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The Moth: StorySLAM: Love Hurts

The Old Church Concert Hall 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things you love...or used to love. Love that "Hurts So Good" also welcome. This venue is 17+ *Tickets for this event are available one week before the show, at 12pm PT / 3pm ET. *Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. Media Sponsors: OPB and Literary Arts

$15

Daria’s Confessional Cabaret

White Eagle 836 N Russell St, Portland, OR, United States

7 Deadly Sins welcomes you to the premier of their newest show, Daria’s Confessional Cabaret. This live confessional gameshow will be hosted by Portland’s own Queen of Darkness and radio icon Daria Eliuk, backed up by her angelic host comedian Christian Burke. Watch three seasoned raconteurs confess their twisted, depraved, and often hilarious sins. It will be up to you and Daria to decide who will be granted absolution, and who must atone live on stage. Plus, you'll be able to win valuable prizes competing against your fellow audience members in our new Virtue: Oh So! game. So get ready, because Judgement Day is coming -- and it will be full of shock, horror, laughs, and prizes. GET TICKETS

$10

OAT Open Mike

Oregon Adventure Theatre 4834 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

Hello friends! Oregon Adventure Theatre is hosting an Open Mic at the Peninsula Odd Fellows Lodge on February 8th at 6pm. Come bring your musical instruments, your poetry, your friends. Strut your stuff and celebrate each other's talents! The event will be hosted by singer-songwriter Ryan Westwood. The featured performers of the evening will be Ken Yoshikawa, who recently published his first book of poetry Monster Colored Glasses with Lightship Press and Ryan Westwood who wrote 4 songs in January he can't WAIT to share with you. At 5:45 signups will start, and anyone can sign up for a 5-10 minute slot to perform. Never performed before? Been killing it at venues all around town? Either way, we would absolutely love to host your talents…

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Free

Spec Script 3rd Anniversary: The Mandalorian

Kelly's Olympian 426 Southwest Washington St, Portland, OR, United States

Spec Script celebrates 3 years of podcasting/tv/comedy/wrestling glory on February 9th. To celebrate this monumental day we will read an episode of The Mandalorian, written by theatre phenom Anne Zander! Reading this time we have Sean Neligan Dan Heise Alexandra Jade Jaren George And more! And besides a wonderful script we will be having our massive wrestling extravaganza NUcleYEAR FallOUCH 3! Here Champion Shane Hosea and his army of minions will battle Cat Dad for the 3xPW Championship! There can be only one! This show has everything, so make your way to Kelly’s Olympian in Portland, Feb 9th, 7pm to celebrate 3 awesome years of our awesome show!

Free

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Stories from the Dark Side of Dating

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

We’ve all had them: dates that go terribly, hilariously awry. After hearing these personal stories, you’ll leave either feeling grateful for your current relationship or with the realization that being single isn’t so bad after all. NOW EXPANDED TO 2 NIGHTS WITH 2 DIFFERENT LINEUPS! TIX SELL OUT FAST, SO DON’T DELAY! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH Host Alina Aliyar, executive producer and host (7 Deadly Sins), chocolatier (Motherland Chocolates) and parent Jake Silberman (Willamette Week Portland Funniest Person 2018) Reema Zaman (actress, screenwriter and author of the memoir “I Am Yours”) Tod Kelly (writer, journalist and creator of the 7 Deadly Sins storytelling series) Leon Anderson (improv comedian and member of Portland’s own Broke Gravy) Erika Worth (producer of Roar and author of “Broken Bits and…

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$25 – $30

Salon Skid Row Presents: The Revival

The Lombard Pub 3416 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

A monthly salon performance series, featuring poetry, prose, music, dance, and visual artists. Doors 7pm / Show 8pm. 21 & over. Free. Tuesday, February 11th: Micah Fletcher, Rob Gray, Robyn Bateman, Jenna Marie Fletcher, KMA Sullivan & Cinema Obscura

Free

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Stories from the Dark Side of Dating

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

We’ve all had them: dates that go terribly, hilariously awry. After hearing these personal stories, you’ll leave either feeling grateful for your current relationship or with the realization that being single isn’t so bad after all. NOW EXPANDED TO 2 NIGHTS WITH 2 DIFFERENT LINEUPS! TIX SELL OUT FAST, SO DON’T DELAY! WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH Host Alina Aliyar, executive producer and host (7 Deadly Sins), chocolatier (Motherland Chocolates) and parent Adam Pasi (Helium Portland Funniest Person 2019) Ben Harkins (Willamette Week Portland Funniest Person 2019) Lance Edward (Willamette Week Portland Funniest Five 2019) Samira Sahebi (Moth GrandSLAM champion, real estate agent) Jaren George (standup comic, host of Optimism comedy showcase) Martin Lendahls (standup comic, filmmaker) Denise Olsen (storyteller, artist, mother) $25 Advance $30 At the…

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$25 – $30
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Gabrielle Civil reads at PSU

Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 338 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

rtland statend stat Gabrielle Civil Gabrielle Civil is a black feminist performance artist, originally from Detroit, MI. She has premiered over 40 original solo and collaborative performance works around the world. Her writing has appeared in Small Axe, Obsidian, Asterix, Rain Taxi, and other publications. Civil’s performance memoir, Swallow the Fish, was published by Civil Coping Mechanisms in 2017 and her second book, Experiments in Joy, was released in 2019.

Free

Aural Pleasure: A Poetry Soirée #9

The Bridge Space 133 SE Madison Street, Portland, OR, United States

Located close-in in the SE industrial district, one block north of Hawthorne & SE 2nd Ave. We have an intimate warehouse venue in inner southeast that will knock your sox off. This location, The Bridge Space, is magical. It's an old vintage, remodeled bohemian warehouse, one of the very few left in the SE warehouse district. Reminder: Enter on SE 2nd Ave! ** Suggested $10-$20 Donation **BYOB and please bring enough to share with your elbow neighbor. BYOC too - bring your own cup!!! **Bring Snacks /libations to share with your neighbor if you would like them. This is family style! Aural Pleasure #9 just keeps getting better! Last time we had over 21 brilliant poets and talented musicians throw down an amazing show. Aural…

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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
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