Jan. 4th, 7:30 pm: "I See Rude People," presented by syndicated columnist, Amy Alkon. Reading from her book about the deterioration of manners and common courtesy. Powell's City of Books.
Jan. 5th, 7 pm: Jessica Morrell speaks on "Kill Your Muse, Pick Your Fights, Polish Relentlessly, and Keep Going...towards publication." Presented by Willamette Writers at the Old Church (SW 11th & Clay, Portland). $10 for non-members.
Jan. 8-15th, 7:30 nightly: Reading series in Seaside, hosted by the Pacific University M.F.A. program. Three readers a night (at the Best Western Ocean View Resort), including Bonnie Jo Campbell, Pete Fromm, Pam Houston, and more!
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Friday, October 03, 2008
Portland Literary Events
Date: Saturday, October 4
Write Around Portland will host its annual fundraiser Wordigo, featuring Mad Libs, Scrabble, Boggle, Wordigo poker, and a pool open typewriters. There will be prizes, cocktails, desserts, music by DJ Safi, and a silent auction.
Where: Design Within Reach, 1200 NW Everett, Portland, OR 97232
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: General admission ($35), supporters ($75), and patrons ($150)
For more info: http://www.writearound.org/
Date: Sunday, October 5
Danny Goldberg will read from Bumping into Geniuses.
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, October 6
Graeme Base will read from Enigma: A Magical Mystery.
Where: 4807 NE Fremont Street, Portland, OR 97213
When: 10:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com/
Date: Monday, October 6
Mississippi Pizza will host its weekly adult spelling bee.
Where: Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.mississippipizza.com/
Date: Tuesday, October 7
Local playwrights Marc Acito, Cynthia Whitcomb, and Storm Large will speak about the art and craft of writing for the stage.
Where: The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
When: 7:00 pm.
Cost: Members (free), guests of members and students ($5), all others ($10)
For more info: http://www.williamettewriters.com/
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Kim Barnes will read from A Country Called Home.
Where: Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.annieblooms.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Pete Jordan, author of Dishwater, will present a slide show lecture from his upcoming title, In the City of Bikes: An Up Close Look at Amsterdam. Nickey Robare will screen her film Small Movements and chat about the Sprockettes, the world’s fist mini-bike dance team. The event will also feature artwork by Tiago DeJerk and music by Baby Dollars.
Where: The Cleaners, 403 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $3.00 and up (sliding scale)
For more info: http://www.readingfrenzy.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Kevin Vowles will read from 21st Century Hippies: Activists in Pursuit of Peace and Social Justice.
Where: Twenty-Third Avenue Books, 1015 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97210
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.23rdavebooks.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Art Spiegelman, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus, presents Breakdowns, a reprint of his 1978 collection along with a new illustrated essay.
Where: Bagdad Theater, 3702 Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5
For more info: http://www.portlandmercury.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Jewell Parker Rhodes will read from Yellow Moon, the second book in the New Orleans-based trilogy.
Where: Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.portlandmercury.com
Date: Friday, October 10
Deborah Copaken Kogan will read from Between Here and April.
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Write Around Portland will host its annual fundraiser Wordigo, featuring Mad Libs, Scrabble, Boggle, Wordigo poker, and a pool open typewriters. There will be prizes, cocktails, desserts, music by DJ Safi, and a silent auction.
Where: Design Within Reach, 1200 NW Everett, Portland, OR 97232
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: General admission ($35), supporters ($75), and patrons ($150)
For more info: http://www.writearound.org/
Date: Sunday, October 5
Danny Goldberg will read from Bumping into Geniuses.
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
Date: Monday, October 6
Graeme Base will read from Enigma: A Magical Mystery.
Where: 4807 NE Fremont Street, Portland, OR 97213
When: 10:00 a.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.achildrensplacebookstore.com/
Date: Monday, October 6
Mississippi Pizza will host its weekly adult spelling bee.
Where: Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.mississippipizza.com/
Date: Tuesday, October 7
Local playwrights Marc Acito, Cynthia Whitcomb, and Storm Large will speak about the art and craft of writing for the stage.
Where: The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
When: 7:00 pm.
Cost: Members (free), guests of members and students ($5), all others ($10)
For more info: http://www.williamettewriters.com/
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Kim Barnes will read from A Country Called Home.
Where: Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.annieblooms.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Pete Jordan, author of Dishwater, will present a slide show lecture from his upcoming title, In the City of Bikes: An Up Close Look at Amsterdam. Nickey Robare will screen her film Small Movements and chat about the Sprockettes, the world’s fist mini-bike dance team. The event will also feature artwork by Tiago DeJerk and music by Baby Dollars.
Where: The Cleaners, 403 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $3.00 and up (sliding scale)
For more info: http://www.readingfrenzy.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Kevin Vowles will read from 21st Century Hippies: Activists in Pursuit of Peace and Social Justice.
Where: Twenty-Third Avenue Books, 1015 NW 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97210
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.23rdavebooks.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Art Spiegelman, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus, presents Breakdowns, a reprint of his 1978 collection along with a new illustrated essay.
Where: Bagdad Theater, 3702 Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5
For more info: http://www.portlandmercury.com
Date: Thursday, October 9
Jewell Parker Rhodes will read from Yellow Moon, the second book in the New Orleans-based trilogy.
Where: Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97201
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.portlandmercury.com
Date: Friday, October 10
Deborah Copaken Kogan will read from Between Here and April.
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com
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