CymaSpace

09/17/2026

Travels with the Chairman: Portland, Oregon

Aug 17, 2026
Recently, Chairman Carter spent a whirlwind day with the Oregon Arts Commission and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, exploring several highlight’s of Portland’s vibrant arts community.

Chairman Carter started her visit at CymaSpace’s Woodstock Cafe.

CymaSpace is working to make the performing arts more accessible and inclusive to Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. Known as the “sign language cafe,” their Woodstock Cafe is both a cafe and events space, offering special ASL social, arts, and technology events. In 2026, CymaSpace received a Research Grants in the Arts award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the development and testing of a music-focused STEAM curriculum for K-12 youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

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08/05/2026

We hope you'll join us August 10-16 for Portland Mercury Burger Week at Woodstock Cafe. As a Deaf-operated community café, we believe great food brings people together. “The Jelling” celebrates teamwork, every ingredient has a role, and together they create something better than the sum of its parts.

Jelling Meatloaf Melt

What's On It...

Built on thick slices of our café-baked meatloaf, layered with nutty, melty Gruyère, roasted summer vegetables, tangy pickled onions, and our house sauce, all pressed between buttery toasted focaccia. The roasted veggies? Let’s just call them your doctor’s alibi.… we’re just saying your body deserves a little support while the meatloaf steals the show. 😏

What They Say...

Inspired by the comfort of a classic diner meatloaf sandwich, we gave it the Woodstock Café treatment. House-baked meatloaf, melty Gruyère, roasted seasonal vegetables, pickled onions, and our signature sauce come together on toasted focaccia. Familiar, elevated, and built on the idea that the best things happen when everything jells together.

Meat or Vegetarian? Meat, Vegetarian

Vegetarian/Vegan substitutes Yes

Vegetarian/Vegan surcharge No

Gluten Free? Available (with surcharge)

Gluten-free surcharge $2

Allow Minors? Yes

Allow Takeout? Yes

Purchase limits No

Allow Delivery? Yes

05/04/2026

Happy Star Wars Day ✨

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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04/05/2026

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

01/05/2026

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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...

01/01/2026

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.