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OryCon 41

Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach 909 N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR, United States

https://orycon.org/41/ OryCon is Oregon’s premier, fan run, annual science fiction/fantasy convention held in Portland since 1979. All are welcome to this weekend celebrating Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations! We are a 100% volunteer based production of Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI), which is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 corporation. For questions, please contact us via the Contact tab on the website above.

Free – $70

Heaux Stories: Portland’s First All PoC Femme Storytelling Show

Portland Center Stage 128 NW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for the debut of Heaux Stories, Portland’s first all poc femme storytelling showcase. Created by renowned journalist and storyteller Jagger Blaec, this event aims to provide a sex-positive safe space that will foster intimacy and community by centering femmes of color through the empowering act of authentic storytelling. Doors at 7:00 PM. Event begins at 8:00 PM. ABOUT STORY TELLERS: ELINA LIM: She tells stories all across Portland and Asia. She has a pet snake. She is a heaux. Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/They/Them MONEL CHANG: Monel Chang is a sex-positive LGBTQIA+ advocate and in/discreet weirdo. Raised in Los Angeles and groomed by hippies in various intentional communes, Monel has come to Portland to enmesh social justice with somatics and medicine in a naturopathic graduate program…

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$35

Blackout Party feat. David Loftus

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

In honor of the fun we had last year when the power went out, we have established an annual blackout party. We will operate by candlelight, no recorded music. David Loftus will launch the evening with Story Time for Grown Ups, and then guests are welcome to play non-amplified acoustic music or simply enjoy a gentle, quiet evening.

Free

How to Connect Young Readers to Real Authors

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

Please join Annie Bloom's Books for this special event with local children’s book authors Dawn Prochovnic, Elizabeth Rusch, Hannah Holt, and Carmen Bernier-Grand. Connecting personally with an author can spark a lifelong interest in reading, writing, the arts -- and even science. Prochovnic, Rusch, Holt, and Bernier-Grand will cover the many ways students can connect with authors including web-based resources, classroom-based resources, educational YouTube videos, and good old fashioned fan letters, and they’ll discuss tips for attracting authors to school and community events. Meet these four local authors, get signed copies of their latest books, and learn about a variety of educational and enrichment resources available to support teachers, librarians, and parents of young readers. Dawn Prochovnic is the author of Where Does a Cowgirl…

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Free

2019/2020 Portland Arts & Lectures: Amor Towles (Sold Out)

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Amor Towles is the author of A Gentleman in Moscow, a New York Times best seller which O, the Oprah Magazine praised as an “elegant period piece,” in which, “Towles continues to explore the question of how a person can lead an authentic life in a time when mere survival is a feat in itself,” and was named as one of the best books of 2016 by the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and NPR. He also penned Rules of Civility, a New York Times best seller which was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best books of 2011, and the novella Eve in Hollywood. Towles graduated from Yale College and received an MA…

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SOLD OUT

English Alumni Reading: Fiction and Nonfiction

William Aime (’15) David Kroman (’11) return to campus reading from the work they’ve done since graduation. Both Aime and Kroman have had some success – in different ways – in the writing world. They will talk about paying the bills, being newly graduated, and keeping the writing flame going, long after the spark of undergraduate classes has dimmed away. Location: Miller Hall, Room 102

Free

The Dramatist’s Toolbox with Matthew B. Zrebski

Portland Center Stage 128 NW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

The class meets for four (4) Saturdays 11/16 – 12/14 no class on 11/30 Designed as an intro for the beginner or as a brush-up for the seasoned writer, this course focuses heavily on tools that will spark ideas on both what to write and how to write.  Writer's block will never again be an excuse as numerous prompts and brainstorming exercises get introduced to keep the ideas flowing.  Each writer will end this course with a minimum of two, ten-minute plays.  They will also walk out with a notebook of exercises for future reference.  No preparation is required.  All material will be developed and written in class.  Bringing an electronic device that can connect to the internet will be helpful so as to access online…

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$130

Kids’ Storytime

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us every Saturday for kids’ storytime. Today we’re reading Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty.

Free

TELLABRATION™ Performance One Ocean, Many Shores: Stories Real and Imagined from Around the World

Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capital Highway, Portland, OR, United States

Told by Ingrid Nixon Sailors of long ago sailed the “Seven Seas.” But in truth we only have one ocean, one body of water that flows around our continents -- one body of water that essentially unites us all. Come aboard for a sea voyage with peripatetic storyteller Ingrid Nixon to explore stories and peoples of far-off shores. It’s an evening of folktales, true tales, myths and legends; after dipping your toe in this evening, the ocean will never quite feel the same. “These are stories I really love,” says Ingrid. You will, too. TELLABRATION!™ is a worldwide evening of storytelling: a network of storytelling enthusiasts bonded together in spirit at the same time on the same day. In 1988 the event was launched by…

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$15 – $20

Tender Table: Shilo George, Daela Muñoz, Michelle Week

Social Justice Action Center 400 SE 12th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

Please join us for an afternoon of stories and food by Shilo George, Daela Muñoz, and Michelle Week in Portland, OR. This event is being held at the Social Justice Action Center, a place to gather, organize, and build culture. ***This event is not ticketed*** ***Limited capacity, please arrive early*** Tender Table provides compensation to all presenters- thank you in advance for your donations. We suggest a $5-$15 donation, with no one turned away for lack of funds. We will accept cash donations at the door and through Venmo. Tender Table is a storytelling platform for women, trans, and non-binary folks who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color. We seek out narratives about the sweet, savory, sour, and bitter relationships to food and its…

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$5 – $15
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