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Tommy Pico

2 events,

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Horror Book Club

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Tiffany Midge in Conversation With Jacqueline Keeler

2 events,

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Fiction Addiction Book Club

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7DS: Pants On Fire!

0 events,

1 event,

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The Tesla City Stories – Black Friday Bonanza!

4 events,

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Risograph Basics with Kate Bingaman-Burt & Outlet Assistants!

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Shop Small Saturday Festive Fun

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Kids’ Storytime

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Wordlights Poetry ft. Dan Raphael

3 events,

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Submission Deadline: smoke + mold: TRXST NO1

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The Voice of Empathy: Laura Winter and John Witte – reading and Q&A

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Jeff Alessandrelli & Dao Strom in Conversation With Danielle Frandina

4 events,

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Bards of Stumptown

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Grief Rites Readers Series ~ December 2

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Ramesh Srinivasan

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Story Time for Grown Ups with David Loftus

9 events,

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ERASURE WORKSHOP w/ Zachary Schomburg

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Giving Tuesday Llama Pajama Party

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Prompt Alumni Workshop with IPRC

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Book and Bake Sale!

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The Moth: StorySLAM: Family

+ 3 More

5 events,

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ONE PAGE Wednesday: December

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The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook

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Rupi Kaur

9 events,

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THE SLEEP GAS release party and art exhibit with Chris Cilla

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Authors Guild Portland Chapter Meet and Mingle

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Slamlandia Dec. Rocking Frog Slam ft. Ben Yisrael

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Unsolicited Press Drop-In Submission Pitch

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Buckman Journal 003 Launch & Holiday Art Market

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Brian Michael Bendis and Kelly Sue DeConnick in Conversation: Presented by the PSU English Department

+ 3 More

4 events,

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Young Adult Book Club (Hawthorne)

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Marc Bloom

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Young Adult Book Club (Burnside)

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Friending: Creating Meaningful, Lasting Adult Friendships

3 events,

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Kids’ Storytime With Travel Oregon & Cheryl Strayed

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Wordlights Poetry ft. Nikki Burian

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A Burly Carol: A Tale Inspired by A Christmas Carol

5 events,

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Fall 2019: December Writer of Color Sunday Morning Workshop

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7th Annual Portland Cookbook & Artisan Marketplace

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A Night Out with Buddy Wakefield

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Spare Room reading: Gabriel Urza, Joel Bettridge

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Joy of Cooking

3 events,

Story Party Portland | True Dating Stories

Story Party Portland | True Dating Stories

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Jeff VanderMeer in Conversation With Omar El Akkad

8 events,

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Collage Night

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First Ever: Image Comics Partners Signing at I Like Comics!

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Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto to Heal and Transform the World

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The Moth Mainstage in Portland

+ 1 More

5 events,

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MUTANT COMICS X-POSITION AND TRUNK SHOW

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Ion the Young Shuttle Book Release!

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Book Club Holiday Party

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Lise Funderburg With Sallie Tisdale, Kate Carroll de Gutes & Mat Johnson

8 events,

Passages Bookshop HOLIDAY CLEARANCE SALE: 30% OFF

Passages Bookshop HOLIDAY CLEARANCE SALE: 30% OFF

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Celebrate the Holidays with AMA PDX, PPI & IPRC

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Slamlandia WoWPS Finals ft. Bella

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Darryl Foto

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Defenders of the Faith: The Heavy Metal Photography of Peter Beste

+ 1 More

7 events,

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Rocking Frog Cafe Open Mic

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ALGERNON BLACKWOOD’S THE WILLOWS release party with Nathan Carson and Sam Ford

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Tales from Home

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David Guterson

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Deep Overstock Issue 7 Launch

8 events,

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The Work Poetry Workshop: Saturday Edition

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Holiday Gift Idea Signing at Cosmic Monkey

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The League of Exceptional Writers

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Wordlights Poetry ft. Nastashia Minto

+ 1 More

7 events,

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Intro to Risograph Printing

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Tender Table: Megon, Arlyn, Constance, & Mathilde

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Voices for Change • Songs & Stories for Mental Health Awareness

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“The Magnificent Field” reading: Poetry by Phoebe Wayne, James Yeary, & Sam Lohmann

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WoWPS Finals feat. Leyna Rynearson and Robyn Bateman

+ 1 More

2 events,

2 events,

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Portland Correspondence Co-op

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The Moth: StorySLAM: Traditions

2 events,

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Shrinking Books & Reading Performance by KEREN KATZ

5 events,

Passages Bookshop HOLIDAY CLEARANCE SALE: 30% OFF

Passages Bookshop HOLIDAY CLEARANCE SALE: 30% OFF

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Learn Make Share: Mini Zines!

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Westside Writing Group

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Front Porch Sessions: “Snow Days”

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You Won’t Get What You Want

3 events,

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Corporeal Winter Solstice Celebration

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Future Prairie IX: In Repose

4 events,

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Kids’ Storytime

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Buckmxn/Belmont Books Book Sale

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Wordlights Poetry ft. Ken Yoshikawa

2 events,

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Publication Fair 2019

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Reading: JB Fisher

1 event,

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Faraday Christmas Lectures

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4 events,

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Submission Deadline: Theatre 33: 2020 Summer Series, Play Scripts

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Kids’ Storytime

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Jolabokaflod PDX 2019

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David Mack Signing

1 event,

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4 events,

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Slamlandia January Rocking Frog Slam ft. Igor Brezhnev

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Westside Writing Group

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First Word: Antiquated Future

3 events,

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Michael Namkung – Seeing the Invisible INTERACTIVE

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The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care

6 events,

Fandom PDX 2020

Fandom PDX 2020

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Kids’ Storytime

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Are Girls Turning into Killer Cats?

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Wordlights Poetry ft. Brett Elena

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Bike Chain Rain: A Birthday Tribute to David Cloud Berman

4 events,

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True Crime Book Club

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Marilyn Stablein and Brittney Corrigan – Reading and Q&A

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Big Dreams, Daily Joys

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