Location Policies:

• Please stay off the parking structure ledges!
• No smoking or drinking
• Please do not bring in outside food or drink
• Entry to Top Down is available only on the SE side of the parking structure (via the entrances on SW 6th Ave).  If you need to use the elevator, enter through the double doors on the left-hand side.  If you want to use the stairs, enter through the stairwell on the right-hand side.

The 8:30pm Rule:

Entry for advance ticket purchasers and Silver Screen Club Members is guaranteed until 8:30pm.  Advance tickets and passes ensure that you will not have to wait in the ticket purchase line, but do not guarantee entry after 8:30pm.  A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Advance ticket Holders who arrive after 8:30pm but who are not admitted to the screening (in the case of a sold-out show) may exchange their tickets for another Top Down screening.  There are no refunds or exchanges for arrivals after the film begins (9pm) or for entirely missed screenings.  We Appreciate your understanding.   

Doors open at 7pm; Music at 8pm; Film at around 9pm.

Due to capacity restrictions, arrival by or before 8:30pm is recommended.  Some seating is provided, but feel free to bring a chair, pillow, or blanket and a light sweater or jacket.  Please no pets (service animals are allowed) or outside food or drink.

Identification required for alcohol purchases:

Please have your IDs available at the door; Top Down is an all-ages event, however alcohol is available for sale, and as such we require that all attendees who wish to purchase/consume alcohol furnish their ID upon entry.

The Northwest Film Center welcomes all visitors to participate in our exhibition programs, including Top Down. We offer a variety of services to ensure that every visitor has an equal opportunity to engage with film. 

Service Animals

Service Animals are welcome at Top Down.

For Visitors with Limited Mobility

Getting here:

Parking Structure 2 is located at 1724 SW Broadway.  To access the event space, please enter on the East (SW 6th Ave) side of the building, going through the double doors to the left of the stairwell doors.

Accessible metered street parking is available on Montgomery St, directly south of Parking Structure 2.  Persons with a Disabled Person Parking Placard may park at one or two hour meters for up to 3 hours and in 3 hour spaces for up to 11 hours. For more details and a map of nearby reserved parking spaces, visit the City of Portland’s website. (https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/64922#wheelchair)

Public transportation to Parking Structure 2 is available through TriMet’s network of fully accessible bus and Max lines. The SW 6th Ave entrance to Top Down is located

• Approximately 50 feet from the SW 6th and Mill bus stop (Stop ID: 7773) which serves lines 8, 9, 17, and 66.
• Approximately 75 feet from the PSU Urban Center streetcar stop (Stop ID 10764) on the NS and A loops. 
• Approximately 250 feet from the PSU Urban Center SW 6th & Montgomery MAX station for the MAX Green and Yellow Lines. 

To find your best route and learn more about TriMet’s accessibility features, visit their website (http://www.trimet.org/access/index.htm). TriMet also offers the LIFT service (link: http://www.trimet.org/lift/liftguide.htm) for eligible people with disabilities who are unable to use the existing bus and light rail services.

Elevators:

Elevators are available in the building adjacent to Parking Structure 2; enter on the SW 6th Ave side of the building, through the doors immediately to the left of the stairwell doors – there will be signs and way finding volunteers to assist people to get to the elevators. 

Restrooms:

Restrooms are located in the University Services Building, attached to Parking structure 2 (on the south side) – restrooms are wheelchair accessible.

For Visitors who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

The NWFC can provide t-coil compatible FM assistive listening devices free of charge, however we must be notified of the request at least a week in advance in order to plan to bring the appropriate equipment.  Sign Language Interpreters are also available free of charge if requested by emailing access@pam.org at least three weeks in advance.

Here is how to enter the building and access the elevators:

Parking Structure 2 is located at 1724 SW Broadway, however, the entrance for Top Down is located on the SW 6th Ave side of the building.

Most street parking near PSU’s Parking Structure 2 is extremely limited – we stronglyencourage attendees to take public transportation to Top Down.  Parking Structure 2 is very readily accessible by taking the MAX, Bus, or Streetcar (see below).

Parking within PSU’s Parking Structure 2 is also very limited – however, there are some spaces available to the public for $5 after 5pm; there is also additional parking available at Parking Structure 1, one block south of Parking Structure 2.  Please see PSU’s Hourly and Visitor Parking page for more info.

Accessible metered street parking is available on Montgomery St, directly south of Parking Structure 2. Persons with a Disabled Person Parking Placard may park at one or two hour meters for up to 3 hours and in 3 hour spaces for up to 11 hours. For more details and a map of nearby reserved parking spaces, visit the City of Portland’s website. (https://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/64922#wheelchair)

Public transportation to Parking Structure 2 is available through TriMet’s network of fully accessible bus and Max lines. The SW 6th Ave entrance to Top Down is located

• Approximately 50 feet from the SW 6th and Mill bus stop (Stop ID: 7773) which serves lines 8, 9, 17, and 66.
• Approximately 75 feet from the PSU Urban Center streetcar stop (Stop ID 10764) on the NS and A loops. 
• Approximately 250 feet from the PSU Urban Center SW 6th & Montgomery MAX station for the MAX Green and Yellow Lines. 

To find your best route and learn more about TriMet’s accessibility features, visit their website (http://www.trimet.org/access/index.htm). TriMet also offers the LIFT service (link: http://www.trimet.org/lift/liftguide.htm) for eligible people with disabilities who are unable to use the existing bus and light rail services.

Here is how to enter the building and access the elevators: