Kids’ Storytime
Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us every Saturday for kids’ storytime. Today we’re reading The Cool Bean by Jory John.
Free
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Readings
Wordlights Poetry ft. Brett Elena
Rocking Frog Cafe 2511 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, United StatesWordlights Saturday poetry evenings presented by NovaPDX, Rocking Frog Cafe and hosted by Igor Brezhnev. On Saturday, January 4th, we'll have a feature from Brett Elena and a long set poetry open mic! OUR FEATURE: Brett Elena Brett calls the Blue Ridge Mountains and her best friend's couch home. She writes because it makes her happy, without any awards to her name. When not scribbling, she can be found attempting to learn piano or tormenting her twin sister. She has crossed six continents in her search for the zero-calorie cookie and is currently working on her latest project, “The Stories I Never Told.” *** Sign-ups start at 5:30, show starts at 6PM. On first and third Saturdays each performer in the open mic gets 10…
Free
Bike Chain Rain: A Birthday Tribute to David Cloud Berman
Bunk Bar - Water 1028 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR, United StatesMusicians, writers, poets, fans and friends will play music, read work/tributes and tell stories about the great American poet and songwriter David Berman (Purple Mountains, Silver Jews) on what should have been his 53rd birthday. A benefit for Moms Demand Action and Write Around PDX With… Stephen Malkmus Bob Nastanovich Rebecca Gates William Tyler Clay Cole Franklin Bruno Oed Ronne A Certain Smile and writers: Kevin Sampsell Chelsey Johnson Jon Raymond Mo Daviau Kjerstin Johnson Daniel Elder Sophia Shalmiyev Douglas Wolk (MC) & Special Guests presented by chickfactor
$18 – $21
Marilyn Stablein and Brittney Corrigan – Reading and Q&A
The Tiny Theater PDX 3306 SE 65th Ave, Portland, OR, United StatesThe Voice of Empathy continues at thetinytheaterPDX, 3306 SE 65th Ave, Portland, OR. Please spread out the parking around the neighborhood to avoid congestion. The series showcases poets whose work investigates the human capacity for compassion and generosity and invites the reader/listener to care deeply for others and the world. This description is for the poets’ reference only and does not presume to impose any constraints on the work selected for presentation. There is room for 37-39 poetry lovers. Please come a few minutes in advance to reserve your seats. In case of snow, please monitor this event for possible rescheduling. Marilyn Stablein, poet, essayist and multimedia artist, published 3 books this year: Milepost 27: Poems; Houseboat on the Ganges & A Room in Kathmandu:…
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Big Dreams, Daily Joys
Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United StatesElise Blaha Cripe’s Big Dreams, Daily Joys (Chronicle) is an empowering guide to establishing healthy habits so that it's easy (and fun!) to accomplish long-term goals – filled with simple-to-follow techniques, rituals, and exercises for accomplishing day-to-day tasks and making progress on bigger goals. For those who feel overwhelmed by endless to-do lists and the stresses that come with daily life, Big Dreams, Daily Joys is an invaluable resource for anyone who is tackling a creative project, running their own business, or simply trying to manage time more efficiently.
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Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Force Collector
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United StatesKarr is a teenage boy like many others in the galaxy. He goes to school, helps his parents with the family business, likes speeders and droids. But Karr also has a secret: when he touches certain objects, he gets searing headaches and blacks out. And along with the pain sometimes come visions of people he doesn’t know and places he’s never been. Karr’s parents worry that he’s sick; his grandmother is convinced the visions come from the Force. But it’s been years since anyone has heard from the last of the Jedi – Luke Skywalker. Are there any Jedi left to guide Karr in the use of his abilities? Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Force Collector (Disney Lucasfilm) is the new YA…
Free
The Last Stand at The Wildwood Featuring Tracy Burkholder 1/6/20
Wildwood Saloon 1955 W Burnside St, Portland, OR, United StatesThe Last Stand at the Wildwood Saloon is OVER THE MOON to be featuring the writing of Tracy Burkholder, author of I Want More, a lyric hybrid of memoir, poetry and image released by Summerbear Press in 2019. STOP! Before we go further, we had better read what a reviewer has said of her work, Deb on Amazon: “This book will remind your ribs and skin what it was like to long before you locked longing in a closet meant for somebody else. Each page prompts you to hold your breath, then let it out again slow. It will make you want to remember the days when you knew what a body can know.” Okay. Are you on the floor yet? Alive? Ready? Deb is…
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PNCA Winter Residency Reading 3
Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 Northwest Broadway St, Portland, OR, United States@p_n_c_a Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing winter snowball Residency begins tomorrow! Readings are free & open to the public. You should attend! https://pnca.edu/news/grad/lrcw/pnca-offers-talks-discussions-and-readings-by-acclaimed-writers-as-part-of-the-winter-low-residency-mfa-in-creative-writing-program. @pncacriticalstudies Matt Hart Walidah Imarisha Tyrone Williams Room 601
Free
Teens Read Their Writing
Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United StatesJoin us as we hear the local young talented writers read their work aloud!
Free
A House on Stilts: Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction
Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United StatesA House on Stilts (University of Iowa) tells the story of one woman’s struggle to reclaim wholeness while mothering a son addicted to opioids. Paula Becker’s son Hunter was raised in a safe, nurturing home by his writer/historian mom and his physician father. He was a bright, curious child. And yet, addiction found him. More than 2.5 million Americans are addicted to opioids, some half-million of these to heroin. For many of them, their drug addiction leads to lives of demoralization, homelessness, and constant peril. Within this 10-year crucible, Becker is transformed by an excruciating, inescapable truth: the difference between what she can do and what she cannot do.
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