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Portland Audubon’s Wild Arts Festival

Pure Space 1315 NW Overton Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us at the 2019 Wild Arts Festival, the premier show that celebrates art and nature in the Pacific Northwest! With artists and authors presenting their work, plus more art, trips, outdoor gear and experiences available in our silent auction, Festival shopping is a delight. And, it's right in time for the holiday season. Proceeds benefit Portland Audubon’s work to inspire all people to love and protect the natural world. Get to know some of the best local and regional authors specializing in nature, birds, hiking, history, books for kids, and books that illuminate living in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest! You’ll have the chance to purchase books and get them signed by the author both days of the festival from noon to 4 p.m. Join…

$10

Book and Bake Sale!

The First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Network with authors and get your books signed as you enjoy a sweet treat during our holiday gathering. Cookies, cupcakes, pies, and cakes are encouraged. All proceeds from the bake sale support our chapter programming. No admission fee! This event is family-friendly and everyone is welcome to attend and purchase treats and books! Bake Sale will begin at 7pm sharp and the Book Sale will begin at 7:30pm. Both will be open to all until 8pm! 📚🥧🧁🍪🍩📚 Coffee (reg and decaf) and tea will also be provided for all. Please consider bringing a mug or travel mug to reduce the use of paper cups and garbage. 💗🌎 If you are a published Willamette Writers member author and would like to sign up to participate, please…

Free

7th Annual Portland Cookbook & Artisan Marketplace

The Heathman Hotel 1001 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Join your favorite local cookbook and culinary guidebook authors for a holiday book signing at Headwaters at The Heathman Hotel. (Hint, hint: a signed book makes a great holiday gift.) Authors will be on hand to sign and sell their latest and greatest titles as well as offer small bites and beverages for the crowd. Local makers will be selling their artisan treats and we'll have exciting raffle prizes. Free to attend! Before the marketplace, Join Portlanders John Becker and Megan Scott, authors of the new Joy of Cooking, in conversation with cookbook author and PCA President Diane Morgan. Morgan will lead a Q&A with Becker, the great-grandson of the original author, Irma Rombauer, and his wife, Megan Scott. Tickets for the Joy of Cooking author talk from 11-noon…

Free

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

I Like Comics 1715 Broadway St, Vancouver, WA, United States

For the first time Image Comics' current partners will sign together in one place. That place is I LIKE COMICS. Image Comics President Todd McFarlane (Spawn), Vice President Jim Valentino (ShadowHawk), Chief Operating Officer Robert Kirkman (Oblivion Song, The Walking Dead), Chief Financial Officer Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Marc Silvestri (X-Men, Witchblade), and Chief Creative Officer & Publisher Eric Stephenson (Nowhere Men) will be present at the shop to meet with fans and sign comics. No CGC will be permitted. ONLY ONE ITEM SIGNED PER SIGNER PLEASE, NO PHOTO OPS AVAILABLE. Due to the grandiosity of the event and the large turnout expected, please only bring one item to have signed per signer. We expect this event to have a VERY LARGE turnout, so showing…

Free

Ion the Young Shuttle Book Release!

Bridge City Comics 3725 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Following the success of this spring's Kickstarter, Ion the Young Shuttle is here! Join author, Kielen King, at Bridge City Comics to celebrate the release of Ion the Young Shuttle! Kielen will be available to sign copies and meet those of you who contributed to making this project a reality!* Missed the Kickstarter? Not to worry! There will be additional copies available at the event so stop by and pick one up! Ion is here just in time for the holidays! Grab one for your young reader or give the perfect gift to a friend with little ones! *For Kickstarter pickup: Contributors should be sure to send an email to book@iontheshuttle.com with full name and email address from the Kickstarter so Kielen can be sure…

Free

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

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows is collected with a new 12-page prequel story never published elsewhere. Join the creators on Friday, December 13th for a release party and book signing. This immortal novella of extra-dimensional weirdness on the Danube comes to vivid life in graphic comic form thanks to the incredibly detailed black-and-white linework of talented newcomer, Sam Ford. Writer Nathan Carson’s thoughtful retelling reverently preserves the plot while breathing character-driven depth into this all-time classic. Two adventurous women, one British, one Swedish, encounter strange horrors in the Hungarian wilderness of 1907. What they discover on that crumbling sandbar makes them question their sanity, fear for their lives, and revel in otherworldly strangeness. Readers familiar with the story will delight in seeing it depicted in such painstaking,…

Free

Holiday Gift Idea Signing at Cosmic Monkey

Cosmic Monkey Comics 5335 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Holiday Gift Idea Signing at Cosmic Monkey Comics Saturday December 14th Noon-2pm Mike Lawrence – Star Scouts Farel Dalrymple – The Often Wrong Mark Russell – Wonder Twins Jesse Simpson - Noise Rover 2-4pm Chibi Comics – Mike & Celina's art & comics! Justin Rueff – Brother Crow Aaron Humphres – Rosco: Alien Wildlife Photographer Cosmic Monkey Comics 5335 NE Sandy Blvd PDX 97213

Free

Shrinking Books & Reading Performance by KEREN KATZ

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

Keren Katz is coming to Floating World on December 18, just before the winter solstice! Come get custom shrunken versions of your favorite books, zines, cards and limited edition mini comics as well as hear about the making of  The Backstage of a Dishwashing Webshow. It is a story of unrequited love set in a school for transmutation on top of Mount Scopus. It catalogs the disappearance and reappearance of four characters: Rivi the protagonist and eventual narrator of the book, Novak, Rivi’s roommate and popular yet elusive host of a live dishwashing show, Avner, Rivi’s father and Yakov, Rivi’s love interest. In her presentation, Katz will discuss the process of composing the image sequences in the  book as a choreography, and the interactive performances…

Free

David Mack Signing

Things From Another World 2916 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

This December marks the 25th anniversary of the classic comic series Kabuki, and what better way to celebrate than with a year-end signing and party with David Mack himself at the Portland Things From Another World location! David will be joining us on Saturday, December 28 from 3-6pm to celebrate with fans. Not only will you be able to get your comics (and Kabuki Omnibuses!) signed by David, but he’ll also be bringing and selling his own exclusive prints and some of his original paintings. Enjoy free food and drink with friends and fellow fans as we wrap up 2019 and celebrate a great artist! More details will come as we get closer to the event date. ------------------ ABOUT DAVID MACK David Mack is the…

Free

Fandom PDX 2020

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8235 Northeast Airport Way, Portland, OR, United States

Fandom PDX® (formerly Newcon PDX/Anime PDX) is Portland, Oregon's hotel based pop culture convention celebrating cosplay, video games, anime, tabletop gaming, comics, and "all things geek". Our twelfth event will take place at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel on Saturday and Sunday: January 4-5, 2020. The event features an Exhibitor's Hall, Artist Alley, celebrity guests, video game rooms, CCG/RPG/tabletop gaming, panels, workshops, and much more. Details coming soon!

$20 – $35