The Village Ballroom

We held our wedding reception here this last August, and booked it in December 2013.
When we booked it, we dealt with Ryan (who was awesome) and felt great about everything! The ballroom eventually hired an event coordinator, Keren, who I dealt with for the remainder of my engagement. She ended up being extremely hard to deal with. She was almost impossible to get a hold of (not great if you’re a nervous bride), she wasn’t terribly warm or friendly, and she called me on my honeymoon to collect money from me. I was nice about it, but I found it incredibly tacky and unprofessional.
Other than my unpleasant experience with her, the venue is reasonably priced and it’s nice that it’s non profit! The venue was beautiful on the day of our wedding too, and everything ran smoothly.
I understand that someone has taken over for Keren now, so I’d look into the space (since it is so pretty) if you’re in need. But, she really affected my experience negatively.

What a gem we stumbled upon when we found The Village Ballroom! Connected to The Oregon Public House, The Village Ballroom is a nonprofit event space where 100% of the profits are donated to a local charity! Pair this with the fact that it ended up being the most reasonably priced venue in town, and my husband and I were absolutely sold.
The space is beautiful, with very little need to decorate because it is so lovely on its own. The entire event staff was so helpful and responsive, getting us answers right away and clarifying with us along the way. All the costs were explained very clearly and they were up front with us in how cost might be affected whenever we wanted to add something or change something. For a very reasonable fee we opted to use their staff for bartending, as well as the purchase of non-​alcoholic beverages. Additionally, we chose to pay their staff (again, a very modest fee) to take care of clean-​up after the event, as we didn’t want to burden our parents and friends with that task.
The venue has very nice chairs to use as well as a good variety of tables of different sizes (included in your rental fee). They also have linens which can be rented through them, saving the hassle of renting from another company and paying for deliver/​pickup fees.
The venue coordinator even worked with my wedding coordinators, offering suggestion for ways to expedite setup and the flip (we did both ceremony and reception in the ballroom).
I really feel like this space is an under-​appreciated treasure, and can’t imagine why more people haven’t caught on. Because my husband and I met working with a homeless community, we felt so good about our choice to go with The Village Ballroom, considering their direct connection to social justice and giving back to the community. It was the absolute perfect setting for our perfect day.

Held my wedding there last month and I cannot say enough good things about both the space and the staff. The space is wonderful and has that vintage old world charm in the details from the floors to fixtures. The staff was impeccable during the event, present and attentive but not obtrusive. They accommodated all the random last minute changes that inevitably happen with ease and without causing me any undue stress. The food was amazing, so many people commented on how delicious everything was.
The event coordinator Karen was especially helpful during the entire process and made everything easy.

Attended a wedding there last weekend. As someone with a mild mobility disability, I was surprised that the Ballroom is not ADA compliant (how do they get away with it?). As a nonprofit run by a bunch of liberals, moreover, why doesn’t their commitment to social justice include wheelchair and scooter access?
Only one working bathroom for a crowd of 150. Inadequate air conditioning.
Pretty inside (not outside).

Rented the ballroom for my wedding reception, 100 year old oak floors, dark wood bar and comes with 150 chairs and 8 – 8′ ft and 6 – 6’ft tables. Cool space, community owned so the very reasonable rental fee is donated to one of seven organizations. Ours went to the Oregon food bank. One thing to keep in mind is the venue is run by volunteers, the main organizer Ryan is great, day off we had some issues with the particular volunteer that was running the event but nothing major. If you are looking for a laid back spot in N Portland this is your place!

Our dance space for 10 years. Lovely place — easy parking, beautiful views, always clean, great owners, easy to arrange renting of the space. great dance floor — a warm and welcome space.

The Village Room is a gorgeous space in which to hold a dance event. We booked the space for a whole week for the international Creative Dance Congress last June and it was one of the most beautiful spaces to move in… close to a great park where we held some outdoor dances, near a coffee shop and a few eateries. The folks running the place were great to work with as well.

What an interesting place! Went to a wedding here, it’s a big open space and was set up for the ceremony, then chairs were moved for the potluck. It was pretty and bright, and with the air conditioner on, comfortable. If the heat or AC is on make sure you use a microphone for the ceremony or speeches, otherwise it’s hard to hear. The bathroom is small, be aware if you have a large group.