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African American Open Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents an open mic for black poets to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Brianna Grisby. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Asian & Pacific Islander Mic (presented by the Bigfoot Regional)

Multnomah County Library - Central Library 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, in partnership with the Multnomah County Library, presents a poetry open mic for poets of Asian and Pacific Islander decent to come share their experiences. All are welcome to come watch. Event hosted by Hannah Kim. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

Free

Wordlights: Saturday Poetry Evenings

Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland

Wordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by Nova PDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday July 20th, we'll have a feature from Alex Nova and a long set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Alex Nova Alex Nova is a Macedonian born poet currently residing in Portland OR. She started creating and producing events while at Washington State university. She has two released chapbooks and has been published in two anthologies. More than anything she enjoys watching other artists thrive creatively and because of that she started NovaPDX. *** Sign-ups start at 5:30, show starts at 6PM. On first and third Saturdays each performer in the open mic gets 10 minutes, there are only 8 slots available and the list order is randomized.…

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Bigfoot Regional Slam Finals

The First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland

The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam is bringing you the top four Poetry Slam teams for the Pacific Northwest and beyond to battle it out on finals stage! Each team will earn a spot through preliminary competitions during the previous day. This event is all ages. There will be food and drinks for purchase, and there will be alcohol for donation. Tickets are available right now! Click on the ticket link to purchase them! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bigfootregionalpoetryslam/271357 $15 in advance $20 at the door $2 discount for seniors and students! This is an accessible-friendly venue. There are elevators, accessible seating, and gender neutral bathrooms. Don't miss out on the only chance you'll ever get to see the first ever Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam champion crowned!

$15 – $20
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