Q: What do you require to reserve a date?
A: A signed rental agreement and a non-refundable 50% deposit is required. Payment is due in full 60 days prior to the event date. For cancellations, no refunds will be paid 60 days prior to a rental. Separate from the rental fee, a refundable security deposit of $400 is due at the time of booking.
Q: What insurance do you require?
A: $1,000,000 each occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate, naming the venue as Additional Insured and including a waiver of subrogation, and host liquor liability. You may obtain insurance from the Event Helper.
Q: How late can my event go?
A: Generally, the rental window is 12pm-12am. However, this time is flexible and can be adjusted to accommodate your needs.
Q: Is there an elevator?
A: No. Our venue is located on the second floor of a historic building. It is only accessible from the original flight of stairs. The stairs are six foot wide with hand rails on each side.
Q: What furniture is included in the rental?
A: Ten 66" round tables, four 6' rectangular tables, and white plastic folding chairs are included in the venue rental. In addition, we have several items included in both the kitchen and private suite.
Q: Do you have on-site parking?
A: Yes. PCC Cascade campus has two parking lots that are close to the building- one is on the corner of N Mississippi and N Killingsworth St. (Lot 5), and one is at the intersection of N Albina and N Jessup St (Lot 1). There is no permit required to park in the PCC campus lots on Saturdays and Sundays.
Q: Is there a loading zone?
A: Yes. There is a loading zone located directly outside of the doors to the building.
Q: Is there an additional fee for using outside vendors?
A: No. We have an open vendor policy. You are welcome to use caterers, planners, floral design, etc. of your choosing with no additional fee. We do have a list of preferred vendors and if you are looking for suggestions, we are happy to recommend some of our favorites. Please note that we require a licensed company to deliver any large rented items (tables, chairs) to our ballroom.
Q: Is there trash and recycling?
A: Yes. We have a large recycling container and a small trash container located outside of the building. We ask that you help us by properly sorting your recycling. Any garbage that does not fit in the trash can will need to be packed out at the closing of your event.
Q: Is there a ladder on site? We want to hang decorations from the rafters.
A: Yes. There is a ten foot ladder in a closet in the ballroom.