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Printdustrial! – Letterpress Open Studios

Letra Chueca Press 1515 SE Ankeny St, Portland

Twelve letterpress printers throughout Portland open their doors to share their personalities, inspirations, and treasures during Design Week Portland! FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Each shop will offer its own programming, potentially including free samples, interactive and non-interactive demonstrations, and art and antiques for view and sale. Follow us and the participating artists on Facebook and Instagram for features and updates! Some studios may contain antique equipment unsafe for children to handle and be in old and unusual buildings. If you have accessibility concerns, consider contacting individual shops for details. If you have small children you prefer not to supervise, this event is not advised. [Please note, the location of this event is set at Letra Chueca Press, but there are other participating locations…

Free

Cheese Beer Wine Cider: A Field Guide to 75 Perfect Pairings

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland

Cheese and wine are a classic combination, but many cheeses taste even better with beer or cider. Steve Jones, proprietor of the Portland-based Cheese Bar and Chizu, has been successfully matching cheeses with alcoholic beverages for more than two decades. In Cheese Beer Wine Cider (Countryman), Jones and Adam Lindsley share their knowledge by introducing 75 different cheeses and pairing each with the beverage that brings out the best in both.

Free

The Voice of Empathy: Jon Boisvert and Willa Schneberg

The Tiny Theater PDX 3306 SE 65th Ave, Portland

Organized by Portland poet A. Molotkov, The Voice of Empathy is a poetry series that showcases writers whose work investigates the human capacity for compassion and generosity and invites the reader/listener to care deeply for others and the world. Each reading will be followed by a Q&A. April 7 Jon Boisvert Willa Schneberg Limited seating, please arrive early for a guaranteed seat. The Voice of Empathy is a poetry series that showcases writers whose work investigates the human capacity for compassion and generosity and invites the reader/listener to care deeply for others and the world. This description is for the poets’ reference only and does not presume to impose any constraints on the work selected for presentation. There is room for 37-39 poetry lovers. Please…

Free

Broadway Books Spring Book Club Event

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland

For our spring book club gathering we will be reading two novels and comparing them: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. This special book club programming is in conjunction with our Year of Reading James Baldwin, inspired by the National Book Foundation's Author in Focus program. As part of this program, we are offering books by James Baldwin at a 20% discount all year long!

Free

Song Lyric Slam and Open Mic

Tiny's Coffee - NE MLK Jr 2031 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland

Join us for our Song Lyric Slam. Sign up and perform the lyrics of a song like you would a slam poem! Go big! Do your favorite boy band hit or perform a Disney song like it’s the saddest poem ever written! Sign ups are at 5:30 and the show is 6pm. There will be an open mic that is song lyrics optional. There is a 5 dollar suggested donation for this even but no one is turned away! We will be at our new venue, Tiny's Coffee Northeast! This means our show is all-ages! Everyone is welcome. We do not censor our mic except for instances of hate-speech. Please also note that we start a little earlier then at previous venues. Accessibility info: Tiny's…

Free – $5

Agencies of Change: DWP Poster Show

Revolution Hall 1300 SE Stark St, Portland

Join us on April 7th for our first Agencies of Change event! As part of Design Week Portland, we’re hosting a poster show to support Trans Lifeline. The Event The poster show will feature work by local agencies and designers. Stop in for drinks, chats, a fun design activity, and some truly incredible posters. Posters are all limited edition, so get yours while they last! All proceeds and donations from the event will go to Trans Lifeline. Event Details When: Sunday April 7th, 2019 6pm-9pm Where: Revolution Hall, 2nd floor lobby 1300 SE Stark St. Portland, Oregon 97214 Agencies of Change Agencies of Change is an initiative founded by Murmur Creative to bring together creative agencies and creative professionals to work toward social justice. We…

Free

QTIPOC Draw Night

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland

First Sundays of the month, 6:30-10pm ADA accessible, Free street parking available. Light snacks provided.

Free

Spare Room reading: Jen Coleman, Jefferson Hansen, & Christopher Luna

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland

$5 suggested donation for the readers (no one turned away) ***** Jen Coleman is author of PSALMS FOR DOGS AND SORCERERS, from Trembling Pillow Press, winner of the 2013 Bob Kaufman Book Prize selected by poet Dara Wier. Her second book, WE DENIZENS, was released from Furniture Press in 2016. Jen has been called "the heart's bittersweet cartoonist" by poet Graham Foust, and "Walt Whitman and Elizabeth Bishop's secret lovechild" by poet Richard Roundy. Originally from Minnesota, Jen received her BA from Beloit College and MFA from George Mason University in Virginia. She spent eight years in New York before moving to Portland, OR. She now lives in Portland, OR where she works for the Oregon Environmental Council. Jefferson Hansen is the author, most recently,…

Free – $5

Wounds Into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland

Rabbi and psychologist Tirzah Firestone’s Wounds Into Wisdom (Adam Kadmon) is a groundbreaking exploration of the long-term effects of historic Jewish trauma and an inspiring account of how individuals and families around the world are reshaping their future. New research in neuroscience and clinical psychology demonstrates that even when they are hidden, trauma histories leave imprints on the minds and bodies of future generations.

Free