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A Burly Carol: A Tale Inspired by A Christmas Carol

Crush Bar 1400 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, OR, United States

Warm yourself from winter's chill with the most sexy of holiday ghost tales that ever was told as Lacy Productions presents... A BURLY CAROL: A Burlesque Tale Inspired by "A Christmas Carol" on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 at Crush Bar in Portland, Oregon! Starring: Lily Le Fauve Johnny Nuriel Karlie Lever du Soleil Angelique DeVil Lola Coquette T.L. Ford The Infamous Nina Nightshade Sean Nannigans Miss Doe Chanterelle And hosted by The Historical Conjurer TWO SHOWTIMES to choose from! **7pm EARLY SHOW** (doors open at 6:30pm) ** 9:30 pm LATE SHOW** (doors open at 9:15pm) LATE SHOW Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/685475908642020/ (all the same information) TICKET PRICES: $18 Advance General Admission $20 Advance Second Row General Admission $26 Advance VIP tickets for front row table seating…

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$18 – $32

Jeff VanderMeer in Conversation With Omar El Akkad

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

A messianic blue fox who slips through warrens of time and space on a mysterious mission. A homeless woman haunted by a demon who finds the key to all things in a strange journal. A giant leviathan of a fish, centuries old, who hides a secret, remembering a past that may not be its own. Three ragtag rebels waging an endless war for the fate of the world against an all-powerful corporation. Jeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts (MCD/FSG) presents a City with no name of its own, where in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways. At stake: the fate of the future, the fate of Earth – all the Earths. VanderMeer will be joined in conversation…

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Free

Albina Pageturners Book Club

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

This month’s book is A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza. Check at the Albina Branch Library for free copies of this book and upcoming selections.

Free

Science Fiction Book Group

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

This month our group meets to discuss Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan. Join us!

Free

Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Black women and Black nonbinary people are invited to join us every second Thursday of the month for the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club. This month we’re reading Kindred by Octavia E. Butler.

Free

Holiday Storytime With Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Hey kids! Join us for special appearances by Dr. Seuss's The Grinch and stick around for a reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TM and © Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. All rights reserved.)

Free

Holiday Storytime With Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

Hey kids! Join us for special appearances by Dr. Seuss's The Grinch and stick around for a reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TM and © Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. All rights reserved.)

Free

Classics Book Group

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

This month our group meets to discuss American Pastoral by Philip Roth. Join us!

Free

Kids’ Storytime

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us every Saturday for kids’ storytime. Today we’re reading The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper.

Free

Kids’ Storytime

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us every Saturday for kids’ storytime. Today we’re reading Caveboy Crush by Beth Ferry.

Free
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