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Book Launch at Base Camp Brewing

Base Camp Brewing Company 930 SE Oak Street, Portland, OR, United States

If you can't make it to Saturday's book launch event at Rose City Book Pub, then meet me at Base Camp for a beer and a paperback! If you want to pick up a paperback from me at this event, COMMENT BELOW and Venmo me $14.99. I'll sign copies if you buy ahead of time 😁 Otherwise the book is available on Amazon (ebook and print) Valentine's Day or at Rose City Book Pub on 2/15. Hope to see you there! ♡♡♡ "This is not a tale about the breaking, but of the putting back together." THE REBOOT: 50 DATES WITH MYSELF won 2nd Place in the Memoir Category at the PNWA 2017 Literary Contest. Read the Prologue at mariemacmillan.com and follow @macmillanpages on Instagram…

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Nonfiction Book Club

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

The Books Around the Corner Nonfiction Book Club will be led by a community member and meets monthly on the second Friday of every month at 6PM. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our nonfiction loving customers (RSVP is not required). 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. We will discuss Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. About the book: Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor,…

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Free

The Mystery Box Show – Special Valentines Day Show

Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Doors open at 6:00 $22 Advance $27 Day of Show $45 General Admission + After-Party Access Bracelet From vanilla to kinky, queer to straight, and everything in between, a night at The Mystery Box Show brings you tales of one-night stands, explorations into fetish, awkward first times, dark fantasies come true, and much much more. Storytellers have included bestselling authors, nationally touring comedians, adult film industry veterans, theatre professionals, sex toy experts, members from the kink community, students and people from all walks of life. Nothing here is too raw, too sweet, too strange, or too deep; it’s all about the sex, and all about the story.

$22 – $45

Heaux Stories: Part Deux at Polaris Hall

Polaris Hall 635 N Killingsworth Court, Portland, OR, United States

We invite you to attend what some people anticipate to be the “steamiest night of the year”- Heaux Stories:Part Deux. This show is the sequel to sold-out storytelling showcase Heaux Stories. Heaux Stories is a production that was created as a space for women of color and femmes to gather and share their most intimate sexual truths through the art of storytelling. This event was born with the intention of being as a sex-positive safe space that will foster intimacy within community by centering femmes of color through the empowering act of authentic vulnerability. Due to the overwhelming lack of diverse perspectives in Portland’s local storytelling art scene, this show is a production created out of necessity by renowned storyteller and The Moth Storyhour producer…

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$28 – $30

Black History Month Film Fest: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Multnomah County Library - St. Johns Library 7510 N Charleston Avenue Portland, OR 97203, Portland, OR, United States

During the month of February, St. Johns Library will screen four movies that highlight and uplift the Black experience in America. Watch Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (not rated).

Free

Book Launch: The Reboot: 50 Dates with Myself by Marie MacMillan

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

Come get your paperback copy of THE REBOOT: 50 DATES WITH MYSELF !!! It's finally here! My funny/self-care/dating/life-in-my-twenties memoir is out VALENTINE'S DAY from Dancing Moon Press. COMMENT BELOW if you plan to purchase a copy at this event from Rose City Book Pub! It'll be an informal shindig - with maybe a little reading and Q&A - and beer! they have beer and snacks for purchase also. Hop you can make it! If not, I'll be at Base Camp Brewing at noon on Friday 2/14 - see other event page. ♡♡♡ "This is not a tale about the breaking, but of the putting back together." ♡♡♡ Check out little previews on Instagram before the release @macmillanpages Read the whole Prologue and more at mariemacmillan.com…

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One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder

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

When Brian Doyle passed away at the age of 60, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the 21st century. A life's work, One Long River of Song (Little, Brown) invites readers to experience joy and wonder in ordinary moments that become, under Doyle's rapturous and exuberant gaze, extraordinary. Mary Doyle, Brian’s wife, will be joined by their sons, Joe and Liam, for a reading of One Long River of Song.

Free

Power to the People: The Black Panther Party’s Legacy in Albina

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

The Vanport Mosaic presents a multi-faceted oral history presentation and community conversation led by Mr. Kent Ford, a founding member of the Portland Chapter of the '60s-era black empowerment organization - the Black Panther Party. Watch the short documentary Sting Like A Bee, and listen to Kent Ford's personal memory of revolutionary activism and community organizing. The event culminates in a conversation between Mr. Ford and another local activist, connecting these stories to the broader political scene and stimulating a group reflection that links this provocative history to the challenges we face today. This program is made possible by the generous support of the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Cultural Trust, and is co-hosted by the Albina Branch of the Multnomah County Library…

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What’s Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She

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

Like trigger warnings and gender-neutral bathrooms, pronouns are sparking a national debate, prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, even prisons, about what pronouns to use. Far more than a by-product of the culture wars, gender-neutral pronouns are nothing new. Based on linguist Dennis Baron’s own empirical research, What’s Your Pronoun? (Liveright) chronicles the story of the role pronouns have played – and continue to play – in establishing both our rights and our identities.

Free

Jim Ottaviani

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

America may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA’s first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of their own. In Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier (First Second), a nonfiction graphic novel for young readers, Jim Ottaviani (and illustrator Maris Wicks) capture the drive of Mary Cleve, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space.

Free
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