Bridgetown Ice Skating Collective

09/20/2026

Have you subscribed to our newsletter yet? Sign up and be the first to see what’s new with BISC tomorrow morning! https://mailchi.mp/bridgetowniceskatingcollective/newsletter

08/08/2026

SLIC friends, lovers of the Lloyd Center Ice Rink, Portlanders: thank you. The work you did was not in vain. If the magic words to save this special place existed, they were surely spoken. The countless reasons this place matters are etched in all our hearts, where Lloyd will live on forever.

Join us for one last day under the sun, skating the day away on August 8th. Create the memory you want to carry with you. Lloyd Center sweethearts Jerry & Tally Leonard will close down the rink with one final skate at 6:45 p.m.

We hope you will join us, and follow for updates and ways to support the creation of a new, permanent ice rink for all. Because skating is for everyone.

06/25/2026

Check out just a handful of highlights from day one of our testimony to the Portland City Council. Testimonies continue today at 2:00 pm!

06/12/2026

1️⃣ Go to tinyurl.com/slic-appeal
2️⃣ Tell the city council why YOU love the rink
3️⃣ Remember the 3 Rs: Retain, replace, or relocate the rink!

06/11/2026

We know the appeal and submitting testimony can sound daunting. Rest assured, it’s as simple as sending an email. We broke it down into 3 quick steps: contacting your city council made easy!

06/06/2026

Need help with your appeal testimony? Whether it’s writer’s block, questions about the process, or public speaking nerves, these workshops are for YOU.

Come refine your testimony among friends at McMenamin’s Broadway today 1-3 p.m. or at the Hollywood Library tomorrow 4-5:30 p.m.

We hope to see you all there! ✏️

06/01/2026

Lloyd’s Story celebrated decades of Theatre on Ice performances in Portland, OR. The loss of this community would be truly devastating to so many. Help us save it by going to savelloydicerink.com

05/30/2026

Ever seen someone commenting online that Lloyd Center Ice Rink isn’t for “real” competitive skaters? Clearly they don’t know about our very own Selina Fong and Coach Alec Schmitt.

These two competed at the ISU International Adult Figure Skating Competition in Oberstdorf, Germany and showed the WORLD what Portland can do. Selina competed in Adult Gold Free Skate, and Alec competed in (and WON 🥇) Masters Elite Pairs Artistic and Free Skate.

We are so proud to have them represent our rink and our city in such a positive light. Losing this rink doesn’t just mean losing a place for recreational skaters and tourists, it means the displacement of serious, elite athletes, too. ⛸️🌲

05/29/2026