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For Colored Folx Virtual Book

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Hii y'all, we're bringing book club back, but virtually! Since getting books might be a challenge right now. We're mostly going to be reading articles that are easily accessible online. We're going to start with a couple of articles by Mikki Kendall, the author of Hood Feminism, and discuss them virtually on Wednesday the 6th at 7.30 p.m. Details on the virtual meeting space to come :) https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/6ca1c226-42da-11ea-b503-2b… https://theprint.in/…/feminism-has-a-problem-over-d…/376048/ Since we may have new participants here's more information about the club: WHAT IT IS: A book club geared to cultivating joy and empowerment for people of color. IMPORTANT ITEMS IN HOPES OF BEING INCLUSIVE: 1. This group is being led by two femmes and the articles we chose will be works by authors who a…

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Free

Book Talk: Do You Have Kids? Life When the Answer is No

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

On the eve of Mother’s Day weekend, please join Kate Kaufmann and Jackie Shannon Hollis for an intimate, respectful, and frank conversation about what it means to be childless or childfree in a society that celebrates motherhood as the ultimate expression of female identity. This is a conversation for all of us--non-parents, parents and those as yet unsure--to explore a different path, whether by choice or circumstance, and to recognize the important role we all play in the lives of the children in our world. Register to join us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/book-talk-do-you-have Kate Kaufmann is the author of DO YOU HAVE KIDS? LIFE WHEN THE ANSWER IS NO (https://www.tworiversbooks.com/book/9781631525810), in which she explores topics from the shifting meaning of family to what we leave behind…

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Variety Show on Zoooooom

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for a virtual show. Performers: Doug will share some Portland history. Jeb Sherill will read from his works. And more! Please consider contributing to this live virtual event with an optional cover fee here: https://www.rosecitybookpub.com/shop/optional-cover-fee-for-virtual-events-5-suggested

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THE BOOKSELLERS Q&A presented by Living Room Theaters

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Living Room Theaters presents a live Q&A with Michael Powell of the world-renowned Powell’s Books, actress/producer Parker Posey and director of THE BOOKSELLERS D.W. Young. The event will be a discussion of storytelling and the culture of books inspired by THE BOOKSELLERS, a documentary exploring rare book selling in New York City. THE BOOKSELLERS features book-loving luminaries Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese and a gaggle of eccentrics, nerds, and oddballs whose passions are books and book collecting. The film compiles their stories and, in the telling, conveys the history of publishing, collecting, and the city of New York itself. Michael Powell  The roots of Powell's Books -- the world’s largest independent bookstore -- began in Chicago, where Michael Powell opened his first bookstore in…

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Nonfiction Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on May 8th at 6pm for our Remote Nonfiction Book Club. We will discuss Horizon by Barry Lopez. About the book: From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica. We offer 15% discount off our book club books. Due to the time and effort we put into organizing our book clubs if you choose to purchase the book elsewhere, already own it, or check it…

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Spring 2020 Online: Advanced Memoir

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

For dedicated writers with previous workshop experience If the primary purpose of literature is to connect us with humanity, what better way to accomplish that goal than through telling our experiences and how they formed us. And yet, telling our stories is both a challenge and a gift. This workshop is for participants deep into writing their memoir. We will spend our time discussing one another’s work, looking at tools and practices of the form, reading some sample memoir sections, and helping to boost writing stamina as you strive toward a finished draft. Previous students say: “Natalie is a suberb teacher and facilitator” “Natalie was very enthusiastic, supportive and constructive with her comments” SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Scholarships pay for the entire class tuition. All of our…

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$275

Mt. St. Helens: Post-Eruption Recovery and Resilience

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join Ruby McConnell (author of GROUND TRUTH) and Eric Wagner (author of AFTER THE BLAST) for a reading and discussion at the 40th-anniversary mark of the Mt. St. Helens 1980 eruption. They'll share their personal stories of Mt. St. Helens, discuss the most significant volcanic eruption in modern U.S. history, and the resilience and recovery of the surrounding land. Liz Prato (author of Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i) will host this discussion. Visit this link to register: https://OvercupBooks.webinarninja.com/live-webinars/326664/register

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Spring 2020 ONLINE: The Lyric Essay: Braiding the World

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

This class will take place online. Instructions for how to access the class online through Zoom will be sent to participants. The lyric essay is a form which allows many small fragments to be drawn together to create a whole. A lyric essay might hold memories, research, a bit of poetry; it celebrates mixing genres. In this workshop, we will write a series of fragments, and then stitch them together into short essays. Call it a collage, a mosaic or a quilt; you will leave the workshop with a sense of how small pieces of writing can grow into essays. Perrin Kerns served as the Director of Writing at Marylhurst University for 15 years. She currently teaches literature and creative nonfiction for Prescott College and…

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$135

Mystery Box Show: Free Livestream

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

FREE Livestream on YouTube at 6:30pm PST With Jason Rouse, Heather Marcus, James Cox, and Reba Sparrow 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.

Free

Vanport Mosaic Festival: Becoming American. A conversation

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

As part of The ~virtual~ Vanport Mosaic Festival 2020 - May 8-30 Vanport Mosaic presents: BECOMING AMERICAN. A Conversation ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sunday, May 17th 5:00 PM PST/ 8:00 PM EST Streaming on Vanport Mosaic Facebook page and at www.vanportmosaic.org ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This is a FREE event. If you can, please support our memory activism collective by a tax-deductible donation to >> vanportmosaic.org/donate •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Who gets to be “American?” How many generations does it take for one to become an American? These questions of American identity have long surrounded the immigrant experience and its answers are tangled in our country’s webbed history with immigration, racism and xenophobia. Join author Ramiza Koya and founder of The Immigrant Story, Sankar Raman as they bring their unique perspectives and explore ideas…

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