage at Oran Mor PDX St.Patrick's Day Celebration
Date: Tues 3/17 (St. Patrick's Day!)
Time: 6-8pm

Reservations and information
541-554-2165

Special St. Patrick's Day event.
We'll be open 4-9pm!

Oran Mor PDX is excited to announce that we will  have Rabble and Sage performing on St. Patrick's Day at the tasting room in Sellwood! They're a motley crew of minstrels, mavericks, and merrymakers hailing from Portland, OR who play fantastic Celtic folk music!

Their goal is to raise the voices of the less fortunate through history. Rabble and Sage plays a lot of the usual Celtic folk standards, but their emphasis is on songs about the struggles of the common folk and about communities working together. They have old workers’ songs from the periods of the Tudor and Stewart dynasties, as well as Acadian and early British colony music.

Forest Bailey | Oran Mor PDX
Date: Friday 3/20
Time: 6-8pm

Forest crafts a unique combination of fingerstyle, tapping and percussive playing that is all his own. Drawing from various influences like Michael Hedges, Andy Mckee, Antoine Dufour, Scale The Summit, Led Zeppelin, Chon, and Covet, each song is a musical journey that further shows what two hands and a guitar can accomplish. He underscores these sonic adventures with an exciting, welcoming and humorous stage presence that exudes every ounce of passion he has for his craft.

Although initially enamored by classic rock and heavy metal in his teenage years, his curiosity led to a focus on solo acoustic guitar in 2015. Upon discovering the nuances that a steel string acoustic guitar can create, he quickly found the home for his compositions. These joyful and adventurous music experiments have led him to performing both nationally and internationally, from California to North Carolina, All across Canada and even to Australia. The year 2018 saw the debut release of Forest’s debut instrumental album, “Let The Clouds Pass.”

The years 2018-2019 had Forest Zigzagging across the USA in a fully independent national tour, over 40 concerts in 26 states, 70,000 miles in a station wagon loaded with his guitars and a dream.

Pop-up Workshop at Oran Mor Mead: Woodland Mini-habitat Tabletop Garden 

https://www.poppyandfinch.com/workshops-events/p/woodlandmeadpopup

$67.00 per person

$130 when you bring a friend (total of 2 people)

Thursday, March 26th, 5pm

Oran Mor Meade (across the street from Plural)

8011 SE 13th Ave, Portland, OR 97202)

• The first 5 people to sign up will get their first Glass of Mead included.

• The workshop fee covers all supplies and materials, including a printout of tips, resources and a list of local native nurseries

• Open to all levels (easy activity)

• Space is limited to 10 people, please sign up by March 23rd

• I love cross-pollinating with local businesses! We’ll build a mini-habitat & learn about honey vs native bees while enjoying their delicious mead (I’m converted!) & snacks! It’ll be a sweet learning time for the local businesses & habitat! It’s a win-win!
  
  This one-hour workshop will cover a short presentation on the versatility of native plants, basic planting, floral design composition techniques and then have fun decorating our centerpieces with moss, branches, and mushroom, insect or bird faux decorations.
  
  You will walk away with your own unique mini-habitat tabletop garden, including information, care instructions, tips, and resources! You'll feel empowered and inspired to incorporate native plants to your container gardening especially for those who live in an apartment with a balcony.
  
  It's a great gift for someone special for Earth Day!
  
  Here’s the workshop timeline:
  Introduction & a brief talk about native plants
• Land acknowledgment
• Enjoy guided, hands-on creation covering basic planting & floral design composition techniques, all while enjoying delicious snacks & mead

No refund for cancellations made within five days of the workshop date (STORE CREDIT ONLY). Please email me if you have any questions: weina@poppyandfinch.com

Mead Club Pick-Up Party Portland

March 28th 2-9pm

Mead Hall Club Members and anyone interested in our Mead Club, come join us for an afternoon of Mead, Merriment, and Delicious Pairings. Pairings are free for Mead Club Members.

Portland Recurring Events

Open Mic Night with Lara Carlisle | Oran Mor PDX
First Thursday of Every Month
Time: 5-7pm

Come join us for Open Mic Night, hosted by our very own Lara Carlisle on the first Thursday of every month! All kinds of music, poetry, and comedy are welcome, and slots will be first come first served. There will be sign-ups on sight, or you're welcome to message Lara on Facebook if you want to make sure you're on the list! People can share anywhere between one and four songs (depending on how many people are signed up to perform). Tips are encouraged!

Every Thursday

Crafty Thursdays

Noon - 7pm

Come by and bring a craft you're working on for Crafty Thursdays! Sometimes getting your project out of your house can be just the thing to motivate you, and it just feels nice to craft around other crafters. We can't wait to see what you're working on! If you don't have a project, we'll have some basic art supplies and paper and coloring sheets to share!

Every Other Wednesday

Board Game Nights

4pm - 7pm

Come get out of the house and bring your friends or come and make new friends at our board game nights. We have games to borrow or you can bring your own.

Please call for reservations for groups of 6 or more!

And (Some Wednesdays)

Dungeons and Dragons One-Shots

5 pm - 8 pm

Price: 20$ (includes one glass of mead or other beverage)

Sign up at the Oran Mor Portland tasting room!

Hear ye, hear ye! Adventures Wanted at Oran Mor Artisan Mead PDX!

From the hearth of Oran Mor comes a call for brave souls with thirsty minds and steadfast hearts for one shot adventures of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.

Celtic Jam Night ~ Every Other Wednesday

 March 11, 25

5 pm - 7 pm

Do you love Irish Music? Do you play an instrument? Come on by Oran Mor Artisan Mead's PDX tasting room. Our hosting musicians are almost certainly going to play Swallowtail Jig, Butterfly, and Silver Spear if you'd like some ideas of things to practice, but please feel free to bring other songs you know to share!