Spotlighted Literary Events

*July 24-26, Portland Zine Symposium*

*See last week's Spotlighted Literary Event for more Info*

Date: Sunday, July 26

Writers in the Corvallis vicinity are gathering for a second time. Join wordsmiths from "all backgrounds, ages, genres and stages of their careers" to discuss a name for the "local writers network, results of last month's survey of writers' interests and needs, and future events for the group." Please RSVP to larina@larinawarnock.com.

When: 2pm

Where: Avery House in Avery Park. Parking just north of the park.

Cost: Free

Date: Sunday, July 26

Hungry for stories? Poems? Music? Satisfy your cravings with a delicioius literary and musical meal served at the Super Sunday Stew at Cafe Mundo in Newport. The stew features musical and spoken word performance by some of the most dynamic performers in Oregon. "We've got poetry, prose, rants, Americana, trip hop, and straight-up three-chord rock and roll," says author and Nestucca Spit Press Publisher Matt Love. In addition to Love's new book, Newport: Notes From My First Year In Town, Andrew Rodman will yell from his new chapbook of savage spoken word poems Secretly Famous. Poet and Newport native Tim Sproul will share his funny and poignant obserations from How to Leave Your Hometown For Good.--Matt Love

When: A vegetarian stew will be served by Cafe Mundo at 6:30pm

Where: Cafe Mundo, in Newport's historic Nye Beach area

Cost: Free!

Date: Saturday, August 1

The Genealogical Forum of Oregon is hosting an open house and book sale with light refreshments, tours of the library and more.

When: 9am-3pm

Where: 1505 SE Gideon St.

For more information visit www.gfo.org or call 503-963-1932.

Spotlighted Literary Events

Date: Thursday, April 16
Poets John Isles and Kristen Hanlon will be at Lewis & Clark College for a poetry reading. John Isles is the author of Inverse Sky and Ark, and coeditor of the Baltics section of New European Poets. Kristen Hanlon’s chapbook, Proximity Talks, was published in 2005. Her poetry has appeared in the Colorado Review, Puerto del Sol, VOLT and the New Orleans Review. This event is co-sponsored by Watzek Library Special Collections. Refreshments will be served!
When: 3:00pm
Where: Lewis & Clark College, Pamplin Society Room
Cost: Free
For more information, please contact Dyann Alkire at 503-768-7405 or visit http://www.lclark.edu/dept/english/specialevents.html

Date: Thursday, April 16
Leading up to this weekend’s Stumptown Comics Fest, learn about webcomics with Carolyn Main, freelance cartoonist. Her webcomics include the sci-fi epic “Personal Mission” and the gags of “Quickies” as well as some short animation and comedies.
When: 4:30-5:30pm
Where: Multnomah Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
Cost: Free
Check out http://www.multcolib.org/books/zines/events.html for more information

Date: Friday, April 17
Another Stumptown Comics Fest event is “Zinesters Talking” with Hellen Jo and Dunja Jankovic. Hellen Jo is the author of Jin and Jam #1, a comic about suburban teens. Most recently, she wrote and drewthe short ghost story “Diamond Heights” for the serial comics anthology Papercutter. Dunja Jankovic is the author of Department of Art, a story about time and procrastination very reminiscent of Kafka. Department of Art was nominated for the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic in 2008.
When: 4:30-5:30om
Where: Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
Cost: Free
For more information, check out http://www.multcolib.org/books/zines/events.html

Date: Saturday, April 18
Author Matt Love will be at the Multnomah Central Library as part of their “Writers Talking” series. Love is the editor of the Beaver State Trilogy and Citadel of the Spirit: Oregon’s Sesquicentennial Anthology as well as the founder of the Nestucca Spit Press. Love also writes the “Lost Northwest Books” column for The Oregonian and contributes to Bear Deluxe and Oregon Coast Today.
When: 1-2:30pm
Where: Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
Cost: Free
For more information visit http://www.multcolib.org/events/writers.html