Dec. 5th, 2 pm: Introduction of Lawrence Halprin's Where the Revolution Began, with live music and a screening of the documentary The City Dance of Lawrence and Anna Halprin. Portland's Ziba Design, 1044 NW 9th Ave.
Dec. 5th, 5 pm: Writer's Block mixer on curing "blinking cursor paralysis" led by authors Carolyn J. Rose and Mike Nettleton. Hosted at Cover to Cover Books, 1817 Main Street, Vancouver, WA.
Dec. 6th, 12-4 pm: Celebrate Oregon authors with the 42nd Annual Holiday Cheer. Features Sarah Baker Munro, Brian Booth, George Byron Wright, and dozens more, at the Oregon History Museum.
Dec. 7th, 7 pm: Local author Tommy Gaffney releases his second collection of poems and stories, entitled Whiskey Days, with a reading and concert (accompanied by Splashdown) at the Alberta Street Public House (1036 NE Alberta).
Dec. 9th, 7 pm: Poetry reading by Scot Siegel, part of the 3rd season of the Milwaukie Poetry Series, at The Pond House, 2215 SE Harrison.
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Friday, December 04, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Spotlighted Literary Events
Date: Wednesday, April 1
The CFI/Freethinkers Book Group will be meeting to discuss Susan Blackmore’s nonfiction book Conversations on Consciousness. Blackmore’s books contains 20 transcripts with scientists and philosophers over how we use and understand the human brain and the meaning of consciousness. New members are always welcome!
Time: 7pm
Where: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, Beaverton
Cost: Free
For more information, visit the events page at www.powells.com
Date: Thursday, April 2
Scot Siegel, author of Some Weather, will be at the Looking Glass Bookstore for a poetry reading and book-signing. Kim Stafford, author of The Muses Among Us praises this books as “the lyric word whispering in the office, singing in the family, charting policy for the land.” Come be a part of this exceptional poetic experience!
Time: 7pm
Where: Looking Glass Bookstore
Cost: Free
Check out the events page at http://lookingglassbook.qwestoffice.net/
Date: Thursday, April 2
Prize-winning scholar Mark Edmundson, author of various literary and cultural criticisms including Teacher: The One Who Made the Difference, Nightmare on Main Street, and Why Read? will be at Lewis & Clark College. He has written for Raritan, the New Republic, New York Times Magazine, the Nation, and Harper’s where he is a contributing editor. The topic of his lecture will be “Why Read?”
Time: 7:30pm
Where: Lewis & Clark College, Council Chambers
Cost: Free
For more information, please contact Dyann Alkire at 503-768-7405 or http://www.lclark.edu/dept/english/specialevents.html
The CFI/Freethinkers Book Group will be meeting to discuss Susan Blackmore’s nonfiction book Conversations on Consciousness. Blackmore’s books contains 20 transcripts with scientists and philosophers over how we use and understand the human brain and the meaning of consciousness. New members are always welcome!
Time: 7pm
Where: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, Beaverton
Cost: Free
For more information, visit the events page at www.powells.com
Date: Thursday, April 2
Scot Siegel, author of Some Weather, will be at the Looking Glass Bookstore for a poetry reading and book-signing. Kim Stafford, author of The Muses Among Us praises this books as “the lyric word whispering in the office, singing in the family, charting policy for the land.” Come be a part of this exceptional poetic experience!
Time: 7pm
Where: Looking Glass Bookstore
Cost: Free
Check out the events page at http://lookingglassbook.qwestoffice.net/
Date: Thursday, April 2
Prize-winning scholar Mark Edmundson, author of various literary and cultural criticisms including Teacher: The One Who Made the Difference, Nightmare on Main Street, and Why Read? will be at Lewis & Clark College. He has written for Raritan, the New Republic, New York Times Magazine, the Nation, and Harper’s where he is a contributing editor. The topic of his lecture will be “Why Read?”
Time: 7:30pm
Where: Lewis & Clark College, Council Chambers
Cost: Free
For more information, please contact Dyann Alkire at 503-768-7405 or http://www.lclark.edu/dept/english/specialevents.html
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