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May the Force be with you, Oregon Deaf Community.

Today we celebrate connection, community, and the power we hold together. Just like the Force, our strength comes from unity, shared language, and collective resilience.



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Congratulations

Oregon School for the Deaf's Emma Keen is the state's new Poetry Out Loud champion and will compete in the national competition this month. See link below ⬇️

📸 Abigail Dollins / Statesman Journal

https://youtu.be/9M6RT0H3ECo

This Portland cafe has become a hub for the Deaf and hard of hearing Over a year ago, Andre Gray was part of a team that opened The Woodstock Cafe. Just off of its namesake Woodstock Boulevard in Southeast Portland, it’s a uni...

IT’S OFFICIAL: every First Thursday is ASL Trivia Night!

Pull up.
Deaf, hearing, fluent, learning, curious, ALL welcome.
No awkward vibes. No gatekeeping. Just brains, hands, and good energy.

🕟 4:30pm — socialize, warm up those signs
🕠 5:30pm — trivia goes LIVE
✍🏽 Questions in ASL + English
👯 Team play encouraged

Come show what you know.
Come learn something new.
Come practice ASL without apology.

📍 Woodstock Cafe
4103 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland

First Thursday. Every month.
This isn’t a phase, it’s community.

Fall’s Got Layers and So Do We. From now through December 23rd, every pumpkin you grab at Woodstock Café does more than decorate your porch it helps fuel Deafled creativity and community care.

These aren’t your average carving pumpkins. Ours are locally grown sugar/pie pumpkins small, flavorful, and full of purpose. Sourced straight from our local farm partners, every one supports our nonprofit mission and workforce programs.

Here’s how your pumpkin gives back:
:sparkles: Decorate it. Take one home for your fall setup or carve it with your crew they look good and cook better.
:yellow_heart: Donate it. Leave your pumpkin here and we’ll use it in our Family Pumpkin Craft Events, giving kids, families, and friends a creative way to connect.
:bowl_with_spoon: Feed it forward. Your purchase can also support our Soup Program, where proceeds help us make nourishing soups, fund workforce hours, and keep the community warm through winter.

And speaking of soup we’ve got our Tomato Bisque with Cocoa Touch, rich and velvety with that deep flavor that makes a rainy Portland day feel like home.

Finish it off with our house-made Hot Cocoa bold, silky, and unapologetically cozy. Made the real way, no shortcuts.

This season, skip the supermarket pumpkin pile. Buy local, sip local, and help us keep warmth and work right here in the neighborhood. :rain_cloud::coffee:

We’re raising funds to launch inclusive music workshops for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in Portland Public Schools. You can help by:
• Donating a gently used Boomwhacker kit (or $60 to buy one)
• Giving $80 for materials and supplies to upgrade our LED sound visualizers
• Giving $120 to support extra hands for transport and setup for bigger group activities
• Giving $240 to bring in technical support to deploy our haptic vests for one workshop

These workshops start this month at Creston School in partnership with , helping students see rhythm and notes through vivid visuals. LED lights and gamified activities bring STEM and arts accessibility to life, helping every student connect with music in new ways.

Donate at https://givebutter.com/CymaMonthly or DM us for other ways to give.

Battery Powered Instruments JAM SESSION
Wednesday Oct 1st at noon • 90 minutes

Bring battery-powered gear + headphones. Mixer provided.
A CymaSpace Supporting Project presented by Myles de Bastion (Founder & Board President)
Woodstock Café is operated by CymaSpace 501(c)3 a nonprofit please consider donating!

Hey all!

We will be at this Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pm for the Oregon Science Festival showcasing an array of workshops and gadgets.

Tickets are $14-$19 dollars for full access to the festival and can be purchased through OMSI’s website.

Dillon Simeone will be leading a workshop programming a controller to create your own wearable haptic and sound reactive light show. Kits will be available for purchase to take home.

will feature a cymatics workshops with participants visualizing sound in water and creating their own recording of the phenomena to share with friends and family.

Also featured will be our haptics vests allowing you to feel sound during our activities!

We will be right outside the Planetarium. See you then!

BATTERY POWERED INSTRUMENTS JAM SESSION
A CymaSpace Community Gathering
Myles de Bastion, founder and artistic director of CymaSpace is launching a monthly jam session at Woodstock Café, the community venue our nonprofit operates for accessible arts.
Bring your battery-powered synths, grooveboxes, drum machines, or whatever sonic contraption you've been building. We'll connect through a shared mixer for 90 minutes of collaborative sound exploration.
When: Wednesday October 1st at noon (90 minutes + teardown)

Cost: Sliding scale $10
Free: CymaSpace Patreon members
Perk: Patreon members bring one friend free (first visit)
Bonus: $1 off café drinks for all attendees

What to bring: Your battery-powered instrument + headphones. We provide the mixer and sometimes haptic devices.
Through grants we write and partnerships Myles develops as board president, we're able to keep programs like this accessible.

Woodstock Café is owned and operated by CymaSpace as a 501(c)3 non-profit.

Join our Patreon to support more gatherings: https://www.patreon.com/cymaspace

Info: https://battery-powered-instruments.vercel.app

It’s our fourth year for the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Deaf Arts Grant, apply now: https://tinyurl.com/3nnaaadj!

Our BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant will make a crucial difference for BIPOC Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing artists to thrive in the challenging arts field.

This year will award $1,000 each to 4 recipients. At least one recipient will reside in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon or Idaho) and at least one recipient will be a National selection outside of the Pacific Northwest region.

Questions? [email protected]!

ID: Light blue background with colorful rings scattered around with blue and white text in center, and the BIPOC Deaf Arts Grant logo on top right corner, and the Deaf Spotlight logo on bottom left corner. Text: “Open Now! Deadline: Sunday, Aug 31, 2025.”

Sign up for our monthly giving program or make a one time donation. Go to bit.ly/CymaDonor or click our Linktree link in our bio.

Monthly donations are critical for us to sustain our programming and build a foundation to better serve our community. Your donation will assist us in creating transformative experiences for everyone in our community.

You donations go to:
Workforce development for people with disabilities
Accessible events at the Woodstock Cafe and beyond
Research and design to create inclusive, multi-sensory technology
STEM and Arts workshops

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