Showing posts with label Tony Wolk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony Wolk. Show all posts

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Portland Literary Events

Monday, June 23
Joseph O’Neill will read from Netherland
Where: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Monday, June 23
Mary F. Pols will read from Accidentally on Purpose: A One-Night Stand, My Unplanned Parenthood, and Loving the Best Mistake I Ever Made
Where: Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Tuesday, June 24
Patricia Wood will read from Lottery
Where: Annie Bloom’s Bookstore, 7834 SW Capitol Highway
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.annieblooms.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

Tuesday, June 24
Kathryn Harrison will read from While They Slept: An Inquiry Into the Murder of a Family
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Wednesday, June 25
Andre Dubus III will read from The Garden of Last Days
Where: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Thursday, June 26
Erik Lyle will read from On the Lower Frequencies: A Secret History of the City
Where: Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak St.
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.readingfrenzy.com/

Thursday, June 26
Tony Wolk will read from Good Friday
Where: Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Thursday, June 26
Don Mankin will read from Riding the Hulahula to the Arctic Ocean: A Guide to Fifty Extraordinary Adventures for the Seasoned Traveler
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Friday, June 27
Chris Hedges will read from Collateral Damage: America’s War Against Iraqi Civilians
Where: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Friday, June 27
Peter Bagge will read from Apocalypse Nerd
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Portland Literary Events

Monday, February 18
Charles Bock will read from his novel Beautiful Children
Where: Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Monday, February 18
Poet Turiya Autrey will lead an interactive workshop, Hip-Hop Lyricism: Writing What Matters
Where: Portland State University, Smith Memorial Building, 1825 SW Broadway, Room 327
When: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.multcolib.org/reads/lectures.html

Monday, February 18
Editor Susie Bright will read from her collection, The Best of Best American Erotica 2008: Fifteenth Anniversary
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://powells.com/

Tuesday, February 19
Historian Curtis Yehnert will discuss The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales
Where: Glenn and Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 E Main St., Hillsboro
When: 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://wweek.com/events/3414/6/

Wednesday, February 30
Anne Elizabeth Moore and The New Press will present Unmarketable: brandalism, copyfighting, mocketing, and the erosion of integrity
Where: Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak
When: 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.readingfrenzy.com

Wednesday, February 20
Poetry Downtown kicks off their 2008 series with Li-Young Lee, author of The Winged Seed and Behind My Eyes
Where: Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $14 to $18
For more info: http://www.literary-arts.org/

Thursday, February 21

Alaya Dawn Johnson will read from her novel Racing the Dark
Where: In Other Words Bookstore, 8 NE Killingsworth St.
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.inortherwords.org

Thursday February 21
Coeditors Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser will discuss the collection Not Quite What I Was Planning
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Friday February 22
Vikram Chandra will discuss his book Sacred Games
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Friday February 23
Two local authors will discuss their new books: Tony Wolk and Good Friday, and Molly Gloss and The Hearts of Horses
Where: Portland State University Branford P. Millar Library, 1875 SW Park
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://wweek.com/words

Sunday February 24
A celebration of the life and work of local poet Vi Gale, featuring contributions by an impressive array of Oregonian poets.
Where: First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th
When: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://oregonlive.com/