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3rd Annual East Portland Arts & Literary Festival

Orchards of 82nd 8188 SE Division St, Portland

Will we see you at 3PALF — oops, we mean, EPALF? Our third annual festival featuring artists and cultural workers of color will animate two community hubs in East Portland: Orchards of 82nd (O82), APANO’s brand-new home and community space, and Fubonn, the largest Asian grocery store and shopping center in Oregon! Spanning October 4-5th, EPALF will feature a spectrum of live performances, interactive creative activities, a full family-friendly lineup, and more at O82, plus our hallmark Book & Craft Fair at Fubonn. Join us in celebrating local artists, entrepreneurs, and small business owners in East Portland through this signature event. Suggested donation is $5, and no one will be turned away from lack of funds. Hosted by APANO’s Arts & Media Project. WITH PERFORMANCES…

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Free – $20

Fall Used Book Sale

Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel Exhibit Hall 1000 NE Multnomah St., Portland

Members Only Pre-Sale Friday, October 4, 6pm-9pm We’ll have a roster of current members at the sale door and memberships will be available for purchase/renewal at the sale. General Sale Saturday, Oct 5, 9am-9pm  - Literary Trivia and Bar 6pm-9pm Sunday, Oct 6, 11am-5pm - 50% off with Educator ID Monday, Oct 7, 9am-3pm - $25/box or 50% EVERYTHING Collector's Corner Friday and Saturday only Location Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel Exhibit Hall 1000 NE Multnomah St., Portland, Oregon 97232 Getting There Easy TriMet and MAX access - Lloyd Center stop serviced by Red, Blue, and Green MAX lines. Parking available on street and in the on-site parking garage. $3 parking vouchers available. The Selection Thousands of donated books and materials - well sorted • Gently…

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Free

OLIVIA GATWOOD Life of the Party Tour with Ari Chi & special guest Cailin Nolte

Star Theater 13 NW 6th Ave, Portland

Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Olivia Gatwood has received national recognition for her poetry, writing workshops, and work as a Title IX Compliant educator in sexual assault prevention and recovery. As a finalist at Brave New Voices, Women of the World and the National Poetry Slam, Olivia's performances have been featured on HBO, Huffington Post, MTV, VH1, and BBC among others. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Muzzle Magazine, The Winter Tangerine Review, Poetry City U.S.A., Tinderbox Poetry Journal, and The Missouri Review. Her Amazon Best Selling collection, New American Best Friend, reflects her experiences growing up in both New Mexico and Trinidad, navigating girlhood, puberty, relationships, and period underwear. Olivia is a full-time touring artist, and has performed internationally at over two-hundred…

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$15
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