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Portland Storytellers’ Guild: Stranger & Str@ng3r

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Stranger & Str@ng3r, an evening of the Strange, the Odd, and the Delightful with Alton Chung, Anne Penfound, and Holly Robison brought to you virtually opn Saturday October 3 at 7:00. Take an answered prayer, a shapeshifter looking for wild justice, and two boys wandering about in an ancient temple alone at night -- what could possibly go wrong? Add in a wedding gown, a man in a coffin, and a game of skill with a goddess and you have a recipe for intrigue, ingenuity, and unlikely breathless endings. Join storytellers, Anne Penfound, Holly Robison, and Alton Takiyama-Chung for an evening of the Strange, the Odd, and the Delightful. The Portland Storytellers' Guild Virtual season continues on Saturday, October 3 at 7:00pm with Stranger &…

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$10

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

Portland Storytellers’ Guild: Step Into Storytelling – Virtual Workshop (Part 1)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Presenters: Barbara Fankhauser and Ken Iverson Step Into Storytelling will introduce you to the basic principles of storytelling. Using fun exercises, interactive games, and shared resources, you’ll come away with a story of your own, shaped to share with friends and family. You won't find a gentler, safer, easier way to step into storytelling than these two, happy hours. Useful to those who are newer to this craft, this is also an opportunity for experienced storytellers to reflect on their work and sharpen their skills. This class is adapted from the live workshop Ken and Barbara offered two years ago. This is its maiden voyage out into the virtual universe. Saturday, October 10 from 10:00 am to noon.  Attend virtually via Zoom.  Click here to…

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$15

Telltale: Something Wicked…

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Hey, champ! Thanks for checking out Telltale. This used to be a monthly curated storytelling event for people that like to get vulnerable and take no shit, and it looks like it might be again? We are into genuine connection, laughter, heartbreak, poignant moments, and community building. We, in theory, should be just kicking off our 4th season, but...things got real weird. So I can’t promise that Telltale is back, because the future feels pretty hard to predict or commit to. But we are at least going to have a October show. Yeah, it’s going to be on zoom and not in person. Yeah, it’s not the same. But it’s better than nothing. And I said I’d do the show until the government stopped making…

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Free – $7

PSG !EXTRA NIGHT TERRORS: Strange Encounters with the Other Side

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Why do the dead come back? No one is really sure, but there are clues. You are cordially to an evening of ghost stories. Hear accounts of a haunted trailer in Greshem; of a state park in Hawaii, where no one dares spend the night; and of an old boarding house on Cape Cod, where a former lodger says that he was kissed by a ghost. Join storyteller, Alton Takiyama-Chung, for these and other stories, which may give you a little shiver and shed some light on the question of what may happen to us after we shuffle off the mortal coil. Japanese-Korean storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung, grew up with the superstitions and the magic of the Hawaiian Islands.  He tells stories of Hawaii, of the…

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$10

The Moth: Virtual StorySLAM: Disguises

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

DISGUISES: Prepare a five-minute story about going undercover. Fake mustaches, heel lifts, cloaks, a nurse's uniform, or that giant hotdog costume. Mental disguises, like the Ph.D. you earned to appease your mother; or the "sensitive guy" persona you thought might work in your favor. Chameleon-level concealment. Pranks and mistaken identities. Wolves gussied up like lambs. The Trojan Horse, the Mighty Oz and now ... you! Media Sponsor: KUOW Additional Information About the Venue A link to the official Zoom room will be sent on the day of the event to anyone who purchases a ticket. Make sure you check your spam folder. If you have any issues accessing the event please contact info@themoth.org

$10

Swords Out: A Dungeons & Dragons Murder Mystery

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

John Darnielle (Wolf in White Van, Universal Harvester, the Mountain Goats), Leah Johnson (You Should See Me in a Crown), Daniel Lavery (Something That May Shock and Discredit You, The Merry Spinster, Slate’s Dear Prudence, The Toast), Amber Sparks (And I Do Not Forgive You, The Unfinished World), and R. Eric Thomas (Here for It, Elle magazine) join Dungeon Master Matt Lubchansky to play a classic tabletop role-playing game with a literary twist. If you’ve never played D&D before, don’t worry—most of our players haven’t either.

$10

Front Porch Sessions: This Too Shall Pass

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

October 29th, 2020 - 5:00pm PST (8:00pm EST) Online - tickets > all ticket sales will be donated to Social Justice Fund Northwest > Join Front Porch Sessions in helping to make less strangers in the world! These events are about listening and sharing with an open heart. Three storytellers will share a personal story around a chosen theme. Audience members will also have an opportunity to share and form deeper connections with each other by discussing a specific question after each story has finished. We hope that you can join us from wherever you are.​ All you have to do is show up and be your beautiful and unique self. For more information about the show and the storytellers, visit https://www.frontporchsessions.com/ Why Isn't This Free?…

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$5 – $20

2020 Haunted Walking Tour (virtual edition)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

***This is a virtual event streamed on YouTube. A private link will be emailed to ticket holders 30 minutes prior to airing*** CCHM, in partnership with Spirit Tales, brings you a (virtual) haunted walking tour of Clark County all October long. Join Brad Richardson, Jeff Davis, and special guest, Pat Jollota, every Friday and Saturday at 7pm as they explore the scary but true dark past of Clark County’s historic haunts. 10/9 – Pat Jollota’s Top Four Haunts 10/10 – Tales of the Cemeteries of Clark County 10/16 – The Haunted Streets of Vancouver, WA 10/17 – Dead Files of Esther Short Park & the Slocum House 10/23 – Haunted Camas 10/24 – Haunted Battle Ground 10/30 – The Vancouver Barracks Post Hospital 10/31 –…

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$10

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