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Livestream Event: In Conversation with Alexi Pappas

Online N/A, Portland

The Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum (HACCM) is pleased to welcome award-winning writer, filmmaker and Olympic athlete Alexi Pappas to a virtual interview about her new book, Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas. Annie Bloom's is proud to be the official bookseller for this event. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7416075434367/WN_OTf9EsrHTreMXYGIZQDF_w ALEXI PAPPAS is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and Olympic athlete. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Runner’s World, Women’s Running, Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, and Outside, among other publications, and she has been profiled in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, New York, and Rolling Stone. Pappas co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the feature film Tracktown with Rachel Dratch and Andy Buckley. Most recently, she co-wrote and starred alongside Nick Kroll…

Free

Slamlandia Digital Open Mic ft. Sheila J. Sadr

Online N/A, Portland

Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month. This mic provides a creative, fun, and welcoming space for all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share their work. We strive towards a safer space for poets to read their own poetry, witness others, and participate in community. Hosted by Julia Gaskill. January’s featured poet is Sheila J. Sadr. Click here to register for this event. If you have any questions, please contact slamlandia@gmail.com or jessica@literary-arts.org. Slamlandia is hosting another digital poetry open mic. This open mic - only poetry, no music please - will take place on January 21st. We'll be hosting this event with the help of Literary Arts. You can access our Zoom…

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