Holiday CRAVE-ings!

Went to this event and thought it was well presented. The space was great. Very large without being overly cold feeling. The upstairs where they put the clothes, however, was really poorly lit.
I was hoping for a bit more variety in the vendors that were there. The amount of jewelry was a bit overwhelming and there really wasn’t anything that didn’t ooze girliness.
The food and beverage vendors were pretty limited. Although 50 Licks was giving away generous ice cream samples so kudos to them. The event was in support of Girls Inc. which is a great organization so I was more than happy to pay the entrance fee. Would have been nice if there was a LOT more seating… especially if they really wanted women to mingle and stay for awhile.

I thought this was a nice event, I really liked the building it was held in. From reading the description on the website I thought there would be food and drink samples as in… free tastings but there was a charge for everything! If I am paying an entry fee to an event I expect to get something out of it. I have to admit, I recently moved from Las Vegas and the events there (including CRAVE Vegas) are usually free, and full of swag and giveaways. I guess I am just spoiled.
The event itself was put together nicely, there were two floors of vendors. The food and drinks were on one end of the room all together. I wish there was a way to be social with other people besides just one small sitting area. I am not sure if I will attend another CRAVE Portland event (also because of a lack of communication to their twitter followers, I sent the same question twice with no response) but it was good to get out and check out local businesses.