Hosts of Light (PAN Venues)

Discover where we gather, physical and digital, and offer your own venue as a host of our light.

- Creators -
- Hosts and Hearths -
- Dreamers -

The Paladins League is the place to Gather Your Party and Game in Good Company. With Brunch, a Board Game Library, and ample space for your party to play, it begets you to visit.

A digital heart shape with glowing purple and white floral patterns against a dark background.

We conduct ourselves on Social Media, and are also working on building out a Digital Space to connect for next year!

Urbanite is a Lifestyle store in Downtown Portland that aids houses over 50 busineses in it’s roof - all makers and creators, themselves! Explore their upstairs loft space for yourself, too!

Voted best Hostel in America in 2025, the NW Portland Hostel houses several different buildings and a lovely interconnected concourse. Enjoy their vibes and their Cafe! Stay a night!

Expensify and their HQ aid us during Geek Week 25, and the Food Cart Pods that they host also enkindle our lights. Midtown Beer Garden and Lil’ America each host a wealth of food and culture.

Battle Grounds Gaming Cafe, minted in 2023, resides on Sandy Blvd and maintains a dynamic space with a private room to connect and play!

“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. ”
— Henry Ford

What is a Host of Light?

A Host of Light is a fellow Non-Profit or a Business that would like to host our events in their space on occasion. We are building support for writing groups/workshops, pop-up galleries, readings, and any number of events that will rove from host to host.

Hosts of Light will be featured here on our site, as long as we’ve been there within the current or previous Fiscal Year (Dec-Dec), as a way to thank you for your hospitality.

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“The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers & cities; but to know someone who thinks & feels with us, & who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.”
— Goethe

Our Digital Commune

Our humble corner of online - we continue to build spaces and places to create, and come 2026, we hope to unveil a more permanent residence for online events.

We’re working on building additional digital and physical platforms for us all to gather and Commune.

Stay tuned and stay bright!

PACS Instagram

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