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One Page Wednesday: December

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Here is an opportunity to share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired! Hosted by Natalie Serber. December’s featured reader is Ellen Michaelson. Ellen is the author of The Care of Strangers. She is a physician in Portland and an MFA graduate from Pacific University. She is currently an assistant professor of Medicine at OHSU and vice president of the board of the NW Narrative Medicine Collaborative. Her work has appeared in Creative Nonfiction, Portland Monthly, Women in Solitude (SUNY Press), and Literature in Medicine. Register in advance for this meeting You do NOT need a…

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December Open Mic feat. Helen Herbst LaStar

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for our December Open Mic! Sign ups will be available in the event 30 minutes before we start! You will have 3 minutes to read 1-2 poems. We will have a feature from Helen Herbst LaStar! More about Helen: Helen Herbst LaStar she/her) is an Atlanta-area slam poet and recovering stand-up comic. She cohosts the chick flick podcast Falling in Love Montage with her sister Valerie, and last year, with art alone, she made in excess of $15 US. She also has a very, very cool child. Like Fonzie cool. Like Fozzie cool. Helen is currently seeking a full-time source of excesses of $15 US, if you want to add her on LinkedIn and/or purchase 1½ copies of her chapbook, Pshaw, just published…

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Virtual Last Stand Open Mic!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Michael Guimond is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Virtual Last Stand open mic! Time: Dec 7, 2020 08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85078257918?pwd=VmJsQzJhZ2R6TzRSTFhtRk1KTUJ2UT09 Meeting ID: 850 7825 7918 Passcode: 445311 One tap mobile +12532158782,,85078257918#,,,,,,0#,,445311# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,85078257918#,,,,,,0#,,445311# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 850 7825 7918 Passcode: 445311 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbA7eurk0G

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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Featuring Rebecca Smolen

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic Hosted by Christopher Luna, Toni Lumbrazo Luna, & Morgan Paige Featuring Rebecca Smolen 7 pm Thursday, December 10 On Zoom $5 Suggested donation LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY, PRO-SCIENCE, ANTI-FASCIST, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004 Please support Niche Wine Bar, whose owner, Leah Jackson, has provided a home for the reading series since 2015: https://nichewinebar.com Rebecca Smolen is a Portland-based writer transplanted from New Hampshire in 2014 and the mother of two adorable little gingers. She grew up on a dead-end road, exploring drainage pipes and pond life. Rebecca has a degree in creative writing and philosophy. She has been trained and is certified to lead writing classes in the Gateless Method. This method was scientifically created to avoid provoking the fight-or-flight…

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Free – $5

Portland Storytellers’ Guild: Guild Monthly Story Swap – Free!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join the Portland Storytellers' Guild for an informal evening of stories shared virtually. Join us to tell.  Join us to listen.   A friendly supportive atmosphere composed of tellers with all levels of experience. We'll fit in as many tellers as we can, so be prepared to volunteer at the start.  Spoken stories (not read) to be limited to 6-7 minutes.

Free

Slamlandia Digital Open Mic ft. Ilyus Evander

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Slamlandia is hosting another digital poetry open mic. This open mic - only poetry, no music please - will take place on December 17th. We'll be hosting this event with the help of Literary Arts. You can access our Zoom link in advance. Here is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUoc-ysrTIvE93cQLC2hVXBKpbnt2-KWQ83 Sign ups for the open mic will be posted at 6:30pm PT day of via Facebook posts and an Instagram story. Comment / reply to get your name on the list. Our open mic will begin at 7pm. Poets gets 3 minutes to share poetry - please do not go over time. We will have a feature from Ilyus Evander. Ilyus Evander (they/them) is a disabled, non-binary trans fem poet, educator, and organizer based in…

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STAY HOME STAY QUEER

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Our next Zoom open mic is Dec 17th!! If you’d like a holiday writing prompt/s, think about “passion” and “support,” two things we all thrive with. Zoom code: 878 8742 4707 Password: poetry

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Virtual Wildwood Open Mic!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Michael Guimond is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Last Stand Open Mic! Time: Jan 4, 2021 08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82329412180?pwd=dlFuZSt3U2dLMlRMS1J3QmYxYjNXUT09 Meeting ID: 823 2941 2180 Passcode: 302960 One tap mobile +16699009128,,82329412180#,,,,*302960# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,82329412180#,,,,*302960# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 823 2941 2180 Passcode: 302960 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdqFCXHkhG

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One Page Wednesday: January

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Share or listen to one page of work in progress from talented writers from everywhere. Come with a single page of work and sign up to read – or come to listen and prepare to be inspired! Hosted by Natalie Serber. Featured reading by Rebecca Clarren. Register in advance for One Page Natalie Serber is the author of a memoir, Community Chest, and a story collection, Shout Her Lovely Name, a New York Times Notable Book of 2012, a summer reading selection from O, the Oprah Magazine, and an Oregonian Top 10 Book of the Pacific Northwest. Her fiction has appeared in The Greensboro Review, The Bellingham Review, Gulf Coast, Inkwell, and elsewhere. Essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post and others. Natalie has been short listed in Best American…

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Portland Storytellers’ Guild: Guild Monthly Story Swap – Free!

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join the Portland Storytellers' Guild for an informal evening of stories shared virtually. Join us to tell.  Join us to listen.   A friendly supportive atmosphere composed of tellers with all levels of experience. We'll fit in as many tellers as we can, so be prepared to volunteer at the start.  Spoken stories (not read) to be limited to 6-7 minutes.

Free
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