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
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Spotlighted Literary Events
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Celebrating their 25th year, Portland Arts & Lectures will be commemorating their milestone with reporter, humorist, poet, and longtime supporter Calvin Trillin who had the honor of being Portland Arts & Lectures' first speaker back in 1984. He is a former reporter for the Times as well as the New Yorker, a current columnist and weekly poet for the Nation, and author of a wide variety of books. This event is sponsored by The Oregonian.
When: 7:30
Where: Newmark Theater
Cost: $25, $35, $55 through PCPA box office or Ticketmaster
For more information, visit www.literary-arts.org
Date: Thursday, February 19
It’s that time again! The Third Thursday Community Writing Workshop hosted by HOTLIPS Pizza and Write Around Portland is back. Breakfast pastries, coffee, and tea will be served as you experience the joy of community writing!
When: 9am-11am
Where: HOTLIPS Pizza, 2211 SE Hawthorne
Cost: $25 suggested donation. Proceeds go directly toward funding Write Around Portland workshops and programs for people affected by HIV/AIDS, veterans living with PTSD, survivors of domestic violence, people living with mental illness, homeless youth, and many others. Pre-registration is encouraged, so please email hotlips@writearound.org with your name, phone number, and date of the workshop you would like to attend.
For more information, please visit www.writearound.org or hotlipspizza.com
Date: Thursday, February 19
Come support a local novelist and journalist! Katherine Dunn, author of Shadow Boxers and Geek Love will be having a fiction reading at Lewis & Clark College. One Ring Circus, a collection of her essays on boxing, will appear in May of this year. This event is co-sponsored by Watzek Library Special Collections and the Lewis & Clark English Department. Refreshments will be served!
When: 7pm
Where: Lewis & Clark College, Manor House, Armstrong Lounge
Cost: Free
For more information, please contact Dyann Alkire at 503-768-7405 or visit the Lewis & Clark English Department Web site.
Celebrating their 25th year, Portland Arts & Lectures will be commemorating their milestone with reporter, humorist, poet, and longtime supporter Calvin Trillin who had the honor of being Portland Arts & Lectures' first speaker back in 1984. He is a former reporter for the Times as well as the New Yorker, a current columnist and weekly poet for the Nation, and author of a wide variety of books. This event is sponsored by The Oregonian.
When: 7:30
Where: Newmark Theater
Cost: $25, $35, $55 through PCPA box office or Ticketmaster
For more information, visit www.literary-arts.org
Date: Thursday, February 19
It’s that time again! The Third Thursday Community Writing Workshop hosted by HOTLIPS Pizza and Write Around Portland is back. Breakfast pastries, coffee, and tea will be served as you experience the joy of community writing!
When: 9am-11am
Where: HOTLIPS Pizza, 2211 SE Hawthorne
Cost: $25 suggested donation. Proceeds go directly toward funding Write Around Portland workshops and programs for people affected by HIV/AIDS, veterans living with PTSD, survivors of domestic violence, people living with mental illness, homeless youth, and many others. Pre-registration is encouraged, so please email hotlips@writearound.org with your name, phone number, and date of the workshop you would like to attend.
For more information, please visit www.writearound.org or hotlipspizza.com
Date: Thursday, February 19
Come support a local novelist and journalist! Katherine Dunn, author of Shadow Boxers and Geek Love will be having a fiction reading at Lewis & Clark College. One Ring Circus, a collection of her essays on boxing, will appear in May of this year. This event is co-sponsored by Watzek Library Special Collections and the Lewis & Clark English Department. Refreshments will be served!
When: 7pm
Where: Lewis & Clark College, Manor House, Armstrong Lounge
Cost: Free
For more information, please contact Dyann Alkire at 503-768-7405 or visit the Lewis & Clark English Department Web site.
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