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Bookarts: Pamphlet Stitch & Cover Variations

Online N/A, Portland

All IPRC workshops through Summer 2021 will be held via Zoom, PST Register here $25-55 sliding scale 3 no-cost spots available; BIPOC prioritized; reach out to hquinn@iprc.org to inquire Bookarts Workshop: Pamphlet Stitch & Cover Variations In this introduction to book arts participants will come away equipped with a basic understanding of the tools required for bookbinding, and will learn how to bind books with a pamphlet stitch. This binding is versatile and will lend your book projects a simple elegance. We’ll go over several different variations with and without covers. Paper materials provided. Beginners welcome. Instructor: Isabel Diana Class capacity: 10 Class meeting: Sunday, August 8th, 12-2pm PST $25-55 sliding scale 3 no-cost spots available; BIPOC prioritized; reach out to hquinn@iprc.org to inquire Required…

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$25 – $55

Writing About Sex

Online N/A, Portland

From kissing to seduction—to the deed itself—writing about sex can be one of the hardest feats in storytelling. We’ll study the way writers like Lidia Yuknavitch, Melissa Febos, Zadie Smith, D. H. Lawrence, and others approach this facet of craft. Our conversations will explore how sex can be implied or explicit, while still being literary and classy. Class one is entirely devoted to writing the literary kiss, and future sessions will cover sex “implied” with its absence on the page, homosexual sex, and heterosexual sex. We’ll cover the do’s and don’t’s, address common “cliches,” and inspect different ways writers represent sex in their stories, so that we can better assess what might work best for ours. Each writer will have the opportunity to share a…

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$195

Premise Course: What is feminist power? Who decides? Aristophanes’ Lysistrata and Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq

Online N/A, Portland

Join us in a discussion of Aristophanes’ ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata and Spike Lee’s modern film adaptation of the book Chi-Raq. The class will focus on the Aristophanes comedy and will use Spike Lee’s film as a point of modern reference and comparison. About the book: “Aristophanes’ comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led by the title character, the women of the warring city-states of Greece agree to withhold sexual favours with their husbands until they agree to cease fighting. The war of the sexes that ensues makes Lysistrata a bawdy comedy without peer in the history of theatre.” – Premise Goodreads page About the film: Spike Lee’s 2015 Chi-Raq is designed to provoke and make us…

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$35

THE CABARET SOCIETY: A Rooftop Burlesque Revue (August 2021)

The Botanist 910 NW 14th Ave, Portland

Stylishly sensual. Decidedly sultry. Uniquely seductive. Enjoy the view with us as Lacy Productions & The Botanist presents... THE CABARET SOCIETY: A Rooftop Burlesque Revue **NOW MONTHLY!** Sunday, August 8, 2021 at The Botanist/ Lovejoy Rooftop Doors at 6:30pm Show at 7:00 pm Bringing you the very best burlesque, boylesque, and draglesque artists from the Pacific Northwest and visiting performers from around the world-- situated on the Lovejoy Rooftop at The Botanist in the heart of Portland’s premiere Pearl District! Lacy Productions bring together sauciness, sophistication, intelligence and sexiness to all their shows! Join us for a late night speakeasy experience while enjoying craft cocktails from The Botanist and tasty delectables from Havana Cafe! Event seating is 21+ ------- ADVANCE TICKETS: (We sold out of…

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$18 – $25
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