Spritely Bean

Portland-based indie comics café. We serve a wide selection of beverages as well as breakfast and lunch. We host weekly Wednesday figure drawing nights from 6p to 9p.

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DEAR CREATIVE PORTLAND FOLKS!!! Looking for craft vendors for the first annual East Portland Holiday Bazaar on Dec.10th! Do you make awesome knitted beanies, jewelry, ceramics, zines, art prints, plushies, silk-screened t-shirts, greeting cards, tapes/music, beauty products (lotions, balms), pre-packaged sweet treats, journals, stickers, buttons, soap, candles, etc? We are looking for RAD vendors who have hand-made, creator-made products for this single day craft fair. The goal is to make an affordable place for East Portland folks to come get some holiday stocking stuffers and gifts from AWESOME local artists! Submissions are open until OCT 20th! $25 for a 4 ft exhibition space! LINK HERE: http://spritelybean.com/HolidayBazaar/ LET'S MAKE THIS THE HOT NEW HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR IN TOWN! Collaboration from Eyeball Burp Zine & @spritelybean

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Guess what? Next weekend, Sunday, 8/7/2016 from 11am to 5pm, is our 2nd Annual Artist Alley Comics Fest! It is FREE ADMISSION, there will be a ton of amazing exhibitors with awesome comics, stickers, buttons and other items! It will be outdoors, there are raffle prizes and just a ton of fun! Spread the word, join us and get some summertime sunshine and fun!

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Join us today for first athursday at the Spritely Bean for Meagan Lillich's gallery showing from 5pm to 7pm. Her gallery will be showing from 7/7/2016 - 8/3/2016

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We are offering an AWESOME deal on our smoothies today! We make our smoothies with real fruit & it is dairy-free vegan friendly! It also tastes delicious, for only $3.50! What are you waiting for?

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Happy Father's day! Check out some of the comics we have in shop for that special role model in your life!

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Don't know what to eat for lunch? We have the perfect meal for you: a veggie bagel sandwich with a side of chips! You can also get it as a breakfast bagel or a turkey bagel if you'd prefer, and ask us to substitute or add on a side of potato salad.

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We can't get enough of this vegan deluxe sandwich. It is THAT good, and you should try it!

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Starting our morning with a delicious rustic grilled cheese sandwich with a side of potato salad, while reading Ben Hatke’s graphic novel, The Return of Zita the Spacegirl.

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Vegan Deluxe Sandwich with some comic pages drawn for a dreary Saturday afternoon at the @spritelybean. Figure Drawing is tonight, 5/14! Join us if you can from 5:30pm to 8:30pm with a door charge of $5!

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Free Comic Book Day at the @spritelybean! We have a small selection of indie comics from small awesome publishers such as: @retrofitcomics, Vision Quest, @cartozia-tales & independent artists such as @jake-richmond & Jack Kent. If you get a chance & are near us, come say hi & grab some FREE goodies!

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@gracepasserotti-blog oil paintings of LIFE, SEX, VIOLENCE, FEAR & DEATH will be showing at the @spritelybean all of May, so when you get a chance, stop on by and marvel at the awesomeness!

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Are you a comics creator? The @spritelybean is hosting their second year of ARTIST ALLEY FEST 2016 in August! Help us spread the word and sign up! www.artistalleyfest.com

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Breakfast bagel with a caramel hot chocolate topped with whipped cream while reading Fading Legend by Aarik Orndorff and C.R. Meyer.

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If you have time today, come to the @spritelybean and buy some girl scout cookies from Niko! She's here for a few hours and she has a ton of selections for $4 a box!

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Spicy ham & tomato grilled cheese with an iced pomegranate black tea for breakfast definitely hits that spot! Happy Sunday, everyone!

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Everyone!

There’s no better way to celebrate than to share a cup of iced coffee and a chocolate chip cookie and read a bunch of happy and sad comics from @colleenfrakes, @jaymzeecat, @melikesyoucomics, @adriantomineprints, @jenniebreeden, and Debbie Drechsler about love and relationships, because, why not?

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Hey guys! Fanaticon is only TWO DAYS away! It will be on Saturday (February 13th) at East Portland Community Center (740 SE 106th ave) from 10:30-3:30 pm! Admission is free and there will be over 30 artists as well as local students! Make sure to stop by!

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The @spritelybean will be there with goodies & beverages as well as comics!