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Placeholder: This is a fun Black Friday-type event (except it's Wednesday of course!), celebrating your scrappy brick & mortar comic shops. Shops across the country will be involved. There will be numerous collectible covers offered by the various companies which I'll post here, and it's also a good week for new comics & books from what I can tell! Stay tuned.
Kick off the holiday shopping season in style with exclusive & cool items available first on Local Comic Shop Day! We’re celebrating Local Comic Shop Day on Wednesday, November 25 (new comic day!) with these special LCSD variant comics: LCSD 2020 DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #2 (OF 12) FOIL VAR LCSD 2020 ICE CREAM MAN #20 LCSD 2020 INVINCIBLE #1 GOLD FOIL LOGO LCSD 2020 LUMBERJANES #75 FOIL VAR LCSD 2020 MIGHTY MORPHIN #1 FOIL VAR LCSD 2020 MONSTRESS TALK-STORIES #1 (OF 2) GOLD FOIL LCSD 2020 POWER RANGERS #1 FOIL VAR LCSD 2020 SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN #1 FOIL VAR LCSD 2020 SPAWN #312 CVR E MCFARLANE Quantities are limited and available on a first come, first served basis! Thanks for supporting Bridge City Comics!
Join us on Small Business Saturday for the True North Studios Little Art Market! Shop safely and distantly from our members and other community creators at our indoor open air studio. There will be artwork, printed tees, body care items and more! RAFFLE Enter the contactless raffle drawing featuring donated handmade items from our members! A portion of proceeds will support local non-profit, IRCO (Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization). IRCO focuses on removing barriers to self-sufficiency by providing more than 200 culturally and linguistically specific social services, from employment, vocational training and English language learning, to community development, early childhood and parenting education, youth academic support and gang prevention. Purchase tickets online only via the raffle page, which will be updated regularly as items are…
An annual celebration of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic Yule Book Flood! While Icelanders celebrate on Christmas Eve Portland will be celebrating in late December. This year, it will be online, as the world is uncertain and we want everyone to feel safe and enjoy their holidays! The event is all about celebrating and supporting local Pacific Northwest indie authors. When it’s in person, it’s a book fair with many author and bookish vendors with music and spirits. 2020 will take us in a different direction. More on this to come, but you’ll still get to learn about new authors, hear about their books, their inspiration, and connect with fellow literary minded folk (should that aspect appeal to you). Please join us to support PNW authors and…
Our next virtual fair will be the country’s premiere ephemera fair, sponsored by the Ephemera Society of America. We expect to offer original artwork, letterpress broadsides, photographs, pamphlets, artists’ publications, — and even some books! You will be able to peruse (and purchase) our offerings on the Virtual Book Fairs page on this site, or at our fair booth.
This year's Independent Bookstore Day is going to look very different. We always encourage you to come out and shop in store but not this year. Grab your coffee and credit card, stay in your pajamas, and cuddle your fur babies, watch a bookish show or film, and head to our online shop! With every $10 you spend in our online shop on Saturday, April 24th you'll be entered to win a variety of prizes. Including pins, stickers, books, and more! This year more than ever we need your support as we rely on the sales of this weekend for a third of our annual income. Shop with us now to help us be here tomorrow. ***Prizes can only be awarded to local bookworms for…
Details to come!!! Stay tuned.
🌟ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND SALE!🌟 To celebrate Books with Pictures' five years in business, we're having our biggest sale ever, from tomorrow, June 2, through Sunday the 6th! We'll have selected books and back issues for sale on the sidewalk for 65% off all week starting tomorrow, plus extra sales in store each day: Wednesday, June 2: Superhero graphic novels are 25% off -- and Pup Tent, the awesome new florist in our lot, will be in costume as... well, it's a surprise. Thursday, June 3: Zines and small-press comics are 50% off, and nonfiction graphic novels are 25% off. Friday, June 4: Single issue comics are 75% off. Excludes books released 5/26 and 6/2. Excludes curated $3 back issue section. Saturday, June 5: Non-superhero graphic…
Friday, June 25, 2021 12:00 PM 6:00 PM Outlet PDX (map) Saturday, June 26, 2021 11:00 AM 5:00 PM Outlet PDX (map) Melanated Market is a new monthly pop-up highlighting POC creatives and business owners! Join us in our courtyard for this awesome 2 day event and support POC makers! This market was created as a way to uplift POC business owners in Portland. There are many beautiful artists that have been working at their craft for years or just poured themselves into their art when they started to have time for themselves due to the pandemic. We are here to support all entrepreneurs at all stages and allow space for growth. You can find more info here!
Extraordinary . . . Eclectic . . . Esoteric . . . International . . . Exquisite . . . Artistic Don't miss this unforgettable extravaganza! & please tell your friends! Saturday, August 21 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (or so) Sunday, August 22 (BARGAIN DAY) 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm 1005 SE 36th Avenue (at Yamhill) No early birds and sorry, no pre-sales Cash, cards, and payment apps accepted Screaming deals! Vintage! Mod! Strange and Marvelous! Weird and wonderful home decor Select photos can be seen on the Facebook event page Tchotchkes & bibelots Adult trapeze with ropes 1920s Conn alto saxophone Chinese & Turkish ceramics Three Islamic-style side tables Large collection of mid-century lucite paperweights & objects Floor and table lamps Decorative…