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Coffee Break with Reading is Resistance

Online N/A, Portland

A recurring conversation on building awareness through the books we read. Register and join the conversation via Crowdcast at: https://www.tworiversbooks.com/event/coffee-break-reading-resistance For a collection of recommended book lists curated by Reading is Resistance, please visit our Reading is Resistance Resource page: https://www.tworiversbooks.com/reading-resistance For the full Book Club, and all related information, check out their website: https://www.readingisresistance.com/book-club Topics by date: June 4: Jazz Baby (ft. live music with Farnell Newton) (farnellnewton.com) June 11: Activism/Community Engagement June 18: Collage and Craft in Social Justice Books for Kids June 25: Outdoor/Adventure Books July 2: Book Bundle Highlight July 9: Social Justice Teaching July 16: Poetry July 23: Book Bundle Highlight (ft. special guest Vera Newton, from Vera's Reviews) July 30: Interview (TBD) August 6: How to Get Involved in…

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Free

VIRTUAL IPRC: Drawing Time

Online N/A, Portland

Join Marissa and friends for an hour of drawing together! This week we’ll be doing still lifes. We’ll start with a check in drawing activity and do several short times drawings and a longer drawing. Set up your own scene to share or draw one that’s provided! Leave Marissa an artist tip via Paypal: marissabperez@gmail.com Register here to receive a reminder email with Zoom link Zoom meeting link here

Free

The Write Place: An Online Meeting for Productivity

Online N/A, Portland

Looking for writers in all the wrong places? Maybe you need the write place. Join at the Write Place each week, online. Discuss goal setting and productivity while encouraging, supporting, and connecting with other writers. We will share our rejections, sales, and other market news so that we can inspire and learn from each other. How to join the Write Place Please fill out the Google Form here, and we will send you details for logging in: https://forms.gle/4tN8y78Atcw3WbU87 See you at the Write Place

Free

Romance Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland

Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on July 2nd for our Romance Book Club. We will discuss Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. About the book: What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius―his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the…

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Free

Slamlandia Digital Open Mic

Online N/A, Portland

Slamlandia is hosting another digital poetry open mic. This open mic - only poetry, no music please - will take place on July 2nd. We'll be hosting this event with the help of Literary Arts. You can access our Zoom link in advance. Here is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoc-uurjgrE902IMKcdCZryv-hCRS8GjE1 Sign ups for the open mic will be posted at 6:30pm PT day of via Facebook posts and an Instagram story. Comment / Reply to get your name on the list. Open mic will promptly begin at 7pm. There will be no feature for this show. Because of this, poets will have FIVE minutes to read on the mic - please do not go over time. A quick run down of Zoom: click the link…

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Free

Variety Show on Zoooooom

Online N/A, Portland

Join us for a virtual show. Performers TBD. Please consider contributing to this live virtual event with an optional cover fee here: https://www.rosecitybookpub.com/shop/optional-cover-fee-for-virtual-events-5-suggested

Free – $5
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